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CL Montblanc

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wroted PRIDE OR DIE (2025) and THEY WANT US DEAD (2026) linktr.ee/clmontblanc

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CL Montblanc@clmontblanc.bsky.social · 3mo ago

THEY WANT US DĖAD is ✨OUT✨ NOW (for those new here, that’s my YA mystery about true crıme content creators who get trapped in their own murdėr mystery, and there’s 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ romance and banter and Booklist called it “Clue meets Bodıes Bodıes Bodıes” while Kirkus deemed it “Wry and wickedly entertaining.”)

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CL Montblanc@clmontblanc.bsky.social · 4mo ago

This is my 3rd or 4th year as a first reader for #revpit. I've also been a 2x mentor with RT Mentor and was a mentee myself with AMM. There are two main things I personally hope that applicants are aware of: 🧵

Revise & Resub@reviseresub.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The #RevPit Editors want to give a big round of applause to our 2026 First Readers for their time, hard work, and effort to assist with submissions. Our First Readers are an amazing group of writers and we appreciate all of their help.

CL Montblanc@clmontblanc.bsky.social · 10mo ago

you can now read my book early 🔪 it's a YA mystery with murder and twists and stuff but there's also enemies-to-lovers banter between an enby MC and autistic LI and you'll have to find out if they maybe get to kill people a little bit too 🥰

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CL Montblanc@clmontblanc.bsky.social · 11mo ago

They Want Us Dead is about to start making its first baby steps into this world 👶 So here are some basic facts about the book that should help with what to expect and how to categorize it!

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CL Montblanc@clmontblanc.bsky.social · last yr.

it's understandable to have angry thoughts about the publishing industry but somehow time and time again it ends with authors fighting other authors—a lateral or downward punch—and no meaningful action

CL Montblanc@clmontblanc.bsky.social · last yr.

heyyy so while you're taking advantage of the sales how about you throw me into your cart?? 😚🔪 this book is perfect if you like queer romance but have the attention span of a fly and want some murder and mystery to season your banter. it comes out april next year—and that's a threat.

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Trung Le Nguyen@trungles.com · last yr.

As a queer author, thank you for buying our gay books in response to the challenges and bans and court decisions, but I implore you to go stand up for your public libraries and schools—they’re our greatest advocates, and they’re kind of the main target of this whole effort.

Y.M. Resnik@ymresnik.bsky.social · last yr.

Happy Pride! Check out these 2025 debut novels with sapphic rep. Want to help a debut? Repost this, follow and interact, add to goodreads and review, request on netgalley and upvote/review, request from library, review on major retailers, preorder//order. Books listed in alt text and comments.

ALICE RUE EVADES THE TRUTH by @ emilyzipps HER FAKE WEDDING DATE IN SICILY by @authorjennylane TARNISHED by @ericaroseberhart THE BELLES by @lndhop THE ELYSIUM HEIST by @ymresnik THE FACELESS THINGS WE ADORE by @stopithester THE MAIDEN AND HER MONSTER by @maddiesmartinez THE NEEDFIRE by @mkhardywritesALL (DEAD) GIRLS LIE @piperlwhite BEA MULLINS TAKES A SHOT by @authoremilydeibert HOLLOW by @taylorlgrothe IT’S A LOVE/SKATE RELATIONSHIP by @carlijcorson MY LIPS HER VOICE by @llmadridwrites PRIDE OR DIE by @clmontblanc PRINCESS AND THE PAUPER by @isabellekellywrites THE LIBRARY OF LOST GIRLS by @kristenpips
CL Montblanc@clmontblanc.bsky.social · last yr.

📢 BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT! 📢 my next YA mystery, THEY WANT US DEAD, releases on april 28, 2026! if this sounds like something you'd enjoy, stay tuned, because more news is coming very soon! 💛🤍💜🖤

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Elle Grenier@elleoftheball.bsky.social · last yr.

✨🪞 She’s here 🪞✨ I’m *beyond* excited to team up with @LGBTQReads to reveal the cover for THIS WRETCHED BEAUTY, out February 17th, 2026. Shoutout to cover artist @vetyyr and designer L. Whitt for bringing to life the dramatic cover of my dreams. Check out the full reveal over on LGBTQReads!

A young woman stands hunched over a dark desk in the bottom half of the picture. Her face is hidden behind shoulder-length golden-blonde hair with strawberry undertones. Her dress is long with pink and blue accents, but leaves her shoulders and upper back exposed. A white, smoke-like fog rises off her and into the painted portrait behind her, which holds a young figure in white with a malicious glint in their eye and a wicked smile. The frame is curved and wooden, and the backdrop of the portrait is an ominous purple smoke. At the bottom of the image is the title "This Wretched Beauty" in a large, elegant font, as well as the words "A Dorian Gray Remix" framed beneath it in a smaller, sleeker font. At the top of the page is the name "Elle Grenier" in the same font as "A Dorian Gray Remix." The cover sits in front of a dark magenta background with a smoky texture, and is surrounded by a dot-line silver frame with elaborate detailing across the four corners.The background is the same smoky magenta as for the cover reveal. This time, in the middle of the same silver frame is a text box holding the following words: London, 1867. Dorian Gray is the heir to a title and their family’s estate, but they’ve never been given the chance to decide whether that’s actually what they want out of life. Forcibly estranged from their father by their manipulative grandfather, Dorian feels trapped in the life that has been decided for them. Then one night they sneak out of their grandfather’s house, they meet a sweet and talented young painter named Basil, who immediately recognizes Dorian as his new muse. They agree to sit for Basil for a portrait, and Dorian is struck by the beauty and depth that Basil paints into their likeness—and they dare to begin hoping there might be more to life than being their grandfather’s perfect, empty-headed heir. Dorian is further elated when Basil introduces them to the world of molly houses and drag performers—they’ve never seen such joyful variety of humanity and gender expression. But, as the barrier between the London she knows and the one she's discovering begins to crumble, Dorian must face the fact that freedom and safety do not always come hand in hand. The aftermath of this realization pulls Dorian into a terrible downward spiral, torn between guilt over their own actions and hatred for the suffocating expectations of society, prompting them to push away those closest to them, surrounding themself instead with vapid courtiers and decadent socialites. And as Dorian’s spiral of self-loathing deepens, something strange happens—Basil’s portrait of them begins to change. Their smile becomes a little sharper, the glint in their eyes a little colder. Dorian will have to choose—embrace the wickedness within and allow themself to become what they were always meant to be, or dare to try for something far more fragile and dangerous: a life of their own making.
CL Montblanc@clmontblanc.bsky.social · last yr.

PRIDE OR DIE IS ✨OUT✨ NOW! four years ago I wrote a chaotic gay mystery with zero hopes in my heart—only the desire to make something that would’ve brought me joy as a teen. all I can think right now is just how grateful I am for all of you. love y’all and hope the book brings you a smile or two 💕

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CL Montblanc@clmontblanc.bsky.social · last yr.

✨ TRADE REVIEWS! ✨ as of now I've had four of them, and each had wonderful things to say! 😭 they called Pride or Die "witty" "clever" "comedic" "delightfully authentic" and full of "joyful queer chaos" which is so cool bc that was always the goal!

“A murder mystery without the murder, this debut hits all the right notes of the genre without being too formulaic. Witty, strongly characterized teens speak clearly about the forces they’re up against, with steadily developing action and believable red herrings. VERDICT: A swift and suspenseful mystery full of righteous anger, comedic cynicism, and queer joy in spite of small-minded attempts to suppress it."“The fast-paced plot and delicious mystery more than carry the narrative. A delicate queer romance that slowly blossoms throughout the story is the icing on the cake. [An] engaging queer not-so-murder mystery with a touch of humor and a splash of romance.”“In addition to modeling accountability reasonably and well, the teen characters are delightfully authentic down to the way they each message their group chat. Joyful queer chaos is present and accounted for throughout.”“Using arch prose, debut author Montblanc candidly depicts the queer protagonists’ experiences living ‘in a town full of ‘traditional’ families with bigoted values.’ An unlikely romance and splashes of gallows humor add playful energy to this clever mystery.”
CL Montblanc@clmontblanc.bsky.social · last yr.

I always associate pivotal moments in my life with whichever memes were prominent at the time, meaning I'll forever remember my debut alongside 🤪 CHICKEN JOCKEYYY 😏 and that's pretty great