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cass biehn | preorder VESUVIUS 🌋

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Author of VESUVIUS (June 2025) & THOUGH THIS BE MADNESS (2027) from Peachtree Teen. Writer of messy boys in love. They/them 🌋 Rep: Allegra Martschenko at BookEnds Lit https://linktr.ee/cassbee

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cass biehn | preorder VESUVIUS 🌋 @cassbeewrites.bsky.social · Sep 15

NEWS! 💌

Starry-eyed to announce I’m now represented by Allegra Martschenko (@allegramartsch) at BookEnds Literary!

After a whirlwind 2 weeks of querying and 10 offers of rep, I couldn’t be more excited to have secured such an excellent agent, especially as I expand into adult fantasy.

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Dazzling Bookish Shop @dazzlingbookish.bsky.social · 20d

🌋 ON THE HORIZON: VESUVIUS 🌋

The first upcoming Dazzling edition we are sharing is the incredible Vesuvius by @cassbeewrites.bsky.social

What our Dazzling edition includes:

Custom printed book edges and Alternate dust jacket illustrated and designed by @green446004.bsky.social

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cass biehn | preorder VESUVIUS 🌋 @cassbeewrites.bsky.social · 29d

Oh that’s even better!!! So sorry I missed it there but I’m running to go share it now!!

cass biehn | preorder VESUVIUS 🌋 @cassbeewrites.bsky.social · 29d

Do you mind if I share this on my Instagram story?? I’ll link back to your account here!

cass biehn | preorder VESUVIUS 🌋 @cassbeewrites.bsky.social · 29d

There’s so, so much tenderness in this piece, it truly took my breath away

felix 🌸 zine in pinned! @tapiocawizard.bsky.social · 29d

Finally some Vesuvius fanart for @cassbeewrites.bsky.social 🥰

I'm still only like 1/3 through the book because I read at a snail's pace BUT I figured I needed to draw something sooo... 😤

#DigitalArt #FanArt #VesuviusFanart

A digital illustration of two male characters, from the book Vesuvius, sitting and leaning on each other. Felix, on the left, has curly reddish hair and wears a violet tunic, while Loren, on the right, has long brown hair in a braid and wears a white tunic with decorative flower trim.

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cass biehn | preorder VESUVIUS 🌋 @cassbeewrites.bsky.social · 29d

This is absolutely STUNNING and I can’t express enough how much it means to me 😭🧡 thank you so so so much. You captured them SO well.

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cass biehn | preorder VESUVIUS 🌋 @cassbeewrites.bsky.social · Sep 15

Allegra has carved an incredibly strong space in the SFF world for their clients. Their vision for upscaling my adult desert-set, enemies-to-lovers, queer fantasy, RED WASTELAND, is so, so, so powerful (editors… keep us in mind!).

HIGMA to come soon for those curious!

cass biehn | preorder VESUVIUS 🌋 @cassbeewrites.bsky.social · Sep 15

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cass biehn | preorder VESUVIUS 🌋 @cassbeewrites.bsky.social · Jun 10

To all who see their hurts, loves, ambitions, and dreams reflected in Felix and Loren, this book is for you. Please remember that someday, you will find those who see you as you deserve to be understood.

Thank you for being part of my mythology.

cass biehn | preorder VESUVIUS 🌋 @cassbeewrites.bsky.social · Jun 10

Today VESUVIUS releases, and I’m a published author.

Felix’s story came from a place of hurt, but by the love of the hands it’s passed through, it became one of healing. Even as a writer, I’ll never find the words to thank those who held me through it.

Now the story is yours.

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cass biehn | preorder VESUVIUS 🌋 @cassbeewrites.bsky.social · Jun 1

Happy pride month 🏳️‍⚧️

If you want to help fund a trans person’s top surgery later this year, preordering my very queer book about boys kissing in the final days of Pompeii would mean the world to me :) 💕

Out June 10!

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cass biehn | preorder VESUVIUS 🌋 @cassbeewrites.bsky.social · May 26

Thinking fondly of last summer when the copy editor of VESUVIUS posed this question

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cass biehn | preorder VESUVIUS 🌋 @cassbeewrites.bsky.social · May 26

Two weeks until VESUVIUS is out in the world ✨✨✨

Should I reveal the secret hiding under the dust jacket soon?

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cass biehn | preorder VESUVIUS 🌋 @cassbeewrites.bsky.social · May 23

Oh my agent HATES to see my comp title suggestions for my pitches coming

Can’t wait for her to replace them with something acceptable

cass biehn | preorder VESUVIUS 🌋 @cassbeewrites.bsky.social · May 23

Author copies came

cass biehn | preorder VESUVIUS 🌋 @cassbeewrites.bsky.social · May 22

Anyway, if you want to help me feel like it was worth finagling all these prints (it was!), make sure you submit your preorder receipt to my form! Don’t miss out!

forms.gle/wvqa4fCar58s...

cass biehn | preorder VESUVIUS 🌋 @cassbeewrites.bsky.social · May 22

It’s rare for publishers to fund preorder campaigns.

Can I afford it? Not really! Will it move the needle on sales? Probably not!

I’m literally doing it because I want to, and it’s a way to connect with readers. That’s it.

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cass biehn | preorder VESUVIUS 🌋 @cassbeewrites.bsky.social · May 22

Keep in mind, if you’re a debut author seeing other debuts do merch & prints & stickers & bookmarks, and wondering why YOUR publisher didn’t do that for you

It’s because that author is probably paying out of pocket

Everything I’m doing for VESUVIUS is funded by me.

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cass biehn | preorder VESUVIUS 🌋 @cassbeewrites.bsky.social · May 22

you’re literally my hero

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haley | IG: @spoonie.reads @spooniereads.bsky.social · May 22

hey so i'm obsessed with @cassbeewrites.bsky.social and this incredible book called VESUVIUS— go check out my full review! www.instagram.com/p/DJ9Ok96N7sb/

orange/gold textured fabric background with a paperback ARC of Vesuvius surrounded by a purple/pink sticker, a bookmark that matches the cover, and a purple/red bracelet with a mountain charm

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cass biehn | preorder VESUVIUS 🌋 @cassbeewrites.bsky.social · May 22

🚨we do not support mel gibson in this house🚨

cass biehn | preorder VESUVIUS 🌋 @cassbeewrites.bsky.social · May 22

post an image from your comfort movie

mad max 🔛🔝

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cass biehn | preorder VESUVIUS 🌋 @cassbeewrites.bsky.social · May 21

I’ve peaked and it’s all downhill from here, I’ll never reach this high again

cass biehn | preorder VESUVIUS 🌋 @cassbeewrites.bsky.social · May 21

My hands are shaking as I type this.

I’m unbelievably honored to announce that the final blurb for VESUVIUS is by CS Pacat, whose books were the first place I saw my traumas on page.

VESUVIUS simply would not exist without Pacat.

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cass biehn | preorder VESUVIUS 🌋 @cassbeewrites.bsky.social · May 21

Berry is here to announce she dgaf

cass biehn | preorder VESUVIUS 🌋 @cassbeewrites.bsky.social · May 21

Baz is here to announce final copies of VESUVIUS have landed

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