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Leslie René ✨

@leslier.bsky.social

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Reader & writer of SFF and romance ✍🏻. MAGGIE AND ARTHUR'S MAGIC MOMENT👻✨ (Berkley, Summer 2026) Also: Mom. Science writer. She/her. Rep: Brent Taylor at TriadaUS. 🐦: @byleslierene 🧵📷 :@leslieshouldbewriting https://byleslierene.com

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Leslie René ✨ @leslier.bsky.social · Nov 7

Hi #booksky and #romancelandia! I'm Leslie René! I write SFF and romance. By day, I'm a science writer in oncology. I wrote a cozy romantasy called MAGGIE & ARTHUR'S MAGIC MOMENT that I'll be able to share more about soon.

Hoping to connect with old friends and make new ones, so please say hi 👋

Selfie of the author, who is a white woman with dark brown curly hair, brown eyes, and freckled skin.

a painting I commissioned of my characters, Maggie and Arthur. Maggie is a white fat/plus-size woman with wavy auburn hair. Arthur is a taller white man with dark brown/black hair. They are kissing on a beach at night surrounded by bonfires, wearing masks made out of leaves and flower petals. Maggie is wearing a light blue dress and Arthur is wearing a tweed jacket. Her arms are around his neck and her fingers are in his hair. His hands are clutching her side and dress as if he can't get enough of her (because he can't).

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Leslie René ✨ @leslier.bsky.social · May 30

I am also obsessed with Several People Are Typing!!

Leslie René ✨ @leslier.bsky.social · May 30

Can't wait to listen!!!!

Leslie René ✨ @leslier.bsky.social · May 30

This last couple rounds of drama made me come back here. I can't do it over there!

Leslie René ✨ @leslier.bsky.social · May 30

After watching back to back, I think S2 of Andor is better. S1 maybe has more memorable moments (Maarva's funeral, the prison) but S2 tells a more cohesive story and has incredible performances by Luna, Dulau, Arjona, and O'Reilly that rely less on monologues than on more quiet, physical acting.

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Neѕѕα @nessamoulay.bsky.social · May 7

introducing the agent’s guide to:

⤜ THESE WISHLESS SOULS ⤛

🌙 North African myths
🌊 a sentient lake
💀 soul-starved ghouls
❄️ a flesh-eating frost
⚔️ a little heresy

#YA #F #Q #questpit
#agentsguide #amquerying

An agent's guide to THESE WISHLESS SOULS, YA fantasy

Moodboard + Tropes: ancestral guilt, north african monsters, flesh-eating frost, sentient lake, deadly vows, meddling gods, "her life before yours", "rebel & losing herself; obey & losing everyone else"

Pitch: When a flesh-eating frost starts killing her family one by one, 17yo Chemsa must bring her "chosen one" sister back to life to stop it—before the frost claims her next.

First lines:
Chapter One:
It's my mother who found it first.
I deserve a lashing for referring to my aunt as *it*, but this is considering what little the curse has left of Tata Fatima.

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Leslie René ✨ @leslier.bsky.social · Mar 11

I can't wait for my copy! Congrats!!

Leslie René ✨ @leslier.bsky.social · Mar 8

pandan latte and writing session let's goooooo

Leslie René ✨ @leslier.bsky.social · Feb 5

Listening to Dating Dr. Dil while I clean and absolutely giggling. Nisha Sharma! Writer that you are!

Leslie René ✨ @leslier.bsky.social · Feb 4

Now that I've finished, this was about ANA MARÍA AND THE FOX by @lianainbloom.bsky.social. When Gideon said, "Marry me instead" I was giggling and kicking my feet. It's so good!

Leslie René ✨ @leslier.bsky.social · Feb 2

I love romance novels so much because there is nothing quite like encountering a beloved trope and it feeling like a delightful surprise.

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Leslie René ✨ @leslier.bsky.social · Feb 3

RILO KILEY TOURING IN 2025???????

Leslie René ✨ @leslier.bsky.social · Feb 2

If an author can make me pick up a book because it has marriage of convenience and then I'm still kicking my feet and gasping when someone says "what if you married me"???? Art! Skill! Talent!

Leslie René ✨ @leslier.bsky.social · Feb 2

I love romance novels so much because there is nothing quite like encountering a beloved trope and it feeling like a delightful surprise.

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Leslie René ✨ @leslier.bsky.social · Jan 31

It is a dream come true to share that my book, MAGGIE AND ARTHUR’S MAGIC MOMENT, is going to be published by @berkleyromance.bsky.social in 2026! I'm so grateful to my amazing editor Sarah and my incredible agent @btaylorbooks.bsky.social I can't wait for you to read it! #booksky #romancelandia