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"What say you, Mari? For you are a young lady of deep reflection, I know, and read great books and make extracts." -Jane Austen-ish. https://linktr.ee/mynameismarines

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marines @mynameismarines.bsky.social · 4d

NEW POST! “Sleep Token and Taylor Swift are not two artists I thought would be occupying real estate in my brain at the same time, but it’s hard not to think about the identity of brand in both cases.”

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Bindery Books | Thanks, Taylor (I Guess): Sleep Token, ...

connected by stories

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Francesca Zappia @chessiezappia.bsky.social · 14d

Got my copy of ORANGE WINE by Esperanza Hope Snyder, from the Mareas imprint at @binderybooks.bsky.social! @mynameismarines.bsky.social runs the imprint and has amazing taste in stories, so this is sure to be great. Super excited to start reading!!

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Eva Langston @evalangston.bsky.social · Sep 11

Fascinating special episode with Esperanza Hope Snyder and Marines Alvarez! Esperanza is the author of the novel Orange Wine. @mynameismarines.bsky.social is a book influencer at the head of the imprint at Bindery Books that acquired Esperanza’s novel!

#publishing

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Influencer Imprints & a Novel 20 Years in the Making | The Long Road to Publishing with Eva Langston

with Esperanza Hope Snyder & Marines Alvarez

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marines @mynameismarines.bsky.social · Sep 8

I read the first four books in the Anita Blake series for the first time in 2025. Any guesses how that went?

youtu.be/QQwrMNnTayU

hunting used bookstores for Anita Blake | reviewing books 1–4

YouTube video by mynameismarines

marines @mynameismarines.bsky.social · Aug 29

OUR SISTER’S KEEPER:
- Southern Gothic psychological horror
- Post-reconstruction in the Mississippi Delta
- Sinners vibes, but with ghosts that haunt only the women
- Black sisterhood, resistance, rage

PRE-ORDER: bookshop.org/a/20702/9781...
ADD ON GOODREADS: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

marines @mynameismarines.bsky.social · Aug 14

I’m one of the imprints under Bindery Books: binderybooks.com/publishing/

My imprint, Mareas, is focusing on well-written thematically resonant genre fic prioritizing marginalized authors. In June we published The Unmapping, in September we are publishing Orange Wine, and 2026, Our Sister’s Keeper.

marines @mynameismarines.bsky.social · Aug 14

Serialized and self-pubbed are totally fine! Would love to help get those packaged and in bookstores.

marines @mynameismarines.bsky.social · Aug 14

Yes I’m looking for unpublished works to publish.

marines @mynameismarines.bsky.social · Aug 14

Well I would hope to sell the book to people who want to read litrpg but without the bigotry. It wouldn’t be on the shelf next to Austen!

marines @mynameismarines.bsky.social · Aug 14

TERRIBLE.

marines @mynameismarines.bsky.social · Aug 14

Now I want to publish a litrpg written by a woman that isn’t full of bigotry. I could never market it as “Marines hated Dungeon Crawler Carl so much she published [book]” but WE all would know.

If you have one, I’d accept that submission even though I’m not open to other submissions right now…

marines @mynameismarines.bsky.social · Aug 9

I’ve been unemployed all year after a layoff. If my content has ever been valuable to you, here are some ways to support me:

TIP: ko-fi.com/mynameismari...
FREE FOLLOW or $5 MEMBERSHIP: mareas.binderybooks.com
THE UNMAPPING: bookshop.org/a/20702/9781...
ORANGE WINE: bookshop.org/a/20702/9781...

marines @mynameismarines.bsky.social · Aug 1

I’ve acquired OUR SISTER’S KEEPER by Jasmine Holmes coming out Spring 2026!

marines @mynameismarines.bsky.social · Jun 5

The Unmapping is about human reaction to catastrophe. It features messy characters cutting in and out of the narrative, moving in a way that mimics the world shifting around them.

I hope you get so much out of this story.

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marines @mynameismarines.bsky.social · May 31

I went into finding a first book for Mareas knowing I wanted a story that, love it or hate it, would make people think. I found a literary speculative novel about complicated humans experiencing chaos as the world shifts around them.

Three days left until The Unmapping

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marines @mynameismarines.bsky.social · May 27

I’m really itching to find urban fantasy or speculative romance to publish at Mareas, preferably by authors of color but open to all.

If you have something for me to read, agented or unagented, please reach out!

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nicole sweeney @sweeneysays.com · May 19

It's almost time for BookNet Fest (!!!!!) and I am on a panel about nonfiction books and so I decided to prepare by recommending some books: nonfiction books for fiction readers
youtu.be/LqOazBtD0LM

nonfiction books for fiction readers

YouTube video by Nicole Sweeney

marines @mynameismarines.bsky.social · May 21

Thank you so much!! I hope you get something worthwhile out of the reading experience ❤️

marines @mynameismarines.bsky.social · May 21

I’VE GOT A BOOK FOR YOUR SUMMER READING LIST!

The Unmapping is a literary speculative novel about a city rearranging itself every day and how humans respond to chaos. It’s a story built with a patchwork of POVs and a deep understanding of humanity. Out 6/3.

www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...

marines @mynameismarines.bsky.social · May 16

You are projecting onto a creative writing project that hasn’t even started where I haven’t even written a single word. I appreciate seeing the genre unclothed might be difficult for you, but I was pretty clear about the scope here and what this was in response to.

marines @mynameismarines.bsky.social · May 16

I also talk in the video about the limit of my own skill. I never said it would be easy, or talked about creating something that could sell, or anything that would make it seem like I was belittling the work you, personally, put into your book.

marines @mynameismarines.bsky.social · May 16

Hi. There is a portion of my video where I clearly talk about the difference between what romantasy SHOULD be, and specify that many smaller titles and lesser known works are what people consider romantasy should be, and how the handful of most successful titles, which I LIST, define the genre.

marines @mynameismarines.bsky.social · May 14

Can You Crowdsource a Romantasy Bestseller?

youtu.be/Nm1gEWYNc7c

Can You Crowdsource a Romantasy Bestseller?

YouTube video by mynameismarines

marines @mynameismarines.bsky.social · May 11

“She wants to crawl into a mother’s lap, any mother, or anyone who will hold her as they sway back and forth on a rocking chair.”

24 days until The Unmapping and Happy Mother’s Day

marines @mynameismarines.bsky.social · May 10

“It’s not possible to understand everything in the universe, but Esme is giving it her best effort.”

25 days until The Unmapping

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