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Gwenyth Reitz @gwenythreitz.bsky.social · 8d

Pass Pages are here! Grand Central's ceiling was the perfect backdrop- as my fave scene is on the roof, under the ⭐s.

This is the last chance I’ll get with Tessa & Reed before I hand this book over to readers. I cannot wait for you to meet my messy, lovable rivals.

Goodreads & NetGalley 🔗s in Bl0

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Gwenyth Reitz @gwenythreitz.bsky.social · 13d

📣Exciting news!!📣

YOU'RE DEAD TO ME, REED WALKER is in the TOP 5 YA titles requested on NetGalley and Macmillan's #1 requested YA title! It's a top Romance title too!

I can't believe my debut is next to some absolute icons!

🔗 in my bio!

#NetGalley
#WritingCommunity
#Booksky
#ReadersofBluesky

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Gwenyth Reitz @gwenythreitz.bsky.social · 13d

Check out this jaw-dropping cover for The Lustrous Dark by @writerlyme.bsky.social

Inspired by North African folklore, this haunting story is beautiful inside & out!

Perfect for readers hungry for:

✨ Ancient Magic
✨ Bone-chilling monsters
✨ Haunted forests
✨ Toxic mothers
✨ Political revolutions

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Gwenyth Reitz @gwenythreitz.bsky.social · 16d

Just in time for spooky season!!! Run and grab an ARC!

Calling all readers, reviewers, librarians & booksellers

YOU’RE DEAD TO ME, REED WALKER is available to request on
@netgalley.bsky.social and Edelweiss!! 🔗 in my bio

If you’ve been dying (pun intended) to read an early copy now’s your chance!

Gwenyth Reitz @gwenythreitz.bsky.social · 17d

If you love immersive public art & flowers (like me!) & are in #NYC artist CJ Hendry has brought her viral Flower Market back to Rockefeller Center. Today’s the last day to get a faux flower bouquet.

Bonus points if your bouquet can match your #bookcover

#WritingCommmunity #author #booklover

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Gwenyth Reitz @gwenythreitz.bsky.social · 27d

Today’s work view (not bad!) Plus today’s work treat: a salted honey mini-pie, that sounded too deliciously odd to pass up.

And what pray tell is today’s work?? A super secret project I’m dreaming up.

There’s nothing quite like starting at page one! 👩‍💻

Gwenyth Reitz @gwenythreitz.bsky.social · 29d

Author #goal attained! To be featured on an agent's #MSWL - and in some impeccable company!

Hi, if you're new here, YOU'RE DEAD TO ME, REED WALKER is a YA supernatural romcom debuting 5/5/26 about two academic rivals stuck as ghosts haunting the same house! You can preorder & add on #goodreads now

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Gwenyth Reitz @gwenythreitz.bsky.social · Sep 5

Pssst… it’s the last day of the @barnesandnoble.com
preorder sale! Don’t miss this chance to snag YOU’RE DEAD TO ME, REED WALKER 25% off ahead of spooky season!

👻✨👻

Tags:
#preorder #WritingCommunity #amreading #NewReleases #RomCom #romancereaders #paranormalromance #ghoststories

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Gwenyth Reitz @gwenythreitz.bsky.social · Sep 3

With spooky season around the corner it's the perfect time to snatch a discounted copy of YOU’RE DEAD TO ME, REED WALKER through the Barnes & Noble Preorder Sale 9/3-9/5

🔗 in my Bl0

B&N rewards members get 25% off pre-orders: print books, eBooks, & audiobooks!

##BNPreorder
@barnesandnoble.com

Gwenyth Reitz @gwenythreitz.bsky.social · Aug 28

Thanks everyone for all the cover love yesterday!! ✨👻✨

Here’s a static post if, like me, you want to stare at this SWEET and SPOOKY cover a little bit longer.

YOU’RE DEAD TO ME, REED WALKER is a YA supernatural romcom coming 5/5/26 with @fiercereads.bsky.social

Préordër + Goodreads 🔗s in my BI0!

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Gwenyth Reitz @gwenythreitz.bsky.social · Aug 28

Thanks for sharing Uwe!! It's been a dream to work on with you!! ✨👻✨

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Gwenyth Reitz @gwenythreitz.bsky.social · Aug 28

It's here Pauline!!! So, so exciting!! xo

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Gwenyth Reitz @gwenythreitz.bsky.social · Aug 28

For the evening crowd!!

COVER REVEAL for YOU'RE DEAD TO ME REED WALKER!!

Gwenyth Reitz @gwenythreitz.bsky.social · Aug 27

👻🖤👻 COVER REVEAL TIME 👻🖤👻

It's here! Behold the gorgeous cover for YOU’RE DEAD TO ME, REED WALKER my oh-so-swoony YA supernatural romcom coming out May 5, 2026 with @fiercereads.bsky.social

Designer: Abby Granata
Illustrator: Jacqueline Li

Préordër + add on Goodreads 🔗s in my BI0!

👻🖤👻

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Gwenyth Reitz @gwenythreitz.bsky.social · Aug 28

FT!! I can't wait for you to read this swoony and haunting story!! 👻🖤👻

FT Zahra @ftzahra.bsky.social · Aug 27

‼️ COMING MAY 6 2025 ‼️

SO excited to be part of @gwenythreitz.bsky.social's cover reveal team! And without no further ado, I present to you the most anticipated YA book of 2026! 🌟

Gwen is an incredible, skillful writer and I'm so excited to follow Tessa and and Reed on their journey!! ✨

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Gwenyth Reitz @gwenythreitz.bsky.social · Aug 28

Thanks @haydenthesharpe.bsky.social!!! I'm so excited to share this sweet and haunting story!!!

💙💜💙💜💙💜💙💜💙💜💙💜

Hayden Sharpe @haydenthesharpe.bsky.social · Aug 27

I’m THRILLED and CHILLED to participate in the cover reveal for @gwenythreitz.bsky.social ‘s debut YA romcom: YOU’RE DEAD TO ME, REED WALKER!

Congratulations on the gorgeous cover, Gwen! I can’t wait to read it!

Cover: Jacqueline Li
Out 5/5/26 from @macmillanusa.bsky.social (Roaring Brook Press)

The cover of YOU'RE DEAD TO ME, REED WALKER by Gwenyth Reitz; a ghostly girl and boy stand in front of a clearly haunted house. The tropes are: Academic rivals to lovers Forced proximity
Decrepit mansion setting
Haunted hijinks
Swoony romance
He falls first
There's only one moth-eaten bed
Out May 6, 2026!

A swoonworthy YA supernatural romcom where two academic rivals are trapped as ghosts to haunt the same house.
They'd kill each other.. if they weren't already dead.
Tessa Sinclair is a winner. Winner of spelling bees, science fairs, and scholarships. So when she finds herself unexpectedly dead in an abandoned mansion graduation party, she's none too pleased.
What's worse, her academic rival-the Harvard-bound, Mr. Perfect Reed Walker-is there too, deceased, smug, and annoying as hell. Being a ghost is hard enough, but it's a thousand times worse having to haunt the same house with your nemesis.
But as Tessa and Reed retreat to R.I.P in their respective corners of the mansion, a mystery begins to unfurl about the exact cause of their deaths. Though they'd rather die (again) than work together, they'll need to find a way to overcome their differences in order to hunt down a murderer on the loose. And should they happen to fall for each other along the way...Who ever said you can't find love after death?

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Reposted by Gwenyth Reitz

Roxanne Rhoads @roxannerhoads.bsky.social · Aug 27

Two academic rivals—who die at their high school graduation party and are forced to haunt the same house—must team up to prevent their murderer from striking again, while falling for each other along the way. www.amazon.com/dp/1250404177
#coverreveal #2026debuts #fiercereads #romcom

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Gwenyth Reitz @gwenythreitz.bsky.social · Aug 27

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Gwenyth Reitz @gwenythreitz.bsky.social · Aug 27

Love it! Thanks for sharing!!

Reposted by Gwenyth Reitz

Angela | Angel's Book Nook @angelsbooknook17.bsky.social · Aug 27

@gwenythreitz.bsky.social swoonworthy YA debut is a supernatural romcom with the academic rivalry of Never Have I Ever, the afterlife limbo of Boo, Bitch, and the irresistible romance of The Upside of Falling.

📖 wp.me/pf9Cse-6I8

#bookblogger #rrbooktours #yaromance #romcom #youngadult #CoverReveal

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Gwenyth Reitz @gwenythreitz.bsky.social · Aug 27

Thanks Ann!!! She's so prettttyyyyyy!!

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Ann Littler @annlittler.bsky.social · Aug 27

So thrilled to be part of @gwenythreitz.bsky.social’s cover reveal team for You're Dead to Me, Reed Walker!

For fans of Beetlejuice and Disney’s Haunted Mansion 😱

Academic rivals ➡️ lovers
Decrepit mansion
Haunted hijinks
Swoony romance
He falls first
There’s only one moth-eaten bed

May 5, 2026 ❤️

Cover for You’re Dead to me, Reed Walker. A young man and a woman in front of a decrepit mansion and an overgrown garden.

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Gwenyth Reitz @gwenythreitz.bsky.social · Aug 27

👻🖤👻 COVER REVEAL TIME 👻🖤👻

It's here! Behold the gorgeous cover for YOU’RE DEAD TO ME, REED WALKER my oh-so-swoony YA supernatural romcom coming out May 5, 2026 with @fiercereads.bsky.social

Designer: Abby Granata
Illustrator: Jacqueline Li

Préordër + add on Goodreads 🔗s in my BI0!

👻🖤👻

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Gwenyth Reitz @gwenythreitz.bsky.social · Aug 14

From rivals to…ghost rivals?

Want to help me reveal the cover for YOU’RE DEAD TO ME, REED WALKER?

If these vibes intrigue you, follow the 🔗in my bio for cover reveal team signups.

Open to anyone. You just need a love of YA books. I’ll send you images and a trailer in advance of August 27th.

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Gwenyth Reitz @gwenythreitz.bsky.social · Aug 11

I can finally shout that YOU’RE DEAD TO ME, REED WALKER is available to add on Goodreads!!!

🔗 in my bio!

If you love:

👻 Academic rivals --> lovers
🖤 Forced proximity
👻 Decrepit mansion settings
🖤 Haunted hijinks
👻 Swoony romance
🖤 There’s only one moth-eaten bed

You’ll want to devour this book!

Gwenyth Reitz @gwenythreitz.bsky.social · Aug 6

I cannot wait for Anna's gorgeous book! Check out this cover and add to your TBR if you love:

👩‍🍳 Magical baking competitions
👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨 So much yearning
🏙️ A city crackling with rebellion
🌛 Midnight kitchen meetups
👩‍👩‍👧 Found family
🎨 Art as magic.

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Gwenyth Reitz @gwenythreitz.bsky.social · Aug 6

✨ ✨ We’re pub date official!! ✨ ✨

YOU’RE DEAD TO ME, REED WALKER releases: May 5, 2026 with Macmillan's Roaring Brook Press.

Whoo-hoo! 🪅

If you love academic rivals, swoony romance, and paranormal antics add it to your tbr! 👻🖤👻

Pre-order links are live (and you can find them in my bio!)