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Bonedust Press
@bonedustpress.bsky.social
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Small Press Publisher of Illustrated Novels and Novellas
https://www.bonedustpress.com/
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This #SmallBusinessSaturday consider supporting an indie press!

Grab The Traitor & The Wretch for yourself or for a friend!
A slow-burn queer romance between two henchmen determined to outrun their own terrible fates.

✨10% of every sale will be donated to the San Diego Food Bank until Dec. 31st✨
A photo of the exclusive paperback edition for The Traitor & The Wretch (drawn by the amazing Amy Phillips) showing off the shiny silver foil details. The book is written by Jasmine Walls and internally illustrated by Rowan MacColl. A photo of brown hands holding open the paperback book, showing off one of Rowan's lovely illustrations.
November 29, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Shop small for the holidays, support independent publishing, and do some good!

From now until Dec. 31, we will donate 10% of every single direct sale from our site to local food banks.

Treat yourself to our debut title, The Traitor & The Wretch, or gift it to a friend!
www.bonedustpress.com/shop
A trope map image for The Traitor & The Wretch (cover art by Amy Phillips) written by Jasmine Walls and illustrated by Rowan MacColl. It reads: Minor villains dungeon-crawling their way to a happy ending. On the run from an entire kingdom that wants them both dead. This guy (the wretch) helped raise a Chaos God to bring about the end times (he's not coping well) This guy (the traitor) tried to kill the Prophesized Hero (it ended badly) Enemies-to-Lovers Mutated cave creatures! Undead horrors! Endless pitch black caves! Somehow, it's a romance!
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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We're Bonedust Press! A small queer and Black-owned independent publisher focused on making illustrated novels and novellas!

Our debut title, The Traitor & The Wretch by @mythjae.bsky.social @skulkingfoxes.bsky.social & @fusspot.rip is available for purchase!✨

www.bonedustpress.com/shop
A trope map image for The Traitor & The Wretch (cover art by Amy Phillips) written by Jasmine Walls and illustrated by Rowan MacColl. It reads: Minor villains dungeon-crawling their way to a happy ending. On the run from an entire kingdom that wants them both dead. This guy (the wretch) helped raise a Chaos God to bring about the end times (he's not coping well) This guy (the traitor) tried to kill the Prophesized Hero (it ended badly) Enemies-to-Lovers Mutated cave creatures! Undead horrors! Endless pitch black caves! Somehow, it's a romance!
November 7, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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✨The Traitor & The Wretch is out!!✨

By @mythjae.bsky.social @skulkingfoxes.bsky.social & @fusspot.rip

Grab the ebook or the luxurious silver foil version from our website! (shipping in the U.S. only)
www.bonedustpress.com/shop

It's also available to libraries, so stop by and request a copy!
The front cover illustration for The Traitor & The Wretch drawn by the amazing Amy Phillips. The book is written by Jasmine walls and internally illustrated by Rowan MacColl A photo of the exclusive paperback with shiny silver foiling on the cover. A photo of a two-page spread, showing off one of Rowan MacColl's lovely illustrations
October 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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The Traitor & The Wretch paperbacks are in, and they look ✨AMAZING✨!!

Written by @mythjae.bsky.social
Illustrated by @skulkingfoxes.bsky.social
Cover by @fusspot.rip

Coming Oct. 10! You can preorder your paperback or ebook today on our site.
www.bonedustpress.com/shop
A photo of the paperback of the The Traitor & The Wretch showing off the shiny silver foil elements on the cover. Brown hands holding the book open to show a two page spread, revealing one of Rowan MacColl's lovely illustrations of Percy scowling down at Knell.
September 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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✨ We've got Advance Reader Copies ready to go!! ✨

Are you a book reviewer, librarian, bookseller, or journalist?

Want a chance to read The Traitor & The Wretch?

Send us a message or email at info@bonedustpress.com for a digital ARC!
#booksky #romancelandia
The cover for The Traitor & the Wretch (by Jasmine walls and Rowan MacColl) drawn by Amy Phillips. A black and white illustration, done in a charcoal-like grey scale style showing Percy, a rough mercenary looking man with short black hair, a scarred face, and a dagger in hand, surrounded by stylized knives. The bottom half show Knell, a greasy, ragged, and malnourished man surrounded by chains and decaying skeletons.
June 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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✨ We've got Advance Reader Copies ready to go!! ✨

Are you a book reviewer, librarian, bookseller, or journalist?

Want a chance to read The Traitor & The Wretch?

Send us a message or email at info@bonedustpress.com for a digital ARC!
The cover for The Traitor & the Wretch (by Jasmine walls and Rowan MacColl) drawn by Amy Phillips. A black and white illustration, done in a charcoal-like grey scale style showing Percy, a rough mercenary looking man with short black hair, a scarred face, and a dagger in hand, surrounded by stylized knives. The bottom half show Knell, a greasy, ragged, and malnourished man surrounded by chains and decaying skeletons.
June 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Here's the first illustration by @skulkingfoxes.bsky.social featured in The Traitor & The Wretch!

We're delighted that we are able to work with Rowan on this book. Her confident inks and ability to capture exactly the right tone bring the story to another level!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/bon...
An illustrated icon of Rowan with a skull face and horns, reddish brown hair, an outline of bat-like wings, and wearing a cozy looking green cardigan. Art is by Rowan MacColl. A black and white inked illustration by Rowan MacColl. Knell, a malnourished and unkempt looking man with eerie eyes kneels over an unconcious Percy, a rough looking man with a missing hand and heavily scarred features. Knell rests a hand delicately on Percy's leather armor, looking mildly concerned.
June 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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We just passed the 20% mark!!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bon...
A screenshot showing the funding progress bar at $2,100 out of $10,000
June 10, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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And for the extremely generous, we have the ✨PATRON OF THE ARTS TIER✨

With only 2 available slots, this $1K tier gets backers all of the previous rewards, a personal thank you in the Acknowledgments of the book, and a CUSTOM HAND KNIT SWEATER, all with free shipping. (U.S. backers only)
An image of the cover for The Traitor & The Wretch, with a colorful background, a golden banner that reads: Patron of the Arts, and three labels. The first reads: Personal Editorial Feedback. The second reads: Ebook, available in PDF & EPUB. The third reads: Handmade Custom Sweater
June 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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The EDITORIAL TIERS will get backers an hour-long chat with our editor, @mythjae.bsky.social where they'll get feedback on a book pitch or short project. Available for Ebook backers at $40 (open to anyone) and for Paperback & Ebook Bundle backers at $60 (U.S. backers only)
An image of the cover for The Traitor & The Wretch, with a colorful background and two labels. The first reads: Personal Editorial Feedback, and the second reads: Ebook, available in PDF & EPUB An image of the cover for The Traitor & The Wretch, with a colorful background and two labels. The first reads: Personal Editorial Feedback, and the second reads: Paperback & Ebook, available in PDF & EPUB
June 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Once the Early Bird slots are filled, the Paperback & Ebook Bundles will be $25, so you have a gorgeous book for your shelf and one to take on the go!
An image of the cover for The Traitor & The Wretch, with a colorful background and a label that reads: Paperback & Ebook, available as PDF & EPUB
June 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Just want the Paperback? No problem! For $20, you can get that sweet soft touch cover with silver foil details! (U.S. backers only)
An image of the cover for The Traitor & The Wretch, with a colorful background and a label that reads: Paperback Book
June 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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EARLY BIRDS can snag the discounted Paperback & Ebook Bundle for just $20! (U.S. backers only)
An image of the cover for The Traitor & The Wretch, with a colorful background and a label that reads: Paperback & E-book, available in PDF & EPUB
June 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Let's cover the REWARD TIERS!✨

First up is the EBOOK TIER, $10 will get you the ebook of The Traitor & The Wretch, coming out in October! DRM-free downloadable files will be available in both PDF and EPUB formats.
An image of the cover for The Traitor & The Wretch, with a colorful background and a label that reads: E-book, available as PDF & EPUB
June 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Announcing our first Creator Spotlight! Featuring Rowan MacColl, the illustrator for The Traitor & The Wretch: @skulkingfoxes.bsky.social
Want to get a first look at one of the illustrations from the book? Check out the blog post for a sneak peek! 👀✨
www.bonedustpress.com/blog/creator...
An illustrated icon of Rowan with a skull face and horns, reddish brown hair, an outline of bat-like wings, and wearing a cozy looking green cardigan. Art is by Rowan MacColl. A black and white ink illustration of a dark-haired selkie woman with large dark eyes looking toward the viewer. She is standing among rocks with a young seal cradles in her arms, and two more gathered around her bare feet. The art is by Rowan MacColl. A black, white and grayscale illustration of a woman-crocodile creature lurks at the surface of the water, her long hair trailing along the surface as one eye stares at the viewer. Along her scaled back, several young human-crocodile babies are resting. The art is by Rowan MacColl.
June 1, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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✨It's here!!✨
Our gorgeously illustrated wrap around cover for The Traitor and The Wretch, made by the amazing @fusspot.rip!

Check out the full illustration and read more about this upcoming book, including preorder info, on our website:
www.bonedustpress.com/blog/traitor...
The cover for The Traitor and the Wretch, illustrated by Amy Phillips (@fusspot.rip) with a lush black and white style that resembles pencils and charcoal with delicate shading and hatching marks. The fromt of the cover has two men, One looks angry, with a scarred face and a dagger in hand, as if he's running from something, stylized daggers aimed at his neck. The other is a greasy and anxious looking undernourished man in dark monk-like robes clutching at his cowl as symbolic chains and disintegrating skeletons drag him down. The title reads: The Traitor & The Wretch by Jasmine Walls and Rowan MacColl.
January 31, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Announcing our debut title, The Traitor & The Wretch!

Written by @mythjae.bsky.social and illustrated by @skulkingfoxes.bsky.social

Keep your eyes open for the cover reveal, gorgeously illustrated by @fusspot.rip

More info coming soon over at bonedustpress.com ✨
An image of an illustrated book cover, mostly hidden by brown paper with a small section torn away to show the title. it reads: The Traitor & The Wretch by Jasmine Walls and Rowan MacColl. A text summary reads: In a world of Prophecies and Heroes, who cares about the henchmen? Percy was the former right hand man of the Prophesized Hero. Disillusioned and bitter, he turned traitor during the great battle against the risen chaos god in an attempt to prove this Hero false. Instead, he lost his hand and became the most wanted man in the kingdom. Knell was just another nameless cultist trapped under the thrall of the Great One, Bringer of Chaos and fully expected to die on the battlefield. Much to his surprise he’s still alive, but not for long unless he can escape before his distinctive chaos-tainted looks get him captured and killed. These two unlikely allies must work together to survive pitch black tunnels full of mutated creatures, angry mobs, old enemies, and their own haunted pasts. They’ll find unexpected strength in each other--and the possibility for more--if they don’t end up dying before they can make it out of the kingdom. They weren’t meant for a happy ending, but rules are for good guys and they’ll do whatever it takes to change their fates.
January 16, 2025 at 8:43 PM