Elle Tesch ✨💫
@zipitelle.bsky.social
🔔 WHAT WAKES THE BELLS (March '25) + 🦴 THE HANGING BONES (Winter '26) from Macmillan | Feiwel & Friends 🌿 Rep: Stuti Telidevara and Pete Knapp 🌿 demi 🌿 she/her 🇨🇦
📚 https://elletesch.carrd.co
📚 https://elletesch.carrd.co
🦴 SIX MONTHS 🦴
Until the Scavenge Moon is upon us, and the Breimar Stag walks the Forest. Join the Hunt on May 12, 2026 for your chance to end a man … and hopefully the monster rising from the Forest’s depths won’t get you first.
Also please preorder THE HANGING BONES now, out from FierceReads!
Until the Scavenge Moon is upon us, and the Breimar Stag walks the Forest. Join the Hunt on May 12, 2026 for your chance to end a man … and hopefully the monster rising from the Forest’s depths won’t get you first.
Also please preorder THE HANGING BONES now, out from FierceReads!
November 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
🦴 SIX MONTHS 🦴
Until the Scavenge Moon is upon us, and the Breimar Stag walks the Forest. Join the Hunt on May 12, 2026 for your chance to end a man … and hopefully the monster rising from the Forest’s depths won’t get you first.
Also please preorder THE HANGING BONES now, out from FierceReads!
Until the Scavenge Moon is upon us, and the Breimar Stag walks the Forest. Join the Hunt on May 12, 2026 for your chance to end a man … and hopefully the monster rising from the Forest’s depths won’t get you first.
Also please preorder THE HANGING BONES now, out from FierceReads!
🦴 Clack clack 🦴
ARCs for THE HANGING BONES are now available to request from Netgalley and Edelweiss!
A YA standalone dark fantasy, BONES is what happens when feminine rage combines with magical stag hunts and eldritch forest monsters … and no man is safe.
ARCs for THE HANGING BONES are now available to request from Netgalley and Edelweiss!
A YA standalone dark fantasy, BONES is what happens when feminine rage combines with magical stag hunts and eldritch forest monsters … and no man is safe.
September 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
🦴 Clack clack 🦴
ARCs for THE HANGING BONES are now available to request from Netgalley and Edelweiss!
A YA standalone dark fantasy, BONES is what happens when feminine rage combines with magical stag hunts and eldritch forest monsters … and no man is safe.
ARCs for THE HANGING BONES are now available to request from Netgalley and Edelweiss!
A YA standalone dark fantasy, BONES is what happens when feminine rage combines with magical stag hunts and eldritch forest monsters … and no man is safe.
Did you know I actually have two books up for preorder and 25% off at Barnes and Noble right now? What Wakes the Bells comes out in paperback (with a cheeky little bonus chapter 👀) April 14, and The Hanging Bones releases May 12!
Also please enjoy my really bad but important photoshop.
Also please enjoy my really bad but important photoshop.
July 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Did you know I actually have two books up for preorder and 25% off at Barnes and Noble right now? What Wakes the Bells comes out in paperback (with a cheeky little bonus chapter 👀) April 14, and The Hanging Bones releases May 12!
Also please enjoy my really bad but important photoshop.
Also please enjoy my really bad but important photoshop.
Preorder 🔗 and FAQs can be found here: elletesch.com/the-hanging-...
July 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Preorder 🔗 and FAQs can be found here: elletesch.com/the-hanging-...
ICYMI 🦴 THE HANGING BONES has a cover now! And I may be biased, but I think it is *stunning*
But wait, what’s it about, you ask? Well, look below for the official summary and prepare to go hunting in Wielinde Forest May 12, 2026!
But wait, what’s it about, you ask? Well, look below for the official summary and prepare to go hunting in Wielinde Forest May 12, 2026!
July 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
ICYMI 🦴 THE HANGING BONES has a cover now! And I may be biased, but I think it is *stunning*
But wait, what’s it about, you ask? Well, look below for the official summary and prepare to go hunting in Wielinde Forest May 12, 2026!
But wait, what’s it about, you ask? Well, look below for the official summary and prepare to go hunting in Wielinde Forest May 12, 2026!
🦴 COVER REVEAL 🦴
I am so excited to share the cover for THE HANGING BONES, my next YA Dark Fantasy with Feiwel and Friends, out May 12, 2026!
Art: Coey + Shy
Designer: Meg Sayre
I am so excited to share the cover for THE HANGING BONES, my next YA Dark Fantasy with Feiwel and Friends, out May 12, 2026!
Art: Coey + Shy
Designer: Meg Sayre
July 1, 2025 at 4:12 PM
🦴 COVER REVEAL 🦴
I am so excited to share the cover for THE HANGING BONES, my next YA Dark Fantasy with Feiwel and Friends, out May 12, 2026!
Art: Coey + Shy
Designer: Meg Sayre
I am so excited to share the cover for THE HANGING BONES, my next YA Dark Fantasy with Feiwel and Friends, out May 12, 2026!
Art: Coey + Shy
Designer: Meg Sayre
The clack clack era is upon us!
See you here Tuesday for the stunning THE HANGING BONES cover reveal!
The Hanging Bones is my second YA dark fantasy standalone about a young gamekeeper, the legendary stag hunt she enters to end a baron, and the ancient horror rising from the forest depths.
See you here Tuesday for the stunning THE HANGING BONES cover reveal!
The Hanging Bones is my second YA dark fantasy standalone about a young gamekeeper, the legendary stag hunt she enters to end a baron, and the ancient horror rising from the forest depths.
June 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The clack clack era is upon us!
See you here Tuesday for the stunning THE HANGING BONES cover reveal!
The Hanging Bones is my second YA dark fantasy standalone about a young gamekeeper, the legendary stag hunt she enters to end a baron, and the ancient horror rising from the forest depths.
See you here Tuesday for the stunning THE HANGING BONES cover reveal!
The Hanging Bones is my second YA dark fantasy standalone about a young gamekeeper, the legendary stag hunt she enters to end a baron, and the ancient horror rising from the forest depths.
*keyboard smash* To say I’m honoured that Indigo has WHAT WAKES THE BELLS as one of its best YA books of the year so far is a massive understatement!
If you’ve been waiting for a price drop, you can get 20% off right now! And if you’re near Indigo Metrotown, there are still signed copies!
If you’ve been waiting for a price drop, you can get 20% off right now! And if you’re near Indigo Metrotown, there are still signed copies!
June 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
*keyboard smash* To say I’m honoured that Indigo has WHAT WAKES THE BELLS as one of its best YA books of the year so far is a massive understatement!
If you’ve been waiting for a price drop, you can get 20% off right now! And if you’re near Indigo Metrotown, there are still signed copies!
If you’ve been waiting for a price drop, you can get 20% off right now! And if you’re near Indigo Metrotown, there are still signed copies!
🖤🤍💜Happy Pride from a demi author and her demi heroine! 💜🤍🖤
Did you know that Mina’s coat on the book cover has the same colours as the ace flag? It’s one of my favourite details!
Did you know that Mina’s coat on the book cover has the same colours as the ace flag? It’s one of my favourite details!
June 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
🖤🤍💜Happy Pride from a demi author and her demi heroine! 💜🤍🖤
Did you know that Mina’s coat on the book cover has the same colours as the ace flag? It’s one of my favourite details!
Did you know that Mina’s coat on the book cover has the same colours as the ace flag? It’s one of my favourite details!
✨INDIGO EXCLUSIVE EVENT✨
If you’re in the Lower Mainland, come join myself and Tessa Barbosa one week from today at Metrotown Indigo to celebrate What Wakes the Bells with a Q+A and signing!
Where: Indigo Metrotown Burnaby
When: Friday May 9 | 7 pm
How: Tickets through Indigo events or link in bio
If you’re in the Lower Mainland, come join myself and Tessa Barbosa one week from today at Metrotown Indigo to celebrate What Wakes the Bells with a Q+A and signing!
Where: Indigo Metrotown Burnaby
When: Friday May 9 | 7 pm
How: Tickets through Indigo events or link in bio
May 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
✨INDIGO EXCLUSIVE EVENT✨
If you’re in the Lower Mainland, come join myself and Tessa Barbosa one week from today at Metrotown Indigo to celebrate What Wakes the Bells with a Q+A and signing!
Where: Indigo Metrotown Burnaby
When: Friday May 9 | 7 pm
How: Tickets through Indigo events or link in bio
If you’re in the Lower Mainland, come join myself and Tessa Barbosa one week from today at Metrotown Indigo to celebrate What Wakes the Bells with a Q+A and signing!
Where: Indigo Metrotown Burnaby
When: Friday May 9 | 7 pm
How: Tickets through Indigo events or link in bio
THE HANGING BONES is off to copyedits!
No release date beyond first half of 2026, cover still in progress, but this weird dark fantasy full of autumn forests, angry girls, and bony monster horror is coming!
Make sure to add it on Goodreads and join my newsletter for updates (🔗s in bio!)
No release date beyond first half of 2026, cover still in progress, but this weird dark fantasy full of autumn forests, angry girls, and bony monster horror is coming!
Make sure to add it on Goodreads and join my newsletter for updates (🔗s in bio!)
April 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
THE HANGING BONES is off to copyedits!
No release date beyond first half of 2026, cover still in progress, but this weird dark fantasy full of autumn forests, angry girls, and bony monster horror is coming!
Make sure to add it on Goodreads and join my newsletter for updates (🔗s in bio!)
No release date beyond first half of 2026, cover still in progress, but this weird dark fantasy full of autumn forests, angry girls, and bony monster horror is coming!
Make sure to add it on Goodreads and join my newsletter for updates (🔗s in bio!)
If you’d told me two years ago that friends would send me pictures of a giant stack of my little gothic book beside an equally giant stack of a new Hunger Games book by THE Suzanne Collins in The Strand I’d have disowned you because what?
April 2, 2025 at 9:52 PM
If you’d told me two years ago that friends would send me pictures of a giant stack of my little gothic book beside an equally giant stack of a new Hunger Games book by THE Suzanne Collins in The Strand I’d have disowned you because what?
✨AUDIOBOOK GIVEAWAY✨
Yesterday marks two weeks since WHAT WAKES THE BELLS has been out, and as the lovely folks at Macmillan Audio gave me a few extra digital copies, I want to celebrate with a giveaway on insta here: www.instagram.com/p/DHqqLLiACs...
Yesterday marks two weeks since WHAT WAKES THE BELLS has been out, and as the lovely folks at Macmillan Audio gave me a few extra digital copies, I want to celebrate with a giveaway on insta here: www.instagram.com/p/DHqqLLiACs...
March 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
✨AUDIOBOOK GIVEAWAY✨
Yesterday marks two weeks since WHAT WAKES THE BELLS has been out, and as the lovely folks at Macmillan Audio gave me a few extra digital copies, I want to celebrate with a giveaway on insta here: www.instagram.com/p/DHqqLLiACs...
Yesterday marks two weeks since WHAT WAKES THE BELLS has been out, and as the lovely folks at Macmillan Audio gave me a few extra digital copies, I want to celebrate with a giveaway on insta here: www.instagram.com/p/DHqqLLiACs...
I *always* have music playing. Like, my annual Spotify listening hours are over 90k each time.
AKA of course there’s an official WHAT WAKES THE BELLS playlist! It sets the perfect mood for reading about magical bells, angry sentient cities, and vengeful saints, and you can save it at the 🔗 below!
AKA of course there’s an official WHAT WAKES THE BELLS playlist! It sets the perfect mood for reading about magical bells, angry sentient cities, and vengeful saints, and you can save it at the 🔗 below!
March 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I *always* have music playing. Like, my annual Spotify listening hours are over 90k each time.
AKA of course there’s an official WHAT WAKES THE BELLS playlist! It sets the perfect mood for reading about magical bells, angry sentient cities, and vengeful saints, and you can save it at the 🔗 below!
AKA of course there’s an official WHAT WAKES THE BELLS playlist! It sets the perfect mood for reading about magical bells, angry sentient cities, and vengeful saints, and you can save it at the 🔗 below!
WHAT WAKES THE BELLS is officially one week old!
The biggest thank you to everyone who bought a copy, sent me a photo of your local store or shelf, or messaged about how much you enjoyed it! It’s meant so so much to me 🩷
Also, if you read and enjoyed BELLS, please consider leaving a review online!
The biggest thank you to everyone who bought a copy, sent me a photo of your local store or shelf, or messaged about how much you enjoyed it! It’s meant so so much to me 🩷
Also, if you read and enjoyed BELLS, please consider leaving a review online!
March 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
WHAT WAKES THE BELLS is officially one week old!
The biggest thank you to everyone who bought a copy, sent me a photo of your local store or shelf, or messaged about how much you enjoyed it! It’s meant so so much to me 🩷
Also, if you read and enjoyed BELLS, please consider leaving a review online!
The biggest thank you to everyone who bought a copy, sent me a photo of your local store or shelf, or messaged about how much you enjoyed it! It’s meant so so much to me 🩷
Also, if you read and enjoyed BELLS, please consider leaving a review online!
Book one has been kicked out of the nest and now it’s back to coddling book two.
THE HANGING BONES (2026) is a YA dark fantasy standalone completely separate from WHAT WAKES THE BELLS. But it’s got monsters, spooky settings, magical stags, and a very angry ace girl with vengeance on her mind.
THE HANGING BONES (2026) is a YA dark fantasy standalone completely separate from WHAT WAKES THE BELLS. But it’s got monsters, spooky settings, magical stags, and a very angry ace girl with vengeance on her mind.
March 14, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Book one has been kicked out of the nest and now it’s back to coddling book two.
THE HANGING BONES (2026) is a YA dark fantasy standalone completely separate from WHAT WAKES THE BELLS. But it’s got monsters, spooky settings, magical stags, and a very angry ace girl with vengeance on her mind.
THE HANGING BONES (2026) is a YA dark fantasy standalone completely separate from WHAT WAKES THE BELLS. But it’s got monsters, spooky settings, magical stags, and a very angry ace girl with vengeance on her mind.
And just like, WHAT WAKES THE BELLS is out of my hands.
Release day absolutely did not go according to plan but we still managed to salvage it in the best way. It was a day of family and friends, love and pride, and I’m so grateful to everyone who sent a message/text/comment to help me celebrate.
Release day absolutely did not go according to plan but we still managed to salvage it in the best way. It was a day of family and friends, love and pride, and I’m so grateful to everyone who sent a message/text/comment to help me celebrate.
March 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
And just like, WHAT WAKES THE BELLS is out of my hands.
Release day absolutely did not go according to plan but we still managed to salvage it in the best way. It was a day of family and friends, love and pride, and I’m so grateful to everyone who sent a message/text/comment to help me celebrate.
Release day absolutely did not go according to plan but we still managed to salvage it in the best way. It was a day of family and friends, love and pride, and I’m so grateful to everyone who sent a message/text/comment to help me celebrate.
Today, What Wakes the Bells, my debut novel, is unleashed upon the world!
I’M A PUBLISHED AUTHOR!!
I’M A PUBLISHED AUTHOR!!
March 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Today, What Wakes the Bells, my debut novel, is unleashed upon the world!
I’M A PUBLISHED AUTHOR!!
I’M A PUBLISHED AUTHOR!!
My book comes out tomorrow, so if you wanted a look into my brain right now, here you go. Obviously I am completely fine.
March 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
My book comes out tomorrow, so if you wanted a look into my brain right now, here you go. Obviously I am completely fine.
First ever author panel/event ever = survived!
I had such fun at @emeraldcitycon.bsky.social this weekend meeting readers, talking about WHAT WAKES THE BELLS, and debating the superior tropes!
Was shaking in my sneakers with nerves but every lovely person on the panel made me feel welcome!
I had such fun at @emeraldcitycon.bsky.social this weekend meeting readers, talking about WHAT WAKES THE BELLS, and debating the superior tropes!
Was shaking in my sneakers with nerves but every lovely person on the panel made me feel welcome!
March 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
First ever author panel/event ever = survived!
I had such fun at @emeraldcitycon.bsky.social this weekend meeting readers, talking about WHAT WAKES THE BELLS, and debating the superior tropes!
Was shaking in my sneakers with nerves but every lovely person on the panel made me feel welcome!
I had such fun at @emeraldcitycon.bsky.social this weekend meeting readers, talking about WHAT WAKES THE BELLS, and debating the superior tropes!
Was shaking in my sneakers with nerves but every lovely person on the panel made me feel welcome!
Blurb round up part two, and now they’re all accounted for at last! I am so unbelievably thrilled that 8 authors I deeply admire not only read WHAT WAKES THE BELLS, but their lovely words have left me a happy, grateful puddle!
WHAT WAKES THE BELLS releases March 11 and you can still preorder now!
WHAT WAKES THE BELLS releases March 11 and you can still preorder now!
March 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Blurb round up part two, and now they’re all accounted for at last! I am so unbelievably thrilled that 8 authors I deeply admire not only read WHAT WAKES THE BELLS, but their lovely words have left me a happy, grateful puddle!
WHAT WAKES THE BELLS releases March 11 and you can still preorder now!
WHAT WAKES THE BELLS releases March 11 and you can still preorder now!
More trade reviews have come in for WHAT WAKES THE BELLS, and I’m thrilled with the kind words they have to say about my little gothic book!
WHAT WAKES THE BELLS is out March 11!
WHAT WAKES THE BELLS is out March 11!
March 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
More trade reviews have come in for WHAT WAKES THE BELLS, and I’m thrilled with the kind words they have to say about my little gothic book!
WHAT WAKES THE BELLS is out March 11!
WHAT WAKES THE BELLS is out March 11!
Last day to enter the very last goodreads giveaway for WHAT WAKES THE BELLS!!!
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March 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Last day to enter the very last goodreads giveaway for WHAT WAKES THE BELLS!!!
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www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
If you’re looking to support a Canadian author, not only does Indigo have it 30% off, but it’s part of the 30% off BESTSELLERS SALE!
BESTSELLER. BEFORE IT’S EVEN OUT.
BESTSELLER. BEFORE IT’S EVEN OUT.
March 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
If you’re looking to support a Canadian author, not only does Indigo have it 30% off, but it’s part of the 30% off BESTSELLERS SALE!
BESTSELLER. BEFORE IT’S EVEN OUT.
BESTSELLER. BEFORE IT’S EVEN OUT.