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Happy Asexual Visibility Day 2026!
Today on the site we’re celebrating Asexual Visibility Day (aka International Asexuality Day) as we do, with books starring asexual main characters or about asexuality! For even more recs, check out last year’s post. Children’s Love Looks Like Lola by Cory Daigle-Orians and Siân Coules-Milne (August 21, 2026) What does love look like? Is it holding hands? Sharing kisses? Getting married? When…
The Bloody and the Damned Cover Reveal
COMING TO A BOOKSHELF NEAR YOU: APRIL 7, 2026
An assassin with outlawed, magical abilities will do anything to get their kidnapped sisters back in this dystopic-fantasy standalone, perfect for fans of Iron Widow and Hell Followed With Us.
So very many thanks to the Roaring Brook Press team and to the incredible artist, @micaeladawn, for putting together a cover that hits the tone, atmosphere and vibe of this book so perfectly.
The Bloody and the Damned is ARCANE meets FIREFLY meets Dagger Dagger Dagger, with a dash of "Show Yourself" from Frozen 2. Heavy on the queer found family, plus an acearo main character with questionable morals and a penchant for stabbing.
Preorder links are already available, and preorders are THE best way to support upcoming books and authors you love. You can check the links out here:
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250344670/thebloodyandthedamned/
The official blurb:
Mercy has no place here. On Trinity, a metal world where the privileged live in the skies and the rest fight for water below, you do what you can to survive. 18-year-old Val knows this better than anyone. They’ve sacrificed everything to provide for their younger sisters. Using their outlawed teleportation powers, they've become the most infamous assassin-for-hire on Trinity, known as the Butcher. No one should be able to trace the Butcher to Val. But when things go horribly wrong on a routine mission and Val’s sisters are kidnapped by a gang in retaliation, it means that someone has to know the truth. Desperate and friendless, Val has no one to turn to but their ex-childhood best friend turned vigilante thief. He broke their heart, but he owes them. But as Val fights for the return of their sisters, they start to realize there might be something much bigger at play... something that could upend everything they’ve ever known about Trinity. Val’s journey will take them from a maximum security prison transport to the headquarters of the most powerful gang on Trinity, and all the way to the Gate of Heaven. Each more heavily guarded than the last. Good thing the Butcher has never blinked at an extra casualty.
The Bloody and the Damned by Becca Coffindaffer
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Mercy has no place here. On Trinity, a metal world where the privileged live in the skies and the rest fight for water below, you do what you can to survive. 18-year-old Val knows this better than anyone. They’ve sacrificed everything to provide for their younger sisters. Using their outlawed teleportation powers, they've become the most infamous assassin-for-hire on Trinity, known as the Butcher. No one should be able to trace the Butcher to Val. But when things go horribly wrong on a routine mission and Val’s sisters are kidnapped by a gang in retaliation, it means that someone has to know the truth. Desperate and friendless, Val has no one to turn to but their ex-childhood best friend turned vigilante thief. He broke their heart, but he owes them. But as Val fights for the return of their sisters, they start to realize there might be something much bigger at play... something that could upend everything they’ve ever known about Trinity. Val’s journey will take them from a maximum security prison transport to the headquarters of the most powerful gang on Trinity, and all the way to the Gate of Heaven. Each more heavily guarded than the last. Good thing the Butcher has never blinked at an extra casualty.
The Bloody and the Damned by Becca Coffindaffer
An assassin with outlawed, magical abilities will do anything to get their kidnapped sisters back in this dystopic-fantasy standalone, perfect for fans of Iron Widow and Hell Followed With Us.
Mercy has no place here.
On Trinity, a metal world where the privileged live in the skies and the rest fight for water below, you do what you can to survive.
18-year-old Val knows this better than anyone. They’ve sacrificed everything to provide for their younger sisters. Using their outlawed teleportation powers, they've become the most infamous assassin-for-hire on Trinity, known as the Butcher.
No one should be able to trace the Butcher to Val. But when things go horribly wrong on a routine mission and Val’s sisters are kidnapped by a gang in retaliation, it means that someone has to know the truth.
Desperate and friendless, Val has no one to turn to but their ex-childhood best friend turned vigilante thief. He broke their heart, but he owes them.
But as Val fights for the return of their sisters, they start to realize there might be something much bigger at play... something that could upend everything they’ve ever known about Trinity.
Val’s journey will take them from a maximum security prison transport to the headquarters of the most powerful gang on Trinity, and all the way to the Gate of Heaven. Each more heavily guarded than the last.
Good thing the Butcher has never blinked at an extra casualty.
A fantastic pair of books to round out my June Pride reading: THE BLOODY AND THE DAMNED by Becca Coffindaffer is a fab dystopian with a nonbinary assassin for a main character and some really cool worldbuilding, and LADY DRAGON by AM Strickland is a delightful twist on dragon and princess legends, for all your sapphic shape shifting needs.
Maybe something new isn't so much dark, scary emptiness. Maybe instead it's a miracle - like rain.
Becca Coffindaffer, The Bloody and the Damned
Happy International Nonbinary Day 2025!
Happy International Nonbinary Day! We’re celebrating as we do with great books starring nonbinary protagonists or love interests. For even more recs, check out past years’ posts! Children’s Robin’s Worlds by Rainie Oet (text) and Mathias Ball (illustration) A nonbinary child is whisked off on a spellbinding adventure for their birthday in this dazzling tale of friendship, community, and…
Barnes & Noble 25% Off Preorder Sale!
What better way to ring in 2026 than to gift Future You with new books! Today thru January 1st you can get 25% off any preorder by using PREORDER25 at checkout. And if you preorder The Bloody and the Damned, hold onto that receipt because I will be announcing preorder campaign details very soon!
Here's to great books and a great new year 💜
