anita kelly 🌈
@anitakellywrites.bsky.social
Writer of queer romance.
Last: DONUT SUMMER, out now 🍩
Next: HEARTWAVES #2, out sometime 2026 (hopefully lol)
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Last: DONUT SUMMER, out now 🍩
Next: HEARTWAVES #2, out sometime 2026 (hopefully lol)
they/them
one of my signs
October 18, 2025 at 10:29 PM
one of my signs
Some thoughts upon listening to this copy of Bookends I bought at an antique store for $5:
October 4, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Some thoughts upon listening to this copy of Bookends I bought at an antique store for $5:
Last weekend in war-ravaged Portland, all the terrorists congregated downtown to celebrate the return of Damian Lillard to our mediocre basketball team. The mascot, Blaze, attempted to fist bump a dog in front of my very eyes. Children wished Dame well after his injury. A truly chilling time
September 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Last weekend in war-ravaged Portland, all the terrorists congregated downtown to celebrate the return of Damian Lillard to our mediocre basketball team. The mascot, Blaze, attempted to fist bump a dog in front of my very eyes. Children wished Dame well after his injury. A truly chilling time
Hey friends, looks like two of my books are currently on sale, just fyi. No guns in either of them!!
LOVE & OTHER DISASTERS, $2.99
HOW YOU GET THE GIRL, $1.99
a.co/d/b5W61kT
LOVE & OTHER DISASTERS, $2.99
HOW YOU GET THE GIRL, $1.99
a.co/d/b5W61kT
September 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Hey friends, looks like two of my books are currently on sale, just fyi. No guns in either of them!!
LOVE & OTHER DISASTERS, $2.99
HOW YOU GET THE GIRL, $1.99
a.co/d/b5W61kT
LOVE & OTHER DISASTERS, $2.99
HOW YOU GET THE GIRL, $1.99
a.co/d/b5W61kT
I feel a little insufferable because I have already texted this to family and friends but I just really want everyone to look at my tomatoes lol
August 18, 2025 at 1:05 AM
I feel a little insufferable because I have already texted this to family and friends but I just really want everyone to look at my tomatoes lol
July 29, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I’m also donating (I just started typing “donuting” totally by accident lolol) an annotated edition of DONUT SUMMER to the fundraising raffle for Texas Hill Country. More details here: sites.google.com/view/readers...
July 24, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I’m also donating (I just started typing “donuting” totally by accident lolol) an annotated edition of DONUT SUMMER to the fundraising raffle for Texas Hill Country. More details here: sites.google.com/view/readers...
Hey friends, I’m giving away a bundle of all of my books for the Queer Liberation Network auction (including DONUT SUMMER, I just didn’t have a physical copy yet to add to this photo when I submitted it!): www.32auctions.com/organization...
July 24, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Hey friends, I’m giving away a bundle of all of my books for the Queer Liberation Network auction (including DONUT SUMMER, I just didn’t have a physical copy yet to add to this photo when I submitted it!): www.32auctions.com/organization...
In the name of “book promotion” I spent a good hour or two today planning a two-week-long donut shop tour of the Portland area; I’m gonna make myself so sick and also be the best fucking mom in July there ever was
July 2, 2025 at 3:40 AM
In the name of “book promotion” I spent a good hour or two today planning a two-week-long donut shop tour of the Portland area; I’m gonna make myself so sick and also be the best fucking mom in July there ever was
LOVE & OTHER DISASTERS, my queer romcom about falling in love on the set of a cooking competition show, is also on sale through 6/30, for $2.99
a.co/d/3ZgEJad
a.co/d/3ZgEJad
June 30, 2025 at 3:31 AM
LOVE & OTHER DISASTERS, my queer romcom about falling in love on the set of a cooking competition show, is also on sale through 6/30, for $2.99
a.co/d/3ZgEJad
a.co/d/3ZgEJad
Think I forgot to mention this here—but HEARTWAVES, my small town queer romance about opening a bookstore on the Oregon Coast, is on sale for $1.99 through 6/30 (Monday).
a.co/d/bZWBGA3
a.co/d/bZWBGA3
June 30, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Think I forgot to mention this here—but HEARTWAVES, my small town queer romance about opening a bookstore on the Oregon Coast, is on sale for $1.99 through 6/30 (Monday).
a.co/d/bZWBGA3
a.co/d/bZWBGA3
Hi friends, another sale happening today—$1.99 for SOMETHING WILD & WONDERFUL. This one’s today only (6/5), but reminder that the $2.99 sale for LOVE & OTHER DISASTERS runs all month.
a.co/d/84ymnx0
a.co/d/84ymnx0
June 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Hi friends, another sale happening today—$1.99 for SOMETHING WILD & WONDERFUL. This one’s today only (6/5), but reminder that the $2.99 sale for LOVE & OTHER DISASTERS runs all month.
a.co/d/84ymnx0
a.co/d/84ymnx0
June 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
anyway I am angry all the time but this only-angry-sometimes book I wrote is on sale this month
a.co/d/2NahVjT
a.co/d/2NahVjT
June 2, 2025 at 2:23 AM
anyway I am angry all the time but this only-angry-sometimes book I wrote is on sale this month
a.co/d/2NahVjT
a.co/d/2NahVjT
incredible (from Willamette Week)
April 21, 2025 at 3:56 AM
incredible (from Willamette Week)
Con of finally having the yard of my dreams: my kiddo & his friends playing soccer in it keep cutting off my flowers at the knees lol
Pro: I get to bring the broken babies inside :)
Pro: I get to bring the broken babies inside :)
April 6, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Con of finally having the yard of my dreams: my kiddo & his friends playing soccer in it keep cutting off my flowers at the knees lol
Pro: I get to bring the broken babies inside :)
Pro: I get to bring the broken babies inside :)
DEVIL IN SPRING by Lisa Kleypas
Historical romance; Avon 2017
I almost always have a range of complicated feelings about a Kleypas, but what always impresses me and brings me back is the warmth in how she builds her cast of characters, & how much she interconnects them all—a true histrom talent
Historical romance; Avon 2017
I almost always have a range of complicated feelings about a Kleypas, but what always impresses me and brings me back is the warmth in how she builds her cast of characters, & how much she interconnects them all—a true histrom talent
March 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
DEVIL IN SPRING by Lisa Kleypas
Historical romance; Avon 2017
I almost always have a range of complicated feelings about a Kleypas, but what always impresses me and brings me back is the warmth in how she builds her cast of characters, & how much she interconnects them all—a true histrom talent
Historical romance; Avon 2017
I almost always have a range of complicated feelings about a Kleypas, but what always impresses me and brings me back is the warmth in how she builds her cast of characters, & how much she interconnects them all—a true histrom talent
AND THEY WERE ROOMMATES by @pagepowars.bsky.social
Queer contemporary YA; ARC; out from Macmillan in May 2025
I loved this SO much; the private school setting of St. Valentine’s was SO fun and campy; it was frequently hilarious while also being so tender; I was obsessed with both Jasper & Charlie
Queer contemporary YA; ARC; out from Macmillan in May 2025
I loved this SO much; the private school setting of St. Valentine’s was SO fun and campy; it was frequently hilarious while also being so tender; I was obsessed with both Jasper & Charlie
March 9, 2025 at 1:05 AM
AND THEY WERE ROOMMATES by @pagepowars.bsky.social
Queer contemporary YA; ARC; out from Macmillan in May 2025
I loved this SO much; the private school setting of St. Valentine’s was SO fun and campy; it was frequently hilarious while also being so tender; I was obsessed with both Jasper & Charlie
Queer contemporary YA; ARC; out from Macmillan in May 2025
I loved this SO much; the private school setting of St. Valentine’s was SO fun and campy; it was frequently hilarious while also being so tender; I was obsessed with both Jasper & Charlie
DRUNK ON LOVE by Jasmine Guillory
Contemporary romance; Berkley, 2022
Caught up on this before diving into Guillory’s upcoming follow-up FLIRTING LESSONS. I really really loved the winery setting! And found the romance between Margot and Luke really sweet and compelling.
Contemporary romance; Berkley, 2022
Caught up on this before diving into Guillory’s upcoming follow-up FLIRTING LESSONS. I really really loved the winery setting! And found the romance between Margot and Luke really sweet and compelling.
March 9, 2025 at 12:57 AM
DRUNK ON LOVE by Jasmine Guillory
Contemporary romance; Berkley, 2022
Caught up on this before diving into Guillory’s upcoming follow-up FLIRTING LESSONS. I really really loved the winery setting! And found the romance between Margot and Luke really sweet and compelling.
Contemporary romance; Berkley, 2022
Caught up on this before diving into Guillory’s upcoming follow-up FLIRTING LESSONS. I really really loved the winery setting! And found the romance between Margot and Luke really sweet and compelling.
HOW TO BE A GOOD CREATURE: A Memoir in 13 Animals by Sy Montgomery
Non-fiction; published in 2018 by HMH
This was so, so lovely; I read it in small bites over a month and almost every single story made me cry. Montgomery’s true love of animals was inspiring and comforting.
Non-fiction; published in 2018 by HMH
This was so, so lovely; I read it in small bites over a month and almost every single story made me cry. Montgomery’s true love of animals was inspiring and comforting.
March 9, 2025 at 12:50 AM
HOW TO BE A GOOD CREATURE: A Memoir in 13 Animals by Sy Montgomery
Non-fiction; published in 2018 by HMH
This was so, so lovely; I read it in small bites over a month and almost every single story made me cry. Montgomery’s true love of animals was inspiring and comforting.
Non-fiction; published in 2018 by HMH
This was so, so lovely; I read it in small bites over a month and almost every single story made me cry. Montgomery’s true love of animals was inspiring and comforting.
anyway the ebook of How You Get the Girl is on sale for $3.99 for the whole month of March
a.co/d/gZGUGLz
a.co/d/gZGUGLz
March 1, 2025 at 9:57 PM
anyway the ebook of How You Get the Girl is on sale for $3.99 for the whole month of March
a.co/d/gZGUGLz
a.co/d/gZGUGLz
ONCE UPON YOU & ME, by Timothy Janovsky
Contemporary queer romance; ARC; out from Harlequin in April
I am constantly impressed with Janovsky’s consistently creative worlds; I found this age gap gay romance set on a fairy-tale-themed resort in the Catskills so soft and comforting
Contemporary queer romance; ARC; out from Harlequin in April
I am constantly impressed with Janovsky’s consistently creative worlds; I found this age gap gay romance set on a fairy-tale-themed resort in the Catskills so soft and comforting
February 22, 2025 at 5:09 PM
ONCE UPON YOU & ME, by Timothy Janovsky
Contemporary queer romance; ARC; out from Harlequin in April
I am constantly impressed with Janovsky’s consistently creative worlds; I found this age gap gay romance set on a fairy-tale-themed resort in the Catskills so soft and comforting
Contemporary queer romance; ARC; out from Harlequin in April
I am constantly impressed with Janovsky’s consistently creative worlds; I found this age gap gay romance set on a fairy-tale-themed resort in the Catskills so soft and comforting