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Ella Dawson

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s*x & culture critic. author of BUT HOW ARE YOU, REALLY, Dutton Books 2024. REBEL EVER AFTER podcast host. she/her. 🩷💜💙

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a year ago

New year, new look!! My scrappy podcast has real artwork now thanks to @goblinchampagne, whose talent I've admired for over a decade 💘

I have big dreams for what #RebelEverAfter can become in 2025. Again and again, authors tell me that a happily-ever-after is nothing without a true community for their characters. My hope is this podcast becomes a community for romance readers and authors alike who care about fighting for a better world. No matter why you come to romance — for escapism, hope, or the validation of your identity — you are welcome here.

Thank you to everyone who has listened, subscribed, rated and reviewed so far. Author interviews are back on Monday.

It's your turn to tell me — what does happily ever after mean to you?

#romancebooks #romancereader by @brosandprose

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2 years ago

IT’S HERE! I’m excited to share the cover of my debut novel, BUT HOW ARE YOU, REALLY, coming on June 4th, 2024 from @duttonbooks.

I am ecstatic. The silhouette! The colors! The bisexual pin! I'm so grateful for the artistry of @frenchchips, who captured the soul of this book perfectly.

This is also the beginning of my big bad PRE-ORDER CAMPAIGN! BHAYR is now available for pre-order from booksellers, including Bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, Amazon, and more. You can find links to ALL those sellers at the link in my bio, and at bit.ly/buthowareyoureallynovel

If you plan to purchase the book, please please please consider pre-ordering today. Early sales numbers are very important in publishing. Pre-orders send a message that a book and its author are loved and supported, which will impact where the book is available, how much press it gets, what kind of events I might have, and other decisions about my future. That’s even truer for debut authors like me, who are largely unknown and need to prove we are worth reading and investing in.

If you’re not able to pre-order at this time but you want to support BUT HOW ARE YOU, REALLY, please share this post! Tag a friend who loves romance, millennial stories, or queer voices! Add the book to your “Want To Read” list on Goodreads! Or join my Patreon community for free to receive updates on the book as we get closer to pub day.

Here’s what you can expect from BUT HOW ARE YOU, REALLY:

💜 Bisexual heroine + cinnamon roll bro hero (cinnamon broll??)
💜 Second-chance romance @ the college reunion
💜 Laid off, burned out millennial woes
💜 Queer chosen family
💜 There’s only one twin-XL bed
💜 Now That’s What I Call Trauma! AKA abuse survivors deserve HEAs too

I am so grateful to my team at Dutton including @maya784 and @isabelrosedas, and @jamiecarr and the folks at @thebookgrp. And to my patrons, who made all of this possible.

Thank you for your support, and happy pre-ordering!!

#bookstagram #bookish #writersofinstagram #writersofIG #coverreveal #romancelandia #romancebooks #romancereads #secondchanceromance #abusesurvivor #traumarecovery #survivorjourney #buthowareyoureally The book cover of But How Are You, Really. A thick cream frame borders an illustration of the right side of a woman’s torso. She wears a denim jacket with a pin of the bisexual flag on the breast pocket, and a red name tag that reads, “A NOVEL, Ella Dawson.” Her blond ponytail is tucked behind the collar of her jacket. In the top left of the cover, cream text reads, “Can a college reunion restart your life?” The title of the book is centered in bright neon pink, “But How Are You, Really”. by @brosandprose

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3 years ago

Zoey is really strict. New episode with @joss.richard coming to the Rebel Ever After feed on Monday! Subscribe for updates and romance recs on Bindery and you might get a cute Zoey picture in your inbox too 🐈‍⬛❤️ by @brosandprose

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get to know your friendly neighborhood aspiring publisher!

we're 19% of the way to reaching our goal of 100 Rebel subscribers on Bindery. pledge or join for free 💘 by @brosandprose

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I've been sitting on this news for a long time and I'm thrilled to finally share it with you: I was invited to become a @bindery_books Tastemaker.

You can learn all about what that means on this week's episode of Rebel Ever After, but here's the TL;DR: While the podcast will remain free and distributed wherever you like to listen, the Rebel Ever After community will live on the Bindery social platform for book lovers — and we have the opportunity to start our very own romance imprint with their publishing arm… How does Rebel Ever After Press, an imprint of Bindery, sound?

Please subscribe at rebeleverafter.binderybooks.com to join our publishing community and help me bring more progressive romance novels into the world. by @brosandprose

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5 days ago

I loved seeing the UK and French-language covers for some of my favorite books while I traveled this month. I didn't realize A Gentleman's Gentleman has a completely different title for its UK edition!

Do you have a favorite alternate cover?

Pictures taken at @gaysthewordbookshop and @gibertromance.

#romancereader #romanceauthor #romancebooks #coverart #romancecovers by @brosandprose

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7 days ago

One of my most magical moments in Paris was stumbling across a romance bookstore! @gibertromance had a mix of French and English language titles, including translations of some of my favorite authors. The beautiful, bound special editions of the Ravenels and Devil In Winter by @lisakleypas really tested my restraint. Plus translations of @caitsbooks and @sarahbethdurst! See if you spot other authors on the shelves ❤️

#romancereader #romancelover #romancebookstore #Parisbookstore taken in Paris, France by @brosandprose

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8 days ago

Just a reminder that indie authors and small presses are the best, and I’m so hype to see more people bringing books into the world on their own terms.

#authorsofig #authorslife #romanceauthor #indieauthor #debutauthor by @brosandprose

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10 days ago

I am fully Paris-pilled. My body is 53% crepes and 47% croissants. Merci!!!!!!!

🇫🇷 🥐 👒 🥂 taken in Paris, France by @brosandprose

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11 days ago

Everyone, meet Winston! He looks backward so that I don’t have to anymore. It was a dream getting inked by @nolseytattoo at @goodcompany.tattoo 🥹 taken in Brighton by @brosandprose

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16 days ago

I’m at the airport about to be offline for two weeks and I need you all to know that I am not my evil twin!!! Don’t cancel me for Wario Ella’s bad takes! Okay bye bye see y’all later 🇬🇧🇫🇷 by @brosandprose

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