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WHAT WAKES THE BELLS

Coming March 11, 2025

Deal announcement for Of Rusted Throats by Elle Tesch, a dark YA fantasy about a keeper of the bells in a sentient city built by long-gone saints. Bought by Emily Settle at Feiwel and Friends for publication in Winter 2025.

I am so excited to share that my debut novel, WHAT WAKES THE BELLS (previously titled Of Rusted Throats), will be published with Feiwel & Friends on March 11, 2025!

A YA dark fantasy, it will appeal to fans of Vespertine, Seven Faceless Saints and Down Comes the Night. Inspired by a local Prague legend and St. Vitus Cathedral, it features bell towers and their keepers, biblically accurate saints, a lovers-to-enemies romance, a demisexual main character, and a living city under siege.