Book Launch for BOUND BY FURY with Noelle Monét

Do you love southern gothic vibes, mysterious boarding schools, and Zodiac-based magic? What about queer, biracial Appalachian representation? Bound by Fury has that and more...including a friends to enemies to something relationship with incredible tension.

Attendees will hear from local author Noelle Monét about the making of Bound by Fury in a conversation with author DeAndra Davis. A book signing will follow the talk.

Register for this free event and reserve your spot! Bookmarks is working with Noelle Monét on a preorder campaign to provide signed, personalized copies of Bound by Fury. Click here to preorder on our website. You can pick up your preorder at the event, and even purchase an extra copy for a friend.

This hardcover features sprayed stenciled edges while the special edition supply lasts.
Legendborn meets The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina in this captivating contemporary fantasy debut about a teen whose newly awakened magical abilities send her searching for answers at an elite boarding school that has a mysterious connection to her family’s history.
Harper grew up loving her grandma Gigi’s stories about pretty brown girls with magic from the stars, but they were just that—stories…until Gigi’s sudden death awakens a dangerous power building beneath Harper’s skin. Desperate for answers, Harper finds herself drawn to an elite boarding school in the Appalachian Mountains.
A school that Gigi herself attended, and one rumored to be haunted by the ghosts of witches past.
Harper arrives at Black Mountain Academy determined to learn about her burgeoning power, even if that means dealing with Kai, her grumpy ex-best friend now hellbent on getting her to leave campus, and his cousin, Lucas, who won’t let her forget the almost-kiss from last summer. But Black Mountain Academy was built on secrets, and the deeper Harper digs, the more sinister rot she finds lurking beneath.
When Harper unearths a chilling local legend about the gruesome deaths of twelve witches on campus, she feels an uncanny connection to the women. But someone doesn’t want her exposing the school’s dark past, and when it becomes clear they’ll K*ll to stop her, Harper has to decide whether to leave her history behind or risk everything for the truth of her own identity.

Noelle Monét’s angst was cultivated in central North Carolina where the air is as thick as the gravy. A 2025 Lambda Literary Fellow, registered nurse, author, and business owner, she can often be found covered in the residue left behind by sticky toddler fingers, buried beneath her ever-growing physical TBR pile, or standing at the edge of the sea, overwhelmed by the vastness of the world. She lives on the coast with her partner, three kids, and two cats, Eloise and Greg. She can be found at @author_noellemonet on IG or on her website noellemonet.com.

DeAndra Davis is New York–born and Florida-bred. She’s a hopeless musical theater nerd (Wicked is definitely her favorite), a perpetual student and teacher, and always trailed by a kid or a dog because she has way too many of both. She has an opinion for everything, an argument ready, and a hug for everyone, and she thinks you should, too. She is the author of All the Noise at Once, winner of the William C. Morris Award for best young adult debut book, and The Lovers, the Liars, and Me. DeAndra can be found on most socials @DeAndraWrites.