Bethany Laurel

@bethanylaurel.bsky.social

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Writer, artist, editor, gluten free sorcerer, and fiber gremlin. If you want me to yell, use “homespun” when you mean rough-spun. No AI ever.

Somewhat sketchy ink line art of a long haired character with double fangs sitting on the shoulders of a scowling cat demon and grinning like it’s the best day of their life
A somewhat blurry photo of the lower corner of a book cover, showing the top of the barcode, which has three flags above it: progress pride flag, demisexual pride flag, and aromantic pride flag
Golden scales on a blue background, balancing an inkwell full of light against two feathers, one white and one black. Text reads “Balances” and “a journey of belonging” above, and “Bethany Laurel” below.
A woman with long blond hair wearing a white coat, tall white boots, a dark blue zip up vest, and tan pants, facing a teal-haired woman wearing a sleeveless gray hooded vest over a red shirt with detached sleeves, gray shorts, three layers of stockings, and cuff-topped boots.
A character with light brown skin, black hair with red roots, and green eyes grimacing in front of an aro pride flag. Text reads “do NOT be my Valentine. Ew.”
A hand holding a book with a blue cover depicting a golden set of scales with an inkwell full of sparkling magic balanced against two feathers, one white and one black. Text reads “Balances” and “a journey of belonging” above, and “Bethany Laurel” below.
A character with light brown skin, black hair with red roots, and green eyes grimacing in front of the aromantic pride flag. Text reads “do NOT be my Valentine. Ew.”
A screenshot of the search results on the Libby app, showing Balances, by Bethany Laurel, publishing 22 JUN 2026 (sic), with a fragment of the blurb showing
A textured blue background with golden scales balancing two feathers, one white and one black, on the left against an inkwell containing a brilliant light on the right. Text reads “BALANCES” and “a journey of belonging” above and “Bethany Laurel” below.
Messy sketch of two figures. Right has short, slightly scruffy hair, one eyebrow raised, and arms crossed. Left has long hair, green eyes, and is chewing one thumbnail.
The title page of a book, printed: Platform Decay, Martha Wells, Tor Publishing Group, New York. Written in ink below the author’s name: Happy Birthday Bethany. Author’s signature below that.
A textured blue background with text that reads “BALANCES” and “a journey of belonging”, with a hint of a golden object cropped below the text
A black travel cup with a tan base. A logo in gold depicts a steaming coffee cup with text that reads “life is good, coffee makes it better” and a sticker with a rainbow background and text: “reading is a gateway drug for writing”
Irregularly shaped swirl buns with chunky filling
A white iPhone SE on a red crochet blanket
A character with light brown skin, black hair with crimson roots, green eyes, and facial tattoos. He’s making a disgusted face. The background is the aromantic pride flag. Text reads “do NOT be my valentine. Ew.”
A guy with short auburn hair, a blue coat, and a blindfold wielding sparkly magic. He is back to back with a grinning dragonboy in black who holds a dagger in one hand and a key in the other. The pose looks like they’re dancing.
A watercolor sketch of a blue bearded iris in an impressionistic style
Closeup photo of a gray cat under a white blanket looking contentedly toward the camera
A character with light brown skin, vivid green eyes, and bleach hair with red roots grimacing. The background is the aromantic pride flag. Text reads “do NOT be my valentine. Ew.”
Line art of two dragonfolk who look like elves with horns, ridges, and wings. One is walking past in front of the other, who is watching him go.
Irregularly shaped chocolate scones with butterscotch chips on a greedy sheet of baking parchment
A short loop of a gray cat with white feet and chin, rolling his head on a box on top of a cupboard.
A man with light brown skin, long black hair, and green eyes. He’s dressed all in black and covered in blood, chewing his bloody thumbnail.
Gilgamesh Wulfenbach from the comic Girl Genius, wearing a giant hat that says “GILGEMESH WULFENBACH, schmott guy!” He is shouting: “Yes. It’s really me. Yes, I’m really back. I am not a spy–I am not an imposter–And I am not amused”
A worried-looking man with dark brown skin resting his forehead against the forehead of a tired-looking pale man with orange hair. They’re looking into each other’s eyes.
A dragonboy with long golden bangs and backward-pointing horns looking up at a serpentine dragon with an opal eye
A bowl of thick cheesy soup with chunks of apple and onion. A piece of biscuit is near the edge of the bowl.
A character with auburn hair wilding darkness and light magic back to back with a character with horns and fangs who has a dagger in one hand and a key in the other. Redhead is blindfolded. Dragonboy has a bandage on one hand. The pose looks like they’re dancing.
A small piece of fruitcake
A hand wearing the striped knitting as a glovelet that covers from wrist to knuckles
A spindle with red yarn on it beside knitting needles with a small piece of ribbed knitting striped in blue, purple, gold, and green.
A gray cat with white whiskers looking at the camera as though glaring. He is lying on a striped crochet blanket in shades of blue and purple.
Watercolor sketch of a laughing boar wearing holly. Lettering reads “Happy Hogswatch” and a vague blue light shines in the background.
A close photo of zigzag crochet stripes in shades of red and black