Billy Merrell

Young people's poet. 🌈 Lover of yoga, gardening, & food. ✨Author of Vanilla & Talking in the Dark, and co-editor of The Full Spectrum. Non-binary he/they

[Billy Merrell @billy_merrell]

Celebrating a #starredreview in Booklist with #proudparents!

Vanilla is "a feast for those hungry for character-driven literary fiction."🕺🏼

[The Steve Keene Art Book / Order Now! @TractorBeamPub]

First Look: A finished #SteveKeene Art Book, the first book dedicated to indie rock painting collaborator to @pavement_band, @applesinstereo, Silver Jews, Palace & others. Perhaps the most prolific hand painter of all time. #SKartBook Reserve yours: https://t.co/R1UplXF0kv

[Billy Merrell @billy_merrell]

@kacencallender I needed to read that today. Thank you.

[Billy Merrell @billy_merrell]

Happy book bday to the new American edition of Dean Atta’s YA poetry novel, The Black Flamingo! An unforgettable exploration of queerness, blackness, drag culture, and soulful self-discovery. The final poem “How to Come Out as Gay” should be required reading. ✨

[Billy Merrell @billy_merrell]

Check out my new shirt. #⚽️ #tottenham #gospurs⚽️ Feeling like a #jollyoldelf in my #floridasunshine https://t.co/nEmxNiJlUu

[Billy Merrell @billy_merrell]

Merry Christmas, Ya Filthy Animal... Another inspired Christmas #chalkboard, @the_briiian 🎄🎁🕺🏼 #mybrother #neverdisappoints #homealone #christmasmovies #andahappynewyear 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥 https://t.co/8VAm93WIgv

[Billy Merrell @billy_merrell]

@JustineLavaworm 😘😘😘

[Billy Merrell @billy_merrell]

Billy, look directly at the sun. 📸 @aryzeqiri #coneyislandvibes #🎡 #goldenhour #gaysofinstagram #billy #blindedbythelight https://t.co/YzkenDbeFo

[Billy Merrell @billy_merrell]

Last day of vacation, already? #imnotready ok #imready 💋🖼 But first, one last tea dance at the #boatslip ?

#ptown #friends #summer #proudtobeanamerican #wheresnico 😢🤪 https://t.co/d4zgC9L3Xo

[Billy Merrell @billy_merrell]

One final #handstand before catching our flight home. ✈️ This time from sunny, sunny #iceland 🗻☁️🌿 #handstandtourism #inversionpractice #rekyavik #geothermalpool #vacationfinale #nextstopbrooklyn
Ps., I ❤️ @duh_nico https://t.co/KonNZFjKvw

[Billy Merrell @billy_merrell]

@OrlyWolf You’re very kind! Thanks for the rec!

[Billy Merrell @billy_merrell]

It’s everything they said it would be. 😍

#paris https://t.co/0VJc9lmZ3z

[Scholastic @Scholastic]

Falling in love is hard. Staying in love is harder. Celebrate #PrideMonth with Vanilla by @billy_merrell: https://t.co/0MaZYdPXTn #ReadWithPride

[Billy Merrell @billy_merrell]

Wedding vibes. 🌸 #millestons 📸 by @sam_gordon_ https://t.co/2iX9tIuxzn

[Billy Merrell @billy_merrell]

Same. https://t.co/nZtHowQ1Ib

[Madeleine Baran @madeleinebaran]

Here’s the opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court reversing Curtis Flowers’ conviction. @InTheDarkAPM #CurtisFlowers #SCOTUS https://t.co/x7CfBR9zYK

[Billy Merrell @billy_merrell]

@GEducates Erica, you’ve brightened my Pride! I’m delighted Vanilla found you, and that you found something in it worth the gift of your attention. Truly. Don’t be a stranger. 🌈🌟🌿🦋

[Billy Merrell @billy_merrell]

Watering day!
✨💦🌿
(Happy birthday, @igeoff, ultimate #plantnerd) https://t.co/fU9ONP567x

[Billy Merrell @billy_merrell]

@cynthiasoned You are magic.

[Billy Merrell @billy_merrell]

@cynthiasoned You’re very kind to say that! Inspiring me to write more. 😍

[Billy Merrell @billy_merrell]

My #firstnovel comes out in paperback #today! 😍🎉

[I read YA 🏳️‍🌈📚 @ireadya]

✨ Happy #BookBirthday to the paperback edition of VANILLA by @billy_merrell! ✨

In this bold and groundbreaking novel, two boys discover that falling in love is hard, but staying in love is harder. 💜 Start reading 👉🏼 https://t.co/mXJOc3TLLF