About

At Rose Books, we believe now is the time to take risks for the sake of beauty.

Rose Books was founded in 2022 by author Chelsea Hodson in Sedona, Arizona. We publish two books per year.

Rose Books is distributed by Asterism, including wholesale and library orders.

Credits

Publisher & Editor: Chelsea Hodson
Cover Design for our House Style: Sarah Schulte
Cover Design for Rose Books Reader: Steak Mtn
Interior Design and Typesetting: Adam Robinson
Website & Merch Logo: Mark McCoy
Book Cover Logo: Steak Mtn
Proofreading: Brittany Menjivar
Accounting: Ben Buckner

Submissions

We will be open for book submissions, Reader submissions, and Hotline submissions later in 2026. Join our mailing list to be notified before we announce on social media.

Press

• Nylon: “Chelsea Hodson’s Publishing Moxie”

• Other Ppl Podcast: “How to Start an Indie Press”

• Publisher’s Weekly: “Rose Books to Bloom This Summer”

• W Magazine: “Chelsea Hodson Wants to Publish Risk-Taking Writers”

• Zero Cred with Dan Ozzi: “At Home with Chelsea Hodson”

Fulfillment Policy

All items sold via the Rose Books store are shipped within 7 business days or sooner, with the exception of preorders.

All items are final sale, with the exception of damaged and/or incorrect items and orders. In these cases, we accept both domestic and international returns and exchanges within 45 days of the purchase date. Rose Books will refund original shipping costs and reimburse the return shipping cost of the replacement item.

In the event that you were sent a defective or incorrect item or order, please contact us at info@rosebooks.co and we will work to correct the order as soon as possible.