I am WAYWARD (thank you Bindery Books and Inky Phoenix for the custom Wayward Souls necklace!) Did you know that if you add Wayward Souls to your TBR on Goodreads or Storygraph you can still get free goodies? (We love our library friends, too!) If you add Wayward Souls to your TBR OR preorder Wayward […]
We are only a few months out from our new adventure with Sam and Hel (March 17th), which means it’s time for our preorder campaign! Open internationally. Bundle #1 Everyone gets this one! All you have to do is add Wayward Souls to your TBR on Goodreads or StoryGraph OR preorder a copy of Wayward Souls): […]
Wayward Souls, the delightfully dark sequel to Strange Beasts (which Scott Lynch recently called “Rad as hell”) has officially dropped on Netgalley UK! I am so excited for you to read this next chapter in Hel and Sam’s story as they venture into Ireland. I hope you enjoy!! Request it here: https://www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book/721259
I’m thrilled to share with you the UK cover for WAYWARD SOULS, the lusciously atmospheric sequel to the supernatural gaslamp mystery, Strange Beasts (which Scott Lynch, author of The Lies of Locke Lamora, recently called “rad as hell”!) Hodderscape never misses, and this cover, by Philip Harris, is no exception. The moodiness! The colors! The […]
I woke up to a lovely surprise the other day, when I found out Scott Lynch (author of phenomenal The Lies of Locke Lamora) had read Strange Beasts and posted about it on Blue Sky! He called it “rad as hell” and “fucking awesome, uncorking a phantasmagorical 19th century Paris that seethes with “gritty depth, […]
Strange Beasts is an August Kindle Monthly Deal in the UK! That means you can pick up a copy for just £0.99. A purrfect opportunity to catch up before Hodderscape/Hachette UK releases the delightfully dark sequel, Wayward Souls, on 12 March 2026.–In case you’ve somehow managed to escape my shouting about it, Strange Beasts is […]
Can you believe it’s nearly been a full, entire YEAR since Strange Beasts released?? (I can’t.) That means that this Waterstones sale, you can get 25% off pre-orders of the UK paperback of Strange Beasts (not pictured to scale), which is due to release October 9th, 2025. Just use code: SUMMER25 It’s perfect timing in […]
So delighted that my local indie, Brick & Mortar Books is going to be reading Strange Beasts for its Fantasy Book Club, meeting October 8th, 2025, at 6:30pm, which happens to be my birthday!! 🎂 Brick and Mortar may also have some exclusive bookmarks, art, and maybe even an advance reader copy of the sequel, Wayward […]
Interested in Wayward Souls but you haven’t read Strange Beasts? You’re in luck! The audiobook, narrated by the incomparable Emily Woo Zeller for Podium Audio, is now available everywhere audiobooks are sold, and the ebook is on sale for $3.99!
I’m so incredibly thrilled to reveal the US cover for WAYWARD SOULS, the delightful dark sequel to the gothic supernatural mystery STRANGE BEASTS, coming March 17th 2026! The exquisitely intricate and lush cover was hand-drawn by the incomparable Zach Meyer, with art direction by Charlotte Strick for the Inky Phoenix imprint of Bindery Books. –WAYWARD […]





