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 […]
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 […]
These two <3. I am so in love with these portraits of Sam and Hel from the US covers for Strange Beasts and Wayward Souls (of the Harker & Moriarty series), hand-illustrated by the incomparable Zach Meyer. The portrait of Hel aka Dr. Helena Moriarty aka Lady M is taken from STRANGE BEASTS, where she is […]
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I’m so incredibly delighted to announce Wayward Souls, the sequel to Strange Beasts and the next installment in the Harker & Moriarty series, is slated for publication in March 2026!! The delightfully dark sequel to the gothic supernatural mystery Strange Beasts. Six days before Samhain—the night when the veil between worlds is thinnest—Samantha Harker, daughter […]
So excited to see Strange Beasts at the top of so many lists in the UK today!
Utterly delighted to see Strange Beasts on Smart Bitches, Trashy Books’ Favorite Reads of 2024! Read the full list here: Our Favorite Reads of 2024 | Smart Bitches, Trashy Books
I don’t know how I missed this, but I’m utterly delighted that Strange Beasts made Goldsboro’s 2024 Bestsellers List!! (Please excuse the creative cutting–I didn’t have room for all the rows of wonderful books on the list. But definitely check them out on Goldsboro’s website!)
So delighted to see Strange Beasts in Parade’s best horror books of 2024, and in such extraordinary company!! 🤩 Read all about it here: The 51 Best Horror Books of 2024 – Best Reads on Parade
‘Tis the season for awards eligibility posts! Strange Beasts is eligible in the novel category for the Nebulas, Hugos, Stokers, World Fantasy Awards, British Fantasy Awards, etc. For more information about Strange Beasts, go to: https://susanjmorris.com/book/strange-beasts/
