This Week's Monstrosity

I’m sharing quarterlyish peeks at my works in progress and readerly rambles about what I’m reading and loving.

A24 is bringing us a queer psychosexual thriller about a haunted pop star and it stars Anne Hathaway? Yes please.

Everyone’s talking about pink horror again, so here’s one author’s perspective on the emerging discourse.

Smithsonian’s volunteers are using “guerilla teaching” to undermine censorship in the museums.

The mass market paperback is dying in the U.S., at least according to The Guardian.

Byrdie asks a compelling question: Why not try a haunted little nightgown?

I have a witchy, murdery fantasy horror novel releasing this September!

Don’t forget, paying subscribers can get a sneak peek at the cover now here! The official reveal will be coming in a few weeks… I’m working as fast as I can to finalize advance reader copies and preorders!

Speaking of advance reader copies, if you’d like an early free copy and and to support an indie author (me!) with your honest review, you can join the ARC team here.

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Here’s the full teaser blurb…

Six young witches were destined for remarkable things, until they were lured into the dark wood that surrounded their boarding school. Only five witches returned. The terrible secret they buried beneath a hungry great oak split them apart forever.

Eighteen years later, the death of their legendary mentor Professor Berriman forces them back together. In her will, Professor Berriman invokes a blood oath they made to her, which binds them to carry on her work until one of their deaths finally breaks their special magical bond for good. One of them isn’t willing to wait that long.

When one of the witches is killed by a curse that encases her in gold, the race is on to determine which of the remaining witches was willing to kill to escape their bond. Magical spells and broken alliances—not to mention a relentless ghost of their past deeds—drive them back to the dark wood and the secret beneath the hungry oak. Unearthing their history and breaking free of it will require trust—but one of them could be a murderer who will do anything to secure the future she covets.

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This year I’m reading Witchy & Bitchy as a leadup to my witchy, murdery new release in Fall 2026. Get the reading list here.

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