My agent describes my debut, "The book that got rejected in 24 hours"

Jenna Satterthwaite is a fantastic agent. For her newsletter today, she wrote about the publishing journey of my debut novel. Is it a sign you're writing if you DON'T get rejected?

The fact that someone felt the need to read immediately confirmed what I’d suspected/hoped for—that this lovely, weird and brilliant book was going to be a hot commodity. That editors were going to push this to the tops of their piles.

And behold. They did.

The book that got rejected in 24 hours by Jenna Satterthwaite

And why quick editor rejections can be a GREAT sign

Read on Substack

Scariest USA Today Ever

This is WILD. I got to talk about horror books in USA Today along with nine other authors! We each weighed in on the scariest book ever.

Fated Mates Returns: Halloween Grab Bag!

Earlier this month, I posted about the romance fiction podcast Fated Mates featuring JENNY WILL EAT YOU NOW on their Fall 2026 Preview episode! 

Now, on their Halloween Grab Bag episode, JENNY shows up once again. Their kind words are at 1:13:26. I loved the reactions!

I also appreciate their thoughts on the permeability of genre, especially romance, horror, and humor. Weird romance readers need their female monster fix and I'm so happy to be a part of that.

Also, please enjoy the image of Jenny literally clawing her way onto the podcast.

Darker Times Debut List

Over at Darker Times, I have some esteemed literary company on 10 2026 Horror Debuts to Treat Yourself this Spooky Season! I'm a subscriber and was THRILLED to see the list pop into my inbox.

"Jenny Will Eat Us Now" - I Should Be Writing podcast!

Mur Lafferty and I had a chat about JENNY, searching for agents, and genre mixing! 

 

Basket Husband Discourse!

Woo! I was interviewed by Hanna Flint for an article in BBC Culture about Wicker and the cultural meanings of monster romance and monstrosity.