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Kelsea Yu
@anovelescape.bsky.social
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Shirley Jackon Award-nominated author:
🍃BOUND FEET (CGM)
🎮IT'S ONLY A GAME (Bloomsbury)
🎭DEMON SONG (Titan)
🌊STORMRAVEN (Gallery/Titan, 2026)
🖤stories/essays in Clarkesworld, Apex, Nightmare, PseudoPod +

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www.kelseayu.com
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Kelsea Yu @anovelescape.bsky.social · May 28
✨🖤📕BOOK DEAL!! 🌊👻✨

Absolutely thrilled to share that my very first horror novel, STORMRAVEN, will be coming out next spring with @simonandschuster.bsky.social (US) & @titanbooks.bsky.social (UK)!!! 🥳

Thank you @jenazantian.bsky.social, @ed-schlesinger.bsky.social, & @dancarpenter.bsky.social

🧵⏬ 👀
Announcement Graphic for Stormraven by Kelsea Yu. The background is a photograph of the interior of a gothic mansion, in red and black. Overlaid Publishers Marketplace screenshot reads: "Category: fiction: horror. STORMRAVEN by Kelsea Yu. Imprint: Galery, Titan Books. Date: May 27, 2025. Shirley Jackson Award-nominated author Kelsea Yu’s STORMRAVEN, pitched as a Rebecca-inspired gothic horror rooted in Chinese American history, in which an ambitious artist uncovers the chilling secrets of a haunted mansion on a private Pacific Northwest island with a whitewashed past—secrets that threaten to turn her dream life into a nightmare, to Ed Schlesinger at Gallery, at auction, for publication in 2026, by Jennifer Azantian at Azantian Literary Agency (NA). Rights also to Daniel Carpenter at Titan Books (UK). Film/TV: film@azantianlitagency.com Translation: alba@mushens-entertainment.com"
anovelescape.bsky.social
✨NEW RELEASE!!!✨
It’s pub day for my fox spirit Chinese Cinderella romantic fantasy folklore tale, YE XIAN AND THE CELESTIAL FEAST! 🥳🎧🦊🍜💖

Listen for free via Spotify Premium, purchase from Libro.FM, Audible, or your fave audiobook retailer, or request from your local library!!! 🎧🦊🍜💖
Photograph of Chinese American woman looking up to the side at a superimposed image of the cover for Ye Xian and the Celestial Feast.
November 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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titanbooks.bsky.social
Have you picked up DEMON SONG by @anovelescape.bsky.social yet? 🎶

A young woman discovers the terrifying secrets lurking within the walls of a Beijing opera house, in this Gothic horror novella inspired by Chinese mythology. 🎭

https://tinyurl.com/bdd8wdhu
October 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Check out Kelsea Yu's ( @anovelescape.bsky.social ) thoughts on the novella being the PERFECT length for horror!
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#WritingCommunity #AmWriting
October 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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teawhilewriting.bsky.social
Met @anovelescape.bsky.social and @wnwagner.bsky.social at the Salem, Oregon Book Bin today, had fun hearing them talk all things horror, writing and musical theater, and got some books signed 🥰 #booksky
Me, Kelsea Yu, Wendy Wagner at Salem Book Bin Books: Demon Song and Girl in the Creek Signed book, Demon Song by Kelsea Yu Kelsea Yu and Wendy Wagner in conversation at the Salem Book Bin
October 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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👀👀👀
leahning.bsky.social Leah Ning @leahning.bsky.social · Oct 8
Gay JOHN WICK x MAD MAX FURY ROAD + soul magic

When his ma’s murdered, Noah embarks on a cross-desert hunt for answers—w/ an annoyingly attractive war criminal offering help. As Noah’s suspicion turns to feelings (ugh!), secrets from his companion’s past threaten to destroy them both. #dvpit #a #f
A mood board of eight pictures: reddish dunes, the wheel of a dirt bike, two silhouettes of men, silhouettes in a nightclub, a truck driving through dust, tents in a desert, and a lone house on flat sand.
October 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Wonderful underwater death-dreamscapes from @anovelescape.bsky.social Kelsea Yu.

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Deliquescence - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
It is cold where the dreamer lies. She is the only one of her kind in this dark, murky cage, but she is not alone. Claws tap out rhythms on her skull; fins brush patterns on her ribs.
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October 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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caitlinstarling.com
last minute, but for Oregon folks: I’ll be at the Book Bin in Salem today with Kate Alice Marshall, and a little birdie told me there might be early copies of THE GRACEVIEW PATIENT available tonight only.
A nice graphic with the cover of The Starving Saints, some sculpted columnar ladies, and bees. The text reads: The Book Bin Presents: Author Event with Caitlin Starling in conversation with Kate Alice Marshall When: Saturday October 4th 5pm Where: The Book Bin 450 Court St Ne
October 4, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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corrinney.bsky.social
Check out Kelsea's new Chinese spin of Phantom of the Opera with Pacific Northwest (Portland) representation. Her novella from Titan books hits some of my favorite things: PNW representation, Chinese monkey god mythology, Chinese food, and Phantom of the Opera spookiness with a Chinese spin!
anovelescape.bsky.social Kelsea Yu @anovelescape.bsky.social · Sep 30
DEMON SONG is out in the world today!! Thank you to everyone who preordered, blurbed, reviewed, library requested, shared, beta read, recommended, or otherwise supported this release!! With help from all of you, I get to continue in my dream career! 🥰

Available now in hardcover, ebook, & audio!! 🥳🥳
Photograph of a smiling Chinese American woman in a skull crown holding a copy of Demon Song by Kelsea Yu
October 1, 2025 at 8:32 PM
anovelescape.bsky.social
Thank you @sadiehartmann.bsky.social for including DEMON SONG in this fantastic October reads recs list!! 🥰🖤
October 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
anovelescape.bsky.social
DEMON SONG is out in the world today!! Thank you to everyone who preordered, blurbed, reviewed, library requested, shared, beta read, recommended, or otherwise supported this release!! With help from all of you, I get to continue in my dream career! 🥰

Available now in hardcover, ebook, & audio!! 🥳🥳
Photograph of a smiling Chinese American woman in a skull crown holding a copy of Demon Song by Kelsea Yu
September 30, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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raenbowpunk.bsky.social
This Must-Have Monday we have - count 'em - FORTY new books to cover! Incl

🎶 Chinese opera horror from @anovelescape.bsky.social!
🐉 dragon/human romance going NOWHERE expected with @jmfrey.bsky.social!
🩸 autistic CottageGORE by @taylorlgrothe.bsky.social!
Must-Have Monday #256 - Every Book a Doorway
Selkies, antichrists, and a shy trans banshee are only a few of this week's FORTY new releases!
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September 29, 2025 at 4:11 PM
anovelescape.bsky.social
Thank you to the incredible @aijiang.bsky.social for this stunning blurb! 🥰😭🖤🫶

DEMON SONG comes out TOMORROW in hardcover, ebook, and audio, wherever books are sold!! 😱😱😱

@titanbooks.bsky.social 🖤
Blurb tile for DEMON SONG which reads as follows: “Demon Song is a fast-paced exploration of the power of performance and the cost of desire by the queen of thrilling murder mysteries, twisty red herrings, and complex mother-daughter relationships.” —Ai Jiang, Ignyte, Bram Stoker, and Nebula Award-winning author of Linghun and A Palace Near the Wind
September 29, 2025 at 10:57 PM
anovelescape.bsky.social
Watch our novella panel today at 3pm Pacific! 🖤
claramadrigano.bsky.social Clara Madrigano @claramadrigano.bsky.social · Sep 27
Hello, everyone! Today I'll be attending the annual #FlightsofFoundry. Come and watch me and some brilliant writers talk about "The Nuts and Bolts of Novellas."
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Program – Flights of Foundry
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September 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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mackenziespocket.bsky.social
today was a great day for preordering books hehe. I got:

- Demon Song by @anovelescape.bsky.social
- Silver and Lead by @seananmcguire.bsky.social
- Name Her Holy hardcover ed. by @clericofthevoid.bsky.social

With these I’ve got scary fall vibes, urban fantasy fav, lady knights! Wheee #BookSky
September 26, 2025 at 1:22 AM
anovelescape.bsky.social
Looking forward to this panel tomorrow!!
foxesandroses.bsky.social Eugenia Triantafyllou @foxesandroses.bsky.social · Sep 25
- I will be moderating the panel Modernizing Mythology and it's going to be a fascinating conversation with @anovelescape.bsky.social and @ellanarose.bsky.social!

Friday : 2 pm PDT / 5 pm EDT
September 26, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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shinyfluffdnd.bsky.social
very excited about this! @anovelescape.bsky.social novella Bound Feet was so chilling and I am very much looking forward to reading this new work!
anovelescape.bsky.social Kelsea Yu @anovelescape.bsky.social · Sep 22
Thank you @publisherswkly.bsky.social for this lovely review! 🥰 8 days ‘til DEMON SONG is out!

“Fans of updated gothic horror will find much to enjoy in this gritty take on the sacrifices artists are willing to make for fame and fortune. Yu’s off to a promising start.”

Full review on PW’s website!
September 23, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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wnwagner.bsky.social
I'm so excited about this novella!
anovelescape.bsky.social Kelsea Yu @anovelescape.bsky.social · Sep 25
Thank you @michaelwehunt.bsky.social for the kind words about DEMON SONG! 🥰🖤

Michael’s debut novel, The October Film Haunt, also comes out next Tuesday, so be sure to check both books out! 🖤🖤
Blurb time for Demon Song by Kelsea Yu which reads as follows: “Demon Song spreads its lovely darkness through the eerie passageways of an aged Beijing opera house, the perfect setting for its many charms: The horror rises like an aria, the evil is enchanting behind its mask, and Kelsea Yu’s haunting prose moves like music to its skin-crawling conclusion. If House of Leaves absorbed the best of 1960s Asian horror films and classic weird fiction into its hallways, this poisonous novella could be the marrow of such a strange architecture.” —Michael Wehunt, author of The October Film Haunt and Greener Pastures
September 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
anovelescape.bsky.social
Thank you @michaelwehunt.bsky.social for the kind words about DEMON SONG! 🥰🖤

Michael’s debut novel, The October Film Haunt, also comes out next Tuesday, so be sure to check both books out! 🖤🖤
Blurb time for Demon Song by Kelsea Yu which reads as follows: “Demon Song spreads its lovely darkness through the eerie passageways of an aged Beijing opera house, the perfect setting for its many charms: The horror rises like an aria, the evil is enchanting behind its mask, and Kelsea Yu’s haunting prose moves like music to its skin-crawling conclusion. If House of Leaves absorbed the best of 1960s Asian horror films and classic weird fiction into its hallways, this poisonous novella could be the marrow of such a strange architecture.” —Michael Wehunt, author of The October Film Haunt and Greener Pastures
September 25, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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marissavu.bsky.social
omg, ECO24 got a starred Publisher's Weekly review!
"23 stellar tales"
🌿✨🥲✨🌿
High-five to all the authors who make this collection so wonderful!
And an extra high-five to @jenniferhudak.bsky.social and @louisevans.bsky.social, whose stories are highlighted in this review as standouts 👀🫶
September 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
anovelescape.bsky.social
Thank you @publisherswkly.bsky.social for this lovely review! 🥰 8 days ‘til DEMON SONG is out!

“Fans of updated gothic horror will find much to enjoy in this gritty take on the sacrifices artists are willing to make for fame and fortune. Yu’s off to a promising start.”

Full review on PW’s website!
September 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
anovelescape.bsky.social
“A haunting story that’ll please fans of Black Swan and Suspiria, but with a distinctly Chinese folklore hue. It dances right up to phantasmagoric while still commanding a captive audience.”

Thank you for the lovely blurb, @mattblairstone.bsky.social! 🖤

DEMON SONG: 9/30, @titanbooks.bsky.social 👀
Blurb graphic with the following text beside a cover of Demon Song by Kelsea Yu: “A haunting story that’ll please fans of Black Swan and Suspiria, but with a distinctly Chinese folklore hue. It dances right up to phantasmagoric while still commanding a captive audience.” —Matt Blairstone, Shirley Jackson Award-nominated Publisher at Tenebrous Press
September 19, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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“Featuring a historic tale which blends seamlessly into the contemporary narrative like a traditional zhiguai, Yu’s white bone spirit beguiles and terrifies.”

Thank you @leemurraywriter.bsky.social for your lovely blurb of DEMON SONG!! 🥰🖤

Out in 13 days from @titanbooks.bsky.social!! 🎭🎶🕯️💀
September 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
anovelescape.bsky.social
ICYMI, you can get a set of bonus goodies (both art prints below + bookmark + signed bookplate) when you preorder DEMON SONG through participating bookstores!!

All pre-order links on my website: kelseayu.com

Out 9/30 from @titanbooks.bsky.social - you won't have to wait long for your order!
Graphic for demon song preorder campaign showing participating bookstores: Always Here, Mysterious Galaxy, Nowhere Galaxy, Brave + Kind, Under the Umbrella, Ballast Book Company, The Book Bin, Forbidden Planet
September 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Come celebrate @catherineyuwrites.bsky.social’s THE DEVIL’S IN THE DANCERS virtually with me, @peculiaritea.bsky.social, & Pintip Dunn via a YA horror panel hosted by Underbrush Books!

Tomorrow (Thurs) @ 6:30pm CST! Sign up for free at the link: www.eventbrite.com/e/teen-horro...
September 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Last day of the sale!
anovelescape.bsky.social Kelsea Yu @anovelescape.bsky.social · Sep 3
It's that time again 👀 Get 25% off your B&N preorder w/ "PREORDER25"! Sale through Friday.

DEMON SONG (out 9/30/25): www.barnesandnoble.com/w/demon-song...

STORMRAVEN (out 6/30/26): www.barnesandnoble.com/w/stormraven...

Demon Song is out in less than a month, so you'll get your preorders soon! 🖤
Graphic for Barnes & Noble Preorder sale showing images of two books: Demon Song by Kelsea Yu and Stormraven by Kelsea Yu and "use PREORDER25 for 25% off." Below Demon Song it says: Phantom of the Opera x The Haunting of Hill House in a Beijing opera house w/ Chinese demon mythology. Below Stomraven it says: Rebecca x Get Out in a haunted PNW private island mansion w/ suppressed Chinese American history.
September 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM