Clarence A. Haynes - Author, The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery
@clarenceahaynes.bsky.social
Author & book editor. Adult debut novel
The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery
available now at https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/clarence-a-haynes/the-ghosts-of-gwendolyn-montgomery/9781538768518/
The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery
available now at https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/clarence-a-haynes/the-ghosts-of-gwendolyn-montgomery/9781538768518/
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Clarence A. Haynes - Author, The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery
@clarenceahaynes.bsky.social
· Jan 13
This year my solo debut novel The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery will be published, on sale 6.17.25, available for preorder now. The book follows the life of Gwen M, a glamorous high powered NY publicist with a hidden mystical past somehow connected to a Panamanian American medium in the Bronx.
Happened to arrive at event last night at same time as writer, educator, and literary curator extraordinaire Brown Girl Booklover, www.browngirlbooklover.com, aka Leslie-Ann Murray. Recommend folks check out her page at for great insights and content, including interviews with array of authors.
November 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Happened to arrive at event last night at same time as writer, educator, and literary curator extraordinaire Brown Girl Booklover, www.browngirlbooklover.com, aka Leslie-Ann Murray. Recommend folks check out her page at for great insights and content, including interviews with array of authors.
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✨ Our Día de los Muertos Book Pick: The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery by @clarenceahaynes.bsky.social! 👻
Día de los Muertos was last weekend, but we always have space & room to think about the ancestors.
📚 Snag your copy (if you dare) at www.sistahscifi.com or at your #locallibrary.
#SistahScifi
Día de los Muertos was last weekend, but we always have space & room to think about the ancestors.
📚 Snag your copy (if you dare) at www.sistahscifi.com or at your #locallibrary.
#SistahScifi
November 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
✨ Our Día de los Muertos Book Pick: The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery by @clarenceahaynes.bsky.social! 👻
Día de los Muertos was last weekend, but we always have space & room to think about the ancestors.
📚 Snag your copy (if you dare) at www.sistahscifi.com or at your #locallibrary.
#SistahScifi
Día de los Muertos was last weekend, but we always have space & room to think about the ancestors.
📚 Snag your copy (if you dare) at www.sistahscifi.com or at your #locallibrary.
#SistahScifi
Past wkend was one of my last book tour stops for year. I'll be in writer retreat mode as I finish working on book project that I can't wait to tell folks about, a mix of paranormal fantasy, mystery, and spicy romance that's an out of the box meditation on desire. Thank u as always, pls stay tuned.✨️
November 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Past wkend was one of my last book tour stops for year. I'll be in writer retreat mode as I finish working on book project that I can't wait to tell folks about, a mix of paranormal fantasy, mystery, and spicy romance that's an out of the box meditation on desire. Thank u as always, pls stay tuned.✨️
A few hours left... Link to purchase... www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/clare...
October 31, 2025 at 8:50 PM
A few hours left... Link to purchase... www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/clare...
For your reading pleasure... The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery, a glam horror urban fantasy... www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/clare...
October 31, 2025 at 6:52 PM
For your reading pleasure... The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery, a glam horror urban fantasy... www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/clare...
For your reading pleasure ... www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/clare...
October 31, 2025 at 6:41 PM
For your reading pleasure ... www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/clare...
Continuing to honor spooky season, The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery e-book is on sale for $2.99 for rest of Oct., available through digital book retailers. ✨🌺🌻 Link at www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/clare... Please share as you like. 🙏🏾🤗
October 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Continuing to honor spooky season, The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery e-book is on sale for $2.99 for rest of Oct., available through digital book retailers. ✨🌺🌻 Link at www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/clare... Please share as you like. 🙏🏾🤗
I’ll be at @bklynlibrary.bsky.social’s Clinton Hill branch on Sat. Nov. 1, discussing all things Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery. Signed copies will be available. Free rsvp link at www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/cla... Please spread the word, hope to see you there.😊✨🌺🌻
October 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I’ll be at @bklynlibrary.bsky.social’s Clinton Hill branch on Sat. Nov. 1, discussing all things Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery. Signed copies will be available. Free rsvp link at www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/cla... Please spread the word, hope to see you there.😊✨🌺🌻
This Sat, Oct. 11 at Eastern Parkway Library in Brklyn, I’ll host a free workshop “How to Write a Ghost Story.” I’ll discuss world-building, characterization, supernatural themes, and craft. Attendees will have opportunity to write, receive feedback. RSVP at www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/how... ✨
October 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This Sat, Oct. 11 at Eastern Parkway Library in Brklyn, I’ll host a free workshop “How to Write a Ghost Story.” I’ll discuss world-building, characterization, supernatural themes, and craft. Attendees will have opportunity to write, receive feedback. RSVP at www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/how... ✨
Just a few days left for The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery e-book sale, only $2.99, available through digital book retailers.💫🌺✨️🌻 Shop now at www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/clare...
August 28, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Just a few days left for The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery e-book sale, only $2.99, available through digital book retailers.💫🌺✨️🌻 Shop now at www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/clare...
Earlier this weekend Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery hit No. 1 on Kobo’s ebook Fiction & Literature, African American chart. And it’s doing its thing on LGBTQ+ and Fantasy charts as well. Pleasure to rep Black Diaspora, my communities. Grateful for the support. ✨Link at www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
August 17, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Earlier this weekend Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery hit No. 1 on Kobo’s ebook Fiction & Literature, African American chart. And it’s doing its thing on LGBTQ+ and Fantasy charts as well. Pleasure to rep Black Diaspora, my communities. Grateful for the support. ✨Link at www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
✨Reminder that The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery e-book is on sale for $2.99 for all of August, available through a variety of digital retailers. ✨️🌻🌺💫 Link at www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/clare...  
August 15, 2025 at 7:45 PM
✨Reminder that The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery e-book is on sale for $2.99 for all of August, available through a variety of digital retailers. ✨️🌻🌺💫 Link at www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/clare...  
Very thrilled to share The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery e-book is on sale for $2.99 for all of August, available through digital retailers. E-book links at www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/clare... ✨️🌻🌺💫
August 6, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Very thrilled to share The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery e-book is on sale for $2.99 for all of August, available through digital retailers. E-book links at www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/clare... ✨️🌻🌺💫
A grand honor to share that The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery can be found on CBS New York platform as a Club Calvi book club featured title.✨️🙏🏾🌺🌻 Dream come true. Link to interview: www.cbsnews.com/newyork/vide...
Clarence Haynes on "The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery" | Book Club
If you're in the mood for an urban fantasy that mixes secrets with the supernatural and is set in NYC, then consider "The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery" by Clarence Haynes.
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August 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
A grand honor to share that The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery can be found on CBS New York platform as a Club Calvi book club featured title.✨️🙏🏾🌺🌻 Dream come true. Link to interview: www.cbsnews.com/newyork/vide...
To share, The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery audiobook was chosen by @locusmag.bsky.social & @audiofilemagazine.bsky.social as a top fantasy pick for July! Folks can visit locusmag.com/2025/07/audi... 🌺✨️ Beyond grateful.✨🌻
July 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
To share, The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery audiobook was chosen by @locusmag.bsky.social & @audiofilemagazine.bsky.social as a top fantasy pick for July! Folks can visit locusmag.com/2025/07/audi... 🌺✨️ Beyond grateful.✨🌻
Dream come true to visit @allofitwnyc.bsky.social studio and be interviewed by host Alison Stewart, one of the best in the biz. We had awesome spoiler-free chat about my new novel The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery. Folks can listen at www.wnyc.org/story/the-gh... Grateful.✨🌺🌻
July 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Dream come true to visit @allofitwnyc.bsky.social studio and be interviewed by host Alison Stewart, one of the best in the biz. We had awesome spoiler-free chat about my new novel The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery. Folks can listen at www.wnyc.org/story/the-gh... Grateful.✨🌺🌻
Sound on please, so you can listen to @andreonthemic.com award-winning narration of Chapter 2 from The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery. The POV here is from the character Fonsi, an early reader fave. Audiobook excerpt courtesy of @hachetteaudio.bsky.social ... short, sweet, to share.✨
July 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Sound on please, so you can listen to @andreonthemic.com award-winning narration of Chapter 2 from The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery. The POV here is from the character Fonsi, an early reader fave. Audiobook excerpt courtesy of @hachetteaudio.bsky.social ... short, sweet, to share.✨
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New Book Alert!!
👻 The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery by Clarence A. Haynes is out now & I’m pumped to tell you about it. 👻
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👻 The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery by Clarence A. Haynes is out now & I’m pumped to tell you about it. 👻
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#theharlemrenaissance2 #newbooks #paranormalfiction #booksky #BlackBooksky @clarenceahaynes.bsky.social @harlemrenaissance2.bsky.social
July 1, 2025 at 1:35 PM
New Book Alert!!
👻 The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery by Clarence A. Haynes is out now & I’m pumped to tell you about it. 👻
(🧵1/3)
#theharlemrenaissance2 #newbooks #paranormalfiction #booksky #BlackBooksky @clarenceahaynes.bsky.social @harlemrenaissance2.bsky.social
👻 The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery by Clarence A. Haynes is out now & I’m pumped to tell you about it. 👻
(🧵1/3)
#theharlemrenaissance2 #newbooks #paranormalfiction #booksky #BlackBooksky @clarenceahaynes.bsky.social @harlemrenaissance2.bsky.social
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@clarenceahaynes.bsky.social explains how (and why) to craft your novel soundscape: “I needed sounds that were lush, that could carry these characters’ emotional weight.”
Clarence A. Haynes on Finding the Soundscape of Your Novel
This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. When I began writing an urban fantasy glam horror novel—which follows Gwendolyn, a beautiful Black Harlem publicist with a…
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July 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
@clarenceahaynes.bsky.social explains how (and why) to craft your novel soundscape: “I needed sounds that were lush, that could carry these characters’ emotional weight.”
To share, I’ve crafted my first essay for @literaryhub.bsky.social. I discuss how I used music to deepen the emotional experiences of the two main characters in The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery. I particularly relied on the sounds of Babyface and Toni Braxton. Link at lithub.com/clarence-a-h...
July 4, 2025 at 12:19 AM
To share, I’ve crafted my first essay for @literaryhub.bsky.social. I discuss how I used music to deepen the emotional experiences of the two main characters in The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery. I particularly relied on the sounds of Babyface and Toni Braxton. Link at lithub.com/clarence-a-h...
To share, for those in DC area, @loyaltybooks.bsky.social will host convo between myself and @venessakelley.bsky.social on Thurs., July 10 at 7pm, at the DC Pop-Up as we discuss The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery and When the Tides Held the Moon. For free RSVP, visit loyaltybookstores.com/gwendolyn
June 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM
To share, for those in DC area, @loyaltybooks.bsky.social will host convo between myself and @venessakelley.bsky.social on Thurs., July 10 at 7pm, at the DC Pop-Up as we discuss The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery and When the Tides Held the Moon. For free RSVP, visit loyaltybookstores.com/gwendolyn
This one is for all the 'New Yorker Risings'! The spectacular @tiawilliams.bsky.social and myself chat about the real main character in our books...New York City?
June 27, 2025 at 5:44 PM
This one is for all the 'New Yorker Risings'! The spectacular @tiawilliams.bsky.social and myself chat about the real main character in our books...New York City?
To share, this coming Saturday, June 28, please join me at Montclair Book Center, 2pm, for book signing for my solo debut novel The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery. Event is free. Get ready for sparkling, layered chat in cozy venue. ✨🌻🌺Please RSVP at www.eventbrite.com/e/clarence-a...
June 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
To share, this coming Saturday, June 28, please join me at Montclair Book Center, 2pm, for book signing for my solo debut novel The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery. Event is free. Get ready for sparkling, layered chat in cozy venue. ✨🌻🌺Please RSVP at www.eventbrite.com/e/clarence-a...
To share, celebrate the launch of my solo debut novel THE GHOSTS OF GWENDOLYN MONTGOMERY w/ my publisher Krishan Trotman at the @strandbookstore.bsky.social this week, June 19th, 7pm. An array of treats are in store, tix at www.eventbrite.com/e/clarence-a...
June 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
To share, celebrate the launch of my solo debut novel THE GHOSTS OF GWENDOLYN MONTGOMERY w/ my publisher Krishan Trotman at the @strandbookstore.bsky.social this week, June 19th, 7pm. An array of treats are in store, tix at www.eventbrite.com/e/clarence-a...
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Sneak Peek at THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE!!! Reactor magazine has posted the first two chapters and will continue posting two more chapters every week for four weeks, leading up to pub day on July 15! Eight chapters in all! Happy reading! reactormag.com/excerpts-the...
June 16, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Sneak Peek at THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE!!! Reactor magazine has posted the first two chapters and will continue posting two more chapters every week for four weeks, leading up to pub day on July 15! Eight chapters in all! Happy reading! reactormag.com/excerpts-the...