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Severn House
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The home of great genre fiction since 1974
Mystery, thriller, sci-fi, fantasy, romance and more.
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Hello! We're Severn House, publisher of great genre fiction since 1974. 👋

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Severn House - Independent publisher of genre fiction.
Unputdownable genre fiction: from gritty procedurals to cosy mysteries and tense thrillers, as well as sci-fi, horror, romance, historical fiction, and more.
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This Thursday evening at @avidreaderdavis.bsky.social in downtown Davis. I have a kitchen full of baking supplies and a fridge full of drinks. See you there!

@severnhouse.bsky.social @literarylisa.bsky.social #newbook #DavisCA
December 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Publication day for SCOT'S EGGS. (Should have used the word "laid", right?) I'm over at BOLO Books, with a lighthearted look at citizenship processes, and feeling a bit like I'm in The Producers. Hey-ho.

@severnhouse.bsky.social #newbook

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Catriona McPherson on Citizenship – A BOLO Books Guest Post
From the Booking Desk: It’s always a wonderful day when Catriona McPherson visits BOLO Books. My blog is a regular stop on her marketing efforts for each book, but what makes them so special …
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December 2, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Enjoyed the return to Jarrett Creek, TX in Terry Shames' The Curious Poisoning of Jewel Barnes. #BookSky #Mystery @severnhouse.bsky.social tinyurl.com/y4j7xt26
December 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🌶️ Got a spicy announcement today! 🌶️

Severn House is so excited to be publishing Elia Winter's latest novel SEX, TEXTS, AND SWEATER VESTS in autumn 2026 🍂

A journalist and her botanist roommate juggle dishes, friendship,... and a sexy secret 🤫

@eliawinters.bsky.social @litagentsaritza.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
‼️Review Alert‼️

What a way to kick off the weekend! 😆
Congratulations @laurajensenwalker.bsky.social on the fabulous review of THE ALPHABET SLEUTHS and thank you to @publisherswkly.bsky.social for the wonderful words 😊

#thealphabetsleuths #publishersweekly #bookreview
November 14, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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First stop on the SCOT'S EGGS blog post today: Proust's questionnaire (not all of it). @severnhouse.bsky.social @literarylisa.bsky.social

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PROUST QUESTIONNAIRE WITH CATRIONA MCPHERSON - Miss Demeanors
I don’t know what I would do without my Vanity Fair magazine subscription. I read the back page first, because[...]
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November 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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So excited about the latest Georgia O’Keefe mystery, SACRED LIGHT by Kathryn Lasky. Just look at that beautiful cover art! Set in New Mexico 1937, painter Georgia O’Keefe learns that a friend has gone missing and Georgia feels compelled to investigate. #ewgc @severnhouse.bsky.social #netgalley
November 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Book Review: Fun City Heist by Michael Kardos (coming Dec 2, 2025, from @severnhouse.bsky.social ). An engaging story about a comeback and a crime. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/11/book... #FunCityHeist #NetGalley @michaelkardos.bsky.social
Book Review: Fun City Heist
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November 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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🌿NEW DEAL! Get ready for cozy, spicy romance from the incomparable @eliawinters.bsky.social! This page-turning, scorchingly good, roommates-to-lovers romance is hitting shelves in Fall 2026 from @severnhouse.bsky.social. #romancebooks #cozyromance #spicyromance
November 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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I’m delighted to say my cozy mystery, The Alphabet Sleuths is now up on NetGalley for review! @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social @severnhouse.bsky.social @cmalit.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Dru Ann Love is a BIG deal up here at the cozy end of the mystery community and she really, *really* likes my new book.

"fast-paced and well-written mystery where nothing is as it seems ... one of the best books in the series

SCOT'S EGGS is out Dec 2 (US & UK) from @severnhouse.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Check out Michael Kardos' interview with @publisherswkly.bsky.social on his upcoming crime novel, FUN CITY HEIST!

“A breezy, Donald Westlake–inspired crime caper set on the Jersey Shore”

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Michael Kardos Finds His Groove
The author took inspiration from the Jersey Shore of his youth—with its Haunted Mansion and legendary music scene—for his latest novel.
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October 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Happy Friday Everybody!

We are super proud to announce Severn House will be publishing Menna Van Praag's WHEN WOMEN WERE WOLVES!

A young woman rejects her place in an oppressive patriarchy by reconnecting with an ancient power of her ancestors 🐺
Available fall 2026 🍂

@laurierobertson.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Halloween doesn't always have to monsters and blood-curdling screams (though we do love a good scare!) We chatted with author E.J. Copperman about the gentler, cozier side of ghost stories and his new book ALL SPOOKED UP.

#Halloween #CozyMystery #GhostStory

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Author E.J. Copperman on Cozy Ghost Stories, Writing Humorous Mysteries and Who They Would Haunt - Severn House
Halloween doesn’t always have to be bone-chilling horror and blood-curdling screams (though we do love a good scare!) There’s a […]
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October 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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WHICH WITCH? by Simon R. Green is out now!

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The third #HolyTerrors novel; published by @severnhouse.bsky.social in North America and in the UK.
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August 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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#ewgc Lots of great mysteries in my favorite series coming up! DEATH AND THE FINAL CUT by @gmmalliet.bsky.social due out in November from @severnhouse.bsky.social. #7 in the St. Just Mystery series. Love her characters and mysteries.
August 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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#ewgc I am currently reading THE HAUNTING OF EMILY GRACE by Elena Taylor, due out in November from @severnhouse.bsky.social. Loving it. Plus, I'm a sucker for a great cover. Isolated mansion on an island. May or may not be haunted. Creepy. Perfect for the season.
September 4, 2025 at 8:18 PM
We are so proud to be publishing THE SWAN by the late and great Julie Garwood 🦢

Completed by her son, Bryan Garwood, after her death this tale of danger, romance and suspense will hit the shelves February 2027!
September 23, 2025 at 12:38 PM
We're hugely excited to announce we'll be publishing the final novel from queen of romance Julie Garwood, THE SWAN, in 2026! 🦢

#publishingnews #romance #romanticsuspense #bookdeal

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Severn House nabs final novel by late ‘queen of romance’ Julie Garwood
Severn House has scooped The Swan, a romantic suspense novel from the late New York Times-bestselling author Julie Garwood, to be completed by her son Bryan Garwood.
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September 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM