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Delilah S. Dawson
@delilahsdawson.bsky.social
NYT-bestseller, Stoker and Thriller award finalist, writer of horror, fantasy, YA, MG, romance, and Star Wars. Cowriter of the Tales of Pell. Also comics. Olympic lifter. She/her. aka Lila Bowen & Isla Jewell.
Links: https://linktr.ee/delilahsdawson
Need a quick gift that will make you look very suave, cool, and intelligent? How about a book + a pair of novelty socks?
December 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I get that to many people, the Cedar Waxwing is a normal bird, but I have never seen one here in Georgia before, which is why it is a BIG DEAL that I looked out my office window this morning and saw AN ENTIRE MIGRATORY FLOCK. #bucketlistbird
December 18, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Please think of Books & Bewitchment when:
* you're making Most Anticipated lists for 2026
* you're preordering books from your favorite bookstore
* you're adding fun things on Goodreads
* you're planning your Book Club picks for next February
* you're craving boiled pnuts or chocolate mousse
December 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Really enjoying this serendipitous juxtaposition on my Insta feed.
December 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Announcing:
The Books & Bewitchment Book Tour!
Coming to you next February with:
* cozy witch Romance
* small-town shenanigans in the mountains of north Georgia
* a parrot familiar with an attitude
* a hot handyman who can fix ANYTHING and even make chocolate mousse
Hope to see you there!
December 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
We have a cheap little artificial Christmas tree decorated only with handmade cryptid ornaments and ghosts. The topper is a plush Nessie.
December 10, 2025 at 2:13 AM
If you stayed with me through all that, please enjoy this pic of my cat Dwight beside the Cryptid Tree being cozy and happy without a single thought in his empty little head.
December 10, 2025 at 1:38 AM
welp the cat's outta the bag
December 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM
well this is very mysterious what could it mean ho hum
December 9, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The e-book of BLOOM is on sale for $4.99 in the US, and the second slide would like to seduce you with succulent reasons to read it. All inks can be found here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736002...
December 4, 2025 at 4:51 AM
If you've got a middle grade Horror lover in your life, I've got a gruesome threesome of books that would make an impressive gift! RIDE OR DIE, CAMP SCARE, and MINE are available wherever books are sold, in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook!
November 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Are you mad at billionaires? Me, too. That's why I wrote this book about punishing them in inventive ways.
Guess why it's called Guillotine.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/763731...
November 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Just a reminder that:
1. House of Idyll is a rock star Horror book
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2. It has lyrics and liner notes, plus this banger of a song
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3. A signed special edition is available from Books-A-Million in the US and @forbiddenplanet.bsky.social in the UK
November 19, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Welp
November 19, 2025 at 2:14 PM
If you're thinking about award nominations or end-of-year lists, I hope you'll think of my 2025 releases. It was a scary year for me in more ways than one.
November 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Since Bluesky doesn't give me enough characters to truly express the depth of my hatred of the Soulless, Climate-Eating Plagiarism Machine:
November 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Here's the official Isla Jewell signature. Soon I'll tell you how to get one! And the US version, so you'll imprint on them both like a baby zebra.
November 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Just a reminder that:
1. I am Isla Jewell!
2. This beauty is out 2/3/2026!
3. She's up on NetGalley now!
4. If you'd like a preview of the Arcadia Falls world, check out my novella The Bartender and the Beast in the Canines & Cocktails novella from @hornedlarkpress.com.
November 17, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Fun fact: This gorgeous, SIGNED IN BLOOD* special limited edition of House of Idyll can be found at Books-a-Million in the US and Forbidden Planet in the UK. Proof:
US: www.booksamillion.com/p/House-Idyl...
UK: forbiddenplanet.com/465305-house...
*yes ok fine it's red Sharpie WHATEVER
November 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The biggest lessons I learned about tabling at cons:
* bring more books than you think you need (I brought 68 and sold out in 2 days; wish I'd brought 100!)
* have signage that starts conversations
* have freebies to get people closer
* have pitches ready
* make friends with your booth neighbors
November 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Well, @twincitiescon.bsky.social was a delight! I sold out of books this morning before the con opened. Eternally grateful to @benpenrod.bsky.social and @lanpitts.bsky.social for the invite, to @johnjacksonmiller.bsky.social for all the help, and to my lovely boothmates, @btaworkshop.bsky.social.
November 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Twin Cities Con day 2 was a blast! My goal tomorrow is to find homes for the last 2 copies of The Violence and the last two Sad Porg bookmarks because I am almost sold out (!?!). Everyone has been so kind. And my sign resulted in the gift of DELICIOUS gluten free cake from Aaron and Phoenix! <23
November 9, 2025 at 4:46 AM
November 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
For those kind folks who answered my question about how to table, here's how my booth at Twin Cities Con ended up. Having a lovely time, and it's not nearly as difficult to table as I thought it would be! Everyone is so sweet! And if you buy a Star Wars book, you can adopt a Sad Porg bookmark.
November 8, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Contemplating whether to take this stand-up author banner to Twin Cities Con, where I'm tabling for pretty much the first time. I fixed the top, where it's not attached. I'll be selling lots of IP work in addition to horror. Yea or nay?
November 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM