Joel A. Sutherland
@joelasutherland.bsky.social
Award-winning author-librarian (HOUSE OF ASH AND BONE @TundraBooks, HAUNTED CANADA & more @scholasticCDA). 'Canada's R.L. Stine.' ~Quill & Quire
👻 Thanks to CBC Books for including HAUNTED CANADA: GRAPHIC NOVEL VOL 2 in "13 Canadian Books to Read with Your Kids this Halloween"! 🎃
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October 30, 2025 at 8:09 PM
👻 Thanks to CBC Books for including HAUNTED CANADA: GRAPHIC NOVEL VOL 2 in "13 Canadian Books to Read with Your Kids this Halloween"! 🎃
cbc.ca/books/kids/13-…
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🎃 Looking to stock up on HAUNTED CANADA, both the main series and the graphic novels, this Halloween season? Indigo has got you covered! For a limited time, buy 2, get the 3rd free on kids' spooky series! 👻
October 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM
🎃 Looking to stock up on HAUNTED CANADA, both the main series and the graphic novels, this Halloween season? Indigo has got you covered! For a limited time, buy 2, get the 3rd free on kids' spooky series! 👻
Had a bit of time between school visits today so you know what that means: surprise book store signing!
Chapters Ajax has signed copies of my latest books, including THE WHISPERINGS & HOUSE OF ASH AND BONE, both HAUNTED CANADA GRAPHIC NOVELS, & the 4th HAUNTED CANADA COLLECTION.
Chapters Ajax has signed copies of my latest books, including THE WHISPERINGS & HOUSE OF ASH AND BONE, both HAUNTED CANADA GRAPHIC NOVELS, & the 4th HAUNTED CANADA COLLECTION.
October 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Had a bit of time between school visits today so you know what that means: surprise book store signing!
Chapters Ajax has signed copies of my latest books, including THE WHISPERINGS & HOUSE OF ASH AND BONE, both HAUNTED CANADA GRAPHIC NOVELS, & the 4th HAUNTED CANADA COLLECTION.
Chapters Ajax has signed copies of my latest books, including THE WHISPERINGS & HOUSE OF ASH AND BONE, both HAUNTED CANADA GRAPHIC NOVELS, & the 4th HAUNTED CANADA COLLECTION.
Lovely to see two of my books, HAUNTED CANADA: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL VOL 2 and THE WHISPERINGS, included in the Canadian Children's Book Centre's October Book List: Chills & Thrills! 😱
🎃 See the full list here: bookcentre.ca/blogs/newsle...
🎃 See the full list here: bookcentre.ca/blogs/newsle...
October 7, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Lovely to see two of my books, HAUNTED CANADA: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL VOL 2 and THE WHISPERINGS, included in the Canadian Children's Book Centre's October Book List: Chills & Thrills! 😱
🎃 See the full list here: bookcentre.ca/blogs/newsle...
🎃 See the full list here: bookcentre.ca/blogs/newsle...
I had a frightfully fun time at yesterday's book launch for my four latest releases: HAUNTED CANADA: GRAPHIC NOVEL VOL 2, THE WHISPERINGS, HAUNTED CANADA: THE FOURTH TERRIFYING COLLECTION, and the paperback of HOUSE OF ASH AND BONE. Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate!
September 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I had a frightfully fun time at yesterday's book launch for my four latest releases: HAUNTED CANADA: GRAPHIC NOVEL VOL 2, THE WHISPERINGS, HAUNTED CANADA: THE FOURTH TERRIFYING COLLECTION, and the paperback of HOUSE OF ASH AND BONE. Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate!
Come join me this Sunday, September 28 at 2pm at Coffin Creek Cafe in Courtice to celebrate the release of my four new books! Enjoy spooky treats, book sales and signings, drawing demos from some of the HAUNTED CANADA GRAPHIC NOVEL illustrators, and more!
September 26, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Come join me this Sunday, September 28 at 2pm at Coffin Creek Cafe in Courtice to celebrate the release of my four new books! Enjoy spooky treats, book sales and signings, drawing demos from some of the HAUNTED CANADA GRAPHIC NOVEL illustrators, and more!
This Sunday! Join me at Coffin Creek Cafe at 2pm to celebrate the release of my four newest books! Get a book signed, enjoy spooky treats, and meet two of the illustrators of HAUNTED CANADA: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL!
September 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
This Sunday! Join me at Coffin Creek Cafe at 2pm to celebrate the release of my four newest books! Get a book signed, enjoy spooky treats, and meet two of the illustrators of HAUNTED CANADA: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL!
I've had 4 (!) books published in 4 (!) months: the 2nd graphic novel and 4th collection in the HAUNTED CANADA series (Scholastic Canada) & THE WHISPERINGS in hardcover & HOUSE OF ASH AND BONE in paperback (Tundra Books).
This calls for a celebration! I hope to see you there. 🎉👻
This calls for a celebration! I hope to see you there. 🎉👻
September 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I've had 4 (!) books published in 4 (!) months: the 2nd graphic novel and 4th collection in the HAUNTED CANADA series (Scholastic Canada) & THE WHISPERINGS in hardcover & HOUSE OF ASH AND BONE in paperback (Tundra Books).
This calls for a celebration! I hope to see you there. 🎉👻
This calls for a celebration! I hope to see you there. 🎉👻
🎂 Happy book birthday to HAUNTED CANADA: GRAPHIC NOVEL, VOLUME 2!
Featuring four more spine-tingling stories from the world of HAUNTED CANADA, adapted into chilling graphic novellas illustrated by Hannah Barrett, Mike Feehan, Maya McKibbin, and Matt Salisbury. 👻😱
Featuring four more spine-tingling stories from the world of HAUNTED CANADA, adapted into chilling graphic novellas illustrated by Hannah Barrett, Mike Feehan, Maya McKibbin, and Matt Salisbury. 👻😱
September 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
🎂 Happy book birthday to HAUNTED CANADA: GRAPHIC NOVEL, VOLUME 2!
Featuring four more spine-tingling stories from the world of HAUNTED CANADA, adapted into chilling graphic novellas illustrated by Hannah Barrett, Mike Feehan, Maya McKibbin, and Matt Salisbury. 👻😱
Featuring four more spine-tingling stories from the world of HAUNTED CANADA, adapted into chilling graphic novellas illustrated by Hannah Barrett, Mike Feehan, Maya McKibbin, and Matt Salisbury. 👻😱
⭐I am happy to share the news that The Whisperings has received a starred review from SLJ! This is my 19th book & has received the best reviews of my career. I feel so fortunate that I get to keep sharing "heart-thumping, gory ghost stories" with the world.
🔗Full review: www.slj.com/review/the-w...
🔗Full review: www.slj.com/review/the-w...
August 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
⭐I am happy to share the news that The Whisperings has received a starred review from SLJ! This is my 19th book & has received the best reviews of my career. I feel so fortunate that I get to keep sharing "heart-thumping, gory ghost stories" with the world.
🔗Full review: www.slj.com/review/the-w...
🔗Full review: www.slj.com/review/the-w...
I'm looking forward to returning home and getting back into my routine, but I am definitely going to miss waking up to this view! Adios, Cuba!
August 18, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I'm looking forward to returning home and getting back into my routine, but I am definitely going to miss waking up to this view! Adios, Cuba!
After one day in bookstores, THE WHISPERINGS is already the top new release in teen & young adult ghost stories on Amazon in America! Are you ready to find out why readers are calling THE WHISPERINGS "a gripping and gruesome ghost story that's as emotionally resonant as it is terrifying"? 😱
August 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
After one day in bookstores, THE WHISPERINGS is already the top new release in teen & young adult ghost stories on Amazon in America! Are you ready to find out why readers are calling THE WHISPERINGS "a gripping and gruesome ghost story that's as emotionally resonant as it is terrifying"? 😱
🎉 My newest book, THE WHISPERINGS, is out today!
This book has been whispering in the back of my mind for years and now it's ready to crawl into yours.
If you enjoy ghost stories, small-town secrets, and characters who have to face down the darkness (inside and out), this one’s for you. 😱
This book has been whispering in the back of my mind for years and now it's ready to crawl into yours.
If you enjoy ghost stories, small-town secrets, and characters who have to face down the darkness (inside and out), this one’s for you. 😱
August 5, 2025 at 8:49 PM
🎉 My newest book, THE WHISPERINGS, is out today!
This book has been whispering in the back of my mind for years and now it's ready to crawl into yours.
If you enjoy ghost stories, small-town secrets, and characters who have to face down the darkness (inside and out), this one’s for you. 😱
This book has been whispering in the back of my mind for years and now it's ready to crawl into yours.
If you enjoy ghost stories, small-town secrets, and characters who have to face down the darkness (inside and out), this one’s for you. 😱
Check out this deep dive into the legend of the haunted Pennyland amusement park that served as inspiration for my middle grade horror novel, Screamers: theghostinmymachine.com/2025/03/10/p...
July 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Check out this deep dive into the legend of the haunted Pennyland amusement park that served as inspiration for my middle grade horror novel, Screamers: theghostinmymachine.com/2025/03/10/p...
People are going to extreme lengths to get their hands on a copy of the paperback of HOUSE OF ASH AND BONE, out today! And what better way to celebrate July 1 than by pushing a Canadian author in a lake & reading his latest release? #HappyCanadaDay 🇨🇦
July 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
People are going to extreme lengths to get their hands on a copy of the paperback of HOUSE OF ASH AND BONE, out today! And what better way to celebrate July 1 than by pushing a Canadian author in a lake & reading his latest release? #HappyCanadaDay 🇨🇦
Well, this is exciting! Indigo has selected THE WHISPERINGS as one of their most anticipated Canadian books and is offering a 30% discount until July 6. Save some money, preorder today, and see what all the buzz is about when it's released on Aug 5! 😱 www.indigo.ca/en-ca/the-wh...
June 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Well, this is exciting! Indigo has selected THE WHISPERINGS as one of their most anticipated Canadian books and is offering a 30% discount until July 6. Save some money, preorder today, and see what all the buzz is about when it's released on Aug 5! 😱 www.indigo.ca/en-ca/the-wh...
It's Box of Books Day! It's always such a thrill to open a delivery and see my author copies for an upcoming release. Behold the paperback edition of HOUSE OF ASH AND BONE with an all-new cover! In stores July 1 and available for pre-order now. 😱
June 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
It's Box of Books Day! It's always such a thrill to open a delivery and see my author copies for an upcoming release. Behold the paperback edition of HOUSE OF ASH AND BONE with an all-new cover! In stores July 1 and available for pre-order now. 😱
Happy Father's Day.
June 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Happy Father's Day.
Had an absolute blast at the Mississauga Library's Grade 4 Read to Succeed event as the featured guest author this morning! Seeing a crowd of nearly 500 kids come out to celebrate books never fails to warm this author-librarian's heart. 🖤
June 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Had an absolute blast at the Mississauga Library's Grade 4 Read to Succeed event as the featured guest author this morning! Seeing a crowd of nearly 500 kids come out to celebrate books never fails to warm this author-librarian's heart. 🖤
Had a great time at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival today, signing HAUNTED CANADA: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL VOL 1 with artists Hannah Barrett & Matt Salisbury. It was also great meeting Maya McKibbin, who has illustrated one of the tales in VOL 2!
June 8, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Had a great time at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival today, signing HAUNTED CANADA: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL VOL 1 with artists Hannah Barrett & Matt Salisbury. It was also great meeting Maya McKibbin, who has illustrated one of the tales in VOL 2!
I'm excited to be attending the Toronto Comic Arts Festival for the first time ever, and more excited to be doing a signing with three of the artists behind HAUNTED CANADA: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL! Find us at the Scholastic Canada booth (153-156) Sun Jun 8 at 11am. www.torontocomics.com
June 7, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I'm excited to be attending the Toronto Comic Arts Festival for the first time ever, and more excited to be doing a signing with three of the artists behind HAUNTED CANADA: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL! Find us at the Scholastic Canada booth (153-156) Sun Jun 8 at 11am. www.torontocomics.com
HOUSE OF ASH AND BONE was reviewed by Ashley Watroba, owner of Treat Yo Shelf Books (best name ever), in a USA Today article. The review was so good that Tundra Books and I couldn't pick just one quote to share...so here are four! Pre-order the paperback edition now! www.usatoday.com/story/entert...
June 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
HOUSE OF ASH AND BONE was reviewed by Ashley Watroba, owner of Treat Yo Shelf Books (best name ever), in a USA Today article. The review was so good that Tundra Books and I couldn't pick just one quote to share...so here are four! Pre-order the paperback edition now! www.usatoday.com/story/entert...
HAUNTED CANADA: THE FOURTH TERRIFYING COLLECTION is out today! More than 350 pages of haunting tales from coast to coast to coast. Perfect reading for summer vacations and nights spent around the campfire. 👻🇨🇦
June 4, 2025 at 1:17 AM
HAUNTED CANADA: THE FOURTH TERRIFYING COLLECTION is out today! More than 350 pages of haunting tales from coast to coast to coast. Perfect reading for summer vacations and nights spent around the campfire. 👻🇨🇦
It's not every day you receive first copies of TWO new books in the mail! What a thrill to finally get my hands on the paperback edition of HOUSE OF ASH AND BONE (July 1 Tundra Books) & HAUNTED CANADA: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL VOLUME 2 (Sept 2 Scholastic Canada). Pre-order now!
June 2, 2025 at 9:08 PM
It's not every day you receive first copies of TWO new books in the mail! What a thrill to finally get my hands on the paperback edition of HOUSE OF ASH AND BONE (July 1 Tundra Books) & HAUNTED CANADA: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL VOLUME 2 (Sept 2 Scholastic Canada). Pre-order now!
What a lovely surprise to learn HAUNTED CANADA 12 has been selected by teens as one of ten books on the Forest of Reading Red Maple Summer Reading List! See the full list here: forestofreading.com/kid-teen-com...
May 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
What a lovely surprise to learn HAUNTED CANADA 12 has been selected by teens as one of ten books on the Forest of Reading Red Maple Summer Reading List! See the full list here: forestofreading.com/kid-teen-com...