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Susan J. Morris
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Author of STRANGE BEASTS and WAYWARD SOULS (March 2026), out from Hodderscape and Bindery Books. Bi. She/her. Rep: @jenazantian.bsky.social at Azantian Literary Agency

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I'll be at World Fantasy next week! Find me haunting the halls like an over-caffeinated wraith, or at my events. I hope to see you there!
Magical green background on which the following is written: World Fantasy 2025, Friday 31 October 11am - Feminism and Feminist Themes in Genre Fiction Buckingham Panel Room 2 12pm - Fantasy Reading (I’ll be reading from Wayward Souls, the delightfully dark sequel to Strange Beasts, for the first time!) Osborne Reading Room 1 8pm - Mass Author Signing & Reception Main Room
October 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Is that Wayward Souls I spy? Thank you, @netgalley.bsky.social!!

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October 16, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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last one I swear!
All the editions of Strange Beasts by Susan J. Morris arranged together--the UK Goldsboro edition with sprayed edges with gold filigree and skulls, the Hodderscape hardcover, the black lace sprayed edges of the US exclusive edition, the US paperback, and the UK paperback, sitting on red velvet with a black skull and a black queen chess piece.
October 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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More glamour shots because I'm obsessed
All the editions of Strange Beasts by Susan J. Morris piled atop one another--the UK Goldsboro edition with sprayed edges with gold filigree and skulls, the Hodderscape hardcover, the black lace sprayed edges of the US exclusive edition, the US paperback, and the UK paperback, sitting on red velvet with a black skull on top.
October 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Happy one year of Strange Beasts!

I will never get over walking into a bookstore and seeing Strange Beasts on the shelves, the incredible cosplay of my characters, or the emails from readers saying they feel seen. 💜 Thank you all for everything!!
All the different editions of Strange Beasts next to each other--the Goldsboro edition with gold flourishes and skulls on the edges, the Hodderscape hardcover, the black lace sprayed edges of the Exclusive edition from the US, the paperback US, the paperback UK, and a black skull candle on red velvet.
October 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Happy Waterstones Sale day to all who celebrate! Get 25% off preorders today with code OCTOBER25, including Wayward Souls, the delightfully dark sequel to Strange Beasts!

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picture of a white woman with pink hair in a suit with a leather jacket leaning against the UK cover of Wayward Souls by Susan J. Morris, under a WATERSTONES banner, with text: Get 25% off your preorder of Wayward Souls with code OCTOBER25, 25% OFF Oct 14-17
October 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Dying to get your hands on Wayward Souls? You're in luck! There's a Goodreads Giveaway for Wayward Souls running October 9th to November 8th.

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Goodreads giveaway oct 9 - nov 8. Picture of cat looking hungrily at a US copy of Wayward souls by susan j morris.
October 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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I am thrilled to announce that I will be at @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social in Brighton this October! I hope to see you there!
World Fantasy Convention 2025, Find me on Halloween! 11am - Feminism and Feminist Themes in Genre Fiction 12pm Reading from Wayward Souls. Picture of white middle-aged woman with an emerald green and cinnamon pixie cut, and words that say "I will look something like this."
October 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Like a belated birthday present, the UK version of Strange Beasts is out now in paperback! Can you believe it’s been nearly a year since Strange Beasts released? It’s so surreal! If you’ve been waiting, or just collecting all the covers, now is your time.

www.waterstones.com/book/strange...
The paperback cover of the UK version of Strange Beasts, by Susan J. Morris, which involves a lot of golden flourishes, skulls, a wolf, a monstrous snail, and two women, one in a dress, and one in a suit.
October 9, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Wayward Souls, the delightfully dark sequel to Strange Beasts has officially dropped on Netgalley UK! I am so excited for you to read this next chapter in Hel and Sam's story as they venture into Ireland. I hope you enjoy!!

www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book...
October 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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New hair! I’ll take proper pictures later, but as I’ll be at World Fantasy soon, and given that people tend to recognize me via my magenta pixie cut, I thought it might be good to give people a heads up that I look a bit different. Thank you for the new autumnal cut and color, Katt!!
Picture of white, middle-aged woman with cinnamon-brown and emerald green pixie cut and a tattoo of a bee filled with flowers on her chest. There is a cat tree in the background.
October 2, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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I’m thrilled to reveal the UK cover of WAYWARD SOULS, the lusciously atmospheric sequel to the supernatural gaslamp mystery Strange Beasts (which Scott Lynch recently called “rad as hell”!) Hodderscape never misses and this cover, by Philip Harris, is no exception. I'm obsessed!
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The UK Cover for Wayward Souls by Susan J Morris coming March 2026, which features a tree, Hel and Sam facing away from one another, a fox holding a bell in its mouth, bells hanging from trees, datura, crows, and celtic knotwork.
September 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Happy @barnesandnoble.com preorder day to those who celebrate! Grab 25% off Wayward Souls (the delightfully dark sequel to the gothic supernatural mystery Strange Beasts) with code PREORDER25!

www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wayward-so...
September 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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I love it when the "Over the Years" photographs my computer shows me are video game screen captures. 💀
Just watched August 27 Over the years. With a picture of a crazy-eyed Shepard (red-haired woman in red battle armor) from Mass Effect.
August 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Wayward Souls has officially dropped on Netgalley!! (Now with the correct release date 😅). I can't wait to share this next chapter in Hel and Sam's story. It's more gothic and more sapphic and so much more complicated. I hope you enjoy!

www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
Calling All Reviewers Now available to request on Netgalley: Wayward Souls by Susan J. Morris On Sale Mar 17th 2026, from Bindery x Inky Phoenix. With a picture of a pink-haired white woman (author Susan J. Morris) and the US cover of wayward souls.
August 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Wayward Souls has officially dropped on Netgalley!! I can't tell you how excited I am for you all to read the next chapter in Hel and Sam's story. It's more gothic and more sapphic and a delicious complication of everything that's come before. I hope you enjoy!

www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
a photo of a pink-haired white woman and the cover of Wayward Souls, with the text Calling All REviewers, Now available to request on netgalley, on sale Mar 17 2025, Wayward Souls, Binderybooks.com, author susan j morris.
August 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Strange Beasts is an August Kindle Monthly Deal!

That means you can pick up a copy for just £0.99. A purrfect opportunity to catch up before @hodderscape.bsky.social releases the delightfully dark sequel, Wayward Souls, on 12 March 2026.

www.amazon.co.uk/Strange-Beas...
A cat staring hungrily at the UK version of Strange Beasts thinking "just £0.99!" Under the headline "Kindle Monthly Deals August"
August 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Can you believe it’s nearly been an entire YEAR since Strange Beasts released?? (I can’t.) The UK paperback (not pictured to scale) is releasing Oct 9 from @hodderscape.bsky.social, and you can get 25% off preorders at Waterstones with code SUMMER25.

www.waterstones.com/book/strange...
July 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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More excited pictures!
July 23, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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Delighted that my local indie, @brick-mortar.bsky.social is reading Strange Beasts for its Fantasy Book Club, meeting October 8th, 2025, at 6:30pm, which happens to be my birthday!! 🎂

They may also have an advance reader copy of the sequel, Wayward Souls, but you’d have to attend to find out 😉.
July 23, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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Interested in Wayward Souls (17 March 2026), but haven't read Strange Beasts yet? You're in luck! The US ebook is on sale for $3.99!

www.amazon.com/Strange-Beas...

(Photograph by Stark Photography)
July 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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I just found out the audiobook of Strange Beasts is now available pretty much everywhere!

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July 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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I'm so incredibly thrilled to reveal the US cover for WAYWARD SOULS, the delightful dark sequel to the gothic supernatural mystery STRANGE BEASTS, coming March 17th 2026!

The exquisitely intricate and lush cover was hand-drawn by the incomparable Zach Meyer, with art direction by Charlotte Strick.
The cover of WAYWARD SOULS, A Harker & Moriarty Novel, by Susan J. Morris. Quotes from Signe Pike (author of the Lost Queen series): "A terrifying delight." Quote from TJ Klune, New York Times bestselling author of The House in the Cerulean Sea "An absolute joy." A sticker that says Spring 2026, and a tagline that says "Only a fool calls a monster by its name." Publisher is Bindery. The cover is a bird skull merged with a crumbling but gilded building, with lush mushrooms, grass and rock, and the Long Room at Trinity hidden away beneath an eye with the mushrooms. Sam (blond, in a white dress) and Hel (in her long coat and pants and trilby hat) ascend the stairs, Sam looking as if she might enter the darkness.
July 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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A close-up of Sam aka Samantha Harker (less than 1cm of the cover for WAYWARD SOULS!)

Speaking of... cover reveal coming soon!!
A framed portrait of a young white woman labeled Samantha Harker. She has an ephemeral, haunted beauty and her hair is pulled back.
July 2, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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A close-up of Hel aka Dr. Helena Moriarty aka Lady M (this is less than 1cm of the cover of STRANGE BEASTS!)
A framed drawing of a young white woman labeled Dr. Helena Moriarty, with short curly hair under a trilby hat and a piercing gaze.
July 2, 2025 at 4:24 PM