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Susan J. Morris
@susanjmorris.bsky.social
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

Links to book stuff: linktr.ee/susanjmorris
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!
October 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Is that Wayward Souls I spy? Thank you, @netgalley.bsky.social!!

bookish.netgalley.com#cover-love
October 16, 2025 at 7:38 PM
last one I swear!
October 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
More glamour shots because I'm obsessed
October 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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!!
October 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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!

www.waterstones.com/book/wayward...
October 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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.

www.goodreads.com/giveaway/ent...
October 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I am thrilled to announce that I will be at @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social in Brighton this October! I hope to see you there!
October 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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...
October 9, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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
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!!
October 2, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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!
tinyurl.com/3jsmfuja
September 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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
I love it when the "Over the Years" photographs my computer shows me are video game screen captures. 💀
August 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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...
August 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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...
August 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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...
August 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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
More excited pictures!
July 23, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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
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
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
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.
July 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
A close-up of Sam aka Samantha Harker (less than 1cm of the cover for WAYWARD SOULS!)

Speaking of... cover reveal coming soon!!
July 2, 2025 at 4:24 PM
A close-up of Hel aka Dr. Helena Moriarty aka Lady M (this is less than 1cm of the cover of STRANGE BEASTS!)
July 2, 2025 at 4:24 PM