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The science fiction, fantasy, horror, and speculative fiction imprint of @SimonandSchuster
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A Starred Booklist review! KILLER ON THE ROAD/THE BABYSITTER LIVES by @sgj.bsky.social is a Saga Double, or flip-book, the first of its kind at Saga Press! Don't miss out on this one of a kind reading experience from one of the best horror writers of our generation. Out 7/15! Thanks Becky!

We're still not over this years StokerCon! Have you watched? www.youtube.com/live/CneldBC... Congrats again to Gwendolyn Kiste and THE HAUNTING OF VELKWOOD!

Have you preordered your SGJ Double? 👀

We spy with our little eye AN ANCIENT WITCH'S GUIDE TO MODERN DATING by Cecilia Edward!

It's a COVER LAUNCH for New York Times bestselling author Mike Chen's new science fiction novel, THE PHOTONIC EFFECT! Out in paperback April 2026, you can preorder your copy now! Cover design by Ella Laytham Cover illustration by @Tegnemaskin (Instagram)

A week late but still worth sharing! www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/b...

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Gwendolyn Kiste, award-winning author of RELUCTANT IMMORTALS and THE HAUNTING OF VELKWOOD, has just added another Bram Stoker Award to her collection! Kiste is also a finalist for the 2024 Shirley Jackson Award for Outstanding Achievement in Horror! Both much deserved honors❤️ Congrats Gwendolyn!

Check out the cover of @ericlarocca.bsky.social 's upcoming horror novel WRETCH, on sale March 2026! You can read the full article by Bloody Disgusting here: bloody-disgusting.com/exclusives/3... Jacket design by Alicia Tatone (@aliciatatone)

The cover for Kim Choyeop’s IF WE CANNOT GO AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT! A Korean literary sensation translated by award-winning translator Anton Hur, this collection will lead you to far off places. On sale April 2026. Preorder your copy now! Design: Ella Laytham Illustration: Jisu Choi

We couldn’t be more excited to share the stunning cover for Laura Cranehill’s WIFE SHAPED BODIES! The paperback, featuring illustrated French flaps, is out in April 2026. Preorder your copy now! Cover design by Ella Laytham (IG @ellaytham) Cover illustration by Kior Ko (kior.bsky.social‬)

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Check Out Dead Meat James shouting out @sgj.bsky.social MY HEART IS A CHAINSAW on Instagram -- link below! www.instagram.com/reel/DKfquUf...

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We’re thrilled to announce the acquisition of THE FAREWITCH OF FOXE HOLLER, a delightful romantic contemporary fantasy by debut author, Ellen Pauley Goff. This Steel Magnolias meets Practical Magical cozy fantasy - perfect for fans of Sangu Mandanna and Sarah Beth Durst - hits shelves Summer 2026!

Thank you @libraryjournal.bsky.social for a 🌟 STARRED🌟 review, a new milestone for Stacey! A FORBIDDEN ALCHEMY releases July 1st, with these beautiful sprayed edges available in the US and ANZ territories for 1st printing only (and a free art print for preorders😮)!

🔥FOR WHOM THE BELLE TOLLS is an instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller!🔥 Congratulations @sea-ya-later.bsky.social and THANK YOU readers.

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So much horror on this list from @vulture.com @chuckwendig.bsky.social @natcassidy.bsky.social @sgj.bsky.social Agustina Bazterrica @claymcleod.bsky.social The Best Books of 2025 (So Far) www.vulture.com/article/reco...

If you’re making SINNERS your whole personality… Don’t let these books ROT on your #tbr : THE REFORMATORY by @tananarivedue.bsky.social, THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER by @sgj.bsky.social, & BLACKHEART MAN by Nalo Hopkinson. Psst no big deal but director Ryan Coogler has also been recommending #BHH 😏

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Two great examples of taking an overworked genre and creating intricate narratives by infusing overlooked cultural history and perspectives. @sgj.bsky.social #ryancoogler #vampires #halfwaytohalloween

Having just read @sgj.bsky.social " The Buffalo Hunter Hunter " and having my heart broken thereby ; finding this large poster at my local library Friends of the Libray spring sale....was Fate.

We love our indie bookstores over here at Saga Press and are excited to spread that love and to support the backbones of our literary communities! Join us to share, shop, and support! #independentbookstoreday #shoplocal

Calling all B&N Rewards & Premium Members — it’s that time of the year again — PRE-ORDER discount time. The hilarious Stacey McEwan has a few words for the patrons of @barnesandnoble.com and we’re here for it 🫶🏾🫶🏼 *Filmed in June 2024

In this spellbinding fantasy debut (by Shay Kauwe) set in a future where language magic reigns, a young Hawaiian woman must solve a murder to clear her name. Preorder Now: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ki... Cover illustration by Lehuauakea Cover design by Ella Laytham

@sgj.bsky.social Chaucers books in Santa Barbara CA still has some red edges if anybody’s hunting for them #buffalohunterhunter #horrorlit

If you loved The Ex Hex by Erin Stirling, The Crescent Moon Tearoom by Stacy Sivinski, The House by the Cerulean Sea by TJ Kline, & The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by @sangumandanna then enter AN ANCIENT WITCH’S GUIDE TO MODERN DATING by Cecilia Edward!

Screenwriter @jamieflanagan.bsky.social (Writer's room of Netflix’s Midnight Mass; The Fall of the House of Usher) has sold their first two novels to Joe Monti at Saga Press, in an exclusive submission. Out 2027.

The Gentleman and His Vowsmith by Rebecca Ide @devinmadson.bsky.social is on sale today!! If you are in the market for a historical fantasy set in a regency inspired world with an arranged marriage gone bloody, a locked door whodunnit mystery, and men that kiss, you’re going to want to read this!

We are ROARING to announce the pre-order/order gift-with-purchase for the conclusion of @hanalee.bsky.social Mad Max and Furiousa inspired Magebike Courier duology. Pre-order FLIGHT OF THE FALLEN or purchase ROAD TO RUIN to receive exclusive digital art by Mona Finden! bit.ly/Magebike

We are ecstatic to announce the pre-order gift-with-purchase for @mhayinde.bsky.social's debut novel A SONG OF LEGENDS LOST, an epic fantasy inspired by pre-colonial Yoruba and Filipino cultures. Pre-order and you’ll receive an exclusive sticker while stock lasts: bit.ly/SongGWP (US only).

WHY I LOVE HORROR is a captivating horror anthology featuring essays from the most celebrated contemporary horror writers — a love letter to the genre edited by librarian and horror critic Becky Siegle Spratford @raforall.bsky.social Cover design: Ella Laytham Cover illustration: Jeffrey Alan Love

Super cool cover reveal for WHY I LOVE HORROR, edited by Becky Spratford, featuring my essay “Why I Am Horror” alongside Hartmann, Keene, Piper, Langan, Katsu, Iglesias, Due, McMahon, Malerman, Tremblay, Hendrix, Pelayo, Onoh, Harrison, LaValle, SanGiovanni, Demchuk & SGJ! On shelves this September.

The Between Earth & Sky trilogy by @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social is a FINALIST for the 2025 Hugo Awards for Best Series! Congratulations are in order!

Bay Area Reporter calls THE GENTLEMAN AND HIS VOWSMITH by @devinmadson.bsky.social "[A] queer fantasy utopia.," and we agree: www.ebar.com/story/153971 Grab your copy on April 15th!

Cool seeing it in print today

second to last tour event for Buffalo Hunter Hunter in ... looks like six hours, if my time-zone math is right. no registration required, just join the google-meet. somehow? maybe it's here, actually: underbrushbooks.com/pages/event-.... well, maybe not. but it's somewhere, I think. has to be, yes?

We’re so excited to share the cover for HOW TO DEFEAT A DEMON KING IN TEN EASY STEPS by Andrew Rowe, a LitRPG bestseller now available in a deluxe hardcover for the first time. Out September 2025, preorder now! Jacket design by Ella Laytham Jacket illustration by Marc Simonetti

We couldn't be more proud to announce Linden A. Lewis's (lindenalewis.bsky.social ) standalone epic fantasy, HALFHEART, pitched as Hannah Kaner’s GODKILLER meets the video game DRAGON AGE with a dash of Joe Abercrombie’s BEST SERVED COLD and a whole lot of female rage.

We need radical new ways to imagine our collective destinies, especially now, when our personal and political freedoms are under attack. WE WILL RISE AGAIN, edited by Karen Lord, Annalee Newitz, and Malka Older, is out this December. Preorder your copy now! Art by Ella Laytham

We are so excited to announce a disturbing new novel from @ericlarocca.bsky.social! WRETCH is a shocking exploration of trauma and obsession from the author of THINGS HAVE GOTTEN WORSE SINCE WE LAST SPOKE. Coming to your shelves Spring 2026!

Surprise—Simon & Schuster has a new video podcast and @sgj.bsky.social is the first guest. SGJ and his editor Joe talked about everything from vampires to epistolary novels and other spooky stuff. Check out the full first episode of The Write Reasons on YouTube: youtu.be/6GUJTM8Qo6k?...

If you are at all surprised by this current (and incomplete — at least four more coming this year) count, then you were not following me last year when Slasher came out 🤣🩸🦬 @sgj.bsky.social

I was thrilled when Vulture asked me to be part of their editorial team compiling their books of the year. Here's the first instalment. And I stand by what I said about Buffalo Hunter Hunter. www.vulture.com/article/reco...