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Eden Royce
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Writer of Southern Gothic for kids & adults. Walter Award Honoree. Shirley Jackson, Bram Stoker, & Ignyte Award winner. Nebula finalist. ROOT MAGIC | THE CREEPENING OF DOGWOOD HOUSE | HOLLOW TONGUE
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Eden Royce @edenroyce.bsky.social · Oct 21
PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE is out today!

This is a Southern Gothic fantasy with family secrets, Gullah funeral traditions, a beautifully strange house, and a generous sprinkling of magic.

In hardcover, eBook, & audiobook

Available wherever books are sold.

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Today Psychopomp & Circumstance hits UK shelves!

A Southern Gothic with family secrets, Gullah funeral traditions, a beautifully strange house & a sprinkling of magic. In hardcover, eBook, & audio.

Thank you to the phenomenal @csecooney.bsky.social for these lovely words.

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The cover of Psychopomp & Circumstance on a background that is the blown up image on the cover: A sepia-tone profile of a young Black woman against floral wallpaper, reminiscent of 1850s ambrotype photography. She is wearing a high-necked collar, and her coily hair is upswept to reveal dangling skull earrings. A skeletal hand rests on her shoulder. Text reads: PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE EDEN ROYCE "A deeply loving exploration of grief, loss, and the righting of past wrongs."—Moniquill Blackgoose, author of To Shape a Dragon's Breath
November 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Thrilled to post that PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE has made NPR's list of Books We Love!

It's one of over 300 books handpicked by NPR staffers and trusted critics. See the full list here:

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Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Today's Love Letter is a stunning meditation on birdwatching and the loss of a friendship, from the one and only @amalelmohtar.com

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Why I Need the Birds
A Love Letters Feature by Amal El-Mohtar - November 2025
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November 25, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Here it is! The gorgeous cover of Book 2 of The Invoker Trilogy, A DANCE OF BURNING BLADES

Out 7th April 2026 (UK)
June 9th 2026 (US/Can)

Artwork by Richard Anderson. Cover design by Ben Prior.

Preorders open now!
The UK cover of A DANCE OF BURNING BLADES. A woman stands with her first raised. Behind her stands a man in a cloak and a hazy blue figure wielding an axe and a mace. The North American cover of A DANCE OF BURNING BLADES. A woman stands with her first raised. Behind her stands a man in a cloak and a hazy blue figure wielding an axe and a mace.
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Advanced Reader Copies of The People's Library are here. Let me know if you'd like one (U.S. only, please). Only a few left!
Image of advanced review copies for The People's Library, a sci-fi novel by Veronica G. Henry that will be released February 3, 2026.
November 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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At the top of the hour, I'll be live on the Sitting With the Griots podcast talking with Sean P. about my brand of Southern Gothic storytelling.

Humidity, haints, & history. Joy & pain. The ways that never leave you no matter how far you go. Join us at the link:

www.youtube.com/live/uZjjHkM...
Purple background with Eden Royce's author photo where she looks at the camera while wearing tortoiseshell eyeglass frames. Text reads: Sitting IWth the Griots podcast Tuesday 18 November 3:00 pm The Sean P Experience YouTube Live Event Special author: Eden Royce
November 18, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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For the first time, one of my books will be available in the UK!

PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE hits UK stores 27th Nov. Pre-order from Afrori Books, a multi-award-winning bookshop celebrating Black authors and offering a welcoming space.

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dark brown background with white lettering that reads: Pre-order Psychopomp & Circumstance at Afrori Books British Bookseller of the Year 2025 & 2023 UK release date 27th Nov. The image in the middle is Afrori's logo: two black stick figures holding hands, one in a yellow dress with Bantu knots as a hairstyle and one in a blue dress with hair in a bun and the text: Afrori Books of Black origin. On the right is a picture of the cover of Psychopomp & Circumstance: A sepia-tone profile of a young Black woman against floral wallpaper, reminiscent of 1850s ambrotype photography. She is wearing a high-necked collar, and her coily hair is upswept to reveal dangling skull earrings. A skeletal hand rests on her shoulder. Text reads: PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE EDEN ROYCE "A deeply loving exploration of grief, loss, and the righting of past wrongs."—Moniquill Blackgoose, author of To Shape a Dragon's Breath
November 18, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨

Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
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N. K. Jemisin: SFWA's 42nd Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award recipient.
November 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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The reprints only special issue of @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social "Sinners, Saints, and Haints" is here!

Thank you co-editor @shakeemasmalls.bsky.social, cover artist @goblinprincete.bsky.social, the whole Fiyah team & contributors.

Get your copy: fiyahlitmag.com/shop/issues/...

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A fork-tongued demon fiddles against a bight sky strewn with glowing yellow orbs. Her eyes glow the same color as she holds the fiddle and bow to her shoulder. Text reads: Special issue Sinners, Saints, and Haints Fall 2025 Fiyah Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction. Linda. D. Addison, Charlene Adhiambo, Christopher Caldwell, Rob Cameron, Zig Zag Claybourne, Danian Darrell Jerry, R.J. Joseph, Cosmata Lindie, Sarah A. Macklin, Sherin Nicole, Zin E. Rocklyn, Dedren Snead, Christina Springer, Audrey T. Williams, Joy Tabernacle KMT-Battle Edited by Eden Royce and Shakeema Smalls
November 15, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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A surprise drop for your weekend reading pleasure! Check out our special reprint issue: SINNERS, SAINTS & HAINTS! Guest editors: @edenroyce.bsky.social + @shakeemasmalls.bsky.social Cover by @goblinprincete.bsky.social

Black authors been IN these genre streets, don't let anyone say otherwise 🔥🔥🔥
November 14, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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After an busy October and one week off to reset, the Horror for Libraries giveaway is BACK and it is 3 finished books you may have missed for 1 winner. @titanbooks.bsky.social @hardcasecrime.bsky.social @torbooks.bsky.social @edenroyce.bsky.social

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#HorrorForLibraries Giveaway: 3 Finished Books You Probaly Missed For 1 Winner
After a month of 31 Days of Horror where I had giveaways scattered throughout the month, and then a week off last week so I could recover, t...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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My Shirley Jackson Award for HOLLOW TONGUE has arrived! It took some time because of a postal issue, but it's here.

Thanks to @rdspress.bsky.social for publishing my creepy Southern Gothic novella. Get a free novella when you purchase Hollow Tongue at the link:

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In the background, a gray box with the logo Stanley London and a union flag in the center. A wooden display box is in the center, with the Shirley Jackson logo of the iconic cat eye glasses she wore and the words Shirley Jackson Awards 2024 engraved into it. At the bottom of the page is the stone all winners and nominees receive that also says 2024 Shirley Jackson Awards. The Stanley London Box in the background partially covered by the opened wooden display box. Inside the lid is a brass plate engraved with the words: Novella Hollow Tongue Eden Royce Inside the display box is a brass maritime sundial/compass Side view of the partially opened brass sundial/compass
November 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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A deep dive into the details of Psychopomp & Circumstance is in this wonderful review from Strange Horizons magazine - thank you!

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A purple and white background of swirling abstract floral print. The Strange Horizons logo is at the bootom, a stylized font of the magazine name. Date listed is 20 October 2025 The cover of Psychopomp & Circumstance is on the left: A sepia-tone profile of a young Black woman against floral wallpaper, reminiscent of 1850s ambrotype photography. She is wearing a high-necked collar, and her coily hair is upswept to reveal dangling skull earrings. A skeletal hand rests on her shoulder. Text reads: PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE EDEN ROYCE "A deeply loving exploration of grief, loss, and the righting of past wrongs."—Moniquill Blackgoose, author of To Shape a Dragon's Breath Text on the right of the image reads: "...[A] richly alive narrative that is able to think through its ideas because of its grounding. It draws the reader in by insisting on its details-and in so doing serves as a reminder of the power of the granular in choices, communities, and storytelling." - Tristan Beiter
November 11, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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My essay “Papershells” for @sarahgailey.bsky.social's year-long essay series Love Letters: Reasons to be Alive is live!

This series celebrates “the objects and experiences that keep us going, even through the hardest of times” and is always free to read.

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Collage of images. On the left, the cover of Love Letters: Reasons to Be Alive vol. 4: two small fairy-sized girls in a raspberry patch find a diamond ring. On the top right, Eden Royce's author photo where she is wearing tortoiseshell eyeglasses and smiling at the camera. Bottom right is an image of a piece of torn craft paper with the words Papershells by Eden Royce
November 11, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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New Book Review: Psychopomp & Circumstance Review: Eden Royce’s Haunting Novel

"a beautiful exploration of grief, not as something to be feared, but as a process that connects us to the past "

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Psychopomp & Circumstance Review: Eden Royce's Haunting Novel - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website
Our review of Eden Royce's Psychopomp & Circumstance. We explore the Gullah Geechee-inspired magic, the eerie Southern Gothic setting, and the powerful coming-of-age story at its heart.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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I get @sarahgailey.bsky.social's newsletter in my inbox, and I'd been WAITING for a quiet moment to open this Reasons to Be Alive post by @edenroyce.bsky.social. I knew it would be good.

Friends, it was good. In all the ways. Give yourself a quiet moment.

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Papershells
A Love Letters Feature by Eden Royce - October 2025
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November 10, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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The November Locus aka @locusmag.bsky.social includes my interview with Eden Royce!!!

aka @edenroyce.bsky.social -

My recent Locus interviews include Ken Liu, Cadwell Turnbull, Yume Kitasei, H.E. Edgmon, Akwaeke Emezi, Rita Woods, S.A. Barnes, and more!

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Issue 778 Table of Contents, November 2025
The November 2025 issue of Locus magazine has interviews with Joe Hill and Eden Royce. News includes the Ignyte Awards winners, Loyer’s Sturgeon Award win, the planned Baker & Taylor shut…
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November 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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I'm on the cover of this month's Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social!

If you get a copy, you'll get to read an interview with me and one with Joe Hill, as well as industry news, book reviews, and much more!

BTW, does this mean my new nickname is "Atmosphere of Disturbia"?

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November 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Ensure preparedness for the gothic months (november, december, january) with these titles: #WolfWorm #PsychopompandCircumstance #WitchcraftforWaywardGirls from:
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November 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Happy book release day to @therealjackfinn.bsky.social for his book, CULLING OF THE HOUSE OF BOARS. One of the good ones! Let's make some noise for him today! #pubday #newrelease #JackFinn #VeloxBooks #horror #vampire #Thriller #booktok #mustRead #Bookstagram #AmReading
November 4, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Join me Nov 6th (6pm ET) to discuss Psychopomp & Circumstance at a virtual book club w/The Bottom Bookstore!

Follow Phee St. Margaret as she plans the funeral of her estranged aunt & learns some secrets transcend life and death.

www.thebottomknox.com/events-1/vir...

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Pale pink and green background with a picture of the cover of Psychopomp & Circumstance: A sepia-tone profile of a young Black woman against floral wallpaper, reminiscent of 1850s ambrotype photography. She is wearing a high-necked collar, and her coily hair is upswept to reveal dangling skull earrings. A skeletal hand rests on her shoulder. Text reads: Virtual Bottom Book Club November 6th 6pm - 8pm Featuring author Eden Royce! RSVP online thebottomknox.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Thank you for this phenomenal review of Psychopomp & Circumstance!
emmaliawrites.bsky.social Emmalia H @emmaliawrites.bsky.social · Oct 21
Buy this wonderful book! My in depth thoughts about how lovely it is on my blog.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Such a good comforting read.
edenroyce.bsky.social Eden Royce @edenroyce.bsky.social · Oct 22
Thrilled my story "The Magnolia Returns" is up at @podcastle.org! It's a tale of a lonely, traveling butcher shop serving its community and finally finding companionship.

The audio is narrated by the incredible Laurice White, who always nails the dialect.

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A background of a green, hilly city on a rock suspended in the clouds. In the lower left corner, the PodCastle logo sits, a teal dragon circling a multi-turreted castle with a gold flag flying above it. Text reads: The Magnolia Returns Written by Eden Royce Read by Laurice White PodCastle Episode 914 "The Magnolia blooms out of nowhere at any time of year it chooses, bringing its dilapidated wooden slats and rickety front steps to a neighborhood that somehow believes it has always been there. The butcher shop itself is well-worn, looking like it has seen better days: peeling seafoam green paint on salt-blasted boards, the once-vivid red front door now a faded smear like lipstick after an ardent lover’s attention."
October 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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You build worlds for a living. And some dreams, you know, are literally worth more than others.

I have a new story out in Clarkesworld, alongside @tadethompson.bsky.social, @izom-chisom.bsky.social,
@spires.bsky.social y.social, and others!

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November 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM