The Possession of Alba Díaz is a Goodreads Choice Awards pick!
I cannot believe I’m saying this, but tomorrow night, I will be boarding red-eye flight to Boston (!!) with a 2.5yo and an 11mo old to spend Thanksgiving...
Tomorrow.
Preorder now. That’s all. yours (vibrating with anxiety), isabel xxx ps: see you at the Seattle Public Library tomorrow night?! Tue, Aug 19, 7pm!!
In one week, Alba Díaz is your problem.
dearest reader, In one week, Alba Díaz is your problem. (And so is her demon.) You might want to leave the lights on for this one. hopes on soapbox Time to...
Events! In the flesh! Here in Seattle!
Dearest readers, I have emerged from a week in the woods with many words under my belt (and an acute sleep deficit, TL;DR sharing a single room with a 7-mo-...
it's been a long time coming
why hello, beloved newsletter subscribers! It's been a while, hasn’t it? A few things have happened since I last popped into your inbox. Namely, I had...
Cover Reveal: THE POSSESSION OF ALBA DÍAZ, out Aug 19, 2025!
I am in the midst of one of the most grueling copyedits of my life (793 comments! on 390 pages! It’s a lot!), so I don’t have time to say much, but BEHOLD: a...
Upcoming cover reveal! New short stories! Book recs to escape this hellish timeline!
Dear readers, Since I last popped into your inbox, the world has turned on its head. I also turned 34—election week birthdays hit different, I tell you....
"Eva and the Devil" available to preorder! UK ebooks sale! Giveaways!!
Dear all, I have some quick updates to share about upcoming releases! Update the first: I am so, so happy to finally be able to announce that my short story...
Introducing THE POSSESSION OF ALBA DÍAZ
I am absolutely beside myself to announce that my next book, THE POSSESSION OF ALBA DÍAZ, is forthcoming from Berkley Summer 2025. This one took its tithe of...
FINAL CALL for The Dark Fantastic!
Dear all, If you were interested in signing up for my course The Dark Fantastic: Crafting Unputdownable Fiction, today is the last day to sign up! ENROLL NOW...
A few days left to sign up for THE DARK FANTASTIC: CRAFTING UNPUTDOWNABLE FICTION
Hi all!I hope you’re doing well. I finally got my revision-to-end-all-revisions in to my editor on Monday and have been indulging in some well-deserved down...
I’m teaching a course this fall! Join me!
Hi, beloved reader. Did you know that “write June newsletter” is still on my to-do list? …it’s true. I have been meaning to send out a newsletter for the...
A story from a dusty drawer: "The Ruby of Sindbâd"
Dear readers, Graduate school put me through the wringer, but when I look back on those days with an eye for fondness, I think of sunshine pouring through...
Vampires of El Norte is a Locus Award Finalist! 2024 publication news! (And a sad update...)
Hello! Phew, didn’t mean to scare you there. I know it must be a shock to see me in your inbox so shortly after my last email. I couldn’t resist barging in—I...
The Hacienda earned out!
Talent is insignificant. I know a lot of talented ruins. Beyond talent lie all the usual words: discipline, love, luck, but most of all, endurance. - James...
"He asked for the heart carved from your breast": some secrets & some Snow White
On her wedding night, the banquet roared on below. Prince Felipe swept Blanca Nieve to his bedchamber; there, with a gasp, she beheld a mirror balanced...
Brief updates: The Hacienda on sale! An exclusive short story! What!
The dark has lifted here in Seattle. The sun is shining, tulips are beginning to push through the soil, and dear reader, I can't believe I'm saying this, but...
Happy… New Year? (Or: how is it already February?)
Hello all! I definitely planned to send out a newsletter in January, but you know that whole “best laid plans” proverb? Yeah, having a baby is definitely a...
VAMPIRES OF EL NORTE is a Goodreads Choice Awards finalist!
And: misc. updates; we mourn TinyLetter; we reread Tolkien.
Wednesday, Sept. 13: Isabel Cañas in conversation with Sadie Hartmann at the Seattle Central Library!
A special hello to those of you located in Seattle! I mentioned in a previous newsletter that I would be having my first ever event here in my new hometown...