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Katya de Becerra

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Katya de Becerra is a multi-award-winning author of horror and speculative fiction whose work blends folklore, myth, and the uncanny to explore identity, transformation, and belonging. Her forthcoming novel Little Kin continues this tradition, weaving narratives that interrogate family ties and cultural memory. Katya’s previous novels (What The Woods Keep, Oasis, When Ghosts Call Us Home, They Watch From Below) have been praised for their atmospheric storytelling and genre-bending approach, earning her recognition as a distinctive voice in contemporary horror and fantasy. Katya was born in Russia, studied in California, lived in Peru, and then stayed in Australia long enough to become a local. She was going to be an Egyptologist when she gr ...more

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	When Ghosts Call Us Home 3.60 avg rating — 1,211 ratings — published 2023 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What the Woods Keep 3.30 avg rating — 1,259 ratings — published 2018 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Oasis 3.06 avg rating — 873 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	They Watch from Below 3.71 avg rating — 164 ratings — published 2024 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Emporium of Superstition - An Old Wives' Tale Anthology by Elle Beaumont (Goodreads Author), C. Vonzale Lewis (Goodreads Author), Katya de Becerra (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 123 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Darkest Lullaby: A Dark Nanny Anthology by Elle Beaumont (Goodreads Author), Katya de Becerra (Goodreads Author), Jessica Cranberry (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 55 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jingle These Bells by Melanie Schubert (Goodreads Author) (Editor/Contributor), Angela Montoya (Goodreads Author) (Editor/Contributor), Robin Alvarez (Goodreads Author) (Contributor ) 4.70 avg rating — 33 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Only One in the World: A Sherlock Holmes Anthology by Narrelle M. Harris (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Greg Herren, Atlin Merrick 4.12 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Fresh Hell by Katya de Becerra (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Narrelle M. Harris (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Eugen Bacon (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 23 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Kin it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I have something really cool for you all today, dear readers!

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I'm talking, of course, about Michelle Modesto.

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I cannot believe I haven't posted anything here about this INCREDIBLE book which I adore. It remains one of my absolute favourite YA horrors ever!!! ...more
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Absolutely loved this!!! Thanks so much to the wonderful author for an advanced copy <3 This is my official blurb - “Brimming with magic, heart, and crackling romantic tension, OUR ROGUE FATES is the kind of fantasy that pulls you in and refuses to le ...more
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“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.”
― Jorge Luis Borges

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“There is a sacredness in tears....They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition and of unspeakable love.”
― Washington Irving

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“Ah coffee. The sweet balm by which we shall accomplish today's tasks.”
― Holly Black, Ironside

tags: corny, funny, ironside

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“That was the problem with monsters. Sometimes they looked just like everybody else.”
― Holly Black, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown: Free Preview Edition: The First 8 Chapters

tags: monsters-of-men

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“Who were these people? Where was all this joy, and where does joy go when it leaves your family? Does it go into someone else's family, soak into the earth, or does it dissolve away like your breath in the winter? And if it doesn't leave like this, then why isn't there any left for me?”
― Crystal Chan, Bird

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