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Sylvie Cathrall rarely uses social media, alas @sylviecathrall.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Hello! Following are two obligatory pub-week updates: 1. My new book, "The Art of Charming a Changeling," is out now! 2. I'll visit Waterstones Trafalgar Square on Sept 3 to discuss said book in the esteemed company of Nadia and Amy 💖 tickets here: www.waterstones.com/events/cosy-... fondly, s.c.

A poster advertising an event at Waterstones Trafalgar Square: "Cosy Romantasy Panel" with Sylvie Cathrall, Amy Coombe, and Nadia El-Fassi on Thursday September 3 at 7PM. There are author headshots of Sylvie, Amy, and Nadia next to images of their book covers (The Art of Charming a Changeling, Stay for a Spell, and Love at First Fright). Small text on the bottom reads "visit waterstones.com/events for details"

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Sylvie Cathrall rarely uses social media, alas @sylviecathrall.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Orbit just revealed this lovely cover (illustrated by Dawn Cooper and designed by Charlotte Stroomer) for my next book, so I’m obliged to post it here, too! The Art of Charming a Changeling is my "fairy museum romcom," featuring autistic joy and art historical satire aplenty. Publishing this summer!

An illustrated book cover with text reading “The Art of Charming a Changeling” and “Sylvie Cathrall” in a hand-written, swirly style. The cover is decorated with pastel-colored borders of flowers, sparkles, potion bottles, and paintbrushes. A woman with light brown skin and black hair in a Regency-style gown and hairstyle looks out thoughtfully from the foreground, with a landscape painting tucked under her arm. Up towards the top, a fairy man with light pink skin and pinkish hair grins mischievously within an ornate golden frame. The overall visual suggestion is, perhaps, that they might fall in love...

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Sylvie Cathrall rarely uses social media, alas @sylviecathrall.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

A final note before I sign off and return to my underwater cave: UK readers, there's a signed set of both Sunken Archive books available in the current Genre Creators for Trans Rights auction 💕https://www.32auctions.com/organizations/128726/auctions/181943/auction_items/6194400

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The Sunken Archive: I &II

Auction item 'The Sunken Archive: I &II' hosted online at 32auctions.

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Sylvie Cathrall rarely uses social media, alas @sylviecathrall.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Also, on 8 May I'm taking part in an "Academia in Fantasy" panel with Emily Tesh and Antonia Hodgson, moderated by Nadia El-Fassi, at Waterstones Covent Garden. Come meet me, and I can near-guarantee you'll conclude that I speak like how I write. Tickets: www.waterstones.com/events/acade...

A poster for the event "Academia in Fantasy: Emily Tesh, Sylvie Cathrall, and Antonia Hodgson in Conversation with Nadia El-Fassi at Waterstones Covent Garden" on Thursday, May 8 at 6 PM. Thumbnails for book covers of THE INCANDESCENT, A LETTER FROM THE LONESOME SHORE, THE RAVEN SCHOLAR, and BEST HEX EVER accompany portraits of the authors. A link on the bottom reads "Visit waterstones.com/events for details."

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Sylvie Cathrall rarely uses social media, alas @sylviecathrall.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

I said this was "updates-only," so, uh, here's an update...A Letter from the Lonesome Shore published today, bringing The Sunken Archive duology to a close. The journey of writing these books began seven years ago (!), and it's strange to be done with these delightfully peculiar characters I adore.

Sylvie, a white woman with strawberry-blonde hair, stands in a bookstore holding up a copy of A Letter from The Lonesome Shore (which, conveniently, blocks out her face). She's wearing a purple cardigan and teal dress to match the ocean and coral on her book cover. Text on an antique-style label reads "THE SUNKEN ARCHIVE CONCLUDES!" and sparkles and bubbles appear unnecessarily throughout.

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Sylvie Cathrall rarely uses social media, alas @sylviecathrall.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Hi Bluesky! I'm the author of A LETTER TO THE LUMINOUS DEEP (out now), A LETTER FROM THE LONESOME SHORE (out in May), and a future trilogy of fairy museum romances (whatever that means). I’m also a board game enjoyer, a doll collector, and someone who exclusively wears dresses (for sensory reasons).

A book cover for A LETTER FROM THE LONESOME SHORE by Sylvie Cathrall, which features a magenta tangle of coral at the bottom of a shining teal sea, surrounded by peculiar fish, letters, and vintage-inspired books. Blurb text from H.G. Parry beneath the title reads "A shimmering, delicately crafted delight."

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