Cover Reveal for THE MAGICAL CHEESE EMPORIUM

COVER REVEAL!!! I’m so excited to share the gorgeous cover of THE MAGICAL CHEESE EMPORIUM, coming in January from Bramble — the fourth standalone cozy fantasy in the world of THE SPELLSHOP, THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE, and SEA OF CHARMS!

THE MAGICAL CHEESE EMPORIUM is about the places that tell you you're home when everything burns down and daring to see old friends with new eyes. Prepare for hard work, sparkly dreams, and lots of magical cheese!

Cover illustration: Lulu Chen
Cover design: Esther S. Kim

Coming 1/19/27 and now available for preorder: http://sarahbethdurst.com/Cheese.htm

Cover Reveal for THE IMAGITORIUM

COVER REVEAL!!! Super excited to share with you the cover and purple sprayed edges of my forthcoming kids' book, THE IMAGITORIUM, a middle-grade fantasy about a girl and her imaginary friend who set off to save a magical factory full of fantastic creatures! Think Willy Wonka meets Howl's Moving Castle meets Build-A-Bear for imaginary friends! Huge thanks to the wonderful cover artist, Alessia Jon Trunfio, and everyone at Feiwel & Friends/Macmillan who graced my book with this gorgeous cover! THE IMAGITORIUM comes out on 3/2/2027 and is available for preorder now!

https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250427540/theimagitorium/

Cover Reveal for SEA OF CHARMS

COVER REVEAL!!! I’m so excited to share the beautiful cover of SEA OF CHARMS, coming next year from Bramble — my newest cozy fantasy in the world of New York Times bestsellers THE SPELLSHOP and THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE!

SEA OF CHARMS is a heartwarming and healing story about finding your crew, your family, and moreover, finding yourself.

Cover illustration: Lulu Chen
Cover design: Esther S. Kim

Coming 7/21/26 and now available for preorder: http://sarahbethdurst.com/SeaofCharms.htm

Cover Reveal for THE LOST

COVER REVEAL!!! I am thrilled to share the gorgeous new cover art for the new expanded edition of THE LOST!

Coming November 11, THE LOST is about a woman who is trapped in a town full of only lost things and lost people. It's a book that's very close to my heart, and I am so grateful to have been able to revisit it and reshape it into the story I always wanted it to be, with the ending I always wanted it to have! And check out the new cover art by Fernando Juarez! I love it so much!

It's now available for preorder wherever books are sold! Look for the new edition with the new cover art!

http://sarahbethdurst.com/TheLost.htm

Cover Reveal for THE FARAWAY INN

COVER REVEAL!!! I just got home from book tour, and I've already got more to share with you -- the gorgeous cover art for my forthcoming young adult book, THE FARAWAY INN, a YA cozy fantasy set in a quaint Vermont inn that's hiding a magical secret! The art is by the one and only Lulu Chen! And check out those beautiful edges! Coming in April! Now available for preorder! 

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/774569/the-faraway-inn-by-sarah-beth-durst/

Cover Reveal for THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE

COVER REVEAL!!! So over-the-moon excited to share with you the cover of my next cozy fantasy, THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE! Gorgeous art by Lulu Chen and design by Esther S. Kim. With cool mint sprayed edges!! Coming July 2025 from Bramble!

THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE is set in the same world as THE SPELLSHOP. It's about Terlu Perna, the librarian who created Caz and was transformed into a wooden statue as punishment. That should have been the end of her story. Yet one day, Terlu wakes up...

I am so absolutely in love with the cover, and I can't wait for this book to be out in the world!

Now available for pre-order!

http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/EnchantedGreenhouse.htm

UK Cover Reveal for THE SPELLSHOP

UK Cover Reveal for THE SPELLSHOP!!! Same gorgeous art by Lulu Chen as the US version, new lovely lettering and tagline! Thanks so much, Tor UK! I love it so much, especially those interlocking S's! What do you all think?

https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/sarah-beth-durst/the-spellshop/9781035042326

 

Cover Reveal for SPY RING

Cover reveal! I'm so excited to share the cover for my upcoming book for kids, SPY RING (coming 5/21/24 from HarperCollins / Clarion Books)! It's about two modern-day kids on a treasure-hunt adventure inspired by real-life Revolutionary War hero Anna Smith Strong, America's first female spy! Huge thanks to the incredible artist Brandon Dorman for the beautiful cover art and to the whole team at Clarion Books!
 

www.sarahbethdurst.com/SpyRing.htm

Cover Reveal for THE LIES AMONG US

Cover reveal! I'm excited to share with you the cover for THE LIES AMONG US, my first foray into book club fiction, about sisterhood, grief, and the corrosive nature of lies, as seen through the eyes of a woman who does not exist, coming 4/2/24! Thanks so much to the designer Tim Green and the awesome team at Lake Union!

http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/Lies.htm

Cover Reveal for THE SPELLSHOP

Cover reveal!!!

I am over-the-moon in love with the cover for my upcoming cozy fantasy, THE SPELLSHOP, coming 7/9/24! Isn't it the prettiest? Hardcover with lavender sprayed edges! Huge thanks to the artist Lulu Chen and the whole team at Tor/Bramble!

http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/Spellshop.htm

Cover Reveal for THE HITHERTO SECRET EXPERIMENTS OF MARIE CURIE

Cover reveal!!

I'm so excited to have a story coming out in the upcoming Young Adult horror anthology THE HITHERTO SECRET EXPERIMENTS OF MARIE CURIE (Blackstone Publishing, 4/11/23). The stories imagine mischief Marie might have gotten into had she taken a dark turn in high school.

In my story, Marie Curie encounters a dragon... It was so much fun to write!

The anthology was edited by Bryan Thomas Schmidt and Henry Herz, and it features stories by:

Mylo Carbia
G.P. Charles
Stacia Deutsch
Sarah Beth Durst
Henry L. Herz
Alethea Kontis
Susanne L. Lambdin
Dee Leone
Jonathan Maberry
Emily McCosh
Seanan McGuire
Steve Pantazis
Lissa Price
Bryan Thomas Schmidt
Scott Sigler
Christine Taylor-Butler
Jo Whittemore
Jane Yolen

If you're interested, here's more info: https://www.blackstonepublishing.com/the-hitherto-secret-experiments-of-marie-curie-efya.html#541=1939506

It will be out in April 2023!

Cover Reveal for THE LAKE HOUSE

COVER REVEAL!!! So excited to share with you the gloriously creepy cover of my new YA book, THE LAKE HOUSE, a thriller coming from HarperTeen in April 2023! Huge thanks to cover artist Elena Masci, my editor Kristen Pettit, and the whole HarperTeen team! 

www.sarahbethdurst.com/LakeHouse.htm

Cover Reveal for EVEN AND ODD!

COVER REVEAL!!! I am absolutely in love with the cover for my next book for kids, EVEN AND ODD! The art is by the amazing Brandon Dorman, and the book (coming June 2021 from Clarion Books / Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) is about two sisters who can work magic but only on alternating days.

When the hidden border between the mundane world the sisters live in and the magical land they were born in shuts abruptly, Even and her sister Odd must find a way to reunite their worlds -- with the help of a unicorn named Jeremy.

http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/EvenandOdd.htm

 

Cover Reveal for THE BONE MAKER!

 COVER REVEAL!!! So excited to share the cover for THE BONE MAKER, my next novel for adults! It's a standalone epic fantasy about bone magic, second chances, and five former heroes -- one broken, one gone soft, one pursuing a simple life, one unable to let go of the past, and one dead. Coming in March 2021 from Harper Voyager.

Thanks so much to Damonza for the amazing art, my fantastic editor David Pomerico, and the whole Harper Voyager team!

http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/BoneMaker.htm

Clone Wars Anthology Cover Reveal!

Cover reveal!!! So excited to be part of this Star Wars anthology!

STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS -- STORIES OF LIGHT AND DARK comes out on August 25th and features eleven stories retelling the best episodes from The Clone Wars, each story told by a different author and each focused on a different character.  My character is the awesome Ahsoka Tano, and I wrote her story from the point-of-view of Jedi youngling Katooni.

Loved writing this so much!  Also loved the excuse to rewatch the series!

http://www.theforce.net/v3-story/frontFirst_Look_At_Star_Wars_The_Clone_Wars_%E2%80%93_Stories_Of_Light_and_Dark_186760.asp

Cover Reveal for RACE THE SANDS!

COVER REVEAL!!! So excited to share the cover for RACE THE SANDS, my next novel for adults! It's a standalone epic fantasy about two kickass women who race monsters, coming in April 2020 from Harper Voyager.

And very excited to show you what came in the mail! An ARC of RACE THE SANDS! I love seeing the ARC for the first time -- it makes me feel like my monster-racing women and their deadly kehok are coming to life. Like they're stepping out of my imagination and are ready to step (or race) into other minds.  I loved writing this book so much, and I can't wait for everyone to meet Tamra, Raia, and their racer!

Thanks so much to the artist Nekro, my editor David Pomerico, and the whole Harper Voyager team!

http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/RacetheSands.htm

Cover Reveal for CATALYST!

COVER REVEAL!!! So excited to share with you the cover art for my next kids book, CATALYST, coming from Clarion Books / Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in June 2020! It's about change, acceptance, and a really, really large cat!

Huge thanks to artist Brandon Dorman, designer Opal Roengchai, art director Sharismar Rodriguez, my editor Anne Hoppe, and the whole Clarion team for this gorgeousness!

Say hello to Zoe, Harrison, and Pipsqueak!

http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/Catalyst.htm

 

Cover Reveal for THE DEEPEST BLUE

I am so excited to share with you the cover for my upcoming novel, THE DEEPEST BLUE!!!

I love the moment a book gets its cover.  Suddenly it feels so much more real -- like the story is walking out of my imagination and into the world.  And I am so extremely excited for THE DEEPEST BLUE to be heading into the world because I loved writing it so much.

THE DEEPEST BLUE is set on the islands of Belene, a string of islands besieged by a capricious ocean full of malicious spirits.  Mayara, one of the fearless oyster divers, is about to marry the love of her life when an unnatural storm hits her island, and wild spirits from the sea ravage her village.

To save her loved ones, Mayara reveals a dangerous secret: she has the power to control the spirits.  When the storm ends, she is taken into custody by the queen's soldiers and is sent, along with other women like her, to an island filled with bloodthirsty nature spirits, and left without food, water, shelter, or any tools except their own instincts and magic.  Whoever survives the Island of Testing will be declared heirs to the queen.

As the text at the top of the cover says, THE DEEPEST BLUE is a Tale of Renthia, which means it's a brand new story with brand new characters, a standalone epic fantasy set in the world of Renthia but in a different country than the Queens of Renthia trilogy.  You don't have to have read the Queens trilogy to read this book -- though readers who have will recognize one familiar face!

When we were talking about what to put on the cover, my editor at Harper Voyager asked me to send a description of the three deadliest sea monsters in the story.  This is what I sent him:

"Three of them woke, giant monsters that dwarfed imagination.  One was shaped like a dragon with a scaly serpent's body, blackened wings, and eyes that were white-hot embers.  Another was a kraken, with tentacles the thickness of a ship's hull.  And the third was a many-headed snake, with a body that could wrap around the city of Yena."

As you can see, the artist and designer took this description and ran with it.  I am absolutely in awe of the glorious gorgeousness of their work!  Thank you so much to Larry Rostant, the amazing artist who created the magnificent medallion of my leviathans, and to Elsie Lyons, who designed the cover, as well as everyone else at HarperCollins who was involved in its creation.  I am so very grateful and thrilled to have such a gorgeous cover and to be able to share it with you today!

THE DEEPEST BLUE comes out on March 19, 2019, from Harper Voyager.

https://www.harpervoyagerbooks.com/sarah-beth-durst-on-the-cover-for-the-deepest-blue/

http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/DeepestBlue.htm

Cover Reveal for SPARK

COVER REVEAL!!! My next kids book, SPARK! Part resisting injustice, part Pikachu goes to Hogwarts, coming from HMH / Clarion Books in May 2019! Huge thanks to artist Brandon Dorman and designer Sharismar Rodriguez! I am so in awe of their spectacular talents!

http://www.sarahbethdurst.com/Spark.htm

Cover Reveal for FIRE AND HEIST

COVER REVEAL!!! I am so excited to share with you the cover for my next YA novel, FIRE & HEIST!!! Thank you to cover artist Stuart Wade from Diligence Studio, cover designer Ray Shappell, and all the awesome people at Crown / Penguin Random House for creating such awesomeness!

FIRE & HEIST is a YA contemporary fantasy -- Think Ocean's Eleven with were-dragons!  It comes out on Dec 4, 2018. Here's the official description:

Fans of Cassandra Clare and Julie Kagawa will devour this contemporary fantasy about a teen were-dragon who must steal her first treasure. But a dark discovery during her heist could put her family in incredible danger.

In Sky Hawkins's family, leading your first heist is a major milestone -- even more so than learning to talk, walk, or do long division. It's a chance to gain power and acceptance within your family, and within society. But stealing your first treasure can be complicated, especially when you're a wyvern -- a human capable of turning into a dragon.

Embarking on a life of crime is never easy, and Sky discovers secrets about her mother, who recently went missing, the real reason her boyfriend broke up with her, and a valuable jewel that could restore her family's wealth and rank in their community.

With a handpicked crew by her side, Sky knows she has everything she needs to complete her first heist, and get her boyfriend and mother back in the process. But then she uncovers a dark truth about were-dragon society -- a truth more valuable and dangerous than gold or jewels could ever be.

Can't wait for everyone to meet Sky!!!

http://sarahbethdurst.com/FireandHeist.htm