Isabel Cañas
@isabelcanas.bsky.social
Your friendly neighborhood horromance evangelist. Out now: THE HACIENDA & VAMPIRES OF EL NORTE & THE POSSESSION OF ALBA DÍAZ. Up next: THE HOUSE OF GARDENIAS (Dutton Fall ‘26). | Bram Stoker Award Nominee | UChicago PhD https://www.isabelcanas.com/
Yearning! Mercury poisoning! Demonic possession! THE POSSESSION OF ALBA DÍAZ is now available in paperback (the best reading medium, imo) wherever books are sold! ...but there's even more coming your way soon. I have written 200,000 words of new fiction this year. I have so MUCH to tell you!!
🪭🖤🥀Prepare to be possessed by @isabelcanas.bsky.social THE POSSESSION OF ALBA DÍAZ! geni.us/palbad A young woman in 18th Century Mexico becomes haunted by a sinister presence in this historical horror for fans of THE EXORCIST and MEXICAN GOTHIC!
Vampires and vaqueros face off on the Texas-Mexico border in VAMPIRES OF EL NORTE, a supernatural western from @isabelcanas.bsky.social . “A masterclass in horror and romance" - ELLE Buy now: geni.us/VoEN
Get ready for some #hotsummerhorror! It's the perfect chance to dip into some stunning Mexican Historical Horroromance from @isabelcanas.bsky.social : THE HACIENDA geni.us/OmXinM VAMPIRES OF EL NORTE geni.us/VoEN THE POSSESSION OF ALBA DÍAZ geni.us/palbad
DragonCon has announced the ballot for the Dragon awards. Of the 6 nominees for Best Horror Novel, only 1 book is by a dude! So glad for friends @cheriepriest.com, @rachelharrison.bsky.social, @silviamg.bsky.social, and @isabelcanas.bsky.social! awards.dragoncon.org/2026-ballot/
2026 Ballot – The Dragon Award
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Also on Friday 5th, another delightful digital panel: "A Blessing or a Curse" with our very own @isabelcanas.bsky.social (THE POSSESSION OF ALBA DÍAZ) and the excellent @johannavanveen.bsky.social (BONE OF MY BONE and BLOOD ON HER TONGUE)! Learn more: bit.ly/421HLj5 Buy POSSESSION: geni.us/palbad
We're delighted to have 5 Solaris nominations in @locusmag.bsky.social Award's Top Ten Finalists: @pennyvixen.bsky.social for Fantasy Novel and novella @isabelcanas.bsky.social for Horror Novel @deuceofgearsmusic.bsky.social for YA Novel and Solaris for Publisher! Full list: https://bit.ly/3Q7SPsm
THE HOUSE OF GARDENIAS, my YA debut full of ghosts and hoping and fighting even when you feel powerless, is out September 29, 2026. Preorder here! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/723544...
I regret to report that waking up at 5am and exercising and staying off socials means that I have written a truly insane number of new words this year. Like, about 100k. And February isn’t even over yet.
Applications are now open for YPO 2026! Choose your pace:, 6 wks, 12wks, or 18wks! Guest lecturers include @rfkuang.bsky.social, @pdjeliclark.bsky.social, @brandonsanderson.com, @fondalee.bsky.social, @shereereneethomas.bsky.social, @scott-h-andrews.bsky.social & more! Early Action deadline Feb 20!
Reminder: In light of Bad Bunny's Superbowl performance spotlighting Latino culture, here's a hefty list of Latino speculative fiction authors I curated if anyone wants to take a gander and read some phenomenal work. Much love to all! go.bsky.app/6BAmgpi
🎉 We're so excited to see SIX Solaris books on @locusmag.bsky.social 's 2025 Recommended Reading list! https://bit.ly/3ZwRhK5 Feat. @rainewilson.bsky.social @mkhardywrites.com @isabelcanas.bsky.social @pennyvixen.bsky.social and @deuceofgearsmusic.bsky.social Locus Awards Voting closes 1 April.
📣 New novel announcement: ANNA DREAMS OF A DEAD REVOLUTIONARY is coming from @tinhouse.bsky.social in 2028. When people ask what it's about, I say it's like SOUR CHERRY, except the haunted house is Greece, and Bluebeard is fascism. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈✊ Keep writing your queer, trans, antifascist books, friends.
We're so excited to see @isabelcanas.bsky.social 's THE POSSESSION OF ALBA DÍAZ on @npr.org 's Books We Love for 2025! 🖤 Forbidden romance ⛏️ Don't go into the mines 👑 All hail the Queen of Horromance Prepare to be OBSESSED: https://geni.us/palbad
So very pleased to see FIEND on @crimereads.bsky.social's of best gothic fiction alone w/Virginia Feito @katdunn.bsky.social Ania Ahlborn @isabelcanas.bsky.social @kosokojackson.bsky.social @lucyrosecreates.bsky.social & more crimereads.com/the-best-boo...
The Best Books of 2025: Gothic Fiction
Gothic fiction: the lush sister to stripped-down noir. Just as atmospheric, just as hard to define. But we know it when we see it! And we’re here to celebrate all the many new additions to th…
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I think… I think I’m going to run a trail half marathon this May????
We asked @isabelcanas.bsky.social for her best book of 2025, the book she'd love for Xmas & her anticipated read of 2026. Read the full article: https://geni.us/SolarisBks2025 to find out why she picked @sgj.bsky.social Roshani Chokshi & more! https://geni.us/palbad https://geni.us/VoEN
As the year draws to a close, we've asked a selection of Solaris authors 3 very important questions... Here are their answers 👉 https://geni.us/SolarisBks2025 FT. @kerstinhall.bsky.social @natania.bsky.social @julietmarillier.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social @isabelcanas.bsky.social & more!
anyone who can write a book while dealing with the onslaught of daycare viruses at this time of year is Very Powerful (and i'm not sure I'm one of those people)
Have you been loving THE POSSESSION OF ALBA DÍAZ? Might we interest you in one of @isabelcanas.bsky.social 's previous novels - supernatural western VAMPIRES OF EL NORTE - where Vampires and vaqueros face off on the Texas-Mexico border! “A masterclass in horror and romance" - ELLE geni.us/VoEN
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Solaris Books@solarisbooks.bsky.social · 8mo agoAll Hail the Queen of Horroromance: @isabelcanas.bsky.social ! We've had a haunted hacienda (with a hot priest) and vampires vs. vaqueros amidst the Mexican-American War, now we're delighted to bring her latest novel - THE POSSESSION OF ALBA DÍAZ - to the UK! Buy now: geni.us/palbad
All Hail the Queen of Horroromance: @isabelcanas.bsky.social ! We've had a haunted hacienda (with a hot priest) and vampires vs. vaqueros amidst the Mexican-American War, now we're delighted to bring her latest novel - THE POSSESSION OF ALBA DÍAZ - to the UK! Buy now: geni.us/palbad
Introducing my YA debut, THE HOUSE OF GARDENIAS (Dutton, Fall 2026).
Introducing my YA debut, THE HOUSE OF GARDENIAS (Dutton, Fall 2026).
We have two - count that, TWO - Solaris books on @NPR's Best Books of 2025 list! Pinch us, we must be dreaming 🌊 THE DOOR ON THE SEA, epic fantasy by Caskey Russell https://geni.us/doorsea 🖤 THE POSSESSION OF ALBA DÍAZ, standalone horroromance by @isabelcanas.bsky.social https://geni.us/palbad
@isabelcanas.bsky.social 's THE POSSESSION OF ALBA DÍAZ has made it to the final round of the GoodReads Choice Awards, now's your chance to vote for your favourite Horror book of the year! Vote: https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/readers-favorite-horror-books-2025 Buy: https://geni.us/palbad
Final Round: Vote for the Readers' Favorite Horror of 2025!
Discover the Readers' Favorite Horror in the 2025 Goodreads Choice Awards.
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