@terryart.bsky.social and @joelasutherland.bsky.social fabulous new book is in my hands this very minute. Fun, funny, lovable. Get your copy today, you won’t be disappointed.
Joel A. Sutherland
@joelasutherland.bsky.social
Award-winning author-librarian (HOUSE OF ASH AND BONE @TundraBooks, HAUNTED CANADA & more @scholasticCDA). 'Canada's R.L. Stine.' ~Quill & Quire
A little early for Halloween but here's a delightful story w a twist & a message about seeing beyond differences: THE SCARIEST HOUSE ON THE STREET by @joelasutherland.bsky.social and illus by @terryart.bsky.social from Scholastic Canada. canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-... 👍🇨🇦📚
I've written scary stories for middle grade and teen readers for years, but today marks a brand-new chapter: my very first picture book is out in the world! THE SCARIEST HOUSE ON THE STREET, illustrated by Terry Pearson and published by Scholastic Canada, is now available. 🎃📚
I had a great time at the @torontocomics.bsky.social this past weekend, hanging out with Jay Odjick, Maya McKibbin, and other talented and amazing artists and writers, signing copies of HAUNTED CANADA THE GRAPHIC NOVEL VOL 2, and catching up with my friends from Scholastic Canada!
I'm excited to be returning to the Toronto Comic Arts Festival this Sunday, June 7, where I'll be signing copies of HAUNTED CANADA: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL VOL 2 with artist @mkchibs.bsky.social! Hope to see you there! @torontocomics.bsky.social
Happy Indie Bookstore Day! I had the pleasure of hanging out at Blue Heron Books, selling copies of Book of Screams, The Forgotten Girl, and Benji Zeb is a Ravenous Werewolf, among other faves. It was also great hanging out with fellow kidlit authors, booksellers, teachers, librarians, and readers!
In other dog-related news, Josh provided a dog-related illustration for the cover of the upcoming HAUNTED CANADA: GRAPHIC NOVEL, VOL 3!
Joel A. Sutherland@joelasutherland.bsky.social · 4mo agoWe have a cover! 🎉 HAUNTED CANADA: GRAPHIC NOVEL, VOL 3, will be published September 1, 2026 by Scholastic Canada, with illustrations by Sara Harding, Maya McKibbin, Jackie Reynolds, Josh Rosen (who also created the stunning cover art). Preorder today! www.indigo.ca/en-ca/haunte...
We have a cover! 🎉 HAUNTED CANADA: GRAPHIC NOVEL, VOL 3, will be published September 1, 2026 by Scholastic Canada, with illustrations by Sara Harding, Maya McKibbin, Jackie Reynolds, Josh Rosen (who also created the stunning cover art). Preorder today! www.indigo.ca/en-ca/haunte...
I'm attending the OLA Super Conference in Toronto today and signing copies of HAUNTED CANADA: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL VOL 2 at noon. Come say hello and grab a copy at the Scholastic Canada booth!
Stopped at the bookstore today and saw The Great Mouse Escape with my daughter today. The illustrations are incredible @jenniferlmeyer.bsky.social what she got instead Haunted Canada by @joelasutherland.bsky.social volume one and two. A little bit different taste 😅 but glad she’s reading ☺️
🎄I'm celebrating the holidays early with a COVER REVEAL for my first picture book, THE SCARIEST HOUSE ON THE STREET, illustrated by Terry Pearson! 🎃This Halloween tale is a fun story about welcoming new friends. Out July 7, 2026 from Scholastic Canada & available for pre-order now!
👻 Thanks to CBC Books for including HAUNTED CANADA: GRAPHIC NOVEL VOL 2 in "13 Canadian Books to Read with Your Kids this Halloween"! 🎃 cbc.ca/books/kids/13-…
🎃 "Joel A. Sutherland brings us another four Canadian ghost stories that will thrill, shock, scare, and even delight young readers, especially those who can't get enough horror." 👻 Read the full review of HAUNTED CANADA: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL VOL 2: canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2025/10/haun...
Haunted Canada (Graphic Novel, Volume 2): Four More Terrifying Tales
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Great new #Halloween bk of CDN ghost stories. HAUNTED CANADA GRAPHIC NOVEL VOL 2: FOUR MORE TERRIFYING TALES by @joelasutherland.bsky.social illus by @mikeseriously.bsky.social @salisketch.bsky.social Maya McKibbin, Hannah Barrett (ScholasticCDA) canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com/2025/10/haun...
🎃 Looking to stock up on HAUNTED CANADA, both the main series and the graphic novels, this Halloween season? Indigo has got you covered! For a limited time, buy 2, get the 3rd free on kids' spooky series! 👻
Had a bit of time between school visits today so you know what that means: surprise book store signing! Chapters Ajax has signed copies of my latest books, including THE WHISPERINGS & HOUSE OF ASH AND BONE, both HAUNTED CANADA GRAPHIC NOVELS, & the 4th HAUNTED CANADA COLLECTION.
Lovely to see two of my books, HAUNTED CANADA: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL VOL 2 and THE WHISPERINGS, included in the Canadian Children's Book Centre's October Book List: Chills & Thrills! 😱 🎃 See the full list here: bookcentre.ca/blogs/newsle...
I had a frightfully fun time at yesterday's book launch for my four latest releases: HAUNTED CANADA: GRAPHIC NOVEL VOL 2, THE WHISPERINGS, HAUNTED CANADA: THE FOURTH TERRIFYING COLLECTION, and the paperback of HOUSE OF ASH AND BONE. Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate!
Come join me this Sunday, September 28 at 2pm at Coffin Creek Cafe in Courtice to celebrate the release of my four new books! Enjoy spooky treats, book sales and signings, drawing demos from some of the HAUNTED CANADA GRAPHIC NOVEL illustrators, and more!
This Sunday! Join me at Coffin Creek Cafe at 2pm to celebrate the release of my four newest books! Get a book signed, enjoy spooky treats, and meet two of the illustrators of HAUNTED CANADA: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL!
I've had 4 (!) books published in 4 (!) months: the 2nd graphic novel and 4th collection in the HAUNTED CANADA series (Scholastic Canada) & THE WHISPERINGS in hardcover & HOUSE OF ASH AND BONE in paperback (Tundra Books). This calls for a celebration! I hope to see you there. 🎉👻
🎂 Happy book birthday to HAUNTED CANADA: GRAPHIC NOVEL, VOLUME 2! Featuring four more spine-tingling stories from the world of HAUNTED CANADA, adapted into chilling graphic novellas illustrated by Hannah Barrett, Mike Feehan, Maya McKibbin, and Matt Salisbury. 👻😱
⭐I am happy to share the news that The Whisperings has received a starred review from SLJ! This is my 19th book & has received the best reviews of my career. I feel so fortunate that I get to keep sharing "heart-thumping, gory ghost stories" with the world. 🔗Full review: www.slj.com/review/the-w...
I'm looking forward to returning home and getting back into my routine, but I am definitely going to miss waking up to this view! Adios, Cuba!
"Burn Our Bodies Down meets Delicious Monsters in this terrifying new young adult horror by acclaimed master of the macabre Joel A. Sutherland." Enter to win a copy of @joelasutherland.bsky.social 's "The Whisperings" from Tundra Books #💙📚 #Booksky
After one day in bookstores, THE WHISPERINGS is already the top new release in teen & young adult ghost stories on Amazon in America! Are you ready to find out why readers are calling THE WHISPERINGS "a gripping and gruesome ghost story that's as emotionally resonant as it is terrifying"? 😱
🎉 My newest book, THE WHISPERINGS, is out today! This book has been whispering in the back of my mind for years and now it's ready to crawl into yours. If you enjoy ghost stories, small-town secrets, and characters who have to face down the darkness (inside and out), this one’s for you. 😱
"The Haunted meets House of Salt and Sorrows in this young adult debut horror by acclaimed master of the macabre Joel A. Sutherland." Enter to win a copy of @joelasutherland.bsky.social's "House of Ash and Bone" from Tundra Books #💙📚 #Booksky
