Sarah Beth Durst

Headed to Romantasy BookCon Orlando!!! I’m so excited! See you there!

Thrilled to see @sarahbethdurst.bsky.social's SEA OF CHARMS named a B&N Best SFF Book of 2026: www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/the-bes...

So excited for New York Comic Con!!! I'll be there on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday! 3 panels! 6 signings! ARC giveaways of both THE IMAGITORIUM and THE MAGICAL CHEESE EMPORIUM!!! Hope to see you there! #NYCC #NYCC2026

Honored to have contributed a piece to BRIAN FROUD'S GREEN WOMEN, out today from Abrams! Brian and Wendy Froud's art shaped my childhood -- they created the worlds and characters in The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth. Such a joy to be part of this magical book! www.abramsbooks.com/product/bria...

THE FARAWAY INN hit the Indie Bestseller List yesterday, for the TWENTY-SIXTH week in a row!!! Half a year! I’m flabbergasted! Indie booksellers — and their customers — are absolutely wonderful!!! Thanks so much!!!

"Sea of Charms" by @sarahbethdurst.bsky.social is beautiful. A smile-on-your-face read.

Happy Autumnal Equinox!!! Here's where to find me this fall! Will I see you there? Info here: sarahbethdurst.com/appearances....

So excited to announce that I'll be at YALLFest this year!!! Will I see you there? #yallfest Check out this incredible author lineup: www.yallfest.org/authors

Now available for preorder! My forthcoming cozy fantasy about a 28-year-old retired war sorceress and her rescued magical cats! So many magical cats! Think Galadriel goes cottagecore! Coming July 13, 2027! sarahbethdurst.com/NinthLife.htm

Goodreads giveaway for THE IMAGITORIUM, my forthcoming children's book about a girl and her imaginary friend who set off to save a magical factory full of fantastic creatures! Out 3/2/27! Giveaway ends Sept 28. www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

Barnes & Noble is having a huge preorder sale!!! Preorder THE MAGICAL CHEESE EMPORIUM, THE IMAGITORIUM, and/or THE NINTH LIFE OF AN ERSTWHILE WITCH on BN.com now through 9/11 to save at least 25%! #BNPreorder www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-magica... www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-imagit...

NEW BOOK DEAL!!! I'm super excited to announce that I sold three new cozy fantasy books!!! sarahbethdurst.com/NinthLife.htm

I'm headed to Lake Placid, NY on Saturday (8/15) for The Adirondack Family Book Festival! Join us at the Olympic Oval from 9:30am to 4:00pm! adirondackfamilybookfestival.com

This Wednesday (8/12) at 7pm I'll be at Northport Books in Northport, NY discussing SEA OF CHARMS in conversation with Ella Dawson! Join us as we discuss cozy escapes, the great blue sea, sentient plants, and the future of the Spellshop series! northportbooksli.com/products/sar...

Eastern Long Island friends! Join me for an afternoon of books and wine! Today, Sun Aug 9, at 3:30pm at Raphael Winery in Peconic, NY! abookplace.com/pages/events

Headed to Kansas City for Fantasy GenreCon at the Mid-Continent Public Library, Woodneath Library Center! See you soon, Kansas City! Saturday, August 8 from 9-5pm! www.mymcpl.org/features/gen...

Today is the UK Book Birthday of SEA OF CHARMS!!! Yayyy!!! I am so excited for readers in the UK to dive back into the world of THE SPELLSHOP and join Marin, Dax, Perri, and Ree as they sail the Crescent Islands! www.panmacmillan.com/authors/sara...

OMG!!! My editors just called to tell me that SEA OF CHARMS hit the NYT Hardcover (No. 5), NYT Combined (No. 8), USA Today (No. 6), and Indie Hardcover (No. 7) bestseller lists!!!!! I'm sobbing!!! THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH!!!

I'm home from my SEA OF CHARMS book tour and excited for all the awesome book events I've got lined up this month! Hope to see you there! sarahbethdurst.com/appearances....

Today I'm headed to Portland, OR, for the final stop on what has been an incredible SEA OF CHARMS book tour! I'll be at Portland Center Stage tonight (8/2) at 6pm in conversation with Sarah Hawley and hosted by Grand Gesture Books! Hope to see you there! Tickets and info: www.pcs.org/events/grand...

I've been having an absolute blast meeting all of you on the SEA OF CHARMS book tour this week! Next stop: Los Angeles!!! I'll be at Barnes & Noble Huntington Beach today (Sat Aug 1) at 3pm! Tickets and info: www.eventbrite.com/e/sarah-beth...

Headed to Denver today for the next stop on my SEA OF CHARMS book tour!!! Tonight (Fri July 31) at 6pm, I'll be at Tattered Cover Aspen Grove in Littleton, CO, in conversation with Rebecca Thorne! Tickets and info: www.eventbrite.com/e/sarah-beth...

Next stop on my SEA OF CHARMS book tour is Indiana! Tonight (Thurs July 30) at 6:30pm, I'll be at The Historic Artcraft Theatre in Franklin, Indiana, hosted by Wild Geese Bookshop! I can't wait! Tickets and info: wildgeesebookshop.com/event-ticket...

I'm headed your way, Atlanta! So excited to celebrate SEA OF CHARMS at The Solarium in Decatur tonight (Wed July 29), hosted by Kiss and Tale Romance Bookshop! Tickets and info: www.eventbrite.com/e/sea-of-cha...

Today is the book birthday for my new cozy fantasy, SEA OF CHARMS!!! A standalone set in the world of THE SPELLSHOP, it's about a sailor, a musician, a sea serpent, and a shrub who loves the sea... Thanks so much to Bramble for bringing this book to life! sarahbethdurst.com/SeaofCharms....

The Sea of Charms Book Tour continues tomorrow (Tues July 28) with my pub-day book launch in Brooklyn, NY! Tickets and info: www.eventbrite.com/e/sea-of-cha...

So excited to kick off the Sea of Charms Book Tour tonight in Long Island, NY! Tickets and info: theodoresbooks.com/event/sarah-...

This Saturday, July 25, I'll be at the YA Midwest Book Festival, hosted by Anderson's Bookshop in Naperville, IL! I'll be doing four fantastic panels and a signing! I can't wait! Hope to see you there! andersonsbookshop.com/event/2026-0...

I'm SO excited to be heading out on book tour for SEA OF CHARMS next week!!! I can't wait to see you all in Long Island, Brooklyn, Atlanta, Indiana, Denver, Los Angeles, and Portland!!! It's going to be so much fun! Will I see you there? Tickets and info here: sarahbethdurst.com/appearances....

Happy paperback book birthday to THE ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE!!! My cozy fantasy set in the world of THE SPELLSHOP about a librarian who was once a statue, a grumpy gardener, magical plants, a winged cat, tiny dragons, hope, love, and joy is out today in paperback with gorgeous mint green sprayed edges!

Surprise! I wrote a short story! The MAGIC & MYSTERY collection, edited by John Joseph Adams, also includes stories by Travis Baldree, Robert Jackson Bennett, Heather Fawcett, Scott Lynch, Tananarive Due, and J. M. Miro! Free with Prime/KU starting 7/28! www.amazon.com/magicandmyst...

COVER REVEAL!!! I’m so excited to share the gorgeous cover of THE MAGICAL CHEESE EMPORIUM — the fourth standalone cozy fantasy in the world of THE SPELLSHOP! Cover illustration: Lulu Chen Cover design: Esther S. Kim Coming 1/19/27 and now available for preorder: sarahbethdurst.com/Cheese.htm

Thank you, independent booksellers!!! I'm beyond thrilled and so incredibly grateful that SEA OF CHARMS has been selected as an Indie Next Pick by the American Booksellers Association! YAYYYYYY!!!!! www.bookweb.org/news/august-...

Barnes & Noble is having a huge preorder sale!!! Preorder SEA OF CHARMS, THE MAGICAL CHEESE EMPORIUM, and/or THE IMAGITORIUM on BN.com now through 6/26 to save at least 25%! #BNPreorder www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sea-of-cha...

SEA OF CHARMS is a LibraryReads Hall of Fame Title for July!!! Thanks so much, librarians! 📚🎉 libraryreads.org

So thrilled, honored, and grateful to share that THE FARAWAY INN was selected as one of Amazon's Best YA Books of 2026 So Far (#8)!!! Thanks so much, Amazon Editors! And thanks so much to all the incredible readers who made this possible! www.amazon.com/b?_encoding=...

STICKERS!!! Walmart is running a preorder campaign for SEA OF CHARMS! If you preorder SEA OF CHARMS from Walmart.com via this exclusive deal, they'll include with the book a sticker pack featuring images from the Spellshop series! www.walmart.com/ip/seort/203...

I'm headed to the Big Ohio Book Con this weekend!!! Hope to see you there! #BigOhioBookCon

The @nytimes.com agrees! SEA OF CHARMS by @sarahbethdurst.bsky.social will be one of "The Novels Everyone Will be Reading this Summer" www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/b...

Reading this book healed me a little bit. You know I'm always going to recommend @sarahbethdurst.bsky.social’s cozy fantasies. But did you know she has a YA one now? Escapist fantasy at its best. Review coming soon on the blog. #booksky #bookgramsky #readersky

THE 2026 RANDO AWARD for A WARM HUG OF A BOOK goes to @sarahbethdurst.bsky.social, for the gorgeously comforting THE SPELLSHOP!

Pittsburgh friends, I'm on my way to Pgh Book Fest!!! On Sat 5/30, I'll be on the "Wings and Whimsy: Cozy Fantasy" panel at 2:30pm in the Lecture Hall, followed by a signing at 3:30pm in the tent outside the Carnegie Library. Hope to see you there!

COVER REVEAL!!! Excited to share the cover of my MG book, THE IMAGITORIUM, about a girl and her imaginary friend who must save a magical factory full of fantastic creatures! Huge thanks to the artist, Alessia Trunfio! Out 3/2/27 and available for preorder now! us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

Vermont hits different 🌲💕

It is rare a book heals my attention span and my frayed nerves. Magic cats and tiny deer n an ENCHANTED GREENHOUSE!!!!! #booklover #fantasybooks #currentlyreading #fantasyworld #bookreview @sarahbethdurst.bsky.social

Love that @sarahbethdurst.bsky.social's THE FARAWAY INN is topping bestseller lists, not only in the US, but abroad as well!

INCREDIBLE NEWS!!! My editor just called to tell me that my YA cozy fantasy THE FARAWAY INN hit #1 on the New York Times YA Paperback Bestseller List!!! This is an unbelievable dream come true, and I am beyond grateful. Thank you all so much!!!

Massachusetts friends!!! Come join me this Thursday, May 7, at 7pm for an author talk hosted by the Northborough, Marlborough, Westborough, and Southborough libraries! Reserve your spot: www.eventbrite.com/e/one-book-o...

BOOK TOUR!!! I'm thrilled to announce that I'm going on book tour at the end of July to celebrate the launch of SEA OF CHARMS, the third magical adventure in the Spellshop series! I can't wait! Many events are ticketed, so be sure to reserve your spot! sarahbethdurst.com/appearances....