Death in Verse

A magicless teen infiltrates a retreat at a prestigious school for magical poets in order to find her missing mother—only to discover the school deserted, the guests trapped, and an anonymous host demanding they complete an unfinished poem, or die one by one.

Additional information

Classification

Fiction

Genre

Fantasy, Historical Fiction, LGBTQ+, Mystery/Crime

Age

Young Adult

Publisher

Hachette

Imprint

Union Square & Co.

Language(s)

English

Format(s)

Audiobook, eBook, Hardcover, Trade paperback

Author

Julie Lew

Release Date

TBD

Release Month

TBD Releases

Author Identity

BIPOC, LGBTQIA+

Content Rep

BIPOC, LGBTQIA+

About the Author

Julie Lew (she/they) loves all things fantasy and horror, the darker and queerer the better. Their adult gothic horror, THE WIVES OF HERRICK HALL, is forthcoming from Quill & Crow in May 2026, and their YA fantasy mystery, DEATH IN VERSE, will be published by Union Square & Co/Hachette later that year. When she’s not writing, she’s likely playing endless games of fetch with her chihuahua-terrier pup Kody. Julie is represented by Vicky Weber at Creative Media Agency.

 

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