{"product_id":"little-kin-9798228682054","title":"Little Kin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLittle Kin\u003c\/i\u003e is the debut adult novel from critically-acclaimed author Katya de Becerra.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Cass inherits a crumbling house on Rothagisht--a remote island near the Arctic Circle--she's desperate for a new start. The land is stunning, the people are strangely healthy, and for the first time, Cass feels like she might finally belong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Rothagisht comes with rules: Never go out after dark, and never open the door to a knock. As Cass is drawn into the island's mysteries--and into the secrets of her own bloodline--she discovers Rothagisht is stalked by ancient creatures that rise from the heated depths when the old covenant stirs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the Festival of Giving and Receiving looming, and the island's ancient covenant unraveling in blood, Cass must choose: Embrace the community she's longed for or confront the nightmare that could consume them all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of T. Kingfisher and Ari Aster's \u003ci\u003eMidsommar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLittle Kin\u003c\/i\u003e is a chilling, folkloric tale of survival and belonging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Katya de Becerra\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Blackstone Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798228682054\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ede Becerra, Katya:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKatya de Becerra\u003c\/strong\u003e writes atmospheric horror and mystery featuring determined characters, complicated families and enigmatic places. Critics called her debut \u003cem\u003eWhat the Woods Keep\u003c\/em\u003e \"a thoughtful and compelling horror fantasy\" (\u003cem\u003eThe Bulletin\u003c\/em\u003e) and \"a narrative that will keep readers enthralled\" (\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e), while her second novel \u003cem\u003eOasis\u003c\/em\u003e earned a starred review from \u003cem\u003eBooklist \u003c\/em\u003eand was selected as a Book-of-the-Month Club January 2020 pick. Katya regularly publishes short fiction in anthologies and literary magazines. Her third novel, \u003cem\u003eWhen Ghosts Call Us Home\u003c\/em\u003e, received two starred reviews, \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e calling it \"haunting, intense, and eerily spooky\". \u003cem\u003eWhen Ghosts Call Us Home\u003c\/em\u003e was a Best of 2023 Book as named by \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e, a Top 10 Horror for Youth Book from \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as the 2023 Aurealis Awards winner for Best Young Adult Novel and a Finalist for Best Horror Novel. \u003cem\u003eWhen Ghosts Call Us Home\u003c\/em\u003e also won the Shadows Awards in the Novel category in 2023 and has been shortlisted for a Trinity Schools Book Award (TSBA) 2026. Katya's novel \u003cem\u003eThey Watch from Below\u003c\/em\u003e was an Aurealis Finalist for Best Young Adult Novel in 2024. She is also co-editor of \u003cem\u003eThis Fresh Hell\u003c\/em\u003e, an anthology which reimagines and subverts horror tropes in new and unexpected ways. \u003cem\u003eThis Fresh Hell\u003c\/em\u003e was an Australian Science Fiction (\"Ditmar\") Awards 2024 finalist in the \"Best Collected Work\" category. As a child, Katya wanted to be an Egyptologist, but instead she earned a PhD in Cultural Anthropology and now is a tenured university academic. Katya is a short version of her real name, which is very long and gets mispronounced a lot. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Katya de Becerra \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48968813936797,"sku":"9798228682054","price":35.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_bf88d1fe-94ed-491d-afc3-bc71e24d4143.jpg?v=1790752984","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/little-kin-9798228682054","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}