Lyndall Clipstone writes dark tales of flower-threaded horror

Lyndall Clipstone is the critically acclaimed author of flower-threaded horror

A former youth librarian who grew up running wild in the Barossa Ranges of South Australia, she currently lives in Adelaide, in a hundred-year-old cottage with her partner, two children, and a shy black cat

Books

Her debut novel, Lakesedge, was a Dymocks, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble bestseller, nominated for the 2021 Book Shimmy Awards, and selected as one of Better Reading’s 2022 top 50 kids’ books. Her sophmore novel, Unholy Terrors, was featured in Teen Vogue, and chosen as a Kids’ Indie Next Pick for Nov/Dec 2023

Her most recent novel, Tenderly, I am Devoured received a starred review from Publisher’s Weekly, was chosen as a Kids’ Indie Next Pick for July/August 2025, was named a 2025 Most Anticipated Romantasy, Most Anticipated Book of Summer, and Best Book of the Week by Goodreads, was the #1 requested ARC in Teens & YA on netgalley, top 5 most requested in all netgalley categories, and adapted for audio by Spotify

Her works have been published in over four territories, including multiple translations

Tenderly, I am Devoured

Perfect for fans of Saltburn, A Study in Drowning, and Don't Let the Forest In, Tenderly, I Am Devoured is a moody, monstrously Gothic romantic folk horror in which a young woman must bind herself to a dangerous chthonic god with the help of the son of a rival family to save her family's legacy—and herself—from ruin

Available now from Henry Holt/Macmillan, Hot Key/Bonnier UK, and PRH Australia

  • A folktale you’d find in the library of a gloomy seaside manor—haunting, ethereal, and lace-delicate

    Hannah Whitten, NYT bestselling author of For The Wolf and The Hemlock Queen

  • Equal parts romantic and horrifying.

    Erin A. Craig, #1 New York Times bestselling author of House of Roots and Ruin

  • Rarely have I read a book with such delightful and sumptuously drawn imagery. This is a shimmering fever dream of a story.

    Claire Legrand, New York Times bestselling author of Furyborn

  • This book is a dark delight.

    Alexis Henderson, author of The Year of the Witching and An Academy for Liars

  • Reading felt like wandering through a dream that I didn’t wish to wake from.

    Emily J. Taylor, New York Times bestselling author of Hotel Magnifique and The Otherwhere Post

  • An ethereal tale of love, betrayal, and twisted devotion that will stay with you long after you've turned the last page.

    Meg Smitherman, bestselling author of Thrum and Swallowed

  • A romance that blossoms off the page, thorns and all.

    I.V. Ophelia, bestselling author of The Poisoner

  • Deeply lyrical and brimming with romance, myth, and creeping horror

    Logan Karlie, author of Dream by the Shadows

  • A devotional love story between the ghosts of a girl's past and the gods of her most intimate prayers

    Isabel Agajanian, author of Modern Divination

  • A captivating story of eldritch bargains, desperate desires, and secrets deep as the ocean itself.

    Elle Tesch, author of What Wakes the Bells

Therion the swan god 🦢 and Lacrimosa, his mortal bride 🎀 from TENDERLY, I AM DEVOURED~ Completely obsessed with the gorgeous character art drawn by @_.starry.knights._ and I couldn’t resist making an edit featuring one of my favourite Lark x
Emerging from my book release with fresh cut baby bangs and an existential crisis as the universe intended 🪽🕯️🤍 Post release is such a strange time. I’ve devoted the past year to promoting DEVOURED with the hopes of her finding the readers
Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate TENDERLY, I AM DEVOURED with me (and the wonderful @margot.mcgovern) tonight at @dymocksadelaide — it was such a magical launch and the perfect way to celebrate this special book being out in the

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