Jacklyn Shay writes dark and fantastical works of fiction that reflect the tragic truths of reality. Emphasizing—and even exaggerating—the most of human suffering in an unrealistic setting that still feels all too familiar. And yet, in person, she encourages mental health awareness, cringes at gore in movies, and still holds her childhood dreams of traveling to Japan and playing the violin. Her work is the epitome of a mirror to herself; a perfect reflection that is also her exact opposite.

These Terrible Things will be her debut novel, with many more sure to follow…