night circus

litjoy special editions

LitJoy has put together this spectacular special edition set of my books and I’m thrilled that it’s finally been revealed.

This set features both The Night Circus and The Starless Sea in a custom, tarot-inspired slipcase. This set is signed and also annotated by me in my questionable handwriting, with dozens of notes and references and memories scribbled in the margins. The covers are foiled (The Night Circus in silver and The Starless Sea in gold) and include metal charm inlays. The page edges are illustrated to coordinate with the slipcase. They are truly something special.

So many incredible artists are involved in conjuring these editions and I am honored and delighted to have their work enhance these stories.

Book cover designs by Lichen & Limestone

Slipcase and page edges by Fyodor Pavlov 

Tip-in illustrations by Maria Arteta and Patsy Lascano

Illustrated endpapers by Simona Jančíková and Patsy Lascano

My endless appreciation to all of them and the wonderful team at LitJoy. It has been such a pleasure to watch these editions evolve. I was lucky enough to get to see a great deal of the behind-the-scenes for these, glimpses of processes and planning and sketches, and it has been a bright light in a dark time to see such creative people bring these editions to life.

Much more information about these editions on LitJoy’s website! These sets are limited and preorders will open at the beginning of February. 
By erin, ago

acrylipics night circus & other almost-autumn things

There is a beautiful and extremely shiny new edition of The Night Circus coming from AcryliPics. I love what they’ve done with the colors in all the jewel tones and those incredible edges. I can’t wait to see it in person.

The AcryliPics Night Circus goes on sale today, August 30th, at 2pm EST.

In case you missed it: awhile back I talked with the wonderful Christina Orlando about The Night Circus in general, the Folio Society edition in particular and possibly a few things about the new book as well over on Reactor. (And video games, of course. Blue Prince remains astonishing and perfect.)

Everything at Out of Print is 20% off this weekend (through September 1st) including their Night Circus collection

My dear friend Marty Cahill’s debut novella, Audition for the Fox, comes out on September 16th and it is a marvel. I’m still not sure how he managed to fit so much world in such a slight volume, it feels like a fox trick. (Vesper is equally captivated.)

The leaves and the light here have started to turn already, autumn impatient to arrive. 

I’ve been mostly offline and that will continue into the fall though I do check in on Bluesky occasionally (there are bunnies over there at the moment) and I continue to repost pretty things over on tumblr. 
By erin, ago

the folio society edition of the night circus

I am over the moon that this stunning edition of The Night Circus is now available from The Folio Society. I have been a fan and a collector of their beautiful books for years so it is an honor and a delight to have the circus included in such company. 

This edition is illustrated by the incredible Cristina Bencina and has a new introduction by me (mostly about blank notebooks and time) and so many beautiful, thoughtful details, from the endpapers to the red ribbon bookmark.

Everything about the book design is gorgeous and Cristina’s illustrations are luminous and unique, I adore the way she combines lines and color. 

I am endlessly thankful to have this story encased in such a work of art. 

(Vesper remains skeptical as always.)
By erin, ago

beautiful things for spring

Vintage UK has a beautiful new edition of The Night Circus as part of their Vintage Quarterbound Classics collection. It will be available starting today wherever books are sold in the UK. There are links here for retailers. (Some bookstores should have signed bookplates.) It is both immensely flattering and a bit surreal to have this book included in such company.








I had the honor of writing the introduction for the Folio Society centennial edition of Lord Dunsany’s The King of Elfland’s Daughter. My copies have just arrived and they are so incredibly stunning. This centennial edition is illustrated by Julie Dillon and also has a foreward by Neil Gaiman and the whole presentation is just gorgeous, from the slipcover to the endpapers. It is such a delight to see this story wrapped in such an incredible package. I now have five different editions of this book spanning a century and they are all enchanting in their own ways. (If you’ve never read The King of Elfland’s Daughter I highly recommend it, it is wonder-filled and wonderful.)

Spring is disguising itself as winter around here, with hail yesterday and a fresh coating of snow today. It is doing nothing to improve my sense of time but it is very pretty. Spending these unseasonably cold days writing and playing Dragon’s Dogma 2 and waiting for things to bloom.

By erin, ago