Come Out, Come Out…Whoever You Are…

We can NEVER get enough queer horror, which is why we’re over the moon that local author extraordinaire Natalie C. Parker’s upcoming title is a heart-pounding, queer horror for YA readers! You can order your copy of Come Out, Come Out through the Raven Book Store to get a signed and personalized edition, plus a limited edition, 11x17 poster! Natalie is treating Raven readers to their choice between two poster designs—the Raven exclusive design includes foil lettering and spot gloss rays.

When you place the order through our website, please specify the following in the order comments:

• Would you like your copy personalized?
• If so, who should the book be made out to?
• Would you like the poster with the rainbow gradient background or the Raven exclusive poster with the black background?

Preorders must be placed before midnight CST on August 25, 2024, to ensure personalization. Any preorders placed after that date may not be personalized.

Click here to preorder!

Local Author Praise for Come Out, Come Out

"Modern horror at its best." —Bram Stoker Award Nominee Sarah Henning

"Perfectly haunting and queer, this story is deeply felt and pulls on the threads of three storylines in a small town that eventually connect to reveal the power of finding one’s true self through found family, friendship, and a horrific truth that refuses to let go." —Britney S. Lewis, award-winning and acclaimed author of The Undead Truth of Us and The Dark Place

"A creepy, atmospheric horror packed with explorations on sexuality, identity, and self-acceptance. It's rare to read a book where you feel both wildly unsettled and deeply seen and loved. It's like horror with a hug." —Rebecca Coffindaffer, author of Crownchasers

About the Book

A spine-tingling LGBTQIA+ YA horror about queer teens who accidentally invoke a twisted spirit who promises help but delivers something sinister. Perfect for fans of Kayla Cottingham, Andrew Joseph White, and Ryan La Sala.

It's never been safe for Fern, Jaq, or Mallory to come out to their families. As kids their emerging identities drove them into friendship but also forced them into the woods to hide in an old, abandoned house when they needed safety. But one night when the girls sought refuge, Mallory never made it back home. Fern and Jaq did, but neither survivor remembered what happened or the secrets they were so desperate to keep.

Five years later, Fern and Jaq are seniors on the verge of graduation, seemingly happy in their straight, cisgender lives—until a spirit who looks like Mallory begins to appear, seeking revenge for her death, and the part Fern and Jaq played in it. As they’re haunted, something begins to shift inside them.

They remember who they are.
Who they want to love.
And the truth about the vicious secrets hiding in their woods. 

This delightfully dark and pointed novel calls out the systems that erase gay and queer and trans identity, giving space to embrace queerness and to unleash the power of friendship and found family against the real monsters in the world.

About the Author

Natalie C. Parker is the author and editor of several books for young adults, among them the acclaimed Seafire trilogy. Her work has been included on the NPR Best Books list, the Indie Next List, the TAYSHAS ReadingList, and Junior Library Guild selections. Natalie grew up in a Navy family, finding home in coastal cities from Virginia to Japan. Now she lives with her wife on the Kansas prairie. Find her at nataliecparker.com.