Julia Liz Elliott

Hellions: Stories by Julia Elliot Tin House Short Story Collection. Hellions poses burning questions about humanity’s place in nature and connection to ancient rituals amid the environmental degradation and tech distractions of the modern world. But it’s way more fun than that makes it sound. In these funny, feminist tales, laced with magic, rule breakers raid hoards, soar to uncanny trampoline heights, visit prehistory through magic dating apps, and follow primal urges. Elliott writes sensory, sensual prose turned up to 11, with descriptions that practically explode. These rich and surprising stories, grounded in archetypal imagery, linger after reading the way a spent firework shimmers in the night sky before fading. (Jenny Shank)

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🏆Finalist for the 2026 Southern Book Prize, Fiction Category!

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I finished a fun, dark, and mischevious by @juliaelliott.bsky.social - Hellions: Stories is a collection of shapeshifting, dreamy, haunting women. My fav was the 3rd and last one. EXCITED to check out her longer forms. #tbr #booksky #horror #southerngothic

Read more about the psychedelic summers and monsters of HELLIONS in this interview with Bradley Sides and @juliaelliott.bsky.social as part of our Southern Summer Book Club! (And for more, check out our virtual book club discussion!) @tinhouse.bsky.social

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Book Review: Hellions, by Julia Elliot Oh, I have a new favorite author in South Carolina author Julia Elliot! This book is her third, and her second collection of short stories. The vibe is predominantly Southern Gothic, but full of th…

I've just discovered @juliaelliott.bsky.social and I'm HOOKED. I picked this up bc it was noted on the @southrevbooks.bsky.social summer reading list and it is wild! Southern Gothic, pure weirdness, and so much more - full review here:

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Sales of staff picks provide a bit of friendly competition in the bookstore, and I'm kicking everyone's ass this month with HELLIONS by @juliaelliott.bsky.social

I'm sure your great book description helps! Thanks so much for picking HELLIONS.

Thanks for including HELLIONS--and for your excellent recs. Just added some of these to my list.

Thanks so much! I need to read Ghost Sequences soon.

So glad you came!

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Went to Sea Howl Books to pick up a copy of Ghost Sequences by @acwise.bsky.social and found Hellions by @juliaelliott.bsky.social
on the shelf…so now I am rich in short stories :)

1—Hellions by Julia Elliott 2—The Complete Stories by Clarice Lispector 3—Black Wave by Michelle Tea 4—Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield 5--To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf 6--The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin 7--Theory of Bastards by Audrey Schulman 8--Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord 9--The Orange Eats Creeps by Grace Krilanovich 10--Nomenclature by Dionne Brand

My recommended book list from the Powell's event last night, including @juliaelliott.bsky.social's Hellions, Michelle Tea's Black Wave, Dionne Brand, and more.

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Congratulations to @juliaelliott.bsky.social on the release of Hellions!

Lucky Night by Eliza Kennedy and Kate & Frida by Kim Fay bookend Julia Elliott's Hellions

Happy to see @juliaelliott.bsky.social's amazing Hellions at Powell's Hawthorne. Buy now while there's still money. @tinhouse.bsky.social

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If you haven't met Butter or Dragon yet, what are you waiting for?🐊🌺

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Midnight in Soap Lake Another Fine Mess The Night Eaters Senseless Hellions

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Hellions: Stories by @juliaelliott.bsky.social is out today!

“Swamp apes & Slim Jims populate the rural landscape of this collection, which swings from comedy to horror in stories about pet alligators, shape-shifting professors & more.”
—The New York Times

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Thanks so much for your support and kind words, Jeff.

Hellions book cover is illustrative not photographic of a metallic green gator enraptured by red blossoms mosaic'd by veins of purple around them with two blurbs. On right, author photo of a pale woman with short brown hair staring dead eyed at the camera as is Julia's wont, being a fan of certain styles of Victorian photography. Seeing her do that look in person will crack you up.

Happy publication day to @juliaelliott.bsky.social, whose Hellions short story collection from @tinhouse.bsky.social is an absolute favorite!!

My blurb: “Beautiful, visceral, surprising stories, both wild and dangerous. Elliott is an Angela Carter for our times.” tinhouse.com/book/hellions/

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Coming soon to a bookstore near you—Hellions: Stories by @juliaelliott.bsky.social (4.15.25)!🐊🌺

Praised by Carmen Maria Machado & Jeff VanderMeer, Hellions blends folklore, fairy tales, Southern Gothic & horror, reveling in the collision of the familiar with the wildly surreal.⚡

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Love seeing both Sour Cherry by @nassos.bsky.social and Hellions by @juliaelliott.bsky.social on @gizmodo.com 's Best SciFi/Fantasy & Horror Books of April!

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The Best New Books to Read in April 2025 From Joan Didion's 'Notes to John' to Jasmine Guillory's latest romance novel

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TIME recommends HELLIONS in "Here Are the 15 Books You Should Read in April": "Blurring the line between reality and fantasy, Hellions provides an unsettling look at what it means to be alienated in our technology-driven world."

Thank, Jason!

“Cover[s] everything from strange familial dynamics to magic’s effect on an art colony.”🌺🐊

@tobiascarroll.bsky.social at @reactorsff.bsky.social names Hellions by @juliaelliott.bsky.social to his list of Best Indie Speculative Fiction for March/April!

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