Courtney Gould writes books about queer girls, ghosts, and things that go bump in the night. She graduated from Pacific Lutheran University in 2016 with a Bachelor's degree in Creative Writing and Publishing. She was born and raised in Salem, OR, where she continues to write love letters to the haunted girls and rural, empty spaces. The Dead and the Dark is her debut novel.
Winner of the Oregon Book Award's Leslie Bradshaw Award for Young
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debut is haunting... Characters are the focal strength of this
book, which is a slow-burn story with an immersive setting that
feels like a character in and of itself. The darkness spreading
over Snakebite exposes the truth about small-town ideology and
oppression, loneliness, secrecy, and what makes a family or a
home.- Booklist A complex and sophisticated thriller with haunting
real-world connections. - Kirkus (Starred Review) Gould's
supernaturally spooky debut is filled with all manner of creepy
inventiveness...an intriguing read. - Publishers Weekly Spooky
atmosphere seeps out of every pore of this slow burn ghost story. -
Buzzfeed
There are plenty of ghosts in The Dead and the Dark, but they're
not necessarily the villains. Instead, the story is about how
hatred and fear go hand in hand. -Paste A thoroughly creepy ride
from start to finish...Gould has a gift for supernatural
storytelling. The story is fast-paced and quick-moving - it's easy
to find yourself lost in its pages and finish the book in just a
day or so. - Culturess Courtney Gould's setting descriptions create
a blistering, tense atmosphere in an isolated and spooky town. -
Geek Girl Authority It's perfectly written to give us a slow burn
while simultaneously teasing a new aspect of the mystery in every
single chapter...But this book was so much more than the
mystery--it's also about that feeling of darkness and depression
that lives in all of us; it's about standing up to hate and
realizing we're not as different from each other as we might think;
and it's about queerness, love, acceptance and, most importantly,
hope for the future. - Hypable Imagine Riverdale crossing streams
with Stephen King's The Outsider and you'll get a sense of this
gripping supernatural mystery...Gould's debut begins as a snappy
paranormal yarn and unspools into a profound story about the
complex interplay between grief, guilt, and identity. - Oprah Daily
Gould's atmospheric writing mesmerized me while reading... In the
veins of V.E. Schwab and Courtney Summers, Gould delivers a
spine-chilling and eerie debut with The Dead and the Dark that will
leave readers hooked from the first page. - The Nerd Daily For fans
of books like authors like Courtney Summers and Lisa Jewel,
Courtney Gould's debut novel The Dead and the Dark packs a chilling
story of a murder conspiracy, family bonds, and the darkness that
exists within the seams of society and even inside the most purest
of people. - The Young Folks Gould's debut is an utterly dreamy
romance in the midst of a living nightmare, and a true testament to
the power of love in a world of hate. It's exactly the book we need
right now. - Dahlia Adler, author of Cool for the Summer and editor
of His Hideous Heart An absorbing mystery and wholly original ghost
story. Gould's writing is mesmerizing, drawing you into Snakebite
until it slips under your skin and lingers like the Dark itself. A
haunting story I won't shake off anytime soon. - Emma Berquist,
author of Devils Unto Dust and Missing, Presumed Dead The Dead and
the Dark has something for everyone: thrills, chills, a mystery
that'll keep readers guessing and a romance they'll absolutely love
rooting for. Snakebite is a setting as unforgettably alive as the
characters who inhabit it and once it gets hold of you, it won't
let go. A riveting, spooky and expertly-crafted debut from a
talented new voice in YA fiction. - Courtney Summers, New York
Times bestselling author of Sadie Gould's debut has everything you
need in a book: an engrossing mystery, a compelling love story, and
a setting so utterly alive you won't believe it isn't on a map. The
Dead and the Dark will keep you in its grasp until the last perfect
page. - Erica Waters, author of Ghost Wood Song The Dead and the
Dark gave me everything I want from a great supernatural murder
mystery: a haunting small town, a fresh new romance, and the very
best kind of monster--the kind we make ourselves." - Francesca
Zappia, author of Now Entering Addamsville and Eliza and Her
Monsters
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