Never Have I Ever

"Explore a world where the supernatural is an accepted element of everyday life and the horror is mined from the realities of existing." — New York Public Library Best Books of the Year

World Fantasy Award finalist
British Fantasy Award finalist
Ladies of Horror Fiction Award winner
Crawford Award shortlist

“Am I dead?” Mebuyen sighs.
She was hoping the girl would not ask.

Spells and stories, urban legends and immigrant tales: the magic in Isabel Yap’s debut collection jumps right off the page, from the friendship and fear building in “A Canticle for Lost Girls” to the joy in “A Spell for Foolish Hearts” to the terrifying tension of the urban legend “Have You Heard the One About Anamaria Marquez.”

Isabel Yap writes fiction and poetry, works in the tech industry, and drinks tea. Born and raised in Manila, she has also lived in California, Boston, and London. She holds a BS in Marketing from Santa Clara University and an MBA from Harvard Business School; she is also a graduate of the 2013 Clarion Writers Workshop. Her work has appeared in venues including Tor.com, Uncanny Magazine, Lightspeed, Strange Horizons, and Year’s Best Weird Fiction. She is @visyap on Twitter and her website is isabelyap.com.