It wouldn’t be Christmas without a ghost story…

The countdown to the holiday season is on, starting with Saturnalia on the 17th, Yule on the 21st and of course Christmas on the 25th. What would Christmas be without a ghost story? I heard recently that sales of ghost books are actually higher at Christmas than at Halloween, something which was admittedly a revelation. Who would’ve thought?

Well, I suppose that explains why The Fairy Lights has been the most popular book out of my Belfast Ghosts trilogy for the past two years in a row, with sales peaking towards the end of November and in December each year.

The Fairy Lights: The ghost of Christmas that never was is standalone Book 2 of the series, an ideal seasonal read that Yule not be disappointed with (cheesy pun intended 😅).

Has it been my most popular book overall? Nope. I’ll be doing a book summary for 2024 towards the end of this month to wrap up the surprises and expectations of my publishing journey this year, and to share any marketing tidbits I’ve learned, so you can check in for that later, if you’re interested.

For now, have yourself a spooky little Christmas!

Posted by on December 6, 2024 in Books and tagged , , , .

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About Leilanie Stewart

Leilanie Stewart is an award-winning author and poet from Belfast, Northern Ireland. She writes ghost and psychological horror, as well as experimental poetry. Her writing confronts the nature of self; her novels feature main characters on a dark psychological journey who have a crisis and create a new sense of identity. She began writing for publication while working as an English teacher in Japan, a career pathway that has influenced themes in her writing. Her former career as an Archaeologist has also inspired her writing and she has incorporated elements of archaeology and mythology into both her fiction and poetry. In addition to promoting her own work, Leilanie runs Bindweed Anthologies, a creative writing publication with her writer husband, Joseph Robert. Aside from publishing pursuits, Leilanie enjoys spending time with her husband and their lively literary lad, a voracious reader of sea monster books.

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