The Saw Mouth

Praise for The Saw Mouth: “Raw, unsettling, and new-bruise tender, The Saw Mouth completely captured me. Plett’s horror debut is a gift to readers looking for the bright heart in the dark.”—Rory Power, New York Times bestselling author of Wilder Girls ”Powerful, poetic, haunting. Plett imagines a spellbinding world of awakened machines and human resilience.“—Darcie Little Badger, award-winning author of A Snake Falls to Earth”Grimy, brutal, and brilliant, with a painfully vivid queer cast and a setting so well constructed you can smell the smoke. Plett holds back nothing in this story of fierce love and tested loyalty.“—Matteo L. Cerilli, author of Lockjaw“More than a horror tale, this is the story of deeply felt connection finding its way through layers of trauma. It’s a story of finding shelter in people, when darkness tries its best to inhabit you. Stunning.“—Tanya Boteju, author of Bruised★ “A truly stellar example of the best that horror can be.“—School Library Journal, starred review★ “Plett masterfully combines monster horror and the messy machinations of found family in a story that will leave any reader eager for their next title.“—Booklist, starred review”Visceral worldbuilding alongside irreverent, realistic dialogue skillfully captures the novel’s intimate emotional core against a backdrop of spine-tingling horror, while leisurely paced prose culminates in a tense, inventive narrative that blends queer identity, survival, and mystery.“—Publishers Weekly”Carefully drawn.“—Kirkus Reviews

CALE PLETT is a nonbinary, gender-fluid writer living in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They grew up on a dead-end gravel road and used to get lost in the woods for fun, scary abandoned cabin and all. They are the author of the queer YA romance Wavelength, an Indie Next pick, and The Saw Mouth.