Bethany C. Morrow is a national bestselling author and writes adult and young adult novels. Her young adult work includes JLG Gold Standard Selections A Song Below Water (a Locus, Ignyte, and Audie Award finalist) and So Many Beginnings. She is editor/contributor to the young adult anthology Take The Mic, which won the 2020 ILA Social Justice in Literature Award. Her adult novels include Mem, an Indies Introduce and Indie Next pick, and Cherish Farrah, a social horror, was the April 2022 Belletrist x Book Club pick. She was the 2021 Mansfield Lecturer at Roosevelt University, and her work has been featured in The Los Angeles Times, Forbes, Bustle, Buzzfeed, and more. Morrow is included on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists and Fiction Writers You Should Read.

"Bethany C. Morrow's The Body is a supernatural thriller about religion, marriage, and the consequences of the oaths we break. This was a gripping and haunting story that had me turning each page with one-eye shut!"
--P. Djéli Clark, Nebula Award winning author of Ring Shout

"A shocking work of anxious mayhem that fans of Weapons should adore. Each time you think you're safe, Morrow sits you up straight and drags you to the edge of your seat. The Body marries religious and domestic horror beautifully, wearing a bridal veil of trauma as cuts and carnage."
--Hailey Piper, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of A Game in Yellow

"Bethany C. Morrow's The Body is a holy war of outright horror, pulsing with an adrenalized anxiety that's palpable from page one. The dread just doesn't stop. That's not just a promise -- it's a downright vow."
--Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Wake Up and Open Your Eyes

"The Body is a novel filled to the brim with dark secrets and harsh revelations. Morrow proves she is a master of character as she imbues each one with duality and depth. Muddying the waters between the unholy and the divine, The Body asks readers to embark on a journey that is no ordinary crisis of faith."
--Erin E. Adams, author of Jackal and One of You

"Hellish, sinister, and utterly unputdownable. The Body is a dark and often horrifying meditation on marriage, trauma, and faith, and the intersections between them. I thoroughly recommend it."
--Alexis Henderson, author of An Academy for Liars and The Year of the Witching

"Enough creative violence to please horror fans...and appeal to those interested in cult stories."
--Booklist

"Readers will dig deeply into their own discomfort as they turn the pages in their attempt to unearth the truth. Morrow delivers a thrilling reading experience that feels like Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl collided with Chuck Tingle's Camp Damascus, glazed with an overcoat of Rivers Solomon's Model Home."
--Library Journal

Publisher: Tor Nightfire

Pub date: 2026-02-10

Length: 288 pages