Kalynn  Bayron

Kalynn Bayron

Kalynn Bayron has written at least 21 books. Their most popular book is Cinderella Is Dead with 339 saves with an average rating of 3.52⭐. Their next book, Make Me a Monster, is scheduled for release on .

Author Bio

Kalynn Bayron is the New York Times and Indie bestselling author of the YA fantasy novels Cinderella Is Dead and This Poison Heart. Her latest works include the YA horror novel You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight and the middle grade paranormal adventure The Vanquishers. She is a CILIP Carnegie Medal Nominee, a Bram Stoker Award nominee, a LOCUS Award finalist, and the recipient of the 2022 Randall Kenan Award for Black LGBTQ fiction. She is a classically trained vocalist and musical theater enthusiast. When she's not writing you can find her watching scary movies and spending time with her family.

Cinderella Is Dead

Cinderella Is Dead
ByKalynn Bayron

2020 • 339 Readers • 403 pages 3.5

This Poison Heart

#1 of 2 in This Poison Heart

This Poison Heart
ByKalynn Bayron

2021 • 270 Readers • 387 pages 3.9

You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight

2023 • 192 Readers • 242 pages 3.6

This Wicked Fate

#2 of 2 in This Poison Heart

This Wicked Fate
ByKalynn Bayron

2022 • 59 Readers • 320 pages 4.1

Night of the Living Queers: 13 Tales of Terror Delight

2023 • 56 Readers • 282 pages 3.9

My Dear Henry: A Jekyll & Hyde Remix

#6 of 8 in Remixed Classics

2023 • 46 Readers • 320 pages 3.3

Sleep Like Death

Sleep Like Death
ByKalynn Bayron

2024 • 42 Readers • 354 pages 3.6

All These Sunken Souls: A Black Horror Anthology

2023 • 40 Readers • 256 pages 3.8

The White Guy Dies First

The White Guy Dies First
ByFaridah Àbíké-Íyímídé,Kalynn Bayron,+11 more

2024 • 32 Readers • 258 pages 3.5

This Wicked Fate

#2 of 2 in This Poison Heart

This Wicked Fate
ByKalynn Bayron

2022 • 32 Readers 3.6

Mermaids Never Drown: Tales to Dive For

#2 of 3 in Untold Legends

Mermaids Never Drown: Tales to Dive For
ByZoraida Córdova,Natalie C. Parker,+13 more

2023 • 29 Readers • 320 pages 2.7

Cool. Awkward. Black.

Cool. Awkward. Black.
ByAmerie,Kalynn Bayron,+17 more

2023 • 26 Readers • 336 pages 4

The Vanquishers

#1 of 3 in The Vanquishers

The Vanquishers
ByKalynn Bayron

2022 • 16 Readers • 288 pages 4

We Mostly Come Out At Night: 15 Queer Tales of Monsters, Angels & Other Creatures

We Mostly Come Out At Night: 15 Queer Tales of Monsters, Angels & Other Creatures
ByMerc Fenn Wolfmoor(Contributor),Rob Costello(Editor)

2024 • 15 Readers 4

Hook's Origin

#1 of 1 in Six Points of Light

Hook's Origin
ByKalynn Bayron

2015 • 2 Readers • 206 pages

Doctor Who: The Monster in the Cupboard

#5 of 2 in Doctor Who: The Decades Collection

2023 • 1 Reader

The Vanquishers: Rise of the Wrecking Crew

#3 of 3 in The Vanquishers

2024 • 1 Reader • 226 pages 3

Secret of the Reaping

#2 of 3 in The Vanquishers

Secret of the Reaping
ByKalynn Bayron

2023 • 1 Reader 3

Black Girl Power

Black Girl Power
ByLeah Johnson,Elise Bryant,+13 more

2024 • 1 Reader • 319 pages

Make Me a Monster

Make Me a Monster
ByKalynn Bayron

Available September 30, 2025 • 1 Reader

Este corazón venenoso

#1 of 2 in This Poison Heart

Este corazón venenoso
ByKalynn Bayron

2021 • 1 Reader • 360 pages 3

FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction, Issue #17: Winter 2021

#17 of 7 in FIYAH: Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction

2021 • 76 pages