Annabel Youens
ALLi Author Member
Location: Canada
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Annabel Youens writes for women who are done pretending everything’s fine. Women who’ve ticked the boxes, built the life, held it all together—and now find themselves asking questions they can’t ignore anymore. Her work speaks to that moment when the noise gets too loud, the expectations too heavy, and something inside you starts to shift. She writes fiction and essays that explore what it means to let go of old stories: about success, identity, motherhood, marriage, ambition, aging. Her debut novel, Thread Traveller, was named one of the Best Indie Books of 2025 by the prestigious Kirkus Reviews magazine. Her novel blends emotional realism with a speculative edge. It’s about falling out of your life—and finding something better than the plan. In her monthly author newsletter Annabel shares bookish TikToks and mid-life insights.
Annabel Youens' books
Genres: Fantasy/SciFi/Speculative
Formats: E-Book, Audio, Paperback, Hardback
Age Groups: 18+
🏆 2026 CANREADS Award Finalist — Women's Fiction 🌟 A Kirkus Best Indie Book of 2025 (Starred Review) "A strong debut with compelling characters that passionately advocates for community, nature, and found family." — Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review) "In the vein of Margaret Atwood and Ursula K. Le Guin. Masterful worldbuilding… tragic and harrowing, yet undeniably hopeful." — CanReads What if midlife isn't where it ends — but where the magic begins? At 47, August Monk is failing at everything — her marriage, her company, herself. Then, on a desperate family holiday in England, a sip of ancient beer at Britain's oldest brewery drops her into another world: one where women brew, heal, and commune with a vast fungal network humming beneath their feet — and where they're hunted by a patriarchal order determined to burn them out. Taken in by Margaret, a midwife guarding forbidden feminine wisdom, August discovers...