Author: Olivie Blake

The devil has come to town. And he wants a library card. Star author Olivie Blake and artist Little Chmura kick off a deliciously dark graphic novel romance series with Clara & the Devil, Volume 1.

Clara has the rest of her life figured out. She'll graduate college with the support of her best friend, Jonah; marry her adoring boyfriend; take a full-time job at her local library; and settle down in her small seaside hometown. But when an unusual tourist--tall, dark, and infernal--comes to town, Clara's careful plans quickly start to unravel.

And even while the stranger, who openly calls himself the devil, strikes up a situationship with Jonah, he continues to tempt Clara with reckless talk of power, ambition, and lust. Over the course of one sultry summer, tensions between Clara, Jonah, and the devil mount to an intolerable degree, and Clara is forced to confront the desires she's kept secret her whole life, even from herself.

This deliciously dark tale of Faustian bargains and seduction from New York Times-bestselling author Olivie Blake and fan-favorite artist Little Chmura kicks off a series that explores artistry and power through the temptation of the seven deadly sins.

Publisher: Macmillan Publishers (MPS)
Published: 05/05/2026
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9781250365361

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 02/01/2026 pg. 56
Booklist 03/01/2026

About the Author

Olivie Blake is a New York Times bestselling author of speculative fiction for adults, including the Atlas Six trilogy, Alone with You in the Ether, Masters of Death, the short story collection Januaries, and her novel, Girl Dinner. With Little Chmura, she is the cocreator of the graphic series Clara & the Devil. As Alexene Farol Follmuth, she is also the author of the young adult novels My Mechanical Romance and Twelfth Knight. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and son.

Little Chmura is an artist whose illustration practice is focused on portraits, with an emphasis on intense, dramatic looks. Clara & the Devil is a graphic novel she cocreates with New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author Olivie Blake. She cocreated Ropuka's Idle Island with game developer Moczan. Though Chmura uses "Little" in her pseudonym, she is actually a full-scale human. She lives in Wroclaw with her husband and one-eyed cat, Piratka.