Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| All Out |
2018 |
Buy |
| All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages |
2018 |
N/A |
| Out Now |
2020 |
N/A |
| Out There: Into the Queer New Yonder |
2022 |
N/A |
Are You Afraid of the Dark Graphic Novels Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Witch’s Wings and Other Terrifying Tales |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Sinister Sisters and Other Terrifying Tales |
2025 |
Buy |
Paola Santiago Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Paola Santiago and the River of Tears |
2020 |
Buy |
| Paola Santiago and the Forest of Nightmares |
2021 |
Buy |
| Paola Santiago and the Sanctuary of Shadows |
2022 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Miss Meteor |
2020 |
Buy |
| Lucha of the Night Forest |
2023 |
Buy |
| Sammy Espinoza’s Last Review |
2023 |
Buy |
| Cash Delgado is Living the Dream |
2024 |
Buy |
| It Happened to Anna |
2024 |
Buy |
| Wednesday |
2024 |
Buy |
| Lucha of the Forgotten Spring |
2025 |
Buy |
We Set the Dark on Fire Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| We Set the Dark on Fire |
2019 |
Buy |
| We Unleash the Merciless Storm |
2020 |
Buy |
Tehlor Kay Mejia writes for young adult, middle grade, and adult audiences. Her YA debut, We Set the Dark on Fire (2019), is a dystopian fantasy set in a world inspired by Latin American politics. The Paola Santiago trilogy, her middle grade series, draws on Mexican folklore and features a young Latina protagonist dealing with creatures from traditional legends.
More recently, Mejia has written contemporary adult novels like Sammy Espinoza’s Last Review (2023) and Cash Delgado is Living the Dream (2024), as well as graphic novels for the Are You Afraid of the Dark franchise. She has also co-edited and contributed to several anthologies of queer YA fiction.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Tehlor Kay Mejia written?
Tehlor Kay Mejia has written eighteen books across five series.
What was Tehlor Kay Mejia's first book?
Tehlor Kay Mejia’s first book is All Out, published in 2018.
What genres does Tehlor Kay Mejia write in?
Mejia writes across YA fantasy (We Set the Dark on Fire), middle grade fantasy (Paola Santiago), graphic novels (Are You Afraid of the Dark), and contemporary adult fiction (Sammy Espinoza’s Last Review, Cash Delgado is Living the Dream). Many of her books feature Latinx characters and draw on Mexican and Latin American folklore.