The Otherwhere Post (a Good Morning America YA Book Club Pick)

By Emily J. Taylor

A Good Morning America YA Book Club Pick
An instant New York Times bestseller

The New York Times bestselling author of Hotel Magnifique returns with this stunning dark academic fantasy full of deadly magic and dangerous secrets, perfect for fans of Divine Rivals and A Study in Drowning.

This stunning first edition of The Otherwhere Post will feature beautiful metallic foil endpapers

Seven years ago, Maeve Abenthy lost everything: her world, her father, even her name. Desperate to escape the stain of her father's crimes, she lives under a fake name, never staying in one place long enough to put down roots.

Then she receives a mysterious letter with four impossible words: Your father was innocent.

To uncover the truth, she poses as an apprentice for the Otherwhere Post, where she'll be trained in the art of scriptomancy--the dangerous magic that allows couriers to enchant letters and deliver them to other worlds. But looking into her father's past draws more attention than she'd planned.

Her secretive, infuriatingly handsome mentor knows she's lying about her identity, and time is running out to convince him to trust her. Worse, she begins to receive threatening letters, warning her to drop her investigation--or else. For Maeve to unravel the mystery of what happened seven years ago, she may have to forfeit her life.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593404548
• ISBN13: 9780593404546
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.9" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Magical read for adults young and not so young

I was also super excited to read this after Hotel Magnifique. I loved the mystery and the characters and the world and really didn’t want it to end. I don’t read a lot of YA, as a full adult, but I do love this book and am also getting a copy for my teenage niece!

Magical letters and murder!

There is magic in words and this book is stock full of them! Yes, partially because the magic of this world (and other ones) is scriptomancy, but also because it was a vividly made world, so interesting and I think I wouldn't mind reading more set in this world/worlds! Maeve is searching for the truth about her father in this story. Was he the one that set the alder vine loose or was he framed? It was all nicely twisty, filled with magic letters, learning to travel between worlds, and even a bit of romance with the nicely snarky but super sweet and supporting Tristan! So many cute giggly moments! That was so much fun to read! And their first meeting is gloriously hilarious, soap and all (which kind of sets the tone for a good portion of their relationship!). It is a good balance for the darker parts (death of a world, someone trying to keep the truth hidden and willing to kill for it) so you can laugh and cry and be sucked into the story. There are lots of other interesting, supporting characters too and the story wouldn't be complete without the likes of Nan and Shay. I loved Hotel Magnifique and I can happily say that this book is just as good and will also be a keeper!