Genevieve Clovis is an editor, a writing coach, a former secondhand bookstore owner, and an author. Not having enough book related things in her life, Genevieve also dabbles in bookbinding and crafting.
Genevieve’s debut novel, Tea and the Transcendent, has been out in the world spreading joy and possible confusion since 2022. Tea and the Transcendent is a humorous, supernatural fantasy novel in stories that has been described as “demon-cozy” by one fan and “like curling up in a big blanket on a cold night” by another.
Tea and the Transcendent:
Nova‑Marie is a medium with a big heart and questionable work ethics. If she had it her way, she and her best friend, Elliot, would just drink tea, hang out, and let the supernatural beasties go about their business. But, as much as she wishes otherwise, Nova‑Marie doesn’t always get her way.
Supernatural activity is on the rise.
They have no idea what’s causing it, and Nova‑Marie doesn’t care to find out. Not even when a ghost, a demon, and a púca move in with her. But when some aggressive demon hunters come to town and mess with her neighbourhood, ignoring things may no longer be an option. If Nova‑Marie wants to keep the peace and keep her friends alive (or dead, as the case may be), she may actually have to get off her butt and do something about it.
The sequel, Soup and the Supernatural, is to be published on June 22, 2026.
Soup and the Supernatural:
Tea is no longer comforting, ghosts are ghosting Nova-Marie, and Elliot is as broken as the veil.
It turns out, Team CRANKY has done way more damage than Nova-Marie first thought, and her go-to ignore-it-until-it-goes-away tactic is really not working. All Nova-Marie wants is to get back to regular tea and hangouts with Elliot and very little contact with anyone or anything else. What she doesn’t count on is no one wanting contact with her… except the beasties, who are demanding a little too much of her attention.
If she ignores things much longer, Toronto may well drift beyond the tattered remains of the veil. A possible improvement for the city, sure, but what would it mean for Elliot (and humanity)?
Someone has to fix things, but does it have to be her? Even if Nova-Marie weren’t all on her own, fixing the veil, finding the ghosts, and rehoming the beasties is a very big ask.
Tea and the Transcendent is available for purchase on Amazon, and you can pre-order the ebook of Soup and the Supernatural there too. Genevieve plans to one day set up an author's shop page, but right now it is entirely too much effort. If you'd like to purchase a physical copy from her directly, click on the image of the novel you're interested in. She sometimes also sells her books along with her bookish art at local markets.
You're still here? Go click the link! Fine. Read some more about the first book:
Tea and the Transcendent began as a single story that Genevieve wrote to entertain her best friend. Then she had the brilliant idea to write a couple more and give them to her bestie as a Christmas gift. The plan was to write eight stories, but things got out of hand.
With an abundance of material, Genevieve decided to try her hand at a novel in stories. Her friend was going through a rough reading patch and had a very short attention span. This was a complaint Genevieve had heard from many of her bookstore customers. She wanted to address that niche. A novel in stories, she decided, was a great in-between option. Readers in a bit of a slump can pick it up, read a single story, and not feel guilty about putting it down for a while. They also won’t be confused when they eventually pick it back up, because each story contains all the details needed to understand what’s going on. Having an overarching plot between stories seemed like a great way to make it all hang together and still appeal to the novel readers out there.
Admittedly, it’s a weird little book. But maybe you’ll like it anyways?
Want to know more about that bookish art comment?
In her ten plus years owning a secondhand bookstore, Genevieve encountered many books that had been loved so aggressively they could no longer maintain their book shape. But throwing out books is hard, even when they are just a collection of loose pages held together by a worn out rubber band. So she decided to try her hand at bookbinding and various crafts that would allow her to give the damaged books a second chance.
