You Weren't Meant to be Human by Andrew Joseph White (Evernight October 2025 Exclusive)

Alien meets Midsommar in this chilling debut adult novel from award-winning author Andrew Joseph White about identity, survival, and transformation amidst an alien invasion in rural West Virginia.

Festering masses of worms and flies have taken root in dark corners across Appalachia. In exchange for unwavering loyalty and fresh corpses, these hives offer a few struggling humans salvation. A fresh start. It’s an offer that none refuse.

Crane is grateful. Among his hive’s followers, Crane has found a chance to transition, to never speak again, to live a life that won’t destroy him. He even met Levi: a handsome ex-Marine and brutal killer who treats him like a real man, mostly. But when Levi gets Crane pregnant—and the hive demands the child’s birth, no matter the cost—Crane’s desperation to make it stop will drive the community that saved him into a devastating spiral that can only end in blood.

Our Evernight Exclusive edition is a Royal hardback and features:

• An exclusive redesigned cover (art by @esgalor; design by @chattynora)
• Full colour art and foil on the hardback (by @anwitacitriya)
• Digitally printed edges (by @esgalor)
• Illustrated endpapers (by @spookgeist); different front and back
• Bonus content
• Digitally signed by the author
• Standalone horror
• Autistic trans man MC

If you like books featuring cults, alien invasions and examinations of identity, we think you’ll enjoy this one!

Photos by @bookwormgram