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Website Info & Updates
I’ve been having issues this website for a few months. Now, it looks like I can access it again.…
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Upcoming Appearances: 2026
January: Spill the Craft-tea Book Club (US) 25th January (US) at 5pm (CT): The Crafty Scrapper in Waxahachie, Texas…
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2026: It’s a new year
and I’m hoping to update this page more often, with more posts about upcoming books, book merch, and events,…
Books published by Karen J Carlisle
About my books
Books available in eBook & paperback
Karen J Carlisle publishes her stories under the imprint Kraken Publishing (because she’s always had a fascination for cephalopods of all kinds.)
Karen writes Victorian mysteries, steampunk, fantasy and (Aussie) cosy mysteries with a twist.
Books Available
/ by Karen J Carlisle
Purchase via author website (Aust)
or via online stores (worldwide)
What genre do you prefer?
The Aunt Enid Mysteries
(cosy fantasy mysteries)
Mrs Hudson Investigates
(short Holmesian mysties)
The Adventures of Viola Stewart
(darker Victorian mysteries)
James Findlay Journals
(darker Victorian/Gaslamp mysteries)
The Department of Curiosities
(steampunk adventure)
Short story collections
Christmas Stories
New Aunt Enid Mystery Christmas story coming soon!
About the author
Author Karen J Carlisle publishes under the imprint Kraken Publishing.
Writer. Illustrator. Gardener. Chocoholic and tea lover
Karen J Carlisle is a creator of Victorian mysteries, steampunk, fantasy, and cosies with a twist. She was short-listed in Australian Literature Review’s 2013 Murder/Mystery Short Story Competition. Her stories have featured in the Adelaide Fringe exhibition, ‘A Trail of Tales’, anthologies ‘Where’s Holmes?’, ‘Where’s Holmes II‘, ‘Deadsteam’, ‘Deadsteam 2‘ and ‘Sherlock is a Girl’s Name’ anthologies.
Karen lives in Adelaide with her family and the ghost of her ancient Devon Rex.
She’s always loved dark chocolate and rarely refuses a cup of tea.
Karen is currently working on a secret Christmas project, and writing the second book in her steampunk adventure duology.
*Find out more about Karen on her author website: https://karenjcarlisle.com/
Book merch
/ www.karenjcarlisle.com/shop/
Book Merch
also available
via author store
Original ‘portable’ art
- mugs
- t-shirts
- badges
- book dice (with original D&D compatible NPC/items based on Karen’s books)
- Book teas also available
Original art by Karen J Carlisle
Also available direct from author
at upcoming events**
- South Australian Author Showcase. Salisbury Community Hub, SA.
10am – 2pm (10th September, 2026) - Adelaide Comic & Toy Fair. Woodville Recreation Centre. Woodville, SA. 10am – 3.30pm (5th October, 2026)
- Tea Tree Gully Spring Gift Market. Golden Grove Arts & Recreation Centre. SA. 10am – 2pm (10th October, 2026)
- Supanova (Adelaide). Adelaide Wayville Showgrounds. 10am – 6pm (30th Oct – 1st Nov, 2026)
**See a full list of upcoming events
at https://karenjcarlisle.com/events/
Upcoming Releases
Coming soon from Karen J Carlisle / Kraken Publishing
Twixtmas Out Now
The Aunt Enid Mysteries / Published 1st March, 2025.
It’s Twixtmas: the odd, dream-like time between Christmas and New Year where time slows, days blur, and the connections between the Otherworlds and ours are their thinnest.
Anything is possible.
And accidents can happen.
Join Sally as she’s transported to an Otherworld on a rescue mission – where Protectors are forbidden to tread.
‘Twixtmas‘ is an Aunt Enid Christmas Story. Book 1.5 of The Aunt Enid Mysteries series.
Order Direct from author (AU$) / or via online stores (US$).
Against the Empire
The Department of Curiosities Book 2 /
Now Scheduled for 2027
Completing the steampunk adventure duology.
Book Boxes
Digital eBook Boxes /
Limited edition Paperback book boxes
Available direct from author
Doctor Jack Digital Book Box
Doctor Jack & Other Tales digital eBook Box
Downloadable. No postage.
What’s inside: eBook download link, annotated maps, printable art and ‘Ghastly Murder’ front page posters, computer wallpaperss, printable character art colour in pages, ambient soundtracks, printable crochet pattern
Grab your eBook box now from: https://karenjcarlisle.com/product/doctor-jack-ebook-box/ (AU$20)
This item is a virtual/digital product.
No postage is required.
Aunt Enid Digital Book Box
Aunt Enid: Protector Extraordinaire digital eBook Box
What’s inside: Special edition eBook, printable art and posters, computer wallpaperss, character art colour in pages, ambient soundtracks, printable crochet pattern
Grab your eBook box now from: karenjcarlisle.com/product/aunt-enid-protector-extraordinaire-ebook-box/ (AU$20)
This item is a virtual/digital product.
No postage is required.
Physical Book Boxes
Digital eBook Boxes /
Limited edition Paperback book boxes
Available direct from author
12 Days of Twixtmas Book Box
Physical book book box: Limited numbers available NOW
’12 Days of Twixtmas’ to celebrate Karen’s upcoming book.
Unwrap 12 separate Twixtmas presents, each one related to the book. There’s:
*paperback and eBook copies of the book.
*Something to drink
*Things to wear
*Things to decorate your tree
*Nice smelling things
*Things to use while reading
*Something to create/play with
*Digital downloads
Order direct from author (postage to Australian addresses only) from: karenjcarlisle.com/product/12-days-twixt-box/
What’s New
Immersive Experience Book Box Add ons – (post to Aust)
Physical book book box add ons: Limited numbers available NOW
Each is a themed box with curated items to enhance the reading experience. Boxes contain genre/book-themed merch, such as stickers, bookmarks, and gifts to be opened at specific points in the book, to create a more immersive reading experience. The zipped bookcase is reusable, perfect to protect your book while travelling (with bonus of ASMR of removing the protective coating!)
Aunt Enid #1 Immersive Box
For Aunt Enid: Protector Extraordinaire:
Mr B page holder and coaster, book teas/coffee, book candle (Lemon Butter), book-related jewellry, + more.
Order direct from author (postage to Australian addresses only)
Gaslmamp #1 Immersive Box
For Doctor Jack & Other Tales and/or Blood Ties:
Book tea (Crimson Smog), blood splat coaster, book-related jewellry and pin, + more
Order direct from author (postage to Australian addresses only)
Find out more! Karen spills the tea each month in her newsletter , Tea & Tidings. To subscribe:
Find out all the news!
Karen spills the tea each month in her newsletter
Tea & Tidings.
Sign up for Karen’s newsletter and get your free eBook copy of Portals and Portents (exclusive top newsletter subscribers and past reward for Patreon Supporters) – a short story prequel to The Aunt Enid Mysteries, exploring the origin story of a secondary character in A Fey Tale (book 2)
