Cover Crush: Clara & the Devil, Volume 1 by Olivie Blake with art by Little Chmura 

In Clara & the Devil, Vol. 1, Olivie Blake and artist Little Chmura put together this moody, obsessive graphic novel about what happens when your whole life gets flipped upside down.

Clara has a pretty standard setup in her quiet seaside town…college, a library job, a steady boyfriend. It feels solid until this mysterious guy shows up, calling himself the devil….and completely trashes her plans. Over one summer, all the stuff Clara’s been suppressing starts coming to the surface. The cover gives you just a taste of what is within the pages – and it’s out May 5th!

TY 23rd Street for sending over a copy of the first volume!

Clara & the Devil, Volume 1

by Olivie Blake, Little Chmura
Published by: 23rd Street
on May 5, 2026
Genres: Adult, Graphic Novel, Paranormal
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The devil has come to town. And he wants a library card. Star author Olivie Blake and artist Little Chmura kick off a deliciously dark graphic novel romance series with Clara & the Devil, Volume 1.

Clara has the rest of her life figured out. She’ll graduate college with the support of her best friend, Jonah; marry her adoring boyfriend; take a full-time job at her local library; and settle down in her small seaside hometown. But when an unusual tourist―tall, dark, and infernal―comes to town, Clara’s careful plans quickly start to unravel.
And even while the stranger, who openly calls himself the devil, strikes up a situationship with Jonah, he continues to tempt Clara with reckless talk of power, ambition, and lust. Over the course of one sultry summer, tensions between Clara, Jonah, and the devil mount to an intolerable degree, and Clara is forced to confront the desires she’s kept secret her whole life, even from herself.

This deliciously dark tale of Faustian bargains and seduction from New York Times–bestselling author Olivie Blake and fan-favorite artist Little Chmura kicks off a series that explores artistry and power through the temptation of the seven deadly sins.