seal you later
inspired by Neil the Seal in Tasmania, here is a list of books about seals, with seals on the cover, or about selkies
as always, taking any and all suggestions!!
created by erintripsey
last updated August, 2026
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for those who donât know about Neil the Seal:
Omg thank you so much for reminding me of this excellent fellow đ he's such a delight
heâs so silly
Salt & Sorcery by Essie Suter is a selkie romance! thereâs a sequel, too, coming out July 6!
oooh thank you!! adding now!!
Hehe you beat me to it
Love this timely and topical list đ I'll suggest The Girl from the Sea.
oh thank you!! adding now!!
I love the punny title! I recommend Selkies Are a Girl's Best Friend by Molly Harper, and The Enforcer Enigma by Gail Carriger (though the Selkies here are a mob rather than the main characters)
thank you!!! and ooo those sound good especially the Selkie mob đ
⊠as a selkie enjoyer, i must partake. i have no books for you to add, i do however have 3 separate selkie character for for dnd campaigns
incredible, im so jealous!! I miss dnd so much đ playing a selkie must be really fun and useful too!!
it is!!! i dm a few discord campaigns !! so when we boot up again for the spooky months, iâll let you know, until then đ my current campaign, doc unfinished as i update it per campaign
please view it in print layout for the sake of my sanity
Ooh, you need A Sweet Sting of Salt by Rose Sutherland!
There is also a selkie subplot in The Inn at the Edge of the World by Alice Thomas Ellis, although it's more subtle.
Oh my goodness some of these covers are so fricking adorable! I need to check them out!
sometimes we do judge books by their covers and thatâs okay đââïž
I recently read Burial Tide by Neil Sharpson and loved it. It's a Selkie folk horror story. Couldn't put it down.
ooooh that sounds interesting!! adding now!! thank you!
If you're interested, Instant Karma by Marissa Meyer doesn't have a seal on the cover but it's a really cute YA about two teens, one of who's mom owns a seal rescue centre & the other teen agrees to volunteer there over the summer! (just looked it up and the UK & Romanian covers have seals on the cover- such a shame that the US one doesn't!)
adding now thank you!!! working at a seal rescue center sounds so cute and wholesome đ„č
