Charlene Elsby

Author/Novelist

Author of 'The Organization Is Here To Support You,' 'Bedlam,' and 'Violence without Violence'

About Charlene Elsby

Charlene Elsby doesn’t just write books — she carves them out of raw philosophical muscle and drenches them in blood, desire, and existential dread. She’s a philosopher by trade, a literary troublemaker by choice, and a certified maestro of bending your brain until it begs for mercy. If you’ve ever wondered what it feels like to read philosophy while having your neurons set on fire, she’s got you covered.

Her novel Hexis isn’t your standard sit-down-and-sip-tea read. It’s a brutal, intimate deep-dive into the mess of bodies, obsession, and violent longing. Meanwhile, Violence Faculties flips the script on what you thought you knew about human aggression — like a philosophical roundhouse kick to the skull, it dismantles ideas of violence and language with precision.

Bedlam? Yeah, it’s exactly what it sounds like: chaos incarnate, dripping with dark humour and existential grit. Elsby’s writing is the kind that leaves bruises, in the best way possible. Red Flags is a collection of shorts which will inspire and repulse you. Whereas, her latest novel The Organization Is Here To Support You is brutal bureaucratic-level satire delving into minimalist existentialism.

She smashes the line between highbrow philosophy and underground punk-lit, serving up existential nightmares on a silver platter. Think: Kafka and Camus at a warehouse party, but with more blood, sweat, and sass.

If you like your literature brainy but badass, Charlene Elsby is your new obsession.