Jess Taylor signs new book deal

Jess Taylor’s website says she has a new book coming out in June 2026, and online criticism of the project spread on Saturday, May 24, after users linked a recent Substack post by forensic psychologist Kerry Daynes. Taylor’s books page lists the title as “Click. Stalk. Destroy: Inside the minds of online stalkers and their victims” and names Little, Brown as publisher in the UK, Canada and Australia. Kerry Daynes’ Substack shows a May 22 post titled “Click. Lie. Repeat? Inside The Claims of A Self-Styled Trauma Psychologist Who Markets Online.” The available Substack page preview does not show the full article text, but it confirms the headline, author and publication date. ### What can be verified about Taylor’s new book? Taylor’s own website lists “Click. Stalk. Destroy” as a “brand new true crime book” available for pre-order and gives a June 2026 publication window. (drjessicataylor.com) The page says the book will be published by Little, Brown in the UK, Canada and Australia. Amazon’s listing also shows a Jessica Taylor title, “Destroy: Inside the Minds of People Who Stalk Online,” with a June 25, 2026 Kindle date. (kerrydaynes.substack.com) That result supports the existence of an upcoming stalking-related book, though the wording on the retailer listing differs from Taylor’s own site. ### What did Kerry Daynes publish? Daynes’ Substack homepage shows the post title “Click. (drjessicataylor.com) Lie. Repeat? Inside The Claims of A Self-Styled Trauma Psychologist Who Markets Online” at the top of the archive view. The post is dated May 22, 2026. The homepage preview alone does not expose the full allegations or supporting material in the article, so only the existence, title and date of the post can be independently confirmed from the accessible source. (amazon.com) ### How did the criticism spread on May 24? The source briefing for this story identified an X thread by Alex Rubner on May 24 that cited Daynes’ Substack and tied the criticism to Taylor’s book deal. (kerrydaynes.substack.com) In direct web searches, the post itself did not surface in accessible indexed results, so the existence of the specific X post is based on the supplied briefing rather than a retrievable public page in search results. The broader sequence is still consistent: Daynes’ post appeared on May 22, and criticism was described in the briefing as circulating on May 24. ### What is publicly documented about Taylor’s publishing history? Taylor’s books page lists several earlier titles, including “Underclass: A Memoir” in May 2024 and “Sexy but psycho” in March 2022, both also shown with Little, Brown as publisher in the UK, Canada and Australia. The same page lists “Why women are blamed for everything” and the “Indicative Trauma Impact Manual,” among other titles. (kerrydaynes.substack.com) A VictimFocus press-office page describes Taylor as a feminist psychologist with a PhD in forensic psychology and says she has written multiple books and other materials on rape, victim blaming and related subjects. ### What remains unresolved? The accessible public sources confirm two core facts: Taylor is promoting a new June 2026 book from Little, Brown, and Daynes published a May 22 Substack post about “a self-styled trauma psychologist.” (drjessicataylor.com) The next verifiable step is likely to come from the book’s June 2026 publication rollout or from any direct public response by Taylor, Little, Brown, or Daynes. (victimfocus.pressat.co.uk) Taylor’s site already points readers to the pre-order page, while Daynes’ Substack archive continues to host the May 22 post. (kerrydaynes.substack.com)