Happy book birthday to Maureen Johnson‘s new novel HELLO, CRUEL HEART. HELLO, CRUEL HEART is an electric new story of teenage Cruella de Vil in an original novel inspired by the upcoming Walt Disney Studios Live Action Film, Cruella. Swinging London, Summer 1967. Sixteen-year-old Estella, gifted with talent, ingenuity, and […]
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“I was left absolutely glued to the page and completely unable to read fast enough to satisfy my need to know just what was going on.” – Mystery & Suspense Happy Book Birthday to INSTINCT by New York Times bestselling author Jason M. Hough! INSTINCT New York Times bestselling author […]
Today I have the privilege of speaking with New York Times Bestselling author, Jason Hough. Jason is the author of The Dire Earth series, ZERO WORLD, and video game tie in books for Gears of War and Mass Effect. We talk about writing IP for video games, James Bond’s pacing, […]
I’m very pleased to announce that UK-based author-illustrator-animator Sarah Burgess has signed with kt literary! With their lively, dynamic style paired with a sweet and genuine contemporary voice, Sarah’s the perfect creator for young readers and fans of realistic fiction in the vein of Raina Telgemeier’s SMILE. Sarah’s MG debut […]
Congratulations to Dan Hanks on the sale of his next fantasy novel, SWASHBUCKLERS! Dan debuted in 2020 with CAPTAIN MOXLEY AND THE EMBERS OF THE EMPIRE which Publishers Weekly called, a “pulpy, energetic debut with gritty violence, snazzy super-science, and high-flying adventure.” Say hi and congratulations to Dan on twitter […]
Congratulations to New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Roanhorse whose epic fantasy, BLACK SUN, had a massively exciting day yesterday! FINALIST for the Lambda Literary Award for Best LGBTQ Science Fiction/ Fantasy/ Horror FINALIST for the Nebula Award for Best Novel We’ll be cheering for you, Rebecca!
I’m so thrilled to congratulate our colleague Hannah Fergesen on her promotion to Senior Agent here at KT Literary! Hannah’s clients include Simon Jimenez, Michelle Ruiz Keil, Grace Li, and Rebecca Mahoney, among others. She is currently open to queries for speculative, upmarket, and genre adult fiction as well as […]
Please help me welcome my newest client, picture book author, Kelly Zhang! I first spotted the pitch for her beautiful, lyrical picture book TAKE ME TO LAOLAO during the #PBPitch event. When it landed in my inbox I immediately fell in love with this story about a little girl with […]
Please help us congratulate Chris Panatier on the sale of STRINGERS to Gemma Creffield at Angry Robot Books! From Publisher’s Marketplace: “Author of THE PHLEBOTOMIST Chris Panatier’s STRINGERS, in which a genius is abducted by an alien bounty hunter for the location of a powerful interdimensional object; trouble is, he […]