Best Fiction for Young Adults

Congratulations to all of the writers whose books are on the list of nominated titles for the ALA Best Fiction for Young Adult list, but especially to my kt literary clients Maureen Johnson, Stephanie Perkins, Ransom Riggs, and Lili Wilkinson!

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A Year in Queries

I had great intentions this year to post quarterly status reports on my query stats, but I seem to have missed a quarter (here’s April and July, at least). A quick recap: in the first three months of 2010, I saw 1,297 queries and requested 20 partials, passing on all of them. In the next [...]

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PINK’s a “Must read”

This just in! Another great review of Pink by Lili Wilkinson, this time from Night Owl Reviews, which writes (in part): PINK was an outstanding novel by Lili Wilkinson. It covered lots of different subjects, while most teen books only touch on one or two, such as sex, your identity, trying to fit in, and [...]

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First US Review for PINK!

This just in! The first American review — or rather, the first review for the American edition — of Lili Wilkinson‘s novel Pink! In part: This refreshing fish-out-of-water story is just what the doctor ordered to spice up the tired old chick lit genre. Ava’s classic adolescent identity crisis is made brand spanking new by [...]

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Lip-smacklingly good!

Another day, another fantastic cover to reveal! This one is the US edition, from HarperCollins, of Lili Wilkinson‘s Pink. Are you ready for greatness? Allen & Unwin did a spectacular job with the original Australian edition last summer — I can’t wait to see the reaction here in the States. Already, we’ve got some great [...]

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