Please join me in wishing author Merrill Wyatt a very happy book birthday for her madcap caper middle grade mystery, TANGLED UP IN NONSENSE, the second in her TANGLED series with McElderry/Simon & Schuster. See what Kirkus had to say in their starred review: ‘Two middle school sleuths search for […]
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Please help me wish client, Samantha San Miguel, a VERY happy book birthday for her debut middle grade, SPINELESS, out today from Union Square Kids! When his asthma lands him at a health resort in the wilds of South Florida, twelve-year-old Algie Emsworth is over the moon. The scientific treasure […]
Please help me give a warm, KT Literary welcome to picture book author, Tunisia Williams. Tunisia is a member of SCBWI, Storyteller Academy, and 12×12 PB Challenge. Her short story “And the Band Played On” was among the winners of the #FallWritingFrenzy contest in 2021. I personally was so taken […]
Please help me congratulate client Judith Valdes B on the sale of her debut picture book, AN OFRENDA FOR PERRO, to Charlie Ilgunas at Little Bee! Here’s the announcement from Publisher’s Weekly: Charlie Ilgunas at Little Bee Books has bought world rights to An Ofrenda for Perro by Judith Valdes B (l.), illustrated by Carlos […]
Please help me give a warm KT Literary welcome to new client, Laurie Lascos! Laurie queried me right after the PitchWars showcase with an incredible PitchWars project – a middle grade horror with heart that’s HIDE AND SEEKER meets CORALINE. It’s gorgeously written, very character-driven and voicey, and manages to […]
Please help me give a warm KT Literary welcome to author/illustrator Lisa Wee! Lisa has illustrated several picture books for prominent organizations and self-published authors. I first fell in love with her quaint, quirky and vibrant illustrations, which are inclusive, embracing diversity in celebrating the lives of children from all […]
Please join me in congratulating author Merrill Wyatt on the release of TANGLED UP IN LUCK, a smart, funny middle grade mystery with two unforgettable characters in Sloane and Amelia – out today from McElderry/Simon & Schuster! It’s already been chosen as an Amazon Best Book of the Month pick […]
Please help me welcome the incredibly talented Heather Dean Brewer to the KT Literary family. Heather is the author of a gorgeously written non-fiction picture book about philanthropist and activist E. Genevieve Gillette, who championed more than a hundred state and national parks. In addition to writing, Heather is an […]
Please join me in congratulating Jen Marie Hawkins on the release of her sophomore YA contemporary, ALL THE LONELY PEOPLE, out today from Owl Hollow Press. A love letter to the Beatles, for fans of Love and Gelato and Everybody Sees the Ants. When Jo lost her father three years […]