Please help me welcome my newest client, Susan Vizurraga! Her historical middle grade novel in verse, THE CURE FOR INFINITY, caught my attention during this year’s PitchWars showcase. It’s a coming of age story set in the Vietnam-era U.S. that deals with themes of social injustice, women in STEM, the […]
Hilary Harwell
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Please help me congratulate client Henry Clark on his recent deal with Little Brown! Here’s the post from PW Children’s Bookshelf: Deirdre Jones at Little, Brown has acquired Seven Minutes of Magic by Henry Clark, author of What We Found in the Sofa and How It Saved the World. In […]
Please help us congratulate Jennifer Gruenke on the sale of her debut YA fantasy, OF SILVER AND SHADOW! From PW Children’s Bookshelf: Kelsy Thompson at Flux has bought Jennifer Gruenke‘s debut novel, Of Silver and Shadow, a YA high fantasy set in the magical world of Denfell, where Ren, a […]
Please help me give a warm KT Literary welcome to my newest client, Barrie Summy. I was fortunate enough to connect with Barrie via a referral from one of Kate’s clients, and when I picked up her fabulous, tightly plotted middle grade magical realism story I couldn’t put it down. […]
I’m sharing with you my top five favorite reads of 2017! It was a year of some amazing books, but the ones I loved the most are: THE HATE U GIVE by Angie Thomas FROSTBLOOD by my dear friend, Elly Blake A PROPERLY UNHAUNTED PLACE by William Alexander CROSSING EBENEZER […]
Please help me welcome my newest client, Jennifer Gruenke, to the KT Literary family! Jennifer’s dark YA fantasy is SIX OF CROWS meets FROSTBLOOD with a diverse cast of characters, and it grabbed my attention right away. Her bold writing, tight pacing, and stellar plotting won me over and I’m […]
I’m thrilled to welcome talented author, Terrance Jefferson, to the KT Literary family! I fell in love with Terrance’s query, his story, and his reasons for writing THE NIGHT OF THE WASPS, a dynamic YA urban fantasy set in inner-city Hartford. It combines the grit of urban life with the […]
I’m thrilled to welcome middle grade contemporary author, Conan Putnam, as KT Literary’s newest client. I found Conan’s delightful project in the slush and immediately fell in love with her writing and her protagonist, Lily, an adopted Chinese girl trying to understand who she is in the context of her […]
As summer comes creeping closer, it’s time for another round-up of places you can look forward to finding KT Literary agents and staff in the coming months. We hope to see you there! BookExpo America (Hannah) New York, NY May 31-June 2, 2017 http://www.bookexpoamerica.com/Home/ RWA Desert Dreams Conference(Renee) Phoenix, AZ […]