I’m excited to announce that author-illustrator 4threset has signed with kt literary! Their webcomics, including Chinatop and The Witch’s Bakery, showcase their skill for intricate, whimsical visual storytelling, and their original graphic novel is an elegant, queer post-apocalyptic romance between a superhuman and an android. Mandy “4threset” Chan is a […]
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Please join us in extending a warm welcome to author-illustrator Rashad Doucet! Rashad is an Eisner Award-winning creator and Professor of Sequential Art at the Savannah College of Art and Design. He’s worked on projects with DC Comics, with Oni Press on properties like Rick and Morty and Invader Zim, […]
Congratulations to Sarah Burgess on the sale of their debut MG graphic novel to Andrews McMeel! From Publishers Weekly: Erinn Pascal at Andrews McMeel has bought Skip!, a middle grade graphic novel by U.K. debut author-illustrator Sarah Burgess, pitched as Raina Telgemeier meets slice-of-life manga. Anxious poet Jay joins a Double Dutch […]
I’m thrilled to announce that educator and activist Aaron Talley is now represented by kt literary! Pitched as a book for the lonely Black queer teens, Aaron’s debut Young Adult novel puts a speculative spin on an inspired exploration of adolescent mental health. Drawing from an extensive background in educating […]
Please join me in welcoming New Zealand-based author-illustrator Jem Yoshioka to kt literary! Jem’s rich, expressive art immerses readers in an elevated fantasy Japan in her manga-style graphic novel set in the Taisho era. Her character-driven writing and skill for depicting complex relationships fully embrace natural human curiosity in “the […]
Many congratulations to JCJB on the sale of her debut YA graphic novel to First Second Books! From Publishers Weekly: Kiara Valdez at First Second has acquired, in a preempt, Anamnesis by JCJB, pitched as Studio Ghibli meets Yoruban folklore. The manga-style YA graphic novel debut follows Isra, a narcoleptic, […]
Join us in celebrating Brianna Peppins’ debut book deal with Disney Hyperion for her contemporary YA series. From Publishers Weekly: While at Disney Hyperion, Emily Meehan bought, with Britt Rubiano and Christine Collins to edit, Brianna Peppins’s YA debut Briarcliff Prep. At a Historically Black Boarding School inspired by the author’s […]
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 […]
Today, we talk about 2020. Yes, we voluntarily went back there! Though much was lost this year, and many things felt by turns unfamiliar and maddeningly repetitive, we had a good year. With 3 new members on our team, many new books released, and new contracts signed! Together we clung […]