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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I’m delighted to welcome artist Robin L. Davis to kt literary! Robin will be working on illustrating a contemporary graphic novel series for Middle Grade readers in a yet-unannounced deal, that we’re excited to share more about soon! I’m very fortunate to have connected with Robin through a referral from […]
I’m very excited to announce that author-illustrator Ames Liu has signed with KT Literary! With impressive range, Ames works across print and editorial illustration, visdev, comics, and zines. Their style has an inviting warmth and tenderness that will both give home to young readers and transport them to captivating new […]
I’m very excited to announce that author-illustrator Keiko Nishijima has signed with KT Literary! Keiko is illustrating a yet-unannounced Middle Grade project and is additionally developing her own OGNs. I was instantly taken with the warmth of Keiko’s charming, evocative style; by the third sample page, I knew I wanted […]
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 […]
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 […]
Congratulations to author Tonya Duncan Ellis on this week’s release of her first two middle grade novels in audiobook! SOPHIE WASHINGTON: QUEEN OF THE BEE and SOPHIE WASHINGTON: THE SNITCH Both books are narrated by Patryce Williams and produced by Vibrance Press. Available at all audiobook outlets – enjoy! […]
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 […]