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 […]
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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 help me extend 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, and […]
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 […]
Please help us celebrate with debut author DoanPhuong Nguyen on today’s deal announcement! From Publishers Weekly… Elise McMullen-Ciotti and Stacy Whitman at Lee & Low Books have bought Mèo and Bé and a second, untitled middle grade novel by debut author DoanPhuong Nguyen. Mèo and Bé is a historical novel […]
Please help us congratulate Tonya Duncan Ellis on the sale of her first three middle grade novels to audiobook! From Publishers Marketplace: Audio rights Tonya Duncan Ellis’s SOPHIE WASHINGTON: QUEEN OF THE BEE, SOPHIE WASHINGTON: THE SNITCH, and SOPHIE WASHINGTON: THINGS YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT SOPHIE, the first three books […]
“This middle grade anthology from Rick Riordan Presents serves up 10 new stories from the imprint’s contributing authors…there’s a little something for everyone here, like a world tour of wonder and excitement” – Publishers Weekly, starred review Congratulations to everyone involved with the prestigious Rick Riordan Imprint including our very […]