Book Deals: Kate Fussner's O&E to Katherine Tegen Books!

It’s the first deal of the New Year, and my goodness, it’s a beautiful one.

I’m so thrilled to say that Kate Fussner’s lyrical, beautiful, in-verse debut, O&E, has been picked up by Katherine Tegen Books in a two-book deal. I completely fell apart reading this stunning Middle Grade novel, and I can’t wait for you to, as well.

Here’s a bit more from Publisher’s Weekly:

Sara Schonfeld at HarperCollins/Tegen has bought world English rights to O&E, Kate Fussner's middle grade debut. A queer in-verse retelling of "Orpheus and Eurydice," Fussner's debut follows the story of two middle school girls learning to love each other and themselves as they fight not to lose one another, pitched as What My Mother Doesn't Know meets Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World. Publication is planned for summer 2023; Eric Smith at P.S. Literary Agency brokered the two-book deal.

Get ready. Kate’s a powerful new voice in the kid-lit world. I can’t wait for you to meet her.