Book Deals: Mary Kenney's GAME CHANGERS to Running Press Kids!

It’s strange, how good things sometimes brew up out of bad news.

Me and a number of my friends, particularly here in Philadelphia, were huge fans of Telltale Games. There were endless group chats and live texts from playthroughs of those games, and they had a special place in my heart. When the studio shuttered, I was devastated, and made sure to look up the writers I’d come to adore so much.

One of them was Mary Kenney. And I started following her career.

You might know Mary from her work on The Walking Dead and Batman games, or her current work at Insomniac Games, as a writer on the team for Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales.

She was also a 30 Under 30 honoree from Forbes, and her work on The Walking Dead was nominated for a GLAAD award. She’s brilliant and amazing, and I’m beyond excited to be announcing her first book.

Readers, get ready for GAME CHANGERS, a Young Adult nonfiction title highlighting oft overlooked figures in gaming Here’s the blip from Publisher’s Marketplace.

Children’s: Young Adult Non-Fiction: Writer for Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Telltale’s The Walking Dead video games, Mary Kenney’s debut GAME CHANGERS, which shines a light on over two dozen women and genderqueer people who built the video game industry, and their often overlooked contributions to the booming world of gaming, to Britny Brooks at Running Press Kids, for publication in 2022, by Eric Smith at P.S. Literary Agency (World).

Also, fun fact, this marks my third book with the wonderful Britny Brooks and my fourth project with the Running Press team. Do I get a members only jacket now? Please?

Congrats Mary! Everyone be sure to follow her, and check out the comics (she’s written for My Little Pony!) and games she’s worked on. Go become a fan. I sure am.