Book Deals: M.K. England's Player vs. Player to Random House Children's Books!

M.K. England is a busy writer.

Just back in November, we announced their YA rom-com debut, One True Me and You, set to publish with Wednesday Books / St. Martin’s Press next year under their romance pen name, Meri K. England. Oh, and then The Disasters got picked up to be a TV pilot. And there’s also some news about an upcoming [redacted] novel set in [redacted].

And now? I’m thrilled to announce their Middle Grade debut, a three-book-series called Player vs. Player, hitting with Random House Children’s Books starting next year.

Here’s a bit more from the Publisher’s Marketplace announcement:

M.K. England's middle grade debut PLAYER VS. PLAYER, pitched as READY PLAYER ONE meets ESCAPE FROM MR. LEMONCELLO'S LIBRARY, in which four kids are invited to compete for a mysterious grand prize in a virtual tournament within the biggest battle royale game in the world, to Tricia Lin at Random House Children's, in a three-book deal, for publication in summer 2022.

Shifting POV and packed with full of surprises, it’s a wildly fun adventure that of course I was utterly smitten with (have you heard I enjoy books that feature video games?). I can’t wait to have this one on my bookshelf, and hey, this is my first Middle Grade fiction deal! Send me that MG fiction, friends!

Congrats, M.K.! I look forward to the next bundle of projects. It’s been an adventure.