Book Deals: K. Ancrum's ICARUS Acquired by HarperTeen!

I’ve said this before about working with Kayla, and I’ll say it again… I was a fan long before I was given the chance to work on her astonishing novels.

I adored The Wicker King something fierce, and considered myself so wildly lucky when I got to work with her on Darling, A Murder of Crows, and well… some more things in the pipeline.

Including these new books, heading your way in 2024.

Let’s talk about ICARUS! Here’s the blip from Publisher’s Weekly:

Stephanie Stein at HarperTeen has bought World English rights, in a two-book deal, to K. Ancrum’s romantic YA thriller ICARUS, a reimagining of the classic myth pitched as The Goldfinch meets Ari & Dante, in which a teen cat burglar carries out his father’s mission of stealing works of art from a local wealthy man, to replace them with intricate, perfect replicas… until he’s caught by another boy his age imprisoned in the rich neighbor’s home. Publication is planned for Winter 2024. Eric Smith at P.S. Literary Agency brokered the deal.

It’s an astonishing new book, with a second following after, and well… Kayla’s not done with news yet.

But hey… more on that soon.

Congrats, Kayla!