MAN O' WAR narrated by E.R. Fightmaster
Narrated by Dani Martineck
Narrated by E.R. Fightmaster
Narrated by Lauren Fortgang
Narrated by Lauren Fortgang
Narrated by Krystal Hammond
Narrated by Zachary Roe
Narrated by Sophie Amoss & Brittany Pressley
Narrated by Cailtin Davies
Assorted narrators
Narrated by Carlotta Brentan
Narrated by Carlotta Brentan
Narrated by Devon Sorvari
Cory McCarthy (he/they) is the author of weird, bold, and affectionate stories. Cory studied poetry and screenwriting before earning an MFA at Vermont College of Fine Arts where he now teaches. He coauthored the bestselling Once & Future series, a finalist for the New England Book Award, with his spouse A. R. Capetta. He recently published the acclaimed Man o' War and Hope is An Arrow, a picture book about fellow Lebanese American, Kahlil Gibran.
Cory McCarthy's (he/they) first script was for his 8th grade show. He went on to study screenwriting at UCLA, work with OU's film department, and partner with Sony Pictures and Josephson Entertainment to adapt his novel Breaking Sky. Cory works on screenplays via Yellow Bird Editors and teaches postgraduate-level screenwriting and creative writing at VCFA.
Literary: Jim McCarthy at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret LLC
Film: updating...
River McIntyre, competitive swimmer and closeted Arab American, grew up in cultural captivity down the street from SeaPlanet of Ohio—an infamous marine life theme park. When a queer encounter on the annual field trip lands River literally in the shark tank, they embark on a journey to release themself: from internalized homophobia and gen
River McIntyre, competitive swimmer and closeted Arab American, grew up in cultural captivity down the street from SeaPlanet of Ohio—an infamous marine life theme park. When a queer encounter on the annual field trip lands River literally in the shark tank, they embark on a journey to release themself: from internalized homophobia and gender dysphoria, to affirmation surgery and true love.
Dutton/Penguin Random House '22. CW: internalized queerphobia, racism, self-harm, TERFs, and animal abuse (for-profit captivity)
A picture book chronicling the journeywork of Lebanese American poet and artist Gibran Khalil Gibran, aka Kahlil Gibran. Illustrated by Ekua Holmes.
Candlewick Press '22
At a near-futuristic academy where tweens compete to receive augmented bodies, the very corporation that makes everyday superheroes possible comes under fire for crimes against humanity. Four standout cadets will join forces and save the freakin' day.
Clarion/HarperCollins/HMH.
Fandom, first love, and feminism collide in Ireland on a high fantasy film set.
Published by Sourcebooks/PRH '18. CW: child abduction in backstory
Latent grief blows. Five not-friends urban explore through an abandoned insane asylum, beneath the streets of Columbus, to the top of a forgotten roller coaster.
Sourcebooks/PRH, 2016. CW: accidental teen death in backstory
America is jacked in cold war. All hopes fall on prototype fighter jets and their athletic young pilots. More Starbuck than Maverick, if you follow my drift.
America is jacked in cold war. All hopes fall on prototype fighter jets and their athletic young pilots. More Starbuck than Maverick, if you follow my drift.
Sourcebooks/PRH, 2014. CW: teen death
It's prostitutes in space. Hey, we all gotta start somewhere.
Running Press/Hachette, 2013. CW: human trafficking, prostitution, threat of sexual assault
MERLIN, Once & Future
A. R. Capetta (they/them) & Cory McCarthy (he/they) coauthored the bestselling ONCE & FUTURE series, a finalist for the New England Book Award. They are also the acclaimed authors of over a dozen solo titles. The couple met while earning MFAs from Vermont College of Fine Arts and fell in love shortly thereafter. They live in the green mountains of Vermont.
A futuristic twist on the Arthurian canon starring a queer girl King Arthur and one grumpy teenage Merlin.
A futuristic twist on the Arthurian canon starring a queer girl King Arthur and one grumpy teenage Merlin.
Little Brown '19
CW: murder, genocide
The Knights of the Rainbow portal into the Middle Ages, where once and future go meta to create a closed temporal loop.
Little Brown '20
Taron and Teagan are not Benedick and Beatrice; they only play them on stage.
"Some Other Metal" reimagines "Much Ado About Nothing" via an intergalactic Shakespeare troupe in That Way Madness Lies: Fifteen of Shakespeare's Most Notable Works Reimagined.
Macmillan '20
A. R. Capetta (they/them) is an acclaimed author of the strange and magical. Notable titles include The Heartbreak Bakery, a finalist for a LAMBDA and the bestselling Once & Future series, a finalist for the New England Book Award, which they co-authored with their spouse Cory McCarthy. Other accolades: JLG selections, Kirkus Best Book of the Year, Locus Recommended Reading List, Booklist Top 10 Horror/Fantasy for YA, and ALA Rainbow List. A. R. lives in Vermont and teaches at VCFA.
YA science fiction is a landscape (and starscape). Get ready for incandescent stories from: William Alexander, K. Ancrum, Elizabeth Bear, Charlotte Nicole Davis, Nasugraq Rainey Hopson, A.S. King, E.C. Myers, Junauda Petrus-Nasah, and a graphic short story from Wendy Xu.
Published by Candlewick Press and MITPress. Available in audiobook.
Agender baker Syd gets heart broken and makes magical brownies that break up queer love all over South Austin. It'll take flour, sugar, salt--and adorbs trans bike messenger Harley--to heal all those hearts.
Published by Candlewick Press. Available in audiobook.
Official STRANGER THINGS novel starring everyone's favorite queer badass.
Published by Penguin Random House. Audiobook available from Listening Library.
Six queer witches, two timelines, and lots of perspectives, including ravens and redwood trees. A magical mystery for the weird at heart.
Published by Candlewick Press. Audiobook available from Listening Library.
Magic. Mafia. Romance. This historically-inspired Italian fantasy centers secret strega magic—and gender unbound love.
Viking '19. Audiobook from Listening Library. CW: murder of a young character
In this sequel to The Brilliant Death, Teo and Cielo’s wild love entwines with a quest to save Vinalia.
Published by Viking Children’s Books. Audiobook available from Listening Library. CW: murder, suicide
A young actor, a cursed Broadway production—and a blindingly bright queer love story.
Published by Candlewick Press. Audiobook available from Brilliance Audio. CW: Murder, sexual assault in the backstory, threat of sexual assault
A spacepunk opera with quantum physics and found family.
Published by HMH Kids.
The sequel to Entangled turns the volume up on the urgency to find a home for the remains of the far-flung human species.
Published by HMH Kids.
Announcing soon: an early reader series from Candlewick!
You can get a signed copy of any of our books through Bear Pond Books. Please include personalizations in the comments. They will ship anywhere in North America.
With great thought and fluidity. And an affectionate sense of humor.
We have limited availability, but you might be able to snag our attention via YellowBirdEditors.com or by attending Vermont College of Fine Arts.
Please send blurb requests through our awesome agents. Thanks!
To engage an interview, appearance, event, etc. with A.R. and Cory, reach out to childrenspublicity@hbgusa.com.
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A. R. Capetta is represented by Sara Crowe at Pippin Properties and Kim Yau at Echo Lake Entertainment (film/tv).
Cory McCarthy is represented by Jim McCarthy at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret LLC Film: updating...
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