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Some inspirations that went into this book:

Frankenstein

Indian mythology

The Untamed

Kajal knows she is not a good person. If she were, she wouldn’t selfishly be risking her sister’s soul in a dangerous bid to bring her back to life. She would let Lasya rest in peace—but Kajal cannot stand the horror of living without her.

As Kajal prepares for the resurrection, the worst happens: Her sister’s soul warps into a bhuta—a murderous, wraith-like spirit—and Kajal gets sentenced to death for her sister’s rampage. There seems little hope of escape until two strangers offer to free her. The catch: She must resurrect the kingdom’s fallen crown prince to aid a growing rebellion against a tyrannical usurper. Desperate, Kajal rushes to complete her end of the deal . . . only to discover that the boy she’s resurrected, Tav, is not the crown prince.

Now Kajal—prickly, proud, admirer of the scientific method—must team up with Tav—stubborn, reticent, and fonder of swords than of books—to find the real crown prince. With only a scalpel and her undead dog, Kutaa, at her side, Kajal must work fast before her mistake is exposed or Lasya’s bhuta turns its murderous fury on the person truly responsible for her death: Kajal herself.

WE SHALL BE MONSTERS is out June 25, 2024.

The Three Musketeers by Gregory Fromenteau

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Coming your way in summer 2025. Because if publishing is only interested in romantic fantasy right now, we're doing it my way. 😘

Emily Skrutskie's LAST NIGHT BEFORE THE WAR WAS WON, a friends-to-lovers fantasy romance in which, after a last-chance hook-up on the night before the world was supposed to end, two soldiers must reckon with a romantic future they never could have imagined when the realm is unexpectedly saved by a plucky band of insufferable heroes, pitched for fans of Shannon Chakraborty’s The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi and Travis Baldree’s Legends & Lattes to Emily Archbold at Del Rey, in an exclusive submission, for publication in summer 2025, by Thao Le at Sandra Djikstra (World).

HI. NEWS.

Coming your way in summer 2025. Because if publishing is only interested in romantic fantasy right now, we're doing it my way. 😘

Emily Skrutskie's LAST NIGHT BEFORE THE WAR WAS WON, a friends-to-lovers fantasy romance in which, after a last-chance hook-up on the night before the world was supposed to end, two soldiers must reckon with a romantic future they never could have imagined when the realm is unexpectedly saved by a plucky band of insufferable heroes, pitched for fans of Shannon Chakraborty’s The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi and Travis Baldree’s Legends & Lattes to Emily Archbold at Del Rey, in an exclusive submission, for publication in summer 2025, by Thao Le at Sandra Djikstra (World).

Odkupienie II / Redemption II, by Mariusz Lewandowski, via Facebook.

✨be not afraid✨

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A hotheaded hacker must outwit the AI at the heart of a rogue warship–turned–penal colony if she and her crew of con women want to escape with their lives in this electrifying sci-fi thriller from the acclaimed author of Bonds of Brass. “Fleet-footed, quick-witted, and beguiling, The Salvation Gambit is a good old-fashioned tale of high adventure.”—Emery Robin, author of The Stars Undying Murdock has always believed in Hark, the woman who shaped her from a petty thief and lowlife hacker into a promising con artist. Hark is everything Murdock aspires to be, from her slick fashion sense to her unfailing ability to plan under pressure. Together with Bea, a fearless driver who never walks away from a bet, and Fitz, Murdock’s infuriatingly mercurial rival who can sweet-talk the galaxy into spinning around her finger, they form a foursome with a reputation for daring heists, massive payoffs, and never, ever getting caught. Well, until now. Getting caught is one thing. Getting tithed to a sentient warship that’s styled itself into a punitive god is a problem this team has never faced before. Aboard the Justice is a world stitched together from the galaxy’s sinners—some fighting for survival, some struggling to build a civilized society, and some sacrificing everything to worship the AI at the heart of the ship. The Justice’s all-seeing eyes are fixed on its newest acquisitions, Murdock in particular. It has use for a hacker—if it can wrest her devotion away from Hark. And Murdock’s faith is already fractured. To escape the Justice’s madness, they need a plan, and Hark might not be up to the task. If Hark—brilliant, unflappable Hark—can’t plot a way out, Murdock will have to use every last trick she’s learned to outwit the Justice, resist its temptation, and get her crew out alive.

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“The daily routine of most adults is so heavy and artificial that we are closed off to much of the world. We have to do this in order to get our work done. I think one purpose of art is to get us out of those routines. When we hear music or poetry or stories, the world opens up again. We’re drawn in — or out — and the windows of our perception are cleansed, as William Blake said. The same thing can happen when we’re around young children or adults who have unlearned those habits of shutting the world out.”

— Ursula K. Le Guin 

In the lead-up to the publication of Kindling, I’ve been thinking a lot about the kind of writer I want to be. I want to be bold. I want to challenge myself. I want to tackle stories I’m not entirely sure I can write, because those are the stories that seem to me the most worth telling.

Kindling is no exception. It’s my first retelling. It’s in second-person. It’s a slow burn. It’s about the trauma we inflict upon our young people. It’s about the fights we force them to fight. It’s about the ways we have failed them. It’s about the things we have lost and the ways we carry on. It’s difficult subject matter. It’s uncomfortable. It’s painful.

If all goes according to plan, it’ll break your heart.

Like all of my books, Kindling took a lot of guts to write. I wrote it knowing that it would be different and ambitious and challenging, and even now I’m not sure how it’ll be received.

But I also think that makes it a kind of manifesto. It’s a declaration about the kind of writer I want to be.

I want to be different and ambitious and challenging. I want to be unusual and unexpected and strange. I want readers to go into my books not knowing what they’re in for. I want to sweep them away. Most of all, right now, I want to be bold. I want to make art that matters. I want to take big swings. Kindling is a fantasy novel, a retelling, a mission statement, a challenge. It’s who I want to be as a writer and what I want to achieve. Which might be a lot to put into one book, but I never want to leave anything on the table.

That’s the kind of writer I want to be.

Happy launch day, little book. 🎂

💫 Six novels in, and I am still filled with such gratitude. Thank you to my agent Barbara Poelle, my editor Emilia Rhodes, and the whole team at HarperCollins for throwing their wholehearted support into this ambitious, challenging creation. Thank you to my friends and family for their unwavering belief in me. And to my readers, who keep finding places for these books in their hearts, thank you, thank you, thank you.

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Pre-order gifts have arrived, and they are beautiful! 😍 Look at these stunning prints, featuring quotes from KINDLING, art by Naomi Giddings, and a beautiful gloss that mimics the look of a Polaroid photo! I am SO thrilled with how these came out, and I think you’re going to love them. ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

Get your copy of KINDLING and submit your receipt to receive your free pre-order gifts—details below or on my website!

Plus, orders via Linden Tree Books, which is hosting my launch party on Fri. 3/1 at 6pm also come with a signed bookmark! RSVP & other details here.

I don't always drop news late on a Friday night, but when I do, I make it worth your while. ✨

Visit emmagilletteart for some fun dialogue between the 3 during the portrait sitting.

🔥 KINDLING launches at the end of the month, so I thought I'd give you a little glimpse of what you're in for!

a YA fantasy Seven Samurai retelling

a tragic Greek chorus of dead narrators

found family

being absolutely too young for this sh!t

enemies to sisters

looking for love in all the wrong places (because the place they need is a literal place)

bumbling sidekick becomes a bumbling hero

have knives, will travel

all magic comes with a price

And here's the official description:

⚔️ Once, the war was fought with kindlings—elite, magic-wielding warriors whose devastating power comes at the cost of their own young lives.

⚔️ Now the war is over, and kindlings have been cast adrift—their magic outlawed, their skills outdated, their formidable balar weapons prized only as relics and souvenirs.

⚔️ Violence still plagues the countryside, and memories haunt those who remain. When a village comes under threat of siege, it offers an opportunity for seven kindlings to fight one last time. But war changed these warriors. And to reclaim who they once were, they will have to battle their pasts, their trauma, and their grim fates to come together again—or none of them will make it out alive.

⚔️ From bestselling and award-winning author Traci Chee comes a gut-wrenching, introspective fantasy about seven lost soldiers searching for the peace they once fought for and the future in which they’re finally daring to believe.

🎁 Pre-order gifts are still available, so be sure to submit your receipts! Details in my pinned post or on my website.