Publication Day!

The Book of Love comes out today and Kelly will be at Books Are Magic tonight to celebrate and launch it. There will be signed books available at many indie bookshops, Kelly will be visiting some soon, and will be doing an online event with Kathleen Jennings on March 5th hosted by our good friends at Moon Palace. They will be sending out signed book plates with orders.

The novel has received some great reviews and today a lovely piece dropped on Elle, book recommendations and more from Kelly. Read it here.

Marginalia: Kelly Link & Beth Golay

Beth Golay recently spoke with Kelly Link about a slew of subjects… from balance to the magic of music, and much more on Marginalia which was produced at KMUW Wichita and is part of the NPR Podcast Network.

Best of 2023/Most Anticipated of 2024

The Today Show included White Cat, Black Dog in their Best New Books of 2023:

Kelly Link is the master of the modern fairy tale. This collection of short stories is deceptively easy to read – you’ll be turning the pages of strange events quickly, but the stories and their strange events are liable to linger in your mind.

And The Book of Love is on Time’s Most Anticipated Books of 2024:

In her highly anticipated debut novel, Pulitzer Prize finalist Kelly Link takes readers on a surreal journey to a fictional coastal town in Massachusetts. It’s been nearly a year since teenagers Laura, Daniel, and Mo disappeared and were later presumed dead—leaving Laura’s sister Susannah grieving and alone. But then the impossible happens: the trio, alongside another older spirit, are resurrected by a mystical being the kids previously knew as their high-school music teacher. The four formerly deceased characters are forced to compete in a series of high-stakes magical challenges. The winners get to stay alive—and the losers will be sent back to the realm of the dead. Link weaves together elements of horror, fantasy, and magical realism in a twisting, turning, and often whimsical tale.

Kirkus Prize Finalist

White Cat, Black Dog is one of six finalists for the Kirkus Prize for Fiction:

“Books that earn the Kirkus star with publication dates between Nov. 1, 2022 to Oct. 31, 2023 (see FAQ for exceptions), are automatically nominated for the 2023 Kirkus Prize. Six finalists in each of three categories will be announced in August. Three winners will be announced at the Kirkus Prize ceremony on Oct. 11, 2023.”