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K Ancrum


(Kayla Ancrum)
USA flag (b.1991)

K. Ancrum grew up in Chicago Illinois, under the illusory rigor of the Chicago Public School system. She attended Dominican University to study Fashion Merchandizing, but was lured into getting an English degree after spending too many nights experimenting with hard literary criticism and hanging out with unsavory types, like poetry students. Currently, she lives in Andersonville and writes books at work when no one is looking. She is the author of The Wicker King.
 

Awards: Lammy (2025)

Genres: Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult Romance
 
Novels
   The Weight of the Stars (2019)
   Darling (2021)
   Icarus (2024)
   The Corruption of Hollis Brown (2025)
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Books containing stories by K Ancrum
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Out There (2022)
Into the Queer New Yonder
edited by
Saundra Mitchell

Awards
2025 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ+ Young Adult : Icarus

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Goodbye, My Princess (2025)
Fei Wo Si Cun
"Goodbye, My Princess dances along the tightrope's edge of love and hate with an exquisite and painful beauty, and asks you to follow along. Bring tissues - this one's not for the faint of heart."
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Motheater (2025)
Linda H Codega
"An exhilarating adventure that shakes the foundations, pure Americana at its core, Motheater is absolutely riveting from beginning to end. A masterful portrayal of the magic of Appalachia."
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No One Left But You (2023)
Tash McAdam
"Tash McAdam's No One Left But You hits like lightning in the blood. A brilliant thriller, a gentle panic attack that ends so sweet and tender, it's easy to forget you couldn't breathe."

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