Kate McKinnon is wearing a new hat — author.
The comedian is dipping her toes into the middle-grade genre with her debut novel, The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science, about the Porch Sisters and the town of Antiquarium’s lone mad scientist, Millicent Quibb.
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (Lbyr), a division of Hachette Book Group will publish the novel. Lbyr Executive Editor Erika Turner acquired North American rights from Ted Malawer at Upstart Crow Literary and will edit the project.
The book is set to debut on October 1, 2024.
According to McKinnon, she began working on the book well before first appearing on SNL. This story and these characters are inspired by her own childhood.
In a statement, she said: “I wanted to write the kind of book that I would have loved reading when I was younger, when I...
The comedian is dipping her toes into the middle-grade genre with her debut novel, The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science, about the Porch Sisters and the town of Antiquarium’s lone mad scientist, Millicent Quibb.
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (Lbyr), a division of Hachette Book Group will publish the novel. Lbyr Executive Editor Erika Turner acquired North American rights from Ted Malawer at Upstart Crow Literary and will edit the project.
The book is set to debut on October 1, 2024.
According to McKinnon, she began working on the book well before first appearing on SNL. This story and these characters are inspired by her own childhood.
In a statement, she said: “I wanted to write the kind of book that I would have loved reading when I was younger, when I...
- 2/12/2024
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Kate McKinnon is channeling Weird Barbie for a funky new YA literary franchise.
The “Barbie” actress and “SNL” alum announced she is releasing her debut YA novel “The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science,” out October 1. As published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (Lbyr), a division of Hachette Book Group, the novel will kick off a “zany” series for middle school readers ages eight to 12. The novel follows the three Porch sisters’ adventures with a mysterious mad scientist. The novel features artwork that McKinnon herself drafted with character drawings, inventions, and diagrams; illustrator Alfredo Cáceres fine-tuned in his signature gothic style.
Per the official press release, McKinnon has been at work on the novel for years prior to her “SNL” tenure. The star left the sketch series in 2022.
“I wanted to write the kind of book that I would have loved reading when I was younger,...
The “Barbie” actress and “SNL” alum announced she is releasing her debut YA novel “The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science,” out October 1. As published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (Lbyr), a division of Hachette Book Group, the novel will kick off a “zany” series for middle school readers ages eight to 12. The novel follows the three Porch sisters’ adventures with a mysterious mad scientist. The novel features artwork that McKinnon herself drafted with character drawings, inventions, and diagrams; illustrator Alfredo Cáceres fine-tuned in his signature gothic style.
Per the official press release, McKinnon has been at work on the novel for years prior to her “SNL” tenure. The star left the sketch series in 2022.
“I wanted to write the kind of book that I would have loved reading when I was younger,...
- 2/12/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Kate McKinnon is set to publish her debut novel.
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (Lbyr), a division of Hachette Book Group, will publish the Saturday Night Live alum’s novel, it was announced Monday by Megan Tingley, Lbyr president and publisher.
The book, called The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science, will be the first of an upcoming middle-grade series and center on the Porch Sisters (Gertrude, Eugenia and Dee-Dee) and the town of Antiquarium’s lone mad scientist, Millicent Quibb.
“I wanted to write the kind of book that I would have loved reading when I was younger, when I was eating honeysuckle on the playground and collecting bugs and falling in love with the natural world,” McKinnon said in a statement.
She added, “I hope young people read about the adventures of the Porch Sisters and are inspired to get out there and have their own adventures.
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (Lbyr), a division of Hachette Book Group, will publish the Saturday Night Live alum’s novel, it was announced Monday by Megan Tingley, Lbyr president and publisher.
The book, called The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science, will be the first of an upcoming middle-grade series and center on the Porch Sisters (Gertrude, Eugenia and Dee-Dee) and the town of Antiquarium’s lone mad scientist, Millicent Quibb.
“I wanted to write the kind of book that I would have loved reading when I was younger, when I was eating honeysuckle on the playground and collecting bugs and falling in love with the natural world,” McKinnon said in a statement.
She added, “I hope young people read about the adventures of the Porch Sisters and are inspired to get out there and have their own adventures.
- 2/12/2024
- by Lexy Perez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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