We are thrilled to share news of Alex Aster‘s debut YA novel, Lightlark, first reported exclusively by Bustle after a teaser for the book garnered 1.2 million views, 278,000 likes, and more than 7,000 comments on TikTok. The novel, acquired by Abrams in a two-book deal, will be published in Fall 2022.
Aster is also the author of two middle grade novels in the Emblem Island series: Curse of the Night Witch and Curse of the Forgotten City.
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