Katie L. Carroll
@katielcarroll.com
Award-winning author of books for kids, teens, and those who are young at heart
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Katie L. Carroll
@katielcarroll.com
· Jun 25
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Picture Books Middle Grade Young Adult Nonfiction At this time we are shipping print books to U.S. addresses only. Shipping is free for orders over $50. Ebooks are available worldwide. Katie’…
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My favorite place for people to buy my books is my author website!
Print books, which all come signed with fun stuff like bookmarks or stickers, and ebooks are available there.
katielcarroll.com/purchase-boo...
Print books, which all come signed with fun stuff like bookmarks or stickers, and ebooks are available there.
katielcarroll.com/purchase-boo...
All 6 if my novels are available on Kobo Plus!
YA fantasies: Elixir Bound, Elixir Saved
YA thrillers: Only Dark Edges, Black Butterfly
Middle grade: Pirate Island, Witch Test
YA fantasies: Elixir Bound, Elixir Saved
YA thrillers: Only Dark Edges, Black Butterfly
Middle grade: Pirate Island, Witch Test
Kobo is doing a 30 day free trial promotion for their Kindle Unlimited competitor service Kobo Plus for new subscribers (not sure if this is US only), if you like queer indie books, small press SFF, and backlist SFF from large publishers there's a lot to choose from on this service that's not on KU!
Rakuten Kobo
www.kobo.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
All 6 if my novels are available on Kobo Plus!
YA fantasies: Elixir Bound, Elixir Saved
YA thrillers: Only Dark Edges, Black Butterfly
Middle grade: Pirate Island, Witch Test
YA fantasies: Elixir Bound, Elixir Saved
YA thrillers: Only Dark Edges, Black Butterfly
Middle grade: Pirate Island, Witch Test
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Lots of folks on Threads are talking about the staggering amount of scammer emails from people pretending to be book clubs, reviewers, and more.
Seems like the endgame is eventually getting you to pay a good chunk of money for promotions and readers that likely don’t exist.
Be careful out there.
Seems like the endgame is eventually getting you to pay a good chunk of money for promotions and readers that likely don’t exist.
Be careful out there.
November 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Lots of folks on Threads are talking about the staggering amount of scammer emails from people pretending to be book clubs, reviewers, and more.
Seems like the endgame is eventually getting you to pay a good chunk of money for promotions and readers that likely don’t exist.
Be careful out there.
Seems like the endgame is eventually getting you to pay a good chunk of money for promotions and readers that likely don’t exist.
Be careful out there.
Reposted by Katie L. Carroll
Check out my latest blog post.
"Pushing Back Against the Hustle Culture as an Author"
#authorlife #indieauthor
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"Pushing Back Against the Hustle Culture as an Author"
#authorlife #indieauthor
katielcarroll.com/pushing-back...
Pushing Back Against the Hustle Culture as an Author
It’s been awhile. I know. I’ve thought about posting, and I have many topics I’d love to write about, but things come up and more things come up…and here we are. Me posting …
katielcarroll.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Check out my latest blog post.
"Pushing Back Against the Hustle Culture as an Author"
#authorlife #indieauthor
katielcarroll.com/pushing-back...
"Pushing Back Against the Hustle Culture as an Author"
#authorlife #indieauthor
katielcarroll.com/pushing-back...
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I realize there are so many fights going on right now and it's so, so hard to find the spoons to do shit like this
But censoring people, removing them from public life, is a massive step towards genocide, and we MUST fight it
But censoring people, removing them from public life, is a massive step towards genocide, and we MUST fight it
Not seeing much on my timeline about it anymore, so here's a reminder: payment processors are still trying to censor NSFW content of all kinds, and are in fact getting more aggressive about it; I'm seeing stories of folks losing access every day
Call them & tell them THIS IS BULLSHIT
Call them & tell them THIS IS BULLSHIT
Stop payment processors from censoring games!
stop-paypros.neocities.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:15 AM
I realize there are so many fights going on right now and it's so, so hard to find the spoons to do shit like this
But censoring people, removing them from public life, is a massive step towards genocide, and we MUST fight it
But censoring people, removing them from public life, is a massive step towards genocide, and we MUST fight it
I've had like 6 spam emails from "marketing professionals" this morning inquiring about my picture book Grammy's Halloween Scare.
Yeah, super professional tactic to market a Halloween book in November.
Yeah, super professional tactic to market a Halloween book in November.
November 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I've had like 6 spam emails from "marketing professionals" this morning inquiring about my picture book Grammy's Halloween Scare.
Yeah, super professional tactic to market a Halloween book in November.
Yeah, super professional tactic to market a Halloween book in November.
Reposted by Katie L. Carroll
An exciting update! Mass Freedom To Read has been working overtime to get amendments filed that substantially strengthen this bill, and all the amendments have been filed! It's time to contact your MA senators to urge them to support the amendment: www.massfreedomtoread.org/news/cta-sup...
November 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
An exciting update! Mass Freedom To Read has been working overtime to get amendments filed that substantially strengthen this bill, and all the amendments have been filed! It's time to contact your MA senators to urge them to support the amendment: www.massfreedomtoread.org/news/cta-sup...
Reposted by Katie L. Carroll
Thanks for the interest in, boosts & purchases of this trans books bundle! (I've had to increase the goal multiple times 😄).
These books, some also including queer normative and or LGBTQIA+ joy, are available as this set for 4 more days.
🌈📚💙💕📚🪐 itch.io/b/3352/trans...
These books, some also including queer normative and or LGBTQIA+ joy, are available as this set for 4 more days.
🌈📚💙💕📚🪐 itch.io/b/3352/trans...
I'd like to kick off Trans Awareness Month with 32 stories of Trans People Taking On The World, by mainly trans authors
Your heroes may tackle; love, friendship, magic &war, self discovery, trauma & healing, demons (literal or metaphorical 😉) & or the world itself!
🌈📚💙💕📚🪐📚♿ itch.io/b/3352/trans...
Your heroes may tackle; love, friendship, magic &war, self discovery, trauma & healing, demons (literal or metaphorical 😉) & or the world itself!
🌈📚💙💕📚🪐📚♿ itch.io/b/3352/trans...
November 11, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Thanks for the interest in, boosts & purchases of this trans books bundle! (I've had to increase the goal multiple times 😄).
These books, some also including queer normative and or LGBTQIA+ joy, are available as this set for 4 more days.
🌈📚💙💕📚🪐 itch.io/b/3352/trans...
These books, some also including queer normative and or LGBTQIA+ joy, are available as this set for 4 more days.
🌈📚💙💕📚🪐 itch.io/b/3352/trans...
Reposted by Katie L. Carroll
Got a kid in your life who loves space and/or robots? I have 2 non-fiction books they might enjoy!
Both use images from the real space missions!
🚀 Selfies From Mars: The True Story of Mars Rover Opportunity
🛰️ The Great Voyagers: Earth's Intergalactic Ambassadors
katielcarroll.com/books/nonfic...
Both use images from the real space missions!
🚀 Selfies From Mars: The True Story of Mars Rover Opportunity
🛰️ The Great Voyagers: Earth's Intergalactic Ambassadors
katielcarroll.com/books/nonfic...
Nonfiction
THE GREAT VOYAGERS: EARTH’S INTERGALACTIC AMBASSADORS Purchase it at Bookshop, Barnes & Noble, or Amazon. For bulk order discounts or if you ‘d like Katie to speak to your school, l…
katielcarroll.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Got a kid in your life who loves space and/or robots? I have 2 non-fiction books they might enjoy!
Both use images from the real space missions!
🚀 Selfies From Mars: The True Story of Mars Rover Opportunity
🛰️ The Great Voyagers: Earth's Intergalactic Ambassadors
katielcarroll.com/books/nonfic...
Both use images from the real space missions!
🚀 Selfies From Mars: The True Story of Mars Rover Opportunity
🛰️ The Great Voyagers: Earth's Intergalactic Ambassadors
katielcarroll.com/books/nonfic...
Reposted by Katie L. Carroll
It's been 3 years of my semi-autobiographical picture book Mommy's Night Before Christmas, illustrated by Phoebe Cho!
It's my humorous and heartfelt take on what it's like to be a mom of young kids on Christmas Eve.
#picturebook #kidlit #Christmasbooks
katielcarroll.com/mommys-night...
It's my humorous and heartfelt take on what it's like to be a mom of young kids on Christmas Eve.
#picturebook #kidlit #Christmasbooks
katielcarroll.com/mommys-night...
MOMMY’S NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS by Katie L. Carroll, illustrated by Phoebe Cho, Releases!
I’m so excited (and only a little bit exhausted) to celebrate another book release. Welcome to the world MOMMY’S NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS! This began as a spark of an idea in this tired m…
katielcarroll.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
It's been 3 years of my semi-autobiographical picture book Mommy's Night Before Christmas, illustrated by Phoebe Cho!
It's my humorous and heartfelt take on what it's like to be a mom of young kids on Christmas Eve.
#picturebook #kidlit #Christmasbooks
katielcarroll.com/mommys-night...
It's my humorous and heartfelt take on what it's like to be a mom of young kids on Christmas Eve.
#picturebook #kidlit #Christmasbooks
katielcarroll.com/mommys-night...
Got a kid in your life who loves space and/or robots? I have 2 non-fiction books they might enjoy!
Both use images from the real space missions!
🚀 Selfies From Mars: The True Story of Mars Rover Opportunity
🛰️ The Great Voyagers: Earth's Intergalactic Ambassadors
katielcarroll.com/books/nonfic...
Both use images from the real space missions!
🚀 Selfies From Mars: The True Story of Mars Rover Opportunity
🛰️ The Great Voyagers: Earth's Intergalactic Ambassadors
katielcarroll.com/books/nonfic...
Nonfiction
THE GREAT VOYAGERS: EARTH’S INTERGALACTIC AMBASSADORS Purchase it at Bookshop, Barnes & Noble, or Amazon. For bulk order discounts or if you ‘d like Katie to speak to your school, l…
katielcarroll.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Got a kid in your life who loves space and/or robots? I have 2 non-fiction books they might enjoy!
Both use images from the real space missions!
🚀 Selfies From Mars: The True Story of Mars Rover Opportunity
🛰️ The Great Voyagers: Earth's Intergalactic Ambassadors
katielcarroll.com/books/nonfic...
Both use images from the real space missions!
🚀 Selfies From Mars: The True Story of Mars Rover Opportunity
🛰️ The Great Voyagers: Earth's Intergalactic Ambassadors
katielcarroll.com/books/nonfic...
It's been 3 years of my semi-autobiographical picture book Mommy's Night Before Christmas, illustrated by Phoebe Cho!
It's my humorous and heartfelt take on what it's like to be a mom of young kids on Christmas Eve.
#picturebook #kidlit #Christmasbooks
katielcarroll.com/mommys-night...
It's my humorous and heartfelt take on what it's like to be a mom of young kids on Christmas Eve.
#picturebook #kidlit #Christmasbooks
katielcarroll.com/mommys-night...
MOMMY’S NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS by Katie L. Carroll, illustrated by Phoebe Cho, Releases!
I’m so excited (and only a little bit exhausted) to celebrate another book release. Welcome to the world MOMMY’S NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS! This began as a spark of an idea in this tired m…
katielcarroll.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
It's been 3 years of my semi-autobiographical picture book Mommy's Night Before Christmas, illustrated by Phoebe Cho!
It's my humorous and heartfelt take on what it's like to be a mom of young kids on Christmas Eve.
#picturebook #kidlit #Christmasbooks
katielcarroll.com/mommys-night...
It's my humorous and heartfelt take on what it's like to be a mom of young kids on Christmas Eve.
#picturebook #kidlit #Christmasbooks
katielcarroll.com/mommys-night...
Reposted by Katie L. Carroll
BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
Reposted by Katie L. Carroll
I'm hearing the same thing. Dems are nearing a surrender. I'm shocked. Largest protest in history + best election night in years + polling showing we're kicking their ass in public opinion. And now Dems may cave.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I'm hearing the same thing. Dems are nearing a surrender. I'm shocked. Largest protest in history + best election night in years + polling showing we're kicking their ass in public opinion. And now Dems may cave.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
Reposted by Katie L. Carroll
Reposted by Katie L. Carroll
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Reposted by Katie L. Carroll
Holy shit. THIS IS HOW AN ANTI-BOOK BAN LAW WORKS, Y'ALL.
Maryland's school board overturned a Harford County Schools ban on FLAMER.
www.thebanner.com/education/k-...
Maryland's school board overturned a Harford County Schools ban on FLAMER.
www.thebanner.com/education/k-...
In a first for the state, Maryland’s school board reverses Harford County’s book ban
Maryland’s school board is reversing Harford County’s decision to remove a book from public school libraries — the first time the state has intervened in a local decision about what’s appropriate for ...
www.thebanner.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Holy shit. THIS IS HOW AN ANTI-BOOK BAN LAW WORKS, Y'ALL.
Maryland's school board overturned a Harford County Schools ban on FLAMER.
www.thebanner.com/education/k-...
Maryland's school board overturned a Harford County Schools ban on FLAMER.
www.thebanner.com/education/k-...
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The Trans People Take on the world Bundle is off to a great start 😄. Additional themes in some of these books include queer found family & or queer joy. Half the books are fantasy, & just under a 1/3 are romance.
🌈📚🪐📚💙 itch.io/b/3352/trans...
#FantasyBookSky #RomanceBooks
🌈📚🪐📚💙 itch.io/b/3352/trans...
#FantasyBookSky #RomanceBooks
I'd like to kick off Trans Awareness Month with 32 stories of Trans People Taking On The World, by mainly trans authors
Your heroes may tackle; love, friendship, magic &war, self discovery, trauma & healing, demons (literal or metaphorical 😉) & or the world itself!
🌈📚💙💕📚🪐📚♿ itch.io/b/3352/trans...
Your heroes may tackle; love, friendship, magic &war, self discovery, trauma & healing, demons (literal or metaphorical 😉) & or the world itself!
🌈📚💙💕📚🪐📚♿ itch.io/b/3352/trans...
November 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The Trans People Take on the world Bundle is off to a great start 😄. Additional themes in some of these books include queer found family & or queer joy. Half the books are fantasy, & just under a 1/3 are romance.
🌈📚🪐📚💙 itch.io/b/3352/trans...
#FantasyBookSky #RomanceBooks
🌈📚🪐📚💙 itch.io/b/3352/trans...
#FantasyBookSky #RomanceBooks
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We’re a small library, so we have a physical suggestion box- or patrons just ask me. I bring in probably 8/10 requests- it really does work!
If there’s an author you appreciate, one of the simplest, most helpful, least expensive things you can do for them is ask your public library to add that author’s newest book to their collection.
Many library websites have a form for that. So give it a try, and make an author’s day!
Many library websites have a form for that. So give it a try, and make an author’s day!
November 5, 2025 at 11:36 AM
We’re a small library, so we have a physical suggestion box- or patrons just ask me. I bring in probably 8/10 requests- it really does work!
Reposted by Katie L. Carroll
Took my 3 kids with me to vote to get them involved in civic activities.
We all got stickers. Two of my kids then proceeded to secretly stick them on the back of my sweatshirt.
So I've been walking around all day with "I Voted" all over my back today.
We all got stickers. Two of my kids then proceeded to secretly stick them on the back of my sweatshirt.
So I've been walking around all day with "I Voted" all over my back today.
November 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Took my 3 kids with me to vote to get them involved in civic activities.
We all got stickers. Two of my kids then proceeded to secretly stick them on the back of my sweatshirt.
So I've been walking around all day with "I Voted" all over my back today.
We all got stickers. Two of my kids then proceeded to secretly stick them on the back of my sweatshirt.
So I've been walking around all day with "I Voted" all over my back today.
Reposted by Katie L. Carroll
Live on your feet, not on your knees.
November 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Live on your feet, not on your knees.
Working on revisions today and added an em dash. Does that mean I'm AI now?
November 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Working on revisions today and added an em dash. Does that mean I'm AI now?
Reposted by Katie L. Carroll
I've got 3 of my books in the Itch Halloween sale through November 4th! Get each one at 50% off or get them all in a bundle!
YA psychological thriller - ONLY DARK EDGES
YA dystopian thriller - BLACK BUTTERFLY
Upper middle grade - PIRATE ISLAND
#booksky #kidlit
itch.io/s/163349/hal...
YA psychological thriller - ONLY DARK EDGES
YA dystopian thriller - BLACK BUTTERFLY
Upper middle grade - PIRATE ISLAND
#booksky #kidlit
itch.io/s/163349/hal...
Halloween Sale 2025 by Katie L. Carroll
A bundle by Katie L. Carroll, $7.47 for Only Dark Edges, Pirate Island, Black Butterfly: Spy Agents, Book One
itch.io
October 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I've got 3 of my books in the Itch Halloween sale through November 4th! Get each one at 50% off or get them all in a bundle!
YA psychological thriller - ONLY DARK EDGES
YA dystopian thriller - BLACK BUTTERFLY
Upper middle grade - PIRATE ISLAND
#booksky #kidlit
itch.io/s/163349/hal...
YA psychological thriller - ONLY DARK EDGES
YA dystopian thriller - BLACK BUTTERFLY
Upper middle grade - PIRATE ISLAND
#booksky #kidlit
itch.io/s/163349/hal...
Just one day left to get 3 of my books for 50% off on Itch! Get the bundle or choose just one!
YA dystopian thriller - Black Butterfly
YA psychological thriller - Only Dark Edges
Middle grade adventure - Pirate Island
#yabooks #booksky #middlegradebooks #kidlit
➡️ itch.io/s/163349/hal...
YA dystopian thriller - Black Butterfly
YA psychological thriller - Only Dark Edges
Middle grade adventure - Pirate Island
#yabooks #booksky #middlegradebooks #kidlit
➡️ itch.io/s/163349/hal...
Halloween Sale 2025 by Katie L. Carroll
A bundle by Katie L. Carroll, $7.47 for Only Dark Edges, Pirate Island, Black Butterfly: Spy Agents, Book One
itch.io
November 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Just one day left to get 3 of my books for 50% off on Itch! Get the bundle or choose just one!
YA dystopian thriller - Black Butterfly
YA psychological thriller - Only Dark Edges
Middle grade adventure - Pirate Island
#yabooks #booksky #middlegradebooks #kidlit
➡️ itch.io/s/163349/hal...
YA dystopian thriller - Black Butterfly
YA psychological thriller - Only Dark Edges
Middle grade adventure - Pirate Island
#yabooks #booksky #middlegradebooks #kidlit
➡️ itch.io/s/163349/hal...