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Katie L. Carroll
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Award-winning author of books for kids, teens, and those who are young at heart
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Calling all Connecticut book lovers!

The University of Bridgeport and CT Book Festivals is hosting a book blast with 100 local authors on Saturday from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. I'll be there signing my books!

#bookevents #ctbookfesitvals #ctevents
A colorful flyer that says, "University of Bridgeport and Connecticut Book Festivals presents Book Blast 2025. 100 local authors. Saturday, November 15, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The University of Bridgeport & Connecticut Book Festivals, Inc team up to bring 100 local authors, including University of Bridgeport Faculty Authors. Come meet, connect, and fall in love with your next great read. Everything from kids to adult fiction and non-fiction books at the Wheeler Recreation Center! 400 University Ave, Bridgeport, CT." There is a stack of books in the background and a photo of local author Katie L. Carroll standing in front of a tree.
November 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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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.
Dressed as a witch, author Katie L. Carroll at a bookstore, holding her picture book Grammy's Halloween Scare, illustrated by Phoebe Cho.
November 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Elixir Bound has the energy of Éowyn saying, "I am no man!"

Get it for just $2.99 through the end of October!

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October 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Less than a week to get Witch Test, my Mean Girls meets The Craft upper middle grade novel, for just $2.99!
My favorite place you can buy it is my website.
➡️ katielcarroll.com/purchase-boo...
It's available lots of other places, too.
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#booksky #middlegrade #kidlit #halloween
A graphic of the middle grade book Witch Test by Katie L. Carroll on a gray shelf with a green background. The text reads, "If you're looking for an uplifting Halloween read that captures the spirit of the season, Witch Test is for you. 5-star reader review."
October 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Witch Test, my Mean Girls meets The Craft upper middle grade novel, is just $2.99 in October!

My favorite place you can buy it is my website.
➡️ katielcarroll.com/purchase-boo...

It's available lots of other places, too.
➡️ books2read.com/u/3RLeoG

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A graphic of the novel Witch Test by Katie L. Carroll, sitting on a gray shelf. Yellow arrows point out of the book pointing to the following words: Halloween, witches, ex-BFF, crows, art, corn maze, Tarot cards, new friends.
October 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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If you loved The Lord of the Rings, but wouldn't have minded if it focused more on the female characters of Éowyn, Arwen, and Galadriel, make Elixir Bound your next read.

It's just $3.99 through the end of the month!

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October 19, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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Witch Test, my Mean Girls meets The Craft upper middle grade novel, is just $2.99 in October!

My favorite place you can buy it is my website.
➡️ katielcarroll.com/purchase-boo...

It's available lots of other places, too.
➡️ books2read.com/u/3RLeoG
A graphic of the novel Witch Test by Katie L. Carroll, sitting on a gray shelf. Yellow arrows point out of the book pointing to the following words: Halloween, witches, ex-BFF, crows, art, corn maze, Tarot cards, new friends.
October 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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If we're talking an album from one band, for me, it's Clumsy by Our Lady Peace.
The cover image of the album Clumsy by Our Lady Peace. It depicts a man holding onto a swing by his teeth.
October 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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I think I wore out the cassette tape of the Romeo + Juliet soundtrack.
The album cover for the 1996 Romeo and Juliet film with scenes featuring Claire Danes as Juliet and Leonardo DiCaprio as Romeo.
October 16, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Don't call Grammy a Grinch...she's a witch!
#picturebooks #kidlit #halloween #witches
October 15, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Two days left to support these under-rated stories. Just $38 for over 60 books in various genres!

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A graphic featuring some of the books in the under-rated books bundle, surrounding some text in the middle. Text reads: "itch.io under-rated bundle. oct 9th to 13th. bringing attention to the best books you've never heard of." two rows of five stars can be seen above and below the text.
October 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Give some love to this collection of 63 under-rated books for just $38! We've got fantasy, sci-fi, thrillers, romance, and more!

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Graphic that reads "Itch.io Under-Rated Bundle, Oct 9th-13th, Bringing attention to the best books you've never heard of." Text is brown on an off-white background with five yellow stars bordering it above and below. Around the text box are the following book covers: Predators by H.S. Kallinger, Zinmages by M.C. Burnell, The Spider's Friend by M.C. Burnell, Disappearance and Other Short Stories by PD Loupee, Memories of Sorcery and Sand by Joanna Maciejewska, Kranlian Rendezvous by Simon Wolfe, The Shadow of Arcadia by Alan K. Dell, Devil Deal by Janina Franck, The God Sun by Alan K. Dell, Water's Edge by Ellie Lieberman, The Third People by Lee Burton, The Crimson Knight by Zeta K. Pierce, The Lion by Lee Burton, Adventures In GameWorld : Game Start by Robert Rumery, All Through the House and Other Tales from a Random Place by Joachim Heijndermans, Soft Reboot by Joachim Heijndermans, Blue by Niranjan, Wizard's Debt by Niranjan, Ambushed by Natasha O'Connor, At First Belonging by Rob
October 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Witch Test is Mean Girls meets The Craft for upper middle grade readers, and it's only $2.99 this month!

Liza is swirling in bubbling cauldron of rumors that she is a witch, but what if the rumors are true?

#kidlit #middlegrade #mgbooks
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October 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Witch Test is Mean Girls meets The Craft for upper middle grade readers and is only $2.99 this month!

Liza is swirling in bubbling cauldron of rumors that she is a witch, but what if the rumors are true?

#kidlit #middlegrade #mgbooks
➡️ books2read.com/u/3RLeoG
A graphic of the novel Witch Test by Katie L. Carroll, sitting on a gray shelf. Yellow arrows point out of the book pointing to the following words: Halloween, witches, ex-BFF, crows, art, corn maze, Tarot cards, new friends.
October 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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If you suddenly find yourself with time on your hands and no cash flow, you can read my YA fantasy Elixir Bound for free on Itch!

Authors, feel free to share links to your free books below (no AI created content).

#booksky #freebooks
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The paperback book of the YA fantasy Elixir Bound by Katie L. Carroll. The cover depicts a clear decanter containing a magical-looking substance, a forest in the background and vining flowers in the foreground. The book sits on a dark blue blanket. Next to the book are a glass container with gold substance in it and fake foliage.
October 1, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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3 days left to get the cozy bundle of books, short stories, poems, zines, and TTRPG guides.

30 multi-media cozy items for $30!

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#Cozy #CozyBooks #CozyMedia #TTRPG #ItchioBundle #Zines #Journaling #Poetry #Poems #CozyFantasy #CozySciFi #CozyRomance

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Photo of a heart shaped mug on a saucer on a table with a cute crosshatch tablecloth. In the background are curtains and a window casting shadows on the table. Text reads, "spring autumn equinox cozy itchio bundle, 30 items for $30, 64 percent off.'
September 24, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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What do you get when you cross Moria Rose from Schitt's Creek with the Sanderson sisters from Hocus Pocus?

Grammy, of course, from my picture book Grammy's Halloween Scare, gorgeous illustrations by Phoebe Cho!

#halloween #picturebooks
September 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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My picture book Grammy's Halloween Scare, illustrated by Phoebe Cho, is my favorite book to read aloud because kids can sing along on every page without having read the book before.

#halloween #picturebooks #kidlit #readaloud
The hardcover of Grammy's Halloween Scare, written by Katie L. Carroll and illustrated by Phoebe Cho, sitting on a dark brown floor. The cover depicts a gray-haired woman in a witchy outfit holding a candle at the top of a staircase. A cat sits on the railing. A page from the interior of the picture book Grammy's Halloween Scare with the sheet music for the folksong "Asking and Bones" but the lyrics are the text of the book. A page from the book Grammy's Halloween Scare. The illustration depicts a Black girl dressed like a witch, a white boys dressed liked a pumpkin, and two Korean boys dressed like dinosaurs. A page from Grammy's Halloween Scare. A gray-haired woman, who is donned in a witchy outfit, sits in a high backed green chair, a shelf of books behind her and a cat at her feet.
September 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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What's your favorite hot beverage for cozying up with a book? Mine is a apple cider chai.

My fantasy book Elixir Bound is just one of the many cozy items in the Cozy Equinox Bundle Cuddle up with your blanket and beverage and get these 30 items for just $30!

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September 23, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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My dad gave me this sunflower so I can harvest the seeds.

It's a descendent of a one I grew years ago from a packets of seeds. I harvested the seeds every year and grew more, giving seedlings to my dad at some point. All my sunflowers got eaten this year.

But my crop lives on from this gift.
A giant sunflower head, most of the petals wilted but the seeds in abundance. It's next to a colorful array of zinnia flowers, in part to give the massive size of the sunflower scale
September 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Did anyone else used to sing the folksong "Skin & Bones" in elementary school?

My book Grammy's Halloween Scare, illustrated by Phoebe Cho, is a sing-along to that tune. Kids can chime in with the ooo-ooo-oo-oo even if they've never heard it before
#picturebook #kidlit
The author of the picture book Grammy's Halloween Scare holding the book while wearing a witch hat. In the background are bookshelves in a bookstore.
September 15, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Green background with the names of the Sandy Hook shooting victims shaped in a heart. The names are Charlotte, Josephine, Daniel, Arielle, Rachel, Jessica, Victoria, Benjamin, Anne Marie, Dawn, Caroline, Ana, Madeleine, Catherine, Noah, James, Mary, Emilie, Lauren, Allison, Chase, Dylan, Jesse, Olivia, Jack, and Grace.
September 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Did life exist on ancient Mars?

As the youngest Mars rover, Perseverance builds on the work done by its predecessors Opportunity and Spirit. My children's nonfiction book Selfies From Mars is a great introduction for the science being done on Mars.

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A hardcover copy of the nonfiction children's book Selfies From Mars: the True Story of Mars Rover Opportunity by Katie L. Carroll on a brown table. In front of the book sits a LEGO model of Mars rover Perseverance.
September 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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My humorous, heartfelt, and inclusive children's books Mommy's Night Before Christmas and Daddy's 12 Days of Christmas, both illustrated by Phoebe Cho, are only $2.99 for 2 more days!

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Daddy's Christmas ➡️ books2read.com/u/bzN2Nn
Gray background with holiday-themed graphics like a snowman, ornaments, and candy canes. In the center, the cover of the picture books Mommy's Night Before Christmas and Daddy's 12 Days, written by Katie L. Carroll and illustrated by Phoebe Cho. Text reads, "Holiday Book Guide, Family Holiday Tales, Picture Books, ages 2-8 and parents."
September 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Last day to celebrate Christmas in August with my picture books Mommy's Night Before Christmas and Daddy's 12 Days of Christmas for $2.99!

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The cover of Mommy's Night Before Christmas, written by Katie L. Carroll and illustrated by Phoebe Cho. The cover shows a white woman with a bun standing outside a house decorated for Christmas. She peers up at the moon where Santa is on his sleigh being pulled by reindeer. The cover of Daddy's 12 Days of Christmas, written by Katie L. Carroll and illustrated by Phoebe Cho. The cover shows a family of 2 dads and 5 kids singing Christmas carols in the snow.
August 31, 2025 at 7:57 PM