Katie L. Carroll

@katielcarroll.com

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Award-winning author of books for kids, teens, and those who are young at heart She/they https://katielcarroll.com/

A yellow graphic with the cover of the dystopian romance novel SUNFLOWERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD by Katie L. Carroll. Arrows point out of the cover with the following words and phrases: dystopian, romance, no spice, last people on earth, library love, gardening, cozy vibes, later in life.
A header graphic with the covers of books by Katie L. Carroll.
The cover of the picture book Bath Time for the Crayons by Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers. The illustrations shows green, red, navy crayons decked out in pool tubes and ready for bathtime.
The cover of the picture book When Lola Visits, story by Michelle Sterling and art by Aaron Asis. The illustration shows a girl and her grandmother under tree branches and reaching up to pick the fruit.
The cover of the picture book Summer Song by Kevin Henkes and Illustrated by Laura Dronzek. The illustration shows a frog on a lily pad in a pond with flowers, grasses, bugs, and hanging tree branches in the background.
The cover of the picture book Q & U Call It Quits, written by Stef Wade and Illustrated by Jorge Martin. The cover illustrations shows a yellow background with a faint background of a fence and trees. The Q and U of the title are very big and have faces that face away from each other as if they don't want to associate with each other.
A selfie of author Katie L. Carroll dressed in a witch hat while holding her picture book Grammy's Halloween Scare. A full bookshelf is in the background.
A coloring page from a page of the picture book Grammy's Halloween Scare. The grandma is dressed as a witch. She is yelling "boo" outside her door, and kids in costumes are running away. Above the colored in page, it says "thank you" in a scary font.
Various pencil drawings on different size papers in different phases of making a picture book dummy.
A paperback of the book Only Dark Edges by Katie L. Carroll on a beach towel with sea glass scattered across it.
A graphic with the cover of the sapphic modern-day Hamlet retelling Only Dark Edges by Katie L. Carroll. The cover depicts a young woman with strawberry blond hair whipping around her head, stormy skies and sea behind her. Arrows point off the cover to text that reads "secrets, lies, betrayal, sapphic, modern day, Hamlet retelling." Text above the cover reads "beware the storm."
Author Katie L. Carroll at a table at a farmer's market with her books on display.
The cover of the YA book Only Dark Edges by Katie L. Carroll with a stormy ocean scene in the background. A book quote reads: "Drowning doesn't always look like drowning."
A graphic with the cover of the sapphic modern-day Hamlet retelling Only Dark Edges by Katie L. Carroll. The cover depicts a young woman with strawberry blond hair whipping around her head, stormy skies and sea behind her. Arrows point off the cover to text that reads "secrets, lies, betrayal, sapphic, modern day, Hamlet retelling." Text above the cover reads "beware the storm."
The cover of the picture book Nugget & Fang: Friends Forever--or Snack Time? by Tammi Sauer and illustrated by Michael Slack. The illustrations shows a shark with sharp teeth slapping flippers in a friendly way with a much smaller fish.
The cover of the picture book Birds by Kevin Henkes and illustrated by Laura Dronzek. The illustration shows three birds of different colors on branches with a sky blue background.
The cover of the picture book What Fish are Saying: Strange Sounds in the Ocean, words by Kirsten Pendreigh and pictures by Katie Melrose. The illustration shows all kinds of colorful fish surrounding the bubbly title in the ocean.
The cover of the picture book The Moon Moved In, written by Sue Soltis and illustrated by Sonia Sánchez. The cover depicts a girl on a branch reaching up to the moon. A rundown house and a for sale sign are below.
A graphic with the cover of the sapphic modern-day Hamlet retelling Only Dark Edges by Katie L. Carroll. The cover depicts a young woman with strawberry blond hair whipping around her head, stormy skies and sea behind her. Arrows point off the cover to text that reads "secrets, lies, betrayal, sapphic, modern day, Hamlet retelling." Text above the cover reads "beware the storm."
A video that shows clips of the show We Were Liars plays on a laptop. When the laptop closes, it transitions into the paperback of the book Only Dark Edges by Katie L. Carroll. Text reads, "When you're haunted by the ones you've lost and don't know how to be around the ones still here...Only Dark Edges $2.99 this month!"
The cover of the picture book The Witch in the Tower by Júlia Sardà. A young witch and an old witch stand on either side of a cauldron, all kinds of magical and mysterious things emit from it.
The cover of the picture book Dinosaurs in Space by Todd Sturgell. The illustration shows dinosaurs in space helmets floating around in space.
The cover of the picture book How to Catch a Clover Thief by Elise Parsley. A cheeky gopher holds a clover while sitting on the head of an unamused wild boar.
The cover of the picture book Leonard Builds a Haunted House by Mike Ciccotello. The illustration shows the title of the book on a moving sign. Around the sign are five ghosts with various facial expressions, and in the background is a stereotypical haunted house.
The cover of the picture book Capybara is Friends with Everyone by Maddie Frost. The illustration shows a cartoon capybara surrounded by many animal friends.
A graphic with the cover of the sapphic modern-day Hamlet retelling Only Dark Edges by Katie L. Carroll. The cover depicts a young woman with strawberry blond hair whipping around her head, stormy skies and sea behind her. Arrows point off the cover to text that reads "secrets, lies, betrayal, sapphic, modern day, Hamlet retelling." Text above the cover reads "beware the storm."
The following list handwritten in a notebook. Murderbot Reading Order: .5 Compulsory 1 All Systems Red 2 Artificial Condition 3 Rogue Protocol 4 Exit Strategy 4.5 Home 6 Fugitive Telemetry 5 Network Effect 7 System Collapse 7.5 Rapport 8 Platform Decay
Pride Book Fair 2026 Bundle #4: A Good Day to Pride Hard Only Dark Edges Katie L Caroll; Winds of Destruction Karen Lykkebo; A Life in Too Many Margins S E Thomson; A Love Less Travelled E H Timms; A Touch of Unicorn Magic Kit Muse; Act Like This Isnt Normal Vin Kiva; Adamere in Swan A P Howell; Afterlight Tana Welsummer; Between Me You Moonlit Sea Linn Silver; Child of the Sun Audrey Simmons; Commit to the Kick Tris Lawrence; Crystal Gunslinger Oliver Laws; Dark Heart of Ilmoure Cara N Delaney; Darker Worlds Argento nox; Errant Wings S Jean; Fattening Fantasies FatFuckingFox; Fimbulvinters Fires A M Weald; Firewinds Accord David J Stuart; In Pursuit of M Lachance J W Croemner; Lock the Last Door Vincent Lore; Lust and Found Sylvie Helstaff; Manipulators War Elise Carlson; Mermans Delight Skyler Nightshade; Moth Woods Amara Lynn; Physical Magic William C Tracy; Sweet And Wild Alex Larkspur; The Dark Side of Super Matthew Siadak; The Dragons Keeper Moira Carn; The Fall of the Rose Princess DCS; The Flowers of Time A L Lester.webp' The Fractured Balance N A Soleil; The Lizards Dance Manyface; The Night Fair Pax Asteriae; The Space Ace of Mangleby Flat Larre Bildeston; The WineDark Sea Kris Madigan; Triple Strike G M Gray; Yelen and Yelena C M Rosens
Pride Book Fair 2026 Bundle #4: A Good Day to Pride Hard; a black graphic with over thirty-five covers of various LGBTQIA+ fiction books available on itch.io.
The cover of the picture book Venus! Fierce and Fabulous by Stacy McAnulty and illustrated by Stevie Lewis. The illustrations shows an anthropomorphized planet Venus pulling up her sunglasses and winking.
The cover of the picture book Facts vs. Opinions vs. Robots by Michael Rex. The illustration shows two robots holding up a sign with the title on it.
The cover of the picture book The Monster in the Lake by Leo Timmers. The illustrations shows a duck on top of lake water, fearful fish and a frog are under the water looking fearful and fleeing something.
Pride Book Fair 2026 Bundle #4: A Good Day to Pride Hard Only Dark Edges Katie L Caroll; Winds of Destruction Karen Lykkebo; A Life in Too Many Margins S E Thomson; A Love Less Travelled E H Timms; A Touch of Unicorn Magic Kit Muse; Act Like This Isnt Normal Vin Kiva; Adamere in Swan A P Howell; Afterlight Tana Welsummer; Between Me You Moonlit Sea Linn Silver; Child of the Sun Audrey Simmons; Commit to the Kick Tris Lawrence; Crystal Gunslinger Oliver Laws; Dark Heart of Ilmoure Cara N Delaney; Darker Worlds Argento nox; Errant Wings S Jean; Fattening Fantasies FatFuckingFox; Fimbulvinters Fires A M Weald; Firewinds Accord David J Stuart; In Pursuit of M Lachance J W Croemner; Lock the Last Door Vincent Lore; Lust and Found Sylvie Helstaff; Manipulators War Elise Carlson; Mermans Delight Skyler Nightshade; Moth Woods Amara Lynn; Physical Magic William C Tracy; Sweet And Wild Alex Larkspur; The Dark Side of Super Matthew Siadak; The Dragons Keeper Moira Carn; The Fall of the Rose Princess DCS; The Flowers of Time A L Lester.webp' The Fractured Balance N A Soleil; The Lizards Dance Manyface; The Night Fair Pax Asteriae; The Space Ace of Mangleby Flat Larre Bildeston; The WineDark Sea Kris Madigan; Triple Strike G M Gray; Yelen and Yelena C M Rosens
A graphic with the cover of the sapphic modern-day Hamlet retelling Only Dark Edges by Katie L. Carroll. The cover depicts a young woman with strawberry blond hair whipping around her head, stormy skies and sea behind her. Arrows point off the cover to text that reads "secrets, lies, betrayal, sapphic, modern day, Hamlet retelling." Text above the cover reads "beware the storm."
Pride Book Fair 2026 Bundle #3: Live Free or Pride Hard 1000 Lotuses Yu Zaozao; Black Hole Guns for Hire Friday Strout; Blade Broken Niranjan; Blood Desi Hart; Blood Dhampir H S Kallinger; Blood of the Gods Wren L Rivers; Bloody Spade Brittany M Willows; Cat Mouse Eliza Mares; Cheerleaders From Planet X Lyssa Chiavari; Duckett and Dyer Dicks for Hire; Firewing Jennifer R Povey; Fractures Between Beatrice McKinsey; Ghost of a Life Ruth Miranda; Guitar Concerto S Morgan Burbank; In Good Company Nicola Kapron; In Spite of the Inevitable Morgan Biscup; Lambent T D Cloud; My Lord L B Shimaira; No Love in LA Katta Kis; Off the Beaten Path Sienna Eggler; Rebecca and the Grinning Worm Gareth Barsby; Reins of Magic R Dawnraven; Riyati Rebirth Kai Zeal; Shadows Dark and Deadly Andrea Marie Johnson; Songs of Broken Bells Lilly Lockwood; Stars of Destiny Melissa Stone; STAWBAISTDIFMRRD Eskay; Stray Dogs Freya Faust; Structural Integrity Tabitha OConnell; The Clockwork Empire Lucas JW Johnson; The Dragon Next Door Vanessa Ricci Thode; The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle Steve Hugh Westenra; The Lucky Machine Aimee Cozza; The Nightstalkers Mark Joachim Heijndermans; The Silence of Storms Nico Silver; Well of Souls Harmonia Grey; Wolfsbane Franklyn S Newton
The cover of the picture book The House That Floated by Guojing. The illustration shows a house and a tree on the top of a cliff that overlooks water with a small boat in it.
The illustration cover of the picture book A Night at the Bookstore by Josh Funk and illustrated by Jessica Gibson. The illustration shows a bear and a dog on the floor reading a book together, bookshelves behind them.
The cover of the picture book The Day the Crayons Quit, by Drew Daywalt and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers. The illustration shows crayons holding up picket signs.
The cover of the picture book Whales in the City, written by Nancy F. Castaldo and illustrated by Chuck Groenink. In the illustration, a whale breaches the water, the New York City skyline behind it.
The cover of the middle grade book Pirate Island by Katie L. Carroll displayed on an ereader. The text above it says, "Only $2.99 through May 31st!"
A yellow graphic with the cover of the dystopian romance novel SUNFLOWERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD by Katie L. Carroll. Arrows point out of the cover with the following words and phrases: dystopian, romance, no spice, last people on earth, library love, gardening, cozy vibes, later in life.
A FIFA World Cup 26 t-shirt with a red, white, and blue Statue of Liberty image where the face looks suspiciously like a certain president.
A graphic with the cover of the sapphic modern-day Hamlet retelling Only Dark Edges by Katie L. Carroll. The cover depicts a young woman with strawberry blond hair whipping around her head, stormy skies and sea behind her. Arrows point off the cover to text that reads "secrets, lies, betrayal, sapphic, modern day, Hamlet retelling." Text above the cover reads "beware the storm."
: Pride Book Fair 2026 Bundle #4: A Good Day to Pride Hard Only Dark Edges Katie L Caroll; Winds of Destruction Karen Lykkebo; A Life in Too Many Margins S E Thomson; A Love Less Travelled E H Timms; A Touch of Unicorn Magic Kit Muse; Act Like This Isnt Normal Vin Kiva; Adamere in Swan A P Howell; Afterlight Tana Welsummer; Between Me You Moonlit Sea Linn Silver; Child of the Sun Audrey Simmons; Commit to the Kick Tris Lawrence; Crystal Gunslinger Oliver Laws; Dark Heart of Ilmoure Cara N Delaney; Darker Worlds Argento nox; Errant Wings S Jean; Fattening Fantasies FatFuckingFox; Fimbulvinters Fires A M Weald; Firewinds Accord David J Stuart; In Pursuit of M Lachance J W Croemner; Lock the Last Door Vincent Lore; Lust and Found Sylvie Helstaff; Manipulators War Elise Carlson; Mermans Delight Skyler Nightshade; Moth Woods Amara Lynn; Physical Magic William C Tracy; Sweet And Wild Alex Larkspur; The Dark Side of Super Matthew Siadak; The Dragons Keeper Moira Carn; The Fall of the Rose Princess DCS; The Flowers of Time A L Lester.webp' The Fractured Balance N A Soleil; The Lizards Dance Manyface; The Night Fair Pax Asteriae; The Space Ace of Mangleby Flat Larre Bildeston; The WineDark Sea Kris Madigan; Triple Strike G M Gray; Yelen and Yelena C M Rosens.
The cover of the picture book Buffalo Fluffalo and Puffalo by Bess Kalb and Erin Kraan. The illustration shows a skeptical buffalo looking at a very small and fluffy baby buffalo.
The cover of the picture book It's My Bird-Day! by Mo Willems. The illustrations shows a pigeon with a birthday hat saying in a speech bubble, "An annual event!"
The cover of the picture book Chez Bob by Bob Shea. A devious-looking alligator with a chef hat sprinkles salt on a bird that sits on the alligator's snout. The bird is sprinkling salt on its own meal.
The cover of the picture book The Great Escape by Deborah Marcero. The illustrations shows three children dressed up in costumes looking down through the earth into a space-like scene where a girl floats around with various creatures.
The cover of the picture books Wants vs. Needs vs. Robots by Michael Rex. The illustrations shows two robots holding up a sign with the title of the book.
An ereader showing the cover of the middle grade book Pirate Island by Katie L. Carroll. A scared looking boy stands on an island with pirate treasure, a pirate ship in the background.
A yellow graphic with the cover of the dystopian romance novel SUNFLOWERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD by Katie L. Carroll. Arrows point out of the cover with the following words and phrases: dystopian, romance, no spice, last people on earth, library love, gardening, cozy vibes, later in life.
The cover of the picture book Mushroom of Doom!, words by Becky Davies and art by Thomas Elliott. The illustrations shows an angry mushroom with raised arms surround by various other mushrooms. The title is scrawled across the cover in big yellow letters.
The cover of the picture book The Future Book by Mac Barnett & Shawn Harris. The illustration shows black background behind a bald man with reflective sunglasses and a green fish on his head.
The cover of the picture book Don't Trust Fish, written by Neil Sharpson and illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat. The title of the book is in big text taking up most of the cover. One green fish with a hooded eye suspiciously lingers among the text, bubbles floating out of its mouth.
The cover of the picture book Salmon Run: An Epic Journey to the Ocean and Back by Annie Chen. The illustration centers a salmon eggs with salmon in the various stages of life swirling around it in the water.
The cover of The Humble Pie, written by Jory John and illustrated by Pete Oswald. An anthropomorphized pie with very large eyes sits in an open window. Apples, crayons, leaves, a checkered dish towel, and a ruler are on the sill with it.
The cover of the picture book Wild Moon: How the Lunar Phases Light Up Our World by Andie Powers, art by Lucy Rose. The illustration has the title of the book in a big full moon with flora and fauna around it.
The cover of the picture book The Rock From the Sky by Jon Klassen. The illustration is taken up mostly by a grayish sky with two small clouds. A turtle and an armadillo, both wearing hats, are on the ground below. A small flowers sits between them.
The paperback book Sunflowers at the End of the World by Katie L. Carroll on a green blanket. Two fake sunflower blossoms sit on the edges of the books.