Katie Wu
Katie Wu is an author of swoony and strange books. Born stateside but raised in Shanghai, she then studied computer science and fine arts at the University of Pennsylvania, and is now based in NYC. Her adult fantasy debut, Madder Lake, is forthcoming from Harper Voyager in 2027. When not writing, she enjoys painting, skiing, feeding her sourdough starter, and her two demonic cats.
Madder Lake
A homesick immigrant joins forces with her posh rival to win a painting contest when her scholarship is cancelled—all while they anonymously collaborate on a magical canvas that could change the world…and try not to fall in love.
With the comprehensive sweep of Yuval Noah Harari's Sapiens and the fiercely feminist focus of Angela Saini's Inferior, Beginnings offers a bold new vision of human evolution, one that honors the mothers of the archive and restores pregnancy to its rightful place as a core force in the shaping of our species.
Publication
US: HarperCollins (Voyager)
UK: HarperCollins (Voyager)
Release date: Winter 2027
