Talented and Gifted

Coming in April 2027

A hilarious, heartwarming story from Grand Central Publishing about a disgraced former mom blogger attempting to reinvent herself in the cutthroat world of tech startups while co-parenting with her ex-husband. For fans of Amazing Grace Adams and The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus.

Meet Kelly

When she’s not plugging away at her fiction work, she ghostwrites for Fortune 500 tech and finance executives. She began her career as a news journalist, winning investigative awards for her reporting. Her work has been published in the Wall Street Journal, Money Magazine, Forbes, CNNMoney, Runner’s World, and more. She’s also been an organizer, blogger, and investor in Oregon’s startup community. Kelly lives in Bend, Oregon.

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Publicity/Marketing

Maris Tasaka, Grand Central Publishing
maris.tasaka@hbgusa.com

Jessica Lyons, Grand Central Publishing
Jessica.Lyons@hbgusa.com

Brittani Hiles, Lavender PR
brittani@lavenderpublicrelations.com

Literary agent
Jamie Carr, The Book Group
jamie@thebookgroup.com