Kacen Callender

Felix Love has never experienced the feeling of being in love—a fact that isn't lost on him, laden with a sense of irony he can't quite shake. As a Black, queer, and transgender teenager, Felix grapples with the fear that his intersecting identities might be too much for others, leaving him on the outskirts of the romantic experiences that seem...

Infinity Alchemist by Kacen Callender tells the story of Ash Woods, who isn't supposed to perform alchemy – doing so could lead to his arrest. However, when he's caught by the condescending Ramsay Thorne, instead of turning Ash over to the authorities, Ramsay blackmails him into assisting with a perilous personal mission: locating the legendary Book of Source, reputed to...

WHEN THE WORLD BURNS, ASH WILL RISE. The explosive sequel to instant New York Times bestseller Infinity Alchemist. Ever since he rose up against his father and saved New Anglia from destruction, Ash has been struggling to adapt to his new life. He has nightmares every night, haunted by strange black orbs and his screaming dead mother. Ash is sure...

An ambitious young woman with the power to control minds seeks vengeance against the royals who murdered her family, in a Caribbean-inspired fantasy world embattled by colonial oppression. Sigourney Rose is the only surviving daughter of a noble lineage on the islands of Hans Lollik. When she was a child, her family was murdered by the islands' colonisers, who have...

A Stonewall Honor Book * A Time Magazine Best YA Book of All Time From Stonewall and Lambda Award-winning author Kacen Callender comes a revelatory YA novel about a transgender teen grappling with identity and self-discovery while falling in love for the first time. Felix Love has never been in love—and, yes, he's painfully aware of the irony. He desperately...

When 17-year-old nonbinary, neurodivergent and aspiring writer Lark pretends that they are the creator of a viral thread that their ex-best friend, Kasim, accidentally posted onto their Twitter account, declaring his unrequited love, things get out of hand fast. As Lark's lie deepens and they begin a famous relationship with their own crush, Lark searches for the courage to speak...