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Kika Hatzopoulou writes stories for all ages, filled with lore and whimsy. Her debut YA fantasy novel, Threads That Bind, arrives in May 2023 from Razorbill in the US and Puffin in the UK. She is the author of several short stories, including anthologies such as Game On and Firsts & Lasts. She holds an MFA in writing for children from the New School and works in foreign publishing. She currently splits her time between London and her native Greece, where she enjoys urban quests and gastronomical adventures while narrating entire book and movie plots with her partner. You can find her on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @kikahatzopoulou and on her website kikahatzopoulou.com.

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The day is finally here! THREADS THAT BIND, my debut YA fantasy noir is officially out in the world. This absolute dream couldn't have come true without my wonderful agent @michaelawhatnall and my incredible team at @dgandbgrams , my AMAZING editor @gdurning, uber-talented cover artist @coreybrickleyillustration and designer @kristierad, and my wonderful teams at @razorbillbooks…
Celebratory sunny selfie with the final print edition of Threads That Bind! Exciting things coming up: - my debut book comes out in 6(!!) days - I fly to New York in 4 days - I launch Threads That Bind at @bntribeca with some of my best friends in 6 days (May 30 at 6.30pm)…
✨ Early praise for THREADS THAT BIND! ✨ Releasing on May 30th in the US - in just a week (oh.my.god.)! Preorder campaign gift link in my bio! Plot: In a world where the children of the gods inherit their powers, a descendant of the Greek Fates must solve a series of impossible murders to…
✨ Join me for a book summoning! ✨ Final copies arrived earlier this week, but I was too emotional to film a proper unboxing. What a wonderful, surreal moment to hold this book in my hands after half a lifetime of dreaming about this moment. My deepest gratitude to my agent @michaelawhatnall, my editor @gdurning…
I'm so excited to announce THREADS THAT BIND is the Barnes & Noble YA Club June Selection! I first visited a @barnesandnoble store when I was a starry-eyed graduate student that had just arrived in the US. Having grown up in Greece, where access to the kind of literature I adored (YA, fantasy, scifi -…
Introducing…BIANCA ROSSI! Bianca is the main antagonist of the Threads That Bind. She is the mob queen of the Silts, revered as a hero after saving the slums from the bloody Moonset Riots twelve years ago. Both Edei and Ava work for her at the Fortuna Club, and in the beginning of the book, Bianca…