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Book covers
The Teller of Small Fortunes:
High-res cover image (US cover); artist Devin Elle Kurtz and designer Katie Anderson
High-res cover image (UK cover); artist Fen Inkwright and designer Lydia Blagden
The Keeper of Magical Things:
Covers to be revealed soon
Short Bio
Julie Leong is a USA Today and Sunday Times bestselling author of The Teller of Small Fortunes and The Keeper of Magical Things. She is a daughter of Malaysian Chinese immigrants, a graduate of Yale University, and works in tech. Julie currently lives in San Francisco with her husband and fluffy dog, and when she’s not writing, enjoys making unnecessary spreadsheets and flambéing things.
Full Length Bio
Julie Leong is a USA Today and Sunday Times bestselling author of The Teller of Small Fortunes and The Keeper of Magical Things.
A daughter of Malaysian Chinese immigrants, Julie Leong grew up across suburban New Jersey and Beijing, China and managed to feel equally out of place in both. She studied economics and political science at Yale University and was briefly an investment banker before coming to her senses and jumping to the tech world instead.
She lives in San Francisco with her needy dog, less-needy husband, and one thoroughly self-sufficient Meyer lemon tree. When she’s not writing, she enjoys making unnecessary spreadsheets and flambéing things.
Find her online at www.julieleong.com or @JulieLeongBooks, where you’re also very welcome to send her photos of your cat(dragons).
Representation
Literary rights: Paul Lucas at Janklow & Nesbit
Book fact sheets
Title: The Teller of Small Fortunes
Publication date: November 5, 2024
Rights sold: North American (Ace/Berkley), UK and Commonwealth (Hodderscape), German (Heyne), Czech (TBA), Brazilian (TBA), French (TBA), Spanish (TBA), Ukrainian (TBA), Hungarian (TBA)
Title: The Keeper of Magical Things
Publication date: October 14, 2025 (US); October 16, 2025 (UK)
Rights sold: North American (Ace/Berkley), UK and Commonwealth (Hodderscape), German (Heyne)
Selected Press
Nov 1, 2024: A Cozy Fantasy Book That Feels Like a Warm Hug (Book Riot)
Oct 31, 2024: The 26 Best New Book Releases This Month: November 2024 (Parade)
Oct 29, 2024: Best New Fantasy Books Coming in November 2024 (Escapist Magazine)
Sep 16, 2024: 10 Must-Read New Books Out in Fall 2024 to Preorder Now (Book Riot)
Sep 5, 2024: Fall 2024: 10 new books for a season of change (San Francisco Chronicle)
Aug 28, 2024: The 26 must-read books of fall 2024 (Polygon)
Aug 19, 2024: Your Guide to Fall’s New Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and Horror Reads (Goodreads)
May 14, 2024: TToSF chosen as a Publishers Marketplace (Fall/Winter 2024) “Buzz Book”
Mar 18, 2024: Revealing The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong (Reactor Mag)
Jan 16, 2024: 2024 Cozy Fantasy Books You Won’t Want To Miss (Bookriot)
Oct 11, 2023: Hodderscape pre-empts two ‘delightful’ cosy fantasy novels by Leong (The Bookseller)
Oct 11, 2023: Two cosy fantasy novels for Hodderscape (Bookbrunch)