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Laura Gao (she/they) is the author and illustrator of YA graphic novels featuring queer and diverse teens. Their graphic memoir, Messy Roots, debuted on the Indies Bestsellers List in 2022. Their upcoming book, Kirby's Lessons on Falling (In Love), will be released in 2025.
Laura Gao is agented by Brenda Bowen at The Book Group.
If you are interested in working together, shoot me an email at laura.y.gao@gmail.com or fill out the form below.
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Lookin’ fly since ‘96
Hey Ma, I made it!
“How a viral tweet turned into a queer coming-of-age graphic novel” - Input Mag
“A Doc About Wuhan's Lockdown Was 'Too Real' For My Wuhan-Born Dad. I'm Glad I Watched” - NPR
“How 3 Women From Wuhan Cope With COVID-19: Rap, Poetry And Mooncakes” - NPR
My book deal with HarperCollins - Publishers Weekly
“'The Wuhan I Know': A Comic About The City Behind The Coronavirus Headlines” - NPR
“Artist Illustrates What Her Hometown Of Wuhan Is Really Like” - Huffington Post
“The flight attendant meme is here to shame your career choice” - Mashable
“Students create 'anti-resumes' to normalize failure at Penn” - The Daily Pennsylvanian
“2018 Best & Brightest 50 Business Undergrads in the U.S.” - Poets and Quants, Forbes
“Penn students’ design to reach new heights aboard the ISS” - Penn Engineering
“The Signal is combatting pre–professionalism one card game at a time” - 34st Street
“Student Spotlight Q&A: Laptop decal designer and Wharton sophomore” - The Daily Pennsylvanian
