Hi, I’m Kathryn!
I write books for kids and teens.
What’s New
I am now booking school visits for the 2025–2026 school year! Click HERE to get more info on my school visit offerings, and feel free to get in touch with any questions. I generally offer Class Critters visits for grades K–3 and Thirteenth Circle visits for grades 4–8. I can’t wait to talk to your students. I also offer free virtual visits (15-20 minutes)—email me to book a virtual read-aloud + Q&A for your classroom or library.
Want to know more about my writing process, inspirations, and current projects? Subscribe to my Substack, Booked in Brooklyn! In addition to talking about my own work, I share plenty of book recommendations for kids and grown-ups. I also delve into the craft of writing and the publishing process. Hope to see you there!
about me
Photo by Justin Marshall
Kathryn Holmes is the author of the middle-grade novel The Thirteenth Circle, co-written with MarcyKate Connolly, as well as the Class Critters chapter book series, which includes Tally Tuttle Turns Into a Turtle, David Dixon’s Day as a Dachshund, and Madison Morris is NOT a Mouse!. Kathryn also wrote the young adult novels The Distance Between Lost and Found and How It Feels to Fly and collaborated with Hopscotch Girls on the middle-grade books Mia Madison, CEO and The Pop-Up Shop Predicament.
She grew up in Maryville, Tennessee, and now lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband, daughter, and piles upon piles of books. A graduate of The New School’s MFA in Creative Writing program, Kathryn works as a freelance dance journalist, among other writing gigs.
For more, click HERE!