Author of
Constellations (Holiday House, 2023)
A Radical Shift of Gravity (Top Shelf Productions, 2020)
Varsity Noir (Webtoon, 2019)
Hybrid Bastards! (Archaia Entertainment, 2008)
Kate Glasheen graduated in 2004 from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY and since then, has been creating work for comic books, gallery shows, and everything in-between. Their work finds its punch lines among the tragic and unimportant and testifies that there’s something funny about something that’s not funny at all.
Kate Glasheen
Books by Kate
Constellations (Holiday House, 2023)
School Library Journal Best Book of 2023
Booklist Best Books of the Year: Editors’ Choice, Graphic Novels for Youth
Are you supposed to be a boy or a girl?
It’s a question that follows Claire everywhere. Inescapable on the street, in school, and even at home. A black hole forever trying to pull them in. But as long as they have ride-or-die best friend Greg at their side and a drink in their hand, everything will be okay. Right?
Except, Claire can never have just one drink. And when harassment at school reaches a fever pitch, Claire begins a spiral that ends in court-ordered rehab. Feeling completely lost, Claire is soon surrounded by a group of equally messed up, equally hilarious new friends and, with the help of a patient counselor, finds a space to unpack all the bad they’ve experienced. But as Claire’s release gets closer so does the question: Can Claire stay sober and true in a world seemingly never made for them?
A Radical Shift of Gravity (Top Shelf Productions, 2020)
Against the wondrous backdrop of massive planetary transformation, this stunning watercolor graphic novel explores one family's struggle to stay grounded.
The world is changing. Gravity, a force everyone takes for granted, has begun to disappear. As a young journalist, Noah spends his days documenting the wondrous and terrifying shifts in the world around him.
But Noah's life is changing, too. Falling in love and raising a rebellious daughter adds new meaning to life in this mysterious floating world. As he covers the invention of new sports, interviews experts, and even journeys into space, each experience shapes how Noah views the world and, in turn, his relationship with his family. And as his daughter grows older, Noah faces the challenge every parent dreads and dreams of: letting go.
A Radical Shift of Gravity is a science-fiction fable: a graphic novel that explores the ties that bind a family together, the forces that threaten to pull them apart, and the quiet beauty of a world where everyone is floating away.
Varsity Noir (Webtoon, 2019)
Think your teen years were dark? Try being John - a recovering addict fresh out of rehab. And now his biggest challenge yet, re-integrating back into the ruthless social cesspool that is high school. There are temptations around every corner, but hey, his mom still believes in him (that’s what moms do) and his best friend Brad has never stopped having his back – even when it’s not exactly in his own self-interest to do so. No, it’s not going to be easy to turn things around – especially when Brad finds himself way in over his head out on the streets – leaving John to figure out a way to help his pal…before it’s too late. Maybe John won’t be going straight as soon as he’d hoped after all.
Hybrid Bastards! (Archaia Entertainment, 2008)
Zeus has an image he needs to protect, so those hybrid bastards of his—evidence of a most embarrassing infidelity—have got to go! And go they do, hunted down by Zeus's goons. All except a motley crew: Cotton, a smarmy cloth patchwork; Carmine, a timid automobile; Corey, a self-loathing apple; Walter, a belligerent stack of bricks; and Panos, their gallant would-be leader.
This pack of hybrid bastards refused to go quietly. Through schemes both ingenious and idiotic, they will force their negligent father to acknowledge them!