“Clever, action-packed, and gloriously queer, Katie Abdou crafts her debut novel with masterful humor.”
—CS Pacat, New York Times bestselling author of Dark Rise, Captive Prince, and Fence
Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
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Katie Abdou’s ‘A Prince Among Pirates’ Excerpt Features a Nobleman Who Makes a Unique Discovery About Himself
What’s more exciting than a new adventure?
By Tamara Fuentes | Published: May 6, 2026
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About Katie Abdou
Katie Abdou is a Lebanese American born and raised in historic coastal Massachusetts, where she cultivated a love of history, the occult, and piracy. She aims for her books to be a safe place for teens and young adults to find representation and to understand the experiences of trauma, hardship, romance, and adventure through her characters within the safety of fiction. Katie lives in historical Massachusetts with her four fuzzy wee dragons. She is a writer, a costumer, a hiker, a baker, a winemaker, and most importantly: the Best Auntie in the World. A Prince Among Pirates is her debut novel.
Katie is represented by Keir Alekseii of Azantian Literary Agency.
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