A Fall Liftoff for Red Comet Press

Angus Yuen-Killick, who over three decades in children’s publishing has held key positions at various houses, including Macmillan, Penguin, Disney, and DK, has opened a new career door with the debut of Red Comet Press.

The Brooklyn-based boutique publishing company will launch in September with three picture books: Before We Sleep by Giorgio Volpe and Paolo Proietti; Mister Fairy by Morgane de Cadier, illustrated by Florian Pigé; and Cat & Dog: A Tale of Opposites by Tullio Corda. Rounding out the inaugural list is The Secret of the Magic Pearl, an illustrated novel by Elisa Sabantinelli, featuring full-color art by Texas Bluebonnet Award winner Iacopo Bruno, scheduled for October release.

For Yuen-Killick, this new venture marks a welcome return to his publishing roots. “When I first started in the business, I worked at a tiny poetry publishing company in the north of England,” he explained. “My dad was an editor there and I was exposed to every aspect of the publishing process. When I left Macmillan last year and was trying to figure out the next step in my career after 30 years in corporate publishing, I realized that my dream was returning to that model of shepherding a list of books from the beginning to the end. This felt like the right thing for me to do next.”

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