The Gravity of Us
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When his father is chosen for a NASA mission to Mars, an aspiring teen journalist is pulled into a reality-TV media circus — and an unexpected first love.
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Stories for every shelf.
Young adult, middle grade, and picture book biographies — all packed with heart, humor, and characters who are often too ambitious for their own good.
Young Adult
As Far As You'll Take Me
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Marty lands in London with his oboe, his savings, and a plan to build a brand-new life — if his anxiety, his money, and his secrets don't catch up first.
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Golden Boys
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Four queer best friends from a small rural town scatter for one world-expanding summer — Boston, Paris, Capitol Hill, and a boardwalk arcade — before senior year.
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Afterglow
YAAudiobook
The Golden Boys are back for senior year — new dreams, shifting relationships, and one last stretch of growing up together before everything changes.
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Small Town Pride
Middle GradeAudiobook
Jake is his school's first openly gay kid — and he's determined to throw his small Ohio town's first-ever Pride festival, even if the mayor stands in the way.
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Eli Over Easy
Middle GradeAudiobook
After losing his mom, Eli discovers her secret cooking videos — and recipe by recipe, with help from the cute boy next door, he starts to find his way forward.
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Billy Porter: A Little Golden Book Biography
Picture Book
From Broadway to the red carpet, the story of a star who dreamed big, stood out, and inspired everyone to love themselves.
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Judy Garland & Liza Minnelli: A Little Golden Book Biography
Picture Book
From the yellow brick road to the Broadway stage, the extraordinary lives of entertainment's most legendary mother-daughter duo.
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About Phil
Small-town heart. Big-city hustle.
Phil Stamper is the bestselling author of eight books for young readers, including The Gravity of Us, Small Town Pride, and the Whippoorwill Award–winning Golden Boys. His stories are packed with queer joy, and his characters are often too ambitious for their own good.
By day, he works in author development for a major book publisher — which means he's spent his career on both sides of the publishing desk. He holds an honorary doctorate from Kingston University in London in recognition of his contributions to literature and publishing. Born and raised in a rural village near Dayton, Ohio, he now lives outside New York City with his husband and their daughter.
Phil is currently open to children's nonfiction IP projects. For inquiries, please reach out to his agent, Brent Taylor at Triada US Literary Agency.
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Literary Agent
Brent Taylor
Triada US Literary Agency
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