New Books Announcement: Capstone to Publish Princess Mudsplatter Early Reader Series Written by Summer Edward
June 20, 2026 | 9:02am
Christianne Jones at Capstone (USA) has acquired rights to Summer Edward’s early reader book, The Shoe Problem, the first installment in the new Princess Mudsplatter series, as well as three additional Princess Mudsplatter books written by Edward: Dig Day, Mud Kitchen Teatime, and Pottery Pals. Publication of all four titles is set for 2027 and the books will be published in hardcover and paperback formats by Capstone. The stories will be brought to life with charming artwork from Toronto-based illustrator Pumudi Hasula Gardiyawasam.
Each book will include a post-reading activity and three discussion questions for the back matter. This series, which is aimed at readers who enjoy Princess Truly and Pinkalicious, was commissioned by Jones, who approached Edward to develop an early reader property centered on a child named Princess who is enjoying a healthy childhood by embracing the magic of messy, sensory play and nature-based activities with family and friends. It is noteworthy that Princess Mudsplatter breaks new ground as the first early reader series featuring a Trinidadian American protagonist.
With the publication of this series, Edward, who has previously written children's books for the educational market, will be making the exciting transition to writing books for young readers for the trade market.
Stay tuned for Princess Mudsplatter book cover reveals!
New Book Announcement: Tengo Sed
February 27, 2026 | 8:00am
Presenting the cover of Tengo Sed: An Anthology of Works Celebrating Black Voices, Identities, and Personhood, edited by Dr. Yndia Lorick-Wilmot and Dr. Natasha Gordon-Chipembere and to be published by University of Illinois Press in October 2026. Summer Edward has contributed a nature poem titled “A Great Gulf Fixed,” inspired by an excursion she went on to Vessigny Beach on the southwest coast of the island of Trinidad.
This powerful anthology emerges from the Tengo Sed (“I am thirsty”) Writers’ Retreats, held yearly in Costa Rica, bringing together African-descended artists and thinkers across genres — from poetry and memoir to fiction, visual art, and critical reflection — to explore expansive, nuanced meanings of Blackness across the diaspora.
Special Invitation: Summer Edward Attends Women & Words 2025
November 8, 2025 | 9:49am
Summer Edward was selected as one of 70 writers invited to attend the 2025 Women & Words event, which was held at the global headquarters of Penguin Random House in New York City on November 7, 2025. Launched in the fall of 2023, this avant-garde publishing initiative created by Penguin Random House and Storehouse Voices aims to make the publishing industry more accessible and to amplify the stories of underrepresented women writers.
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