Kesia Lupo is a literary agent with The Bindery. Kesia grew up in the UK and Germany, studied History at Oxford University and Creative Writing at Bath Spa, then launched her publishing career at Pan Macmillan, London, as an editorial assistant in 2013. She transitioned from adult books to childrenÕs when she joined boutique publisher Chicken HouseÑthen from a senior editorial role to agenting when she joined The Bindery in 2023. While her expertise lies in middle-grade and YA fiction, Kesia reads widely across genres, including adult SFF and horror, historical fiction, romance, and non-fiction.

Kesia is a new U.S. resident and currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband. As well as working in publishing, she’s the author of three YA novelsÑWe Are Blood and Thunder, We Are Bound by Stars (a fantasy duology), and LetÕs Play Murder, a horror/thriller, all published by Bloomsbury in the UK. You will normally find her writing if sheÕs not reading!