Q&A with children's book author Kaitlyn Wells

'Surround yourself with people who respect you and your art'

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May 4, 2023

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A big thank you goes out to Kaitlyn Wells — a service and technology journalist and senior staff writer at Wirecutter — for her insightful answers about her journey writing, finding representation for and publishing her first children’s book.

The front cover of "A Family Looks Like Love" shows a family of dogs with four puppies. Three of the puppies have blond coats and one has a brown tricolor coat.

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Kaitlyn Wells

Kaitlyn Wells is an award-winning service and technology journalist. Her first children's book, A FAMILY LOOKS LIKE LOVE (PRH/2022) received the NABJ Outstanding Book Award and made the Children's Book Council best summer books list.

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Q&A with children's book author Kaitlyn Wells

'Surround yourself with people who respect you and your art'

What inspired you to write this story?

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