"High-octane and laugh-out-loud" — Publisher's Weekly
"Engrossing and inventive" — Kirkus
"Heartfelt and moving" — Shelf Discovery
"Echoes of Jules Verne and Roald Dahl" — Booklist
"Never a dull moment" — Forever Lost in Literature
"Perfect for summer reading" — Cracking the Cover
"Sweet and fun-filled" — Starry Constellation Magazine
Critics call Taylor’s work:
Taylor Tyng writes fantastical fiction for middle grade readers.
Taylor Tyng is an American author of fantastical fiction for young readers. His first novel, CLARA POOLE AND THE LONG WAY ROUND (Pixel+Ink), was called "an engrossing and inventive flight through the skies" by Kirkus Reviews and a "soaring debut with echoes of Jules Verne and Roald Dahl" by Booklist. Its follow-up, CLARA POOLE AND THE WRONG WAY UP, published in July 2024. Taylor's next book, SPROUT (Random House Children's Books), a middle-grade contemporary fantasy novel about a girl searching for the truth behind her strange abnormality, is due out at the start of 2026.
Taylor Tyng got to writing late. After spending his early years performing in LA rock clubs, Taylor created a design agency and a software company for the advertising and entertainment industries, surrounding himself with the art of storytelling. He's created designs that have traveled to space, written songs for film, played bit roles in bad movies, and occasionally does dumb things like rocket down Olympic bobsled tracks or go snorkeling in Iceland during winter. As a lifelong dyslexic, Taylor never imagined becoming an author was on the list, which only proves how random and remarkable life's journey can be.
When Taylor isn't writing, he is busy renovating a 1700s farmhouse that just might fall down. He lives outside Boston with his wife, two daughters, and a very busy miniature Australian Shepherd.
Literary representation: Howland Literary
Taylor's favorites
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BOOKS
Phantom Tollbooth, The Secret History, Harry Potter, Watership Down, The Hobbit, The Ten Thousand Doors of January, The Night Circus, A Monster Calls, Piranesi, The Alchemist.
MOVIES
Goonies, Big Fish, Edward Scissorhands, Super 8, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Pan's Labyrinth, and, of course, JAWS.
QUOTE
"Those who don't believe in magic will never find it." — Roald Dahl
THINGS WE NEED MORE OF
Nonsense, egg sandwiches, thunderstorms, snorkeling, ski trips, Belgian ale, long talks in the kitchen, dogs, more dogs, Peter Gabriel, fried chicken, The SUNDAYS, and a whole lot of gratitude.
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