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  • Young Adult
    • Survive the Dome
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    • The Forest Demands its Due
    • Out Now: Queer We Go Again
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    • I'm (so) Not Over You
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September 9, 2025

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Adult Horror

THE MACABRE comes out 9/9/25 via Harper Voyager!

THE MACABRE, a story about dark art, a family curse spreading 150 years, a handsome agent of the British museum, and a painter who can tell the future through his paint!

THE MACABRE, is up for Review On Netgalley! And also up for preorder from all major retailers!

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Kosoko Jackson is a vocal champion of diversity in YA literature, the author of YA novels featuring African American queer protagonists, and a sensitivity reader for Big Five Publishers.

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Survive the Dome

YA Sci-Fi Thriller

The Hate U Give meets Internment in this pulse-pounding thriller about an impenetrable dome around Baltimore.

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A Dash of Salt and Pepper

Adult Rom-Com

Sometimes two cooks in the kitchen are better than one in this swoony romantic comedy from the author of I’m So (Not) Over You...

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Praise
“With beautifully drawn themes of family ties, foundational friendships, and the importance of choosing a love that makes us better, stronger, and happier, here is the queer rom com the genre has been waiting years for! As tender and unflinching as it is uproarious and joyful, Kosoko Jackson’s I’m So (Not) Over You is, quite simply—a spectacularly satisfying read.”

Christina Lauren

New York Times bestselling author of The Soulmate Equation
“Kosoko Jackson storms into the horror genre with The Macabre—a thrilling and chilling story that explores the power of art… in all its wonder and terror.”

Rob Hart

USA Today bestselling author of Assassins Anonymous
"An absolutely captivating and electrifying novel, layered in rich meaning and brimming with lush prose. In Kosoko Jackson’s The Macabre we are confronted with magic and art, painting and meaning. I am completely under its spell."

Cynthia Pelayo

Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Vanishing Daughters
"The Macabre is an expert blend of the sublime and horror, told in a way that entices both art lovers and those prone to ghoulish flights of fancy. And if you're both--look out! Jackson weaves this tale with a crucial precision not unlike the brush in a painter's hand. You'll never feel more breathless after reading this book."

Vincent Tirado

author of We Came to Welcome You
“A snappy, sizzling, downright delightful book from Jackson, a welcome and fresh new voice in rom-coms.”

Julia Whelan

author of My Oxford Year
“A witty and fast-paced romance full of rapid-fire dialogue, laugh-out-loud one liners, and spot-on pop culture references. I’m So (Not) Over You is full of swoon-worthy and sizzling romantic moments, but it’s also about following your heart and figuring out what you want to do with your life.”

Kerry Winfrey

author of Very Sincerely Yours
“A Dash of Salt and Pepper serves up a fresh update on the small-town romance with a heaping side of swoon. Hilarious, nuanced and with dazzling voice, Kosoko Jackson’s writing leaves us eager for extra helpings.”

Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka

authors of The Roughest Draft
“Kosoko Jackson cooks up a saucy, sweet, sexy small town romance that made me laugh and swoon in equal measure. Not to be missed.”

Gwenda Bond

New York Times bestselling author of Not Your Average Hot Guy
“A Dash of Salt and Pepper is laugh-out-loud hilarious, bursting with charm and heavy on swoons. Kosoko Jackson vividly captures the quirks of a small coastal town as Xavier and Logan cook their way to the sweetest of happily ever afters. Well-stocked with lovable side characters, I smiled at every single page.”

Bridget Morrissey

author of A Thousand Miles
"Kosoko Jackson pulls you into this vividly written mashup of horror and fantasy and doesn't let you go. Wonderfully executed, three-dimensional characters take you on an emotional journey, unraveling the mystery of living art page by page, painting by painting."

Charlie N. Holmberg

Wall Street Journal bestselling author
“Jackson’s experience in young adult literature shows in this book’s close point of view and its depiction of a character on the brink of something transformative...Kian and Hudson are hot messes and they make terrible decisions — but they make less terrible decisions together, and the parts when they’re in sync shine with a beautiful, blooming sense of wonder.”

New York Times Book Review

"A witty and fast-paced romance full of rapid-fire dialogue, laugh-out-loud one liners, and spot-on pop culture references. I’m So (Not) Over You is full of swoon-worthy and sizzling romantic moments, but it’s also about following your heart and figuring out what you want to do with your life."

Kerry Winfrey

author of Very Sincerely Yours
"A Dash of Salt and Pepper is laugh-out-loud hilarious, bursting with charm and heavy on swoons. Kosoko Jackson vividly captures the quirks of a small coastal town as Xavier and Logan cook their way to the sweetest of happily ever afters. Well-stocked with lovable side characters, I smiled at every single page."

Bridget Morrissey

author of A Thousand Miles

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Born and raised in the DC Metro Area, Kosoko Jackson has worked in digital communications for the past five years. He is currently an MFA candidate at Southern New Hampshire’s Mountainview MFA program. Yesterday is History is his debut novel.

Young Adults Books

  • Survive The Dome
  • Yesterday Is History
  • The Forest Demands Its Due
  • Out Now:: Queer We GO Again

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  • The Macabre
  • A Dash of Salt and Pepper
  • I-m (So) Not Over You

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