L.L. McKinney

L.L. McKinney

L.L. McKinney has written at least 19 books. Their most popular book is A Blade So Black with 122 saves with an average rating of 3.93⭐.

Author Bio

Named one of the Root’s 100 most influential African Americans and BET’s 100 entertainers and innovators of the year, Leatrice “Elle” McKinney, writing as L.L. McKinney, is a bestselling author and advocate for equality and inclusion in publishing, as well as the creator of the hashtags #PublishingPaidMe and #WhatWoCWritersHear.

A lover of comics, anime, video games, sci-fi, and fantasy, she strives to push these mediums toward representation that better reflects the diverse world we live in. Elle lives in Kansas City, spending her free time plagued by her two cats: Sir Chester Fluffmire Boopsnoot Purrington Wigglebottom Flooferson III, esquire, Baron o'Butterscotch and Lord Humphrey Blepernicus Zoomerson Wailingshire Toebeanstein Chirpingston IV, Breaker of Things I Love. Or Chester and Humphrey for short.

Her works include the Nightmare-Verse books, Escaping Mr. Rochester, Nubia: Real One through DC, Marvel’s Black Widow: Bad Blood, Power Rangers: Heir to Darkness, and more.

A Blade So Black

#1 of 3 in The Nightmare-Verse

A Blade So Black
ByL.L. McKinney

2018 • 122 Readers • 11h 17m 3.9

A Phoenix First Must Burn: Sixteen Stories of Black Girl Magic, Resistance, and Hope

2020 • 59 Readers • 368 pages 3.9

The Black Girl Survives in This One

2024 • 40 Readers • 354 pages 4.1

The Grimoire of Grave Fates

The Grimoire of Grave Fates
ByPreeti Chhibber,Kat Cho,+16 more

2022 • 37 Readers • 459 pages 3

Escaping Mr. Rochester

Escaping Mr. Rochester
ByL.L. McKinney

2022 • 31 Readers • 314 pages 4.3

Nubia

11 DC Graphic Novels for Young Adults (formerly DC Ink)

Nubia
ByL.L. McKinney

2021 • 29 Readers • 208 pages 4.6

A Dream So Dark

#2 of 3 in The Nightmare-Verse

A Dream So Dark
ByL.L. McKinney

2019 • 21 Readers • 416 pages 3.8

Color Outside the Lines

Color Outside the Lines
ByAdam Silvera,Anna-Marie McLemore,+13 more

2019 • 17 Readers • 312 pages 3.5

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Wonderland: An Anthology
ByAngela Slatter,James Lovegrove,+16 more

2019 • 14 Readers 4.5

Faeries Never Lie

#3 of 3 in Untold Legends

Faeries Never Lie
ByKwame Mbalia,Rory Power,+10 more

2024 • 11 Readers • 336 pages

Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda

36 Marvel Press Novels

Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda
ByNikki Giovanni,Tananarive Due,+15 more

2021 • 8 Readers • 505 pages

A Crown So Cursed

#3 of 3 in The Nightmare-Verse

A Crown So Cursed
ByL.L. McKinney

2021 • 8 Readers • 416 pages

Marvel's Black Widow: Bad Blood

#3 of 4 in Marvel's Serial Box Audiobooks

Marvel's Black Widow: Bad Blood
ByMikki Kendall,L.L. McKinney,+2 more

2020 • 4 Readers

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#4 of 4 in The Mirror

Splintered Magic
ByL.L. McKinney

2023 • 2 Readers

Power Rangers Unlimited: Edge of Darkness

#19 of 27 in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (BOOM! Studios)

2021 • 2 Readers 3

Mourning Glory

Mourning Glory
ByL.L. McKinney,Bethany C. Morrow

1 Reader 5

Future State: Immortal Wonder Woman #2

#2 of 1 in Future State: Immortal Wonder Woman

Future State: Immortal Wonder Woman #2
ByBecky Cloonan,Michael Conrad,+5 more

2021 • 1 Reader • 45 pages

Nubia: Real One

Nubia: Real One
ByL.L. McKinney

2021 • 191 pages