
June '25 Pick
The Phoenix Pencil Company
Allison King
Monica Tsai spends most days on her computer, journaling the details of her ordinary life and coding for a program that seeks to connect strangers online. A self-proclaimed recluse, she's...
From Our Book Lover-In-Chief
You wonโt want to miss this one!
Our June Reese's Book Club Pick is here! In The Phoenix Pencil Company by debut author and LitUp fellow Allison King, a reclusive coder uncovers a legacy of magic, espionage, and family secrets.


FROM THE AUTHOR
Allison King
Allison King is an Asian American writer and software engineer based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In technology, her work has ranged from semiconductors to platforms for community conversations to data privacy. Her short stories have appeared in Fantasy Magazine, Diabolical Plots, and LeVar Burton Reads, among others. She is a 2023 Reeseโs Book Club LitUp fellow. The Phoenix Pencil Company is her first novel.
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