J.T. Holden

Who is J.T. Holden?

J.T. Holden is a British-American author, poet and playwright best known for his fluid use of rhyming poetry and clever syntax. His ambitious literary debut, Alice in Verse: The Lost Rhymes of Wonderland, offered a unique and refreshing take on Lewis Carroll's oft-adapted tale. Written entirely in rhyming verse, with a canny ear for Carroll's dialect, rhythm, and structure, the book follows Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Standing in contrast to his rhyming poetry is his first novel, The Boys From Manchester, a coming of age story that center on two teenage boys with superpowers. What sets The Boys From Manchester apart from other superhero novels is the starkly realistic manner in which Holden approaches the subject matter, as a character-driven story that gradually builds into an explosive action tale in the final third of the book. That the main characters are gay teens who do not fall into stereotype and are not portrayed as victims but as heroes is a real step forward in Young Adult Fiction.

Holden is also the author of several other books of rhyming poetry, including Twilight Tales: A Collection of Chilling Poems, O The Dark Things You'll See!, and the upcoming books of rhyming poetry The Three Jacks: A True Fable, and The Mog Tails of Stonegate & Newcastle.