Author of
The Great Gatsby: A Graphic Retelling (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2026)
The Secret Garden on 81st Street (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2021)
Archival Quality (Oni Press, 2018)
Ivy Noelle Weir is a writer of comics and prose living in the greater Boston area. She is the co-creator of the Dwayne McDuffie Award-winning graphic novel Archival Quality (Oni Press), and her writing has appeared in anthologies such as Princeless: Girls Rock (Action Lab Entertainment) and Dead Beats (A Wave Blue World). She is also the author of two middle grade graphic novels for Little, Brown Books for Young Readers: The Secret Garden on 81st Street (2021) and a modern retelling of Anne of Green Gables (2022).
Ivy Noelle Weir
Books by Ivy
The Great Gatsby (Little Brown Books for Young Readers, 2026)
In thisgraphic retelling of The Great Gatsby, illustrated by Isadora Zeferino, a queer Nick Caraway becomes entangled in the lives of his wealthy peers and enamored with the enigmatic Jay Gatsby against the backdrop of two elite boarding schools.
Books by Ivy
The Secret Garden on 81st Street (Little Brown Books for Young Readers, 2021)
The Secret Garden with a twist: in this follow-up to Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, this full-color graphic novel moves Mary Lennox to a New York City brownstone, where she and her very first group of friends restore an abandoned rooftop garden…and her uncle's heart.
Mary Lennox is a loner living in Silicon Valley. With her parents always working, video game and tech become her main source of entertainment and "friends." When her parents pass away in a tragic accident, she moves to New York City to live with her uncle who she barely knows, and to her surprise, keeps a gadget free home. Looking for comfort in this strange, new reality, Mary discovers an abandoned rooftop garden and an even bigger secret…her cousin who suffers from anxiety. With the help of her new friends, Colin and Dickon, Mary works to restore the garden to its former glory while also learning to grieve, build real friendships, and grow.
Archival Quality (Oni Press, 2018)
After losing her job at the library, Cel Walden starts working at the haunting Logan Museum as an archivist. But the job may not be the second chance she was hoping for, and she finds herself confronting her mental health, her relationships, and before long, her grasp on reality as she begins to dream of a young woman she's never met, but feels strangely drawn to. Especially after she asks Cel for help…
As Cel attempts to learn more about the woman, she begins losing time, misplacing things, passing out—the job is becoming dangerous, but she can't let go of this mysterious woman. Who is she? Why is she so fixated on Cel? And does Cel have the power to save her when she's still trying to save herself?