As a comics writer, they have published Eat the Rich (2021); an arc in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer universe, The Vampire Slayer (2022–2023); and another original, Know Your Station (2022–2023).
According to Gailey's website, their work has been translated into seven different languages.
Novels and other work
Gailey first became well known for their 2017 American Hippo duology, consisting of the novellas River of Teeth and Taste of Marrow.[10][11][12] The pair of novellas is about the hypothetical of if hippos had been imported into southern US bayou country as food stock as well as a counteractive measure against invasive water hyacinth; and inspired by the real proposed House Resolution 23261 (1910). Louisiana Congressman Robert F. Broussard's bill is retconned as a bill passed by Congress and signed into law by President Buchanan during his lame duck period in 1861. Years later an extermination group is hired to eliminate feral individuals that have killed locals. Main characters are notably LGBT or non-binary, and reviewers have discussed the complexity of their interactions. It was well-received (for its interesting characters, creative worldbuilding, and fast-paced action) by critics, who had minor grievances with the novella format and structural length, transition decisions, and the failed chance to depict indigenous populations accurately.[13]
Upright Woman Wanted, a standalone novella, was published in February 2020.[14]
Their first full-length novel, Magic for Liars, was published by Tor Books in June 2019. Magic for Liars steps into the crime and mystery dimension of writing, while also retaining fantasy aspects of magic, which notably are largely not exposited.[15]BuzzFeed News called it "one of the best fantasies of 2019."[16]
Their debut young adult novel, When We Were Magic, was published by Simon Pulse in March 2020.[17]
Gailey's second novel for adults, The Echo Wife, was published in February 2021 by Tor Books.[18]
In 2022 Gailey released their third novel for adults, Just Like Home, published in July by Tor Books.[19][20]
Comics
In August 2021, their five-issue original comics series Eat the Rich premiered.[21]
They continued their work in comics with a 12-issue Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics arc titled The Vampire Slayer (2022–2023)[22][23] and an original science fiction series titled Know Your Station (2022–2023),[24][25] co-created with artist Liana Kangas.
Personal life
Gailey is originally from the San Francisco Bay Area,[26] and as of 2019 lives in Los Angeles.[16]
—— (2018). American Hippo. omnibus containing the novellas River of Teeth and Taste of Marrow, as well as additional short stories, including "Worth Her Weight in Gold". Tor Books. ISBN9781250176424.
Other novellas
—— (2017). The Fisher of Bones. Fireside Fiction. ISBN9780998778327.
