Congratulations to Dr. Brenda M. Greene on being the first recipient of the John Oliver Killens Literary Leadership Award!

#SerendipityLit CEO Regina Brooks attended the Sharjah International Book Fair to meet extraordinary publishers, writers, producers, and visionaries from every corner of the world, from the African and Arab markets to Europe and Asia. #PublisHer #SharjahPublishersConference #ReginaBrooks #BookSky

Congratulations to Barbara Fant on JOY IN THE BELLY OF A RIOT being included on Essence Magazine's list of the Best Books to Wrap Yourself in This Fall! You can view their full list here: www.essence.com/gallery/best... #JoyInTheBellyOfARiot #BookSky #BarbaraFant #PoetCommunity #EssenceMagazine

#SerendipityLit author @thetututeacher.bsky.social will be attending the Portland Book Festival (@literary-arts.org) this Saturday for two live sessions! A Portland Book Festival pass is required to attend: pdxbookfest.org/bio/vera-ahi... #TheTutuTeacher #PortlandBookFestival #BookSky

ICYMI: #SerendipityLit author and board-certified Family Physician and Fellow Dr. Shannon Dowler appeared on a recent episode of the Doctors Making a Difference podcast! You can listen to the full episode here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d... #DoctorsMakingaDifference #BookSky #Podcast

We’re excited to share the first trade review for GOODBYE, FRENCH FRY by #SerendipityLit author Rin-rin Yu from @ala-booklist.bsky.social. Read it here: www.booklistonline.com/products/981... Out on February 17th, 2026, from Nancy Paulsen Books. #BookReview #MiddleGradeBooks #BookSky #Booklist

Last month, #SerendipityLit CEO Regina Brooks attended the 2025 Kirkus Prize ceremony to celebrate Derrick Barnes and other Kirkus Prize nominees on their achievements and honor the winners. #KirkusPrize #DerrickBarnes #ReginaBrooks #KirkusReviews #BookSky

To close out our Halloween celebration, Associate Agent @msholliday93.bsky.social is sharing her 2025 #SCAREndipity recommendation: FRANKENSTEIN by Mary Shelley! #BookSky #BookRecs

In the spirit of Halloween, the #SerendipityLit team is back with our #SCAREndipity book recommendations! Our theme this year was Classic Horror, so Agent Assistant Emma Loy-Santelli is recommending THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE by Robert Louis Stevenson! #BookSky #BookRecs

Congratulations to Quartez Harris and #SerendipityLit illustrator @gordoncjamesart.bsky.social on GO TELL IT being included on the Evanston Public Library's list of 101 Great Books for Kids for 2025! Read it here: afuse8production.slj.com/2025/10/29/a... #BookSky #GordonCJames #QuartezHarris

#SerendipityLit CEO Regina Brooks will be a guest mentor at the Sharjah Publishers Conference next Monday, November 3rd, as part of the PublisHer Lounge! You can learn more and register for a session here: womeninpublishing.org/event/sharja... #ReginaBrooks #PublisHer #WomeninPublishing

Earlier this month, #SerendipityLit CEO Regina Brooks attended the HSBC Women & Wealth series, hosted in collaboration with @knowyourvalue.bsky.social, to celebrate the recent launch of The Giving Shift report, and how it signals changes in publishing. #ReginaBrooks #HSBC #WealthManagement

We are thrilled to announce that @publisherswkly.bsky.social named THE INCREDIBLY HUMAN HENSON BLAYZE as one of the Best Middle Grade Books of 2025! Read their full list here: best-books.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-book... #DerrickBarnes #TheIncrediblyHumanHensonBlayze #BookSky #PublishersWeekly

Happy Book Birthday to debut author and social media strategist @goldie.bsky.social for PERSONAL BRANDING FOR INTROVERTS! Available now from Basic Venture. Order here: bookshop.org/a/10902/9781... #BookSky #GoldieChan #BookRelease #BookBirthday #PersonalBrand #ReleaseDay

#SerendipityLit author Derrick Barnes will be attending the Portland Best Festival (@literary-arts.org) next Saturday, November 8th, for two live sessions! A Portland Book Festival pass is required: pdxbookfest.org/bio/derrick-... #BookSky #DerrickBarnes #PortlandBookFestival #PortlandBookFest

"To close out the @peopleofpublishing.bsky.social, we celebrated the winners of the Gailey and Impact Awards. And seeing the whole room celebrate their colleagues was an incredible experience." - #SerendipityLit CEO and @aalitagents.bsky.social President Regina Brooks #BookSky #AALA #POPCon25

#SerendipityLit author Dr. @csmaccath.com will be moderating the "Shapeshifting Stories" panel at the World Fantasy Convention next Saturday! Featured panelists: @abielongstaff.bsky.social @silvanhistorian.bsky.social @toribovalino.bsky.social A membership is required: worldfantasy2025.co.uk

"By giving publishing professionals the chance to convene in one place, we create opportunities for meaningful growth and gain strategies to navigate the changing publishing landscape." -#SerendipityLit CEO and @aalitagents.bsky.social President Regina Brooks #BookSky #AALA #PeopleofPublishing

"Thank you to everyone who made our first conference a success: the AALA members, the sponsors, the panelists, and the people of publishing for believing in publishing as much as I do." - #SerendipityLit CEO and @aalitagents.bsky.social President Regina Brooks #BookSky #AALA #PeopleofPublishing

"I'm excited to see how [@Michelle] brings the same level of dedication to championing bestselling authors to supporting the next generation." - #SerendipityLit CEO and @awpwriter.org Executive Board Member Regina Brooks. Read Michelle's interview with @pw.org here: www.pw.org/content/qa_m...

#SerendipityLit CEO Regina Brooks will be a guest panelist at the Gathering of the Ghosts on November 11th! You can purchase tickets here: gothamghostwriters.com/gathering-of... #ReginaBrooks #Ghostwriters #BookSky #Ghostwriting #GatheringoftheGhosts

#SerendipityLit CEO and founder Regina Brooks was featured on a recent episode of the Memoir Nation podcast to discuss what makes memoirs sellable, how to make your story stand out, and her advice for aspiring memoirists. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r... #ReginaBrooks #Memoirs

#SerendipityLit Associate Agent @msholliday93.bsky.social will be attending the 2025 Online Seattle Writing Workshop's "How to Get Published" writing event on November 7-8! Registration is required. You can sign up here: theseattlewritingworkshop.com #BookSky #WritingWorkshop #WritersCommunity

Happy Book Birthday to debut #SerendipityLit author @madisonbutler.bsky.social for LET THEM SEE YOU: EMPOWERING CHANGE THROUGH AUTHENTICITY! Available now from Wiley. You can order a copy here: bookshop.org/a/10902/9781... #BookRelease #MadisonButler #BookBirthday #NonfictionBooks #BookSky

Next Tuesday, #SerendipityLit CEO Regina Brooks will be moderating an @awpwriter.bsky.social webinar with Umair Kazi, Jaime Wolf, and @thadmcilroy.bsky.social about the ever-shifting legal landscape surrounding AI and copyright. Learn more: www.awpwriter.org/AWP/Magazine...

To honor George Ford at the Carle Honors, the @carlemuseum.bsky.social put together a collage of George's artwork through the years, and as it played, a band performed a beautifully assembled jazz piece, perfectly setting the mood for George's welcome to the stage.

Congratulations to George Ford on receiving the @carlemuseum.bsky.social Artist Award! Through his art, he reminds us that picture books can do more than delight; they can empower, affirm, and expand what young readers believe is possible. #GeorgeFord #PictureBooks #KidLit #CarleHonors

#SerendipityLit author Derrick Barnes will be attending the @slj.com Day of Dialog tomorrow, Wednesday, October 9th, to answer questions about his upcoming book, SEVEN MILLION STEPS! Register here: www.slj.com/event/school... #BookSky #DerrickBarnes #SchoolLibraryJournal #SLJDOD #DickGregory

We are excited to share news about the NYU Advanced Publishing Institute taking place January 5-9 in NYC! Learn more here: www.sps.nyu.edu/homepage/aca... #WeAreSPS #NYUSPS #BookSky #PublishingProfessionals #MediaProfessionals

Congratulations to #SerendipityLit author/illustrator Akeem S. Roberts on receiving another wonderful review for WHAT HAPPENED TO THE NAKED MOLE RAT?! Read it here: www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... #BookSky #BookReview #KirkusReviews #GraphicNovels #ChildrensBooks

Thanks to Katy Hershberger at @publisherslunch.bsky.social for covering the opening panel at @peopleofpublishing.bsky.social and highlighting a few of the discussions that will help steer us into the future. Read more here: lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/09/karp...

Congratulations to #SerendipityLit author Derrick Barnes and illustrator Vanessa Brantley-Newton on their recent book deal with Nancy Paulsen Books (@penguinkids.bsky.social / @nancyrosep.bsky.social)!

Historic news! The Bronx Children's Museum is joining the Cultural Institutions Group. This is the first Bronx institution in more than 40 years to join. The Museum is led by #SerendipityLit author @deniselit4kids.bsky.social. A win for the Bronx, children, and for culture citywide.

On Sunday, #SerendipityLit CEO Regina Brooks celebrated the launch of Barbara Fant's JOY IN THE BELLY OF A RIOT at the Langston Hughes House with @jessicacaremoore.bsky.social, @bradwalrond.bsky.social, @mobrowne.bsky.social, LaTasha Diggs, and many other esteemed guests.

Last Thursday, #SerendipityLit CEO Regina Brooks attended the 2025 Carle Honors Ceremony at the @carlemuseum.bsky.social. While there, she was able to celebrate the five honorees and their profound impacts on picture books and the role they play in literacy.

Congratulations to #SerendipityLit author Sandra Jackson-Opoku on being nominated by @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social for Best of the Net for her flash fiction story “Ghost Waters,” an excerpt from her forthcoming novel, BLACK RICE! Read it here: www.torchliteraryarts.org/news/torch-a...

Message from @peopleofpublishing.bsky.social Co-Producer Regina Brooks: Thanks to Katy Hershberger at @publisherslunch.bsky.social for covering the inaugural conference and highlighting what it's all about. Read it here: lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/09/peop...

To celebrate Barbara Fant's newest work, JOY IN THE BELLY OF A RIOT, Moore Black Press (@amistadbooks.bsky.social) is inviting you to a special book celebration and poetry reading event this Sunday, September 28th, at the Langston Hughes House!

In a recent article from @slate.com, CROWN: AN ODE TO THE FRESH CUT by #SerendipityLit author Derrick Barnes and #SerendipityLit illustrator @gordoncjamesart.bsky.social was selected as one of the 25 greatest picture books from the last 25 years! Read it here: slate.com/culture/2025...

Happy Book Birthday to New York Times-bestselling #SerendipityLit author Derrick Barnes for THE INCREDIBLY HUMAN HENSON BLAYZE! Out now from Viking Books for Young Readers (@penguinkids.bsky.social). Order here: bookshop.org/a/10902/9781...

Please join @outfrontmediausa.bsky.social and the OUTSPOKEN ERG tomorrow, Tuesday, Sept. 23rd, for an inspiring conversation with #SerendipityLit author @willpowerpacker.bsky.social. Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/512aa4...

At the @peopleofpublishing.bsky.social Conference, hosted by the @aalitagents.bsky.social, the day was grounded in practice, strategy, and putting our knowledge on the table for each other. That’s the spirit of #PeopleOfPublishing. And this is only the beginning.

Join #SerendipityLit author and Detroit Poet Laureate @jessicacaremoore.bsky.social this Saturday, September 20th, for a reading of her debut picture book, YOUR CROWN SHINES, and a youth writing workshop on “How does your crown shine?” Learn more: brooklynbookfestival.org/event/your-c...

In case you missed it: @bookriot.bsky.social featured DANILO WAS HERE by #SerendipityLit author Tamika Burgess on a recent list highlighting middle-grade reads by Latine authors! Read it here: bookriot.com/middle-grade... DANILO WAS HERE is available now from @harperkids.bsky.social.

Message from #SerendipityLit CEO, @aalitagents.bsky.social President, and @peopleofpublishing.bsky.social Co-Producer Regina Brooks: Today is the day. The industry gathers. We honor the people of publishing. We close with The Librarians. If you’re not in the room, you’ll wish you were.

@willpowerpacker.bsky.social's debut book, WHO BETTER THAN YOU?, was recently featured on Shondaland's Your Year of Yes September reading list! Read it here: shondaland.com/shonda/year-... WHO BETTER THAN YOU? is available now from Harmony/Rodale.

To close out @peopleofpublishing.bsky.social, a special celebratory reception will allow guests to deepen connections, enjoy delicious refreshments, and celebrate our peers as @aalitagents.bsky.social announces the recipients of the Gailey Award and Impact Award. peopleofpublishing.org

From intimate roundtables to industry-wide recognition, this conference celebrates the people of publishing. Will we be seeing you there? Registration will be closing soon: peopleofpublishing.org The @peopleofpublishing.bsky.social is hosted by @aalitagents.bsky.social.

To continue the conversation after the panels have ended, the @peopleofpublishing.bsky.social Conference, hosted by @aalitagents.bsky.social, will also include two sessions of genre-specific roundtables, led by two seasoned publishing professionals. You can register here: peopleofpublishing.org

If you work in publishing and are looking for a conference that focuses on the people who keep the industry moving forward, the @peopleofpublishing.bsky.social Conference, hosted by @aalitagents.bsky.social, is where you want to be. Registration will be closing soon: peopleofpublishing.org