We're thrilled to announce that Nicholas Pullen, author of #THEBLACKHUNGER, is back with #FAMOUSBLUE, a queer literary university bildungsroman in the tradition of Donna Tartt, James Baldwin, and E.M. Forster. Acquired by #CormorantBooks.

New agent listing for: Nikki Carrero at The Rights Factory @therightsfactory.bsky.social (Fiction; General, Mystery, Romance, Thriller). #WritingCommunity

New #podcast alert 🎙️✨ We’re excited to share #AsianPickles, co-hosted by our client Sho-Sho Smith alongside Hoa Nguyen and Brandon Chien. It's “a podcast about the pickles we find ourselves in as Asian-Americans, and how we find our way out.” Listen now: 🔗 open.spotify.com/show/223SGTE...

TRF client, Beverley Ann D’Cruz, shares a powerful new CBC First Person essay: "I’m part of the sandwich generation—caught between being a new mom and my mom’s caregiver." 🍼❤️👩🦳 Read the full essay here: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Happy Release Day! Did you know that monsters need legal help, too? In #MONSTERLAWYER3: #LAWYERSANDOTHERMONSTERS, Daniel Becker handles his most chaotic cases yet. Get your copy here: tinyurl.com/monsterlawyer3

Don't miss #SELFCARE by #RussellSmith, out now from Biblioasis Books! An electric examination of women and men, sex and love, self-loathing, and twenty-first-century loneliness. Get your copy now: www.biblioasis.com/shop/fiction...

✨ New chapter, new name: @literarykey.bsky.social✨ I’m thrilled to share that I’ll be continuing my journey to agenting as an Agency Assistant working under the mentorship of the amazing @staceykondla.bsky.social. I'm so excited to be joining the @therightsfactory.bsky.social team. 💚

#LEVELINGTHEICE: CONFRONTING RACISM IN HOCKEY by #StevenSandor is out now from #BeaconPress! 🏒✊🏽 Through sharp reporting and powerful testimony, Sandor confronts racism in Canada’s game and asks what can be done to change it. Get your copy today: www.beacon.org/Leveling-the...

✨ We’re delighted to share that #DeannaBarnhardtKawatski, author of #WILDERNESSMOTHER, is featured on the cover of the brand-new issue of #BCBookworld! WILDERNESS MOTHER will be republished by #RonsdalePress this October. 🌲📚 Check out the issue here: issuu.com/bcbookworld/...

Join us this Sunday for a free online session with #SamHiyate, founder and CEO of #TheRightsFactory, as part of the #KauaiWritersConference online series! 🌴📚 Sam will also be attending the Kauai Writers Conference in person this November. 🔗 Join the session here: us06web.zoom.us/j/8466820037...

🎧 #RuneKierNielsen, author of #SPEAKINGONCLIMATE (Zest Books), joins #BarryScott on Big Problems, Little Solutions to talk about how to speak to power in the face of the climate emergency. Watch the interview here: bigproblemslittlesolutions.substack.com/p/how-to-tal...

🎬🎶 It's another #bookdeal! We’re thrilled to share that acclaimed filmmaker #AnneWheeler’s #WHENISING: A #MEMOIR OF MUSIC, MOTHERS AND MOVIES will be released by #ECWPress in 2027. Represented by #WayneArthurson at The Rights Factory.

Excited to welcome #HollieLuckie to @therightsfactory.bsky.social 🥳 you won’t be able to get enough of her romance stories! #newclient #literaryagent #romanceauthor #romcom #chronichealthrepresentation

We’re excited to announce #WARRIORSANDHEROES: STORIES OF INDIGENOUS WAR HEROES by #WayneArthurson, publishing with #OrcaBooks in fall 2027. This collection sheds light on the bravery and sacrifice of Indigenous military heroes. Wayne is represented by Stacey Kondla at #TheRightsFactory.

#HOWTOHATCHAWRITER, written by #KariAnnGonzalez and illustrated by Rachel Suzanne, is out now from Gnome Road! 🐣✍️ Get your copy here: gnomeroadpublishing.com/products/how...

Excited to welcome @heymelissagrace.bsky.social to @therightsfactory.bsky.social 🥳 her stories will make you laugh and simultaneously wish for an Emily Gilmore-inspired ghost to guide you through your own choices! #newclient #literaryagent #womensfiction #paranormalwomensfiction

Many complex emotions announcing that @cormorantbooks.bsky.social will be publishing Famous Blue. It's more 'literary' than my horror work, if that means anything, but I'm proud it's slouching slowly out into the world. Thank you to Natasha Mihell at @therightsfactory.bsky.social for all you did ❤️

🎧 Did you miss it? Alex DiFrancesco, author of BREAKING THE CURSE (Seven Stories), is featured on the latest episode of Let’s Talk Memoir with Ronit Plank. Tune in as Alex discusses writing, storytelling, and the craft of memoir. Listen here: ronitplank.com/2025/08/26/l...

📚 Great news! #WayneNg’s #JOHNNYDELIVERS has been chosen as CBC Ottawa’s #AllinaDayBookClub September pick, hosted by Alan Neal! Learn more: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... Sign up to join All in a Day Book Club: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

TRF is thrilled to announce that award-winning, Texas-based academic R.J. Joseph’s short story collection #MYMONSTERSAINTLIKEYOURS has been acquired by Cassandra Thompson at Quill & Crow 🖤 World rights were sold by #NatashaMihell at #TheRightsFactory.

We’re thrilled to share that #KristaTown’s cookbook #MUSHROOMGASTRONOMY has been nominated for an #IACPAward in the category of Reference and Technical 🍄✨ See the full list of finalists here: www.iacp.com/awards/2025-...

📚 We’re excited to share that #JessicaWaite, author of #THEWIDOWSGUIDETODEADBASTARDS, will be appearing at #WordontheStreetLethbridge on Saturday, September 20, 2025! Find out more here: thewordonthestreet.ca/lethbridge/?...

Big news for #DavidPepose! His forthcoming graphic novel #TENTONTITANTERRIER just received a glowing #Kirkus review. Read the full review here: www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... Preorder your copy today: papercutz.com/product/ten-...

⭐ #KirkusReviews calls #SHOOTMEINTHEFACEONABEAUTIFULDAY a "finely wrought and deeply disturbing work of psychological terror,” praising @emmaemurray.bsky.social’s exploration of abuse, grief, and dread. Read the full #review here: www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

🎉 It's time for another book deal! We’re thrilled to share that #EllenChangRichardson, author of the acclaimed debut #BLOODBELIES, will publish their follow-up poetry collection #THROUGHTHEEYESOFANOTHER with #BuckriderBooks in spring 2027! ✨ Representation by Tasneem Motala while at #TRF 💫

Excited to welcome #BrittanyMachado to @therightsfactory.bsky.social 🥳 her stories will make you swoon! #newclient #literaryagent #youngadultbooks

📚✨ Mark your calendars, Ottawa! #WayneNg, author of #JOHNNYDELIVERS, will be joining From the Margins to the Centre: Asian Writers Reclaim the Page on September 15, 2025 from 7–8:30pm at #PerfectBooks (258 Elgin St.) 🖋️ 🔗 Get your tickets here: literasian.com

💥 #SHOOTMEINTHEFACEONABEAUTIFULDAY by @emmaemurray.bsky.social is out now from @apocalypseparty.bsky.social! 💥 📚 Get your copy today: www.amazon.com/Shoot-Me-Fac...

❤️🔥 #SocialShoSho hopes to be a bad influence on you, with perspectives that challenge, uplift, and disrupt! 🔗 Subscribe here to join the conversation: socialshosho.substack.com

📚 The very first #StLawrenceWritersFestival is coming to Brockville, ON from September 5–7 at the Arts Hub! @barbararadecki.bsky.social and @emilyweedon.bsky.social will be there alongside a fantastic lineup of Canadian authors. Get your tickets here: visit.brockvilletourism.com/checkout/104...

📚✍️ Got a manuscript ready but not sure what to do next? Join author #GregRhyno for Publishing and Promoting Your Writing, a hands-on workshop with #VocamusPress! 📅 Tuesday, August 26 🕕 6–8 PM 📍 Vocamus Press 📩 To register, email [email protected] at least 48 hours in advance.

Looking for the perfect summer read? ☀️ #49thShelf has included “Heatstroke” from #CaitlinGalway’s #ASONGFORWILDCATS in "7 Canadian Literary Tapas: Short Stories and an Essay to Feast on This Summer" by #MarthaBátiz. 📚🎉 Check out the full list here: 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/07...

✨ #Coverreveal! ✨ We are thrilled to share the official cover for #MOMBRAIN by #NicoleHackett, publishing April 2026 with #HarperMuse.

Don't miss it! #SamHiyate will be speaking at #Inkubator2025, the free annual #literaryfestival hosted by @literarycleveland.bsky.social, on Saturday, September 13 at 9:00 AM. ✨📚 Find out more here: inkubator.litcleveland.org

🎬 With #Drake helping bring a new #Degrassi to life, now is the perfect time to read #THEMOTHEROFALLDEGRASSI by co-creator #LindaSchuyler. Go behind the scenes of the iconic series and discover how it all began. Get your copy here: ecwpress.com/products/mot...

TRF author @miekemarple.bsky.social has a new piece in @mcsweeneys.net: “An Open Letter to Marge Simpson After Her Ventriloquist Debut Is Booed by Her Husband, Homer.” ✨ Read the full article here: www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-...

We're thrilled to share that #RoyceBuckingham’s latest novel, #ZIRKI, has been acquired by #HolgerKappel at Blanvalet. ✨ ZIRKI follows a young Octopudinal peasant boy as he rises from the streets of Proxima to become the greatest showman in the land of Atterall. Represented by Natasha Mihell.

#WayneNg had a wonderful time at this year’s #BonnechereAuthorsFestival 📚 This long-running small-town series proves just how special local literary events can be. Big thanks to the festival team for celebrating #Canadianvoices and building community through #books. ❤️

#THEUNUSUALAUCTIONEER, written by #ArlanEttinger and illustrated by #BarryBlitt, has been acquired by Sourcebooks for publication in spring 2026! 🖋️🔨 Arlan Ettinger is represented by Trisha Telep.

✨ #MollyRodenWinter’s #memoir #MORE received a thoughtful spotlight in #ElevateSociety, exploring themes of desire, self-discovery, and the complexity of modern relationships. Read the full review here: elevatesociety.com/more-summary...

📘 #BookDeal Alert! 📘 #HOWINVESTINGCHANGEDTHEWORLD by #JonathanTepper and #JosephLuzzi has been acquired by #Wiley! 🎉 This powerful guide blends the insights of a professional money manager (Tepper) and a seasoned private investor (Luzzi). Jonathan Tepper is represented by Sam Hiyate.

Out now from @graffegbooks.bsky.social—#THEWORRIEDBOOK by #HowardPearlstein! 🌧️📘 Whether you're a little one feeling nervous, or a grown-up helping them through it, THE WORRIED BOOK offers a comforting place to start the conversation. Get your copy here: graffeg.com/products/the...

Literary agent Jes Trudel @therightsfactory.bsky.social (Fiction Nonfiction) opened to queries. https://duotrope.com... #amquerying

📚 It's time for a cover reveal! ⚔️ #SHRIKE, the #darkacademia #fantasy #romance written by author @charlaayers.bsky.social, will land October 13, 2025, and this cover is pure magic. Find out more here: charlaayers.com/books#portfo... Charla Ayers is represented by @alexmico.bsky.social.

🖋️ Are you headed to #Quills2025? Don’t miss #TRFauthor @carynlarrinaga.bsky.social at this year’s conference! She’ll be leading workshops on formatting your book with Vellum, writing for open calls, and building your author toolbox. 🎟️ Get your ticket here: leagueofutahwriters.com

✍️ Save the date! Join TRF author #DeniseDaCosta on August 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM EST via Zoom for Mastering Imagery, a #creativewritingworkshop presented by #DiasporaDialogues. Register now: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Excited to welcome @gwenlagioia.bsky.social to @therightsfactory.bsky.social 🥳 her magical style will keep you begging for more! #newclient #literaryagent #youngadultbooks

🌟 We're thrilled to share that Crown Books for #YoungReaders has acquired world rights to #NAPPINGBABA by #RogerLam, illustrated by #AlinaChau—a charming "Sleeping Beauty" retelling about an energetic boy and his very tired dad 😴👦✨ NAPPING BABA is set to publish in spring 2027.

📽️ “What does it take to be a #poet far from the big cities?” Find out in this intimate new #documentary airing on the #KnowledgeNetwork, co-directed and co-produced by #TRFauthor #HannahCalder. Tune in Tuesday, August 5 at 9:00 PM PDT. More info here: www.knowledge.ca/program/why-...

✨ Get ready to learn about publishing! #TRF agent #NatashaMihell has teamed up with #ChristinaStrasbourg of #AgentsHelpingWriters to launch #WriteandShine, a Lo-Fi YouTube show all about the ins and outs of the #publishing world. 🎥 Get a sneak peek here: youtu.be/UjSQlhjROdE?...