Also fun to visit my own book (Law and Authors) at Boyds Mills library.

Visiting Boyds Mills this week and delighted to see two book covers (of excellent middle grade books) in the library designed by artist extraordinaire Nicole Neidhardt.

My first shelfie (table-y?) of BLOOD RELAY by @dmihesuah.bsky.social at my local B&N. It came out this week. Happy book birthday Devon!

SAVE THE DATE. If you're interested in a primer on publishing law, I'll be holding an online workshop for San Diego Writers, Ink on February 1. Deets below. Register at: writeyourstorynow.org/classes-work...

Just made my annual donation to First Book. If you want to support children's access to books, it's a good cause! support.firstbook.org/campaign/747...

Mythology Fans, take note! Persian Mythology: Epic Stories of Gods, Heroes, and Monsters by Ran Bani Tahmaseb is out Nov. 4! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/... #mythologybooks #Middlegrade

While we're celebrating book news, @lynmillerlachmann.bsky.social's YA novel EYES OPEN with @lernerbooks.bsky.social (ed. Amy Fitzgerald) has been named an Honor Book in the 2025 Social Justice Literature Awards: sites.csulb.edu/l-sr/books/b... Congratulations to all!! @thetobiasagency.bsky.social

I'm not on social media much these days but I thought I'd re-emerge from the ether to celebrate @tzippymfa.bsky.social's new deal with @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social for her sophomore MG novel AGAIN to be edited by Emma Sakamoto. Congrats to all! @thetobiasagency.bsky.social

New from client Stephanie Gibeault and illustrator Madi Wong TALK TO THE DOG: HOW TO BE A DOGGY DETECTIVE 🔎 Get ready to learn how to communicate with humanity's best friend in this fun, educational picture book coming summer 2027. Stephanie is represented by @jacquilipton.bsky.social

"I enjoyed the novel approach of this book, and the characters are great fun." Thanks for reading THE VAMPIRE OF KINGS STREET @realcharlaine.bsky.social We're glad it gave you something to sink your teeth into 🧛 charlaineharris.com/books-blog-a...

If you write nonfiction, @jacquilipton.bsky.social and I will be teaching a course on Building Brilliant Book Proposals with @highlightsfound.bsky.social on June 3 and 5. The workshop will be recorded if you can't make it live. More info at www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/bui... #kidlit

Want to learn how to write a great nonfiction book proposal? Building Brilliant Book Proposals with @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social and @jacquilipton.bsky.social is coming up soon! Register now at: www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/bui... #bookproposal #nonfictionwriters #nonfictionbooks

I'm excited to announce @jacquilipton.bsky.social and I will be teaching a course on Building Brilliant Book Proposals with @highlightsfound.bsky.social on June 3 and 5. The workshop will be recorded if you can't make it live. More info at www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/bui... #kidlit

Here's the deal....new books are on the horizon! @laneheymont.bsky.social @socalledyalife.bsky.social @jacquilipton.bsky.social

My amazing agent @jacquilipton.bsky.social and I have a blog post on nonfiction book proposals on the @highlightsfound.bsky.social blog. There's a bonus video chat too. Please check it out if you have questions about book proposals! #kidlit www.highlightsfoundation.org/2025/04/28/t...

Congrats to @thetobiasagency.bsky.social client Ryan Bani Tahmaseb and the amazingly creative Parastou Haghi on the announcement of their new PB deal with @ebyrbooks.bsky.social. This one is so much fun and it was so hard to keep quiet about it!

Happy Pub Week to Marcie Rendon for Cash Blackbear #4 (BROKEN FIELDS). We know fans have been waiting for this one and you will not be disappointed!!! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/768957... @thetobiasagency.bsky.social

More book love for Asha Greyling's VAMPIRE OF KINGS STREET: historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/the-... @thetobiasagency.bsky.social

Here's a terrific review of Asha Greyling's THE VAMPIRE OF KINGS STREET for anyone who hasn't read it. Without giving the game away, the lovely Amanda Fagan, shares what's in store for those who grab a copy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqvJ...

Starting with @laneheymont.bsky.social and @jacquilipton.bsky.social! You can find more about their MSWLs on www.thetobiasagency.com/-team. #horroragent #fiction #nonfiction #mysterybooks

Three amazing TLA authors made the Goodreads Editors' Book Picks for 2024 List Congrats @comptonwrites.bsky.social @jennykiefer.com and Marcie R. Rendon! See the full list here: www.goodreads.com/list/show/20... (Repped by @laneheymont.bsky.social and @jacquilipton.bsky.social ) #goodreads

If you're desperate to get a sneak peek of the next Cash Blackbear novel by Marcie Rendon, here's your chance! Goodreads is running a giveaway for 40 copies of BROKEN FIELDS through the end of December... www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

SAVE THE DATE. I'll be reprising my Zoom webinar on publishing law for authors for San Diego Ink on February 9 (10-12am PST). Here's the info for anyone interested: writeyourstorynow.org/classes-work...

Join #RosebudAuthors & @thetobiasagency.bsky.social w/ our annual #SpreadTheJoy campaign. To win a first 30 Pages Critique + 30-min virtual AMA by @celestedador.bsky.social Follow go.bsky.app/Kvshpxt, comment below, and repost. Winners chosen at random. (Day 9)

Join #RosebudAuthors & @thetobiasagency.bsky.social w/ our annual #SpreadTheJoy campaign. To win a critique of your query letter + first ten pages by @beckererine.bsky.social Follow go.bsky.app/Kvshpxt, comment below, and repost. Winners chosen at random. (Day 8)

Join #RosebudAuthors & @thetobiasagency.bsky.social w/ our annual #SpreadTheJoy campaign. To win a 60 second video kidlit portfolio review by @zombicatures.bsky.social Follow go.bsky.app/Kvshpxt, comment below, and repost. Winners chosen at random. (Day 7)

Join #RosebudAuthors & @thetobiasagency.bsky.social w/ our annual #SpreadTheJoy campaign. To win one query + first chapter critique by @cynthiatimoti.bsky.social Follow go.bsky.app/Kvshpxt, comment below, and repost. Winners chosen at random. (Day 6)

Join #RosebudAuthors & @thetobiasagency.bsky.social w/ our annual #SpreadTheJoy campaign. To win one query package (letter + first 10 pages/or first chapter) by @melissatyndall.bsky.social Follow go.bsky.app/Kvshpxt, comment below, and repost. Winners chosen at random. (Day 4)

Our December LIVE AMA is Wednesday the 11th at 7 PM EST! Be there or be square! With @annmrose.bsky.social @jacquilipton.bsky.social and @kellydhouse.bsky.social ! @thetobiasagency.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/scgQhA2...

Join #RosebudAuthors & @thetobiasagency.bsky.social w/ our annual #SpreadTheJoy campaign. To win a YA query letter critique + feedback on the first 50 pages of your manuscript by @melmazzone.bsky.social Follow go.bsky.app/Kvshpxt, comment below, and repost. Winners chosen at random. (Day 3)

THIS WRETCHED VALLEY does have a great cover! So does WHERE THEY LAST SAW HER! @jennykiefer.com @jacquilipton.bsky.social

Join #RosebudAuthors & @thetobiasagency.bsky.social w/ our annual #SpreadTheJoy campaign. To win a query and first chapter critique by @amaliejahn.bsky.social Follow go.bsky.app/Kvshpxt, comment below, and repost. Winners chosen at random. (Day 2)

And another congratulations to Marcie Rendon on the announcement of her new picture book (illustrated by Sam Zimmerman and edited by Karen Boss) with Charlesbridge. This one is going to be amazing!

Congratulations to @thetobiasagency.bsky.social client Marcie Rendon whose new mystery novel, WHERE THEY LAST SAW HER, has been named one of WaPo's top 10 mystery reads for 2024: www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/1...

Oh, I love this series! marcie Rendon has done it again - another terrific installment in the Cash Blackbear mysteries. This one releases March 2025. Be sure to mark your calendar!

NSTA's list of Best STEM Books K–12 Published in 2024 is out, and Stephanie Gibeault's "Calculating Chimpanzees, Brainy Bees, and Other Animals with Mind-Blowing Mathematical Abilities" is on it! Congrats Stephanie and illustrator Jaclyn Sinquett! Repped by @jacquilipton.bsky.social

Creative writers: come work with us at ASU! We're currently running a search for an Assistant Teaching Professor to teach undergrad CW in-person and online, and to oversee online curriculum development as their service component. More info here: english.asu.edu/about/employ...

It's been exactly two months and one day since EYES OPEN by Lyn Miller-Lachmann came out! So now you know how far behind I am on social media posts AND you know about this awesome YA novel. More details here: lernerbooks.com/shop/show/23... @lynmillerlachmann.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social

Marcie R. Rendon, citizen of the White Earth Nation, Native American, McKnight Distinguished Artist Award winner. Introducing Cash Blackbear, a young Ojibwe woman whose visions and grit help solve a brutal murder in this award-winning debut. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/murder-on-... Easy reading 📚💙

Fantastic event with Marcie Rendon: it was standing room only for a reading, Q&A, and conversation. Audience awaits the next installment in the Cash Blackbear series! #CrimeFiction

Book Summary: Where They Last Saw Her A Novel by Marcie R. Rendon bookstothrive.com/book-summary...

"Marcie Rendon did it again." We agree! Thank you to The Circle News for their review of Marcie Rendon's latest WHERE THEY LAST SAW HER. thecirclenews.org/native-arts/...

November is Native American Heritage Month, so here are a few of my favorite books by Native American authors. Have you read any of these? What books would you add to this list?

I'm teaching a Queries 101 workshop this Sunday, free to all BIPOC, queer, disabled, and marginalized folks. Everyone else can attend with a small fee! 1 hour workshop on queries for novels + 30 minute Q&A. Please share www.eventbrite.com/e/queries-10...

Excellent piece by author Lyn Miller-Lachmann about her YA novel EYES OPEN, the impacts of a 20th-century Portuguese dictatorship, and its parallels in the US today: teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2024/07/31/d... @lynmillerlachmann.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social @jacquilipton.bsky.social

Congratulations to client Gary Eldon Peter on the publication of his new essay "In Defense of Reluctant Knights and Farm Boys" in Scoundrel Time: scoundreltime.com/in-defense-o... It's a beautiful piece of work! @TheTobiasAgency

#amwriting #amquerying I will be talking all things publishing and querying with Brian Henry over at Quick Brown Fox (online) on February 25. Relaxed afternoon conversation about publishing and some real time query critiques! quick-brown-fox-canada.blogspot.com/2023/12/onli... @TheTobiasAgency

#amquering #mswl It looks like I'm on track to re-open to queries as planned on 1/20. So for anyone interested in what I'm looking for, here's a link to my 2024 MSWL via Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/q-... thetobiasagency.com querymanager.com/query/1666 @TheTobiasAgency

Hi #amquerying authors. I thought I'd try something new this year so I recorded my #mswl on Zoom. See: us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/q-... The links I refer to in the video are: querymanager.com/query/1666 (re-opening 1/20) and thetobiasagency.com