The JAB team had a great time at the launch event for THE VILLA, ONCE BELOVED at The Strand✨ @victormanibo.com and @claymcleod.bsky.social discussed the journey of pivoting into horror writing, weaving colonialism into the Gothic, and... sexy gravedigging (you'll have to read the book for this one)

we should not be letting any company get away with blaming AI for their failures. I'm not even sure how we got to this point. people are like "it's just a tool" okay so is a forklift and we still hold somebody responsible when it goes wrong and hurts someone. this is YOUR AI!

querying writers! i'll be closing to queries on monday, november 17th and will be closed at least through january 2026. as a reminder, i only accept queries through querymanager — please do not email me your submission while i am closed, it will just be deleted 😅

Forty hours left until this giveaway closes! We're giving away ten ARCs of @victormanibo.com 's THE VILLA, ONCE BELOVED on Goodreads and it will, err, haunt you if you don't get in on that . . .

Debut author Yah Yah Scholfield also made their PW debut in an interview about global Gothic fiction! ON SUNDAYS SHE PICKED FLOWERS is set in southern Georgia and is forthcoming 1/27/25 🥀 www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Word of mouth is important to a book's success. So, if you'd like to see the authors who wrote your favourite stories commissioned to write more, please keep talking about all the #books you love.

It’s been a whirlwind time at New York Comic Con so far — here are some client highlights we’ve seen! 🧵 @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social was on the fantastic Young, Gifted & Whack panel, covering the intersections of creativity and nerdom among Black communities, moderated by Wayne Brady! #nycc

Humor, hijinks, and whodunit coming next year to a bookstore near you!!

Friendly reminder that I will be closing to queries on August 31 (a week from today). The next time I will be open to queries will likely be next summer, so last call to get in your submissions! #amquerying #amagenting

Congrats to our very own @rebeccafraimow.bsky.social on winning, along with Emily Tesh, the Hugo Award for Best Fancast for Eighty Days of Diana Wynne Jones

All of this is to say, that I know QueryManager gives a lot of stats and data to querying authors now and while it's useful information, don't spend too much time trying to decipher the data. Each agent tackles their query inbox differently.

We have more clients attending @seattlein2025.org than any other WorldCon in the history of WorldCon, too many to list. We hope everyone has a great time, and you can buy their great books any day, any time, at WorldCon and away.

Now that it's August 1st, friendly reminder that I will be closing to queries at the end of the month and I will remain CLOSED until next somewhere. So last call! Here's a quick #MSWL about some things I'd love to see more of this month #amquerying #amagenting

Congratulations to @silviamg.bsky.social for an excellent event at The Strand last night! The JAB team had a blast celebrating the launch of THE BEWITCHING ✨ Be sure to catch Silvia live on her book tour: silviamoreno-garcia.com/events/

I can’t believe I’m holding the trade paperback for Barstow! It’s been a dream come true working with @darkhorse.com The book comes out in September and is available for pre-order on Amazon and Barnes & Noble now. 🖤🏜️💀🌵

Feast your eyes on the gorgeous cover for Yah Yah Scholfield's ON SUNDAYS SHE PICKED FLOWERS, a sinister and surreal Southern Gothic debut for fans of Lone Women, Sorrowland, and The Reformatory! Out in hardcover January '26; preorder your copy now! Cover design: Beth Steidle (@beth.steidle on IG)

Alec-Nevala Lee interviewed me for NYT! The story mentions Lovecraft (my thesis was on women, eugenics & HPL), how weird it was when they optioned Mexican Gothic, & that I don't watch superhero flicks (sorry! I gorge on Sinners & Nosferatu, not Marvel. mmm... Horror) www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/b...

As someone who mostly reads horror, I'll never understand the vitriol towards "cozy" books. People say they are escapist, unserious, allowing readers to avoid big issues. And I'm like, girl, WHEN did your dark romance book fix society? Did I BLINK and miss your detective thriller solving crime?

illegal war started by a man constitutionally ineligible to be president

Congratulations to all the winners and the finalists! The 2025 Locus Awards Winners! locusmag.com/2025/06...

As promised, here are the slides I shared with students to convince them to NOT use chatGPT and other artificial stupidity. TL;DR? AI is evil, unsustainable and stupid, and I'd much rather they use their own brains, make their own mistakes, and actually learn something. 🪄

The Country Under Heaven by Frederic S. Durbin: Review by Paul Di Filippo locusmag.com/2025/06...

A thread on our response to AI 🧵 ✅ We will never knowingly prioritize, publicize, nor market AI-narrated/generated audiobooks. ✅ Recommendations on Libro are from real, live booksellers and our team, not algorithms. ✅ Our customer support team is made of real people, not bots.

Bookshop is hosting a Pride Month sale with some excellent titles! Among them are @dirtbagqueer.rocks's NYT bestselling debut ONE OF THE BOYS, as well as ATHLETE IS AGENDER, a Junior Library Guild Selection, featuring essays by Isaac Fitzsimons and @sassinsf.com 🏈 🏳️‍🌈 💜 bookshop.org/lists/pride-...

I’m officially open to queries today! My full MSWL and QueryManager link can be found on our agency website. Can’t wait to see you in the query box! 📚 awfulagent.com/agents/chris...

Hello! I am now officially open to queries again on QueryManager. I have my very detailed MSWL for fic and non fic here susanvcolmant.com

I'm so excited to be working with Jess on her excellent hijinks mystery. It's always a real joy to find one of those special projects that feels like the perfect fit, and I cannot wait for the world to get to meet our heroes(?) Grace and Jo 🕵️‍♀️ Welcome to JABberwocky!!

Every Harry Potter book or shirt you buy directly funds the persecution of trans people. There's absolutely no excuse to support anything Harry Potter anymore unless you hate trans people.

I saw someone say AI is useful because it generates ideas. My dude, I'm full of ideas. I have docs and docs marked under 'ideas.' I have outlines and fragments of stuff I might work on. Trunked stories galore. Even if I continue to write a novel a year for the next 40 years I won't run out of ideas.

the kid looks fucking terrified, knows the university will probably punitively hold the diploma they've worked three or four years to get, and also knows people have been disappeared recently by fascists for doing way, way less. still says it! just an incredibly fucking brave person

go query susan and christina, they’re both cool as hell!!!

Independent Bookstore Day 2025 is on Saturday, April 26th! Indie bookstores are vastly important to local communities — be sure to support them on this weekend and beyond! Here's are some of our agents' fave NYC indies 📚 Please comment your local recommendations, we'd love to know them! 🧵

The B&N Preorder Sale is among us once again 📚 If you're a B&N member (signup is free), you can use the code PREORDER25 to get 25% off of any preorder! We've got a few book recommendations... (🧵)

Guys, I love all of you, but the answer to RFK, Jr. is not that autistic adults hold jobs, pay taxes, and get laid, it's that everyone deserves to live even if they can't work, pay taxes, or get laid.

🗣️🗣️ we're hiring! 🗣️🗣️ @awfulagent.bsky.social is looking for a certifiably Cool Person (subject to interpretation) to join as an entry-level agency assistant — details here: bookjobs.com/view-job/319...

Donate to your public library, get a free Libro.fm audiobook credit! 📚🥰❤️ This week is #NationalLibraryWeek and just like our beloved indie bookshops, libraries play an essential role in our communities. But, more than ever, they need our support. Learn more: blog.libro.fm/libraryweek/

A BIG congratulations again to JAB clients @dr-bethany-jacobs.bsky.social, @swantower.bsky.social, @michaeldthomas.bsky.social, @lynnemthomas.com, @clarkesworldmagazine.com, @rebeccafraimow.bsky.social, and Brandon Sanderson for their Hugo Award nominations! ✨ awfulagent.com/our-2025-hug...

Mr. Miyazaki sir, I love your movies about how capitalism and the destruction of nature are evil, I made a shitty facsimile of them in a computer that drains reservoirs, do you like it

So excited to finally announce this! Currently working on an aquatic horror book with the amazing @lisakroger.bsky.social & @alysewax.bsky.social 💙🦈🐙🦀💀 let’s dive into Something in the Water, coming from @beaconpress.bsky.social ! #aquatichorror #somethinginthewater

I’m excited to announce my NEW BOOK, with @rebekahmckendry.bsky.social and @lisakroger.bsky.social SOMETHING IN THE WATER

New story day!! (I haven't said that in a while) It's a love letter. It's an anxiety attack. It's a love letter wrapped in an anxiety attack. www.uncannymagazine.com/article/10-v...

i'm back open to queries yeeeehaaaaww relevant query info can be found on in the post below and our agency website: awfulagent.com/agents/valen...

A very happy Twin Peaks day to all who observe 🌲🍩

I canceled my audible subscription (even though I had a few unused credits) and bought a Libro FM membership. @libro.fm is employee-owned & shares profits w/ your chosen locally owned bookstore. I feel SO GOOD about this! libro.fm/story

They just announced our newest graphic novel, 1313 Shadowbrook Ln, coming soon from @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social 🖤💀👻 And so excited to be working with Maddi and Spencer!

can confirm this book rocks 😁

On #MSWL day, I figured I'd share some of what I'd love to see in my inbox: *In light of the administration's anti-DEI stance, I'd love a kid-friendly history of the space program like THE NEW GUYS, THE SIX, or THE RIGHT STUFF. *Any astronaut's out there with a story to tell? Say hi.

joining in on the #mswl day fun (thanks @manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social) ✨ i'm primarily acquiring horror, science fiction, and fantasy! also open to crossover and genre-blending works. my query box is currently closed but will be reopening 2/28 deets: www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/va...

For those that maybe need a little joy…for reasons… @libro.fm is having a romance audiobook sale. Lots of good titles. I…probably bought too many. 😬 libro.fm/sale/all

Some standout books on this list! Including: 🐈 THE LAST GIFTS OF THE UNIVERSE by @rileyaugust.bsky.social 🌟 ON VICIOUS WORLDS by @dr-bethany-jacobs.bsky.social 🚀 ESCAPE VELOCITY by @victormanibo.com