I Am Wind by Rachel Poliquin and illustrated by Rachel Wada has breezed its way onto the 2025 Lane Anderson Award Shortlists in the Young Readers category! Both Rachel Poliquin and Rachel Wada are represented by Amy Tompkins. Congratulations!

The Transatlantic Agency is delighted to announce that Kate Moody has joined as Assistant to Samantha Haywood and Assistant Agent. Kate was formerly at The Rights Factory and will be selectively sharing clients with senior agents as she apprentices at the Transatlantic.

Join Farzana Doctor, author of The Beauty of Us, at the 2025 Wordstock Sudbury Literary Festival! Get your tickets today as tickets are limited! Farzana is represented by Rachel Letofsky.

🎉 Congratulations to Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. on his nomination in the Fiction category at the 10th Annual CHIRBy Awards!  The El continues to move readers and represent the heart of Chicago storytelling.  Ted is represented by Rachel Letofsky.  Congratulations, Ted!

Deal News - Théodora Armstrong's WELCOME TO SUNNY TOWN! Read more: transatlanticagency.com/2025/10/01/d...

DEAL NEWS! I’m squealing!

Join Nick Medina, Tatiana Schlote-Bonne us they kick off October with chills, thrills, and killer conversations! 🎤 GENRE SERIES: HORROR EDITION 🗓️ Oct. 7 @ 7PM CT 📍Women & Children First Bookstore 🎙️ Moderated by Puloma Ghosh Nick and Tatiana are represented by Amanda Orozco.

🩸 Becoming Monsters 🩸 Join writer & horror-lover Tania De Rozario for a chillingly creative night of writing, fear, and feminine monstrosity. Unleash your inner monster in this generative online workshop: thelasttuesdaysociety.org/event/becomi... 📅 Oct 22, 2025 🕖 7–9PM (UK time) 💻 Zoom 🎟️ £25

Deal News - Riley Yesno's THE RECONCILIATION GENERATION! Read more: transatlanticagency.com/2025/10/01/d...

Fall reading just got even better! We're thrilled to see three of our amazing clients featured on CBC Books' list: "22 Canadian books for tweens & teens to read this fall" 🍂A SUMMER OF DRAGONFLIES by Natasha Deen
 🍂 I WON’T FEEL THIS WAY FOREVER by Kim Spencer
 🍂 WAVELENGTH by Cale Plett

Congratulations on the publication of procession by katherena vermette - out now with House of Anansi Press! Read more: transatlanticagency.com/2025/09/30/c...

Congratulations on the publication of The Trouble with Fairy Tales by Plum Johnson - out now with Viking! Read more: transatlanticagency.com/2025/09/30/c...

Congratulations on the publication of MEAN ONES by Tatiana Schlote-Bonne - out now with Creature Publishing! Read more: transatlanticagency.com/2025/09/30/c...

Congratulations on the US publication of The Hunger We Pass Down by Jen Sookfong Lee - out now with Erewhon Books! Read more: transatlanticagency.com/2025/09/30/c...

Congratulations on the publication of Awaken Your Roots by Lorena Saavedra Smith - out now with Sounds True publishing! Read more: transatlanticagency.com/2025/09/30/c...

Seventeen years ago, Sabrina hid under the bed while her friends were slaughtered. Now she’s Sadie—29, “normal,” in love... except for the voice in her head. The visions, the stalker in the woods - is it paranoia? Or something darker? The only thing scarier than Sadie’s past? Missing this tour!

✨ Big news! ✨ 
Our very own Nick Medina, author of The Whistler, will be taking the stage at Exile in Bookville for A Night Full of Horror! 🎃📚 📅 October 14
 📍 Exile in Bookville, Chicago, IL
 🕖 7 PM CT
 🎟 Tickets required → ExileInBookville.com

🎨Join me this Thurs on Insta Live at a NEW TIME! I’ll welcome @laurazarrin.bsky.social for a fun chat & art-making. Ask us anything about #illustration, the #kidlit biz, etc! 👀 the comments for examples of her lovely work #kidlitart @transatlanticagcy.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social

The 2025–26 Hackmatack Shortlist is out, and we’re thrilled to see some familiar faces!

Transatlantic is delighted to welcome @reschaefer.bsky.social! Read more: transatlanticagency.com/2025/09/29/t... @benglishhh.bsky.social

You can read it in English!! Bring your young readers to meet me @cormorantbooks.bsky.social booth Word on the Street at 11:45. Stock some for your library or classrooms. A strong character navigating food allergies—something different to help with empathy.

Meet Eva Oakes!

Deal News - Indian rights to MG Vassanji's THE APPARITION! Read more: transatlanticagency.com/2025/09/25/d...

I'm up for a Horti Award! If you'd like to support Wait Like a Seed as a People's Choice gardening book of 2025, cast your vote at vote.gardencomm.org/2025-horti-a... #GardenCommUnity #HortiAwards @transatlanticagcy.bsky.social @pajamapress.bsky.social

Be sure to catch Mona Susan Power in conversation with Carson Faust to celebrate the launch of his new novel If the Dead Belong Here! 📚 Monday, October 6 · 7pm CDT
 📍 Magers & Quinn Booksellers, Minneapolis
 🎟️ Reseve your spot now - www.eventbrite.com/e/carson-fau...

Deal News - Claire Ross Dunn’s Lost in France! Read more: transatlanticagency.com/2025/09/25/d...

Deal News - Caia Hagel's ANON, THE FUTURE OF LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP IN THE AGE OF AI! Read more: transatlanticagency.com/2025/09/25/d...

Anvil Press presents After We Drowned by Jill Yonit Goldberg - with special guest Sonal Champsee! 
📍 Queen Books – 914 Queen St. E
 🗓️ Tuesday, Oct 7 2025 | 6:30pm. Jill Yonit Goldberg is represented by Carolyn Forde!

We’re delighted to share that Trudi Vaughan (she/her) has been appointed Literary Assistant to Transatlantic Senior Agents and Partners Carolyn Forde and Marilyn Biderman. Read more: transatlanticagency.com/2025/09/24/a...

Deal News - Turkish rights to Sylvia McNicoll’s Blue to the Sky! Read more: transatlanticagency.com/2025/09/24/d...

Join us for an evening with celebrated author Shani Mootoo as she discusses her new book, Starry Starry Night — already named one of CBC Books’ “Canadian fiction books we’re excited about this fall.” 📅 Wednesday, October 1 | 7 PM
 📍 Picton Branch Library | 208 Main Street, Picton

Transatlantic is delighted to welcome Troy Sebastian! Read more: transatlanticagency.com/2025/09/23/t...

Congratulations on the publication of the second format edition of The Last Secret by Maia Caron - out now with Anchor Canada! Read more: transatlanticagency.com/2025/09/23/h...

Huge congratulations to Shani Mootoo for earning a spot on The Walrus’s Best Books of Fall 2025 list with Starry Starry Night! A gorgeous tribute to her powerful storytelling voice. Shani is represented by Samantha Haywood. Congratulations, Shani!

Deal News - Vicki Grant’s adult debut, THESE ARE THE FIREWORKS! Read more: transatlanticagency.com/2025/09/23/d...

Congratulations on the publication of Walking with Beth by Merilyn Simonds - out now with Random House Canada! Read more: transatlanticagency.com/2025/09/23/h...

Deal News - Vicki Grant’s adult debut, THESE ARE THE FIREWORKS! Read more: transatlanticagency.com/2025/09/23/d...

Congratulations on the publication of Starry Starry Night by Shani Mootoo - out now with Book*hug Press! Read more: transatlanticagency.com/2025/09/23/h...

Congratulations on the publication of Run Like A Girl by Catherine McKenna - out now with Sutherland House! Read more: transatlanticagency.com/2025/09/23/h...

Congratulations on the publication of Christmas at the Ranch by Julia McKay - out now with Viking! Read more: transatlanticagency.com/2025/09/23/h...

Huge congratulations to Sarah Leavitt for receiving The Jim Deva Prize for Writing that Provokes for Something, Not Nothing: A Story of Grief and Love! Sarah is represented by Samantha Haywood. Congratulations, Sarah!

Big news! This Bright Dust by Nina Berkhout is a finalist for this year’s Ottawa Book Awards. Nina is represented by Samantha Haywood. Congratulations, Nina!

Negotiating pay isn’t awkward—it’s professional self-advocacy and in Laura Goode’s newest book, PITCH CRAFT, she reminds writers that asking for what you’re worth is part of the craft, too. Laura is represented by Amanda Orozco and Brenna English-Loeb. Congratulations, Laura!

Join us for a day of panel discussions, a book fair, and writers’ workshops at the Huron County Museum! 💡 3 p.m. Spotlight Event: Q&A with Literary Agent Léonicka Valcius (joining remotely) — founder, advocate, and champion for marginalized voices in publishing.

Deal News - Genevieve Graham's THE CHAMBERMAID'S KEY! Read more: transatlanticagency.com/2025/09/19/d...

It’s a big week for Nick Medina! His latest book, THE WHISTLER, was featured in People Magazine under Fantastic Fall Fiction! 🍂📚 Nick is represented by Amanda Orozco. Congratulations, Nick!

A Killer Motive by Hannah Mary McKinnon is featured in the newest edition of Woman’s World magazine under This Weeks Best! Have you ordered your copy yet? Hannah is represented by Carolyn Forde. Congratulations, Hannah!

DEAL NEWS - THE WOODS By Jessica Hamilton Read more: transatlanticagency.com/2025/09/18/d...

Looking for horror rooted in legend? Nick Medina shared 7 chilling reads to add to your fall TBR! Check out his list on CrimeReads and don’t miss his newest, The Whistler — out now! Nick is represented by Amanda Orozco.

We are so excited to share that THE HOCKEY SKATES by Karl Subban and illustrated by Maggie Zeng has been championed by Kayla Grey (with Cottonball the Cat!) for the CBC Kids Reads Shortlist! Karl is represented by Carolyn Forde. Good luck and congratulations, Karl and Maggie!