So many honors for THE INK WITCH by @stephcherrywell.com!

Congrats to JDLA client Steph Cherrywell! @stephcherrywell.com THE INK WITCH just got its 3rd starred review-BOOKLIST: "A spellbinding story that reminds readers of the particular power found in embracing your truest self." It's hilarious. Perfect kid gift! www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/steph...

Another terrific honor for JDLA client Steph Cherrywell! @stephcherrywell.com Her middle-grade THE INK WITCH is listed as a Best Children's Book 2025 by Pen America! pen.org/best-childre...

Wonderful artist Mel Leipzig passed away last month. I worked at Mercer County Community College for a few years where he taught. Mel was always such a kind person. How great to see him honored today in the New York Times. Check out his incredible art. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/a...

Oh, here's a link to the actual list if you'd like to learn more about these! www.booklistonline.com/products/981...

Wow, dang, thanks, Chicago Public Library!

I'm flattered that Lynda Carter shared our artwork and love the sentiment here. @sarahsatrun.bsky.social and I loved watching her and the Wonder Woman character.

Happy book birthday to @awyeahcomicsny.bsky.social Franco Aureliani and @mikehartigan.bsky.social Mike Hartigan! Their action-packed hilarious graphic novel CHASE SPEEDINGTON is out today through @papercutzgn.bsky.social! bookshop.org/p/books/chas...

LOVED this book. If you are a ONCE AND FUTURE KING fan, you gotta read THE BRIGHT SWORD. bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

So exciting! The anthology WE MOSTLY COME OUT AT NIGHT, edited by JDLA client @cloudbusterrob.bsky.social Rob Costello is in People Magazine as one of 10 inspiring LGBTQ+ YA fantasies for teens. Congrats! @peoplemag.bsky.social @runningpressbooks.bsky.social people.com/10-lgbtq-ya-...

DRAWN, my ghostly time-travel romance novel is on sale for a limited time - just .99 cents for the ebook. Perfect for Halloween. But grab it soon before, like the handsome ghost in the story, it slips away... www.amazon.com/Drawn-Marie-...

Bookshop.org has free shipping on all orders Oct 7th and 8th! I recommend The Ink Witch, a magical road trip adventure starring a brave trans girl which received starred reviews from Kirkus and Publishers Weekly. #kidlit #middlegrade bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Have you preordered your copy of CHASE SPEEDINGTON? Out Nov 4th! Link below! “The world needs saving and CHASE SPEEDINGTON is here to do it! A fun, funny and thrilling adventure that'll have any kid laughing and on the edge of their seats!" – Judd Winick (Hilo) papercutz.com/series/chase...

Tomorrow (Thursday) with @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social www.capecodtimes.com/story/entert...

Chase Speedington!

If you live in #Pennsylvania, it is important that you vote this November. 4, to keep the PA Supreme Court out of MAGA hands (which could be incredibly important in the next few elections, and the future of our country)

New deal announcement! Congrats to Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency client author/illustrator Jennifer O'Connell! Her lovely picture book SAVING PUFF will be published by Muddy Boots!

Happy book birthday to JDLA client @stephcherrywell.com! Their mg novel THE INK WITCH is out through @littlebrownyr.bsky.social! Starred reviews from Kirkus and Publisher's Weekly! PW said hilarious, heartfelt fantasy brimming with magic and memorable mythical creatures bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Unleash the monster ninja inside!🥷 🐉 Papercutz is proud to present NINJA KAIJU by @awyeahfranco.bsky.social & @scootcomics.bsky.social , available 2/17/26! Ninjas and Kaijus are two separate things... but what happens when one Ninja BECOMES a Kaiju? More Info Here: https://bit.ly/4m2PMM9

Comic Watch Exclusive: Find Out What Happens When A Ninja Transforms Into A Giant Kaiju Monster in NINJA KaIju the new @papercutzgn.bsky.social OGN from @awyeahfranco.bsky.social @scootcomics.bsky.social February 2026 @madcavestudios.com comic-watch.com/news/comic-w...

Congrats to JDLA client Claire Polders! @clairepolders.bsky.social Claire's stunning and haunting speculative novel YOUR BODY OF MINE will be published by Vine Leaves Press @vineleavespress.bsky.social Yeah!!!

Happy book birthday!!!

Teen Librarian Toolbox review calls 'Trans History: A Graphic Novel: From Ancient Times to the Present Day' by Alex L. Combs and Andrew Eakett "essential reading." See the full review: teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/07/18/t...

Today at 2 pm is the reading and reception for Gregory Frost’s amazing new novel THE SECRET HOUSE, at Main Point Books in Wayne, PA! This is an absorbing spooky summer read. I’ll be there! @gregfrost.bsky.social mainpointbooks.com/event/2025-0...

So exciting! Jane Kurtz's wonderful middle-grade memoir-in-verse OH GIVE ME A HOME just earned its second Starred Review! This time from BOOKLIST! @writerjane.bsky.social @catalystpress.bsky.social bookshop.org/p/books/oh-g...

Excited to share this audio deal for Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency client @clairepolders.bsky.social Claire Polders' flash fiction collection WOMAN OF THE HOUR with Tantor Audio! @tantoraudio.bsky.social Congrats, Claire!

I'm beyond thrilled to announce the sale of this debut romcom by JDLA client Melanie Moore @melaniemoorewrites.com to Blackstone Publishing! @blackstonepub.bsky.social I've long been looking for a smart rom-com that could become the next great chick-flick - and this one nails it! Congrats, Melanie!

Welcome to our newest Agent at The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency! Jael is open for queries. :) @jaelmorrill.bsky.social www.jdlit.com/jael-morrill

I should mention that Bookshop is running a free shipping special today, too! So no matter where you get it from, this is a great day to preorder your copy! bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Barnes & Noble's doing a 25% off preorder sale and The Ink Witch is included! It's a fantasy road trip with a brave trans witch and her sassy spider familiar and it's got a starred review (from Kirkus) and I'm SO proud of it. Use code PREORDER25. #BNPreorder www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-ink-wi...

Happiest of book birthdays to JDLA client @writerjane.bsky.social Jane Kurtz! Her lovely middle-grade memoir OH GIVE ME A HOME comes out today through Catalyst Press @catalystpress.bsky.social! Kirkus Starred Review and a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Book! Huzzah! bookshop.org/p/books/oh-g...

Some great tips on writing historical fiction from Gregory Frost @gregfrost.bsky.social over at the Horror Writer's site! horror.org/nuts-bolts-g...

Happiest of book birthdays to brilliant author Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency client Greg Frost @gregfrost.bsky.social! Greg's eerie and haunting novel THE SECRET HOUSE, about a cursed White House is out today through @journalstone.bsky.social ! Check it out & share bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Time for some summertime GREEN GREEN fun! GREEN GREEN: A COMMUNITY GARDENING STORY is featured in the Food Explorers Summer Reading List. The list includes fun kid activities for every title there! Check it out, read, explore and enjoy! www.spoonsacrossamerica.org/food-explore...

"Fellow authors were publishing flash fiction collections with small, independent presses. I was genuinely happy for them ... but I wondered: Why are their collections getting published and not mine?" @clairepolders.bsky.social discusses taking things into her own hands despite having an agent.

To anyone in the #amquerying trenches, I'm closed to queries for now. Querytracker is a great tool, but, as with all online conveniences, it's resulted in overwhelming numbers of submissions. There's simply no other way, now, to screen everything coming in. I hope to open again soon!

Happiest of book birthdays to talented JDLA client Dora Mitchell! @inkybeast.bsky.social Her hilarious and gorgeously illustrated mg graphic novel THE PUZZLING FATE OF MILLICENT GRAVES is out today through @littlebrownyr.bsky.social Definitely don't miss this one! bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Happy book birthday to JDLA author @gregfrost.bsky.social Gregory Frost! His fantasy novel RHYMER: HEL is out today through @baenbooks.bsky.social Baen Books! Part of his stunning RHYMER trilogy, this one set in Elizabethan England. Don't miss this! bookshop.org/p/books/rhym...

Thanks so much to The Doylestown Bookshop for including me in The Bucks County Book Fest! We did an interesting panel on Publishing Paths with author Ashleigh Renard, agent Adam Chromy, and moderated by S&S book rep Tim Hepp. Loved seeing everyone & signing GREEN, GREEN copies :)

Barnes & Noble is doing a 25% off preorder promo from April 23rd-25th; if you're a member, it's a great time to order The Ink Witch, a middle grade comedic fantasy! (Reposted because the link wasn't working.) www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-ink-witch-steph-cherrywell/1146791117?ean=9780316585941

Happy Earth Day! Want to be more GREEN GREEN? Check out GREEN GREEN: A COMMUNITY GARDENING STORY and read it with the kiddos. Story ends with things you can do to help the Earth and Bees, plus a craft. :) Co-authored with Baldev Lamba, @fsgbooks.bsky.social bookshop.org/p/books/gree...

Happy book birthday to JDLA client Rob Costello! @cloudbusterrob.bsky.social His powerful and important debut YA novel AN UGLY WORLD FOR BEAUTIFUL BOYS is out today through Lethe Press. An honest and moving coming of age you just have to read! <3 bookshop.org/p/books/an-u...

Congrats @stephcherrywell.com! Their debut UNBOXING LIBBY, which is hilarious and brilliant is now on shelves everywhere! @littlebrownyr.bsky.social

Signing today at Farley’s Bookshop in New Hope PA. Come from 1:00 to 3:00 for signed copies of the new paperback edition of Dope Thief.

A DAY SO GRAY is a Kindle Daily Deal! You can nab it for your ereader for only $1.99! Here's the link: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

Happy Spring! Be GREEN GREEN! booksforourchildren.substack.com/p/spring-has...

Writing advice + look at cool RHYMER fantasy series out through @baenbooks.bsky.social "Author in the Headlights" interview with talented @gregfrost.bsky.social (links to books at end). YouTube: youtu.be/WzPPQGyPQTo Spotify: spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/oNDIZwoZQRb

I’m a huge fan of @edashtonwriting.bsky.social so I’m incredibly excited about this!

Going through my submissions from Query Tracker and getting a good number of the same queries I’ve already rejected. I immediately reject again without a response to the author. Writers please don’t resend queries! It uses up your valuable time and mine.

So excited to announce the deal for two more books in the fun TURKEY TROUBLE series by Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency client Wendi Silvano! TURKEY'S AUTUMN TROUBLE and TURKEY'S LEPRECHAUN TRAP will both be published by Two Lions, illustrated by Lee Harper. Congrats!!!