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Do you believe it's already September? And so we welcome our latest new arrivals from EMLA authors! Immortal Beloved, first in a trilogy by Cate Tiernan, debuting Sept. 7 from Little, Brown. The Ruby Notebook, Laura Resau's sequel to The Indigo Notebook, debuting Sept. 14 from Delacorte. And extra congratulations to both authors, as these books hit the shelves with one starred review each under their metaphorical belts—from PW for Immortal Beloved, and from Kirkus for The Ruby Notebook.
As always, we wish these books into readers' hearts! —Erin |
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This spring saw the debut of Kelly Bennett's Your Daddy Was Just Like You, just in time for Father's Day—and next spring, Your Mommy Was Just Like You will hit shelves just in time for Mother's Day, of course! Both books focus on connections sweet and not-as-sweet, have lovely artwork by the incomparable David Walker, and are published by Putnam—and the cover of the mommy book shows two adorable girls who are alike but different. Such fun!
—Erin |
The thing that seems to really capture readers' imagination about the story of Bob and Joe Switzer, told in Chris Barton's The Day-Glo Brothers, is the accessibility—these are two regular American guys who invented something that had a big impact on a lot of lives. No wonder the book, published by Charlesbridge, went on to garner a Sibert Honor from the American Library Association and be named to several best-of-the-year lists. Chris and Charlesbridge are looking to tap into the same feeling with Chris's new work in progress, just signed by Yolanda Scott: John Dobson Is Part of the Sky looks at the life of a defense-worker-turned-monk-turned-astronomer who feels astronomy should be accessible to all people, and who thrives on the awe he sees in the faces of those who look through his Dobsonian telescopes, made from cast-off materials. Anybody can make one of these telescopes; anybody can see what's out there in space, up close, for themselves. And soon, anybody can read John Dobson's story, too. Congratulations, Chris! —Erin |
I’m thrilled to be able to share the cover for Michelle Ray’s upcoming YA debut, Falling for Hamlet, coming from Poppy/Little, Brown in July 2011. Falling for Hamlet retells the familiar Shakespearean tragedy from the point of view of a feisty, empowered Ophelia, who is neither suicidal nor anybody’s pushover. In a glittering world of celebrities, paparazzi, and reality TV, Ophelia navigates the minefield of teen life in a royal family gone crazy.
Small note that while the cover is all but complete, a very minor adjustment will be made to lighten Hamlet’s hair, to better match the description in the novel. What a jaw-dropping cover this is! —Joan |
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Cate Tiernan's Immortal Beloved is starting to show up on store shelves, with an official release date of September 7 (published by Little, Brown, which has set up a website for the book here), and we are so pleased to see that it is also making its mark with reviews—starting with this lovely starred one from PW, which will be in the Sept. 30 issue: Born in 1551, Nastasya is immortal, wealthy, and at the end of her rope. After centuries of hedonism, one casually cruel moment in present-day London shatters her composure and leaves her grasping at the slimmest of chances to save her sense of humanity. That chance takes the form of River’s Edge, a farm and retreat in the heart of Massachusetts, where a varied group of immortals seek to regain the immediacy and emotion of life fully lived. It’s not an easy fit for Nastasya, and as she learns about her companions, the ghosts of her long and dark past rise vividly to haunt her. Tiernan (the Sweep series) gives Nastasya a strong, distinctive voice and wonderfully realized perspective on the joys and horrors of history (“I was in Paris on July 14, 1789. You never forget the sight of a human head on a pike”). First in a projected trilogy, the story necessarily leaves many questions open, but achieves a satisfying arc. As Nastasya admits, “I wanted to see how it came out.” Readers will, too. Ages 12–up. (Sept.) Congratulations, Cate! —Erin |
If you haven't met Maybelle the cockroach, you simply must! It sounds impossible, I know, but a cockroach really can be charming, as fans of Katie Speck's Maybelle in the Soup and Maybelle Goes to Tea can attest! I can promise you, Maybelle's third book, due this spring from Holt/Macmillan, is the funniest one so far; the first time I read it, I had tears running down my face! Maybelle is brought to life by illustrator Paul Ratz de Tagyos, and his cover for Maybelle at the Fair captures my favorite scene from the book—Maybelle piloting a toy car across the fairgrounds with Henry the flea, wearing a giant pair of pants, hanging on for dear life:
Great fun! —Erin |
Theodosia Throckmorton has had some amazing adventures in her first three books, and many mysteries will come to a head in R. L. LaFevers's fourth installment, Theodosia and the Last Pharoah, which hits shelves next June (published by Houghton). Theo heads back to Egypt—and this time, the journey will be rather personal. As always, illustrator Yoko Tanaka captures the mood perfectly—and I love the way the books' spines look all lined up, progressing from green to red to gold to this jeweled-looking blue:
Gorgeous! —Erin |
Do you know what the world needs more of? It needs more warm, community-focused stories for middle-graders. Stories that make you feel cozy, but also make you laugh. It needs Joanne Rocklin's One Day and One Amazing Morning on Orange Street! So thank goodness it will get it in April of next year when Amulet/Abrams publishes it. Doesn't this cover give you a beautiful glimpse of what's inside? The artist is Chris Buzelli.
—Erin |
Our own Bob Kinerk has an amazing touch with humorous poetry. (See Clorinda and Clorinda Takes Flight, and Timothy Cox Will Not Change His Socks), but he has never published a poetry collection—until now. On March 8, 2011, his Oh, How Sylvester Can Pester! (And Other Poems More or Less About Manners) will be published by Paula Wiseman Books/Simon & Schuster, and I can guarantee the poems will make you laugh! Just look at the cover for a glimpse of what's inside; illustrator Drazen Kozjan has done a remarkable job!
—Erin |
Back in June, we were so pleased to announce that three EMLA titles were on the 2010 nomination list for Best Fiction for Young Adults. The list is compiled by the YALSA division of the American Library Association (formerly known as Best Books for Young Adults), and nominations will continue to be added until November. Well, the latest additions include another EMLA book! Debut author Conrad Wesselhoeft's Adios, NIrvana (Houghton, October) joins Elizabeth C. Bunce's StarCrossed (Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic, October; C. J. Omololu's Dirty Little Secrets (Walker & Co., February); and Heather Tomlinson's Toads and Diamonds (Holt, March). All the nominated titles are currently being discussed by the Best Fiction for Young Adults Committee. The final selected titles will be announced shortly after the Midwinter meeting of the ALA next January. Congratulations to Conrad! (And again to Elizabeth, Cynthia, and Heather!) —Erin |
I am so pleased to announce another new deal: World rights to Ammi-Joan Paquette's PARADOX, a fast-paced YA survival adventure in which a teenage girl wakes up alone in a rocket on a hostile planet with no memories of her past, and must fight her way past natural obstacles, snares, and one very hungry giant worm before the timer on her wrist ticks down to zero, with the fate of humanity hanging in the balance, to Jim Thomas at Random House Children's. Congratulations again, Joan! —Erin |
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Looking for picture books for your new kindergartner? Look no further! USA Today's Bob Minzeshelmer recommends four—and one is EMLA's own Is Your Buffalo Ready for Kindergarten?, by the hilarious Audrey Vernick. Want to know about this buffalo? He's "shy but lovable." Aww. —Erin |
Chris Barton's upcoming YA nonfiction book, Can I See Your I.D.?: True Stories of False Identities (Dial Books/Penguin), is, as you might imagine, a hard one to pin down. Through the second-person approach, you climb inside the minds of eleven fakers (from an 18th century faux Asian princess to Frank Abagnale of Catch Me If You Can fame), see what led to what they did, how they did what they did, even speculate why they did what they did—but can we ever really understand those who set out to deceive?
Leave it to the incomparable Paul Hoppe to capture the drama. Inside, his art is comprised of graphic panels; outside, there's movement and action and that illicit red color, all asking, can you hold on to your seat during these mind-blowing masquerades? (And can you wait until April 2011 to find out?) —Erin |
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Things are hopping along for writer Jean Reidy--her Too Purpley!, illustrated by Genevieve Leloup and published in the U.S. and U.K. (where the title is the slightly different Too Purply!) by Bloomsbury, hit all the right marks in January, featured in Target and on the picture book wall at Barnes and Noble, beloved by independent booksellers, reviewed in Parenting magazine, and universally praised. The follow-up, Too Pickley!, just recently made its way into the world and great reviews are starting to roll in. So what better time to get a third book going? We are very pleased to announce that the team that created the first two books will be reunited for Too Princessy! This time the fussy toddler is searching for something just-right to play with. (The first two books involved searches for something pleasing to wear and to eat, respectively). The acquiring editor in the U.S. is Michelle Nagler; Michele Manasse represents Genevieve Leloup. Jean also has two picture books forthcoming with Disney-Hyperion. Congratulations, Jean! —Erin |
Here's a cover waaaaay in advance: Jennifer Ziegler's SASS AND SERENDIPITY, inspired by SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, which will be on shelves in July 2011 from Delacorte. Doesn't this scream "happy summer read"?
—Erin |
For the "cover parade" sneak peeks we've been giving you, we've mostly been sharing spring 2011 books, as those are just being finalized for galleys and catalogs, and we're seeing them for the first time. Fall 2010 books have generally had their covers set for awhile now. But there are always exceptions, usually when something changes. This is the case with Elizabeth C. Bunce's second novel, StarCrossed, which will be released in October by Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic. We had a cover, and that cover was on the galleys that went out to reviewers—but at Scholastic they decided they wanted a slightly different look, and voilå! New cover!
Isn't it gorgeous? (You can see the former cover on Elizabeth's blog here.) Same model, entirely different cover and mood. I had great fun at ALA last month when the Best Fiction for Young Adults Committee was discussing StarCrossed and one of the committee members commented that she understands the book has a new cover, and others made intrigued noises. At the end of each book's discussion, the chair would invite members of the audience to share anything pertinent, and Arthur A. Levine stood up at the end of the StarCrossed discussion to confirm that there was a new cover—and I held up my brand-new iPad with the new cover on gorgeous display so the committee could see it in all its glory. What sorts of images and story do the two covers conjure? Check your imagination against the description in this first review the book has received, from The Horn Book: "This captivating yarn set in a romantic, snowbound fortress takes place in a pseudo-Renaissance period, ornamented with Dutch, English, German, and Spanish flourishes, with nods to Shakespeare, Tamora Pierce, and Robin McKinley. Escaping from the murderous police after a botched robbery, Digger disguises herself in an elegant gown and is rescued by a boatload of young nobles. Identifying herself as Celyn, daughter of a respectable jeweler, she's taken on as lady's maid to Merista Nemair, whose parents establish Celyn in their home. But as friends gather to celebrate Merista's coming-of-age party, Celyn's past as a thief catches up with her. She's blackmailed into spying on the family, and soon realizes that they're not only users of magic and science, which is illegal, but that they're planning an uprising against the oppressive ruling monarch....[T]his is satisfyingly stuffed with plots and subplots, towers and hidden chambers, genteel pastimes and death-defying feats. Celyn is a strong, imaginative heroine-more than the generic 'feisty girl,' and the rest of the female cast also show noteworthy fortitude and inventiveness. An entertaining lark.—Deirdre F. Baker" —Erin |
Welcome to our latest new arrivals from EMLA authors! Hide and Seek, middle-grade novel, by Katy Grant, debuting from Peachtree on August 1 Ellie McDoodle: Best Friends Fur-Never, middle-grade companion to Ellie McDoodle: Have Pen, Will Travel and Ellie McDoodle: New Kid in School, all written and illustrated by Ruth McNally Barshaw, debuting from Bloomsbury on August 3.
As always, we wish these books into readers' hearts! —Erin |
Ooh, look how ethereal and mischievous!
This is the fourth Nathaniel Fludd book by R. L. LaFevers, which will be out in April 2011 from Houghton. Kelly Murphy has outdone herself! Two Nate books are on shelves so far; the book that precedes this one will debut in October:
Such fun! —Erin |
We're enjoying all the stars sparkling around here lately! The newest: Kirkus puts one on Laura Resau's The Ruby Notebook, which will be out in September, published by Delacorte:
"Thoughtful, intense Zeeta and her free-spirited mother return in this follow-up to The Indigo Notebook (2009). Perennial travelers, the two have now settled in the atmospheric city of Aix-en-Provence. Zeeta eagerly anticipates the arrival of her boyfriend Wendell from Colorado, but when he changes the terms of his visit, Zeeta is hurt and confused. Their relationship is further strained by her involuntary attraction to Jean-Claude, a member of a street dance troupe. At the same time, Zeeta begins to discover strange notes and items left in her bag. Weaving bits of magic, city lore and bittersweet romance into each of the many plot lines, Resau has again crafted a complex and satisfying novel that is both a mystery and a tender, wise meditation on love and self-identity. Characters are rich and vibrant, each of them bringing their own past to bear on the story at hand. Readers will want to read the first before starting this one and will likely be clamoring for the third, the groundwork for which is nicely set up here." The Indigo Notebook, I neglected to report earlier, was the recent winner of the Colorado Book Award in the Young Adult category! You can read a fun post at Laura's blog about the event here—and while you're browsing, take a look at this post previewing Laura's next book, The Queen of Water! Congratulations, Laura, on so many exciting bits of news!
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A first starred review is out for Audrey Vernick's Is Your Buffalo Ready for Kindergarten? (illustrated by Daniel Jennewein, published by Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins) from Publishers Weekly--and boy, did this reviewer get this book!: “'Some people say kindergarten is no place for a buffalo. How crazy is that?' So begins this humorous story about standing out in order to fit in. A buffalo doesn’t look, eat, or act like anyone else, but it’s his differences that make him so lovable ('who can resist that furry face?'). This story’s simple lesson about individuality is cleverly expressed through Vernick’s gentle wit and Jennewein’s crayon-outlined kindergartners--most of all, the furry and ungainly reader surrogate with whom kids will readily relate, even if 'he may the only one who eats grass, then throws it up in his mouth and eats it again. Remember: Everyone’s special in his or her own way.'" Congratulations, Audrey! —Erin |
Yet another 2011 release, Erin E. Moulton's middle-grade novel Flutter, has recently had its final cover unveiled. And what a glorious cover it is! The vivid colors and ethereal images perfectly match this sweet, quirky, adventurous, and heart-warming story. The cover was done by Theresa Evangelista and makes my heart stop a little every time I see it!
Watch for Flutter, to be published by Philomel/Penguin, in summer 2011. —Joan |
Over at the PW blog Shelftalker, where EMLA author Elizabeth Bluemle wears her "bookseller extraordinaire" hat with the equally extraordinary Josie Leavitt, there's a fun new post about trends in book covers. Well, I've been noticing our own little mini-trend going on here at EMLA, when I look at new books turned face-out on my bookshelves:
And it doesn't look like this trend is going away anytime soon—here's a spring 2011 sneak peek:
It's looking pinker around here every day! —Erin |
Here's another peek at a spring 2011 release—a sweet and funny little picture book called Noodle and Lou by the divine Liz Garton Scanlon, to be published by Beach Lane Books at Simon & Schuster. The illustrations are by Arthur Howard, whose work has graced Cynthia Rylant's Mr. Putter and Tabby books, among many others.
Noodle's baseball cap just knocks me over, it's so cute! —Erin |
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The latest issue of School Library Journal includes a terrific review for Heather Tomlinson's Toads and Diamonds that we were happy to read when it was sent to us in advance of the issue's release, last month. We are even happier now that the magazine is out, because there's a happy little star next to it, which we somehow hadn't heard about! Here's the review: This is an impressive reimagining of Perrault’s classic tale, set in precolonial Thanks so much, Lisa Marie Williams, and congratulations, Heather! —Erin |
It's an exciting time of year, when we're seeing covers for 2011, last-minute revisions of fall 2010 covers—a virtual parade of covers coming our way! We thought we'd share some of what's been coming in. To start, we have Trent Reedy's Words in the Dust, which will debut with Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic in January 2011. (Apologies to those of you who follow EMLA on Facebook, where this was posted a couple of weeks ago; we neglected to cross-post it here!) It's a gorgeous image nicely conveying the Afghan setting, with the military vehicle making it clear it's contemporary.
We look forward to seeing this one on the shelves! —Erin |
A big "Woohoo!" goes out to associate agent Ammi-Joan Paquette today--this time with her writer hat on, rather than her agent hat: Her picture book manuscript A GHOST IN THE HOUSE, a fun journey through a haunted house full of spooky sounds and creatures, was just signed by Kate Fletcher at Candlewick for World English rights! In the story, the reader is led from one spooky sound to another, revealing the presence of ghosts, witches, monsters, and the like--until the end, when the creatures are scared away by the spookiest beings of all--two children, ready to be tucked into bed. It hits the perfect notes to give little ones a tiny bit of thrilling scare, but still send them happily on their way to dreamland without any fears or worries. Congratulations, Joan! —Erin |
I’m very excited to announce the agency’s latest sale: Anna Staniszewski’s quirky middle-grade series starter, MY UN-FAIRY TAL
This hilarious story puts a cynical spin on the happily-ever-after realm, and introduces a feisty new heroine that young readers are sure to fall in love with. And the falling in love has started big-time over at Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, where Rebecca Frazer has just purchased the first book in the series!
MY UN-FAIRY TAL
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Welcome to our latest new arrivals from EMLA authors, both hitting shelves July 6: Dear Anjali, middle-grade novel, by Melissa Glenn Haber Too Pickley!, picture book companion to Too Purpley!, by Jean Reidy
As always, we wish these books into readers' hearts! —Erin |
Thanks to those who have expressed concern about the Flagstaff wildfires. None of us at EMLA are in range of the fires or in any danger, though we are worried about our community in general and all those being affected, and are sending many thanks to our hard-working fire fighters. |
Things are gearing up for the September debut of Cate Tiernan's Immortal Beloved, a wonderfully compulsive read about a timeless struggle and an inescapable romance. I will never forget my own first read of this story; I'd loaded the manuscript onto my cell phone for a trip—I was in New York for meetings and couldn't wait for the next time I had to get on the subway so I could read another chapter! Get a sneak peek at the opening chapters and see the book trailer here! —Erin |
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Having two dad-related books hit the market within a couple of month's of Father's Day is a remarkable thing, but Kelly Bennett's done it—and people are noticing. The latest? Nothing less than USA Today, which includes both Dad and Pop and Your Daddy Was Just Like You in its Father's Day book roundup, which reaches over two million readers! —Erin |
We had some lovely news at BookExpo time that almost got lost in the hullaballoo--but it's the sort of news that should never get lost! We learned that R. L. LaFevers's The Wyverns' Treasure: Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist, Book 3 will join its two prequels as a Junior Library Guild Selection. And Audrey Vernick's picture book She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story was also selected by the JLG! Both books will be on bookstore shelves in October. Congrats to Robin and Audrey! —Erin |
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We are so pleased each year when an EMLA book or two makes the kids' recommended reading lists at Oprah.com! The 2010 list went up last week, and it includes Penny Blubaugh's Serendipity Market as one of only nine titles on the 12 and up list, and Liz Garton Scanlon's All the World as the first picture book (of 16) on the list for ages 3-5. We're so pleased for you, Penny and Liz! —Erin |
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Who. Will. Win? EVERYBODY! Debuting at #8 on the June 20 New York Times bestseller list, Shark Vs. Train by Chris Barton! —Erin |
Huge congratulations to three EMLA authors whose new and upcoming releases are on the new nomination list for Best Fiction for Young Adults! The list is compiled by the YALSA division of the American Library Association (formerly known as Best Books for Young Adults), and nominations will continue to be added until November. The nominated EMLA titles are Elizabeth C. Bunce's StarCrossed, which will release in October with Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic (and which just got a brand-new cover, shown here); C. J. Omololu's Dirty Little Secrets (Walker & Co., February); and Heather Tomlinson's Toads and Diamonds (Holt, March). All the nominated titles are currently being discussed by the Best Fiction for Young Adults Committee, as they will be in open committee meetings at the upcoming annual conference of the American Library Association—including one afternoon session in which teen readers share their unvarnished feelings about nominated books to the committee (always a favorite session at the convention!). The final selected titles will be announced shortly after the Midwinter meeting of the ALA next January. —Erin |
I am so happy to announce a sale for one of the newest members of the EMLA family. Mary Lyn Ray is the author of an amazing collection of lyrical picture books illustrated by the likes of Barry Root, Barbara Cooney, Lauren Stringer, Jeanette Winter, and Douglas Ray Florian. Add Marla Frazee to the list! Mary Lynn's picture book with the working title The Star Book, which editor Allyn Johnston calls "a Ruth Krauss-ian exploration of all things star," will be illustrated by the two-time Caldecott Honor medalist for Beach Lane Books/Simon & Schuster for publication in fall 2011. Congratulations, Mary Lyn! —Erin |
Our colleagues at Rights People have been busy at work and boy, do they have a lot to show for it! There is continued good news for Cate Tiernan, whose Immortal Beloved trilogy (which debuts in the U.S. this fall with Little Brown) recently went to auction for Bulgarian rights, going to Kragozor, and found a home in Poland with Amber, bringing the total number of territories publishing the books around the world to fifteen! The interest in Immortal Beloved has fueled foreign sales for previous Cate Tiernan series Sweep and Balefire; Rights People, on behalf of Alloy (which packaged Sweep for Penguin), and subagents for Penguin (publisher of Balefire) have been placing those series in several territories as well. But the good news isn't limited to Cate Tiernan. The superstars at Rights People have found foreign homes for three debut novels: Jennifer Nielsen's Elliot and the Goblin War (to be published in the U.S. this fall by Sourcebooks) will publish in Turkey with Artemis; Trent Reedy's Words in the Dust (formerly titled Inshallah, to be published in January 2011 with Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic) by Passion House; and Susan Lynn Meyer's Black Radishes will publish in Germany with Cecilie Dressler. It is especially satisfying that Words in the Dust, which is set in contemporary Afghanistan, will publish in an Islamic country, and that Black Radishes, which focuses on a Jewish family's experience in France in World War II, will be published in Germany. Congratulations to all, and thanks to Rights People! —Erin and Joan |
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Welcome to our latest new arrivals from EMLA authors: June 7—The Basilisk's Lair (Nathaniel Fludd, Book 2), chapter book, by R. L. LaFevers June 8—Love and Pollywogs from Camp Calamity, middle grade, the second sequel to My Big Sister Is So Bossy She Says You Can't Read This Book, by Mary Hershey June 22—Is Your Buffalo Ready for Kindergarten, picture book, by Audrey Vernick As always, we wish these books into readers' hearts! —Erin
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Erin and Joan are in New York this week for BookExpo America. We're looking forward to seeing many friends, colleagues, and clients! |
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The International Reading Association is one heck of a great organization. It is a global network of more than 70,000 members, all committed to increasing literacy worldwide. As part of this, each year they recognize books that they believe will encourage children and young adults to read. We are so pleased that two EMLA authors are on the 2010 IRA book lists! Jennifer Ziegler's How NOT To Be Popular is on the 2010 Young Adults' Choices Booklist (scroll down to a link to the bookmark showing the whole list; the annotated version will not be out until November). This list is chosen by teen readers themselves. Liz Garton Scanlon is the recipient of the 2010 Children's Book Award in the category of primary fiction for All the World. This award is given for an author's first or second book, and is chosen from an international field. Congratulations, Jenny and Liz! —Erin |
Associate agent Ammi-Joan Paquette is a woman of many talents: She is an agent and an author. Now she is a picture book author (her first picture book, The Tiptoe Guide to Tracking Fairies, was released by Tanglewood Press last spring) and a novelist, to boot! Joan's lyrical first novel, Luchi, Undaunted, was just placed with Stacy Cantor at Walker Children's. It's tentatively scheduled for a winter 2012 release (early 2012). In the novel, a thirteen-year-old girl born and raised in a Thai prison ventures out into the world after the death of her mother, seeking to uncover the secrets her mother left behind and find the American family she has never met. Congratulations, Joan! —Erin |
I have some very exciting news to share for a fairly new EMLA client: Tara Lazar signed on with the agency in March, and has just accepted an offer for her first picture book: The Monstore. As you might guess, this is a shop that sells very useful monsters, just right for doing tricky stuff around the house. The Monstore has only one rule: No refunds, no exchanges. In other words… what could possibly go wrong? The picture book deal is with Emily Lawrence at Aladdin/Simon & Schuster, and will be released in summer 2012. Congratulations, Tara!—I can’t wait to see what the illustrator does with this hilarious tale of monsterly hijinks! —Joan |
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Audrey Vernick is another EMLA client who is having a heck of a year. Her fun picture book Is Your Buffalo Ready for Kindergarten? debuts next month with HarperCollins, and her touching nonfiction picture book She Loved Baseball: The Effa Manley Story, also published by HarperCollins, will debut this fall—and she has three more picture books under contract, with three different publishers, scheduled to come out over the next two years! Now, though, Audrey is headed into brand-new territory: Her first novel, Water Balloon, was just acquired by Jennifer Greene of Clarion Books (publisher of one of her upcoming picture books, as well). Water Balloon is a contemporary friendship-and-first-love story set in the tender emotional territory of the summer before high school, when life is as delicate as a water balloon but as full of the potential for a big kaboom. It focuses on an unforgettable girl named Marley, who's just the sort of kid you'd want to be friends with. Water Balloon is tentatively scheduled to release in the fall of 2011. Congratulations, Audrey! —Erin |
Jennifer A. Nielsen has been having a terrific year thus far: The first book in her Underworld Chronicles series, ELLIOT AND THE GOBLIN WAR, is coming out on October 1st from Sourcebooks. The cover was recently finalized and it’s just gorgeous! But that’s not all! Jen just completed her second sale with the agency: a three-book deal to Scholastic Press that was pitched as The Thief meets The Prince and the Pauper. The first book is planned for release in spring 2012. Here’s the deal announcement that was posted to Publishers Lunch: Jennifer A. Nielsen’s THE ORPHAN PRINCE, in which three orphans are recruited to compete in a treacherous plan to impersonate a lost prince and thus prevent a civil war—but that’s just the start of the deception, to Lisa Sandell at Scholastic Press, in a good deal, in a pre-empt, in a three-book deal, by Ammi-Joan Paquette of Erin Murphy Literary Agency (World). Congratulations all around, Jen, and here’s to many more great things up ahead! —Joan
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EMLA will be closed the week of April 26 for a late Spring Break and our annual client retreat. |
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We've had lots of bursts of good news around here lately as various award lists start to come together for 2010—starting with Elizabeth Bluemle's How Do You Wokka-Wokka?, which won the 2010 Please Touch Museum's Annual Book Award, chosen by kids! This year, the kids doing the choosing were from Philadelphia's Overbrook School for the Blind. The award will be presented later this month at the museum. Way fun! EMLA authors have not one but two books represented on the Michigan Great Lakes Great Books nomination list in the 4th-5th grade category: Chris Barton's The Day-Glo Brothers and Ruth McNally Barshaw's Ellie McDoodle: New Kid in School. This is a kids' choice award, as well. The Day-Glo Brothers is also on the ballot for the 2010-2011 Maine Student Book Award, along with Laura Resau's The Indigo Notebook and Lewis Harris's A Taste for Red. We're loving M-states around here this week! The Indigo Notebook is also one of three finalists for the 2010 Colorado Book Award in the Young Adult Literature category. The award recognizes Colorado authors, editors, illustrators, and photographers, and Laura's What the Moon Saw won in this category back in 2006, and Red Glass in 2007! Finally, C.J. Omololu's Dirty Little Secrets is on the latest update of the 2011 YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers nomination list from the young adult librarian division of the ALA. This list honors high-interest books that will sustain a reader's attention easily—and believe me, does this book ever keep your attention! Congrats to all! —Erin |
A whole chorus of congratulations for Ruth McNally Barshaw, who's been a magnet for good news lately! Not only is her latest Ellie McDoodle book slated for release this summer (see the just-finished cover, above!), but the first two Ellie books, Have Pen Will Travel and New Kid in School will soon be available in South Korea! Publisher Jangsoohanulso will release them in the next 18 months. We can't wait to see how these unique "sketch-journals" look in a different language! If that's not enough, New Kid in School is one of eight titles nominated for the 4th and 5th grade category of the 2010-2011 Great Lakes Great Books Award, chosen by readers in Ruth's home state of Michigan. Congratulations, Ruth! —Erin |
Eric Pinder has signed a deal with Little, Brown Books for Young Readers for his picture book text that speculates what fun and chaos would occur If All of the Animals Came Inside. The acquiring editors are Lauren Hodge and Liza Baker. As if this weren't exciting enough, the picture book, slated for Spring 2012, will be illustrated by the legendary Marc Brown, creator of the Arthur books and TV series! This deal has been in the works for some time, and we are very excited to be able to announce it officially. Congratulations, Eric! —Joan |
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I am so pleased to announce that Susan Vaught, author of Trigger and My Big Fat Manifesto, among others, has a new untitled novel underway with Bloomsbury! In the new story, seventeen-year-old Del faces his coming adulthood with a felony on his record that will shape the rest of his life, all because of a mutually consenting "sexting" incident with his girlfriend three years earlier. Susan does such an amazing job of capturing the voices of teens in crisis (I dare you to try to get Trigger's Jersey Hatch out of your mind after reading that one), and Del is no exception. One fun fact is that Del has a parrot who plays a crucial role in the story, and Susan herself has a parrot who often keeps her company while she's writing. The acquiring editor at Bloomsbury is Margaret Miller. Congratulations, Susan! —Erin |
The busy season continues—almost daily, boxes of new books and galleys are arriving in the office. It's like Christmas in April! Welcome to our new arrivals from EMLA authors: April 1—Shark Vs. Train (Little, Brown), a picture book written by Chris Barton April 6—Tug-of-War (Aladdin), middle-grade novel, the fourth book in the Summer Camp Secrets series by Katy Grant April 12—Theodosia and the Eyes of Horus (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), middle-grade novel, the third Theo book by R. L. LaFevers April 15—Palace Beautiful (Putnam), a middle grade novel by Sarah DeFord Williams April 27—Dad and Pop (Candlewick), a picture book written by Kelly Bennett—her second new book this season (go Kelly!) As always, we wish these books into readers' hearts! —Erin |
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Palace Beautiful, Sarah DeFord Williams's first novel, published by Putnam, debuts in two weeks, and we're so happy that she has received this lovely starred review from School Library Journal ahead of publication: "In the mid-1980s, 13-year-old Sadie Brooks and her younger, tantrum-prone sister, Zuzu, arrive at their new house in Congratulations, Sarah! —Erin |
I'm so pleased to announce Trent Reedy's debut novel, forthcoming with Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic: Words in the Dust. This middle-grade novel tells the story of an Afghan girl struggling with the effects of decades of war, and is based on Faced with the American offer of corrective surgery for her cleft lip, thirteen-year-old Zulaikha thinks that looking normal or even pretty like her fifteen-year-old sister Zeynab will fix her problems. But when Zeynab is unexpectedly married off, Zulaikha realizes that there has to be something else, something more, to offer hope for a good life in a new Although the offer was made and accepted last fall, we have just now put the finishing touches on the paperwork, and are so pleased to be able to make this deal public. The acquiring editor was Cheryl Klein, and the book is slotted for publication in January 2011. —Joan |
Congratulations to Lynda Mullaly Hunt, whose middle-grade novel One for the Murphys has a publishing home and will be published in September 2012—Lynda's book publishing debut! The lucky editor is Nancy Paulsen, who is stepping down as head of G.P. Putnam's Sons at Penguin to start her own imprint, Nancy Paulsen Books, also at Penguin. One for the Murphys will publish in the new imprint's second season. In One for the Murphys, street-smart thirteen-year-old Carley Connors is only afraid of one thing--love. After entering the foster care system, she is folded into a family that shows her a side of life she didn't think existed, breaking down her walls and teaching her that not only can she love other people, she can let them love her, too. I think I've read this novel four or five times, but it still makes me cry on every reading, it's so powerful! (And I promise the name of the family, the Murphys, has nothing whatsoever to do with me, although it's a happy coincidence!) —Erin |
It's a busy spring at EMLA! We are so pleased to be welcoming wonderful new books to the world. March has seen three new books from EMLA authors hit the shelves, with one more on the way before month's end: March 9—A Star in the Forest (Delacorte), a middle-grade novel by Laura Resau March 16—Abigail Iris: The Pet Project (Walker), sequel to Abigail Iris: The One and Only, a young middle-grade novel by Lisa Glatt and Suzanne Greenberg March 18—Your Daddy Was Just Like You (Putnam), a picture book written by Kelly Bennett March 30—Toads and Diamonds (Holt), a young adult novel by Heather Tomlinson As always, we wish these books into readers' hearts! —Erin |
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Shark vs. Train, by Chris Barton, has gotten three trade reviews—and three stars! The latest to heap on the praise is School Library Journal: "When a boy with a toy shark faces a train-wielding companion, it sets off a series of imaginative and very funny contests between fish and machine....This inspired pairing, executed with ingenuity and packed with action and humor, is a sure winner." For a really fun look into the process Chris and illustrator Tom Lichtenheld went through to bring this book into being, see Monday's entry on the blog Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast, complete with peeks at some rejected scenes. Although the book, published by Little, Brown, has a pub date of April 1, I hear it's been spotted on bookstore shelves this week. Run out and see it for yourself! —Erin |
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Jennifer Ziegler's How NOT to Be Popular has been garnering praise left and right since its release in summer 2008, and now that it's hitting the shelves in a trade paperback edition, we hope it will reach a whole bunch of happy new readers. If this great new review at Stiletto Storytime is any indicator, it surely will, for it is a "hilariously real novel about not just what makes you popular but what makes you you" that is "funny, honest and oh so relatable" and "a must read book for teen girls or for that special someone who ever so barely remember[s] what it's like to be one." Very nice! The original hardcover release of the book debuted to very nice reviews all the way around and was a pick for the 2009 Texas Lone Star List. It's in its tenth (!) hardcover printing. Here's a peek at the book's wonderful opening: Tip: Popular girls never go anywhere by themselves. Thus, it must also stand to reason that the unpopular are always alone. —Erin |
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Chris Barton's Shark vs. Train has garnered two stars! Publishers Weekly says, "This is a genius concept—the kids' equivalent of a classic guy bull session" and remarks on the "snappy dialogue"; Kirkus chimes in, "With two boys at a toy chest, one clutching a shark and the other a train, thus begins the most unlikeliest of competitions....The combatants’ expressions are priceless when they lose. A glum train in smoky dejection, or a bewildered, crestfallen shark? It’s hard to choose; both are winners." The book, published by Little, Brown, hits shelves April 1. Congratulations, Chris! —Erin |
We are very pleased to announce that Mary Lindsey’s debut, a YA novel, will be published by Penguin! Jill Santopolo of Philomel signed world rights for SHATTERED SOULS, a dark and dangerous forbidden love story about a Speaker who helps lingering ghosts pass to the spirit world and the Protector who has pledged to serve her, last week. Ammi-Joan Paquette did the deal. Congratulations, Mary and Joan! —Erin |
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I am thrilled to report that the late Melanie Turner Denstaedt's The Hat that Wore Clara B. is on the Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best 2010 List. Any recognition for this lovely picture book is especially poignant, as Melanie passed away of cancer before the book was released. I know her family is very proud on her behalf!
And still more congrats to Liz Garton Scanlon, whose All the World is also on that Chicago list, as well as the Texas Library Association's 2 x 2 Reading List—and it is still on the New York Times Children's Bestseller list, too! —Erin |
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Just announced! Laura Resau's third "Notebook" novel is officially underway. The Jade Notebook is a sequel to The Indigo Notebook, which debuted in the fall of last year and will be out in paperback this summer, and The Ruby Notebook, which will release this fall. All of Laura's books are published by Delacorte and edited by Stephanie Elliott, including her other novels, What the Moon Saw, Red Glass, the newly released Star in the Forest, and the forthcoming The Queen of Water, co-written with Maria Virginia Farinango. Indigo, called "an entertaining and suspenseful read" by School Library Journal, is set in the mountains of Ecuador, the latest home of 15-year-old Zeeta and her flighty mom, Layla, who can't stay put and moves them to a new home every year; Ruby is set in Aix-en-Provence, France, an enchanting city full of fountains, creamy yellow light, and a fascinating group of scarlet-clad street performers. Jade will be set in Oaxaca, Mexico, where Zeeta faces danger while trying to protect local sea turtles. All three books have mystery, adventure, folklore, magic, and romance ribboned through them, as well as the question of Zeeta's father—who he is, and whether he will let her into his life. Congratulations, Laura! —Erin |
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Check out the February list of Movers and Shakers at Goodreads! C.J. Omololu's Dirty Little Secrets, "fascinatingly disturbing." The book was released in hardcover earlier this month from Walker & Company, and Cyn has been doing a heck of a blog tour to promote it. Have a peek at the links on her blog! —Erin |
They've done it again! Liz Garton Scanlon and Chris Barton's names are once again linked in award-land, as All the World and The Day-Glo Brothers take the fiction and nonfiction picture book categories in the 2009 Cybils (Children's and Young Adult Bloggers' Literary Awards)! Congratulations, Chris and Liz—what a happy Valentine's Day you two must have had! —Erin |
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Heather Tomlinson's third novel, Toads and Diamonds (Holt), may not debut until the end of March, but the buzz has already begun with a glowing starred review from Booklist, which calls it "a beautifully embroidered adventure" and Tomlinson a "master craftsman." The book is also a Junior Library Guild Selection. Here is the description of this gorgeous story from the book jacket: "Diribani has come to the village well to get water for her family's scant meal of curry and rice. She never expected to meet a goddess there. Yet she is granted a remarkable gift: Flowers and precious jewels drop from her lips whenever she speaks. "It seems only right to Tana that the goddess judged her kind, lovely stepsister worthy of such riches. And when she encounters the goddess, she is not surprised to find herself speaking snakes and toads as a reward. "Blessings and curses are never so clear as they might seem, however. Diribani’s newfound wealth brings her a prince—and an attempt on her life. Tana is chased out of the village because the province's governor fears snakes, yet thousands are dying of a plague spread by rats. As the sisters' fates hang in the balance, each struggles to understand her gift. Will it bring her wisdom, good fortune, love . . . or death?" I can't wait to see what other good news awaits this one! —Erin |
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Two stars for Star already! Laura Resau's middle-grade novel Star in the Forest, which debuts next month from Delacorte, has received lovely starred reviews from Booklist and School Library Journal. SLJ called it "a well-told and deeply satisfying read," and Booklist hailed it as "an unforgettable narrative of a girl's daily struggle to find a home," comparing it to other migration stories by Francisco Jiménez and Pam Muñoz Ryan. Three months ago, Richie Partington of Richie's Picks gave Star a wonderful review, as well: "I find it a [rare] discovery to come across such an important-yet-sweet book that will be embraced by third, fourth, fifth and even sixth graders, one that deals so incredibly well—on a level appropriate for younger readers —with issues of friendship and poverty and borders and of not making assumptions about people you don't really know." You can see more about Star in the Forest and read a brief excerpt on the book's page at Laura's website. Congratulations, Laura! —Erin |
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Artemis will be publishing Abigail Iris: The One and Only and Abigail Iris: The Pet Project, by Lisa Glatt and Suzanne Greenberg, in Turkey! The deal was brokered by Bloomsbury USA, parent company of the books' U.S. publisher, Walker & Company. The One and Only released in the U.S. last year to good reviews (Kirkus called it "a sweet slip of a story" and Booklist found it "engaging"), and the paperback releases this month; The Pet Project debuts in March in the U.S. and already has a nod from Kirkus, which said “Abigail Iris is just as happy-go-lucky as she was in the series opener, Abigail Iris: The One and Only....This chapter-book text lilts along like the first, frequently accompanied by [Joy] Allen’s cozy sketches." |
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We are thrilled to see My Big Fat Manifesto, by Susan Vaught (published by Bloomsbury), on the 2010 list of Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults recognized by a committee of YALSA, the Young Adult Library Services division of the American Library Association. Each year YALSA recognizes books in a few categories; this year, the category that recognized My Big Fat Manifesto was "Bodies" ("They come in all shapes, sizes, and abilities...love it or hate it, you only have one body").
Another of the paperback lists this year was "Twists on the Tale" ("The times may change, but the tales remain eternal. Classic literature and folktales are given a makeover in these retellings."), and we are very pleased that Janette Rallison's My Fair Godmother (published by Walker & Company) was included.
YALSA also produces a list of Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults, and happily, The Indigo Notebook, by Laura Resau (published by Random House), is included there. The Indigo Notebook will be coming out this summer in paperback with a brand-new cover (on the right, above)—isn't it stunning? Great news, ladies! —Erin |
We are very pleased to congratulate Liz Garton Scanlon for her book All the World's appearance at the #2 spot on the Feb. 7 New York Times Children's Bestseller List for picture books! |
The Flagstaff office of EMLA is closed due to snow. We will reopen on Monday, January 25th. |
Hooray for ALL THE WORLD and THE DAY-GLO brothers, which received a Caldecott Honor and a Sibert Honor! We're practically speechless with excitement for Liz Garton Scanlon and Chris Barton! —Erin |
All the World is officially a best-seller! Not the New York Times—Entertainment Weekly, which publishes a children's bestseller list just once a year or so, included it on the list in the January 15 issue! Congratulations to author Liz Garton Scanlon! —Erin |
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Nathaniel Fludd, hero of the Beastologist series, has a lot to celebrate, as does his creator, R.L. LaFevers! Although only one book in the series (Flight of the Phoenix) is currently on the shelves, book 2 will debut this summer—and, we just found out, will be a Junior Library Guild Selection!—and book 3 is on the schedule for 2011. Not only that, but publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is so pleased on early buzz for the series that editor Kate O'Sullivan has just signed a fourth book. Illustrator Kelly Murphy, whose artwork adds a terrific element to the tales, has also signed on. —Erin |
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Just before the holidays, we got the great news that Laura Resau's Red Glass made the 2009-2010 Rosie Award list—the Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award Committee's list of titles that high schoolers will vote on in the next year. (There's lots going on with Laura, in addition to the awards that just keep rolling in for Red Glass—her Indigo Notebook just debuted a couple of months ago and is on the current BBYA nomination list, and I'm reading the manuscript for the sequel, The Ruby Notebook, right now—it's stunning, of course!) We're also thrilled that Janette Rallison's My Fair Godmother made the Grand Canyon Reader Award nomination list for 2011 in the tween category, indicating it's an often-requested book for readers in Arizona, and will be voted on in the next award cycle there. It's always great news when books make a state list like this, as this is one of the best ways to keep getting books into readers' hands. Congratulations, Laura and Janette! —Erin |
Congratulations to Chris Barton and Liz Garton Scanlon, whose picture books The Day-Glo Brothers and All the World start the new year on the shortlist for the 2009 Cybil Awards! |
In honor of our clients and co-agents, EMLA has donated to First Book and Book Aid International. Thank you all for being a part of our lives. Happy holidays and happy new year! See you in 2010! |
Just in time for book-lovers everywhere hit the airways for holiday travel, today's People magazine gives Liz Garton Scanlon's All the World a very nice mention, calling it "mesmerizing in its simplicity." |
Just look at this gorgeous cover! Heather Tomlinson's Toads and Diamonds will debut in April 2010 (Holt), and the writing is as luscious as the cover—I kid you not when I say that reading it took my breath away. I did not want to leave that world after turning the final page. I'm running a little late on pointing this out, but Betsy Bird gave a nice glimpse of it recently on Fuse #8—scroll down to the fifth book cover for a nice paragraph. Today's email brought this yummy jacket quote from Barry Lyga, for Conrad Wesselhoeft's debut YA novel Adios Nirvana (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt): "If you threw Chris Crutcher, a beat poet, and a jazz musician in a blender, you might get something like Adios, Nirvana. With lyrical, hypnotic prose, Wesselhoeft's narrative deftly avoids the cliches of the coming-of-age genre. A superb, enduring debut. I wish I'd written this book." Wow, wow, wow! No cover to show you for this one yet—the book isn't not due on the shelves until fall 2010, so it's a bit early. More to come! —Erin |
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It seems hardly a day goes by without good news for Chris Barton, author of The Day-Glo Brothers (Charlesbridge), and Liz Garton Scanlon, author of All the World (Beach Lane Books/S&S). In fact, just yesterday I was teasing Liz's editor, Allyn Johnston, that I wish she'd stop being such a black cloud in my email inbox! The latest news is that both books top the list of best children's books of 2009 at The Washington Post, and we're eagerly looking forward to getting out our scissors this weekend, to clip the New York Times review of The Day-Glo Brothers and the People magazine review of All the World. All the World also made the L.A. Times's picks of the best children's books of the year ("My pick as best picture book of the year, All the World, could easily replace the traditional holiday greeting card as a perfect expression of peace and goodwill"), the Horn Book Fanfare list, and industry "big mouth" Richie Partington's year-end roundup. I'm afraid things aren't about to slow down for Chris, either; his Shark Vs. Train releases in April (Little, Brown), and big doin's will begin shortly after the first of the year. (If only I could talk about them now!) Get a sneak peek at the book on illustrator Tom Lichtenheld's site. —Erin |
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Cate Tiernan's Sweep series is going to Scandinavia! Publisher Stabenfeldt has picked up the first three books of the series for publication in Finland, Norway, and Sweden starting in August/September 2010. Allison Heiny of Rights People did the deal on behalf of Alloy, which packaged the books in the U.S. for Penguin Puffin. |
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We are very pleased to announce that Pan-Asia has licensed complex Chinese rights to The Flight of the Phoenix, the first book in R. L. LaFevers's Nathaniel Fludd: Beastologist series, for release in spring 2010. Christina Biamonte at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt did the deal. This is the agency's introduction to China! |
Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich's Eighth-Grade Superzero, which pubs with Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic next month, just received its first starred review. Publishers Weekly calls it "a masterful debut," and goes on to say that it is "filled with characters who are delightfully flawed and, more importantly, striving to overcome those flaws...Rhuday-Perkovich doesn’t take shortcuts, forcing Reggie to deal with a world in which he doesn’t always get the answers or successes he wants, and the book shines as a result." Congratulations, Gbemi! A starred review for a debut novel is wonderful indeed. |
The Fourth Annual GangofErin Retreat is all set for Chicago in 2010, April 29 through May 1, just after the International Reading Association Convention. Previous retreats were held in Santa Fe, NM; North Andover, MA; and Portland, OR. Clients, contact Erin or Joan for details! |
EMLA clients Liz Garton Scanlon and Chris Barton have had quite the season—their recent picture books All the World (illustrated by Marla Frazee, published by Beach Lane/S&S) and The Day-Glo Brothers (illustrated by debut illustrator Tony Persiani, published by Charlesbridge), respectively, are getting tons of buzz! All the World, which follows a circle of family and friends through the course of a day from morning till night, affirming the importance of all things great and small in our world, has been named a Best Book of 2009 by Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, The New York Times Book Review, Horn Book Magazine, the New York Public Library, and Richie Partington's Richie's Picks. It has received four starred reviews. A New York Times review called it "the kind of book that will be pulled off the shelf at bedtime over and over again," and School Library Journal called it, simply, "Perfection." The Day-Glo Brothers, the colorful (!) story of the brothers who invented Day-Glo, caused Boing Boing to exclaim, "The world needs more history books like this!" It received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, and School Library Journal, and was named to Best of 2009 lists by the New York Public Library, SLJ, PW and Kirkus. It will be reviewed in the New York Times on Dec. 20. We are thrilled to be working with Liz and Chris on upcoming releases! In addition to two more picture books Liz had under contract with Beach Lane when signing with EMLA, she has signed up Noodle and Lou, to be illustrated by Mr. Putter and Tabby's Arthur Howard, about a worm and a bird who have an unlikely and unconditional friendship, to be published by Beach Lane; and Think Big, a lyrical celebration of imagination and creativity in many child-friendly forms, to be published by Bloomsbury USA. Chris's upcoming releases include the outrageous Shark Vs. Train, illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld and published by Little, Brown in April 2010, which Betsy Bird called "a book everyone will be longing to see"; a YA nonfiction collection of profiles called Just Who Do You Think You Are about real-life imposters, to be published by Dial in spring 2011; and The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch, a picture book biography of a man who in ten years went from teenaged field slave to Reconstruction-era Congressman, recently signed by Eerdmans Children's. |
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Kirkus Reviews has included Serendipity Market (HarperTeen) on its Best Young Adult Books of 2009 list, saying, "With prose as magical as the events it describes, Penny Blubaugh’s debut novel is a feast for the senses, brimming with richly textured scenery, beguiling characters and heartwarming sentiment." The novel, which marks Penny's publishing debut, is a collection of retold fairy tales with unique modern twists, each one told as part of a festival assembled to bring magic back into the world. Penny's next book will be Blood and Flowers, coming from HarperTeen in the spring of 2011. |
After a series of heated auctions, Cate Tiernan's Immortal Beloved trilogy is now set to be published in seven territories around the world in addition to Little, Brown in the U.S., which will release the first book in September 2010. Other territories will release the book that season or spring 2011. The U.K. publisher, Stodder & Houghton, plans to market the book as an adult/YA crossover; editor Kate Howard said the first manuscript is unlike anything she has read before, "a haunting story of transformation, friendship, love and secrets, but also of tragedy and loss." Rights People, the EMLA foreign rights co-agency, has done a tremendous job of managing the interest in this property. All foreign rights deals can be seen on Publishers Marketplace. In the trilogy, a 460-year-old teen runs from a life of empty parties and darkness and begins to turn towards the light, discovering in the process her own vast untapped magickal power, the presence of untold enemies and a mysterious Viking god of a man who may be, in more ways than one, her other half. Cate Tiernan is the author of the Sweep and Balefire series. |
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Today marks the release of A Prince Among Killers, by S R Vaught and J B Redmond, the second half of the meaty Oathbreaker saga begun with Assassin's Apprentice this summer. With a rich fantasy setting, a large cast of sympathetic characters, and a plot full of unexpected twists, Oathbreaker will appeal to diehard fantasy fans among adults and teens alike. |
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