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Jacqui Lipton
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Author, Law Professor, Senior Literary Agent,
@TheTobiasAgency. #VCFA #SCBWI; #HWA
; #AALA; LAW & AUTHORS: A LEGAL HANDBOOK FOR WRITERS (UC Press, 2020); OUR DATA, OURSELVES (UC Press, 2022). jlipton.com
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Mythology Fans, take note!

Persian Mythology: Epic Stories of Gods, Heroes, and Monsters by Ran Bani Tahmaseb is out Nov. 4!

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#mythologybooks #Middlegrade
Four Questions for Ryan Bani Tahmaseb
First-generation Iranian American educator and author Ryan Bani Tahmaseb honors his father, an immigrant from Iran, and his ancestry in his forthcoming middle grade collection 'Persian Mythology: Epic...
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October 27, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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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
ILA's Literacy & Social Responsibility Special Interest Group - Literacy & Social Responsibility Book Award
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September 26, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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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
September 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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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
NEW DEAL Publisher's Marketplace Deal Report Category: Children's Picture Book Non-Fiction July 29, 2025 TALK TO THE DOG By Stephanie Gibeault, Madi Wong Imprint: Explore Stephanie Gibeault's TALK TO THE DOG: HOW TO BE A DOGGY DETECTIVE, in which children learn how to safely communicate with dogs by reading body language cues, expressions, and actions, illustrated by Madi Wong, to Anna Sargeant at Explore, for publication in summer 2027, by Jacqui Lipton at The Tobias Literary Agency for the author, and by Emily Fernandez at The Bright Agency for the illustrator (world).
August 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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"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 🧛

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The Vampire of Kings Street: a mystery Asha Greyling
August 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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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...
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May 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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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
Stephanie Gibeault and Jacqui Lipton Building Brilliant Book Proposals A two night Mini Tuesday, June 3, Thursday June 5th 7-8:15 p.m. Eastern Highlights Foundation
May 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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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...
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May 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Here's the deal....new books are on the horizon!

@laneheymont.bsky.social @socalledyalife.bsky.social @jacquilipton.bsky.social
DESERTERS By Jamie Flanagan Fiction: Horror April 17, 2025 Screenwriter (Midnight Mass, The Fall of the House of Usher) Jamie Flanagan's DESERTERS, the author's debut, set in post-World War II Italy, about two priests as they traverse the countryside in search of lost souls, only to find their mission descend into horror, to Joe Monti at Saga Press, in a six-figure deal, in a two-book deal, in an exclusive submission, by Lane Heymont at The Tobias Literary Agency (world). Foreign: michael.nardullo@simonandschuster.com Film: WME, Circle of Confusion, and VanderKloot Law. WHERE DEVILS STAND By Johnny Compton International rights: UK Fiction April 18, 2025 Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of THE SPITE HOUSE, DEVILS KILL DEVILS, and the upcoming DEAD FIRST Johnny Compton, ed.'s WHERE DEVILS STAND, an anthology of stories centered on places where the devil, according to rumor, legend, or tradition, has appeared on Earth, featuring a diverse range of writers including Erin Craig, Jamie Flanagan, Tananarive Due, Jonathan Maberry, Clay McLeod Chapman, Erin E. Adams, Linda Addison, Cynthia Pelayo, and more, to Daniel Carpenter at Titan Books, by Lane Heymont at The Tobias Literary Agency (world). LYLA, IN THE FLESH By Nick Roberts Fiction: Horror April 2, 2025 Author of MEAN SPIRITED and the Exorcist's House trilogy Nick Roberts's LYLA, IN THE FLESH, in which an aspiring horror author who takes a writing residency at a luxurious castle in the Italian countryside discovers her dark inclinations pale in comparison to the shocking terrors possessing her new home, to Jason Pinter at Simon & Schuster, by Lane Heymont at The Tobias Literary Agency (world).
April 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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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
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Highlights Foundation logo and portraits of Stephanie Gibeault and Jacqui Lipton with the title The Do's and Dont's of a Brilliant Nonfiction Book Proposal: The Top 3 Things to Do, The Tops 3 Things Not to Do, and Author and Agent Quick Q and A
May 1, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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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!
March 11, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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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
Broken Fields by Marcie R. Rendon: 9781641296588 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Cash Blackbear, a young Ojibwe woman and occasional sleuth, is back on the case after a man is found dead on a rural Minnesota farm in the next installment of the acclaimed Native crime series....
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March 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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More book love for Asha Greyling's VAMPIRE OF KINGS STREET: historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/the-... @thetobiasagency.bsky.social
The Vampire of Kings Street - Historical Novel Society
Remarkable storytelling at its best, The Vampire of Kings Street is one of the finest mysteries I’ve ever encountered. Greyling uses a finesse of details and gripping prose to create the setting of Wi...
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March 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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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...
A Whole New Take On Vampires
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February 28, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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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
Lane Heymont “I am open for queries and will stay open because of FOMO!” - Lane TLA President Lane Heymont represents a range of commercial fiction and serious nonfiction. In fiction, he is especially interested in things broadly described as horror. View his MSWL on our website! Jacqui Lipton “More than anything, I’m looking for a really good story” - Jacqui Literary Agent and Lawyer Jacqui Lipton represents fiction and non-fiction for adults. Opening to queries in January 2025, she’s especially aiming to grow her murder mystery, suspense, non-fiction, and horror lists.
January 2, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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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...

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Goodreads Editors' Book Picks for 2024 All the books selected by the Goodreads editors for their monthly editors' picks column. #11 devils kill devils by Johnny Compton #21 This Wretched Valley by Jenny Kiefer #27 Where they last saw her by Marcie R. Rendon
December 10, 2024 at 2:55 PM
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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...
Book giveaway for Broken Fields (Cash Blackbear Mysteries, #4) by Marcie R. Rendon Dec 07-Dec 31, 2024
Enter to win one of 40 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Dec 07-Dec 31, 2024. Cash Blackbear, a young Ojibwe woman, is back on the case after tw...
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December 11, 2024 at 4:21 PM
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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...
Publishing Law 101 - San Diego Writers, Ink
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December 9, 2024 at 5:10 PM
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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)
Mostly text - SPREAD THE JOY Rosebud Authors & The Tobias Literary Agency "How do you spell love," Piglet asked. "You don't spell it, you feel it," answered Pooh Day 9 - Critique from Celeste Dador
December 9, 2024 at 3:18 PM
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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)
Mostly text - SPREAD THE JOY Rosebud Authors & The Tobias Literary Agency "How do you spell love," Piglet asked. "You don't spell it, you feel it," answered Pooh Day 8 Critique from Erin Becker with a photo of her
December 8, 2024 at 2:22 PM
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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)
SPREAD THE JOY Rosebud Authors & The Tobias Literary Agency "How do you spell love," Piglet asked. "You don't spell it, you feel it," answered Pooh Day 7 Portfolio Critique from Stan Yan with a photo of him
December 7, 2024 at 8:48 PM
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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)
Mostly text - SPREAD THE JOY Rosebud Authors & The Tobias Literary Agency "How do you spell love," Piglet asked. "You don't spell it, you feel it," answered Pooh Day 6 Critique from Cynthia Timoti
December 6, 2024 at 4:13 PM
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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)
Mostly Text - SPREAD THE JOY Rosebud Authors & The Tobias Literary Agency "How do you spell love," Piglet asked. "You don't spell it, you feel it," answered Pooh Day 4 Critique from Melissa Tyndall
December 4, 2024 at 2:15 PM
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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...
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December 4, 2024 at 2:15 PM
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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)
SPREAD THE JOY Rosebud Authors & The Tobias Literary Agency "How do you spell love," Piglet asked. "You don't spell it, you feel it," answered Pooh Day 3 - Critique by Melissa Mazzone with a photo of Melissa
December 3, 2024 at 1:38 PM