Jennifer Laughran
@literaticat.bsky.social
literary agent with a lot of opinions 👀 also a podcast 👀 also my puppy looks like baby chewbacca! www.jenniferlaughran.com / www.andreabrownlit.com
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This holiday season, give Jeff Bezos and Amazon the gift of zero dollars. 🥰
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This holiday season, give Jeff Bezos and Amazon the gift of zero dollars. 🥰
Authors, Beware! There's a firm called "ClaimsHero" doing aggressive social media outreach claiming to
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Authors, Beware! There's a firm called "ClaimsHero" doing aggressive social media outreach claiming to
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
Ask the Agent Question of the day: What would I tell people who query “too soon”? Well, I’d tell them the story of when I tried out for Teen Jeopardy!
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💬 0 🔁 0 ❤️ 5 · What advice (or lecture) do you have for writers who query too soon?
This is normal, and really not worth *a lecture* -- anyway, IMO, it's kinda better than the OPPOSITE problem,…
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November 8, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Ask the Agent Question of the day: What would I tell people who query “too soon”? Well, I’d tell them the story of when I tried out for Teen Jeopardy!
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How smart are your pets? Our dog Mayo is really smart. Our other dog Noodle…not so much.
Happy #kidlitartpostcard day. My name is Mark Hoffmann and I’m a kidlit author/illustrator. I am rep’d by Jenn Laughran (@literaticat) with @andreabrownlit.
Happy #kidlitartpostcard day. My name is Mark Hoffmann and I’m a kidlit author/illustrator. I am rep’d by Jenn Laughran (@literaticat) with @andreabrownlit.
November 6, 2025 at 11:52 AM
How smart are your pets? Our dog Mayo is really smart. Our other dog Noodle…not so much.
Happy #kidlitartpostcard day. My name is Mark Hoffmann and I’m a kidlit author/illustrator. I am rep’d by Jenn Laughran (@literaticat) with @andreabrownlit.
Happy #kidlitartpostcard day. My name is Mark Hoffmann and I’m a kidlit author/illustrator. I am rep’d by Jenn Laughran (@literaticat) with @andreabrownlit.
Happy Book Birthday to THUNDER NELSON DOES THE IMPOSSUMBLE by @marthabee.bsky.social, that latest in the Kids in Mrs Z.'s Class chapter book series, in which Thunder finds a baby possum and brings it to school. What could POSSIBLY go wrong? (hijinx and hilarity ensue) 😜
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The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class: Thunder Nelson Does the Impossumble
Check out The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class: Thunder Nelson Does the Impossumble - <b>Meet the kids in Mrs. Z's wacky and wonderful third grade class! When Mrs. Z's class is looking for an animal to "adopt,"...
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November 4, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Happy Book Birthday to THUNDER NELSON DOES THE IMPOSSUMBLE by @marthabee.bsky.social, that latest in the Kids in Mrs Z.'s Class chapter book series, in which Thunder finds a baby possum and brings it to school. What could POSSIBLY go wrong? (hijinx and hilarity ensue) 😜
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Happy Book Birthday to CHRIS MAKES A FRIEND by @alexgino.bsky.social, about a 12 y.o. bookworm who resents having to spend summer at her grandparents. She wants to chill and READ, not play outside! But when she meets a kindred spirit, an unexpected friendship blooms. 😍
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Chris Makes a Friend
Check out Chris Makes a Friend - <P><B>From the award-winning author of MELISSA, a sweet and tart story about unexpected friendship and family reconciliation.</B></P><P></P><P><B>THIS IS NOT THE SUMME...
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November 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Happy Book Birthday to CHRIS MAKES A FRIEND by @alexgino.bsky.social, about a 12 y.o. bookworm who resents having to spend summer at her grandparents. She wants to chill and READ, not play outside! But when she meets a kindred spirit, an unexpected friendship blooms. 😍
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It's a Booklist star for SQUIRREL: HOW A BACKYARD FORAGER SHAPES OUR WORLD by @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social!
⭐ "An entertaining examination of [squirrels’] lives and relationships with humans.” ⭐
Read the full review here
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⭐ "An entertaining examination of [squirrels’] lives and relationships with humans.” ⭐
Read the full review here
@literaticat.bsky.social
![“An entertaining examination of [squirrels’] lives and relationships with humans . . . further deepening our fascination and affection for these ubiquitous backyard friends.” - A Booklist starred review for Squirrel: How a Backyard Forager Shapes Our World by Nancy Castaldo](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sgdivrybqgecmizyw7dczskq/bafkreidcj27pfuym24zcyhxhuqomxz3a74hddxhlo2l7gnfwxf7nr2y37m@jpeg)
November 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
It's a Booklist star for SQUIRREL: HOW A BACKYARD FORAGER SHAPES OUR WORLD by @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social!
⭐ "An entertaining examination of [squirrels’] lives and relationships with humans.” ⭐
Read the full review here
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⭐ "An entertaining examination of [squirrels’] lives and relationships with humans.” ⭐
Read the full review here
@literaticat.bsky.social
I just accidentally opened “threads” and was smacked in the face with aggressive hot takes about “audiobooks aren’t reading” — ARE WE STILL TROTTING THIS OLD NAG OUT? For the love of god, let it go to pasture already, it’s *exhausted* 😭😭😭 YES, AUDIOBOOKS COUNT AS READING 😭😭😭 DON’T MAKE ME FIGHT YOU
November 2, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I just accidentally opened “threads” and was smacked in the face with aggressive hot takes about “audiobooks aren’t reading” — ARE WE STILL TROTTING THIS OLD NAG OUT? For the love of god, let it go to pasture already, it’s *exhausted* 😭😭😭 YES, AUDIOBOOKS COUNT AS READING 😭😭😭 DON’T MAKE ME FIGHT YOU
My mom is great and I’m glad she is visiting — but also, three know-it-alls in one small house is TOO MANY. We are all arguing about how to cut carrots and AGGRESSIVELY playing Jeopardy AT each other 🥵
(Why would you ask me how I wanted to cut the carrots if you didn’t want the answer to be COINS)
(Why would you ask me how I wanted to cut the carrots if you didn’t want the answer to be COINS)
November 1, 2025 at 12:30 AM
My mom is great and I’m glad she is visiting — but also, three know-it-alls in one small house is TOO MANY. We are all arguing about how to cut carrots and AGGRESSIVELY playing Jeopardy AT each other 🥵
(Why would you ask me how I wanted to cut the carrots if you didn’t want the answer to be COINS)
(Why would you ask me how I wanted to cut the carrots if you didn’t want the answer to be COINS)
Happy Halloween from Popshepsut the Sphinxadoodle! 😍
October 31, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Happy Halloween from Popshepsut the Sphinxadoodle! 😍
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
This is the face of an animal who just ate a Blackwing pencil. And she’d do it again!
October 28, 2025 at 11:30 PM
This is the face of an animal who just ate a Blackwing pencil. And she’d do it again!
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Just landed after this week's school visits & turned on my phone to learn that THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES has been named one of @publisherswkly.bsky.social's Best Books of 2025! I'm absolutely thrilled and honored to be in such great company - congrats to all of the creators on this year's list!
October 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Just landed after this week's school visits & turned on my phone to learn that THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES has been named one of @publisherswkly.bsky.social's Best Books of 2025! I'm absolutely thrilled and honored to be in such great company - congrats to all of the creators on this year's list!
Happy Book Birthday to @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social and her first book for grownups: SQUIRREL: HOW A BACKYARD FORAGER SHAPES OUR WORLD!
If you like entertaining and accessible nature books like those by Sy Montgomery, this is one for your TBR pile!
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If you like entertaining and accessible nature books like those by Sy Montgomery, this is one for your TBR pile!
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Squirrel: How a Backyard Forager Shapes Our World
How a Backyard Forager Shapes Our World
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October 28, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Happy Book Birthday to @nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social and her first book for grownups: SQUIRREL: HOW A BACKYARD FORAGER SHAPES OUR WORLD!
If you like entertaining and accessible nature books like those by Sy Montgomery, this is one for your TBR pile!
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If you like entertaining and accessible nature books like those by Sy Montgomery, this is one for your TBR pile!
bookshop.org/p/books/squi...
A Bard College student and Afghan asylum seeker whose family fled under threat from the Taliban BECAUSE THEY WERE WORKING ALONGSIDE THE U.S. has been taken by ICE for “expedited removal” after being called in for an asylum hearing.
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Human Rights First, Faith Leaders, and Community Members Call for Immediate Release of Afghan Asylum Seeker Detained by ICE - Human Rights First
Annandale-on-Hudson, New York — The Episcopal Diocese of New York, Human Rights First, and Bard College are calling for the immediate release of Ali Faqirzada, a 31-year-old Afghan student who was det...
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October 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
A Bard College student and Afghan asylum seeker whose family fled under threat from the Taliban BECAUSE THEY WERE WORKING ALONGSIDE THE U.S. has been taken by ICE for “expedited removal” after being called in for an asylum hearing.
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It's a Booklist star for HOW TO SAVE AN OTTER by Kate Messner (@katemessner.com)!
🌟 “. . . both relatable and inspiring . . . will resonate with young readers and leave them eager for more.” 🌟
Read the full review here
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🌟 “. . . both relatable and inspiring . . . will resonate with young readers and leave them eager for more.” 🌟
Read the full review here
@literaticat.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
It's a Booklist star for HOW TO SAVE AN OTTER by Kate Messner (@katemessner.com)!
🌟 “. . . both relatable and inspiring . . . will resonate with young readers and leave them eager for more.” 🌟
Read the full review here
@literaticat.bsky.social
🌟 “. . . both relatable and inspiring . . . will resonate with young readers and leave them eager for more.” 🌟
Read the full review here
@literaticat.bsky.social
Apparently the Patagonian Toothfish got rebranded as “Chilean Seabass” — and now it has been rebranded AGAIN as the “Glacier 51 Toothfish” — who is its publicist?!
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Glacier 51 Toothfish
Nothing can rival the story of Glacier 51 Toothfish, also known as Patagonian Toothfish or Chilean Seabass. From a MSC certified sustainable fishery.
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October 23, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Apparently the Patagonian Toothfish got rebranded as “Chilean Seabass” — and now it has been rebranded AGAIN as the “Glacier 51 Toothfish” — who is its publicist?!
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glacier51toothfish.com
Also new this week: KEEP IT CLEAN by Don Brown, the latest in the graphic novel nonfiction series BIG IDEAS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD!
This one is about the history of sanitation across centuries and around the world!
This is SUCH a fun series for GN fans, get into it!
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This one is about the history of sanitation across centuries and around the world!
This is SUCH a fun series for GN fans, get into it!
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Keep It Clean!: Big Ideas That Changed the World #7 (a Nonfiction Graphic Novel)
Big Ideas That Changed the World #7 (a Nonfiction Graphic Novel)
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October 22, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Also new this week: KEEP IT CLEAN by Don Brown, the latest in the graphic novel nonfiction series BIG IDEAS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD!
This one is about the history of sanitation across centuries and around the world!
This is SUCH a fun series for GN fans, get into it!
bookshop.org/p/books/keep...
This one is about the history of sanitation across centuries and around the world!
This is SUCH a fun series for GN fans, get into it!
bookshop.org/p/books/keep...
HOW TO SAVE AN OTTER and HOW TO SAVE AN OWL are the first two installments of a delightfully sweet new chapter book series by @katemessner.com — WILDLIFE RESCUE is about two siblings, Ivy and Ezra, who are “critter couriers” and help animals in need! Perfect for young animal-lovers! ❤️❤️❤️
October 22, 2025 at 10:53 PM
HOW TO SAVE AN OTTER and HOW TO SAVE AN OWL are the first two installments of a delightfully sweet new chapter book series by @katemessner.com — WILDLIFE RESCUE is about two siblings, Ivy and Ezra, who are “critter couriers” and help animals in need! Perfect for young animal-lovers! ❤️❤️❤️
New Release: AT THE EDGE OF LOST by @marthabee.bsky.social is a fast paced adventure story about a boy and his dog — best friends who are separated and must brave the odds to find one another again and make it home. The Booklist ⭐️ compared it to WHITE FANG! 😍
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At the Edge of Lost
Check out At the Edge of Lost - <P><B>The only way home is to survive.</B></P><P></P><P><B>Perfect for fans of Katherine Applegate, Rodman Philbrick, and Megan E. Freeman!</B></P><P></P><P>Caleb and R...
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October 22, 2025 at 10:47 PM
New Release: AT THE EDGE OF LOST by @marthabee.bsky.social is a fast paced adventure story about a boy and his dog — best friends who are separated and must brave the odds to find one another again and make it home. The Booklist ⭐️ compared it to WHITE FANG! 😍
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It's a School Library Journal star for AT THE EDGE OF LOST by Martha Brockenbrough (@marthabee.bsky.social)!
🌟 “A timely, heartfelt, and emotive adventure for fans of survival or dog narratives utilizing a quick pace to grip readers.” 🌟
Read the full review here
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🌟 “A timely, heartfelt, and emotive adventure for fans of survival or dog narratives utilizing a quick pace to grip readers.” 🌟
Read the full review here
@literaticat.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
It's a School Library Journal star for AT THE EDGE OF LOST by Martha Brockenbrough (@marthabee.bsky.social)!
🌟 “A timely, heartfelt, and emotive adventure for fans of survival or dog narratives utilizing a quick pace to grip readers.” 🌟
Read the full review here
@literaticat.bsky.social
🌟 “A timely, heartfelt, and emotive adventure for fans of survival or dog narratives utilizing a quick pace to grip readers.” 🌟
Read the full review here
@literaticat.bsky.social
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45 Outstanding Offerings from Kate Messner, Chloe Gong, and More | Starred Reviews, October 2025
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45 Outstanding Offerings from Kate Messner, Chloe Gong, and More | Starred Reviews, October 2025
This month's notable titles include works from our fiction edition of the Series Made Simple supplement, featuring the latest entries from Kate DiCamillo and Axie Oh.
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October 20, 2025 at 10:45 PM
45 Outstanding Offerings from Kate Messner, Chloe Gong, and More | Starred Reviews, October 2025
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Maybe it was vanity, or hubris, or sheer cussedness that made me SURE I could do the “burrito method” of easily putting on the duvet cover without having to look up a tutorial.
At last — rumpled, breathless, inside out and upside down in spirit — I had to admit defeat.
ONE DAY I SHALL PREVAIL!
At last — rumpled, breathless, inside out and upside down in spirit — I had to admit defeat.
ONE DAY I SHALL PREVAIL!
October 18, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Maybe it was vanity, or hubris, or sheer cussedness that made me SURE I could do the “burrito method” of easily putting on the duvet cover without having to look up a tutorial.
At last — rumpled, breathless, inside out and upside down in spirit — I had to admit defeat.
ONE DAY I SHALL PREVAIL!
At last — rumpled, breathless, inside out and upside down in spirit — I had to admit defeat.
ONE DAY I SHALL PREVAIL!
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They are arriving because of the mass mobilizations and they have figured out that Twitter isn't going to be the main space to monitor activity.
October 17, 2025 at 10:15 PM
They are arriving because of the mass mobilizations and they have figured out that Twitter isn't going to be the main space to monitor activity.
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Not only that. they NEED your attention. Deprive them of it and keep it moving.
i know the desire to fight with these sick freaks is strong but resist the urge and just block. it’s better for your brain.
October 17, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Not only that. they NEED your attention. Deprive them of it and keep it moving.