Marie Lamba
@marielamba.bsky.social
Author of A DAY SO GRAY (Clarion), GREEN GREEN (FSG), DRAWN, OVER MY HEAD, WHAT I MEANT... Senior Lit Agent at The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency. Opinions my own.
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Congratulations to 2026 Stonewall Book Award Honorees THE INK WITCH by @stephcherrywell.com and HE'S SO POSSESSED WITH ME by Corey Liu!
January 26, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Congratulations to 2026 Stonewall Book Award Honorees THE INK WITCH by @stephcherrywell.com and HE'S SO POSSESSED WITH ME by Corey Liu!
JDLA client Steph Cherrywell is the ALA 2026 Stonewall Honor Award winner for their middle-grade novel THE INK WITCH (Little, Brown Young Readers)! Congratulations on receiving this important award, Steph! @stephcherrywell.com bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
The Ink Witch
Check out The Ink Witch - <b>For fans of <i>Amari and the Night Brothers</i> and <i>The Okay Witch</i> comes a hilarious and affirming cozy fantasy about the adventures of a girl who discovers she is ...
bookshop.org
January 26, 2026 at 4:52 PM
JDLA client Steph Cherrywell is the ALA 2026 Stonewall Honor Award winner for their middle-grade novel THE INK WITCH (Little, Brown Young Readers)! Congratulations on receiving this important award, Steph! @stephcherrywell.com bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Happy 25th Anniversary JDLA! Check out our Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency newsletter with a really lovely essay about the Agency's origins, plus highlights from over the years. preview.mailerlite.io/preview/6341...
The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency Newsletter January 2026
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January 26, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Happy 25th Anniversary JDLA! Check out our Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency newsletter with a really lovely essay about the Agency's origins, plus highlights from over the years. preview.mailerlite.io/preview/6341...
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Almost time.
Join us Monday, January 26 at 10:00 a.m. CT for the 2026 ALA Youth Media Awards.
Live from Chicago. Medals revealed in real time.
Watch at ala.unikron.com or on the ALA Facebook page.
#ALAyma
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Join us Monday, January 26 at 10:00 a.m. CT for the 2026 ALA Youth Media Awards.
Live from Chicago. Medals revealed in real time.
Watch at ala.unikron.com or on the ALA Facebook page.
#ALAyma
📚💙
January 25, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Almost time.
Join us Monday, January 26 at 10:00 a.m. CT for the 2026 ALA Youth Media Awards.
Live from Chicago. Medals revealed in real time.
Watch at ala.unikron.com or on the ALA Facebook page.
#ALAyma
📚💙
Join us Monday, January 26 at 10:00 a.m. CT for the 2026 ALA Youth Media Awards.
Live from Chicago. Medals revealed in real time.
Watch at ala.unikron.com or on the ALA Facebook page.
#ALAyma
📚💙
So many honors for THE INK WITCH by @stephcherrywell.com!
December 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
So many honors for THE INK WITCH by @stephcherrywell.com!
Congrats to JDLA client Steph Cherrywell! @stephcherrywell.com THE INK WITCH just got its 3rd starred review-BOOKLIST: "A spellbinding story that reminds readers of the particular power found in embracing your truest self." It's hilarious. Perfect kid gift! www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/steph...
The Ink Witch
For fans of Amari and the Night Brothers and The Okay Witch comes a hilarious and affirming cozy fantasy about the adventures of a girl who discovers she is ...
www.hachettebookgroup.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Congrats to JDLA client Steph Cherrywell! @stephcherrywell.com THE INK WITCH just got its 3rd starred review-BOOKLIST: "A spellbinding story that reminds readers of the particular power found in embracing your truest self." It's hilarious. Perfect kid gift! www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/steph...
Another terrific honor for JDLA client Steph Cherrywell! @stephcherrywell.com Her middle-grade THE INK WITCH is listed as a Best Children's Book 2025 by Pen America!
pen.org/best-childre...
pen.org/best-childre...
Best Children’s Books 2025: 24 Top Picks From the Year’s ‘Best-Of’ Lists
What are the best children’s books of 2025? We looked at 2025 best book lists to find the very best, including “Every Monday Mabel” and “Fireworks.”
pen.org
December 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Another terrific honor for JDLA client Steph Cherrywell! @stephcherrywell.com Her middle-grade THE INK WITCH is listed as a Best Children's Book 2025 by Pen America!
pen.org/best-childre...
pen.org/best-childre...
Wonderful artist Mel Leipzig passed away last month. I worked at Mercer County Community College for a few years where he taught. Mel was always such a kind person. How great to see him honored today in the New York Times. Check out his incredible art. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/a...
Mel Leipzig, Painter Called the ‘Chekhov of Trenton,’ Dies at 90
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Wonderful artist Mel Leipzig passed away last month. I worked at Mercer County Community College for a few years where he taught. Mel was always such a kind person. How great to see him honored today in the New York Times. Check out his incredible art. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/a...
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Oh, here's a link to the actual list if you'd like to learn more about these!
www.booklistonline.com/products/981...
www.booklistonline.com/products/981...
Booklist Online: Leading Book Discovery
www.booklistonline.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Oh, here's a link to the actual list if you'd like to learn more about these!
www.booklistonline.com/products/981...
www.booklistonline.com/products/981...
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Wow, dang, thanks, Chicago Public Library!
Best Fiction for Younger Readers
✨ ROCK PAPER INCISORS by Amy Timberlake and Jon Klassen
Best Fiction for Older Readers
✨ WILL'S RACE FOR HOME by @jewellparkerrhodes.bsky.social
✨ THE INK WITCH by @stephcherrywell.com
2/4 #CPLBest
✨ ROCK PAPER INCISORS by Amy Timberlake and Jon Klassen
Best Fiction for Older Readers
✨ WILL'S RACE FOR HOME by @jewellparkerrhodes.bsky.social
✨ THE INK WITCH by @stephcherrywell.com
2/4 #CPLBest
![SUPERSTAR READS OF 2025
CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOKS OF 2025
[book cover] ROCK PAPER INCISORS
[book cover] WILL'S RACE FOR HOME
[book cover] THE INK WITCH](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:us3l2l5krwafsa6tvz7igswf/bafkreihzzqklyd7tyrhxs6vn7s5qemmyonkqosrmltvorzvpceu5vxcq4m@jpeg)
November 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Wow, dang, thanks, Chicago Public Library!
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I'm flattered that Lynda Carter shared our artwork and love the sentiment here. @sarahsatrun.bsky.social and I loved watching her and the Wonder Woman character.
Hey!
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
November 8, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I'm flattered that Lynda Carter shared our artwork and love the sentiment here. @sarahsatrun.bsky.social and I loved watching her and the Wonder Woman character.
Happy book birthday to @awyeahcomicsny.bsky.social Franco Aureliani and @mikehartigan.bsky.social Mike Hartigan! Their action-packed hilarious graphic novel CHASE SPEEDINGTON is out today through @papercutzgn.bsky.social! bookshop.org/p/books/chas...
Chase Speedington Vol. 1: And the Last Dragon's Breath
And the Last Dragon's Breath
bookshop.org
November 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Happy book birthday to @awyeahcomicsny.bsky.social Franco Aureliani and @mikehartigan.bsky.social Mike Hartigan! Their action-packed hilarious graphic novel CHASE SPEEDINGTON is out today through @papercutzgn.bsky.social! bookshop.org/p/books/chas...
LOVED this book. If you are a ONCE AND FUTURE KING fan, you gotta read THE BRIGHT SWORD.
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The Bright Sword: A Novel of King Arthur
A Novel of King Arthur
bookshop.org
November 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
LOVED this book. If you are a ONCE AND FUTURE KING fan, you gotta read THE BRIGHT SWORD.
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
So exciting! The anthology WE MOSTLY COME OUT AT NIGHT, edited by JDLA client @cloudbusterrob.bsky.social Rob Costello is in People Magazine as one of 10 inspiring LGBTQ+ YA fantasies for teens. Congrats! @peoplemag.bsky.social @runningpressbooks.bsky.social
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people.com/10-lgbtq-ya-...
10 LGBTQ+ YA Fantasy Novels to Inspire Teens to Live Their Truth (Exclusive)
Deadly Ever After’ author Brittany Johnson rounds up two handfuls of LGBTQ+ young adult fantasy novels to "empower the young reader by giving them a means of escape while simultaneously offering survi...
people.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
So exciting! The anthology WE MOSTLY COME OUT AT NIGHT, edited by JDLA client @cloudbusterrob.bsky.social Rob Costello is in People Magazine as one of 10 inspiring LGBTQ+ YA fantasies for teens. Congrats! @peoplemag.bsky.social @runningpressbooks.bsky.social
people.com/10-lgbtq-ya-...
people.com/10-lgbtq-ya-...
DRAWN, my ghostly time-travel romance novel is on sale for a limited time - just .99 cents for the ebook. Perfect for Halloween. But grab it soon before, like the handsome ghost in the story, it slips away... www.amazon.com/Drawn-Marie-...
Drawn
Amazon.com: Drawn eBook : Lamba, Marie: Tienda Kindle
www.amazon.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:36 PM
DRAWN, my ghostly time-travel romance novel is on sale for a limited time - just .99 cents for the ebook. Perfect for Halloween. But grab it soon before, like the handsome ghost in the story, it slips away... www.amazon.com/Drawn-Marie-...
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Bookshop.org has free shipping on all orders Oct 7th and 8th! I recommend The Ink Witch, a magical road trip adventure starring a brave trans girl which received starred reviews from Kirkus and Publishers Weekly. #kidlit #middlegrade
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
The Ink Witch
Check out The Ink Witch - <b>For fans of <i>Amari and the Night Brothers</i> and <i>The Okay Witch</i> comes a hilarious and affirming cozy fantasy about the adventures of a girl who discovers she is ...
bookshop.org
October 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Bookshop.org has free shipping on all orders Oct 7th and 8th! I recommend The Ink Witch, a magical road trip adventure starring a brave trans girl which received starred reviews from Kirkus and Publishers Weekly. #kidlit #middlegrade
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
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Have you preordered your copy of CHASE SPEEDINGTON?
Out Nov 4th!
Link below!
“The world needs saving and CHASE SPEEDINGTON is here to do it! A fun, funny and thrilling adventure that'll have any kid laughing and on the edge of their seats!" – Judd Winick (Hilo)
papercutz.com/series/chase...
Out Nov 4th!
Link below!
“The world needs saving and CHASE SPEEDINGTON is here to do it! A fun, funny and thrilling adventure that'll have any kid laughing and on the edge of their seats!" – Judd Winick (Hilo)
papercutz.com/series/chase...
October 3, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Have you preordered your copy of CHASE SPEEDINGTON?
Out Nov 4th!
Link below!
“The world needs saving and CHASE SPEEDINGTON is here to do it! A fun, funny and thrilling adventure that'll have any kid laughing and on the edge of their seats!" – Judd Winick (Hilo)
papercutz.com/series/chase...
Out Nov 4th!
Link below!
“The world needs saving and CHASE SPEEDINGTON is here to do it! A fun, funny and thrilling adventure that'll have any kid laughing and on the edge of their seats!" – Judd Winick (Hilo)
papercutz.com/series/chase...
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Chase Speedington!
September 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Chase Speedington!
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If you live in #Pennsylvania, it is important that you vote this November. 4, to keep the PA Supreme Court out of MAGA hands (which could be incredibly important in the next few elections, and the future of our country)
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Retention Race 2025 - ACLU of Pennsylvania
Three State Supreme Court Justices are up for retention. These retention elections appear as a YES or NO question at the end of your ballot.
www.aclupa.org
September 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
If you live in #Pennsylvania, it is important that you vote this November. 4, to keep the PA Supreme Court out of MAGA hands (which could be incredibly important in the next few elections, and the future of our country)
New deal announcement! Congrats to Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency client author/illustrator Jennifer O'Connell! Her lovely picture book SAVING PUFF will be published by Muddy Boots!
September 19, 2025 at 11:51 AM
New deal announcement! Congrats to Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency client author/illustrator Jennifer O'Connell! Her lovely picture book SAVING PUFF will be published by Muddy Boots!
Happy book birthday to JDLA client @stephcherrywell.com! Their mg novel THE INK WITCH is out through @littlebrownyr.bsky.social! Starred reviews from Kirkus and Publisher's Weekly! PW said hilarious, heartfelt fantasy brimming with magic and memorable mythical creatures bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
The Ink Witch
Check out The Ink Witch - <b>For fans of <i>Amari and the Night Brothers</i> and <i>The Okay Witch</i> comes a hilarious and affirming cozy fantasy about the adventures of a girl who discovers she is ...
bookshop.org
September 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Happy book birthday to JDLA client @stephcherrywell.com! Their mg novel THE INK WITCH is out through @littlebrownyr.bsky.social! Starred reviews from Kirkus and Publisher's Weekly! PW said hilarious, heartfelt fantasy brimming with magic and memorable mythical creatures bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
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Unleash the monster ninja inside!🥷 🐉
Papercutz is proud to present NINJA KAIJU by @awyeahfranco.bsky.social & @scootcomics.bsky.social , available 2/17/26!
Ninjas and Kaijus are two separate things... but what happens when one Ninja BECOMES a Kaiju?
More Info Here: https://bit.ly/4m2PMM9
Papercutz is proud to present NINJA KAIJU by @awyeahfranco.bsky.social & @scootcomics.bsky.social , available 2/17/26!
Ninjas and Kaijus are two separate things... but what happens when one Ninja BECOMES a Kaiju?
More Info Here: https://bit.ly/4m2PMM9
September 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Unleash the monster ninja inside!🥷 🐉
Papercutz is proud to present NINJA KAIJU by @awyeahfranco.bsky.social & @scootcomics.bsky.social , available 2/17/26!
Ninjas and Kaijus are two separate things... but what happens when one Ninja BECOMES a Kaiju?
More Info Here: https://bit.ly/4m2PMM9
Papercutz is proud to present NINJA KAIJU by @awyeahfranco.bsky.social & @scootcomics.bsky.social , available 2/17/26!
Ninjas and Kaijus are two separate things... but what happens when one Ninja BECOMES a Kaiju?
More Info Here: https://bit.ly/4m2PMM9
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Comic Watch Exclusive: Find Out What Happens When A Ninja Transforms Into A Giant Kaiju Monster in NINJA KaIju the new @papercutzgn.bsky.social OGN from @awyeahfranco.bsky.social @scootcomics.bsky.social February 2026 @madcavestudios.com
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Comic Watch Exclusive: Find Out What Happens When A Ninja Transforms Into A Giant Kaiju Monster in NINJA KAIJU - Comic Watch
Comic Watch Exclusive: Find Out What Happens When A Ninja Transforms Into A Giant Kaiju Monster in NINJA KaIju the new @PapercutzGN OGN from @awyeahfranco @scootcomics February 2026 @Madcavestudios
comic-watch.com
September 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Comic Watch Exclusive: Find Out What Happens When A Ninja Transforms Into A Giant Kaiju Monster in NINJA KaIju the new @papercutzgn.bsky.social OGN from @awyeahfranco.bsky.social @scootcomics.bsky.social February 2026 @madcavestudios.com
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Congrats to JDLA client Claire Polders! @clairepolders.bsky.social Claire's stunning and haunting speculative novel YOUR BODY OF MINE will be published by Vine Leaves Press @vineleavespress.bsky.social Yeah!!!
August 8, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Congrats to JDLA client Claire Polders! @clairepolders.bsky.social Claire's stunning and haunting speculative novel YOUR BODY OF MINE will be published by Vine Leaves Press @vineleavespress.bsky.social Yeah!!!