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Hellebore Literary Agency
@helleborelit.bsky.social
Selling translation rights for self-published authors in foreign markets 🌎📚

Looking for children’s fiction 🕵️

📍 Portland, OR

helleborelit.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Yesterday was our Marketing and Design Director’s birthday! 🥳

Jackie is responsible for the creation and maintenance of Hellebore’s online presence via our website and social media. She helps us reach YOU, people interested in our agency.

Happy (belated) birthday, Jackie!

#literaryagency #booksky
November 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
It’s our Business Administrator’s birthday! 🥳

Rin is a powerhouse who handles the bulk of Hellebore’s financial and administrative responsibilities. She keeps us organized, focused, and on track while reminding us to relax and take breaks.

Happt birthday, Rin! 🦂

#literaryagency #booksky #birthday
October 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Our business administrator’s desk
October 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Our marketing/design director’s desk
October 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Our agent’s desk
October 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Our client coordinator’s desk
October 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
• Original title: “Niebla (nivola)”
• Recommended by Rin
• A lit fic in which the MC inspires philosophical ruminations from family members, his dog, and even the author himself
• First published in 1914 by Renacimiento
• First published in English in 2017 by Northwestern University Press
#booksky
October 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
• Translated title: “Cuando era puertorriqueña”
• Recommended by Jackie
• A memoir about a young girl growing up in Puerto Rico and how moving to New York affected her
• First published in 1993 by Da Capo Press
• First published in Spanish in 1994 by Vintage Books
#memoir #puertorico #booksky
October 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
• Original title: “La sombra del viento”
• Recommended by Emmily
• A mystery novel about a young man who becomes obsessed with finding the author of his favorite book, who has mysteriously disappeared
• First published in 2001 by Planeta
• First published in English in 2004 by Penguin Books
#booksky
October 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
• Recommended by Rebecca
• An emotional queer lit fic about a young college student grappling with first love, profound loss, and how personal identity fits with family identity
• First published in 2024 by Tin House
#romance #queer #booksky
October 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
• Recommended by Rebecca
• A YA coming-of-age novel in which the MCs grapple with romance, being misfits, and death
• Translated into 16 languages
• Banned in 12 school districts
#lookingforalaska #bannedbooksweek
October 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
• Recommended by Emmily
• A classic sci-fi antiwar novel in which the MC tries to make sense of his experiences in WWII
• Translated into 19 languages
• Banned in 9 school districts
#slaughterhousefive #bannedbooksweek
October 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
• Recommended by Rin
• The 1st of 2 graphic novels written about the author’s father’s experiences during the H0l0c@ust, where the Jewish people are mice and the N@z1s are cats
• Translated into 15 languages
• Banned in 3 school districts
#maus #bannedbooksweek
October 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
• Recommended by Jackie
• The 3rd book in a middle grade fantasy series that brings Greek mythology into the modern day world
• Translated into 17 languages
• Banned in English in 1 school district
• Banned in Spanish in 1 school district
#percyjackson #bannedbooksweek
October 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Portland + fall + books = cozy 🥰

Check out some book events you shouldn’t miss this season on our blog: www.helleborelit.com/blog/where-t...

#literaryagency #booksky #portlandoregon #launchparty #writingworkshop #bookfestival
October 2, 2025 at 8:27 PM
If you are a children’s fiction self-published or small-published author, you should query us!

Visit helleborelit.com for more info 🌸

#literaryagency #foreignrights #translationrights #booksky
September 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Rin’s most recent read #NeverWhistleAtNight #booksky
August 21, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Rebecca’s most recent read #TheHighMountainCourt #booksky
August 21, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Emmily’s most recent read #EllaEnchanted #booksky
August 21, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Jackie’s most recent read #OnyxStorm #booksky
August 21, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Also in Suwon’s Starfield mall was a smaller children’s library. Here’s Jackie in the cute reading nook #booksky #travel
August 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Emmily and Jackie went on a vacation to Korea and Japan! While there, they visited the Suwon Starfield Library, which had a gorgeous display of books right in the middle of a mall #booksky #travel
August 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Becca moved in with her boyfriend! She misses her old apartment, but she’s excited about the soon-to-come his-and-hers computer setups 🥰 #movingday
August 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Rin has been chipping away at her summer reading TBR! How similar are your tastes? #booksky
August 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM