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Janine Le
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Founder & Agent at Janine Le Literary Agency. Found outdoors or in a book.
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Thank you!
November 8, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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Hi Brian! Sharing a couple clients this could be a great fit for! Chuchu Wang www.janinele.com/illustrators...
November 8, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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Happy publication day, ila Nguyen-Hayama @mmhym.bsky.social ! RED THREADS is here in hardcover AND paperback from Abrams Fanfare!
October 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Welcome new client Jessie Boulard! @jessieboulard.bsky.social
April 2, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Delighted to share another middle grade verse novel from Shifa Saltagi Safadi is in the works with her fabulous team at Putnam! Get ready to cozy up with this one! ❄️
[Logo: J&L forming bookends] Deal Announcement Rūta Rimas at Putnam has bought, in an exclusive submission, Sisters Alone by National Book Award winner Shifa Saltagi Safadi. Frozen meets Home Alone in this middle grade verse novel about two sisters stuck home alone in a blizzard who have to navigate their icy relationship, anxiety struggles, and grief to survive the stormy weather and tumultuous events around them. Publication is set for fall 2026; Janine Le at Janine Le Literary Agency brokered the deal for world rights.
February 8, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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Also celebrating Leanne Hatch on her third book with @harperkids.bsky.social ! A beautiful, transporting tale from @nadinepresley.bsky.social for the Syrian diaspora and anyone wanting to travel there through the magic of memory, love, and grape leaves.
Image text: JLLA Deal Announcement: Luana Kay Horry at HarperCollins has acquired world rights to Where There Is Love by Nadine Presley (l.), illustrated by Leanne Hatch. Leena, a Syrian child forced to leave her homeland, longs for days long gone until her teta (grandmother) reveals a secret world of memories hidden within the grape leaves of the land she now calls home. Publication is planned for summer 2026; Allison Remcheck at Stimola Literary Studio represented the author, and Janine Le at Janine Le Literary Agency represented the illustrator.
December 6, 2024 at 3:17 PM
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Celebrating Mariyka Foster and her book that will be new here soon! A funny, smart, and sweet book for babies, new parents, and anyone else still figuring things out! 🙋‍♀️
Image text: JLLA Deal Announcement: Jonah Heller at Peachtree has bought Mariyka Foster's You're Still Pretty New Here, a humorous picture book that travels back in time, highlighting families of all types to reassure babies (and their parents) that previous generations also had to figure it out on the fly. Publication is planned for summer 2026; Janine Le at Janine Le Literary Agency sold world rights.
December 6, 2024 at 2:57 PM
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Incredible news!!! Many many congratulations to Shifa Saltagi Safadi NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER for her debut novel KAREEM BETWEEN!!! So happy for Shifa, who deserves this honor and every good thing!
November 21, 2024 at 3:17 AM
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So grateful @nationalbook.bsky.social is live streaming today's readings and tomorrow's awards ceremony so I can watch with my youngest reader! Please join us to support Shifa Saltagi Safadi!
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Today 11am and 7pm E
Tomorrow 8pm E
November 19, 2024 at 2:20 PM
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Congratulations to client Shifa Saltagi Safadi on the amazing launch of her middle grade debut KAREEM BETWEEN!!! Utterly thrilled for this story to be so well received!
2024 National Book Awards Longlist: Young People's Literature KAREEM BETWEEN Shifa Saltagi Safadi G.P. Putnam 's Sons Books For Young Readers/Penguin Random House "A masterfully written, deeply resonant take." - Kirkus Reviews Starred Review A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection "As an Arab-American and a football fan, this book spoke directly to me. It's the exact type of book I would've loved, and needed, as a kid. A perfect mix of a fun and enjoyable read, while being an important book, too." —Jasmine Warga, New York Times bestselling author of and Newbery Honor recipient for Other Words for Home "Riveting, powerful, and soul-stirring."— S. K. Ali, New York Times bestselling and award-winning author "An immersive story that captures the nuances of middle school friendships, family challenges, and the difficult realities of being “stuck” between two different worlds." —Maleeha Siddiqui, acclaimed author of Barakah Beats and Any Way You Look "An emotionally compelling and action-packed story." —Reem Faruqi, award-winning author of Unsettled "An important addition to middle grade literature, a new perspective we desperately need." —Aida Salazar, award-Winning author of Ultraviolet
September 12, 2024 at 4:04 PM
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So proud of these fall books! Some of my first sales here at JLLA! All available for pre-order, and preorders are 25% off at Barnes & Noble through 7/17!
HEDGEHOG WHODUNIT by Heather Preusser
MAKE A LITTLE WAVE by Kerry O'Malley Cerra
KAREEM BETWEEN by Shifa Saltagi Safadi
July 10, 2024 at 11:21 PM
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Thank you to everyone who submitted their work or boosted my call for submissions! I received an incredible 760 queries, and I'm blown away by the talent and accomplishments of everyone. (1/2)
October 5, 2023 at 11:09 PM
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Last call! My QueryManager inbox is open for one more day, so get those submissions in! Open to authors, illustrators, and author-illustrators in the children's book space. Can't wait to see what you're working on!
September 30, 2023 at 1:25 AM
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I'm here!

Also find me on Query Manager for a limited time!
You x JLLA. Update September 13, 2023: Currently OPEN to submissions until September 30th! If you're writing and/or illustrating for the children's book market and think we may be a fit to work together, please use the online form at https://query.janinele.com to submit your work.
September 19, 2023 at 4:38 PM