LOOKING FOR LIGHT in fall 2026

Author of WHATEVER COMES TOMORROW and BRAINSTORM! Rebecca Gardyn Levington’s LOOKING FOR LIGHT: A SHABBAT STORY, with the Jewish holiday of Shabbat as a backdrop, about a child finding gratitude for life’s small joyful moments, illustrated by Gillian Eilidh O’Mara, to Joy Peskin at Farrar, Straus Children’s, for publication in fall 2026, by Kaitlyn Sanchez at Bradford Literary Agency for the author, and by Jennifer Laughran at Andrea Brown Literary Agency for the illustrator.

WHISPERS FROM MOTHER EARTH coming fall 2024

Author-illustrator Maryam Khalifah’s WHISPERS FROM MOTHER EARTH: CELEBRATE THE SKIN YOU’RE IN, in which letters from Mother Earth remind children that no matter what color, tint, or tone their skin is, they are beautiful just the way they are, to Nathan Bond at Fair Share, for publication in fall 2024, by Kaitlyn Sanchez at Bradford Literary Agency (world English and Spanish).

Three-book deal for Soraya Lane

Author of THE SECRET MIDWIFE Soraya M. Lane’s THE PIANIST’S WIFE, a World War II novel about two women living in Berlin who should be enemies, but will do anything to keep each other alive, to Victoria Oundjian at Lake Union Publishing, in a three-book deal, for publication in early 2025, by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency.

New entry in SEE YOURSELF IN THEIR STORIES

Author of PLATANOS ARE LOVE, THE BRONX IS MY HOME, and the forthcoming GLORIANA PRESENTE Alyssa Reynoso-Morris’s BOLD, BRILLIANT AND LATINE: MEET 52 LATINE AND HISPANIC HEROES FROM PAST AND PRESENT, a new entry in the See Yourself In Their Stories biography series, introducing children and families to 52 iconic Latine and Hispanic figureheads and leaders, sporting legends, STEAM stars, and cultural icons, illustrated by Sol Cotti, to Hannah Dove at Quarto Kids, for publication in summer 2025, by Kaitlyn Sanchez at Bradford Literary Agency for the author, and by Ella Lupo at Purple Rain Illustrators for the illustrator.

Three-book deal for Katee Roberts

Author of the Dark Olympus series Katee Robert’s untitled Wicked Villains spinoff series, the first of which is a polyamorous Twelve Dancing Princesses remix, to Mary Altman at Sourcebooks Casablanca, in a significant deal, in an exclusive submission, in a three-book deal, by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency.

THE SOUND OF US coming late 2024

Sarah Castille’s THE SOUND OF US, about a broken college athlete and a troubled radio DJ whose shared love of music becomes a bridge to overcoming the trauma of their pasts, to Monique Patterson at Bramble, in a very nice deal, in an exclusive submission, in a two-book deal, for publication in late 2024, by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency.

Seven-figure deal for Tessa Bailey

NYT-bestselling author of WRECK THE HALLS Tessa Bailey’s Big Shots series, about bad boy athletes finding out that love is the most challenging game of all, to May Chen at Avon, in a seven-figure deal, in a major deal, in a four-book deal, for publication beginning early 2025, by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency.

Multi-book deal for Katee Roberts

Multi-book deal for Katee Roberts

Katee Robert’s Wicked Villains series, to Mary Altman at Sourcebooks Casablanca, in a multi-book deal, by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency.

PIECES OF HOME, by Alyssa Reynoso-Morris and Eugenia Mello coming Spring 2025

Author of PLATANOS ARE LOVE, THE BRONX IS MY HOME, and the forthcoming GLORIANA PRESENTE Alyssa Reynoso-Morris’s PIECES OF HOME, in which two sisters visit their favorite spots on their block on their last day in a Bronx neighborhood, collecting mementos and memories to carry with them always, illustrated by Eugenia Mello, to Alex Borbolla at Bloomsbury Children’s, for publication in spring 2025, by Kaitlyn Sanchez at Bradford Literary Agency for the author, and by Elena Giovinazzo at Pippin Properties for the illustrator.