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NEW DEAL TO ANNOUNCE: Author-illustrator Angela Quezada Padron's debut AS THE SEAS RISE, about environmental scientist and activist Nicole Hernandez Hammer, who was recognized by First Lady Michelle Obama at the 2015 State of the Union address for her passionate efforts to educate people about climate change and its disproportionate impacts on communities of color, to Sophia Jimenez at Atheneum, in a nice deal, for publication in September 2023, by Saritza Hernandez at Andrea Brown Literary Agency (world).
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NEW DEAL TO ANNOUNCE: RITA Award winner Elia Winters's COMBUSTION, a steampunk erotic romance novel in which a machinist/inventor of "felicitation devices" and a noted watchmaker join forces to enter the World's Fair while fighting their growing attraction, to Kate Runde at Podium Audio, in a nice deal, by Saritza Hernandez at Andrea Brown Literary Agency.
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NEW DEAL TO ANNOUNCE: Author of IF YOU GO WITH YOUR GOAT TO VOTE and civic opinion writer Jan Zauzmer's MAXINE'S CRITTERS GET THE VACCINE JITTERS, a wordplay-filled picture book in which a girl's stuffed animals are afraid to get their vaccines until she explains that it's actually not scary at all, illustrated by Corlette Douglas in her trade debut, to Karen Giangreco at The Experiment, in a nice deal, in an exclusive submission, for publication in January 2022, by Melissa Edwards at Stonesong for the author, and by Saritza Hernandez at Andrea Brown Literary Agency for the illustrator (world).
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NEW DEAL TO ANNOUNCE: Charish Reid's (TRUST) FALLING FOR YOU, in which University college professors have to learn to work together through team-building exercises while fighting the growing attraction between them, to Lindsey Wood at Tantor Media, in a nice deal, by Saritza Hernandez at Andrea Brown Literary Agency (world English).
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NEW DEAL TO ANNOUNCE: Corrina Lawson's ABOVE THE FOLD, in which a hard-nosed crime reporter in 1980s New York City stumbles across a new love and byline when she agrees to help the ex-FBI, private security contractor solve the murder of his security guard and the stolen museum exhibit, to Tee Tate at City Owl Press, in a two-book deal, for publication in 2023, by Saritza Hernandez at Andrea Brown Literary Agency (world English).
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NEW DEAL TO ANNOUNCE: Creators and hosts of the Dungeons and Dragons podcast Shelly Mazzanoble and Greg Tito's WELCOME TO DRAGON TALK, a collection of essays reflecting on the various guests of the podcast of the same name highlighting the diversity of the Dungeons & Dragons community and the positive impact individuals and groups within the community make every day, from therapists who use it in their practices to Hollywood creatives who credit the game with honing their creative skills, and educators who implement the game into their curriculums to inspire a lifelong love of reading and writing in their students, to Meredith Stabel at University of Iowa Press, in an exclusive submission, by Saritza Hernandez at Andrea Brown Literary Agency (world).
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NEW DEAL TO ANNOUNCE:
Children's: Young Adult Fiction CNN special projects producer Mayra Cuevas and founding co-chair of El Refugio Marie Marquardt's DOES MY BODY OFFEND YOU?, a coming-of-age story told in two points of view, about a Puerto Rican teen who seeks justice after running afoul of her school's sexist dress code, and the white girl who wants to help her lead "the bra-bellion" but must first learn how to become an effective ally; exploring themes of implicit bias, social activism, and female friendship, to Michelle Frey at Knopf Children's, in a significant deal, in a two-book deal, for publication in spring 2022 and fall 2023, by Saritza Hernandez at Andrea Brown Literary Agency and Erin Harris at Folio Literary Management (world). |
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NEW DEAL TO ANNOUNCE:
Fiction: Mystery/Crime Raquel Reyes's debut MAMBO AND MURDER, a new culinary cozy mystery series set in and around Miami, Florida in which a Cuban American food anthropologist uses her knowledge of Caribbean ingredients to solve a series of murders while juggling a toddler and a new career as a cooking show star, to Faith Black Ross at Crooked Lane, in a nice deal, by Saritza Hernandez at Andrea Brown Literary Agency (world). |
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