Serendipity Literary Agency

12/20/2024

We're thrilled to see two titles; DANILO WAS HERE by Author Tamika Burgess and AFIA IN THE LAND OF WONDERS by Mia Araujo, on the Teen Librarian's Toolbox’s list of anticipated Middle Grade reads for 2025!

You can view the full list here: https://teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2024/12/17/most-anticipated-middle-grade-reads-of-2025/

DANILO WAS HERE will be available on January 21st, 2025, from HarperCollins Children (HarperKids Books), and AFIA IN THE LAND OF WONDERS will be available on April 15th from Scholastic! Links to preorder are below!

DANILO WAS HERE: https://bookshop.org/a/10902/9780063159662

AFIA IN THE LAND OF WONDERS: https://bookshop.org/a/10902/9781338856729

School Library Journal

Check out these 25 middle grade titles coming out in 2025!

12/20/2024

If you’re looking for the perfect holiday gift for the nonfiction lover in your life, has you covered!

From a reimagining of the early years of the First Lady of Song to Tommie Smith and John Carlos's protest at the 1968 Olympics, we’ve curated this holiday book gift guide with three recently published biographies by a few of our authors!

Great for yourself, friends, or relatives who want to explore a new genre and gain insight into the lives of three trailblazers of the 20th century!

Links to purchase these books can be found below.

VICTORY. STAND! https://bookshop.org/a/10902/9781324052159

The ESSENTIAL DICK GREGORY: https://bookshop.org/a/10902/9780062879202

ELLA: A NOVEL: https://bookshop.org/a/10902/9780063338654

Derrick Barnes / Dawud Anyabwile / Norton Young Readers
Dr. Christian C. Gregory - Dick Gregory Media / Amistad
Diane Richards / Amistad

12/19/2024

If you're looking for the perfect holiday gift for the book lover in your life, has you covered!

Perfect for those who want to hear from multiple voices or explore the deeper meaning of words, anthologies and poetry collections offer readers an opportunity to engage with conversations on current social issues in comprehensive and thought-provoking ways.

To help, we've curated this helpful gift guide with recently published poetry and anthology collections from some of our authors!

Links to purchase these books can be found in the link in our bio!

THE NEW BROWNIES' BOOK: https://bookshop.org/a/10902/9781797216829
EVERY WHERE ALIEN: https://bookshop.org/a/10902/9780063377998
AFROCENTRIC STYLE: https://bookshop.org/a/10902/9780063080836

Charly Palmer / Karida L Brown / Chronicle Books
Brad Walrond / Amistad
Shirley Neal / Amistad

12/18/2024

We are thrilled to announce that CEO and president of the Association of American Literary Agents, Regina Brooks, has been named a 2024 PW Notable!

Whether an engineer or a literary agent, Regina has always been a problem-solver, implementing innovative ideas to modernize and diversify the publishing industry.

As a member of the AALA, Regina was instrumental in creating their communications committee and establishing a more inclusive membership model, bringing the AALA to 585 members. Now as president, she is spearheading efforts to expand educational offerings through formal courses and professional development programs for agents at every stage.

Recently, along with the Association of Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) and funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, Regina is addressing the absence of MFA programs at historically Black colleges and universities by inviting HBCU faculty members and administers to the Conference & Bookfair. She is also working to increase the number of Black-owned bookstores and improve metadata for diverse titles.

She is also a board member of the AWP and a co-founder of the AALA's Literary Agents of Change nonprofit.

Congratulations, Regina!

You can read the full article at the link in our bio! https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/people/article/96733-pw-notables-2024-regina-brooks.html

Publishers Weekly

The CEO of Serendipity Literary Agency and president of the Association of American Literary Agents is bringing the innovative spirit of an engineer to the publishing industry.

12/17/2024

author and founder of Diversability , Tiffany Yu was interviewed by The Christian Science Monitor to discuss how her latest book, THE ANTI-ABLEIST MANIFESTO, is changing the narrative on disabilities.

Tiffany discusses the role of Diversability in helping disabled people on their journeys, her inspiration for writing THE ANTI-ABLEIST MANIFESTO, and her greatest challenges and joys.

You can view the full interview at the link in our bio. https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/Author-Q-As/2024/1120/tiffany-yu-the-anti-ableist-manifesto

Legacy Lit / Grand Central Publishing

Growing up, Tiffany Yu felt shame about her disability and hid it. Now, the author of “The Anti-Ableist Manifesto” uses her experience to change the narrative.

12/16/2024

If you've registered for , you're invited to send us a sample of your manuscript as part of the Writer to Agent event!

Aevitas Creative, Pande Literary, Folio Literary, Trellis Literary Management , and The Friedrich Agency are also participating!

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Looking for a literary agent? Check out the Writer to Agent Program! Whether attending virtually or in person, all registered attendees have the opportunity to submit a five-page sample of their work to literary agents from Aevitas Creative Management, Ayesha Pande Literary, Folio Literary Management, The Friedrich Agency, Serendipity Literary Agency, and Trellis Literary Management. The deadline to submit is 11:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday, February 26, 2025. https://bit.ly/AWP25W2A

12/16/2024

author Ellie Yang Camp was a recent guest on the Worst Quality Crab podcast!

Discussing Ellie's recently released book, LOUDER THAN THE LIES, they also dive into two delicious soups that Ellie's parents made and explore how we pass culture through food, what it's like growing up Asian in America, how whiteness has forced Asian Americans into certain roles, and how Ellie's book offers a way forward.

You can listen to the full episode here: https://www.worstqualitycrab.com/episodes/soups

LOUDER THAN THE LIES is available now from Heyday Books

On this episode we’re talking to author Ellie Yang Camp about her new book Louder Than The Lies: Asian American Identity, Solidarity, and Self-Love, and just as importantly, we talk about soups!! Yes, not one, but two family soups: beef noodle soup made by her dad, and chicken broth made by her mo...

12/13/2024

Congratulations to Breanna J. McDaniel and illustrator April Harrison on GO FORTH AND TELL being selected by The Horn Book as a Fanfare selection for nonfiction!

You can view the full list here: https://www.hbook.com/story/fanfare-2024-booklist

Available now where books are sold from Dial Books (Penguin Kids)

12/12/2024

Thrilled to see CESARIA FEELS THE BEAT by Denise Adusei and Priscila Soares - My Luckyears on this incredible list!

MacKids Books

Books that celebrate Latine/x culture, creativity, and identity—perfect for inspiring the bookworms in your familia this holiday season.

12/12/2024

If you're looking for the perfect holiday gift for the book lover in your life, has you covered!

With the new year quickly approaching, December is the perfect time to set your new year's resolutions, whether you want to improve your lifestyle, set aside time to relax or try a new genre. So, we've curated this helpful guide to recently published books all about self-improvement from some of our authors! Links to purchase are below!

From using the power of sound to heal to strategies for meeting your fitness goals, these books are perfect for anyone looking to improve their mental and physical well-being for the new year!

NARCISSISTIC ABUSE: https://bookshop.org/a/10902/9780306833175

THE JOY DOCUMENT: https://bookshop.org/a/10902/9798889830726

THE VIBRATION OF GRACE: https://bookshop.org/a/10902/9781649631596

THE 5 PRINCIPLES: https://bookshop.org/a/10902/9781538708088

Vanessa M. Reiser / Balance
Jennifer McGaha / Broadleaf Books
gina Breedlove / Sounds True
Clayton Gavin / Balance

12/11/2024

This past Sunday, author Shirley Neal was at Barnes & Noble in Ventura, CA to meet readers and sign copies of her recently released book, AFROCENTRIC STYLE!

AFROCENTRIC STYLE is available now from Amistad.

12/10/2024

author Lawrence Jackson will be speaking at the Enoch Pratt Free Library's Lunch & Learn event this Thursday, December 12th to explore the life and times of William Levington, the first ordained African American priest in the American South and founder of St. James First African Protestant Episcopal Church.

The event is virtual and can be joined through the Enoch Pratt Free Library's Facebook or YouTube page. Registration is encouraged. A link can be found in our bio! https://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/lunch-learn-The-Missionary-William-Levington-Founder-of-St-James-First-African-Protestant-Episcopal-Church

This event is presented in partnership with the
Maryland Four Centuries Project and the Maryland State Archives.

Lunch & Learn: The Missionary: William Levington, Founder of St. James First African Protestant Episcopal Church Registration not required, but encouraged. Please register for the event here. Explore the life and times of the first ordained African American priest in the American South. Professor La...

12/09/2024

CESARIA FEELS THE BEAT by author Denise Adusei and illustrator Priscila Soares - My Luckyears is a School Library Journal pick for the Best Picture Books of 2024, with the SLJ calling it a “picture book to enter with an open heart and share widely. It invites everyone into a celebration of dance, life, and being true to oneself”!

You can view the full list here: https://www.slj.com/story/best-picture-books-2024-slj-best-books

CESARIA FEELS THE BEAT is available now from Roaring Brook Press / Macmillan (MacKids Books)

Whether portraying a humble farming community, a home in the south of Korea, a synagogue filled with love and hope, or a neighborhood where more than small things are mended, the best picture books of 2024 celebrate how those working together are the models for humanity we want our children to witne...

12/06/2024

author Shirley Neal was recently interviewed for Creative Reverberations!

Talking with creator and fellow author Sandra Ebejer, Shirley discusses her latest book, AFROCENTRIC STYLE, her inspiration for taking the project on, how she balanced her own experiences with the larger conversation around Black history and culture, and how she narrowed down topics to relate to Millennial and Gen Z audiences.

You can read the full interview here: https://creativereverberations.substack.com/p/cr-025-shirley-neal-on-celebrating?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaakYUfljO-CrYhxSma-ozqYK9pz70cbvgMZd_B-9klvl2LceTsWbQmltTQ_aem_LV6BBlJ6_uuwptwFjgwChg

AFROCENTRIC STYLE is available now from Amistad!

The author-producer discusses her new book, “AfroCentric Style.”

12/05/2024

We are thrilled that THE ANTI-ABLEIST MANIFESTO by Tiffany Yu is a Longlist nominee for the Non-Obvious Book Award!

Nominees for the Non-Obvious Book Award are selected based on the biggest trends in non-fiction and judges select the top 100 books that address those trends.

Those selected for the Longlist are also eligible to be on the Shortlist and named one of five winners of their awards program, which will air live on Thursday, December 12th at 11 AM EST.

You can view the full longlist at the link below. Congratulations to all!
https://www.nonobviousbookawards.com/2024/

Grand Central Publishing / Balance
Diversability

12/04/2024

Vanessa M. Reiser is giving away a signed copy of her newest book, NARCISSISTIC ABUSE! To enter, you can visit her Instagram page and follow the instructions!

https://www.instagram.com/p/DDKsOdAvndn/?igsh=dzZ6YnR4MmxpYzBn

Hi Everyone!

**Tis the season for giving!** 🎁🎄✨ Want a chance to win a FREE copy of my book?!

With the recent release of my book on October 29, 2024, I wanted to get everyone’s bookshelf nice and full with this tremendous resource.

I am excited to be raffling off a signed copy of my book “Narcissistic Abuse; A Therapist’s Guide to Identifying, Escaping and Healing from Toxic and Manipulative People” this year on December 20th. Right in time for the holidays! I am excited to choose someone from my Instagram following to send this amazing book to. As you probably know, I am super passionate about spreading awareness around this insidious form of domestic violence.

My book aims to fuse the concepts of cult abuse and narcissistic abuse.

Here’s how you enter the lottery:

1️⃣ Make sure you’re following me on Instagram

2️⃣ Like and share this post

3️⃣ DM my Instagram account with your Name & Mailing Address. This will remain anonymous.

4️⃣ Tag three of your friends that are not already following me on this post

5️⃣ Selection process is now open and closes on December 20, 2024

6️⃣ We will be announcing the winner on December 21, 2024

7️⃣ Selection process will be your name picked from a lottery


Official Rules: This is not endorsed, sponsored, administrated by or associated with Instagram. To be considered you are agreeing to be bound by the legal terms
I outlined in the video of this post.

Good Luck!

Order my book here: Narcissistic Abuse: A Therapist’s Guide to Identifying, Escaping, and Healing from Toxic and Manipulative People:

https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/vanessa-reiser/narcissistic-abuse/9780306833175/?lens=hachette-go

Link to my book in bio!





Disclaimer: My posts are not therapy or about one person.

12/04/2024

Check out the gorgeous cover for I GOT YOU by author Derrick Barnes and illustrator Shamar Knight-Justice ! It releases on July 15th, 2025, from Nancy Paulsen Books (Penguin Kids)! You can preorder here: https://bookshop.org/a/10902/9780593111451

A touching and joyful celebration of siblinghood, by New York Times bestselling author Derrick Barnes, illustrated by Shamar Knight-Justice

Rasheed has the best big brother in the world! Anthony has been his hero from day one, making him feel safe during storms and included in all kinds of fun activities. Thanks to Anthony, Rasheed knows all about worms, mud pies, puddles, and how to fly on a swing. And now that Rasheed is getting a little older, Anthony is teaching him how to do big-boy things, like button his own shirt, and ride a bike. Most importantly, there will be times when Anthony needs his own space and time with his buddies. At first, Rasheed feels crushed not to be included full-time with his brother, but fortunately, Anthony reassures him that even when they’re not together, he still loves Rasheed, and nothing will ever change that.