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Jacqui Lipton @jacquilipton.bsky.social · 5d

Yay!! Congratulations!! 🎉🎉🎉

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Jacqui Lipton @jacquilipton.bsky.social · 12d

Exciting stuff! Congratulations!

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Jacqui Lipton @jacquilipton.bsky.social · 12d

While we're celebrating book news, @lynmillerlachmann.bsky.social's YA novel EYES OPEN with @lernerbooks.bsky.social (ed. Amy Fitzgerald) has been named an Honor Book in the 2025 Social Justice Literature Awards: sites.csulb.edu/l-sr/books/b... Congratulations to all!! @thetobiasagency.bsky.social

ILA's Literacy & Social Responsibility Special Interest Group - Literacy & Social Responsibility Book Award

sites.csulb.edu

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Jacqui Lipton @jacquilipton.bsky.social · 12d

I'm not on social media much these days but I thought I'd re-emerge from the ether to celebrate @tzippymfa.bsky.social's new deal with @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social for her sophomore MG novel AGAIN to be edited by Emma Sakamoto. Congrats to all! @thetobiasagency.bsky.social

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Jacqui Lipton @jacquilipton.bsky.social · 21d

You are on TV!!! And so is the wonderful book you and Art created!!! So excited for launch day!!!

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The Tobias Literary Agency @thetobiasagency.bsky.social · Aug 11

New from client Stephanie Gibeault and illustrator Madi Wong TALK TO THE DOG: HOW TO BE A DOGGY DETECTIVE 🔎

Get ready to learn how to communicate with humanity's best friend in this fun, educational picture book coming summer 2027.

Stephanie is represented by @jacquilipton.bsky.social

NEW DEAL
Publisher's Marketplace Deal Report
Category: Children's Picture Book Non-Fiction July 29, 2025
TALK TO THE DOG By Stephanie Gibeault, Madi Wong
Imprint: Explore
Stephanie Gibeault's TALK TO THE DOG: HOW TO BE A DOGGY DETECTIVE, in which children learn how to safely communicate with dogs by reading body language cues, expressions, and actions, illustrated by Madi Wong, to Anna Sargeant at Explore, for publication in summer 2027, by Jacqui Lipton at The Tobias Literary Agency for the author, and by Emily Fernandez at The Bright Agency for the illustrator (world).

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The Tobias Literary Agency @thetobiasagency.bsky.social · Aug 4

"I enjoyed the novel approach of this book, and the characters are great fun."

Thanks for reading THE VAMPIRE OF KINGS STREET @realcharlaine.bsky.social

We're glad it gave you something to sink your teeth into 🧛

charlaineharris.com/books-blog-a...

The Vampire of Kings Street: a mystery
Asha Greyling

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Jacqui Lipton @jacquilipton.bsky.social · Jun 13

Congratulations @dmihesuah.bsky.social !!

Jacqui Lipton @jacquilipton.bsky.social · Jun 2

I hope anyone interested in learning about kidlit NF proposals will decide to join us tomorrow and Thursday. I'm looking forward to geeking out over NF projects!

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Jacqui Lipton @jacquilipton.bsky.social · Jun 2

OK--so hats off to @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social for doing all the work to put this one together! I can't wait to talk all things kidlit NF proposals tomorrow and Thursday!!!

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Jacqui Lipton @jacquilipton.bsky.social · Jun 2

I can't believe it's already June 2 which means TOMORROW is the beginning of our BUILDING BRILLIANT BOOK PROPOSALS course at Highlights! Thanks to @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social for putting it together and inviting me to join. I can't wait to talk about kidlit NF to anyone interested!! Link above ☝️

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Jacqui Lipton @jacquilipton.bsky.social · Jun 2

I can't believe it's already June 2 which means TOMORROW is the beginning of our BUILDING BRILLIANT BOOK PROPOSALS course at Highlights! Thanks to @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social for putting it together and inviting me to join. I can't wait to talk about kidlit NF to anyone interested!! Link above ☝️

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Jacqui Lipton @jacquilipton.bsky.social · Jun 2

I can't believe it's already June 2 which means TOMORROW is the beginning of our BUILDING BRILLIANT BOOK PROPOSALS course at Highlights! Thanks to @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social for putting it together and inviting me to join. I can't wait to talk about kidlit NF to anyone interested!! Link above ☝️

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Jacqui Lipton @jacquilipton.bsky.social · May 28

Starting in a few minutes!

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Stephanie Gibeault @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social · May 16

If you write nonfiction, @jacquilipton.bsky.social and I will be teaching a course on Building Brilliant Book Proposals with @highlightsfound.bsky.social on June 3 and 5. The workshop will be recorded if you can't make it live. More info at www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/bui...
#kidlit

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The Tobias Literary Agency @thetobiasagency.bsky.social · May 16

Want to learn how to write a great nonfiction book proposal?

Building Brilliant Book Proposals with @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social and @jacquilipton.bsky.social is coming up soon!

Register now at: www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/bui...

#bookproposal #nonfictionwriters #nonfictionbooks

Stephanie Gibeault and Jacqui Lipton
Building Brilliant Book Proposals
A two night Mini

Tuesday, June 3, Thursday June 5th 7-8:15 p.m. Eastern

Highlights Foundation

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Stephanie Gibeault @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social · May 8

I'm excited to announce @jacquilipton.bsky.social and I will be teaching a course on Building Brilliant Book Proposals with @highlightsfound.bsky.social on June 3 and 5. The workshop will be recorded if you can't make it live. More info at www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/bui...
#kidlit

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Jacqui Lipton @jacquilipton.bsky.social · May 8

It was so great to hang out IRL! glad you made it home safe. And wow -- five years have just flown by!

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The Tobias Literary Agency @thetobiasagency.bsky.social · Apr 30

Here's the deal....new books are on the horizon!

@laneheymont.bsky.social @socalledyalife.bsky.social @jacquilipton.bsky.social

DESERTERS
By Jamie Flanagan
Fiction: Horror
April 17, 2025
Screenwriter (Midnight Mass, The Fall of the House of Usher) Jamie Flanagan's DESERTERS, the author's debut, set in post-World War II Italy, about two priests as they traverse the countryside in search of lost souls, only to find their mission descend into horror, to Joe Monti at Saga Press, in a six-figure deal, in a two-book deal, in an exclusive submission, by Lane Heymont at The Tobias Literary Agency (world). Foreign: michael.nardullo@simonandschuster.com Film: WME, Circle of Confusion, and VanderKloot Law.

WHERE DEVILS STAND
By Johnny Compton
International rights: UK Fiction
April 18, 2025
Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of THE SPITE HOUSE, DEVILS KILL DEVILS, and the upcoming DEAD FIRST Johnny Compton, ed.'s WHERE DEVILS STAND, an anthology of stories centered on places where the devil, according to rumor, legend, or tradition, has appeared on Earth, featuring a diverse range of writers including Erin Craig, Jamie Flanagan, Tananarive Due, Jonathan Maberry, Clay McLeod Chapman, Erin E. Adams, Linda Addison, Cynthia Pelayo, and more, to Daniel Carpenter at Titan Books, by Lane Heymont at The Tobias Literary Agency (world).

LYLA, IN THE FLESH
By Nick Roberts
Fiction: Horror
April 2, 2025
Author of MEAN SPIRITED and the Exorcist's House trilogy Nick Roberts's LYLA, IN THE FLESH, in which an aspiring horror author who takes a writing residency at a luxurious castle in the Italian countryside discovers her dark inclinations pale in comparison to the shocking terrors possessing her new home, to Jason Pinter at Simon & Schuster, by Lane Heymont at The Tobias Literary Agency (world).

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Stephanie Gibeault @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social · May 1

My amazing agent @jacquilipton.bsky.social and I have a blog post on nonfiction book proposals on the @highlightsfound.bsky.social blog. There's a bonus video chat too. Please check it out if you have questions about book proposals! #kidlit
www.highlightsfoundation.org/2025/04/28/t...

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Jacqui Lipton @jacquilipton.bsky.social · Mar 11

Congrats to @thetobiasagency.bsky.social client Ryan Bani Tahmaseb and the amazingly creative Parastou Haghi on the announcement of their new PB deal with @ebyrbooks.bsky.social. This one is so much fun and it was so hard to keep quiet about it!

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Jacqui Lipton @jacquilipton.bsky.social · Mar 7

Happy Pub Week to Marcie Rendon for Cash Blackbear #4 (BROKEN FIELDS). We know fans have been waiting for this one and you will not be disappointed!!! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/768957... @thetobiasagency.bsky.social

Broken Fields by Marcie R. Rendon: 9781641296588 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

Cash Blackbear, a young Ojibwe woman and occasional sleuth, is back on the case after a man is found dead on a rural Minnesota farm in the next installment of the acclaimed Native crime series....

www.penguinrandomhouse.com

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Jacqui Lipton @jacquilipton.bsky.social · Mar 3

More book love for Asha Greyling's VAMPIRE OF KINGS STREET: historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/the-... @thetobiasagency.bsky.social

The Vampire of Kings Street - Historical Novel Society

Remarkable storytelling at its best, The Vampire of Kings Street is one of the finest mysteries I’ve ever encountered. Greyling uses a finesse of details and gripping prose to create the setting of Wi...

historicalnovelsociety.org

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Jacqui Lipton @jacquilipton.bsky.social · Feb 28

Here's a terrific review of Asha Greyling's THE VAMPIRE OF KINGS STREET for anyone who hasn't read it. Without giving the game away, the lovely Amanda Fagan, shares what's in store for those who grab a copy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqvJ...

A Whole New Take On Vampires

YouTube video by amanda vlogs

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The Tobias Literary Agency @thetobiasagency.bsky.social · Jan 2

Starting with @laneheymont.bsky.social and @jacquilipton.bsky.social! You can find more about their MSWLs on www.thetobiasagency.com/-team.

#horroragent #fiction #nonfiction #mysterybooks

Lane Heymont

“I am open for queries and will stay open because of FOMO!” - Lane

TLA President Lane Heymont represents a range of commercial fiction and serious nonfiction. In fiction, he is especially interested in things broadly described as horror. View his MSWL on our website!

Jacqui Lipton

“More than anything, I’m looking for a really good story” - Jacqui

Literary Agent and Lawyer Jacqui Lipton represents fiction and non-fiction for adults. Opening to queries in January 2025, she’s especially aiming to grow her murder mystery, suspense, non-fiction, and horror lists.

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