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Jennifer March Soloway @marchsoloway.bsky.social · 11h

Dear #DVPit creators, I need to drop off for a bit, but please keep me in mind if you think I could be a good fit. In particular, I am looking for:

#horror (psychological, but gore is good, too. Bring on the blood)
#horroromance (dating is a nightmare)
#thriller (people behaving badly)
#contempYA

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Jennifer March Soloway @marchsoloway.bsky.social · 11h

I would love to see this project. (I am a retired amateur boxer and fought in Golden Gloves long ago)

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Jennifer March Soloway @marchsoloway.bsky.social · 12h

I will be checking #DVPit all day, but there’s a good chance I’ll miss your pitch, even though it might be perfect for me.

If you think I could be a good fit, please query me with the form below.

I’m eager to find great projects. It might be yours.

Best of luck!!!

Jennifer March Soloway @marchsoloway.bsky.social · 12h

Happy #DVPit! If I ❤️your pitch and you think I could be a good fit, please query me via my QM form:

QueryTracker.net/query/Jennif...

Please include #DVPit in the referral line and your pitch in the query letter.

I love a good story and hope to read yours.

Best of luck!

Query Jennifer March Soloway at Andrea Brown Literary Agency

QueryTracker.net

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Jennifer March Soloway @marchsoloway.bsky.social · 12h

Happy #DVPit! If I ❤️your pitch and you think I could be a good fit, please query me via my QM form:

QueryTracker.net/query/Jennif...

Please include #DVPit in the referral line and your pitch in the query letter.

I love a good story and hope to read yours.

Best of luck!

Query Jennifer March Soloway at Andrea Brown Literary Agency

QueryTracker.net

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Jennifer March Soloway @marchsoloway.bsky.social · 4d

P.S. If you started your project with a dream (and queried me), please don't worry. I might pass, but I won't hold it against you. Instead, try revising the dream sequence to make it an active scene.

Then, try me in 6 months with a significant revision. It will show you care about your craft!

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Jennifer March Soloway @marchsoloway.bsky.social · 4d

#RevisionTip Dreaming--or waking up from a dream--is passive, and the moment can feel flat to the reader.

If the dream is important, try revising it as a scene that happens in real time on the page. It will give your character agency and push the drama forward in an exciting way. #revising

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Jennifer March Soloway @marchsoloway.bsky.social · 4d

P.S. I'm currently reading early Sept. 2025 queries. If you queried me prior to that and haven't heard back, it means I'm considering your project. Even if I pass, I am grateful you shared your work with me. It's an honor to have the opportunity!

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Jennifer March Soloway @marchsoloway.bsky.social · 4d

I love reading queries and getting the chance to see into the worlds of many creators, whose perspectives are so very different from my own.

I wish I could respond to you all individually, as I have many thoughts. I don't have time, but please know I appreciate your work and the chance to read it!

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Keala Kendall @kealakendall.bsky.social · 28d

I can’t believe I’m a USA Today Bestseller and that Moana’s Twisted Tale has put the series back on the New York Times bestseller list! Thank you to everyone who bought and supported HOW FAR I’LL GO, I’m so grateful. We made it! 🥹💕

New York Times bestsellers list for Children’s & Young Adult Series showing A TWISTED TALE at #10

USA TODAY’s Best-Selling Booklist for September 10, 2025, showing HOW FAR I’LL GO #130

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Andrew Joseph White 🏴🏳️‍⚧️ @ajwhiteauthor.bsky.social · 21d

YWMTBH is an INSTANT BESTSELLER!

In this day and age, a horror novel BY and ABOUT a disabled trans man - tackling pregnancy as violence, the necessity of abortion, and the right to CHOOSE - hitting a list? It feels like a miracle.

Everyone, thank you so much 🪱

A graphic with the cover of YOU WERENT MEANT TO BE HUMAN underneath the words “INSTANT BESTSELLER.”

A graphic showing YWMTBH at #24 on the USA Today list, and #11 on the Indie list.

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Andrew Joseph White 🏴🏳️‍⚧️ @ajwhiteauthor.bsky.social · 16d

top two things things that I, a trans horror author, have signed instead of my own books:

- a box containing a vial of medical testosterone (the reader and I used the same brand) (hell yeah dude)
- the literal Book of Mormon (yes, as in the LDS religious text) (pocket edition)

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Multnomah County Library @multcolib.bsky.social · Sep 4

Try Cemetery Boys by @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social if you want to read "LGBTQ books for spooky season." #AskALibrarian

Cemetery Boys — Multnomah County Library

Cemetery Boys — Thomas, Aiden, — Yadriel, a trans boy, summons the angry spirit of his high school's bad boy, and agrees to help him learn how he died, thereby proving himself a brujo, not a bruja, to...

multcolib.bibliocommons.com

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you’ve been poisoned @spookyfox.bsky.social · Aug 29

Not a corporate shill, but it’s hard to put into words the impact of seeing a display of @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social’s Cemetery Boys - with its trans, gay, Latino protagonist - as the YA pick of the month at Barnes and Noble in my red state yesterday. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈💗

Photograph of a small round table inside the American bookstore Barnes and Noble with a sign celebrating “Our Monthly Young Adult Pick: Cemetery Boys (by) Aiden Thomas.” Smaller white text below contains a blurb by K. Ancrum, author of The Wicker King: “A story much bigger than the paper that binds it, Cemetery Boys is the tender intricacy we have all been waiting for."
Stacks of the book surround the sign on both sides.

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Nikki Shannon Smith @nikkishannonsmith.bsky.social · 21d

I’ve loved everything about writing this book, and it’s been out for a year today! I’m celebrating by offering reduced cost virtual visits. Message me with your email if you’d like more information! #schoolvisit #authorvisit #teachers #librarians @scholasticuk.bsky.social

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Jennifer March Soloway @marchsoloway.bsky.social · 6d

Sounds like the beginning of a near future dystopian novel. Hm, I wonder who would do a great job writing such a book? 😉

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Cassandra Federman @cassfederman.bsky.social · 9d

High praise for STORY SPINNERS from the uber-talented Meggie Ramm, creator of the BATCAT series of graphic novels! Thanks @meggietheramm.bsky.social!

Be sure to preorder book 4, BATCAT: SEEING STARS, which comes out in April 2026!
Meggie is a rockstar!⭐️🦇🐈

Of Maggie Ram and her cat with a quote from her about story spinners stating the story was constantly Loved it when I taught kids comics their stories are very similar to this. This book has charm and underwater, spiders, and princesses who don’t need saving. Kids will be able to see themselves in Kennedy and Devon and will root for them to exceed at the end. A fun and lovely book!

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Meggie the Ramm (they/them) @meggietheramm.bsky.social · 9d

Also read Story Spinners, it was one of my favorite reads of this year!

Cassandra Federman @cassfederman.bsky.social · 9d

High praise for STORY SPINNERS from the uber-talented Meggie Ramm, creator of the BATCAT series of graphic novels! Thanks @meggietheramm.bsky.social!

Be sure to preorder book 4, BATCAT: SEEING STARS, which comes out in April 2026!
Meggie is a rockstar!⭐️🦇🐈

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Cassandra Federman @cassfederman.bsky.social · 7d

GRAY SQUIRREL LOSES IT! comes out this month!

✨There’s still time to pre-order! (Pre-orders get the book into stores and in front of readers! )

Thx for the support & I can’t wait for you all to meet Grayson T. Squirrel! 🐿️
(Is this emoji a chipmunk, btw?? 🧐)

#kidlit #library #picturebook #edusky

The cover of the book Gray squirrel loses it featuring a squirrel looking for his nut under rock. On the post it says October 21 because that is the date that the book gray squirrel loses it comes out. Also pictured are a gray squirrel and a cardinal about to attack him.

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Kaly Quarles @kalyquarles.bsky.social · Jul 23

My haunted house puzzle with the lovely team at eeBoo is finally out! I adore a dollhouse section, and I was extra thrilled to work on this project! 🧩 The box is also oh-so-adorable—stay tuned for many more photos!

eeboo.com/products/hau...

#halloween #hauntedhouse #puzzle #spookycute

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Mars 🌟 @mmarsloud.bsky.social · 27d

Hollow Magic is officially 11 months away, so I thought it was time for an official publication date post ❄ I'll be posting more previews, lore, and cover (👀) on the 11th of each month going forward!

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Jon Corby | KidLit Illustrator @joncorbyart.bsky.social · 6d

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day!

🐥🐥🐥Hey! I’m Jon, a picture book illustrator and designer.

I love funny, warm, and spooky stories and am open for new projects! You can see more of my work at JonCorbyArt.com

@marchsoloway.bsky.social is my fantastic agent at @andreabrownlit.bsky.social 📚

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Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 12d

We’re back with #ABLArtFest 2025!

There's a lot going on in the world these days, so this year we're offering weekly prompts this year instead of daily ones.

Use the #ABLArtFest hashtag and tag @andreabrownlit so everyone can find you.

We can't wait to see what great pieces you come up with!

ABLA art fest 2025 prompts for illustrators: fall festivities, the crystal ball reveals, ghostly encounters, chats by the cauldron, trunk or treat

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Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 7d

Sept 15- Oct. 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month!

While we love reading & sharing Latine and Hispanic stories all year long, today we wanted to take an extra moment celebrate some of the Latine and Hispanic authors and illustrators in our ABLA family.

¿Cual de estos libros te interesó mas? Let us know!

books by latine and hispanic authors and/or illustrators who are represented by Andrea Brown Literary Agency

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Andrew Joseph White 🏴🏳️‍⚧️ @ajwhiteauthor.bsky.social · Sep 8

hey. hey. want to hear a snippet of the YOU WERENT MEANT TO BE HUMAN audiobook????

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Andrew Joseph White 🏴🏳️‍⚧️ @ajwhiteauthor.bsky.social · Sep 7

turned in dev edits for YOURE NO BETTER on Friday, which means I get to start working on my Stone Age polyamorous fantasy-horror 😎

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