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Celebrating over 25 years of Literary Management. Unearthing Gems One Book at a Time!
Congratulations to Quartez Harris and #SerendipityLit illustrator @gordoncjamesart.bsky.social on Kirkus Reviews selecting GO TELL IT as one of the Best Picture Books of the Year!

View the list: www.kirkusreviews.com/best-of/2025...

#BookSky #BestBooks #JamesBaldwin #PictureBooks
November 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
“The Sharjah festival is one of the most dynamic marketplaces for global publishing, where the energy is equal parts business and belief in the power of literature to cross cultures and connect readers everywhere.” - #SerendipityLit CEO Regina Brooks

#ReginaBrooks #SharjahFestival #BookSky
November 25, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Last Wednesday, #SerendipityLit CEO Regina Brooks celebrated Derrick Barnes and the amazing writers shaping the literary landscape at the 76th National Book Awards (@nationalbook.bsky.social)!

#ReginaBrooks #NBAwards #NationalBookAwards #LiteraryAwards #BookSky
November 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
In case you missed it: We are thrilled to see DANILO WAS HERE by Tamika Burgess selected for the prestigious Texas Bluebonnet Award List by the Texas Library Association!

You can read the full list here: txla.org/news/2026-20...

#BookSky #TamikaBurgess #TexasBluebonnetAward #MiddleGrade
November 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I GOT YOU by #SerendipityLit author Derrick Barnes and illustrator Shamar Knight-Justice was named one of the Best Picture Books of 2025 by the @chipublib.bsky.social!

Read it here: chipublib.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...

#BookSky #DerrickBarnes #BestBooksof2025 #BestPictureBooks
November 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
A few weeks ago, #SerendipityLit CEO Regina Brooks attended the Gathering of the Ghosts event as a guest panelist for the "Agent-Ghost Dynamic" panel to discuss the relationship between agents and ghostwriters.

#ReginaBrooks #Ghostwriters #GatheringoftheGhosts #BookSky
November 24, 2025 at 6:57 PM
During The Children’s Law Center 2025 Gala on Monday, #SerendipityLit illustrator @smartinbrough.bsky.social was awarded the Fern Schair Award for his work on the JUDGE KIM AND THE KIDS’ COURT series!

Available now from @simonkids.bsky.social.

#BookSky #ShawnMartinbrough #TheChildrensLawCenter
November 20, 2025 at 9:50 PM
At the Sharjah Publishers Conference, #SerendipityLit CEO Regina Brooks got to meet with publishers from over 100 different countries to discuss the thriving global market and how to make stories more accessible across borders.

#SharjahPublishersConference #ReginaBrooks #BookSky #GlobalPublishing
November 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
#SerendipityLit CEO Regina Brooks was joined by Jennifer Weis (@theweisagency.bsky.social) and Anthony Ziccardi (Post Hill Press) on the most recent episode of The Real Eisman Playbook.

Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djqo...

#BookSky #ReginaBrooks #TheRealEismanPlaybook #PublishingIndustry
November 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Last Thursday, #SerendipityLit CEO Regina Brooks attended We Adapt, a one-night immersive event in Tribeca that reimagined SKY FULL OF ELEPHANTS and got to hear from a group of incredible artists about how the book inspired them to create.

#ReginaBrooks #BookSky #SkyFullofElephants
November 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
While #SerendipityLit CEO Regina Brooks was at the Sharjah Publishers Conference, she led sessions on how books come to the screen.

And in this carousel, she's sharing three key takeaways that people should know to protect their IP.

#PublisHer #SharjahPublishersConference #ReginaBrooks #BookSky
November 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
#SerendipityLit CEO Regina Brooks attended the Sharjah International Book Fair to meet extraordinary publishers, writers, producers, and visionaries from every corner of the world, from the African and Arab markets to Europe and Asia.

#PublisHer #SharjahPublishersConference #ReginaBrooks #BookSky
November 12, 2025 at 7:12 PM
We’re excited to share the first trade review for GOODBYE, FRENCH FRY by #SerendipityLit author Rin-rin Yu from @ala-booklist.bsky.social.

Read it here: www.booklistonline.com/products/981...

Out on February 17th, 2026, from Nancy Paulsen Books.

#BookReview #MiddleGradeBooks #BookSky #Booklist
November 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Last month, #SerendipityLit CEO Regina Brooks attended the 2025 Kirkus Prize ceremony to celebrate Derrick Barnes and other Kirkus Prize nominees on their achievements and honor the winners.

#KirkusPrize #DerrickBarnes #ReginaBrooks #KirkusReviews #BookSky
November 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
To close out our Halloween celebration, Associate Agent @msholliday93.bsky.social is sharing her 2025 #SCAREndipity recommendation: FRANKENSTEIN by Mary Shelley!

#BookSky #BookRecs
October 31, 2025 at 11:15 PM
In the spirit of Halloween, the #SerendipityLit team is back with our #SCAREndipity book recommendations!

Our theme this year was Classic Horror, so Agent Assistant Emma Loy-Santelli is recommending THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE by Robert Louis Stevenson!

#BookSky #BookRecs
October 31, 2025 at 10:05 PM
#SerendipityLit CEO Regina Brooks will be a guest mentor at the Sharjah Publishers Conference next Monday, November 3rd, as part of the PublisHer Lounge!

You can learn more and register for a session here: womeninpublishing.org/event/sharja...

#ReginaBrooks #PublisHer #WomeninPublishing
October 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Earlier this month, #SerendipityLit CEO Regina Brooks attended the HSBC Women & Wealth series, hosted in collaboration with
@knowyourvalue.bsky.social, to celebrate the recent launch of The Giving Shift report, and how it signals changes in publishing.

#ReginaBrooks #HSBC #WealthManagement
October 29, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Happy Book Birthday to debut author and social media strategist @goldie.bsky.social for PERSONAL BRANDING FOR INTROVERTS!

Available now from Basic Venture.

Order here: bookshop.org/a/10902/9781...

#BookSky #GoldieChan #BookRelease #BookBirthday #PersonalBrand #ReleaseDay
October 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
#SerendipityLit author Derrick Barnes will be attending the Portland Best Festival (@literary-arts.org) next Saturday, November 8th, for two live sessions!

A Portland Book Festival pass is required: pdxbookfest.org/bio/derrick-...

#BookSky #DerrickBarnes #PortlandBookFestival #PortlandBookFest
October 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"To close out the @peopleofpublishing.bsky.social, we celebrated the winners of the Gailey and Impact Awards. And seeing the whole room celebrate their colleagues was an incredible experience." - #SerendipityLit CEO and @aalitagents.bsky.social President Regina Brooks

#BookSky #AALA #POPCon25
October 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
#SerendipityLit author Dr. @csmaccath.com will be moderating the "Shapeshifting Stories" panel at the World Fantasy Convention next Saturday!

Featured panelists:
@abielongstaff.bsky.social
@silvanhistorian.bsky.social
@toribovalino.bsky.social

A membership is required: worldfantasy2025.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
"By giving publishing professionals the chance to convene in one place, we create opportunities for meaningful growth and gain strategies to navigate the changing publishing landscape." -#SerendipityLit CEO and @aalitagents.bsky.social President Regina Brooks

#BookSky #AALA #PeopleofPublishing
October 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
"Thank you to everyone who made our first conference a success: the AALA members, the sponsors, the panelists, and the people of publishing for believing in publishing as much as I do." - #SerendipityLit CEO and @aalitagents.bsky.social President Regina Brooks

#BookSky #AALA #PeopleofPublishing
October 22, 2025 at 4:52 PM
#SerendipityLit CEO Regina Brooks will be a guest panelist at the Gathering of the Ghosts on November 11th!

You can purchase tickets here: gothamghostwriters.com/gathering-of...

#ReginaBrooks #Ghostwriters #BookSky #Ghostwriting #GatheringoftheGhosts
October 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM