Context Literary Agency

Last week, @celsie-moseley.bsky.social and Tamar Rydzinski were in Frankfurt meeting with our co-agents abroad and talking about the fantastic titles at Context Literary @buchmesse.de. We can't wait to see what exciting deals come to life after this wonderful book fair. 🥰

Happy #bookbirthday to THE DANCER AND THE DREAM THIEF by @rowennam.bsky.social! 🥳 @jsinsheim.bsky.social

Congrats to @mallowboo.bsky.social & @diggymungo.bsky.social on a fabulous review for PRESIDENT OF THE ANIME CLUB. 🎉 @publisherswkly.bsky.social #booksky

The Breadcrumb Snail! 🍞🐌 A late cinnamon #peachtober contribution :) #kidlitart #collageart #bakery

The Context team had an amazing time at the People of Publishing conference this year! @aalitagents.bsky.social We love meeting IRL with publishing people and learning new ways to grow together! 🥰 @celsie-moseley.bsky.social @loveleemonicaa.bsky.social @jsinsheim.bsky.social

We're celebrating two amazing reviews in this month's issue @ala-booklist.bsky.social! 🥳 DEFY THE DUSK by Danielle L. Jensen received a starred review and ZAHRA, UNAPOLOGETIC by Mina Zafri was also included and reviewed. 🥰 Make sure to add these two gems to your #tbrlist! 📚 #booksky

Happy #bookbirthday to PRESIDENT OF THE ANIME CLUB by @mallowboo.bsky.social & @diggymungo.bsky.social! 🥳 We are thrilled that this manga-style YA #graphicnovel with #animeclub love is finally out in the world! #booksky Imprint: @01firstsecond.bsky.social Agent: @loveleemonicaa.bsky.social

Congrats @amycarolreeves.bsky.social on a fantastic review! “Reeves makes both leads flawed, thorny, and fascinating and studs their romance with comedic moments and emotional revelations. Readers who like their rom-coms with a side of snark and angst will eat this up.” @publisherswkly.bsky.social

"Chow uses vibrant colors, a variety of composition styles, and engaging characterizations to bring excitement to a straightforward story filled with references to the holiday’s traditions." #kirkusreview #booksky Congrats, @kristenchowart.bsky.social @meilinc.bsky.social! 🥳

Any former anime club presidents out there? 🥰 "As former vice president of my high school anime club, I give this book five stars!" —Ngozi Ukazu, New York Times bestselling author of Check, Please! @ngoziu.com #graphicnovel #kidlit #booksky @mallowboo.bsky.social @diggymungo.bsky.social

We love it when we get to see our clients in person. Cheers to a lovely author-agent lunch in NYC with Julie C. Dao! 🥰

Celsie is open to queries! 🥳 See what she's looking for...👀 #mswl "I'm looking for unique voices, atmospheric stories that pull you under from the very first page, and worlds that feel as intimate as they are expansive." @celsie-moseley.bsky.social Submission guidelines: buff.ly/OgAvhBX

Meet our newest client, @lolagracebooks.bsky.social! She is an anti-human trafficking data analyst and literary horror writer. She is a very proud member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, and is deeply inspired by Potawatomi and Ojibwe folklore. #booksky rep'd by @loveleemonicaa.bsky.social

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m Marcela, a #kidlit illustrator inspired by stories filled with the pure and wild imagination of kids. Brave girls and animal friends adventures? Count me in! Rep'd by @loveleemonicaa.bsky.social at @contextliterary.bsky.social #ghoststories #MG #bw #bravegirl

Celebrate a new book by @krystalmarquis.bsky.social with us, along with all the authors featured in this dazzling anthology inspired by Taylor Swift songs––13 LITTLE LOVE STORIES! 🥳 #booksky #bookbirthday

Happy #bookbirthday to the deluxe hardcover of The Inadequate Heir by Danielle L. Jensen! 🥳 #bridgekingdom #booksky

If you’ve been waiting to preorder a copy…this is your sign! Barnes and Noble is running a huge preorder sale! If you want to preorder President of the Anime Club and get 25% off, join their free rewards program and use code PREORDER25 at checkout! @01firstsecond.bsky.social @mackidssl.bsky.social

New client! 🥳 Radhika Katti is a nonbinary South Asian writer based in Brooklyn. After seven years of soullessly studying engineering, writing revived them. When not drowning in their characters’ lives, Radhika loves trying new pie recipes and appreciating the miracle of public transportation.

Congrats @mallowboo.bsky.social & @diggymungo.bsky.social for a fantastic Kirkus Review for PRESIDENT OF THE ANIME CLUB! 🫰 #graphicnovel #booksky "An ode to adolescent love of—and through—anime...a sympathetic and painfully accurate rendering of anime nerds figuring out high school relationships."

We have a new agent!! 🎉 @celsie-moseley.bsky.social is our Foreign Rights Associate and now a Junior Agent, where she also assists Tamar Rydzinski. Celsie is open for queries! Check to see if your manuscript is the perfect fit. 👀 www.contextlit.com/submissions #literaryagent #booksky

Lookin for more #kidlit #graphicnovels in my inbox 👀 #mswl

Happy paperback #bookbirthday to SCORCHED EARTH by Danielle L. Jensen, the thrilling finale to The Dark Shores series! 🥳 If you haven't jumped into this DLJ universe, this series is paperback ready for you! #booksky #newreleasetuesday #danielleljensen

We love client meet ups! Author @jorgechisi.bsky.social made his #literaryagent @loveleemonicaa.bsky.social laugh in Austin. Lots of dark humor book ideas were shared! 👀 #booksky

We're celebrating @artfuldoodling.bsky.social's first illustrator deal with Dragon Press! 🎉 A choose your own adventure book by @llinosdafydd.bsky.social! @loveleemonicaa.bsky.social #newdeal #kidlitart #illustrator

SO excited to share that THE TEMPEST BLADE, the last book in #TheBridgeKingdom series, made the NYT best sellers list last week! 😍 A huge congrats to Danielle L. Jensen & the Del Rey team! 🥳 @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social #thebridgekingdom #danielleljensen #booksky

A huge congratulations to @krystalmarquis.bsky.social! 🥳 THE DAVENPORTS won a Tome Society Book Award for students grades 9-12 last month. It's lovely to see this book continue to find new readers! 💛 #awards #thedavenports

Happy #bookbirthday to THE TEMPEST BLADE by Danielle L. Jensen! 🥳 The searing finale to #TheBridgeKingdom series is finally here! #booksky #newreleasetuesday #danielleljensen