Jacqui Lipton

Happy Book Birthday to client Monica Roe and illustrator Caroline McPherson for Wowrus Looks on the Bright Side! @carolinemcpherson.bsky.social @penguinkids.bsky.social

A woman and her dog journey across the Americas by motorcycle and discover home is everywhere you go together. My Heart Is Home With You by clients Jess Stone and G.S. and published by Post Hill Press is available for pre-order now! Available December 2026.

We're thrilled to welcome some very talented writers to Raven Quill Literary!

Jacqui Lipton of Raven Quill Literary Agency will be taking ptiches at the online Minnesota Writing Workshop on September 11-12, 2026! Register at minnesotawritingworkshop.com

Raven Quill Literary is thrilled to announce that Chelsea Moyer has been promoted to Literary Agent! She will begin accepting queries on September 4th. Please see chelseamargomoyer.com for her MSWL. And Heather Harwood has been promoted to Agency Assistant!

Happy book birthday to client Sidura Ludwig and illustrator Sophia Vincent Guy! From the creative team behind the award-winning picture book Rising, our Spectacular Sukkah is out now!

We are wagging our tails with joy over the cover of Talk to the Dog by client Stephanie Gibeault and illustrated by Madi Wong! Arriving May 2027 from Sourcebooks eXplore. 🐶 @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social

It seems that voice and premise is the book-ish door to Raven Quill's heart this month!

Congratulations to client Stephanie Gibeault and illustrator David Hohn for winning a Crystal Kite Award for their picture book The Dog Who Saved the Bees (Sleeping Bear Press) from the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators! @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social @davidhohn.bsky.social

Napesni Renegade: A Bison’s Journey is out today from client Marcie R. Rendon and illustrator Sam Zimmerman. Based on true events, a young bison finding his way home after ranchers capture and relocate him away from his family. @mrendon703.bsky.social @charlesbridge.bsky.social

Glowing reviews keep pouring in! There is a delightful review of Our Spectacular Sukkah by client Sidura Ludwig and illustrator Sophia Vincent Guy in the July issue of the Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books. This picture book arrives on shelves August 18, 2026! bccb.ischool.illinois.edu

Congratulations to client Tziporah Cohen and illustrator Sophie Kamlish! Fair Play: Ludwig Guttmann and the Birth of the Paralympic Games, has been acquired by Groundwood. Publication is planned for spring 2028! @tzippymfa.bsky.social @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social

Jacqui Lipton will be appearing at the upcoming New England Writing Workshop on July 24, 2026. She’ll be teaching the class, “Revision & Self-Editing for Writers.” The New England Writing Workshop will be held online July 24-25, 2025. thenewenglandwritingworkshop.com @writingdaywksp.bsky.social

Congratulations to Raven Quill Literary Agency client Marcie Rendon, recipient of the 2026 McKnight Fellowship for Writers, winning the Loft Award in Children’s Literature! loft.org/awards/mckni... @mrendon703.bsky.social @loftliterarycenter.bsky.social

We are in love with this stunning cover for client Devon Mihesuah's mystery-thriller FATAL DEPTHS! There’s still time to pick up your copy of Blood Relay before Fatal Depths arrives February 9, 2027! @dmihesuah.bsky.social

The sequel to Blood Relay is now available for pre-order. Perry Antelope and Sophia try to figure out who killed an undercover cop in the Choctaw ghost town, Doaksville, Oklahoma

We've been reading a lot of fun yet thought-provoking books lately...

Client Marcie Rendon has been featured in VoyageMinnesota! @mrendon703.bsky.social Read her full interview: voyageminnesota.com/interview/me...

From client Monica Roe and illustrator Caroline McPherson comes Wowrus: an adorable walrus with big feelings and a great Kirkus review. Release date: September 22, 2026. @carolinemcpherson.bsky.social @penguinkids.bsky.social

Our Spectacular Sukkah by client Sidura Ludwig and illustrator Sophia Vincent Guy have received some lovely reviews from Kirkus and School Library Journal. This beautiful picture book will hit shelves on August 18, 2026.

Congratulations to client Lyn Miller-Lachmann! Eyes Open has been selected for the 2026-2027 VA Reads Young Adult Booklist. Much thanks to VA Reads and the Virginia Association for School Librarians. #vareads @vaasl.bsky.social @lynmillerlachmann.bsky.social l

Take a look at our reading trends and what pulls us into a story...

Congratulations to Laurel Goodluck and client Nicole Neidhardt on this beautiful new picture book Stories Are the Heart of the World!

Huge congratulations to clients Art Coulson & Winona Nelson for their win in the Children's Literature category at the Minnesota Book Awards! And to client Marcie R. Rendon for being a Genre Fiction finalist! @artcoulson.com @winonanelson.com @simonkids.bsky.social @sohopress.bsky.social

Also fun to visit my own book (Law and Authors) at Boyds Mills library.

Visiting Boyds Mills this week and delighted to see two book covers (of excellent middle grade books) in the library designed by artist extraordinaire Nicole Neidhardt.

My first shelfie (table-y?) of BLOOD RELAY by @dmihesuah.bsky.social at my local B&N. It came out this week. Happy book birthday Devon!

SAVE THE DATE. If you're interested in a primer on publishing law, I'll be holding an online workshop for San Diego Writers, Ink on February 1. Deets below. Register at: writeyourstorynow.org/classes-work...

Just made my annual donation to First Book. If you want to support children's access to books, it's a good cause! support.firstbook.org/campaign/747...

Mythology Fans, take note! Persian Mythology: Epic Stories of Gods, Heroes, and Monsters by Ran Bani Tahmaseb is out Nov. 4! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/... #mythologybooks #Middlegrade

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

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

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

"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...

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

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

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

Here's the deal....new books are on the horizon! @laneheymont.bsky.social @socalledyalife.bsky.social @jacquilipton.bsky.social

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...

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!

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

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

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...

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

Three amazing TLA authors made the Goodreads Editors' Book Picks for 2024 List Congrats @comptonwrites.bsky.social @jennykiefer.com and Marcie R. Rendon! See the full list here: www.goodreads.com/list/show/20... (Repped by @laneheymont.bsky.social and @jacquilipton.bsky.social ) #goodreads

If you're desperate to get a sneak peek of the next Cash Blackbear novel by Marcie Rendon, here's your chance! Goodreads is running a giveaway for 40 copies of BROKEN FIELDS through the end of December... www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

SAVE THE DATE. I'll be reprising my Zoom webinar on publishing law for authors for San Diego Ink on February 9 (10-12am PST). Here's the info for anyone interested: writeyourstorynow.org/classes-work...

Join #RosebudAuthors & @thetobiasagency.bsky.social w/ our annual #SpreadTheJoy campaign. To win a first 30 Pages Critique + 30-min virtual AMA by @celestedador.bsky.social Follow go.bsky.app/Kvshpxt, comment below, and repost. Winners chosen at random. (Day 9)

Join #RosebudAuthors & @thetobiasagency.bsky.social w/ our annual #SpreadTheJoy campaign. To win a critique of your query letter + first ten pages by @beckererine.bsky.social Follow go.bsky.app/Kvshpxt, comment below, and repost. Winners chosen at random. (Day 8)

Join #RosebudAuthors & @thetobiasagency.bsky.social w/ our annual #SpreadTheJoy campaign. To win a 60 second video kidlit portfolio review by @zombicatures.bsky.social Follow go.bsky.app/Kvshpxt, comment below, and repost. Winners chosen at random. (Day 7)