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📚 literary agent @folioliterary
🫖 tea enthusiast🩷💜💙

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Who knows first pages better than an agent?!
This week, we chat with literary agent @hmteachout about the seven first page misconceptions she often sees— and how to fix them.This one is chock full of good advice, so have a listen (and check out the substack!)

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just fall things. friends + bikes + coffee + football. I’m a happy girl 🍂🎃🚲

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It's pub day!! 😭

I can hardly believe it but my sophomore book is out today and I have *a lot* of big feelings. There were times this book was agony. Three rewrites from scratch, panic attacks, and countless days I truly believed it should not see the light of day.

But the last few months have changed my mind about that. Partly that's because of all the beautiful messages that I've gotten from readers and partly it's because of @moniquaplante. As a writer, you never get to experience your book as a reader, but I think listening to your audiobook comes the closest. Moniqua's performance is lush and heartfelt and moving and it made me proud of this book in a way I never have been before. (This is all to say I highly recommend the audiobook!)

This book also wouldn't be here today if it weren't for the belief and support and guidance of so many people, but most especially @laurenspieller, @hmteachout, @sydneycollins_, and my team at @dellromance. I'm also so grateful to @laurensliterarylair and @hannahinherromancereadingera and all of my street team members and friends who shouted about the book!

Anyway, I should stop rambling but please know I am truly treasuring every kind word and comment and post. I'm honored and grateful I get to share this story with you. Thank you all so much. 💛

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🌟🎄📖 NEW GRAPHIC NOVEL ANNOUNCEMENT 📖 🧙‍♀️🌙

i’ve always said that i wanted to write a witchy sapphic hallmark movie. well, i did! just in graphic novel form. YULE BE MINE (AGAIN): AN ENCHANTED SECOND CHANCE HOLIDAY ROMANCE will be out in 2028, so get prepared for allllll the pagan new jersey vibes!🐰☕️👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩 (yes, the lovely @raqueltraveillustration was kind enough to illustrate this one, too!!! 🖤)

💬: second chance romance, winter solstice, holiday romance, cozy, small town, forced proximity

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I’m thrilled to announce that I will now be represented by Hannah Teachout of Folio! She will be taking my rivals to lovers spooky New Orleans book out soon! I can’t wait to see what we can do together.

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🍷 COVER REVEAL 🍷 for my adult debut, The Paris Proposal, coauthored by the iconic @kristenchaudiere ✨ out 4/6/27!
world’s dreamiest artwork by @lenikauffman , cover reveal article by @people 💕💕💕💕

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Dearest Gentle Reader,

I’m beyond thrilled to announce that I’m now represented by the fabulous Hannah Teachout (@hmteachout) of Folio Literary Management!

I was so gratefully blown away by Hannah’s love and appreciation for THE BREATH BETWEEN (aka Project Storm if you’ve been here a while). I can’t wait to continue the next phase of my writing and publishing journey with Hannah in my corner. I asked for a fierce champion and the universe ✨delivered✨

An adult romantasy, THE BREATH BETWEEN is the literary amalgamation of my love for angsty, banter-filled romances, magic, found family, and my fave lil gems of Persian culture sprinkled throughout.

Andddddd obligatory shoutout to LOML @kristindwyer for being the first to support this book and yell at me to keep going. I’d be lost at sea without you.

🧿🌀🧿🌀

#agentedauthor #literaryagent #agented #romantasy #writingcommunity

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Im excited to announce my debut middle grade novel has sold to Heartdrum/Harper Collins!

This story has been close to my heart for a long time and Im grateful it is going to get its time to shine. Its about learning to love a place while also being critical of it. Its about widening the lens of history so that we aren't seeing a single narrative define Native and Oklahoma history.

Im also happy to see it in the hands of people who understood my vision! @rosemary.brosnan and @cynthialeitichsmith are giving it a perfect home at Heartdrum. Something wonderful about this announcement is that I happened to be with Rosemary on the day it was announced! How cool is that? Super grateful to share the moment with my fellow Native writers at the @weneeddiversebooks Native Writing Intensive as well. A win for one of us is a win for all of us. <3

And an always thanks to @johnmcusick and @hmteachout for being wonderful agents. ❤️

#OwnVoices #NativeKidLit #CherokeeNation #Heartdrum #DebutNovel

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huge thank you to the ripped bodice for organizing this mountain of preorders! and another huge thank you to chloe gong and yu&me books for a wonderful event!! glb successfully launched !!!

i was introduced to these rice crackers yesterday and????? they’re SO GOOD

well planned thank you note 😌

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ICYMI: the Good Luck, Babe! launch event is THIS TUESDAY at @yuandmebooks in Chinatown 🥳 the incomparable Chloe Gong will be there and you 🫵 should be too

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⭐️GOOD LUCK, BABE! GOT A BOOKLIST STARRED REVIEW⭐️ it really is pride month 🥹
if it’s good enough for the American Library Association, it’s good enough for you!!! 🚨PREORDER NOW🚨to help make more industry people pay attention to me 🫡 thank you for your service

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🐈‍⬛🐉✨ STRANGE FAMILIARS IS OUT TODAY!!! ✨🐉🐈‍⬛

The gates of Seamere College of Magical Veterinary Sciences are now OPEN and students are welcome to attend!

Please secure your animal familiars, ensure your magic supplies are full, and head to the Iink in my profiIe to secure your copy of my academic rivals-to-lovers New Adult fantasy book set in a magical veterinary school, Strange Familiars.

HUGE thanks to my publishers, @acebookspub @berkleypub @berkleyromance in the US/Canada, @hodderscape in the UK, @hachetteaus in Australia, @hachettenz in New Zealand, and of course @moon_notes_verlag who released the book last Friday in Germany!

Thank you also to my editors @kes385 @quite_contrary7 @charlieofcastle @marina.domsal
and the marketing, publicity, digital, and sales teams, as well as everyone else who helped bring this book to the world.

A huge thanks to my agent, @laurenspieller
and assistant @hmteachout who saw the potential in Strange Familiars in its earliest iteration.

Big thanks and smooches to all of YOU: the readers, reviewers, bloggers, booksellers, traveling ARC teams, and everyone else who has championed this book!! I’ve been so touched by the DMs, the FANART, the EMBROIDERY, so many wonderful moments that have had me in happy tears.

Thanks to my author friends, especially those who’ve blurbed this book. And thank you to my fellow veterinarians for being such inspirations and showing up for the animals every day 🫶

And finally, last but not least, HUGE thanks to my wonderful street team, the Strangest Familiars!! I’ve loved seeing all your reactions, posts, and chatter within the group!!! THANK YOU 💙💙💙

I am so grateful for you all! See you at Seamere!!! 🥳

#romancebookstagram #romantasy #newreleasebooks #fantasyromance #romantasyreads

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