Laura Rennert
Executive literary agent at Andrea Brown Literary Agency. www.litagentlaurarennert.com
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- Reposted by Laura RennertHappy National Library Lover’s Month! To celebrate, we’re sharing this starred review from School Library Journal for I'M SO HAPPY YOU'RE HERE: A CELEBRATION OF LIBRARY JOY by Mychal Threets, illustrated by Lorraine Nam! 🌟 Read the full SLJ review here. @mychal3ts.bsky.social
- Congratulations to Mitali Perkins, whose HOPE IN THE VALLEY is a finalist in the California Young Reader Medal program! We hope the children of California love this book as much as we do. www.californiayoungreadermedal.org/nominees
- I love seeing S. Isabelle's THE GREAT MISFORTUNE OF STELLA SEDGWICK on the American Library Association's 2026 Rise: A Feminist Book Project List! www.ala.org/srrt/2026-ri...
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- Happy book birthday to TWO OF A KIND, illustrated by Joelle Murray! Join two young friends as they celebrate their similarities and differences in this charming early reader, with Joelle’s adorable illustrations.
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- Congratulations to @deborahmarcero.com for her THIRD starred review for THE GREAT ESCAPE! This one's from BCCB: bccb.ischool.illinois.edu/stars/
- Congratulations to @deborahmarcero.com on her starred review from Booklist for THE GREAT ESCAPE! www.booklistonline.com/products/981...
- Claudia Gray's Mr. Darcy and Miss Tilney mysteries got another call out in honor of Jane Austen's 250th birthday! globalcomment.com/echoes-of-ja...
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- Reposted by Laura RennertIt’s a pleasure and an honor to help bring books into the world. But we wouldn't get to do it without all of you. Thank you! From all of us at ABLA, we wish you a spirited holiday season. May the New Year bring you joy, inspiration, & many beautiful books! 2025 Holiday Card art by Marissa Valdez
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- A fascinating look at Jane Austen's legacy in the NYT, including Claudia Gray's Mr. Darcy and Miss Tilney mysteries! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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- WE COULD BE MAGIC, illustrated by Joelle Murray, is one of Common Sense Media's Best Books of the Year! www.commonsensemedia.org/lists/best-b...
- Have you got your copy of Part 2 of the KEEPER OF THE LOST CITIES graphic novel yet? Check out a fun photo in PW of readers in St. Louis at a live event with author @swmessenger.bsky.social! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
- A fun shout-out in PW for Troy Cummings' OTTO THE ORNAMENT! It's a great holiday gift for kids 😊 www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
- THE SPIRIT OF LOVE, by Lauren Kate, is one of Library Journal's Stellar Selections for 2025! www.libraryjournal.com/story/Stella...
- Attention querying writers! I will be closing to queries for the winter holidays, and giving myself some extra time to catch up. I will be closed from Dec. 22 to Feb. 1, opening back up the morning of the 2nd. *Please remember that I only accept queries through my Query Manager (link on my website).
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- @kmfajardo.bsky.social's LOCAL HEAVENS is on Elle's Best Fantasy and Science-Fiction Books of 2025 list! It's not too late to grab a copy as a gift for the reader in your life! www.elle.com/culture/book...
- Need a gift for the reader in your life? The NYT included @kmfajardo.bsky.social's LOCAL HEAVENS on its list of book recs for science-fiction fans! www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/b...
- Congratulations to Lauren Kate and the team behind the FALLEN TV series on their International Emmy win! We hope fans of the series will love Lauren's forthcoming WHITE LIGHTS, too!
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- We're so excited for readers to see the cover and read an excerpt from M.J. Hastings' FIRSTBORN! It's up today at people.com 😱 people.com/firstborn-mj...
- WE COULD BE MAGIC, illustrated by Joelle Murray, is on Reading Middle Grade's list of 10 Best Teen Books of 2025! readingmiddlegrade.com/best-teen-bo...
- Some exciting media call outs for @rominagarber.bsky.social's THE LAST VAMPIRE, which came out yesterday: 12 Must-read new titles for BookTok readers: www.fanbolt.com/161161/decem... 11 of the Best New Book Releases Out in December: bookriot.com/the-best-new...
- WE DIG FOSSILS, illustrated by Joelle Murray, is on the New York Public Library's Best Books for Kids 2025 list! www.nypl.org/books-more/r...
- Two lovely mentions for Mitali Perkins' HOLY NIGHT AND LITTLE STAR, a peaceful read for this holiday season mennowdc.org/stillness-th... birminghamparent.com/the-best-chr...
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- Happy book birthday to Part 2 of the KEEPER OF THE LOST CITIES graphic novel, by @swmessenger.bsky.social! The thrilling novel comes to life with all the adventure and worldbuilding the Keeper of the Lost Cities series is known for, told in gorgeous full color—plus special bonus features at the end!
- Happy book birthday to THE LAST VAMPIRE, by @rominagarber.bsky.social! Pride & Prejudice meets Crave when an Austen-loving girl attends a new boarding school hoping to find her own Mr. Darcy, but accidentally finds the world’s last vampire instead.
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- Reposted by Laura RennertTHE SHAPE OF MONSTERS, Book 2 of THE MOON HERESIES TRILOGY, has a cover! And it is perfect. No notes. Coming June 2026 Design by Stephanie Hess Illustration by @eleonorpiteira.bsky.social
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- @kmfajardo.bsky.social's LOCAL HEAVENS is one of Kobo's picks for best Science Fiction books of 2025! www.kobo.com/us/en/p/best...
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- Reposted by Laura RennertStill celebrating that these 3 titles are Amazon's best books of 2025! THE SNIPS: A BAD BUZZ DAY by Raúl the Third @raulthethird.bsky.social FISH DON’T GO TO SCHOOL by Deb Pilutti @dpilutti.bsky.social WHEN THE TIDES HELD THE MOON by Venessa Vida Kelley @venessakelley.bsky.social
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- WE DIG FOSSILS, written by Alliah L. Agostini and illustrated by client Joelle Murray, is on School Library Journal's Best Transitional Books 2025 list! Congratulations! www.slj.com/story/best-t...
- Love to see @kmfajardo.bsky.social's LOCAL HEAVENS on this roundup of Great Cyberpunk Novels in the NYT! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/b...
- Congratulations to @tammisauer.bsky.social on her starred review for PIZZASAURUS, out March 3rd! www.slj.com/review/pizza...
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- I spy @rominagarber.bsky.social's THE LAST VAMPIRE on Reactor's Romantasy Report for November/December! reactormag.com/vampires-tim...
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- “THE MERCY MAKERS is well-constructed, with compelling characters, interesting worldbuilding, and a strong voice.” @hawkwing_lb reviews new work from @tessagratton.bsky.social
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- @rominagarber.bsky.social's THE LAST VAMPIRE is on Reactor's list of Most Anticipated Young Adult SFF/H for November & December 2025! It's out December 2nd! reactormag.com/most-anticip...
- There's still time to vote in the first round of the 2025 Goodreads Choice Awards! Congrats to @kmfajardo.bsky.social, whose LOCAL HEAVENS is a nominee for Science Fiction! www.goodreads.com/choiceawards...
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- Reposted by Laura RennertTHE MERCY MAKERS is a Kindle Daily Deal today! Only $2.99 for six hundred pages "alight with glorious epiphanies!" www.amazon.com/Mercy-Makers...
- Reposted by Laura RennertAuthors, Beware! There's a firm called "ClaimsHero" doing aggressive social media outreach claiming to "help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
- Happy book birthday to FALLING APART AND OTHER GIFTS FROM THE UNIVERSE, by @catherineryanhyde.bsky.social! Two very different people—each lost in their own way—find an unexpected healing connection in a poignant novel about redemption and chosen family.
- You've got to see Lauren Kate's GORGEOUS cover reveal for WHITE LIGHTS with Cosmo! It also includes an excerpt 👀 www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainmen...
- Reposted by Laura RennertHappy Wednesday! We created a starter pack of ABLA authors & illustrators just for you! We are HUGE fans of these humans. Note: We’re still adding to this list, which has been created by an enthusiastic assistant and not AI, so if you see that someone’s missing let us know! 😊 go.bsky.app/Rux2YKXat://did:plc:sgdivrybqgecmizyw7dczskq/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3m3gps3qwk22h
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- Reposted by Laura RennertQuerying writers -- Please give yourselves some grace and stop fretting about a few silly typos in your queries. We probably won't notice them, we're not going to hold them against you, and if we DO hold them against you, you don't want to work with us anyway.
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- Congratulations to Joelle Murray, illustrator of WE COULD BE MAGIC. It's a finalist in the Teen Readers' Choice Awards!
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- The lovely HOPE IN A JAR, by @deborahmarcero.com, is on Good Housekeeping's 2025 Kids’ Book Awards list! www.goodhousekeeping.com/entertainmen...
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