Blog Archive

  • Top 10 Reasons Why BookEnds Rejected Your Query

    Apr 10, 2017

    At the suggestion of a reader I polled the Team to see what everyone had to say about why queries are most often rejected. These are in no particular order, although I have highlighted one that I think is probably the number one reason. Since we were on a roll, expect a post later in […]

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  • Welcome to BookEnds, Kate Simpson!

    Apr 07, 2017

    I’m so thrilled to welcome Kate Simpson to BookEnds Literary! Kate has written a fantastic middle grade with just a touch of magic, and I’m so excited to work with her on this and future books. I don’t want to give away too much, but I love so much about this book – the near-future […]

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  • Deal News for Stacy Henrie!

    Apr 06, 2017

    Big congratulations go out to USA Today bestseller Stacy Henrie on her 3-book deal with Harlequin Love Inspired Historical! Stacy has a knack for writing lovable, strong-willed heroines in her westerns–included in these books is a female Pinkerton detective! You won’t want to miss it. Stacy Henrie’s three inspirational romances set in the old West, to Elizabeth […]

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  • Well-Deserved BookEnds Promotions

    Apr 06, 2017

    For years Kim Lionetti and Jessica Alvarez have served as my right hands and half my brain. Not only are they fantastic agents with keen eyes and brilliant editorial minds, but they have been integral in helping guide me to where BookEnds is today. I really don’t think I could do a thing without them. […]

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  • Welcome to BookEnds, Kathryn Holeman!

    Apr 05, 2017

    Getting new clients is always a thrill, and today I’m especially pleased to be introducing my new illustrator and coloring book author, Kathryn Holeman! Kathryn is a graphic designer with three coloring book illustration credits under her belt. When her new coloring book query landed in my inbox a month or so ago, I read it straight […]

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  • Etched in Tears by Cheryl Hollon

    Apr 05, 2017

    The fourth book in the Webb’s Glass Shop Mystery series is coming out this fall! When a famous glass artist is murdered at his own exhibit, deadly secrets are put on display, and it’s up to glass shop owner Savannah Webb to see through a killer’s cover. Celebrated glass artist Dennis Lansing is returning to […]

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  • Happy #PubDay to Stacey Kennedy and Andrea Laurence!

    Apr 04, 2017

    Big book birthday congratulations go out to Stacey Kennedy and Andrea Laurence on their new releases! These two contemporary romances bring us some of readers’ favorite tropes: babies, billionaires, and bodyguards, just to name a few! RESTRAINED UNDER HIS DUTY is the third book in USA Today bestselling author Stacey Kennedy’s Dirty Little Secrets series. […]

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  • Happy #PubDay to these 3 mysteries!

    Apr 04, 2017

    Today we have 3 great cozies releasing. Take a look: First up, Happy #PubDay to Book Two in Paige Shelton’s Scottish Bookshop Mystery Series, OF BOOKS & BAGPIPES! We’re all very excited for this to be out in the wild today. Delaney Nichols has settled so comfortably into her new life in Edinburgh that she […]

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  • Find Out More about #BookEndsLife

    Apr 04, 2017

    Inspired by Natasha’s #IntheLifeofanAgent Tweets, the entire BookEnds team will be tweeting about #BookEndsLife. All day today, by following the hashtag #BookEndsLife (and probably #amagenting) you can see what exactly all of us are up to on a random Tuesday. In nearly every interview I’ve been given I’m asked what the typical life of an […]

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  • Autism Awareness, #Ownvoices and Judgment-free Zones

    Apr 03, 2017

    Yesterday was World Autism Awareness Day, but my kids and I are still wearing our blue shirts today to celebrate it. One of my goals as an Autism Mom is to talk about my son’s diagnosis as much as possible. I’ve never been one to shy away from labels. They only have as much power […]

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  • Welcome to BookEnds, Jamie Adams!

    Mar 31, 2017

    I’m so thrilled to welcome Jamie Adams to the BookEnds family and to #TeamMoe! I was excited to see something music-related wind up in my inbox (but of course that also means I’m super picky as it’s something in my wheelhouse) but Jamie made me fall in love with her modern retelling of Phantom of […]

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  • Happy Friday

    Mar 31, 2017

    A good day for pancakes and a Pancake House mystery by Sarah Fox, because who doesn’t love hot buttered pancakes, sweet maple syrup and a title like The Crepes of Wrath. Enjoy!

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