Blog Archive
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Get to Know Jessica Alvarez
Mar 06, 2020
Welcome back to the BookEnds “Get to Know” series. You’ve read our bios, follow us on social media, and you know which genres we represent. But behind the business persona, we are real people with real lives, hobbies, pet peeves, and passions. These are the people we want to share with you. I’ve been with BookEnds nine years […]
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What Happens When Agents Close to Queries
Mar 05, 2020
I have a question about agents who are closed to queries. During the querying process, I submitted to agents, and within a week of my submission the agents posted that they are closed to queries. Will these agents finish reading subs in their inboxes, or does that big red circle in query tracker mean the […]
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New Client Alert-Crystal Galyean
Mar 04, 2020
Name: Crystal Nicholson GalyeanWhat you Write: Literary fictionAgent: Amanda Jain What book do you wish you had written, and why? A Man Walks Into a Room by Nicole Krauss, or any of her books really. The hero of the novel has severe memory loss, and I think his constant sense that he is missing something […]
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The Anatomy of the Perfect Query Letter
Mar 04, 2020
Hello blog folks! If you’re not subscribed to our YouTube channel, you might not have seen our #QueryTip vlog posted in February. We can’t have that, so we’re posting it here for those of you who are deep in the query trenches. We hope this proves helpful to you as you craft your perfect query:
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The Impact of a Previously Self-Published Book
Mar 03, 2020
I get a lot of questions on what happens next if you self-published first. There are a lot of variables depending on what you’re looking for. Moving a Self-Published Book to a Traditional House Once you’ve self-published consider your book published. Just as it’s difficult to move a published book from one house to another, […]
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New Client Alert- Andi Santagata
Mar 02, 2020
Name: Andi SantagataWhat you Write/Draw: Comics (mostly YA!) Agent: Moe FerraraWhy BookEnds? Because Moe rules!! What genres do you write? Read? I love goofy horror-comedy and teen angst the most – I grew up reading and watching primarily Jhonen Vasquez and Archie comics, which explains a lot! Anything with a dry or unexpected sense of […]
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Get To Know Naomi Davis
Feb 28, 2020
“Welcome to the BookEnds “Get to Know” series. You’ve read our bios, follow us on social media, and you know which genres we represent. But behind the business persona, we are real people with real lives, hobbies, pet peeves, and passions. These are the people we want to share with you.” – JF I’m Naomi […]
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Researching the Legitimacy of Agents
Feb 27, 2020
I can’t imagine how daunting researching agents must be. There is a glut of information on social media, websites, and books which actually makes it harder than it should be. Before you know it you’re overthinking every query and submission you make. It almost makes you wish back to pre-internet days when snail mail and […]
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A Teaching Guide for ALA Award Winner QUEEN OF PHYSICS!
Feb 26, 2020
If you haven’t heard, Teresa Robeson’s Queen of Physics recently won the American Library Associations Award for Best Asian/Pacific American Picture Book! Now, The Classroom Bookshelf has created a guide for all of our teacher friends out there to use Queen of Physics in their classrooms! You can find that here. You can get your […]
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Jessica Faust’s Nonfiction Wishlist
Feb 26, 2020
One of my favorite things about being an agent is that I can work on anything that excites me–fiction and nonfiction. As with fiction, I have a nonfiction wishlist (#MSWL) for subjects and specific ideas I would like to see in my inbox. Bigger, bolder, and braver is my motto for 2020 in everything I’m […]
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The Important Book Opening
Feb 25, 2020
Whether published or not, those first pages are extremely important. Those are the pages, and scenes, that make or break the book and either grab the reader or send them packing–whether you’re selling the book in the store or trying to get an agent. What do you do if you know those opening chapters are […]
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Tricia Levenseller is Now On Tour!
Feb 24, 2020
Has Tricia Levenseller’s newest YA Fantasy, THE SHADOWS BETWEEN US, been on your radar? It’s been named one of the most anticipated YA books of the year by Hypeable and TheNerdDaily, and called “A viciously satisfying romance featuring two well-matched opponents” by Booklist. If The Shadows Between Us hasn’t been on your radar, here’s a […]
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