The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency

JDLA is a full-service literary agency representing children’s literature for all ages, adult fiction, non-fiction, and more since 2001.

[Marie Lamba @marielamba]

So thrilled to welcome talented author/illustrator Lauren Mills @laurenmillsart to the @JDLitAgency family!
https://t.co/fadvtDV3yR

[Marie Lamba @marielamba]

Huge congrats to talented @JDLitAgency client Gregory Frost! His richly atmospheric and seriously creepy novel THE SECRET HOUSE, about a cursed White House, will be published by JournalStone #horror #historical @scarlettralgee

[Marie Lamba @marielamba]

SO excited to share this debut YA novel deal for @JDLitAgency client Rob Costello's amazing work AN UGLY WORLD FOR BEAUTIFUL BOYS with @lethepress Huge congrats!!!

[Marie Lamba @marielamba]

Congrats to fabulous author and @JDLitAgency client @clairepolders! Her flash-fiction collection WOMAN OF THE HOUR has just sold to @VineLeavesPress! #flashfiction

[Stephen Fraser @fraserstephena]

Debut author Donna Weidner's picture book, THERE
ARE NO DRAGONS IN THIS BOOK (North-South),
is a finalist forThe German Children's Literature Award,
Germany's only state-funded literacy award.

Congratulations, Donna!

[Corey Farrenkopf @CoreyFarrenkopf]

This might be the first review of my debut, Living in Cemeteries, out in the wild!!!!!! I’m so pumped Becky enjoyed it!!!!!!!!!

[Stephen Fraser @fraserstephena]

Client Claudia Mills's new novel THE LAST APPLE
TREE (Margaret Ferguson Books/Holiday House),
-- due our June 18, 2024 --has just been selected by
the Junior Library Guild. Congratulations, Claudia!

[Marie Lamba @marielamba]

YOU GOTTA MEET MR. PIERCE the picture book by @JDLitAgency clients @CarVanVleet & Chiquita Mullins Lee, illust. by Jennifer Mack-Watkins is named a 2023 BEST OF THE BEST BOOK by the Black Caucus of ALA! @KokilaBooks
https://t.co/6JGC0Ns6Ze

[Marie Lamba @marielamba]

Happy book birthday to @JDLitAgency client Refe Tuma @RefeUp! His funny, spooky middle-grade FRANCES AND THE WEREWOLVES OF THE BLACK FOREST is out today through @HarperCollinsCh. Grab a copy! Virtual book launch tonight-Facebook Live 6 pm Central! https://t.co/dyzuMn9sVu

[Marie Lamba @marielamba]

Happy book birthday @DebbieDadey, Marcia Thornton Jones & @angeliraferart! Their graphic novel GHOSTS DON'T EAT POTATO CHIPS - the third graphic novel to come out in The Bailey School Kids series - is out today through @GraphixBooks! @JDLitAgency https://t.co/HCta6C3yaY

[Marie Lamba @marielamba]

So thrilled to share this cover reveal of WE MOSTLY COME OUT AT NIGHT over at @LGBTQReads - edited by @JDLitAgency client Rob Costello (spring '24, @RP_Kids). YA anthology that explores monster tales, exclusively highlighting trans and queer authors. https://t.co/kbw6sMxPMb

[Joy Nelkin Wieder @JoyWieder]

What a pleasure meeting my agent @fraserstephena in person for 1st time at #nescbwi Squam Lake retreat! A sweetheart but doggedly persistent! Just what I need in an agent. My painting was a thank you gift 💝 @JDLitAgency

[Marie Lamba @marielamba]

Congrats again to @JDLitAgency client Wendi Silvano! Her picture book deal for HOW THE FOREST FEELS is up @PWKidsBookshelf Rights Report! The pb which will be illustrated by @MirkaHokkanen, comes out through @HolidayHouseBks in 2025
https://t.co/5wmUOk0F58

[Marie Lamba @marielamba]

Huge congrats to @JDLitAgency client Wendi Silvano! Her gorgeous #picturebook HOW THE FOREST FEELS will be published by @HolidayHouseBks with the wonderful @smorgridge and Illustrations by @MirkaHokkanen Can't wait! #senses #Mindfulness #nature

[Marie Lamba @marielamba]

Are you in the Lititz, PA area? Come to @AaronsBooks Monday, August 14th at 10:30 a.m. for my colorful free storytime. I'll read my two picture books, we'll play a game and do a craft. Fun for the little kiddos! @visitlititzpa @LititzDaily @LititzRecord @lititz @LititzPost

[Joy Nelkin Wieder @JoyWieder]

Read all about it! My interview in The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency Summer Newsletter. I hope to have more good news coming soon! @JDLitAgency @fraserstephena #authorinterview #authorillustrator #Illustrator #kidlitart #kidlitartist
https://t.co/c7QVB2fwRd

[Marie Lamba @marielamba]

Happy book birthday to @JDLitAgency client Gregory Frost! Greg's absolutely stunning and perfect fantasy RHYMER is out today through @BaenBooks Definitely grab a copy - it's masterful #scifibooks #fantasy #fiction https://t.co/fd2KIIgW1u

[Marie Lamba @marielamba]

Come join the celebration! The book launch for Gregory Frost's stunning fantasy RHYMER is on Saturday, June 17th at 4 p.m. at @MainPoint_Books in Wayne, PA. I hope to see some of you there! @BaenBooks @JDLitAgency #fantasy
https://t.co/CoYml5Pzef

[Marie Lamba @marielamba]

<3 So proud of Carmella and her gorgeous middle-grade novel NOTHING IS LITTLE @HolidayHouseBks @JDLitAgency

[Stephen Fraser @fraserstephena]

Looking forward to the FALLING LEAVES conference this weekend at Lake George. I'm speaking about verse-novels and there will be giveaways!