Kensington Publishing On Sale May 28, 2013

PW - Top Pick of The Week Review: April 22, 2013

ECHOES OF MY SOUL
Robert K. Tanenbaum

“Tanenbaum recreates the proceedings with a novelist’s sense of plotting…. Tanenbaum’s take on the case, which was cited by the Supreme Court in its 1966 Miranda v. State of Arizona decision regarding self-incrimination, is a thrilling and insightful addition to the true crime genre.” – Publishers Weekly

Complete review:

In his third true crime offering (after The Piano Teacher), Tanenbaum—best known for his legal thrillers about Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi, lawyers in the New York District Attorney’s office—examines the convoluted and dramatic case that followed the brutal murders of two young women, Janice Wylie and Emily Hoffert, in New York City in 1963. Relying on court transcripts, crime-scene photos, and the reminiscences of his legal mentors—Mel Glass, John Keenan, and D.A. Frank Hogan, all of whom were involved in the case—Tanenbaum recreates the proceedings with a novelist’s sense of plotting. The seasoned attorney and two-time mayor of Beverly Hills, Calif., details how a young black man, George Whitmore Jr. (who had an IQ of less than 70), was connected to the killings by a confession extracted under extreme duress. Luckily, Manhattan Assistant D.A. Glass took an interest in the case and began to question the police tactics used to accuse Whitmore. A clue worthy of crime fiction eventually leads to the capture of the real killer, and a trial cleverly conducted by Keenan reveals police incompetence (and possible malfeasance) and sets Whitmore free. Tanenbaum’s take on the case, which was cited by the Supreme Court in its 1966 Miranda v. State of Arizona decision regarding self-incrimination, is a thrilling and insightful addition to the true crime genre. Photos. Agent: Bob Diforio, D4EO Literary Agency. (May 28)

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SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER - March 23, 2013:

"If You Find Me" by Emily Murdoch is an intense, heart-warming yet heart-wrenching story about two sisters who have lived most of their lives in the wilds of a national park in Tennessee.

“Beautifully written. The deep bond between the sisters is almost physically palpable, as is their intense longing for love and acceptance; they will quickly endear themselves to readers.” – School Library Journal (Starred Review)

“A compelling narrative that is both unflinching about life’s pain and hopeful about its possibilities.” – Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)

“First-time author Emily Murdoch has written a painful, hopeful, surprisingly quiet book that charts the best and worst of humanity, especially family, with characters who worm their way into your heart—or repulse the reader’s very nature. Her narrative is full of unique yet breathtaking similes, detailed descriptions, and unflinching dialogue all masquerading as backwoods Tennessee dialect... She validates the courage and ingenuity of young people the world over for whom survival is instinctive; protection of siblings is nonnegotiable; and love both a right and a gift bestowed upon those fortunate enough to find it.” – Booklist (Starred Review)

“Within two pages, I was so hopelessly hooked, I felt like the story had attached itself to me. The storyline is original and suspenseful, but most of all, it was Carey’s voice that had me flipping the pages. This is one of those books you devour." – Jennifer Brown, author of Hate List

"If You Find Me grabbed me by the heart on page one and didn't let go till the very last word. Murdoch's language is lovely, her storytelling gripping.” —Carol Lynch Williams, author of The Chosen One

“Searing . . . hurt my heart and will probably haunt my dreams – a beautiful book about survival, identity, family, love and so much more.” —Jenny Downham, author of Before I Die

"Carey and Nessa’s story is memorable and deeply moving, and readers will find it very easy to fall in love with these girls.” – Publishers Weekly

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Print Rights Available

Sweet Pickles

Over 50,000,000 copies in print

Click on SWEET PICKLES to see all the books available for Foreign Publishers and possible joint ventures with U.S. publishers.

Contact Bob Diforio

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THE JUNGLE, Book Number 8 in the Clive Cussler/Jack Du Brul OREGON SERIES hit
#1 on the New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestseller List March 27, 2011
in its very first appearance on the list.

THE SILENT SEA Book Number 7 in the Clive Cussler/Jack Du Brul OREGON SERIES was
#2 on the New York Times Mass Market Fiction Bestseller List, making its 3rd appearance.

Please Note: Certain Foreign Rights are available for Jack Du Brul's Action Adventure Series
starring Philip Mercer.

Contact: Bob Diforio/D4EO Literary Agency

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ROBERT K. TANENBAUM'S first 10 titles in the 15,000,000+ copies in print, now 24 book Butch Karp
legal thriller series from #1 No Lesser Plea to #10 Reckless Endangerment are available in all e-book formats
from Open Road Integrated Media.

FOREIGN RIGHTS are available on the entire series from Bob Diforio/D4EO Literary Agency

Watch Open Road's video featuring Bob Tanenbaum:

Robert K. Tanenbaum's Butch Karp Legal Thrillers - over 15 million copies in print.

Books 11 - 24 [TRUE JUSTICE through BAD FAITH] and two NF works are published by Gallery
and Pocket Books.

View U.S. covers below:

Film and Foreign Rights Available - Contact Bob Diforio/D4EO Literary Agency

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Open Road Integrated Media has publishes 13 Jon Land backlist thrillers and the first book in the
Blaine McCracken Series, ,

THE OMEGA COMMAND

All thirteen of these titles are available for foreign rights from Bob Diforio/D4EO Literary Agency

Watch Open Road's video featuring Jon Land:

Please visit JON LAND'S WEBSITE

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TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY by Jeffrey Stephens Gallery Books hardcover, Pocket Books mass market reprint

See also, Jeff's first book TARGETS OF DECEPTION:





Published by Pocket Books in mass market and e-book editions. FOREIGN RIGHTS AVAILABLE from Bob Diforio

See JEFFREY STEPHENS website.

Movie Rights Available:

PRODIGAL FATHER PAGAN SON by LT "Little Tony" Menginie with Kerrie Droban, author of RIDING WITH THE DEVIL

Terrific KIRKUS Review:

Prodigal Father, Pagan Son:
Growing Up Inside the Dangerous World of the Pagans Motorcycle Club.

Menginie, Anthony (Author) and Droban, Kerrie (Author)

Apr 2011. 288 p. St. Martin's/Thomas Dunne, hardcover, $24.99. (9780312576547). 364.106.

Many readers may not know the Pagans, but the motorcycle club, founded in the late 1950s,
is sort of the East Coast version of the Hells Angels, and its turf wars have been violent and bloody.
Menginie, this book’s primary author, is the son of the former president of the Pagans’ Philadelphia
chapter, who by the time he was eight years old was in prison on drug charges. With his mother also
gone (she walked out), he was pretty much raised by the Pagans. It was not an idyllic life for a boy,
unless you consider sex, drugs, and violence good influences on the young. Things became even more
complicated when, upon his release from prison, Menginie’s father jumped ship and joined the Hells Angels.
Menginie was faced with a tough choice: stay with his informally adopted family, or join his father and
risk retribution from the Pagans.

A down-and-dirty memoir that should appeal to readers of such books as Sonny Barger’s Hell’s Angel (2001)

and Hunter Thompson’s classic Hell’s Angels (1967).

— Kirkus Reviews

646-307-581

MOVIE RIGHTS contact Alan Nevins

FOREIGN RIGHTS - contact St. Martins/Macmillan U.S. Foreign Rights Department

Foreign Rights Available
Joy Berry Books

Over 85,000,000 copies sold

Click here to visit the Joy Berry Website

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Jack Du Brul

DARK WATCH, THE SKELETON COAST, PLAGUE SHIP, CORSAIR, THE SILENT SEA, and THE JUNGLE
Books 3 - 8 in
The Oregon Series by Clive Cussler with Jack DuBrul are international bestsellers.

JACK DU BRUL:

The 7 books in Jack DuBrul's Philip Mercer action adventure series are available for [certain] translation rights and film:

Jack's books have been published in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Poland, Bulgaria, Australia/New Zealand, Japan and Thailand

Vulcan's Forge
Charon's Landing
The Medusa Stone
Pandora's Curse
River of Ruin
Deep Fire Rising
Havoc

World Rights to books 8 & 9 in the series have been purchased by Doubleday.

Contact Bob Diforio for film or translation interest in
Vulcan's Forge through Havoc.

View the U.S. book covers below:

THE NERO AWARD

The Nero Award is presented each year to an author for the best American Mystery written in the tradition of Rex Stout's

Nero Wolfe stories. It is presented at the Black Orchid Banquet, traditionally held on the first Saturday in December in New York City.

Last year, the winner was Joseph Teller for The Tenth Case - Jaywalker #1 , Mira Books, an imprint of Harlequin Enterprises.

His award was presented by Jane K. Cleland, chair of the Wolfe Pack's literary awards.

Mr. Teller joins a procession of fine writers including Lawrence Block, Tess Gerritsen, Lee Child, Walter Mosley, Linda Fairstein,
former U.S. Senator Fred Harris, and Dennis Lehane, all of whom have been honored with the prestigious "Nero."

2009 Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense

MAINSTREAM MYSTERY/SUSPENSE

* The Tenth Case by Joseph Teller – WINNER
World Rights - Mira Books

Visit the author's website: JAYWALKER

To read an excerpt of THE TENTH CASE click here: The Tenth Case
To visit the Mira Books website for Joseph Teller click here: JOSEPH TELLER

Non-Fiction

* Two new Robert L. Leahy, Ph.D. books, ANXIETY FREE: Unravel Your Fears Before They Unravel You and
HERE COMES THE SUN:
Answers to Overcoming Your Depression
Dr. Leahy is
Director, American Institute for Cognitive Therapy
President, International Association for Cognitive Psychotherapy
President, Academy of Cognitive Therapy
and author of The Worry Cure [which has earned over $100,000 with ten foreign sales]
see Bob Leahy ; hear Bob Leahy on the Dennis Prager Radio Show

Here is a wrap up of D4EO in 2010:

click HERE for full screen or click on the arrow below to see the video within this page:

Who's Who In America

Fiction

Jack Du Brul writing The Oregon Series with Clive Cussler
Robert K. Tanenbaum and Butch Karp with over 14,000,000 copies of his legal thrillers in print.
Jack Du Brul writing the Philip Mercer Adventure Series proclaimed by
Clive Cussler as
"The best action adventure writer on the scene today."
Win Blevins
Steven M. Forman
Teresa Frohock
Judith James
Jon Land
Jessica Martinez
Jeffrey Stephens
Joseph Klempner and Joseph Teller
Richard Weber

Non Fiction

Dr. Dani Babb
Joy Berry
Steve Bigelow Candlestick Forum
Bob Bly
Steve Budin
Clifton Truman Daniel
Philip DeMuth
Kerrie Droban
Don Dunbar
Adina Genn
Susan Gunelius See also Women On Business and Forbes and Kudzu
Sandra Gurvis
Shawn Hayashi - The Professional Development Group
Richard Hefter – Sweet Pickles
Belinda Hulin
Andrew Karam, Ph.D.
Sheila Kelley - The S Factor
ROBERT L. LEAHY, Ph.D
Rosemarie Scolaro Moser Ph.D., ABN, ABPP-RP – RSM Psychology Center LLC
Dan Ramsey
Wess Roberts, Ph.D.
Geoff Shackelford
Sandler Training
Bob Schaller
Kathleen Tracy
Dr.David Whitehouse. "Dr Science. He can't be stumped." BBC Radio.
Annie Wilder

FICTION

Dark Watch , Skeleton Crew Plague Ship and Corsair by Clive Cussler [represented by Peter Lampack] with Jack Du Brul
Malice , Fury, the forthcoming Captured, Escape, Malice all 21 Butch Karp Legal Thrillers by Robert K. Tanenbaum, Esq.
Havoc - Deep Fire Rising - River of Ruin - Pandora's Curse - Medusa Stone - Charon's Landing - Vulcan's Forge the Jack Du Brul 7 Philip Mercer men's adventure series

Shoot The Moon, Felony Murder , Flat Lake In Winter , Irreparable Damage and Fogbound by Joseph T. Klempner

Take Me Out of the Bathtub and I'm Still Here in the Bathtub by Alan Katz.

NON FICTION

The Worry Cure and Anxiety Free by Robert L. Leahy, Ph.D.
Finding Foreclosures, Making Money Teaching On Line and The Accidental Landlord by Dr. Dani Babb
Running with the Devil: The True Story of the ATF's Infiltration of the Hells Angels by Kerrie Droban
Donald Dunbar's What You Don't Know Can Keep You Out of College
Sheila Kelley's S Factor Stripping for the Everyday Woman
Everything I Needed To Know In Business I Learned at McDonald's by Paul Facella and Adina Genn

Philip Mercer books 8 & 9 in Jack Du Brul's action adventure series, to Doubleday, World Rights
Three JAYWALKER novels by Joseph Teller to Mira Books
Captured , Butch Karp #21 by Robert K. Tanenbaum to Pocket Books, hard and soft
Reindeer Moon text by Mark Kimball Moulton and illustrated by Karen Hillard Good to Paul Wiseman Books/Simon & Schuster
Skirts in the Boardroom by Marshawn Evans to John Wiley & SonsOcean Sciences six volume set by Stacey Kish to Facts of File
Everything I Needed to Know in Business I Learned at McDonalds by Paul Facella and Adina GennHeart Disease: They Didn’t Tell Me That by Drs. Clorfene and Okner to Sterling Publishing
Ballentine: Murder for Hire by Jack Ballentine to Thomas Dunne Books
Harry Potter The Brand
by Susan Gunellius to Palgrave Macmillan for World Rights and
Copywriting in 10 Easy Steps for Small Business Owners by Susan Gunellius to Entrepreneur Press
The Box From Branau by Jan Elvin to AMACOM
The Right Words for Any Occassion by Erika Marie Geiss to Publications International
The Big Book of Personality Tests for Women by Robin Westen to Black Dog & Levanthal
Harriet Roth’s Revised Fat Counter including transfats to NAL
and the fully revised edition of the classic Harriet Roth’s Cholesterol Control Cookbook to Plume Books
Bet Drugs and Rock & Roll by Steve Budin with Bob Schaller to Skyhorse
Mountain Madness by Robert Birkby to Citadel Press
The Faraway Fairies a delightful six book children’s book series by Australia’s own Eleanor Coombe to Hachette Australia for world rights and
Faraway Fairies II by Eleanor Coombe, another six book series in continuation
Cavern of the Eagle Cape a highly imaginative pre-history of the Cherokee Indians drawing on legend and fact in a smashing three book series to Tom Doherty & Associates
Baseball Jobs, a “Studs Terkel” like book covering the views of all associated with the game from the peanut vendor to the managers, players and owners, by Tom Jones to Skyhorse
Daisuke Matsuzaka bio and his first year with The Boston Red Sox by Ian Browne to Lyons Press
Boca Knights and Boca Mourning by Steve Foreman to Tom Doherty & Associates
Andrea Pickens 3 book historical romance deal to Grand Central Publishing beginning with The Spy Wore Silk
Sacha Baron Cohen biography by Kathleen Tracy to St. Martin’s Press
101 Ways to Make Money Writing by Bob Bly to Sourcebooks
Speeches and Presentations by Bob Bly to Entrepreneur
Words to Make You Sound Smart by Bob Bly to Adams Media
Anxiety Free and Here Comes The Sun to Hay House for World English
Time Very Well Spent the best book on time management since Taking Control of Your Time and Your Life (Alan Lakein) by Dr. Jan Yager to Sterling Books
The Sweet Spot and Nice and Wet by Kimberly Kay Terry to Aphrodesia
Playing The Best Tennis of Your Life by Jeff Greenwald to Betterway Books
TEEING OFF: Players, Technique, Characters, Experiences, and Reflections from a Lifetime Inside GOLF by Ken Bowden with a Foreword by Jack Nicklaus to Triumph Books
The Complete Divorce by Brette McWhorter Sember to Sterling Publishing
Management Basics by Sandra Gurvis to Adams Media and
Managing The Telecommuter by Sandra Gurvis to Adams Media
Controversies in Science by Andrew Karam, Ph.D., a six volume set for Facts on File
So You Want To Franchise Your Business by Harold Kestenbaum and Adina Genn with a Foreword by Fred DeLuca (co-founder of The Subway Chain)
The Global Warming Encyclopedia by Michael Windelspecht for Facts on File
A Red Boyhood: Growing Up Under Stalin by Anatole Konstantin for University of Missouri Press
Changing Lives: The Impact of Financial Advisors on Families by G. Scott Budge to John Wiley & Sons
Out ‘A Order plus a 2nd work by Evie Rhodes in a two book deal to Kensington
The Forgotten Spirit by Evie Rhodes to Kensington
Two three book deals for works by Jon Merz to Harlequin Gold Eagle for their Rogue Angel series
Revised edition of Build Your Own Web Site For Dummies by David Crowder for Wiley and
Create Your Web Site Bible also for Wiley by David and Philip Crowder
One G String Short of Crazy by Desiree Day to Pocket Books
Start Your Own Freelance Business and Start Your Own Freelance Graphics Business by George Sheldon to Entrepreneur Press
250 Questions for a Landlord by George Sheldon to Adams Media
The History of Medicine six book series by Kate Kelly to Facts on File
The Expert’s Guide to Poker Tells by Baldarrassee and Burgess to Triumph Books
For Service To Your Country a handbook detailing Veteran’s Benefits by Peter S. Gayton and Marian Borden to Citadel Press
Hot Line and Sun Stroked by Cathryn Fox to NAL Heat
The Valerian Journals four books by Vivi Anna in two contracts to Harlequin Nocturne:
Untitled Vampire Erotica works #3 and #4 by Delilah Devlin again to Avon Red
Honky Tonk Men Books 1 and 2 by Delilah Devlin to Aphrodesia
How to Make A Living Teaching On Lineby Danielle Babb to John Wiley and
Real Estate 2.0 by Danielle Babb to Kaplan and
Finding Foreclosures by Danielle Babb to Entrepreneur Press and
The Accidental Landlord by Danille Babb to Alpha Books
The Allure Authors Anthology 1 and 2 in a two book deal to Avon Red
Wild Wild Women of the West Books 1 and 2 to Aphrodesia
Accounting At Your Fingertips By Kathleen Murray and George Murray to Alpha Books
Damned Dangerous & Delicious Books 1 and 2 to Aphrodesia
The Owner Builder Manual by Judy Ostrow to Alpha Books

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to:

Running Injury Free
Natural Remedies
The Constitution
Medical Travel
Speed Reading
The Science of Everything
Home Repair & Maintenance
Framing
Bipolar Disorder
Texas Draw’em
Business Plans

The Pocket Idiot's Guide to:

Poker Tells
Potty Training
Stock Picking Potty Training
Your Carbon Footprint
Golf Rules & Etiquette
Texas Hold'em

The Everything:

Job Interviews
Working With Animals
Mortgage
Foreclosures
Harmonica
Shakespeare
Buying A Home
Leadership
Hinduism
Public Speaking
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Human Resource Management

You Can't Teach a Kid to Ride A Bike at a Seminar by David Sandler to WOLTERS KLUWER POLSKA SP. Z O.O. for Polish Rights
Havoc by Jack Du Brul to Random House Germany
Havoc by Jack Du Brul to Amber for Polish Rights
Pandora’s Curse and by Jack Du Brul to Bard for Bulgarian Rights

Havoc by Jack Du Brul to Via Magna for Spanish Rights
Havoc by Jack Du Brul to Bard for Bulgarian Rights
Escape by Robert K. Tanenbaum to BBC Audio
Eyes to See, Witches Hammer and The Book of Sorrows by Joseph Nassise in a three book deal again to Droemer Knaur for German Rights

Anxiety Free and Here Comes The Sun by Robert L. Leahy, Ph.D.to Natur och Kulter for Swedish Rights
Anxiety Free and Here Comes The Sun by Robert L. Leahy, Ph.D. to Uitgeverij Nieuwezijds for Dutch Rights
Daisuke Matsuzaka bio and his first year with The Boston Red Sox by Ian Browne to Random House Kodansha for Japanese Rights and
Daisuke Matsuzaka to China Times for Chinese Rights
Certain Cure by Jennifer Valoppi to Otherworld Verlag for German Rights
Shoot The Moon by Joseph T. Klempner to Franck Ribiere for film rights
Living Well With Menopause by Carolyn Chambers Clark to Boroli for Italian Rights and
Living Well with Menopause by Carolyn Chambers Clark to Paidos for Spanish Rights
El Poder del Metabolismo, a bestselling diet book in Puerto Rico (in Spanish), sold to Editorial Pax Mexico for World Spanish excluding Puerto Rico

Spanish Rights to The Last Pope by David Osborn to Editorial Via Magna
Portuguese Rights to The Last Pope by David Osborn to Difel, S.A.
Russian Rights to Rift Zone by Raelynn Hillhouse
Russian Rights to Leadership secrets of the World's Top CEO's by Eric Yaverbaum with Robert W. Bly
French Rights to Fogbound by Joseph T. Klempner
Film (option) rights to 4th & Fixed by Reggie Rivers
Korean Rights to The Lion and the Fox by Wess Roberts, author of Leadership Secrets of Attila The Hun
Indian Rights to From Chunk to Hunk by Fred Anderson
French Rights to Vulcan's Forge and Charon's Landing by Jack DuBrul via St. Martin's/Eliane Benisti
Japanese Rights to Leadership Secrets Of The Worlds Top CEOs by Eric Yaverbaum and Bob Bly by Baror International
Chinese & Indonesian Rights to The Secret Language of Children by Lawrence E. Shapiro, Ph.D. by Baror International,
Korean Rights to Leadership Secrets Of The Worlds Top CEOs by Eric Yaverbaum and Bob Bly
Spanish rights to How To Speak The Secret Language of Children by Lawrence E. Shapiro, Ph.D.to Ediciones Urano
French Rights to Albin Michel for Irreparable Damage By Joseph T. Klempner
Jack DuBrul's The Medusa Stone and Pandora's Curse to HarperCollins Australia & Pandora;s Curse to Sony Magazines' Bunko Books Japan by JapanUni
DANGER'S HOUR by James Francis to HarperCollins Australia,to Econ Ullstein Germany by Thomas Schluck, to Futami Shobo by JapanUni and to S&S UK directly. Film rights to Sonalysts, Inc.
HOW TO UNDERSTAND THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF CHILDREN to S&S UK and Ediciones Urano Spain
Robert K. Tanenbaum, 2 book deal to S&S UK

Other Foreign Rights Available - contact Bob Diforio

Bob Diforio - 17 years at New American Library[Dutton\Penguin USA] from VP Sales to President and Publisher, Chairman and CEO
Principal, D4EO Literary Agency, 1989 -

For foreign rights for D4EO Literary Agency [Bob Diforio, Joyce Hubbard and Samantha Dighton] adult works and children's books, please contact Bob Diforio

For foreign rights for the D4EO Literary Agency middle grade and Young Adult works, please contact " Taryn Fagerness

For foreign rights for these D4EO Agents Mandy Hubbard , Kristin Miller and Bree Ogden please contact Taryn Fagerness

Bob Diforio

bob@d4eo.com
203-544-7180 phone
203-544-7160 fax
203-545-7180 cell

Mandy Hubbard
Email: Mandy Hubbard
"Middle Grade,Young Adult and select genre romance only. To query, please send your query letter and the first five pages
of your project in the body of the email. No attachments, please."

Kristin Miller
E-mail: Kristin Miller
Middle Grade, YA and picture books

Bree Ogden
E-mail: Bree@d4eo.com
Middle Grade, YA and graphic novels

Joyce Holland
Email: Joyce Holland
Mysteries, romance, science fiction, thrillers and nonfiction. No picture books or YA.

Samantha Dighton
E-mail: Samantha@d4eo.com
Adult fiction and non-fiction

Bob Diforio prefers recommendations from clients, publisher contacts.
e-mail submissions with proposal and/or Table Of Contents and sample chapters
attached in Word, rich text format or .pdf, double spaced. SASE with mailed submissions.

PLEASE NOTE: If I am interested in your work, submitted by e-mail, I will respond to you within two weeks.

Given the number of e-mail submissions received on a daily basis, I will not be able to respond if I conclude

your work is not for me.

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Mandy Hubbard - email: Mandy@d4eo.com

Submission Guidelines:

Mandy Hubbard

You are welcome to query anything that falls within the MG/YA realm, as well as select genre romance but in particular, Mandy is looking for:
• Contemporary genre (Read: adult) romance, the steamier the better
• Regency Romance
• "New Adult" romance (characters in their early 20s!)
• YA Horror and/or thriller, preferably with a body count
• A YA novel in verse
• MG with a fun girly angle and series potential
• YA Romance, whether historical or contemporary
• Historical YA novels based within real tragedies, a la BETWEEN SHADES OF GREY by Ruta Septys, REVOLUTION by Jennifer Donnely, etc.
• YA with a hook, a la HEIST SOCIETY by Ally Carter or THIRTEEN REASONS WHY by Jay Asher
Do NOT query anything meant for adult audiences (unless it would be published in the romance section), or non-fiction of any kind.

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Joyce Holland email: Joyce@d4eo.com

Joyce has closed for new submissions for the time being and will announce when she is open again.

Joyce prefers e-mail submissions with proposal and/or Table Of Contents and
sample chapters attached as Word or .pdf files attached in Word or rich text format to Joyce Holland .

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Kristin Miller - email: Kristin Miller

My Agent Wish List

I'm looking forward to seeing a wide range of middle grade and young adult novels and, at this point, will be accepting queries
from every genre within YA and MG. I will also accept queries from picture book author/illustrators (professionally trained illustrators,
please). There are a few things I'm particularly interested in seeing, though, should you be working on a project along these lines.

Picture Books:

Author/illustrators only, please. I'm looking for unique and inventive art with playful, character-diven stories that are less than
750 words. Preferably less than 500 words. When querying, please paste the entire story below your query and include a link to a
website or other public place that showcases examples of your art. Please don't attach art to the query.

Middle Grade:

Larger-than-life characters and storylines that don’t include parents or obvious life-lessons. I want fun, adventure, mystery and
big, big characters. Give me hilarious and daring main and supporting characters that push the envelope . . . then stop pushing
and rip it right open. Did I mention how important jump-off-the-page characters are?

A timeless middle grade with siblings learning about themselves, each other and the world. Lovely but accessible prose. Something
classic, the next The Penderwicks or Anne of Green Gables.

Urban fantasy. MG superheros (perhaps dark superheros?) or mythological or magical creatures set in the modern world. Great
pacing is essential, as is adventure. Some humor would be good, too. Probably not Olympian stuff, though.

Young Adult:

Talented writing, first and foremost. I’d like to see writing that shows care for one’s craft. I’m very open to good experimental
writing, too. Having said that:

Sweeping historical fiction. I’d love something decadent and lush, set perhaps during Tsarist Russia or the Golden Ages of Vienna
or Budapest. I’d like to see a heated romance, treachery and gowns made of yards and yards of silk and seed pearls.

Contemporary with feminist themes, issues, characters, concerns. A strong (struggling?) main character trying to find her or his
place in a world where being white, male and upper class is still such an advantage.

Avoid the United Colors of Benetton ad cast, but I do want to see novels about persons of color. Realistic, voicey families that
fight hard, love hard, and don’t tell me too much about what it means to be people of color in the U.S.; rather, you, the author,
are showing me what it means through your writing and story. Think Toni Morrison, Bell Hooks, Sandra Cisneros, Julia Alvarez,
Maxine Hong Kingston, Sherman Alexie.

Beach reads. Very commercial stories heavy on the romance and fun, but still well-written. I want good pacing, a dynamic cast
and great shoes. Make me root for the main character and swoon over the boy. Think Sarah Dessen-light but with more conclusive
endings.

Horror, but I’d prefer it to be psychological rather than gory, subtle rather than in-your-face. Keep me up all night wondering
what’s hiding under my bed or creeping up my stairs in the dark. Or hiding in my dreams . . .

Additional elements that interest me in both MG and YA: Food and travel. How about a fun (and funny) MG about a bake-off competition
(especially if it includes pie and a cool prize for the winner)? Perhaps a YA with travel to Morocco or similar, wherein the MC
learns about being scammed, gets lost, finds some (but not all) answers to a personal dilemma and, of course, romance.

These are, of course, suggestions. You are still welcome to send your PB, MG and YA queries even if they don't fall within these specific storylines/ideas. :)
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Bree Ogden - email: Bree@d4eo.com

Seeking: Middle grade, Young Adult, New Adult fiction (readership: ages 18-30), Graphic Novels, YA Nonfiction, and Art books
• Email submissions only
• Paste the first five pages of your novel below your query
• No attachments
Bree’s wish list: (don’t limit your queries to these!)
Young Adult:
• Dark (not angst-ridden)
• Realistic
• Psychological horror (with no paranormal elements)
• Hard sci fi. Meaning no fantasy, or magical realism at all
• A Dexter-ish type YA black comedy
• A Roaring Twenties historical for YA
• A manuscript written in the era of Mad Men with panache and style
• A unique and theme-driven art book

Manuscripts I will not look at:
• Paranormal or fantasy (that includes urban fantasy)
• Romance (unless there is a superb dark, psychotic element)
• Magical realism
• World building

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Samantha Dighton
E-mail: Samantha@d4eo.com

Sam is looking for character-driven stories with a strong voice. She likes characters who are relateable yet flawed, vibrant settings that take on a life of their own, and a story that lasts well beyond the final page, generally falling within the categories below:

-Literary Fiction
-Historical Fiction
-Mystery/suspense
-Magical Realism
-Psychological thrillers
-Young Adult (Realistic)
-Narrative nonfiction

Please no science fiction, paranormal/urban fantasy, or bodice-ripping romances (though romantic subplots are always welcome!)

-Email Submissions only.
-Send to samantha@d4eo.com.
-Paste the first 10 pages in the body of the email, below your query
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