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BOO-ktober comes to an end, but the fun never ends! Check out these frighteningly good book recs!👻For week four of Inkto...
10/31/2025

BOO-ktober comes to an end, but the fun never ends! Check out these frighteningly good book recs!

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For week four of Inktober, the prompts and book recs are:

Inferno – We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonPuzzling
– Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria MachadoOnion
– Trust by Hernán DíazSkeletal – White is for Witching by Helen OyeyemiLesson
– It Came from the Closet edited by Joe ValleseVacant
– My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa MoshfeghAward
– Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Happy reading and Happy Halloween!! 🎃 ✨

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Halloween – Novo Amor

Congratulations to CLA author Jennifer Zaffini Lowe, whose debut picture book, FLATVILLE’S 42 FOLDS, has been acquired b...
10/30/2025

Congratulations to CLA author Jennifer Zaffini Lowe, whose debut picture book, FLATVILLE’S 42 FOLDS, has been acquired by Norton Young Readers! Lisa Gouldy brokered the deal for this heartwarming STEM story, which will inspire kids to reach for the remarkable! ✨🎉

“Write what disturbs you, what you fear, what you have not been willing to speak about. Be willing to be split open.” –N...
10/28/2025

“Write what disturbs you, what you fear, what you have not been willing to speak about. Be willing to be split open.” –Natalie Goldberg, Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within

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Alt Text:Photo against a black background of a witch’s shadow. The text on the image reads “Inktober, Week Three, Book R...
10/23/2025

Alt Text:
Photo against a black background of a witch’s shadow. The text on the image reads “Inktober, Week Three, Book Recs,” and lists the prompts for Inktober which are ornate, deal, arctic, rivals, blast, button, firefly, and rowdy. The following slides are of the book recommendations, their book covers, and blurbs for each book.

Fall under the spell of these terrifyingly good books!

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For week three of Inktober, the prompts and book recs are:

Ornate – Through the Woods by Emily CarrollDeal – White Magic by Elissa WashutaArctic – Frankenstein by Mary ShelleyRivals – Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-GarciaBlast – The Incandescent by Emily TeshButton – My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me edited by Kate BernheimerFirefly – Junie by Erin Crosby EckstineRowdy – All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy 🧙

Happy reading!

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The spooky Booktober series continues…💀For week two of Inktober, the prompts and book recs are:1. Heavy – Homegoing by Y...
10/21/2025

The spooky Booktober series continues…💀

For week two of Inktober, the prompts and book recs are:

1. Heavy – Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
2. Sweep – The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
3. Sting – Bone Gap by Laura Ruby
4. Shredded – Destroyer Victor LaValle
5. Drink – Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab
6. Trunk – Lone Women by Victor LaValle
7. Ragged – The Beast You Are by Paul Tremblay
8. Blunder – Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

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Happy reading!

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“First, a story ends when it ends, and not a moment before. If you are unhappy with this ending, make a new one.” —Rosea...
10/15/2025

“First, a story ends when it ends, and not a moment before. If you are unhappy with this ending, make a new one.” —Roseanne A. Brown, A Song of Wraiths and Ruin.

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Hurrah for CLA author Dale M. Bryan, whose MG debut, HOTDOG’S LAST HURRAH, has been acquired by Charlesbridge! Marisa Co...
10/13/2025

Hurrah for CLA author Dale M. Bryan, whose MG debut, HOTDOG’S LAST HURRAH, has been acquired by Charlesbridge! Marisa Corvisiero and Lisa Gouldy who brokered the deal for this quirky, laugh-out-loud road trip story.

Congrats, Everyone!! 🥳✨🎉

This month, we’re following Inktober’s prompts to give you 31 book recommendations for October. Not every book is scary,...
10/07/2025

This month, we’re following Inktober’s prompts to give you 31 book recommendations for October. Not every book is scary, but every book is scary good! ✨

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For week one, the prompts and book recs are:

1. Mustache – The Duke Steals Hearts and Other Body Parts by Elias Cold
2. Weave – Silk Poems by Jen Bervin
3. Crown – Happily by Sabrina Orah Mark
4. Murky – The Boatman’s Daughter by Andy Davidson
5. Deer – The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
6. Pierce – The Lamb by Lucy Rose
7. Starfish – The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
8. Reckless – Cecilia by K-Ming Chang

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Happy reading!

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“Our favorite stories can be like lovers. Make sense to me, we ask them. Make sense of me. Here, fix these hurting parts...
10/04/2025

“Our favorite stories can be like lovers. Make sense to me, we ask them. Make sense of me. Here, fix these hurting parts. And stories do, sometimes better than our lovers.”
– Melissa Febos, Abandon Me: Memoir

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What books made you feel seen?

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Ever wonder how to build tension and use pacing in your novel? Check out this month’s Craft Talk to learn more! ✨🕸️Looki...
10/03/2025

Ever wonder how to build tension and use pacing in your novel? Check out this month’s Craft Talk to learn more! ✨

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Looking for more tips on how to write your own spine-tingling novels? Check out the last couple of slides for tips and resources.

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A huge Congratulations to our author Morgan Shamy () whose YA Dark Fantasy went to Auction and was acquired by Mayhem Bo...
09/28/2025

A huge Congratulations to our author Morgan Shamy () whose YA Dark Fantasy went to Auction and was acquired by Mayhem Books at the imprint of Entangled!!🎉✨

We are so excited for this upcoming release, and hope everyone is ready for this new chapter 💀✨

Wondering what our agents at Corvisiero represent? Check-out this guide from our agents currently open for submissions! ...
09/25/2025

Wondering what our agents at Corvisiero represent? Check-out this guide from our agents currently open for submissions! ✨

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Don’t forget to look at each agent’s wish list on our website to learn what exactly they’re looking for. Happy querying!

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