The Book Group

The Book Group Launched by four publishing industry veterans in 2015, The Book Group is a full-service literary age

Welcome to The Book Group, a full-service literary agency located in the heart of Manhattan. Launched in 2015 by publishing industry veterans Julie Barer, Faye Bender, Brettne Bloom, and Elisabeth W**d, The Book Group shares a singular passion: to seek out and cultivate writers, and to serve as their champions throughout their careers. We represent a wide range of distinguished authors, including

critically acclaimed and bestselling novelists, celebrated writers of children's literature, and award-winning historians, food writers, memoirists and journalists. With our hands-on approach at every stage of the publication process, our exceptional subsidiary rights team, and our commitment to helping each client reach his or her fullest potential, we provide the benefits of a larger agency alongside the personalized attention and collegial spirit offered by a boutique group.

✨Essie Chambers’ novel Swift River has won the 18th Annual Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence, which recogni...
07/28/2025

✨Essie Chambers’ novel Swift River has won the 18th Annual Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence, which recognizes rising African-American fiction writers of excellence at the national level. Congratulations, Essie! ✨

📚✨ Who has picked up this beautiful debut? “Sisters of Fortune” by follows three sisters navigating love, identity, and...
07/28/2025

📚✨ Who has picked up this beautiful debut? “Sisters of Fortune” by follows three sisters navigating love, identity, and family expectations in their Syrian Jewish Brooklyn community.

The gorgeous cover alone had us hooked, but this heart-warming and witty story about sisterhood, tradition, and finding your own path is perfect for anyone who loves character-driven fiction with heart.

Have you added this to your TBR yet?💕

Sisters of Fortune is out today! ✨In this heart-warming and witty debut novel from a “Jewish Jane Austen” (Jill Kargman)...
07/22/2025

Sisters of Fortune is out today!

✨In this heart-warming and witty debut novel from a “Jewish Jane Austen” (Jill Kargman), three sisters chase love and grapple with the growing pains of young womanhood as they seek their place within and beyond their Syrian Jewish Brooklyn community.✨

The Cohen sisters are at a crossroads. And not just because the obedient middle sister, Fortune, has secretly started to question her engagement and impending wedding, even as her family scrambles to prepare for the big day. Nina, the rebellious eldest sister, is single at 26 (and growing cobwebs by her community’s standards) when she runs into an old friend who offers her a chance to choose a different path. Meanwhile, Lucy, the youngest, a senior in high school, has started sneaking around with a charming older bachelor.

As Fortune inches ever closer to the chuppah, the sisters find themselves in a tug of war between tradition and modernity, reckoning with what their tight-knit community wants—and with what they want for themselves.

Sisters of Fortune is a sister story about dating, ambition, and coming-of-age within an immigrant community whose affection is endearing, maddening, and never boring. This novel reckons with the roots that entwine our lives to the ones who love us best, the dreams we hold for our daughters—and the winding paths we take to our own happy endings.

✨Author Feature✨Esther Chehebar is a contributing writer at Tablet magazine, where she covers Sephardic Jewish tradition...
07/21/2025

✨Author Feature✨

Esther Chehebar is a contributing writer at Tablet magazine, where she covers Sephardic Jewish tradition and community. She holds an MFA from the New School and has had her work featured in Glamour and Man Repeller. Chehebar’s first book, I Share My Name, was an illustrated children’s book explaining the Sephardic tradition of naming children for their grandparents. Sisters of Fortune is her debut novel and publishes tomorrow!

We are just 4 days away from debut novel “Sister of Good Fortune” 🔮✨perfect for fans of Blue Sisters, My Big Fat Greek ...
07/18/2025

We are just 4 days away from debut novel “Sister of Good Fortune” 🔮✨perfect for fans of Blue Sisters, My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Jewish Matchmaking! 🤩

🌙✨ COVER REVEAL! ✨🌙We’re beyond thrilled to share the stunning cover of Allison Winn Scotch’s latest mystery “The Insomn...
07/17/2025

🌙✨ COVER REVEAL! ✨🌙

We’re beyond thrilled to share the stunning cover of Allison Winn Scotch’s latest mystery “The Insomniacs” - exclusively revealed in 🤩

The Insomniacs follows an unlikely group of friends who are thrown into a mystery when one of them disappears … ☕️🔍 This gripping new thriller promises to keep you turning pages well into the night!

🌟 COVER REVEAL ALERT! 🌟We’re beyond thrilled to share the stunning cover for Kelly Yang’s upcoming adult debut novel THE...
07/16/2025

🌟 COVER REVEAL ALERT! 🌟

We’re beyond thrilled to share the stunning cover for Kelly Yang’s upcoming adult debut novel THE TAKE! 📚✨

Fresh off its exclusive reveal in magazine today, this gorgeous cover perfectly captures the essence of what promises to be an unforgettable story.

From the beloved author of the Front Desk series comes her highly anticipated transition to adult fiction - and we couldn’t be more excited!

Mark your calendars for 2026 and get ready for Kelly’s most ambitious work yet.

What do you think of this beautiful cover? Tell us in the comments! 👇

Don’t forget to cast your vote! Esther Chehebar’s debut SISTERS OF FORTUNE is one of three candidates for CBS’s Club Cal...
07/16/2025

Don’t forget to cast your vote! Esther Chehebar’s debut SISTERS OF FORTUNE is one of three candidates for CBS’s Club Calvi’s bookclub. We’ve voted and hope you will too!

“Sisters of Fortune” by is about three sisters facing choices for their futures.
They are caught between their dreams for themselves and the expectations in their traditional Syrian Jewish community in Brooklyn.

Our Friendly Farmhouse is out today! ✨Breathe in fresh, country air and dream of a slower, simpler, sweeter life in this...
07/15/2025

Our Friendly Farmhouse is out today!

✨Breathe in fresh, country air and dream of a slower, simpler, sweeter life in this poetic story about building a homestead with heart from bestselling novelist Melissa Ferguson.✨

One day Papa burst into the kitchen with a wild idea. What if the family moved to the country? What if they built their very own farmhouse between sleeping strawberry fields and the misty Appalachian Mountains? Join a little boy and his adventurous parents and sisters as they chase a dream of open sky, nature to explore, a blooming garden, and lots of animal friends.

🌟The paperback launch of “The World After Alice” is THREE DAYS AWAY! 🌟Join the incredible and at Brooklyn THIS THURSD...
07/14/2025

🌟The paperback launch of “The World After Alice” is THREE DAYS AWAY! 🌟

Join the incredible and at Brooklyn THIS THURSDAY, July 17th at 6:30 PM for what promises to be an unforgettable evening of storytelling, conversation, and connection! 📚💫

We can’t wait to see familiar faces and meet new readers who are just discovering this book!

Well this is a delightful surprise! So grateful to Love Island star Jeremiah Brown for choosing our beloved Song of Achi...
07/11/2025

Well this is a delightful surprise! So grateful to Love Island star Jeremiah Brown for choosing our beloved Song of Achilles for his book club. ❤️ 🤩📚

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