Helping authors and illustrators bring books to life. We are passionate about uplifting authors whose stories allow readers to feel seen. www.contextlit.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/contextliterary.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/contextliterary.bsky.social/post/3muzg3o52p22aWe're celebrating two amazing reviews in this month's issue @ala-booklist.bsky.social! 🥳 DEFY THE DUSK by Danielle L. Jensen received a starred review and ZAHRA, UNAPOLOGETIC by Mina Zafri was also included and reviewed. 🥰 Make sure to add these two gems to your #tbrlist! 📚 #booksky08 Sep 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:v5csnb5we76bstmv65ho7mrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzg3o52p22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/contextliterary.bsky.social/post/3muhradcajx2xHappy #bookbirthday to PRESIDENT OF THE ANIME CLUB by @mallowboo.bsky.social & @diggymungo.bsky.social! 🥳 We are thrilled that this manga-style YA #graphicnovel with #animeclub love is finally out in the world! #booksky Imprint: @01firstsecond.bsky.social Agent: @loveleemonicaa.bsky.social01 Sep 2026 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:v5csnb5we76bstmv65ho7mrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhradcajx2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/contextliterary.bsky.social/post/3mtymbhcswa2wCongrats @amycarolreeves.bsky.social on a fantastic review! “Reeves makes both leads flawed, thorny, and fascinating and studs their romance with comedic moments and emotional revelations. Readers who like their rom-coms with a side of snark and angst will eat this up.” @publisherswkly.bsky.social26 Aug 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:v5csnb5we76bstmv65ho7mrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtymbhcswa2whttps://bsky.app/profile/contextliterary.bsky.social/post/3mth2eknwpr2s"Chow uses vibrant colors, a variety of composition styles, and engaging characterizations to bring excitement to a straightforward story filled with references to the holiday’s traditions." #kirkusreview #booksky Congrats, @kristenchowart.bsky.social @meilinc.bsky.social! 🥳19 Aug 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:v5csnb5we76bstmv65ho7mrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mth2eknwpr2shttps://bsky.app/profile/contextliterary.bsky.social/post/3msvf26szdc2wAny former anime club presidents out there? 🥰 "As former vice president of my high school anime club, I give this book five stars!" —Ngozi Ukazu, New York Times bestselling author of Check, Please! @ngoziu.com #graphicnovel #kidlit #booksky @mallowboo.bsky.social @diggymungo.bsky.social12 Aug 2026 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:v5csnb5we76bstmv65ho7mrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvf26szdc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/contextliterary.bsky.social/post/3msbgznlfok2nWe love it when we get to see our clients in person. Cheers to a lovely author-agent lunch in NYC with Julie C. Dao! 🥰04 Aug 2026 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:v5csnb5we76bstmv65ho7mrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbgznlfok2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/contextliterary.bsky.social/post/3mrpxzive4d2yIllustrator Spotlight! 🎨 Meet @hduartesn.bsky.social ✨️ Check out his portfolio: be.net/hduartesn #kidlitartpostcard #kidlitart #kidlit28 Jul 2026 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:v5csnb5we76bstmv65ho7mrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpxzive4d2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/contextliterary.bsky.social/post/3mralzb4he72oCelsie is open to queries! 🥳 See what she's looking for...👀 #mswl "I'm looking for unique voices, atmospheric stories that pull you under from the very first page, and worlds that feel as intimate as they are expansive." @celsie-moseley.bsky.social Submission guidelines: buff.ly/OgAvhBX22 Jul 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:v5csnb5we76bstmv65ho7mrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mralzb4he72ohttps://bsky.app/profile/contextliterary.bsky.social/post/3mqk2uzyds42tHalf way through 2026 and we're celebrating some exciting things that happened in Q2! ✨ #literaryagency #publishing13 Jul 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:v5csnb5we76bstmv65ho7mrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqk2uzyds42thttps://bsky.app/profile/contextliterary.bsky.social/post/3mq2rj5lcy32eMeet our newest client, @lolagracebooks.bsky.social! She is an anti-human trafficking data analyst and literary horror writer. She is a very proud member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, and is deeply inspired by Potawatomi and Ojibwe folklore. #booksky rep'd by @loveleemonicaa.bsky.social07 Jul 2026 14:04 +0000at://did:plc:v5csnb5we76bstmv65ho7mrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2rj5lcy32ehttps://bsky.app/profile/contextliterary.bsky.social/post/3mpjh6epy3w2pCelebrate a new book by @krystalmarquis.bsky.social with us, along with all the authors featured in this dazzling anthology inspired by Taylor Swift songs––13 LITTLE LOVE STORIES! 🥳 #booksky #bookbirthday30 Jun 2026 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:v5csnb5we76bstmv65ho7mrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjh6epy3w2phttps://bsky.app/profile/contextliterary.bsky.social/post/3moxxifbp3o2jHappy #bookbirthday to the deluxe hardcover of The Inadequate Heir by Danielle L. Jensen! 🥳 #bridgekingdom #booksky23 Jun 2026 17:48 +0000at://did:plc:v5csnb5we76bstmv65ho7mrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxxifbp3o2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/contextliterary.bsky.social/post/3moimce4dy62tNew client! 🥳 Radhika Katti is a nonbinary South Asian writer based in Brooklyn. After seven years of soullessly studying engineering, writing revived them. When not drowning in their characters’ lives, Radhika loves trying new pie recipes and appreciating the miracle of public transportation.17 Jun 2026 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:v5csnb5we76bstmv65ho7mrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3moimce4dy62thttps://bsky.app/profile/contextliterary.bsky.social/post/3mnusdk4qcy2eCongrats @mallowboo.bsky.social & @diggymungo.bsky.social for a fantastic Kirkus Review for PRESIDENT OF THE ANIME CLUB! 🫰 #graphicnovel #booksky "An ode to adolescent love of—and through—anime...a sympathetic and painfully accurate rendering of anime nerds figuring out high school relationships."09 Jun 2026 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:v5csnb5we76bstmv65ho7mrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnusdk4qcy2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/contextliterary.bsky.social/post/3mncyg53sr22oWe have a new agent!! 🎉 @celsie-moseley.bsky.social is our Foreign Rights Associate and now a Junior Agent, where she also assists Tamar Rydzinski. Celsie is open for queries! Check to see if your manuscript is the perfect fit. 👀 www.contextlit.com/submissions #literaryagent #booksky02 Jun 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:v5csnb5we76bstmv65ho7mrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mncyg53sr22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/contextliterary.bsky.social/post/3mmrjazfrfc25Happy paperback #bookbirthday to SCORCHED EARTH by Danielle L. Jensen, the thrilling finale to The Dark Shores series! 🥳 If you haven't jumped into this DLJ universe, this series is paperback ready for you! #booksky #newreleasetuesday #danielleljensen26 May 2026 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:v5csnb5we76bstmv65ho7mrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmrjazfrfc25https://bsky.app/profile/contextliterary.bsky.social/post/3mm5k7pm24223We love client meet ups! Author @jorgechisi.bsky.social made his #literaryagent @loveleemonicaa.bsky.social laugh in Austin. Lots of dark humor book ideas were shared! 👀 #booksky18 May 2026 18:51 +0000at://did:plc:v5csnb5we76bstmv65ho7mrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5k7pm24223https://bsky.app/profile/contextliterary.bsky.social/post/3mlt5ebspg62kBetween new blooms and anticipated sunshine, May is a transition month. Shades of blue keep us in the flow of new seasons. From a few favorite things to aquariums and snowy dragons, take a look at different shades of blue from some of our Context illustrators. 💙 #kidlitart #illustrators #comicartist14 May 2026 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:v5csnb5we76bstmv65ho7mrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlt5ebspg62khttps://bsky.app/profile/contextliterary.bsky.social/post/3ml4ih67qoc2nWe're celebrating @artfuldoodling.bsky.social's first illustrator deal with Dragon Press! 🎉 A choose your own adventure book by @llinosdafydd.bsky.social! @loveleemonicaa.bsky.social #newdeal #kidlitart #illustrator05 May 2026 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:v5csnb5we76bstmv65ho7mrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4ih67qoc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/contextliterary.bsky.social/post/3mkiix2addh24SO excited to share that THE TEMPEST BLADE, the last book in #TheBridgeKingdom series, made the NYT best sellers list last week! 😍 A huge congrats to Danielle L. Jensen & the Del Rey team! 🥳 @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social #thebridgekingdom #danielleljensen #booksky27 Apr 2026 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:v5csnb5we76bstmv65ho7mrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkiix2addh24https://bsky.app/profile/contextliterary.bsky.social/post/3mjz5kinyce25A huge congratulations to @krystalmarquis.bsky.social! 🥳 THE DAVENPORTS won a Tome Society Book Award for students grades 9-12 last month. It's lovely to see this book continue to find new readers! 💛 #awards #thedavenports21 Apr 2026 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:v5csnb5we76bstmv65ho7mrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjz5kinyce25https://bsky.app/profile/contextliterary.bsky.social/post/3mjhlsis5ny2lHappy #bookbirthday to THE TEMPEST BLADE by Danielle L. Jensen! 🥳 The searing finale to #TheBridgeKingdom series is finally here! #booksky #newreleasetuesday #danielleljensen14 Apr 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:v5csnb5we76bstmv65ho7mrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhlsis5ny2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/contextliterary.bsky.social/post/3mittbr5wjc2eCongratulations to Danielle L. Jensen on another best sellers list last week! The deluxe hardcover of THE TRAITOR QUEEN is the second book in The Bridge Kingdom series and seeing all the love from readers has been so special to witness. 🥰 #thebridgekingdom #danielleljensen #booksky06 Apr 2026 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:v5csnb5we76bstmv65ho7mrl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mittbr5wjc2e