Client NewsSubscribe Here! Categories Awards 125 Bestsellers 212 Deals 77 Editors' Picks 367 Film 31 In the News 224 Interviews 120 Releases 9 Reviews 309 Rights Sales 7 Editors' Picks Hillary Godwin 9/19/25 Editors' Picks Hillary Godwin 9/19/25 Check out Astra’s official Educator/Discussion Guide for AMERICAN SPIRITS by Barb Rosenstock Read More Deals Hillary Godwin 9/19/25 Deals Hillary Godwin 9/19/25 CAN WE GET SOME HOT SAUCE? by Alex Hill sells to Union Square & Co (Agent: Adriana Stimola) Read More Editors' Picks Hillary Godwin 9/19/25 Editors' Picks Hillary Godwin 9/19/25 Publishers Weekly features photo of Amelia Bothe celebrating her debut picture book, ELLIE HAS A SECRET, in “In Brief” news column Read More Deals Hillary Godwin 9/19/25 Deals Hillary Godwin 9/19/25 COSMIC REFLECTIONS by Anthony Perrotta sells to Red Wheel/Weiser (Agent: Adriana Stimola) Read More Deals Hillary Godwin 9/19/25 Deals Hillary Godwin 9/19/25 HOW TO DRAW A DOG by Kate Feiffer sells to HarperCollins (Agent: Rosemary Stimola) Read More Bestsellers Nicholas Croce 9/19/25 Bestsellers Nicholas Croce 9/19/25 NYT Bestsellers: James Ponti’s THE SHERLOCK SOCIETY: HURRICANE HEIST is #10 on the Middle Grade list, and THE HUNGER GAMES remains at #3 on the Children’s & YA Series list for the week of 9/28/25 Read More Awards Hillary Godwin 9/19/25 Awards Hillary Godwin 9/19/25 SONGLIGHT by Moira Buffini has been longlisted for the 2026 UKLA Book Prize in the ages 11-14+ category Read More Awards Hillary Godwin 9/19/25 Awards Hillary Godwin 9/19/25 Mika Song’s ONE SMART COOKIE has been longlisted for the 2026 UKLA Book Prize in the ages 3-6+ category Read More Reviews Hillary Godwin 9/19/25 Reviews Hillary Godwin 9/19/25 School Library Journal calls X. Fang’s BROKEN a “flawless picture book” and “a must-buy and ideal read-aloud for all libraries” in starred review Read More In the News Hillary Godwin 9/15/25 In the News Hillary Godwin 9/15/25 MSNBC’s Velshi Banned Book Club features interview with Renée Watson about how her picture book, THE 1619 PROJECT: BORN ON THE WATER, reframes and reclaims Black American identity as a source of pride Read More Interviews Hillary Godwin 9/12/25 Interviews Hillary Godwin 9/12/25 Summer Rayne Oakes’ PlantCon NYC Recap video features interview with Michael Wang, author of LEIF’S GIFT Read More Bestsellers Hillary Godwin 9/11/25 Bestsellers Hillary Godwin 9/11/25 James Ponti’s THE SHERLOCK SOCIETY: HURRICANE HEIST is an instant bestseller, hitting #2 on the Indie Bestsellers MG list and #3 on the NYT MG list Read More Bestsellers Nicholas Croce 9/10/25 Bestsellers Nicholas Croce 9/10/25 NYT Bestsellers: THE SHERLOCK SOCIETY: HURRICANE HEIST by James Ponti debuts at #3 on the Middle Grade list, and THE HUNGER GAMES is #3 on the Children’s & YA Series list for the week of 9/21/25 Read More Interviews Hillary Godwin 9/10/25 Interviews Hillary Godwin 9/10/25 Publishers Weekly features interview with Stimola Agent Alli Hellegers about the current state of middle grade publishing Read More In the News Hillary Godwin 9/9/25 In the News Hillary Godwin 9/9/25 Oprah Daily features powerful essay by Renée Watson on how poet Nikki Giovanni taught her to choose joy in the face of pain Read More Reviews Hillary Godwin 9/5/25 Reviews Hillary Godwin 9/5/25 Publishers Weekly calls XOLO by Donna Barba Higuera “a winning reflection on what it means to be an underdog” in starred review Read More Bestsellers Hillary Godwin 9/3/25 Bestsellers Hillary Godwin 9/3/25 THE LAST CUENTISTA by Donna Barba Higuera hits #105 on the USA Today Best-Selling Books Top 150 list for the week of 9/03/25 Read More Bestsellers Nicholas Croce 9/3/25 Bestsellers Nicholas Croce 9/3/25 NYT Bestsellers: THE HUNGER GAMES series by Suzanne Collins remains at #2 on the Children’s & YA Series Bestsellers list for the week of 9/14/25 Read More Interviews Hillary Godwin 9/3/25 Interviews Hillary Godwin 9/3/25 YA and Kids Books Central interviews author Michelle Meadows about JIMMY'S RHYTHM AND BLUES Read More Awards Hillary Godwin 9/2/25 Awards Hillary Godwin 9/2/25 Illustrator Cátia Chien wins the gold medal from the Society of Illustrators for FIREWORKS by client Matthew Burgess Read More Newer Posts Older Posts
Editors' Picks Hillary Godwin 9/19/25 Editors' Picks Hillary Godwin 9/19/25 Check out Astra’s official Educator/Discussion Guide for AMERICAN SPIRITS by Barb Rosenstock Read More
Deals Hillary Godwin 9/19/25 Deals Hillary Godwin 9/19/25 CAN WE GET SOME HOT SAUCE? by Alex Hill sells to Union Square & Co (Agent: Adriana Stimola) Read More
Editors' Picks Hillary Godwin 9/19/25 Editors' Picks Hillary Godwin 9/19/25 Publishers Weekly features photo of Amelia Bothe celebrating her debut picture book, ELLIE HAS A SECRET, in “In Brief” news column Read More
Deals Hillary Godwin 9/19/25 Deals Hillary Godwin 9/19/25 COSMIC REFLECTIONS by Anthony Perrotta sells to Red Wheel/Weiser (Agent: Adriana Stimola) Read More
Deals Hillary Godwin 9/19/25 Deals Hillary Godwin 9/19/25 HOW TO DRAW A DOG by Kate Feiffer sells to HarperCollins (Agent: Rosemary Stimola) Read More
Bestsellers Nicholas Croce 9/19/25 Bestsellers Nicholas Croce 9/19/25 NYT Bestsellers: James Ponti’s THE SHERLOCK SOCIETY: HURRICANE HEIST is #10 on the Middle Grade list, and THE HUNGER GAMES remains at #3 on the Children’s & YA Series list for the week of 9/28/25 Read More
Awards Hillary Godwin 9/19/25 Awards Hillary Godwin 9/19/25 SONGLIGHT by Moira Buffini has been longlisted for the 2026 UKLA Book Prize in the ages 11-14+ category Read More
Awards Hillary Godwin 9/19/25 Awards Hillary Godwin 9/19/25 Mika Song’s ONE SMART COOKIE has been longlisted for the 2026 UKLA Book Prize in the ages 3-6+ category Read More
Reviews Hillary Godwin 9/19/25 Reviews Hillary Godwin 9/19/25 School Library Journal calls X. Fang’s BROKEN a “flawless picture book” and “a must-buy and ideal read-aloud for all libraries” in starred review Read More
In the News Hillary Godwin 9/15/25 In the News Hillary Godwin 9/15/25 MSNBC’s Velshi Banned Book Club features interview with Renée Watson about how her picture book, THE 1619 PROJECT: BORN ON THE WATER, reframes and reclaims Black American identity as a source of pride Read More
Interviews Hillary Godwin 9/12/25 Interviews Hillary Godwin 9/12/25 Summer Rayne Oakes’ PlantCon NYC Recap video features interview with Michael Wang, author of LEIF’S GIFT Read More
Bestsellers Hillary Godwin 9/11/25 Bestsellers Hillary Godwin 9/11/25 James Ponti’s THE SHERLOCK SOCIETY: HURRICANE HEIST is an instant bestseller, hitting #2 on the Indie Bestsellers MG list and #3 on the NYT MG list Read More
Bestsellers Nicholas Croce 9/10/25 Bestsellers Nicholas Croce 9/10/25 NYT Bestsellers: THE SHERLOCK SOCIETY: HURRICANE HEIST by James Ponti debuts at #3 on the Middle Grade list, and THE HUNGER GAMES is #3 on the Children’s & YA Series list for the week of 9/21/25 Read More
Interviews Hillary Godwin 9/10/25 Interviews Hillary Godwin 9/10/25 Publishers Weekly features interview with Stimola Agent Alli Hellegers about the current state of middle grade publishing Read More
In the News Hillary Godwin 9/9/25 In the News Hillary Godwin 9/9/25 Oprah Daily features powerful essay by Renée Watson on how poet Nikki Giovanni taught her to choose joy in the face of pain Read More
Reviews Hillary Godwin 9/5/25 Reviews Hillary Godwin 9/5/25 Publishers Weekly calls XOLO by Donna Barba Higuera “a winning reflection on what it means to be an underdog” in starred review Read More
Bestsellers Hillary Godwin 9/3/25 Bestsellers Hillary Godwin 9/3/25 THE LAST CUENTISTA by Donna Barba Higuera hits #105 on the USA Today Best-Selling Books Top 150 list for the week of 9/03/25 Read More
Bestsellers Nicholas Croce 9/3/25 Bestsellers Nicholas Croce 9/3/25 NYT Bestsellers: THE HUNGER GAMES series by Suzanne Collins remains at #2 on the Children’s & YA Series Bestsellers list for the week of 9/14/25 Read More
Interviews Hillary Godwin 9/3/25 Interviews Hillary Godwin 9/3/25 YA and Kids Books Central interviews author Michelle Meadows about JIMMY'S RHYTHM AND BLUES Read More
Awards Hillary Godwin 9/2/25 Awards Hillary Godwin 9/2/25 Illustrator Cátia Chien wins the gold medal from the Society of Illustrators for FIREWORKS by client Matthew Burgess Read More