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Dara Hyde
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Senior Agent, Hill Nadell Literary Agency. Culture consumer, lover of sunshine, trying my best. Query via agency website only.
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Dara Hyde @dzhyde.bsky.social · Aug 22
A whole stack to look forward to in the fall of 2025! 📚😍 1/

AUGUST

The Jackson Donne series by Dave White (OpenRoad Media) - 8/5

THE RIVER VIEW by Jamie Harrison (Counterpoint Press) - 8/12
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Presenting Hill Nadell's Gift Guide 2025! We hope these categories help you find a book for every person on your list! (And maybe another for yourself!) 👀🎁📖🎉
Graphic with a light green background and leaf motif, featuring six book covers in two rows. The first row of three books are WHY SOUND MATTERS, READY FOR DESSERT, and LANGUAGE CITY under the heading "For The Insatiable Learner." The second row of three books are NORTH TO THE FUTURE, IT RHYMES WITH TAKEI, and DECCA: THE LETTERS OF JESSICA MITFORD under the heading "For The Personal Story Enthusiast." Graphic with a dark to light red gradient background and fake blood dripping down from the top (not gross), featuring six book covers in two rows. The first row of three books are VICIOUS CYCLE, WHEN ONE MAN DIES, and THE RIVER VIEW under the heading "For The Mystery/Thriller Devotee." The second row of three books are CALAVERA PI, CARMILLA THE ETERNAL, and PREDATOR: BLACK WHITE & BLOOD under the heading "For The Horror Seeker." Graphic with a teal to yellow-green sideways gradient background with a wavey motif, featuring six book covers in two rows. The first row of three books are THE SECRET OF KELLS, AGENT CUPCAKE, and UNICO: HUNTED under the heading "For The Middle Grade Explorer." The second row of three books are THE UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE, STUDENT GOVERNMENT, and HEY, MARY! under the heading "For The Curious Teen." Graphic with a pink to light yellow vertical gradient background with a feather motif, featuring five book covers in two rows. The first row of three books are THE PATHS WE CHOOSE, EVERYTHING WE COULD DO, and CITY OF CLANS under the heading "For The Book Club Reader." The second row of two books are WHAT COLOR IS THE BABY? and PEANUT, BUTTER, & CRACKERS: CHRISTMAS SURPRISE under the heading "For Story Time."
December 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Looking for even more UNICO?? @thetimes.com just named UNICO: HUNTED as the Best Graphic Novel of 2025 in their list of the 20 best children's books of the year! Check it out! www.thetimes.com/culture/book...
The 20 best children’s books of 2025
Discover the magic of reading with our pick of the most wonderful children’s books for all ages
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December 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Cover Reveal! TAKE HART is the new Corey in Los Angeles mystery by @jaimeparkerstickle.bsky.social! When a mother goes missing in Corey's city, she uncovers the toll of gentrification...and the horror that the killer she’s chasing has been watching her all along! Out Aug. 2026 from Thomas & Mercer!
Graphic of a book cover over a purple/blue gradient background with palm trees at the bottom. The book cover is for TAKE HART by Jaime Parker Stickle and features a cartoon person with short black hair pulling down their sunglasses to side-eye something out of frame to the right. The cover also features cartoon cityscapes and palm trees. The cover is a pink/purple/blue gradient where each color pops.
December 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Cover Reveal! UNICO: LOST is the third volume in the series by @samuelsattin.bsky.social, illustrated by @gurihiru.bsky.social, in collaboration with Tezuka Productions. Thank you to @aiptcomics.com for the first look! aiptcomics.com/2025/12/01/e...
EXCLUSIVE Scholastic First Look: Unico: Lost (Volume 3)
Volume 3 arrives in bookstores on July 7, 2026.
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December 4, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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BREAKING NEWS: @fanbasepress.bsky.social's @barbrajdillon.bsky.social is a superstar.
December 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Great interview in GirlTalkHQ with AGENT CUPCAKE creators
@laurendavis.bsky.social @katiesaurusrex.bsky.social and
@melhilario.bsky.social! Out now from Oni Press and a perfect gift for all the budding spies in your life. www.girltalkhq.com/magic-and-ma...
Graphic with the cover of Agent Cupcake (including a cartoon child giving the peace sign with their fingers next to a blue cartoon unicorn in a trench coat) as well as photos of the three authors and the GirlTalkHQ logo cropped circular over a light pink/yellow gradient background. There is a pull quote from the article that reads: "'Agent Cupcake blends real world knowledge about secret messages, social engineering, spyware, and lock picking with a world where a mermaid can run a spy agency, a griffin can help you break into a safe, and unicorns use their magic to craft horrifyingly cute plushies,' she said. And at the same time, 'it’s a very human story about learning how to fail, transforming passion into action, and figuring out where you fit in,' said artist Katie Longua." [end of quote]
December 3, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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The new Wizard of Oz graphic novel from writer and artist
@sooleedraws.bsky.social is live on Kickstarter! See the fantastic covers and exclusive Kickstarter editions. All from @dynamitecomics.bsky.social!
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The Wizard of Oz an Amazing New Vision by Soo Lee
Celebrate the 85th anniversary of the legendary movie with an amazing Deluxe Oversized Exclusive All New Graphic Novel!
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November 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Congratulations to ANGÉLICA AND LA GÜIRA by
Angie Cruz, translated by Kianny N Antigua, illustrated by Luz Batista, named a 2025 Best Book for Kids in Spanish by the New York Public Library! www.nypl.org/blog/2025/11...
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December 3, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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In the middle of holiday shopping? Check out the 2025 Comics Lovers Gift Guide by @comicsbeat.bsky.social, featuring UNICO: HUNTED by @samuelsattin.bsky.social! Thank you @jeremyfuscaldo.bsky.social for featuring UNICO for the second year in a row! www.comicsbeat.com/the-beats-20...
Cover art of Unico: Hunted featuring a green background, a blue little unicorn in the foreground, with mechanical-looking arms reaching out to grab him from the bottom left corner of the cover.
December 3, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Felicidades a ANGÉLICA Y LA GÜIRA, por Angie Cruz, ilustrado por Luz Batista, traducido por Kianny N. Antigua, uno de los mejores libros para pequeños en español de 2025 de New York Public Library! www.nypl.org/blog/2025/11...
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December 3, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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Over at the Superfan Signal, we conclude our Noirvember series with an interview with cartoonist @marcofinnegan.bsky.social and crime novelist @jasonstarrbooks.bsky.social.

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November 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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This week at the Superfan Signal, we turn to two writers who understand that noir isn’t just about the crime; it’s about the choices that ruin us, the city that seduces us, and the language that makes it all sing: @alexsegura.bsky.social and Ivy Pochoda.

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a black and white photo of a christmas tree with a picture of a man in a frame .
ALT: a black and white photo of a christmas tree with a picture of a man in a frame .
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November 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Red Book continues this week with issue #2, available now wherever you get your comics! Details: https://bit.ly/4hXzKTn

From @jamesthefourth.bsky.social, Michael Avon @oeming.bsky.social, @tenapolitano.bsky.social. With covers from Oeming, @sooleedraws.bsky.social. With @readtinyonion.bsky.social
Base cover of Red Book issue #2, illustrated by Michael Avon Oeming Variant cover of Red Book issue #2, illustrated by Soo Lee
November 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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aiptcomics.com
EXCLUSIVE @boom-studios.com Preview: Briar: Night's Terror #2 - Briar and her company are nearing Grendrid’s Crooked Castle, but first… they must pass the perilous Fallswitch Traps.
@ifyoucantwell.bsky.social @alexlins.bsky.social #comicsky @sooleedraws.bsky.social
Out 1/21, read the preview here:
EXCLUSIVE BOOM! Preview: Briar: Night’s Terror #2
Briar Rose’s journey takes a deadly turn for one of their own!
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November 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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My interview with @dtybpod.bsky.social is up!
So excited to join in for this episode!

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"Wizard of Oz: The Official Gr… - Down the Yellow Brick Pod - Apple Podcasts
Podcast Episode · Down the Yellow Brick Pod · 11/23/2025 · 52m
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November 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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This week we talk noir with @jamieharrisonmt.bsky.social, the award-winning novelist of the long-running Jules Clement mystery series set in Montana’s shadowy corners and @stephanfranck.bsky.social, the writer and artist behind Silver and Palomino.

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November 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Noir doesn’t just live in the city… It can stretch across the Montana plains or lurk in a stack of old comics under a flickering desk lamp.
November 21, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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"All these investigations...are challenging and worthwhile. But, for me, there was something missing from each of these cases—interaction. Human contact."

@jaimeparkerstickle.bsky.social, author of VICIOUS CYCLE, writes about her true crime experiences in Crime Reads!
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Jaime Parker Stickle on Podcasts, Investigations, and Her Strange Journey to Writing a Thriller
So many of us have been there. Listening to our favorite true crime podcast, reading an exposé, watching a crime documentary. That insistent thought creeps in and repeats itself until you acknowled…
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November 6, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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"The point Krukowski makes isn’t that sound is inherently good or bad; rather, it is a resource, a material of consequence in daily life."

Read a discussion by Alexander Billet about @dadadrummer.bsky.social's WHY SOUND MATTERS in @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social!
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Sound Epistemology | Los Angeles Review of Books
Alexander Billet listens to Damon Krukowski’s “Why Sound Matters.”
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November 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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"I worked very hard not to shy away from the hard stuff — which is, of course, the stuff that most defines us as human beings."

An interview with David McGlynn about his new novel EVERYTHING WE COULD DO is out this week in Madison Magazine!
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'Everything We Could Do' is an unflinching look inside the NICU
In David McGlynn’s first novel, family relationships are tested during a 203-day vigil in the neonatal intensive care unit.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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More details coming soon. Witness Point from Nathan Fillion, @heathcorson.bsky.social and @sooleedraws.bsky.social. 👀

Set to release in 2026!
November 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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In our Noir-vember spotlight, we're exploring the pull of the shadows and that alluring mix of danger, wit, and moral ambiguity that defines noir storytelling. This week we talk with writers @pornsak.bsky.social and @jaimeparkerstickle.bsky.social.

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November 14, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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As the nights grow longer and the air cools, it’s the perfect time to slip into the smoke-filled alleys and moral gray zones of noir.

The Superfan Signal celebrates Noir-vember with a chat with @todgoldberg.bsky.social and @christophcondon.bsky.social.

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November 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Exclusive: Celebrate Agent Cupcake with a Fantastic Song from Katie Longua #comics #graphicnovel #kidlit @oni-press.bsky.social @melhilario.bsky.social @katiesaurusrex.bsky.social @laurendavis.bsky.social
Exclusive: Celebrate Agent Cupcake with a Fantastic Song from Katie Longua
Agent Cupcake—a middle-grade graphic novel full of spies, secrets, and a touch of sparkle—is out now from Oni Press!
graphicpolicy.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Fanbase Press' @barbrajdillon.bsky.social Interviews Triple Dream Comics on the Recent Release of the Middle Grade Graphic Novel, ‘Agent Cupcake,’ with @oni-press.bsky.social
Fanbase Press Interviews Triple Dream Comics on the Recent Release of the Middle Grade Graphic Novel, ‘Agent Cupcake,’ with Oni Press - Fanbasepress
The following is an interview with Mel Hilario, Katie Longua, and Lauren Davis (a.k.a. Triple Dream Comics) regarding the recent release of the middle grade
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November 4, 2025 at 9:10 PM