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jen rofé @jenrofe.bsky.social · 12h

Querying writers -- Please give yourselves some grace and stop fretting about a few silly typos in your queries. We probably won't notice them, we're not going to hold them against you, and if we DO hold them against you, you don't want to work with us anyway.

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Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 11d

🎉 Congratulations to THE WEIRDIES for making the USA Today Bestsellers list! 🎉 So proud of @hellomrforrest.bsky.social for illustrating this hilarious story!

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The Weirdies written by Michael Buckley, illustrated by Forrest Burdett, is a USA Today Bestseller this week!

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Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · 4d

🎉 Congratulations to TODAY AT SCHOOL: WITH YESTERDAY AND TOMORROW on becoming a USA Today bestseller! 🎉 We are so proud of Jessica Young and Renée Kurilla!

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Today at School: With Yesterday and Tomorrow written by Jessica Young, illustrated by Renée Kurilla, is a USA Today Bestseller!

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Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · Oct 2

🎉 Congrats to these bestsellers this week! 🎉

New York Times Bestsellers:
ZOMBIE AND BRAIN ARE FRIENDS
IMMORTAL DARK

USA Today Bestseller:
INVISIBLE

Indie Bestseller:
SPACE CASE: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL

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This week Space Case made the Indie Bestseller list, Zombie and Brain Are Friends and Immortal Dark made The New York Times Bestseller list, and Invisible made the USA Today Bestseller list. Pictured are the logos of those lists and the book covers surrounded by confetti to celebrate!

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Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · Sep 29

🎨 Spotlight on Pierre Collet-Derby

Pierre's Illustrator Page

Pierre is represented by Jennifer Rofé. He is open to picture books.

two young friends greet each other on a front porch

a little girl sits on a chair in front of a pink elephant on a table

a bee in a hat offers a napkin to his friend, another bee, who is covered in yellow paint

a lion, bird, and mouse sit on a bus stop bench as an elephant approaches

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Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · Sep 30

Tomorrow! 👀

Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · Sep 26

We’re back with #ABLArtFest 2025!

There's a lot going on in the world these days, so this year we're offering weekly prompts this year instead of daily ones.

Use the #ABLArtFest hashtag and tag @andreabrownlit so everyone can find you.

We can't wait to see what great pieces you come up with!

ABLA art fest 2025 prompts for illustrators: fall festivities, the crystal ball reveals, ghostly encounters, chats by the cauldron, trunk or treat

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Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · Sep 27

🎨 Spotlight on Brian Biggs

Brian's Illustrator Page

Brian is represented by @jenrofe.bsky.social . He is open to picture books, b&w interiors, graphic novels & comics, and covers.

two kid characters, one presents as white and one as Black, hold up their illustrations of cats

a truck full of dogs in construction hats drives along

two semi anthropomorphized buildings, one labeled a salon, make faces

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jen rofé @jenrofe.bsky.social · Sep 11

GRACIELA IN THE ABYSS by Meg Medina is @npr.org's Book of the Day! www.npr.org/2025/09/11/n... @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

In Meg Medina’s new young adult novel, a 13-year-old girl becomes a sea ghost : NPR's Book of the Day

Meg Medina’s new young adult novel begins with a fall: Graciela, a 13-year-old-girl, is blown off a cliff and sucked into the bottom of the sea. A century later, she awakens and her afterlife begins. ...

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Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · Sep 10

🎨 Spotlight on @mikeboldt.bsky.social

Mike's Illustrator Page

Mike is represented by @jenrofe.bsky.social and is interested in picture books and covers.

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jen rofé @jenrofe.bsky.social · Aug 26

I just finished WICKED today. Incredible book.

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jen rofé @jenrofe.bsky.social · Aug 26

i was saying just yesterday that i find no joy in insta anymore. if i must be there, i get in and get out. there's still value in it for work, but there's not joy.

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Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · Aug 22

🎨 Spotlight on @dpilutti.bsky.social

Deb's Illustrator Page](www.andreabrownlit.com/illustrator/...)

Deb is represented by @jenrofe.bsky.social. She is open to picture books.

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Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · Aug 25

🎨 Spotlight on @washingtoncuts.bsky.social

Janelle's Illustrator Page

Janelle is represented by @jenrofe.bsky.social. She is open to picture books, board books, b&w interiors, and covers.

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jen rofé @jenrofe.bsky.social · Aug 14

You could have had me, Debbie. I'm just kidding, I'm just kidding. Good for Ginger blah blah blah 😜😘

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jen rofé @jenrofe.bsky.social · Aug 14

Some rejections will knock you to the floor in defeat, and then you scrape yourself up and get back to agenting.

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jen rofé @jenrofe.bsky.social · Aug 11

It's embarrassing to know how the world laughs at us for our asinine gun laws. We can't get out of our own way and we have only dead civilians to show for it.

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Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · Aug 4

🎨 Spotlight on Joe Cepeda

Joe's Illustrator Page

Joe is represented by @jenrofe.bsky.social and is interested in illustrating picture books, b&w interiors, covers, and nonfiction.

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Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social · Jul 30

It's a PW star for ON OUR WAY WITH MR. JAY by Chelsea Lin Wallace!

⭐ "Starring a beloved adult who brings everyone together, this jubilant picture book hails its school-commute VIP accordingly" 🌟

Read the full review here

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jen rofé @jenrofe.bsky.social · Jul 24

I see memes that are like, Love Your Life. Take All The Pictures. NO. Don't take the pictures. This comes from someone who recently deleted 10k photos from her phone, aims to delete another 10k, & will still have more photos than a person needs. Stop taking so many pictures & enjoy the moments.

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jen rofé @jenrofe.bsky.social · Jul 24

automagically. that word itself is magic.

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jen rofé @jenrofe.bsky.social · Jul 24

This is SO GOOD. Seriously, if you're creating for kids, especially picture books, REEEEEAAAADDDD THIS:

Jacob Souva @jacobsouva.bsky.social · Jul 24

#16 truth about making books for kids:

“When in doubt, opt for trying to see things how kids see rather than how we see things. (Again, we are lame and boring.)”

Don’t underestimate our lameness.

#kidlitart #kidlit

✨ open.substack.com/pub/jacobsou...

The Truth About Making Books for Kids*

*According to me, just one guy, so far

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jen rofé @jenrofe.bsky.social · Jul 23

! Last chance ! I'm presenting on the agent-author relationship for the @scbwi.bsky.social LA summer conference, so send me your burning questions and I can try to incorporate them.

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jen rofé @jenrofe.bsky.social · Jun 25

great question. adding this to the list to touch on!

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jen rofé @jenrofe.bsky.social · Jun 23

Hey #kidlit! I'm going to be doing a talk on the agent-author relationship for #SCBWI virtual summer conference. What would you like to learn in the talk? Any burning questions about the agent-author relationship? Any elements you wonder about? Let me know so I can touch on what matters to you.

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jen rofé @jenrofe.bsky.social · Jun 20

**OPPORTUNITY**!! Take advantage of this unique opportunity to win a pb critique from Kelly Sonnack! You will be so happy you did it.

Kelly Sonnack (like "Sonic") @ksonnack.bsky.social · Jun 20

⚠️ Time to pull out your pocketbooks! I have FIVE spots available in my TWO HOUR virtual critique group for picture book authors (or author-illusrators). This is a great chance to get one-on-one care for your WIP. Please bid! Or share! Or both!
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Literary Auction for Change

Silent auction 'Literary Auction for Change' hosted online at 32auctions.

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