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Find A Lovely Book with Deena ElGenaidi #books #authors #podcast

Monica Rodriguez 🇲🇽 @loveleemonicaa.bsky.social · 12d

I got to interview my lovely client @deenaelg.bsky.social about her writing process, our submission journey, and what we love about this book. We even talk about how Zain and Hannah navigate #selflove on their own journeys. #booksky #podcast

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Episode 16 | Find A Lovely Book with Deena ElGenaidi

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Monica Rodriguez 🇲🇽 @loveleemonicaa.bsky.social · 12d

We're celebrating the launch of DUST SETTLES NORTH by @deenaelg.bsky.social on the podcast! A beautiful debut about two siblings navigating their mother's grief between two worlds: Egypt and the United States. #booksky #podcast

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Monica Rodriguez 🇲🇽 @loveleemonicaa.bsky.social · 15d

Happy pub day @deenaelg.bsky.social! 🩷🧡

#booksky #newreleasetuesday

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Context Literary Agency @contextliterary.bsky.social · 15d

Happy #bookbirthday to @deenaelg.bsky.social's debut, DUST SETTLES NORTH! If you're looking for a heartfelt story about two siblings navigating grief, this one is for you! 🩷 🧡

@binderybooks.bsky.social @loveleemonicaa.bsky.social #booksky

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Wendy BooydeGraaff @onlybooyskies.bsky.social · 20d

9 spaces still available with @loveleemonicaa.bsky.social for the Critique Carousel www.scbwi.org/events/criti...

#middlegrade #YA #kidlit #Picturebooks #illustration #novel-in-verse

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Monica Rodriguez 🇲🇽 @loveleemonicaa.bsky.social · 20d

Counting down to 9/30 🥳
@deenaelg.bsky.social

Context Literary Agency @contextliterary.bsky.social · 20d

While in NYC, @loveleemonicaa got to celebrate with Deena ElGenaidi at lunch! 🥰

We're so excited for @deenaelg's debut next week! Make sure you add DUST SETTLES NORTH to your #tbr this fall! 🧡 🩷

#clients #literaryagency #authorsofig #dustsettlesnorth

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Monica Rodriguez 🇲🇽 @loveleemonicaa.bsky.social · 22d

A week from today, @deenaelg.bsky.social’s debut will be out in the world. I cannot wait for everyone to see how special this book is. 🥲 #debut #booksky

Preorder now: bookshop.org/p/books/dust...

Episode 15: For The Love of Flowers With Kayla Mireles

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Context Literary Agency @contextliterary.bsky.social · 27d

The Context Literary team had such a great time at the People of Publishing Conference yesterday! We’re excited to continue working with our amazing clients to bring more books to life!

@jsinsheim.bsky.social
@loveleemonicaa.bsky.social
@celsie-moseley.bsky.social

#peopleofpublishing #booksky

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Monica Rodriguez 🇲🇽 @loveleemonicaa.bsky.social · Sep 5

From colors to traditions and the magical moments in between, we sat down and had a lovely conversation about how much we love flowers and what they can teach us in our #selflove journey. 🌻 #podcast

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Podcast Episode · Find a Lovely Life: A Self-Love Journey Podcast · 09/04/2025 · 58m

Episode 15: For The Love of Flowers With Kayla Mireles

Monica Rodriguez 🇲🇽 @loveleemonicaa.bsky.social · Sep 5

Earlier this year I got to knock out two things from my #selflove bucket list and attended a floral arrangement class in a bookstore I hadn’t been before and met the lovely Kayla Mireles from Aura ATX Florals who reminded me how special flowers are. 🥺 #podcast

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for the love of flowers with kayla mireles #selflove #podcast

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Monica Rodriguez 🇲🇽 @loveleemonicaa.bsky.social · Sep 5

Flowers have always been important in my #selflove journey. 💐

Episode 15 is live and ready for you on your favorite #podcast platform and on YouTube! 🎧📺

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Episode 14 | Listening To Your Body With Megan Jones

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Monica Rodriguez 🇲🇽 @loveleemonicaa.bsky.social · Aug 8

I hope our conversation inspires you to listen to your body more. Trust me, it definitely has something to say. #selflove #podcast

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Podcast Episode · Find a Lovely Life: A Self-Love Journey Podcast · 08/08/2025 · 56m

listening to your body with megan jones #selflove #podcast

Monica Rodriguez 🇲🇽 @loveleemonicaa.bsky.social · Aug 8

I was so excited to sit down with #massagetherapist Megan Masako Jones at White Lotus Touch, to dive deeper into her own #selflove journey and also how to listen to our body more. #podcast

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Episode 14 | Listening To Your Body With Megan Jones

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Monica Rodriguez 🇲🇽 @loveleemonicaa.bsky.social · Aug 8

Episode 14 is now live! My relationship with my body has been a huge part of my #selflovejourney. I've been exploring that more consistently with massage therapy. #podcast

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Find a Lovely Life: A Self-Love Journey Podcast · Episode

How To Work With Mercury Retrograde In Your Self-Love Journey #selflove #podcast

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Amelie Ahern-Williams @artfuldoodling.bsky.social · Aug 7

Not midnight yet, so I haven't missed #kidlitartpostcard day!

I'm Amelie! I'm interested in fantastical creatures + fun textures, and will be available for comic, PB, and MG work later this autumn 🍂

🎨 amelieahernwilliams.com
✉️ [email protected]
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Kidlitartpostcard illustration:
An ink and collage greyscale illustration of a girl dressed as a knight, brandishing a stick, searching for a child in a cardboard dragon costume, hiding under the bridge she's standing on.
Text: Amelie Ahern-Williams - Rep'd by Monica Rodriguez @ Context Literary Agency

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Hugo Duarte @hduartesn.bsky.social · Aug 7

Hello #kidlitartpostcard 🪐✨. I’m Hugo, a #kidlit illustrator available for projects. You can find my portfolio at be.net/hduartesn.

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Context Literary Agency @contextliterary.bsky.social · Jul 28

We're celebrating Kristen Chow's first illustrator deal! 🎉 @kristenchowart.bsky.social

@meilinc.bsky.social @loveleemonicaa.bsky.social #booksky #kidlitart

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Monica Rodriguez 🇲🇽 @loveleemonicaa.bsky.social · Jul 25

So guess what? Self-love class is now in session. Let me teach you how to work with #MercuryRetrograde and how she can help you on your self-love journey. 🫶🏽

New episode is up wherever you listen to your podcasts and on YouTube! 🎧📺

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Episode 13 | Self-Love Tool: How To Work With Mercury Retrograde In Your Self-Love Journey

Monica Rodriguez 🇲🇽 @loveleemonicaa.bsky.social · Jul 25

I've been using #astrology as a self-love tool for six years now and wanted to start a new series on the #podcast where I share some of those self-love tools for possible blueprints in your own self-love journey. 💫

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Podcast Episode · Find a Lovely Life: A Self-Love Journey Podcast · 07/25/2025 · 37m

Episode 13 | Self-Love Tool: How To Work With Mercury Retrograde In Your Self-Love Journey

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Monica Rodriguez 🇲🇽 @loveleemonicaa.bsky.social · Jul 25

I recorded this #podcast episode at the start of Mercury Retrograde and then immediately got punched in the neck by her. Thank god I know how to work with this astrological transit because she sure knows how to remind me what I still need to face and possibly heal. ❤️‍🩹
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Find a Lovely Life: A Self-Love Journey Podcast · Episode