Curtis Russell
@curtisrussell.bsky.social
Founder, President, and Principal Agent at @psliterary.bsky.social. Representing a diverse list of internationally published, award-winning, bestselling & debut creators for over 20 years. 📚
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www.psliterary.com
(He/Him)
www.psliterary.com
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🎉 We're turning 20! 🎉
This year marks 20 years of stories, voices, and unforgettable journeys at PSLA. From our very first book deal to today's award-winners and bestsellers, it's been an honor to champion our creators for two decades.
📚💙 #PSLA20 #20YearsOfStories #TeamPSLA
This year marks 20 years of stories, voices, and unforgettable journeys at PSLA. From our very first book deal to today's award-winners and bestsellers, it's been an honor to champion our creators for two decades.
📚💙 #PSLA20 #20YearsOfStories #TeamPSLA
November 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
🎉 We're turning 20! 🎉
This year marks 20 years of stories, voices, and unforgettable journeys at PSLA. From our very first book deal to today's award-winners and bestsellers, it's been an honor to champion our creators for two decades.
📚💙 #PSLA20 #20YearsOfStories #TeamPSLA
This year marks 20 years of stories, voices, and unforgettable journeys at PSLA. From our very first book deal to today's award-winners and bestsellers, it's been an honor to champion our creators for two decades.
📚💙 #PSLA20 #20YearsOfStories #TeamPSLA
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We are delighted to share that senior agent <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:sxifn5ckgc2bghswuzh2mwfs" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@mariavicente.com will be expanding her impact by serving as a senior advisor, providing strategic consultation on the development of the agency.
Please join us in congratulating her on this expanded role and in celebrating her 12 years of excellence!
Please join us in congratulating her on this expanded role and in celebrating her 12 years of excellence!
September 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
We are delighted to share that senior agent <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:sxifn5ckgc2bghswuzh2mwfs" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@mariavicente.com will be expanding her impact by serving as a senior advisor, providing strategic consultation on the development of the agency.
Please join us in congratulating her on this expanded role and in celebrating her 12 years of excellence!
Please join us in congratulating her on this expanded role and in celebrating her 12 years of excellence!
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"Looking for crime fiction like Laura Lippman, Patricia Cornwell, and Lorna Barrett."
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s7amqf5ur7da7xccwt46sxca" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@curtisrussell.bsky.social #MSWL
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<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s7amqf5ur7da7xccwt46sxca" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@curtisrussell.bsky.social #MSWL
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August 11, 2025 at 11:14 PM
"Looking for crime fiction like Laura Lippman, Patricia Cornwell, and Lorna Barrett."
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s7amqf5ur7da7xccwt46sxca" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@curtisrussell.bsky.social #MSWL
psliterary.com/submissions/
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s7amqf5ur7da7xccwt46sxca" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@curtisrussell.bsky.social #MSWL
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"Send me history, business, politics, current affairs, memoir."
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s7amqf5ur7da7xccwt46sxca" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@curtisrussell.bsky.social #MSWL
psliterary.com/submissions/
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s7amqf5ur7da7xccwt46sxca" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@curtisrussell.bsky.social #MSWL
psliterary.com/submissions/
July 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
"Send me history, business, politics, current affairs, memoir."
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s7amqf5ur7da7xccwt46sxca" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@curtisrussell.bsky.social #MSWL
psliterary.com/submissions/
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s7amqf5ur7da7xccwt46sxca" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@curtisrussell.bsky.social #MSWL
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Please help us welcome our newest associate agent, <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:qglhfpy2bj5tkgpnsq6blpex" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@clgslr.bsky.social! 👋
Carleen Geisler will be building her list in both adult fiction and nonfiction.
For more details and to find out how to send her a query, please review the Submission Guidelines linked in our profile.
Carleen Geisler will be building her list in both adult fiction and nonfiction.
For more details and to find out how to send her a query, please review the Submission Guidelines linked in our profile.
June 2, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Please help us welcome our newest associate agent, <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:qglhfpy2bj5tkgpnsq6blpex" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@clgslr.bsky.social! 👋
Carleen Geisler will be building her list in both adult fiction and nonfiction.
For more details and to find out how to send her a query, please review the Submission Guidelines linked in our profile.
Carleen Geisler will be building her list in both adult fiction and nonfiction.
For more details and to find out how to send her a query, please review the Submission Guidelines linked in our profile.
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Marina Green has joined #TeamPSLA as an Associate Agent!
Join us in giving her a big welcome!
Marina will be representing fiction and nonfiction. Keep a lookout for more about what types of work she's hoping to represent in coming days.
Join us in giving her a big welcome!
Marina will be representing fiction and nonfiction. Keep a lookout for more about what types of work she's hoping to represent in coming days.
June 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Marina Green has joined #TeamPSLA as an Associate Agent!
Join us in giving her a big welcome!
Marina will be representing fiction and nonfiction. Keep a lookout for more about what types of work she's hoping to represent in coming days.
Join us in giving her a big welcome!
Marina will be representing fiction and nonfiction. Keep a lookout for more about what types of work she's hoping to represent in coming days.
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"I want crime fiction like Louise Penny, Sue Grafton and Janet Evanovich."
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s7amqf5ur7da7xccwt46sxca" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@curtisrussell.bsky.social #MSWL
psliterary.com/submissions/
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s7amqf5ur7da7xccwt46sxca" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@curtisrussell.bsky.social #MSWL
psliterary.com/submissions/
May 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"I want crime fiction like Louise Penny, Sue Grafton and Janet Evanovich."
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s7amqf5ur7da7xccwt46sxca" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@curtisrussell.bsky.social #MSWL
psliterary.com/submissions/
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:s7amqf5ur7da7xccwt46sxca" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@curtisrussell.bsky.social #MSWL
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imagine being so empty your entire identity hinges on fixating on somebody else's sexuality and/or gender identity. humiliating.
April 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
imagine being so empty your entire identity hinges on fixating on somebody else's sexuality and/or gender identity. humiliating.
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Three cheers for @thetruthdoctor.bsky.social whose debut nonfiction book, YOUR UNCONSCIOUS IS SHOWING: TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE WITH THE 12 STEPS OF CONSCIOUSNESS, is out today! 🎉 🥳
March 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Three cheers for @thetruthdoctor.bsky.social whose debut nonfiction book, YOUR UNCONSCIOUS IS SHOWING: TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE WITH THE 12 STEPS OF CONSCIOUSNESS, is out today! 🎉 🥳
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This scrum of pot-bellied, sunken-chested betas trying to bully an all-black clad badass Eastern European wasteland survivor while dressed like Men’s Wearhouse mannequins is peak cinema.
GLENN: Why don't you wear a suit? You're at the highest level in this country's office & you refuse to wear a suit. A lot of Americans have problems with you not respecting the office.
ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.
ZELENSKYY: I will wear a costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours. Maybe something better.
February 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
This scrum of pot-bellied, sunken-chested betas trying to bully an all-black clad badass Eastern European wasteland survivor while dressed like Men’s Wearhouse mannequins is peak cinema.
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Three cheers for Christina Mychas on the release of THE MINIMALIST-ISH JOURNAL:BUY LESS, LIVE BETTER, AND FIND JOY IN WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE!
This journal helps you successfully complete low-buy or no-buy challenges, declutter your physical space, and simplify your life and finances.
This journal helps you successfully complete low-buy or no-buy challenges, declutter your physical space, and simplify your life and finances.
February 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Three cheers for Christina Mychas on the release of THE MINIMALIST-ISH JOURNAL:BUY LESS, LIVE BETTER, AND FIND JOY IN WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE!
This journal helps you successfully complete low-buy or no-buy challenges, declutter your physical space, and simplify your life and finances.
This journal helps you successfully complete low-buy or no-buy challenges, declutter your physical space, and simplify your life and finances.
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It's #MSWL day! For those who don't know, you can read through posts under the hashtag to see what literary agents and editors are looking for in submissions.
My official MSWL profile is linked below, but I'll share some specific wish list items in the posts that follow, too.
My official MSWL profile is linked below, but I'll share some specific wish list items in the posts that follow, too.
Maria Vicente – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
www.manuscriptwishlist.com
February 12, 2025 at 5:49 PM
It's #MSWL day! For those who don't know, you can read through posts under the hashtag to see what literary agents and editors are looking for in submissions.
My official MSWL profile is linked below, but I'll share some specific wish list items in the posts that follow, too.
My official MSWL profile is linked below, but I'll share some specific wish list items in the posts that follow, too.
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✨ 2025 ROMANCE #MSWL ✨ I’m really excited to find some new romance authors this year, so here are some specifics about my favorite kinds of romance/rom coms, including my favorite tropes, books, movies, shows, and songs, as well as some things I’m always looking for across all genres.
February 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
✨ 2025 ROMANCE #MSWL ✨ I’m really excited to find some new romance authors this year, so here are some specifics about my favorite kinds of romance/rom coms, including my favorite tropes, books, movies, shows, and songs, as well as some things I’m always looking for across all genres.
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Congrats to @rebelsam94.bsky.social! 🎂🎉
It's pub day for THE POORLY MADE AND OTHER THINGS: STORIES FROM THE BRAM STOKER AWARD-NOMINATED WORLD OF EDENVILLE!
Return to Edenville in this creepy collection of literary horror stories set in the Renfield universe.
It's pub day for THE POORLY MADE AND OTHER THINGS: STORIES FROM THE BRAM STOKER AWARD-NOMINATED WORLD OF EDENVILLE!
Return to Edenville in this creepy collection of literary horror stories set in the Renfield universe.
February 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Congrats to @rebelsam94.bsky.social! 🎂🎉
It's pub day for THE POORLY MADE AND OTHER THINGS: STORIES FROM THE BRAM STOKER AWARD-NOMINATED WORLD OF EDENVILLE!
Return to Edenville in this creepy collection of literary horror stories set in the Renfield universe.
It's pub day for THE POORLY MADE AND OTHER THINGS: STORIES FROM THE BRAM STOKER AWARD-NOMINATED WORLD OF EDENVILLE!
Return to Edenville in this creepy collection of literary horror stories set in the Renfield universe.
Good!
A group of major publishers (including @sourcebooks.bsky.social) are suing the state of Idaho over a book-banning law.
HB 710, enacted last July, forbids anyone under the age of 18 from accessing books deemed “harmful to minors”
#bookbans #booksky
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/f...
HB 710, enacted last July, forbids anyone under the age of 18 from accessing books deemed “harmful to minors”
#bookbans #booksky
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/f...
Publishers sue state of Idaho over library book bans
Lawsuit says its definition of ‘harmful materials’ forbidden to under 18s is ‘vague and overbroad’ and puts librarians at risk
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Good!
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Celebrating with @andreadunlop.bsky.social & Mike Weber on the release of THE MOTHER NEXT DOOR: MEDICINE, DECEPTION, AND MUNCHAUSEN BY PROXY today! 🎂
This narrative nonfiction investigates three cases of MBP from the host & creator of the award-winning true crime podcast Nobody Should Believe Me.
This narrative nonfiction investigates three cases of MBP from the host & creator of the award-winning true crime podcast Nobody Should Believe Me.
February 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Celebrating with @andreadunlop.bsky.social & Mike Weber on the release of THE MOTHER NEXT DOOR: MEDICINE, DECEPTION, AND MUNCHAUSEN BY PROXY today! 🎂
This narrative nonfiction investigates three cases of MBP from the host & creator of the award-winning true crime podcast Nobody Should Believe Me.
This narrative nonfiction investigates three cases of MBP from the host & creator of the award-winning true crime podcast Nobody Should Believe Me.
The many ways to connect with @psliterary.bsky.social 👇
We'd like to invite you to connect with us for further updates!
Most news is posted here, over on Threads, & in IG Stories, but don't forget to check the News tab of the web page linked in our bio!
We've also been posting some short form videos on Reels and TikTok.
Most news is posted here, over on Threads, & in IG Stories, but don't forget to check the News tab of the web page linked in our bio!
We've also been posting some short form videos on Reels and TikTok.
February 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The many ways to connect with @psliterary.bsky.social 👇
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This February brings adult readers chills in both fiction and nonfiction alongside a chance to refresh your mindset.
February 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM
This February brings adult readers chills in both fiction and nonfiction alongside a chance to refresh your mindset.
“Courts have agreed that these vague and overbroad laws aimed at keeping young readers from accessing contested library books are unconstitutional.”
The Authors Guild is deeply dismayed by the current administration’s recent decision to dismiss 11 complaints related to book bans and to eliminate the position of book ban coordinator.
Read our statement: authorsguild.org/news/ag-resp...
Read our statement: authorsguild.org/news/ag-resp...
A Shocking Setback: Authors Guild Responds to DOE's Dismissal of Book Ban Cases - The Authors Guild
The Authors Guild is deeply dismayed by the current administration’s recent decision to dismiss 11 complaints related to book bans and to eliminate the position of book ban coordinator. The Department...
authorsguild.org
January 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
“Courts have agreed that these vague and overbroad laws aimed at keeping young readers from accessing contested library books are unconstitutional.”
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The wait is over for @hellocookie.bsky.social's highly anticipated follow up to THE RACC PACK, THE PRINCE AND THE PAWPER! 🎉
This hilarious middle grade graphic novel series, with illustrations by @heywhitney.bsky.social, follows Dusty Bins as he switches places with a pampered look-alike raccoon.
This hilarious middle grade graphic novel series, with illustrations by @heywhitney.bsky.social, follows Dusty Bins as he switches places with a pampered look-alike raccoon.
January 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The wait is over for @hellocookie.bsky.social's highly anticipated follow up to THE RACC PACK, THE PRINCE AND THE PAWPER! 🎉
This hilarious middle grade graphic novel series, with illustrations by @heywhitney.bsky.social, follows Dusty Bins as he switches places with a pampered look-alike raccoon.
This hilarious middle grade graphic novel series, with illustrations by @heywhitney.bsky.social, follows Dusty Bins as he switches places with a pampered look-alike raccoon.
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Four days into the new administration, the Department of Education says "so-called 'book bans'" are a "hoax" and has terminated all complaints and investigations. Courts and PEN America say otherwise.
Under the New Administration, DOE Says There Are No Book Bans In Schools - Publishers Lunch
The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has quickly dropped 11 complaints “related to so-called ‘book bans'” and “rescinded all department guidance issued under the theory that a school ...
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January 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Four days into the new administration, the Department of Education says "so-called 'book bans'" are a "hoax" and has terminated all complaints and investigations. Courts and PEN America say otherwise.
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Congratulations to @drlaurenfogelmersy & @drjennifervencill on the UK release of DESIRE: AN INCLUSIVE GUIDE TO LIBIDO IN ANY RELATIONSHIP, AT ANY AGE.
Through research, cultural analysis, & practical exercises, two certified sex therapists teach how to create a healthier attitude towards intimacy.
Through research, cultural analysis, & practical exercises, two certified sex therapists teach how to create a healthier attitude towards intimacy.
January 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Congratulations to @drlaurenfogelmersy & @drjennifervencill on the UK release of DESIRE: AN INCLUSIVE GUIDE TO LIBIDO IN ANY RELATIONSHIP, AT ANY AGE.
Through research, cultural analysis, & practical exercises, two certified sex therapists teach how to create a healthier attitude towards intimacy.
Through research, cultural analysis, & practical exercises, two certified sex therapists teach how to create a healthier attitude towards intimacy.
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Congratulations, @lauraobuobi! BECOMING A BALLERINA: THE STORY OF MICHAELA MABINTY DePRINCE is out today!
This lyrical nonfiction picture book tells the story of ballet star Michaela Mabinty DePrince from her childhood as an orphan in Sierra Leone orphan to becoming a world famous dancer.
This lyrical nonfiction picture book tells the story of ballet star Michaela Mabinty DePrince from her childhood as an orphan in Sierra Leone orphan to becoming a world famous dancer.
January 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Congratulations, @lauraobuobi! BECOMING A BALLERINA: THE STORY OF MICHAELA MABINTY DePRINCE is out today!
This lyrical nonfiction picture book tells the story of ballet star Michaela Mabinty DePrince from her childhood as an orphan in Sierra Leone orphan to becoming a world famous dancer.
This lyrical nonfiction picture book tells the story of ballet star Michaela Mabinty DePrince from her childhood as an orphan in Sierra Leone orphan to becoming a world famous dancer.
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Are you ready to find a love that lasts? Make sure you pick up Aleeza Ben Shalom's MATCHMAKER MATCHMAKER: FIND ME A LOVE THAT LASTS today!
In this guidebook, the dating coach and Netflix star reveals the surprising ways that your dating habits influence your chances of finding lasting partnerships.
In this guidebook, the dating coach and Netflix star reveals the surprising ways that your dating habits influence your chances of finding lasting partnerships.
January 21, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Are you ready to find a love that lasts? Make sure you pick up Aleeza Ben Shalom's MATCHMAKER MATCHMAKER: FIND ME A LOVE THAT LASTS today!
In this guidebook, the dating coach and Netflix star reveals the surprising ways that your dating habits influence your chances of finding lasting partnerships.
In this guidebook, the dating coach and Netflix star reveals the surprising ways that your dating habits influence your chances of finding lasting partnerships.