Starting May 1, Ashlee will be open to adult commercial fiction queries exclusively ⭐

Please welcome Susan Rigetti to Howland Literary! 🎉

Today's the day! ✨ You can officially pick up your copy of Sara Maurer's debut novel, A GOOD ANIMAL, wherever books are sold. 🐑

Please join us in welcoming Cate Townsend to the Howland Literary list!

Please welcome Taylor Catalana to the Howland Literary list! 🎉

Join us in welcoming Josh Boardman to Howland Literary! 🎉

Please welcome Dr. Katherine Thompson to Zoe's list at Howland Literary 🎉

Please welcome Garrett Mostowski to Howland Literary, on Maggie's list! 🎉

Please welcome Shea Fontana to Howland Literary 🎉

A young woman discovers dark powers lie beneath her nightmares and that her life--and love--depends on her defeating her demons in this dark romantasy.

Congratulations to Gemma & Rebecca on a GORGEOUS cover for The Sleeping Key ✨ Put in your pre-order now!: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Please welcome Lauren Neely to the Howland Literary list!

Find her full bio & contact info at HowlandLiterary.com

Not sure what to pick for your February BOTM? We have a suggestion!

"He will never leave his small-town life. She longs for something more. Can their love sustain both of their dreams?" Now is your chance to get an early copy of A GOOD ANIMAL, before Sara Maurer's debut lands in bookstores on 2/24

NOW READING 📖 From now until the end of 2025, send Ashlee your picture book and author/illustrator queries!

Welcome, Andrea Rinard!

Andrea Rinard is the author of Murmurations (EastOver, 2023), and her work has been nominated for The Pushcart Prize, Best Short Fiction, and Best of the Net. She is the 2020 winner of the Key West Literary Seminar’s Marianne Russo Award for an emerging novelist.

Announced in Publishers Weekly, congrats to Esty & Olivia! ✨

Please welcome Maria Wen Adcock to Ashlee's list!

Maria Wen Adcock is the author of IT'S CHINESE NEW YEAR, CURIOUS GEORGE (2023) and MY NAME IS AI LIN (2025), which received a Starred Review from School Library Journal.

Putting the spotlight 💡 on Audrey Barbakoff, and her new book for childhood readers, MAZEL TOES! Author Audrey Barbakoff, a Jewish mother and educator, infuses each verse with cultural warmth and connection, while Annita Soble’s cozy illustrations honor the strength and diversity of Jewish families.

Please welcome Gabriela Orozco Belt to the Howland Literary team! ⭐
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Does this sound like your book? Ashlee would love to see it!

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Julia Phillips calls A GOOD ANIMAL "aching, exquisite." We couldn't agree more. Out in just a few months, Sara Maurer's debut is available for pre-order now: bookshop.org/p/books/a-go...

Rural life is a "gorgeous waltz" in Sara Maurer's novel of the UP, available for pre-order now ⭐

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Ashlee & Becca are on the hunt for something new! Are they a fit for your WIP?

Our agents repping adult fiction & nonfiction would love to see your work ⭐

We fell in love with the "pitch perfect prose" of Sara Maurer's debut from the first line ⭐ Give her a pre-order, and you might too: bookshop.org/p/books/a-go...

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How do we "come to learn what love is?" ⭐ Sara Maurer's debut novel of star-crossed love in rural Michigan might tell you, available for pre-order now: bookshop.org/p/books/a-go...

The praise keeps coming! Sara Maurer's debut novel is a "nostalgic and poignant coming-of-age," available for pre-order now: bookshop.org/p/books/a-go...

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Wonderful ⭐ Tremendous ⭐ Deeply Affecting ⭐
Sara Maurer's A GOOD ANIMAL is out everywhere 2/24/26, but available for pre-order now: bookshop.org/p/books/a-go...

"written with nuance, kindness, and grit," Sara Maurer's debut A GOOD ANIMAL is available for pre-order ⭐ Purchase here or through your local independent bookseller: bookshop.org/p/books/a-go...

"Powerfully personal and vivid" 🍄 Maria Pinto's fungal lens steals the show in FEARLESS, SLEEPLESS, DEATHLESS, available for pre-order now: uncpress.org/book/9781469...