Erica Bauman

Thanks to Ashley Aya Ferguson for coordinating our panel at Books by the Banks this weekend in Cincinnati. Loved meeting and sharing stories with Mary Kay Carson, @tanyakonerman.bsky.social and Kristy High. Great festival. ❤️
#booksbythebanks #bookfests #bookfestivals #cincinnatibooks

Whelp, I did the thing. Couldn’t find my glasses when they were on my head. 👵🏻

Text that says “free replay: MSWL live agent panel: horror” over a background of Halloween pumpkins

Want to work on tension, character & querying - for free?

Check out our #MSWL live replay from last week!

One attendee said “I feel like I just had an entire MFA course. Except MFA programs get snooty about 'genre fiction.' "

Check it out! manuscriptacademy.com/mswl-live-ag...

A collage of twenty-one 2025 middle grade mystery book covers. Books featured include The Tontine Caper, The Treasure of Ocean Parkway, White House Clubhouse: White House Undercover, The Accidental Stowaway, Murder At The Museum, Millie of the Manor, The Secret of Moonrise Manor, The Thirteen Doors of Black House, A Recipe For Trouble, Grady Jones and The Great Detective Game, Agent Cupcake, Windy Creek Stables: Harper and The Horse Show Sabotage, Bubblegum Shoes: The Case of the Contraband Closet, The Shadow of the World-Famous Nine, Mystery James Digs Her Own Grave, The Mizzy Mysteries, Death By Whoopee Cushion, Detective Beans: Adventures In Cat Town, Opal Watson Private Eye, Smoke & Mirrors and Murdle Jr. Sleuth On The Loose.

🔍 60 2025 Middle Grade Mystery and Detective Stories 🔍
popgoesthereader.com/60-2025-midd... #BookSky #KidLit #MGLit

Book covers of The Bruising of Qilwa, from the dark we came, his quiet agent, vespertine, breeze spells and bridegrooms, elatsoe, bisclavret, the grimrose girls

Some recs of books with ace spec main characters for Asexual Awareness Week (and a list of my own books with ace spec characters too).

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#aceweek #asexualawarenessweek #bookrecs

A wild radiance is being published in the UK and Commonwealth in spring 2026 from Walker books

Fun book news!

Loved my visits at the River School and the Landon School this week. We talked about the origins of characters and stories, and had some laughs. Thank you to everybody who participated, and to @politicsprose.bsky.social . It's always so much fun. 🥰 #schoolvisits #authorvisits #kidlit

Cover photo for a Halloween recommended reads list, featuring an elderly cat wearing a Hannibal Lector-coded mask

Meanwhile, over on instagram, I’m trolling my cat: www.instagram.com/ericabaumanb...

Hi #DVPit! Even though my inbox is currently closed, I’ll be checking out the feed throughout the day. If I 💙, I’d love to see your query, which you can send via this link: QueryTracker.net/query/EricaB...

“Furiously, tender and radically hopeful, a wild radiance is the book all of us need right now. It’s a Which helps us imagine a better one – and begin the work of building it for one another. I just adored it““ – Alix E Harrow, New York Times, best selling author of the everlasting.

This blurb for A Wild Radiance 🥺🥺🥺🥺

#DVPit Rules -#DVpit (Diverse Voices Pitch) is a Bluesky event for marginalized creators that have been historically underrepresented in publishing to pitch their work to agents & editors -Post your pitch on Bluesky on Wednesday, Oct 8, 2025 between 8AM ET - 8PM ET -Only post once per hour (6 max pitches per project) -Must have a polished, query ready manuscript or art portfolio. -Pitch must include the #DVpit hashtag (illustrators pitching their art must use the #DVArt hashtag) -A like from an agent = a query request -A repost from an editor = interest in submission once you've signed with an agent -A like from an editor = editor who takes unagented submissions -Please do not like or repost a pitch if you are not an agent or an editor. Support other creators by replying to their pitch or quote-reposting their pitches -Visit dvpit.carrd.co for more detailed guidelines.

#DVpit 2025 has 70+ Agents & Editors committed to participate & boost marginalized creators from the following literary agencies and publishers: Andrea Brown Lit Ash Literary Azantian Literary Agency Dystel, Goderich & Bourret Folio Literary Management Gallt & Zacker Literary Gelfman Schneider Literary Hachette Grand Central Publishing Little Brown Books for Young Readers Harper Collins Harlequin Hanover Square HG Literary Inked in Gray Press Jill Grinberg Literary Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency Macmillan Feiwel & Friends Farrar, Straus & Giroux Roaring Brook Press Saturday books Wednesday books Mad Woman Literary Neighborhood Literary New Leaf Literary & Media Open Book Literary Page Street Publishing Park, Fine & Brower Penguin Random House Ballantine Berkley Delacorte Labyrinth Road Penguin Workshop Viking Root Literary Simon & Schuster Aladdin Atheneum Atria McElderry Sheldon Fogelman Agency Sourcebooks Stonefruit Studio Triada US Writers House Zando

TOMORROW (Oct 8th) is #DVpit! Any unagented Marginalized writer or artist seeking out representation is invited to participate from 8AM - 8PM ET!
Please make sure you review our rules & guidelines before the event: dvpit.carrd.co#faq

#writersky #booksky #artistsky #weneeddiversebooks

1:1 Agent Consultations are now live for non-members!

If you're not sure why you're getting rejected--if you'd like "Try the following to improve your odds" advice--or if you just want to make sure your work is agent-ready before you send, we are here to help.

manuscriptacademy.com/consultations

DVpit pitch event for creators from marginalized communities.

Just 3 days until #DVpit on October 8th, 2025--a pitch event for unagented marginalized writers & artists seeking out representation!
Here's our guide about what to do during the pitch event! dvpit.carrd.co#during

So excited for all the amazing talent we'll see! #writersky #booksky #artistsky

In all seriousness, publishers are going to have to figure out how to market books in the post-social-media landscape. That should be an implicit part of their job. What authors/artists can do on their own is increasingly limited and siloed.

#queryupdate: unfortunately, I’ve decided to keep my query inbox closed for October. While I made a significant dent in my TBR pile, it wasn’t as much as I hoped & it would be a disservice to those writers who are patiently waiting for a response to reopen now. I aim to reopen in November. #querying

All the New Young Adult SFF Books Arriving in September 2025 - Reactor A mortician's assistant, a horror movie aficionado, and a warrior princess are just some of the characters you'll meet in September's new YA releases.

It is a September for the SAINT OF FEAR. It is a September for WEIRD CULTS. But also perhaps...WARY ALLIANCES with PROSPECTIVE LOVE INTERESTS!! It's a September for excellent new young adult books!

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A leaf background with orange spots that says September Agent & Editor Meetings Open For Booking

Meetings are now live for everyone, member and non-member alike!

If you have your heart set on a specific agent or editor to meet this month, now's the time to book!

Agent + Editor consultations here: manuscriptacademy.com/consultations

Here if you need us!

Who do I need to talk to about getting to meet a highland cow? It is what my life is missing right now.

I was in the Rockville, MD area today and decided to drop in on the two nearby B&N locations.
Thanks @barnesandnoble.com Rockville and Gaithersburg for showcasing Spellbinders in the last few days of summer. 🥰🎉📚

A pink and yellow image for the We the People Summer Fundraiser, which specifies: August 18 through 27th, to benefit KidLit For Ceasefire and immigrant and trans rights. A QR code is included, but so is a website: 32auction.com/WeThePeopleSummerAuction There are covers and amounts available for each of The Glade (x5 hardcovers, x2 annotated ARCs), The Bruising of Qilwa (x1 annotated ARC, last one!), and the special edition of Qilwa (x1, one of three) as well.

I've donated a bunch of books for @sandraproudman.bsky.social's latest #Kidlit4Ceasefire fundraiser!!

plz ignore the line about my linktree bc it is not in my bio but here it is: linktree.com/naseemjamnia

directly to the auction: www.32auctions.com/WeThePeopleS...

The poster for a virtual reading event. There are author and editor profession bio pics for Jaymee Goh, Auston Habershaw, Josh Rountree, Kimberly Unger, Naseem Jamnia, Mary G. Thompson, Mia Tsai, Pat Murphy, Sam J. Miller, and Samantha Mills. There is the Tachyon 30th anniversary icon, and the following information: What? ACCLAIMED GENRE PRESS TACHYON PUBLICATIONS CELEBRATES 30 YEARS IN 2025 Join us for a night of virtual readings and Q&A on Twitch TV with some of Tachyon Publications' team of authors and editors. When? October 2nd, 2025, at 5 PM (Pacific), 6 PM (Mountain), 7 PM (Central), 8 PM (Eastern) (etc) Where? Live on Twitch TV! Hop onto https://www.twitch.tv/csecooney and stream us live!

Friends! In collaboration with @tachyonpub.bsky.social, Carlos & I are hosting one of their glorious 30th Anniversary Events on our Twitch TV channel! SAVE THE DATE: Oct 2, 8 PM Eastern (5 PM Pacific, 6 Mountain, 7 Central). 9 writers & editor @jhameia.bsky.social!
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#preDV September 29th, 2025 12PM - 5PM ET Join us for our practice vent, #preDV on Bluesky! Come with your best pitches and receive4 feedback from agented authors. All participants are welcome to also give feedback and make friends during the community event before Oct 8th's #DVpit. More info at dvpit.carrd.co

#DVparty October 2nd - October 7th 2025 October 2nd (Day 1): Post a moodboard/art October 3rd (Day 2): Introduce your main character October 4th (Day 3): Opening LInes October 5th (Day 4): Your Story as a meme/gif October 6th (Day 5): Your Story's theme song/playlist October 7th (Day 6): Hype your next project Post on Bluesky with the #DVparty hashtag. Open all day. Please use alt-text if you post images. No AI generated images allowed. Have fun and make friends leading up to #DVpit! More info at dvpit.carrd.co

📣Announcing #PreDV and #DVParty!📣

Excited to bring back #PreDV & #DVParty leading up to #DVPit!

Practice your pitches during #PreDV on Mon, Sept 29, 2025!

Get to know your fellow participants during #DVParty from Oct 2-Oct 7!

Follow this account or dvpit.carrd.co for all official announcements!

Twenty books in four rows: the first and fourth row have six book covers which stretch across the entire width of the graphic. Rows two and three have four books with two on each side. In the middle of these is a red brick background with a white door in the middle. A Rainbow Crate logo with no text is at the top. Text below reads “September 2025 Where the Magic Happens Book Recs” in all caps. All text is in black font, except for “Where the Magic Happens” which is a neon purple font.

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our recommendation post for next month’s theme!

Here are twenty books that we think also fit the September theme of Where the Magic Happens! 🧵

Still more visits in the works, but this is my current list of conferences and festivals for 2025. Come find me if you're at any of these amazing events. 🎉😊
#bookevents #bookfairs #bookfestivals #authorevents #booksbythebanks #buckeyebookfair #baltimorebookfestival #vlaconference #virginialibraries

Reviews by young readers are really the only ones that matter, IMHO. 😉 🥰
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/SNH/s...
@randomhousekids.bsky.social
#middlegradebooks #middlegradefiction #mgbooks #summerreads #fantasyseries #kidlit

IS THERE ZOROASTRIAN-SKY OR DO I HAVE ANY IRANIAN/PERSIAN ZOROASTRIAN MUTUALS OR NON-MUTUALS WITH WHOM I CAN HAVE A CONVO ABOUT MYTHOLOGY AND APPROPRIATION

I WILL PAY YOU FOR YOUR TIME

(Iranian preferred bc of specificity but would happily talk to any Parsis/Parsees!)

(please share thank yoooou!)

I’ll be on Ocracoke Island all next week, and part of my visit will be frequenting @bookstobered.bsky.social, one of my favorite bookstores in the country. ❤️
If you’re in #OBX and taking a ferry to #ocracoke, be sure to stop by. They’ll be signed copies of the Spellbinders books. 📚

With summer ending and school starting, now is the perfect time to request Spellbinders from your local #library. It helps an #author and gives #MGreaders a chance to belly laugh at overconfident goblins. 😂 (ISBNs below.)
Thanks!
Book 1: 9780593482742
Book 2: 9780593482780
Book 3: 9780593813393

Query Tracker graph charting 1,131 still unanswered queries dating from January 2025 to July 2025

Quick August #QueryUpdate: still chipping away at the submission pile. I’m always endeavoring to be faster and more efficient, but I’m also only one person. I do respond to every submission so, if you haven’t heard back yet, it’s still in the queue. #literaryagent #publishing

Grab your gear and hit the road! I'm attending my first Virginia Library Association conference on October 2, 2025. Come by and visit with me and the rest of the @scbwi.bsky.social peeps. More to come!
#vla #vlacon #virginialibraries #libraries #librarians #library