Emily Varga Books

HELLO THIS SOUNDS LIKE MY NEW FAVORITE BOOK?!?

BABEL x CITY OF BRASS
When a peasant tests into the elitist university of Baghdad, the Mongol invasion leaves her with an impossible choice—safeguard sacred jinn knowledge at the cost of the Caliphate or seize power to save her home but embrace darkness

#DVpit #F #A #standalone #darkacademia #HF

Thank you!!

Fairytale in Progress Sara Schonfeld at HarperTeen has acquired North American rights to Cara Stout's Fairytale in Progress series. The first book, Enchanted to Meet You, is a romance in which a teen gets cast as a princess at Fairytale Gardens, with the mission to expose potential fraudulent activities, with only one problem—she has to ignore the sparks that fly with the handsome casted prince, who also happens to be the owner's son. The books were originally published in the U.K.; book one will publish in winter 2026, and book two, A Knight Before Christmas, will publish in spring 2026. Jemiscoe Chambers-Black at Andrea Brown Literary Agency brokered the deal. Marvelous Morrie Turner Catherine Laudone at S&S/Beach Lane Books has bought world rights to Marvelous Morrie Turner: The Man Who Brought Color to the Comics Pages by Don Tate, a picture book biography about cartoonist Morrie Turner, the creator of Wee Pals, the first American syndicated strip with an ethnically diverse cast of characters. Publication is slated for spring 2028; Caryn Wiseman at Andrea Brown Literary Agency negotiated the deal. The River She Became Sara Goodman at Wednesday Books has acquired a new romantasy duology by Emily Varga, The River She Became and The River on Fire. Pitched as The Mummy meets The Cruel Prince, the story follows a relic hunter searching for a way to restore magic to her world. To do so she must cross into a fae world and work with an enigmatic captain to outwit ancient curses, battle creatures born of nightmares, and find a power that could resurrect both their worlds. Publication is set for spring 2026 and spring 2027; Paige Terlip at Andrea Brown Literary Agency did the deal for world English rights. Friends Furever Maya Marlette at Scholastic has bought Sylvia Liu's Friends Furever, a middle grade novel in which a pug and a French Bulldog scheme to "parent trap" their owners to become besties again, while the girls navigate new interests and friends in sixth gr

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The River She Became @emilyvargabooks.bsky.social

Friends Furever @sylvialiu.bsky.social

I'M SORRY THIS SOUNDS AMAZING?!?!

A black and white illustration done in the styles of Alphonse Mucha and Bon Orthwick. On the left is Beatrice Tamayo, a dark-haird teenage girl in a school uniform levitating an unbitten apple. On the right is Bianca Sacramore, her hair billowing up above her, levitating an apple with a single bite out of it. Around each girl is an ornate frame with smaller illustrations.

NINTH HOUSE x BOYS WITH SHARP TEETH

16yo Beatrice attends cutthroat Blairwood Academy in disguise to uncover which student there killed her ex-girlfriend.

📚 Magical dark academia
🗡️ Dueling secret societies
🖤 Rivals-to-lovers
🇵🇭 Biracial FMC
📖 Sentient evil library

#DVpit #YA #CF #F #WOC #LGBT

Congratulations to @emilyvargabooks.bsky.social, whose FOR SHE IS WRATH has been shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize! www.waterstones.com/the-watersto...

Waterstones children’s book prize shortlist with cover of book FOR SHE IS WRATH which includes a girl with a sword surrounded by fire.

Waterstones children’s book prize shortlist with cover of book FOR SHE IS WRATH two other nominees: king of nothing and Glasgow boys.

Waterstones children’s book prize shortlist with cover of book FOR SHE IS WRATH which includes a girl with a sword surrounded by fire.

I'm so excited to say FOR SHE IS WRATH by @emilyvargabooks.bsky.social has been shortlisted for the @waterstones.bsky.social Children's Book Prize in the older reader's category!

FOR SHE IS WRATH is exactly the powerful, angry book we need right now! www.waterstones.com/the-watersto...

There's still way more enthusiasm for YA and NA romantasy, but we won't get that audience in the future unless we continue to put great MG books on shelves now.

I need to check out blue sky more, but just a reminder my book FOR SHE IS WRATH is out now and it's a rage filled gender flipped Count of Monte Cristo retelling with baddie brown revenge girls!

#booksky I'm hereee!!!

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The second annual #KidLit4Ceasefire auction is starting in 4 days. At 215 items, would love to get to 300 (please consider donating 🙏🏼).

A part of the amount raised will now also go to helping those displaced by the LA fires.

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