January is national book month . . . our highlights below include new releases, contracts signed, notable reviews and PR events, new authors to the agency and other news of note by clients and agents.
New Releases
Congratulations to Jessica Hooten Wilson with Steve Prince and Brazos Press for January 23, 2024 release of Flannery O’Connor’s Why Do the Heathen Rage?: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at a Work in Progress .
When celebrated American novelist and short story writer Flannery O’Connor died at the age of thirty-nine in 1964, she left behind an unfinished third novel titled Why Do the Heathen Rage? Scholarly experts uncovered and studied the material, deeming it unpublishable. It stayed that way for more than fifty years.
Until now.
For the past ten-plus years, award-winning author Jessica Hooten Wilson has explored the 378 pages of typed and handwritten material of the novel–transcribing pages, organizing them into scenes, and compiling everything to provide a glimpse into what O’Connor might have planned to publish.
This book is the result of Hooten Wilson’s work. In it, she introduces O’Connor’s novel to the public for the first time and imagines themes and directions O’Connor’s work might have taken. Including illustrations and an afterword from noted artist Steve Prince (One Fish Studio), the book unveils scenes that are both funny and thought-provoking, ultimately revealing that we have much to learn from what O’Connor left behind.
Congratulations to Angela J. Herrington and Eerdmans Press for February 20, 2024 release of Deconstructing Your Faith without Losing Yourself.
Have you experienced #ChurchHurt? Are you frustrated by judgmental church people supporting oppressive systems? Do you have doubts about the faith tradition you were raised in but are afraid of losing your community? Angela J. Herrington has been there. And with over a decade of experience as a life coach, she can teach you how to begin healing religious trauma through deconstruction. Â
Lively and empathetic, Angela will gently guide you through deconstructing your faith. This concise and actionable handbook willÂ
   • give you permission to trust yourself,Â
   • show you how to seek new perspectives and information,Â
   • teach you how to embrace vulnerable exploration and self-compassion, andÂ
   • help you release unhealthy beliefs that are harming you and marginalized persons. Â
Deconstructing your long-held beliefs can be isolating and overwhelming. But you don’t have to do it alone. Begin your healing journey with Deconstructing Your Faith without Losing Yourself.
Contracts
Todd Korpi signed with InterVarsity Press for the July 2025 release of Artificial Intelligence and the People of God.
Ruth Goring signed with Harding House Publishing for the release of Dearworthy.
New Clients
Henry Rausch, Kelly Edmiston, Yolanda Williams, Henry Sledge, and Serena Sigillito recently signed with WordServe. Welcome!
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