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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.
Releases
Congratulations to Dr. Daniel Amen and Tyndale for the January 6th release of Conquer Your Bad Habits: Secrets to Long-Lasting Change.
Habits, whether good or bad, run our lives. What if thereās a simple, practical way to get rid of the bad ones and replace them with healthy ones?
If you find yourself habitually overeating, overspending, procrastinating, getting distracted, interrupting, people-pleasing, wasting time, automatically saying no, or drinking too much alcohol, neuropsychiatrist and best-selling author Daniel Amen, MD, has encouraging news for you: Your brain does what you train it to do. So even if youāve trained your brain to normalize unhealthy behavior, you can also train it to turn bad habits into good ones in order to experience more joy and contentment.
In Conquer Your Bad Habits, Dr. Amen combines approachable neuroscience and years of clinical research as he reveals:
the six most important brain systems that run your life
the five basic steps to conquering your unhealthy habits and setting new goals
how to overcome ten common bad habits
what to do when bad habits become addictions
Thereās no better time than now to let Dr. Amen show you how to retrain your brain and eliminate your negative behaviors once and for allāso you can live a happier, healthier life.
Congratulations to Stephen Day and Revel Press for the January 13th release of Teach a Kid to Save: A Fun, Hands-On Approach to Building Smart Money Habits.
Prepare Your Child to Earn, Save, and Spend Wisely
Ā· A fun, game-like approach to start children on a path to solid values and healthy habits surrounding money
Ā· Proven, research-based practice for establishing a household mini-economy
Ā· Makes financial education engaging and effective
Some of the toughest choices we make in adult life are about money, and so often we feel uninformed, unsure, and ill-prepared. We want better for our kids, but how do we teach them the things we never quite learned?
Teach a Kid to Save is your go-to, hands-on, research-based guide to teaching your kids about the wise use of money and the value of work through an innovative, interactive mini-economy. In the mini-economy, kids have jobs, earn a play-money income, make a plan for their money, shop at the household store, and even create their own businesses. The mini-economy gives kids a chance to practice making meaningful choices about money and work, helping them build healthy lifelong habits.
With chapters on work, rest, generosity, saving, spending, and entrepreneurship, as well as a quick-start guide, templates, visual aids, conversation starters, and a special appendix for homeschools, Teach a Kid to Save is the all-in-one resource you’ve been waiting for.
Congratulations to Anjanette Young with Brianna Parker and Lawrence Hill Books for the February3rd release of Past the Pain: How to Emerge from Trauma with Purpose.
Forty minutes on February 21, 2019, changed Anjanette Youngās life forever. Her story made national news for months after it broke: A forty-eight-year-old social worker was winding down at home after a long day of work when police broke into her apartment with a faulty warrant and incorrect information. With guns drawn and flashlights shining, twelve cops converged in her home, demanding that Anjanette put her hands up, despite the fact that she was in the middle of changing her clothes. Naked and terrified, she watched as men in tactical gear ransacked her home.
The trauma from that night was devastating, but somehow Anjanette emerged a different person with a new purposeāto serve as voice for the voiceless, particularly those facing injustices by the very people meant to protect them.
In Past the Pain, Anjanette tells her storyāof what happened that night, what came next, and most important, how others who experience trauma can draw on these lessons to move forward in their own stories. She shares advice from her beloved and respected therapist, Alicia Troff-Meade, designed to bridge the gap between simply reading about healing and actively engaging in it. And Anjanette details how, through the support of her church and her community, and by reconnecting with her legacy as the granddaughter of a civil rights activist who marched with Dr. King, she realized that God was truly with her, and she began to forge a future that is not dictated by trauma but empowered by resilience.
As a social worker and advocate, Anjanette shares practical insights for others to push past their trauma to find purpose and avoid burnout, engage in self-care, and protect their emotional and physical energy when working in social justice and advocacy support.
Congratulations to Kris Tarantino and Waterbrook Children’s Books for the February 3rd release of Bedslime Blues.
Bedtime routines get a jolt of silliness and some sweetness as four monster friends try to resist bedtime in this wonderful bedtime tale.
It’s time for bed… except monsters DON’T DO bedtime!
Iggy doesnāt want to take a bath. Zee-Zeeās jammies are icky. Fleck whines and stomps when itās story time. The bedslime blues are impossible to escapeāeven for the usually cheerful and enthusiastic Snoodle!
With all their stomping and clomping, how on earth will these gruffy, grumpy monsters lie down for a peaceful night of ZZZās?
Author Kris Tarantino and New York Times bestselling illustrator Cori Doerrfeld partner once again with this fun and funny bedtime read-aloud for any “little monster” that won’t go to sleep!
Congratulations to Roger Hutchison and Beaming Books for the February 14th release of Sparrow’s Prayer (Sparrow Stories, 1).
When words are hard to find, prayer blooms in unexpected ways.
Sparrow wakes each morning, ready to sing a prayer of thanksgiving. But not today. Today his words get tangled and knotted in his beak like old yarn and straw. He feels sad and gray, and he’s not sure why. So Sparrow decides to ask his friends Turtle, Mousie, and Buck for advice on how to pray. Each friend shows Sparrow a different way to pray without words, through generosity, art, and movement. As the day ends, Sparrow meditates on a rose aglow in the evening light and has an epiphany: Every living thing does what God created them to do. Each life is, itself, a prayer of thanksgiving. Often, the most powerful prayers do not include words. Lyrical and unique, Sparrow’s Prayer is a tale about an unexpected and life-changing encounter with the holy.
Backmatter includes an author’s note with a reflection and suggestions for using different senses to pray.
Congratulations to Tucker Hamilton and Matt Holt Books for the March 24th release of Unlocking the Last 20%: Rising to Greatness Through Discipline, Balance, and Resiliency.
For all those standing at the 80% threshold of their capabilities and who suspect their full potential is within reach, a guide to the oft-hidden paths to reaching oneās utmost capacity and finally breaking through the barriers that hold you back from extraordinary achievement.
In Unlocking the Last 20%, celebrated fighter test pilot and AI innovation leader Tucker āCincoā Hamilton shares the framework that propelled him from high school dropout to commander of the militaryās largest flight test organization. Drawing from his myriad experiences flying aircraft, leading combat missions, and pioneering autonomous aircraft systems, Hamilton unveils the crucial mindsets and actions that separate those who merely achieve from those who truly excel.
This essential resource delivers actionable strategies for professionals at all career stages seeking to transcend their current performance plateau. Whether youāre an established professional looking to break through career stagnation, or a young graduate building the foundation for future success, gain precise, actionable strategies to:
Develop visualization techniques that program your mind for breakthrough performance
Reflect on and help codify your purpose, laying the foundation of what success looks like
Identify and eliminate the hidden distractions preventing your final push to excellence
Apply the proven resilience framework that transforms setbacks into catalysts for unprecedented growth
Leverage collective wisdom and cutting-edge innovation to amplify your individual capabilities
Strike the precise balance between ambition and well-being that sustains long-term exceptional performance
This comprehensive guide doesnāt just inspireāit equips you with the practical tools to push beyond perceived limitations, establish meaningful success metrics aligned with your values, and catalyze breakthroughs in every aspect of your life. Through compelling personal narratives and practical insights, Unlocking the Last 20% is a mentor in book form, illustrating how visualization, purpose, preparation, balance, and resilience work in concert to unlock dormant capabilities.
Contracts
David J Bobb with Tony Williams signed with Diversion Books for the January 2027 release of Divided Over the Declaration: The Enduring Debate Over the Meaning of America.
Ryan Kell signed with Post Hill Press for the March 2027 release ofGulf Warrior: The Purpose and Danger, the Truth and Consequences of Serving My Country In Four Wars.
Carolyn Leiloglou signed with Penguin Random for the January 2028 release of The Restorationists Prequel.
Robert Bruce Jamieson signed with Penguin Random for the January 2027 release of The Death You Need.
New Clients
Simon Leyland recently signed with WordServe.Ā Welcome,
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