JDA is open to queries again!
As of January 4, we are reopening to queries. However, we ask that before you send us a query, you read our submission guidelines (go to our submission tab and click) and follow the suggestions there precisely. We will not respond to all queries, not because we aren’t nice–we are very nice–but because we have […]
Happy Holidays – We’ll see you in 2023!
Sharing our holiday card, with gratitude to our authors and partners –the editors, co-agents and publishers around the world who help to bring great books to readers everywhere. Our offices are closed, but we look forward to reconnecting in 2023. Cheers!
THE CHILD WHO NEVER SPOKE: 23 1/2 Lessons in Fragility, Cristina Nehring
Essayist and author of A Vindication of Love Nehring’s remarkable tribute to her chromosomally-challenged little girl, Eurydice, who awakens a fiercely maternal love and teaches her–and us–about joy. (North American rights/Heliotrope Books/Fall 2023)
Exciting launch for POWER: The Rise of Black Women in America, Charity Elder
Sharing some photos from the launch for Charity Elder’s POWER: The Rise of Black Women in America (Skyhorse, October 2022). I’m so proud of Charity and her important book with its positive but also very realistic look at why it is a the right moment for Black women to assert their power.
POWER: The Rise of Black Women in America, Charity C. Elder
“Black women are dope because they rise and are yet rising. This dopeness is not hyperbolic or symbolic—rather, it is borne of persecution that has failed to frustrate a perseverant persistence to prevail.” Before sea to shining sea. Before spacious skies were pierced by purple mountains. Before the uniting of one nation. Black women learned […]
BECOME THE FIRE- Transform Life’s Chaos into Business and Personal Success, Elisa A. Schmitz
“What if every challenge you faced was fuel, or fire, to make you better in business and in life? Become the Fire is a motivating read that will help anyone overcome their hurdles and chase their ambitions. It’s a great read for those searching for inspiration and proof that dreams can come true.”— Kara Goldin, founder and […]
THE MAKING OF MIDDLE EARTH, Christopher A. Snyder
This volume is perhaps the most in-depth exploration ever undertaken of Tolkien’s world. THE MAKING OF MIDDLE EARTH is now available in a revised, expanded edition from Union Square & Co (August 2022). Accessible but authoritative, and fully illustrated, it is now being reissued with a stunning new cover treatment and updated commentary on new […]
RECLAIMING BODY TRUST, Hilary Kinavey and Dana Sturtevant
A holistic and powerful framework for accepting and liberating our bodies, and ourselves. Have you ever felt uncomfortable or not “at home” in your body? In Reclaiming Body Trust: A Path to Healing and Liberation (Tarcher Perigee, August 2022), the founders of Body Trust, licensed therapist Hilary Kinavey and registered dietician Dana Sturtevant, invite readers […]
SIZE WISE, Jill Castle MS, RDN
A guide to instilling lifelong healthy habits in kids of every size, drawing on 8 “pillars of wellness.” The author is a registered dietician who has worked for decades with families applying a holistic health model. (Workman/Hachette, World rights exclusive of Asia, Spring 2024)
THE GIFT OF RUMI: Experiencing the Wisdom of the Sufi Master, by Emily Jane O’Dell, Ph.D.
An authentic exploration of the real Rumi, featuring new translations of his beloved poems, released July 2022 from St. Martin’s Essentials “Personal, inspiring, and transporting, The Gift of Rumi is one part memoir, one part introduction to a great poet sage, and itself a gift.”―Gish Jen, author of Thank You, Mr. Nixon “[A] sharp debut…The author’s personal anecdotes […]