UNTITLED NOVEL, Marilyn Simon Rothstein
From the author of Crazy to Leave You and Husbands and Other Sharp Objects comes a new dramedy, in which a woman leaves her podiatry practice and her newly laid off husband in Florida and flies to the Berkshires to babysit her granddaughter, only to find there are already two other grandmas in town, and that her […]
ENOUGH ABOUT THE BABY, Becky Viera
An unapologetic guide to the first year of motherhood, Enough About the Baby is a newborn book for women who recognize the necessity of self-care—even if sometimes the rest of the world does not. “Vieira’s candor about her struggles as a new mother and the input from experts results in a volume that’s at once practical and […]
BETWEEN THE WIRES, Waitman Beorn
An account of the Janowska camp in Lviv, a rare urban camp, prison, slave labor camp, transit camp and extermination site where half a million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust. This largely untold story, set in what is Ukraine today, draws on a wealth of sources including more than 300 testimonies and material obtained […]
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 […]