Erin Murphy Literary Agency http://emliterary.com/ Erin Murphy Literary Agency is a leading U.S. children's book agency headquartered in Flagstaff, Arizona. We focus on connections—between writer and editor, story and reader—as well as on helping our clients build their careers and grow as artists. Thu, 28 Nov 2013 06:17:00 -0700 Wed, 04 Dec 2013 15:25:50 -0700 en-us Giving Thanks for Awards http://emliterary.com/news.php?select=1 http://emliterary.com/news.php?select=1 Thu, 28 Nov 2013 06:17:00 -0700 Awards & Recognition We have so much to be thankful for at EMLA—including this list of notices our clients' books have received over the last few months. Congratulations to all! For CHRIS BARTON SHARK VS. TRAIN, 2012-2013 Mississippi Magnolia Award Nominee SHARK VS. TRAIN, 2012 North Carolina Children's Book Award Nominee SHARK VS. TRAIN, 2012 Illinois Monarch Award, First Place SHARK VS. TRAIN, 2012 Wyoming Buckaroo Book Award Nominee SHARK VS. TRAIN, 2012 Utah Beehive Book Award Winner SHARK VS. TRAIN, 2012 Ohio Buckeye Book Award Nominee For J. ANDERSON COATS THE WICKED AND THE JUST, 2013 Washington State Book Award Winner THE WICKED AND THE JUST, 2013 YALSA's List of Best Fiction for Young Adults THE WICKED AND THE JUST, Cooperative Children's Book Center Best of the Year Choices for 2013 THE WICKED AND THE JUST, Texas' 2014 Taysha's High School Reading List For MELANIE CROWDER PARCHED, Junior Library Guild's Spring/Summer 2013 Catalog Book Club Pick For LYNDA MULLALY HUNT ONE FOR THE MURPHYS, Bankstreet College of Education's Best Children's Book of the Year List for 2013 ONE FOR THE MURPHYS, Boston Author's Club, Young Reader's Category Finalist 2013 ONE FOR THE MURPHYS, 2013-2014 Sunshine State Young Reader's List ONE FOR THE MURPHYS, 2014 Kentucky Bluegrass Book Award Nominee ONE FOR THE MURPHYS, Louisiana Young Reader's Choice Award Nominee ONE FOR THE MURPHYS, Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award Nominee ONE FOR THE MURPHYS, 2013 Association for Library Service to Children's Notables Discussion List ONE FOR THE MURPHYS, 2012 VOYA's Top Shelf Fiction List ONE FOR THE MURPHYS, 2013 Dorothy Canfield Fisher's Vermont Reading List Pick ONE FOR THE MURPHYS, 2013 BEA's Summer Best New Voices List For MIKE JUNG GEEKS, GIRLS, AND SECRET IDENTITIES, 2013 National Parenting Publication Gold Award Winner For R. L. (ROBIN) LAFEVERS 2012 Best Historical Author Award from the Armchair BookExpo of America Committee GRAVE MERCY, YALSA's Teen's Top Ten Finalist and Recommended Read for 2012 GRAVE MERCY, 2013 Indies Choice and E. B. White Read-Aloud Honor Award GRAVE MERCY, Amazon's Best of 2012 List GRAVE MERCY, 2012 Taysha's Reading List, Texas Library Association GRAVE MERCY, 2013 YALSA's List of Best Fiction for Young Adults GRAVE MERCY, Cooperative Children's Book Center Best of the Year Choices for 2013 DARK TRIUMPH, ABA's Fall 2013 Indie's Next List DARK TRIUMPH, Amazon's Best Book of 2013 For CYNTHIA LEVINSON WE'VE GOT A JOB, Bankstreet College of Education's Best Children's Book of the Year List, marked with outstanding merit for 2013 WE'VE GOT A JOB, 2013 International Reading Association's Young Adult Nonfiction Winner WE'VE GOT A JOB, Boston Author's Club, Young Reader's Category Finalist 2013 WE'VE GOT A JOB, YALSA's Teen's Top Ten Finalist and Recommended Read for 2013 WE'VE GOT A JOB, Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award Nominee WE'VE GOT A JOB, Kirkus' Best of 2012 List WE'VE GOT A JOB, 2012 Publisher's Weekly Best of the Year List WE'VE GOT A JOB, 2012 Best of the Best Chicago Library List WE'VE GOT A JOB, 2012 CBC's Diversity Committee's List WE'VE GOT A JOB, 2013 Association for Library Service to Children's Notables Discussion List WE'VE GOT A JOB, Cooperative Children's Book Center Best of the Year Choices for 2013 WE'VE GOT A JOB, 2013 National Council for Teachers of English Orbis Pictus Honor Book WE'VE GOT A JOB, 2013 American Library Association's Notable Children's Books WE'VE GOT A JOB, 2012 Society of School Librarians International's Book Honor Award WE'VE GOT A JOB, 2012 Society of School Librarians International's Best Book for Social Studies Award WE'VE GOT A JOB, 13th Annual Massachusetts Book Award 2013 WE'VE GOT A JOB, 2013 Pennsylvania School Librarians Association Young Adults Top 40 Nonfiction List WE'VE GOT A JOB, 2015 Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award Nomination List For NATALIE DIAS LORENZI FLYING THE DRAGON, Bankstreet College of Education's Best Children's Book of the Year List, marked with outstanding merit for 2013 FLYING THE DRAGON, 2013 International Reading Association's Intermediate Fiction Honor Award FLYING THE DRAGON, 2013-2014 Texas Bluebonnet Master List FLYING THE DRAGON, Cooperative Children's Book Center Best of the Year Choices for 2013 FLYING THE DRAGON, 2013 Georgia Children's Book Award Alternate List For PAT ZIETLOW MILLER SOPHIE'S SQUASH, Amazon's August 2013 Best Book of the Month Pick For JEANNIE MOBLEY KATERINA'S WISH, American Bookseller Association's Fall 2013 Indie's Next List KATERINA'S WISH, 2012 BookPage's Best of the Year List KATERINA'S WISH, 2013 Association for Library Service to Children's Notables Discussion List For ERIN E. MOULTON FLUTTER, 2104 Kentucky Bluegrass Book Award Nominee For JENNIFER A. NIELSEN THE FALSE PRINCE, Bankstreet College of Education's Best Children's Book of the Year List for 2013 THE FALSE PRINCE, YALSA's Teen's Top Ten Finalist and Recommended Read for 2012 THE FALSE PRINCE, 2013-2014 Sunshine State Young Reader's List THE FALSE PRINCE, 2014 Kentucky Bluegrass Book Award Nominee THE FALSE PRINCE, 2013 Indies Choice and E. B. White Read-Aloud Honor Award THE FALSE PRINCE, 2013 National Parenting Publication Silver Award Winner THE FALSE PRINCE, 2012 Publisher's Weekly Best of the Year List THE FALSE PRINCE, 2013 Texas Lone Star Reading List THE FALSE PRINCE, 2013 YALSA's List of Best Fiction for Young Adults THE FALSE PRINCE, 2012 New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing List THE FALSE PRINCE, 2013-2014 Virginia Reader's Choice List THE FALSE PRINCE, 2012 Best of the Best Chicago Library List THE FALSE PRINCE, 2013 Association for Library Service to Children's Notables Discussion List THE FALSE PRINCE, 2013-2014 Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award Nominee THE FALSE PRINCE, 2013 Grand Canyon Reading List Pick THE FALSE PRINCE, 2013-2014 Beehive Book Finalist THE FALSE PRINCE, 2013-2014 Maine Student Book Award List THE FALSE PRINCE, 2013 Dorothy Canfield Fisher's Vermont Reading List Pick THE FALSE PRINCE, 2013 First Place Award for Middle-Grade Novel from the Association for Mormon Letters For ERIC PINDER IF ALL THE ANIMALS CAME INSIDE, 2013 National Parenting Publication Silver Award Winner IF ALL THE ANIMALS CAME INSIDE, 2013 New Hampshire Ladybug Award Nominee For MARY LYN RAY STARS, 2014 California Young Reader Medal Nominee For TRENT REEDY STEALING AIR, A Junior Library Guild Selection for Fall 2012 WORDS IN THE DUST, 2012 YALSA's Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults and Notable Children's Recording Nominee For JEAN REIDY ALL THROUGH MY TOWN, ABA's Fall 2013 Indie's Next List For LAURA RESAU THE JADE NOTEBOOK, Bankstreet College of Education's Best Children's Book of the Year List A STAR IN THE FOREST, 2013-2014 Indiana Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee A STAR IN THE FOREST, 2013-2014 Virginia Reader's Choice Master List QUEEN OF WATER, 2013 South Carolina Young Adult Book Award Nominee For JOANNE ROCKLIN THE FIVE LIVES OF OUR CAT ZOOK, 2013-2014 Sunshine State Young Reader's List THE FIVE LIVES OF OUR CAT ZOOK, 2013-2014 Horned Toad Tales List THE FIVE LIVES OF OUR CAT ZOOK, 2013 Dorothy Canfield Fisher's Vermont Reading List Pick For JEANNE RYAN NERVE, LA Times Young Adult Fall Featured Books List For SUSAN VAUGHT FREAKS LIKE US, NYSRA 2014 Charlotte Award Nominee FREAKS LIKE US, 2012 Taysha's Reading List, Texas Library Association FREAKS LIKE US, 2014-2015 Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Reading Awards List For AUDREY VERNICK BROTHERS AT BAT, Bankstreet College of Education's Best Children's Book of the Year List BROTHERS AT BAT, Washington Street Journal's Editor Meghan Cox Gurdon's Best Children's Books of 2012 BROTHERS AT BAT, 2013-2014 Vermont's Red Clover List BROTHERS AT BAT, 2013 Association for Library Service to Children's Notables Discussion List BROTHERS AT BAT, Cooperative Children's Book Center Best of the Year Choices for 2013 BROTHERS AT BAT, 2013 National Council for the Social Studies and the Children's Book Council's Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People BROTHERS AT BAT, 2013 American Library Association's Notable Children's Books BROTHERS AT BAT, 2013-2014 Horned Toad Tales List BROTHERS AT BAT, 2014 Illinois Monarch Award List Nominee SO YOU WANT TO BE A ROCK STAR, Bankstreet College of Education's Best Children's Book of the Year List for 2013 SCREAMING AT THE UMP, Junior Library Guild Pick for 2014 For CLINT YOUNG RETURN TO THE WILLOWS, Amazon's Best of 2012 List Curtis Manley's Shark-Loving Debut! http://emliterary.com/news.php?select=2 http://emliterary.com/news.php?select=2 Mon, 25 Nov 2013 20:36:00 -0700 Deals It's always a very special moment when you get to introduce the world to a brand new, freshly minted author, and that's a joy I am thrilled to share with you today. I began working with Curtis Manley a few months ago, after being swept away by his wonderful storytelling voice and warm, child-friendly sensibility. While I read a great many of his picture book projects before we agreed to sign together, the one that caught my eye first and most strongly was a charming story called SHAWN LOVED SHARKS. This school story is infused with dry, quirky humor, following the titular shark-loving Shawn as he prepares for his school's Predator Day—only to learn to his vast dismay that his assignment is not to be the shark after all. No. Shawn has been assigned... the leopard seal. I can already visualize the images in my head—and, happily for us all, someone else can too: I'm thrilled to share today that SHAWN LOVED SHARKS has been enthusiastically acquired by Emily Feinberg at Roaring Brook Press! Stay tuned for more news about this great title, as it's a keeper for sure. Congratulations, Curtis! ~ Joan More Maybelle! http://emliterary.com/news.php?select=3 http://emliterary.com/news.php?select=3 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 06:40:00 -0700 Deals We are so pleased with the enthusiasm the good folks at Holt Children's and Macmillan have for Katie Speck's spunky cockroach, Maybelle, and her sidekick, Henry the flea. And how could they not? Not only is Maybelle irresistible, despite her species, but among the three books published in the series so far, we have a Texas Bluebonnet Master List selection, a Bank Street Best of the Year selection, a starred review from Kirkus ("Delightful details will make adults giggle right along with new readers. . . . Maybelle is one cockroach who will be welcome back any day"), and phrases like "laugh-out-loud" and "giggle-worthy shenanigans" peppering reviews. Now Katie is hard at work at a new story in which Maybelle gets to go to school! Of course, her gastronomic obsessions lead to a riot in the lunchroom. How could they not? The new story will be released in spring 2015 (so soon!), and the previous books will get a spiffy makeover and a re-launch in paperback. Sally Doherty is the editor for the series. Congratulations, Katie (and Maybelle)! —Erin
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