New Leaf
Literary & Media
New Leaf Literary & Media is a full service management and representation firm that will be with you before and beyond the sale.
The Singular Life of Aria Patel
Samira Ahmed
The Familiar
Leigh Bardugo
Cold Eternity by S.A. Barnes
S.A. Barnes
Book of Night
Holly Black
Long Live Evil
Sarah Rees Brennan
Frizzy
Claribel A. Ortega
Vagina Problems
Lara Parker
Less is Liberation
Christine Platt
Ruthless Vows
Rebecca Ross
Why Choose New Leaf?
We take a career-first approach to representation. We believe the future of storytelling extends far beyond the traditional publishing model. We work at the intersection of publishing, entertainment, digital media, branding, and intellectual property development to help our clients build expansive, enduring careers.
We challenge convention, adapt alongside an ever-evolving industry, and approach every project with a long-term, big-picture mindset. Whether developing a book, building an author brand, expanding into film and television, growing digital audiences, securing merchandise licensing opportunities, or creating new revenue streams, we partner closely with our clients to unlock opportunities that extend far beyond the book deal.
Our goal is not simply to sell books, but to help creators build worlds, audiences, and lasting cultural impact.
Launch Pad for Legacy Makers.
Innovate. Collaborate. Advocate. Strategize.
With a full-service Global Media Rights department that supports our clients goals in translation, branding, merchandise, audio, and film and television, New Leaf Literary & Media takes a collaborative, cross-platform approach to maximizing the worldwide potential of our clients’ work.
We help authors, illustrators, and creators expand beyond the page through publishing, entertainment, licensing, merchandise, digital media, and brand partnerships, building lasting careers, influential brands, and meaningful cultural impact.
Rena Barron grew up in small-town Alabama, where stories of magic and adventure sparked her imagination. After penning her first awful poem in middle school, she graduated to writing short stories and novels by high school. Rena loves all things science fiction and fantasy, ghosts, and superheroes. Rena is the author of the young adult…
David Hoffman enjoys writing fantasy books that tackle systems with a satirical edge. A graduate of Indiana University, David lives outside Portland Oregon where he does improv comedy and goes rock climbing. In his heart he optimistically believes he could dunk a basketball if he really put his mind to it.
Lindsay stumbled into “Little Ghost World” in the summer of 2022. It started with watercolor illustrations of ghosts in typical spooky, autumn-like settings, then transcended into ghosts on playgrounds, libraries, or other more “people” places. It was then Lindsay realized, “Little Ghost World” wasn’t just for Halloween season, it was for always. From there, Lindsay…
Jaime Pessin Jaime Pessin is an award-winning writer whose fiction, journalism and essays have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Newsday, The Chicago Tribune, The Charlotte Observer and a number of literary journals. She is currently working on a novel and a collection of short stories, and her debut picture book is…
Jill Tew is the critically-acclaimed, award-winning Caribbean American author of dystopian romance and middle grade novels that imagine Black girls in exciting new worlds. Her books have received starred reviews from Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, and School Library Journal, been named Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selections, and have been featured in the New York Times,…
Suzanne Young is the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of The Program series. Originally from New York, Suzanne is a dual US and Italian citizen currently living in the breathtaking Veneto region of Italy. She has published more than 20 novels, including GIRLS WITH SHARP STICKS, IN NIGHTFALL, and WHAT STAYS BURIED. When…