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
Better Pets
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.
Sasha Alsberg is the #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of ZENITH: The Androma Saga. When Sasha is not writing or obsessing over Scotland she is making YouTube videos on her channel Abookutopia. She lives in Northern Illinois with her three dogs and family.
Sophie Houser is a nineteen year old New Yorker who suffered from serious period shame until age 16. That summer she learned to code at a Girls Who Code summer program. As her final project she co-created a game, Tampon Run, with Andrea Gonzales to break down the menstrual taboo in society. It went viral,…
Marieke Nijkamp (she/they) is a #1 New York Times and international bestselling author of novels, graphic novels, and comics. Her work includes This Is Where It Ends, After We Burned, the Ink Girls series, the Splinter & Ash series, and many other critically acclaimed titles for young readers, young adults, and geeky older adults. When she…
Jessie Peterson has a PhD in linguistics from the University of Colorado at Boulder and was a professor of linguistics at Stephen F. Austin State University for 13 years, where she created a conlanging course in which she taught students how to construct a language from the ground up. She is now a full-time professional…
Irene Reed writes adult mystery and suspense. A native of Chicago’s South Side, Irene wrote her debut story, the Beanies, in first grade. She received her AB in Government from Harvard College and her JD from Harvard Law School, while sneaking in as many creative writing classes as possible. A 2019 Kimbilio Fellow and Pitch…
Patricia Riley (she/her) is a writer and editor with over a decade of publishing experience. In addition to her writing and editorial work, she’s a mom of two (almost fully grown) humans, avid word consumer, caffeine-via-tea devotee, and hyper-fangirl of the people she loves. By day, she’s the Chief Operating Officer of a hearing protection…