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.
Erin Bowman is the critically acclaimed author of numerous books for children and teens, including the Taken Trilogy, Vengeance Road, Retribution Rails, the Edgar Award-nominated Contagion duology, The Girl and the Witch’s Garden, and Dustborn. Her books have been translated into numerous languages and can be found all over the world. A web designer turned…
Cora Carmack is a twenty-something writer who likes to write about twenty-something characters. She’s done a multitude of things in her life – boring jobs (like working retail), fun jobs (like working in a theatre), stressful jobs (like teaching), and dream jobs (like writing). Raised in a small Texas town, she now splits her time…
The product of an interracial relationship in 1969 Georgia, Malcolm Hansen was born in a home for unwed mothers in Chattanooga, TN. Adopted by two Civil Rights activists, the intersection of the personal and the political is at the heart of his creative work. As a high school dropout who went on to earn a…
It’s not that Ellen Kushner can’t hold a job; it’s just that she’s got a lot of interests. She began as the fantasy editor for Ace Books in NYC, but quit to write her first novel, Swordspoint: a Melodrama of Manners. The month it was published, she moved to Boston to become a classical music…
Elise Meder is a writer of fantasy and horror. She graduated from St. Cloud State University with a B.A. in English where she spent time as the editor of the campus literary journal. A fan of the weird and macabre from a young age, Elise uses her writing to explore the darker side of humanity….
Janasha Prabhu is a graduate of the University of Illinois with degrees in chemistry and computer science and is a fellow of the 2024 LitUp cycle through Reese’s Book Club. She has adored horror ever since picking up her first Goosebumps book as a kid and enjoys incorporating her experiences as a queer woman of…