Laura Gross Literary Agency

The spewing of stupidity, bigotry and hatred will not prevail. (Pictured: a list of now federally-banned words, as reported by the Washington Post.)

🎉Thrilled to publish debut novel LUCKY GIRL by Allie Tagle-Dokus in Fall 2025!

At LG Literary, we’re reminded almost daily that the freedom of ideas which we took for granted a few short years ago are now under threat. Let’s vote with hope; together, we will push back against the darkness. nytimes.com/2024/11/01/boo…

“It’s a question of seeing beyond the conventional wisdom,” says LG Literary’s @normansolomon, who appeared on @cspan to discuss the paperback edition of WAR MADE INVISIBLE. Watch ⤵️ c-span.org/video/?538430-…

LG Literary’s @judithdschwartz is a contributor to WHAT IF WE GET IT RIGHT?, a new book by @ayanaeliza that envisions a future of climate solutions. Complete with an “anti-apocalypse mixtape” – take a look (and listen)! 🌍⤵️ getitright.earth

These striking ARCs for THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL ZOO by Samantha van Leer have dropped at LG Literary’s office. Gorgeous. Out next March!

Sep 22-28 is Banned Books Week. We stand w/ those fighting to preserve our freedom to read & applaud @PublishersWkly for its recent focus. We also love individual efforts – like this fence post painted w/ @jodipicoult's NINETEEN MINUTES. Save our Stories! #pg1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">digitalpw.com/digitalpw/2024…

*clears throat, puts on Elizabethan accent* ‘O, learn to read what silent love hath writ.’ (And feast your eyes on the UK edition of BY ANY OTHER NAME while you’re at it.) Out October 10th from Michael Joseph / PRH UK. penguin.co.uk/books/459200/b…

Time for a @jodipicoult link roundup! BY ANY OTHER NAME scores a Woman’s World Book Club rec & appears on the ABA’s Indie Next list; & she expands on her creative process in @mariashriver's Sunday Paper ⤵️ womansworld.com/entertainment/… bookweb.org/news/september… mariashriversundaypaper.com/jodi-picoult-s…

The new paperback edition of WAR MADE INVISIBLE includes a new afterword by author @normansolomon, which “reveals the human toll of an imperial U.S. foreign policy,” writes @commondreams ⤵️ commondreams.org/opinion/norman…

It’s a good day when finished copies arrive. Now at LG Literary’s offices, A BLOOD RED MORNING by @MarkPryorBooks. Gorgeous 🤩

✅@nytimes. ✅Books. ✅Hardcover Fiction. ✅Best Sellers. ✅Number One. 💅@jodipicoult️. 😎.

We've got a new middle-grade adventure coming your way from the New York Times best-selling author Samantha van Leer! Find this exciting new novel about a 13-year-old girl who helps run her family’s refuge for extraterrestrials on shelves next spring!

.@jodipicoult's international book tour for BY ANY OTHER NAME is underway, with dozens of events happening on both sides of the pond. 🇺🇸🇬🇧All tickets for US events include a signed copy of the book! Will Jodi be appearing near you? Get the details 👀⤵️ jodipicoult.com/events.html

“By the age of twelve, Emilia Bassano knew that most people saw only what they expected to see.” Read from @jodipicoult’s novel, By Any Other Name. lithub.com/by-any-other-n…

It’s the #1 New Release in Family Saga Fiction on @amazon – and it’s out TODAY. @jodipicoult's BY ANY OTHER NAME features “high-demand back story” and readers “will pounce on her latest incisive, pot-stirring tale” (@ALA_Booklist ). Congratulations, Jodi! amazon.com/Any-Other-Name…

Happy publication day to @MarkPryorBooks, whose unputdownable WWII mystery BLOOD RED MORNING is out today! The third book in Pryor’s Henri Lefort series will have you transfixed, as Lefort tracks down the truth … no matter what. Read an excerpt here ⤵️ us.macmillan.com/books/97812503…

Great excitement at LG Literary: the hardback copies of @jodipicoult's BY ANY OTHER NAME have arrived! Out within days – and now featuring on @amazon as an Editors’ Top Pick for August and Category Pick for Best of Literature & Fiction 📚 ⤵️ amazon.com/gp/browse.html…

And here are even more agent meetings available for September—signups for these go live tomorrow as well: 9/9: @lauren_scovel of @LGLiterary 9/17: @galvinlori of @AevitasCreative This and more resources for writers at: morningwritingclub.com

Just arrived at LG Literary – the ANZ copies of BY ANY OTHER NAME. And across the pond, @jodipicoult's latest (out this month!) has also made @Waterstones' “Books You Need to Read” list 🎉⤵️ waterstones.com/blog/the-ficti…