Rachel Stark ▫️ syntactics.bsky.social

What's up, agents, it's 2023 and I'm aiming to acquire more great books this year than ever before! There are some changes to my focus and wishlist so follow along for my 2023 wishlist:

I loved this movie and I’m so happy for its success 💕

You’re gonna cry and you’re gonna thank me for it, just trust

What are/were your family’s alternatives to curse words—what you’d say in front of the kids or what your polite grandma uses? We had “seashells” instead of “shut up” & my grandma says “good NIGHT.” I need alternatives for “shit”/“damn it”/“fuck” specifically. For a book, obvs

YOOHOO American readers!! REASONS WE BREAK, my upcoming YA thrillmance out Nov 4, is now up for preorder!! and it's also up for grabs 25% off at B&N, only until this Fri Feb 7. secure the bag early for cheap😤 #BNPreorder

Breaking my Cursed Platform silence to share I’ve been promoted to Senior Editor at @DisneyBooks 😁 Grateful to my brilliant authors and visionary, supportive colleagues, who make my job feel like play. Here’s to doing this work forever! Or at least until I retire in luxury.

Right back at you @HGilroy67 - a dream come true!

Super stoked to be collaborating with Ashley Eckstein @HerUniverse and @Jeff_Gomez on a brand new audio drama for #Disney!

Breaking news about the multi-media franchise @Jeff_Gomez and Ashley Eckstein are spearheading! Being in a writers room with THEE Henry Gilroy is one heck of a treat.

Ashley Eckstein Reunites With Her ‘Clone Wars’ and ‘Rebels’ Colleague for a New Project [Exclusive] - Co-Created and Co-Executive Produced by Jeff Gomez collider.com/ashley-ackstei…

PROUD PROUD PROUD of #SimonSortOfSays by @erinbowbooks!

It's pub day for THE MAGIC YOU MAKE, the conclusion of my gay elf cowboy duology 🤠 I hope you'll grab it and get lost in the action, get invested in the character backstories, get inspired by how love really can wrangle up evil heyjasonjune.com/books

For over a year, I’ve run a middle-grade book club (for kids aged 10 to 12) at my local indie bookstore. Here are ten observations about their reading preferences that might be helpful to children’s book professionals in some small way. 🧵

This wretched platform has helped me in the past—I’m seeking a couple of authenticity readers for very specific experiences: 1) Terminal illness (unnamed/invented, so flexible on exact illness) 2) Limb difference (both congenital amelia & amputation) Recs, anyone?

I had so much fun talking with Lisa and Beth for this! They let me rail about capitalism; what more could I want? Oh yeah, to plug my authors’ books—check and check!

@syntactics This is definitely my metric for what I take on. Have I bothered every friend and family member with the whole summary because I just can't keep the excitement in? Yes? Offer!

I spoiled the entire book at editorial and acquisitions because I literally CANNOT have chill about this book. Badass, the name is Simran.

When I had this on submission, I read it in a single day and then cornered multiple friends over the course of the weekend so I could give them a blow-by-blow rundown of every single twist and turn and steamy moment because IT IS THAT GOOD.

the biggest thanks goes to @jenazantian. she believed in this book since day 1. if not for her, i would’ve doubted my instincts with it. and i'm so happy to be working with @syntactics (who Gets this book to its core) & the @DisneyBooks team on getting it out into the world! :')

It's finally ☀️COVER REVEAL☀️ time! DAYBREAKER, the first book in the 🇵🇭 folklore-inspired ILUSTRA series, comes out June 2025! Join Mika as she awakens gods and a sun-devouring beast, and races to put them back to sleep before they plunge the world into darkness 🌻

ALMOST THERE: A TWISTED TALE GRAPHIC NOVEL is a reimagining of Disney’s THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG exploring what might have happened if Tiana had made a deal with the Shadow Man. @AsiahFulmore @FarrahRochon @syntactics @DisneyBooks