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.
S.A. BARNES works in a high school library by day, recommending reads, talking with students, and removing the occasional forgotten cheese-stick-as-bookmark. The author has published numerous novels across different genres. Barnes lives in Illinois with more dogs and books than is advisable and a very patient spouse.
Ciera Burch is the author of Finch House, Camp Twisted Pine, Something Kindred, and Out of Step, Into You. She has a B.A from American University and an MFA from Emerson College. When she’s not reading or listening to podcasts, she can probably be found playing Dungeons & Dragons, eating ice cream, or trying to…
Roshani Chokshi is the award-winning author of the New York Times bestselling series The Star-Touched Queen, The Gilded Wolves and Aru Shah and The End of Time, which Time Magazine named one of the Top 100 Fantasy Books of All Time. Chokshi’s adult debut, The Last Tale of The Flower Bride, was a #1 Sunday…
Elyse Martin is a Chinese-American Smith College graduate who lives in Washington, DC with her husband and two cats. She writes reviews for Publishers Weekly, and her essays, articles, interviews, and humor pieces have appeared in Slate, The Toast, Electric Literature, Perspectives on History, The Bias, Entropy Magazine, Publishers Weekly, Smithsonian Magazine, and Tor.com. Her article, “Please Let Women…
Matt Rockefeller creates comics and illustrations inspired by the wonder of road tripping in the mountains, interpretive dancing with friends, and pondering the universe. His work has appeared in animation, book covers, and picture books such as Poesy the Monster Slayer, and the 5 Worlds graphic novel series. His first solo graphic novel, White Oak,…
Margot Wood was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio and graduated from Emerson College in Boston. In 2012 Margot was hired by HarperCollins to create and run EpicReads.com. Since then it has grown to become the largest online community for fans of young adult books. She has helped launch and build fandoms for many YA…