Leap Books is proud to announce signing Alexandra Diaz (author of Of All the Stupid Things) for her multi-cultural young adult novel Good Girls Don’t Lie, a Mexican-American Juno…con chile. Topical, yet timeless, Good Girls Don’t Lie is realistic coming of age story

STORM WATCHER, written by New York Times Bestselling author, Maria V. Snyder, is a nominee for the 2015-2016 school year’s Pennsylvania School Librarians Association Young Reader’s Choice. Leap Books, LLC is thrilled to announce their middle grade title, STORM WATCHER, written b

Judith Graves, of Leap Books’ YA/NA e-novella line, Shine, has picked up world rights for, THE UNMOVING SKY by K.L. Hallam, which follows two brothers, lost and wounded, who must survive the elements, deal with their shared grief, and escape the clutches of a desperate man out to dest

Judith Graves, of Leap Books’ YA/NA e-novella line, Shine, has picked up world rights for the two volume, New Adult, e-original series, RIGHT KIND OF MISTAKE by Rebecca Thomas, which features heartbroken and afraid of commitment, Haylie, who’s only looking for a few hours of pur

This is an open call for agented and unagented submissions. Bring us your ghosts, monsters, night terrors…all taking place on Christmas Eve. Your middle grade short stories should be appropriate for grades 6-8. 1500-2000 words. This is a paying market. $25 / story. Please send s

DEAL REPORT. PUBLISHERS WEEKLY: CHILDREN’S BOOKSHELF  A bewitching sequel to Patrice Lyle’s POISON IVY CHARM SCHOOL has been announced in Publisher’s Weekly! Shannon Delany at Leap Books took world rights to Patrice Lyle’s middle-grade novel, Poison Ivy: The Ca

From Publisher’s Weekly: Shannon Delany of Leap Books, LLC has acquired Linda Joy Singleton’s newest YA, NEVER BEEN TEXTED. Ashlee, whose discount cell phone receives texts from a brokenhearted stranger, must decide whether or not to meet the sender. But it seems her dog, and th

We are very proud to announce that even with the relatively small number of books currently to LEAP‘s name, three (yes THREE) of them have been nominated for the coveted 2014 Silver Falchion Award™. The Killer Nashville event which established and holds the Silver Falchion Award

LEAP BOOKS STREET TEAM OPEN CALL Want to join TEAM LEAP? Leap Books is seeking enthusiastic individuals to create social media buzz for their FROLIC, SURGE & SHINE lines. Genres include YA/MG/NA. Blogging and social media accessibility are vital. Contact marketing.leapbks@gmail.co