JABberwocky Wrapped: 2022 in Review – JABberwocky Literary Agency, Inc

Hello readers and writers! It’s once again time for an end of year wrap-up post from yours truly here at JABberwocky Literary Agency. We love celebrating the hard work of our clients and our employees, so we’ve got some fun highlights to share from 2022.

This year, Brandon Sanderson has been busier than ever, with the recent release of the latest Mistborn novel and his four Secret Projects taking Kickstarter by storm. Silvia Moreno-Garcia also continues to be a powerhouse writer, with THE DAUGHTER OF DOCTOR MOREAU published to great critical acclaim, including making Time’s Top 100 Books of the Year! Not to mention, long-time client Simon R. Green hit a major milestone recently: his books have sold over 4 million copies across 70 novels.

This year was a stellar one for our debut authors — each of the books below received critical praise and rave reviews from readers. Keep an eye out for these talented writers in the near future!

Braking Day by Adam Oyebanji
Under Fortunate Stars by Ren Hutchings
Flames of Mira by Clay Harmon
Wake of War by Zac Topping
The Comedienne’s Guide to Pride by Hayli Thomson
The Sleepless by Victor Manibo
The First Binding by R.R. Virdi
Tune in Tomorrow by Randee Dawn
Empire of Exiles by Erin M. Evans

Books: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9

In film news, My Best Friend’s Exorcism shone on the silver screen in late September, just in time for the spooky season! The film is based off of Grady Hendrix‘s 2016 bestseller of the same name and follows two high school best friends who must fight the devil himself after one of them is possessed. Evoking The Exorcist meets a John Hughes flick, this movie stars Elsie Fisher and Amiah Miller who shine as Abby and Gretchen, and is available to watch on Amazon Prime Video.

We’re also excited to be kicking off 2023 with the premiere of Wolf Pack on Paramount+, based on the books by Edo van Belkom! The series follows four very different teenagers who realize they are connected by the bite and blood of a werewolf. Over the summer, it was announced at San Diego Comic Con that none other than Sarah Michelle Gellar is part of the cast of Wolf Pack, with showrunner Jeff Davis (Teen Wolf, Criminal Minds) overseeing it all. Wolf Pack airs on January 26, 2023 on Paramount+!

Our foreign rights team has been busier than ever this year, closing over 200 translation deals and 40 audio deals! Some significant five- and six-figure sales include translation rights to Brandon Sanderson’s Secret Projects, audio rights to K.F. Breene‘s Demon Days, Vampire Nights series, and audio rights to Edo van Belkom’s Wolf Pack series. Among the new authors we handle subsidiary rights for are Kate King, Jen L. Grey, C.N. Crawford, Emily Rath, and Catelyn Wilson. Romantasy has been a growing genre and we’re excited to represent these clients in the international spaces. JABberwocky also had a physical presence at both the London Book Fair and the Frankfurt Book Fair this year with president Joshua Bilmes and subsidiary rights director Susan Velazquez, respectively, in attendance.

Though 2022 was a great year, 2023 is looking even brighter — here are some of our forthcoming titles that we can’t wait to be in bookstores everywhere:

How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
Wolf Pack by Edo van Belkom
Courting Dragons by Jeri Westerson
Wraithbound by Tim Akers
Something Close to Magic by Emma Mills
Flat White Fatality by Emmeline Duncan
Barely Floating by Lilliam Rivera
Death by Iced Coffee by Alex Erickson
Say Anarcha by J. C. Hallman
Secret Project #1 by Brandon Sanderson
Secret Project #2 by Brandon Sanderson
Secret Project #3 by Brandon Sanderson
Secret Project #4 by Brandon Sanderson
He Who Breaks the Earth by Caitlin Sangster
The Court War by Violette Malan
Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Generation Ship by Michael Mammay
Grace Needs Space! by Benjamin A. Wilgus

Books: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18

One final update: last year, we grew to the largest size the agency has ever been with 11 full-time employees at JABberwocky. While we love seeing so many people in the office, things started getting a tad cramped…so, we’re moving!

At least, we’re moving floors. JABberwocky will be moving to the 5th floor of our building with more space and brand-new offices starting early next year. While our address won’t be changing much, we’ll be sure to keep you folks updated when the change becomes official.

And that is a wrap! 2022 has been quite the year at JABberwocky, and we’re both grateful for the time that has passed and excited for the times to come. Thank you to all you readers, writers, editors, publishing professionals, and generally cool people for your support of our hardworking clients and their work.

We’ll see you next year!

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JABberwocky titles published in 2022:

January:

Pink: A Women’s March Story by Virginia Zimmerman and Mary Newell DePalma

February:

Lord Quillifer by Walter Jon Williams

Bright Ruined Things by Samantha Cohoe

Dawnshard by Brandon Sanderson (print edition)

The Misfit Soldier by Michael Mammay

March:

Valhellions by Tim Akers