Seth Fishman

Seth Fishman

@sethasfishman.bsky.social

Vice President & LA based literary agent @ The Gernert Company & author of picture books like A HUNDRED BILLION TRILLION STARS & BAD DRAWER.

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Meta has something like 70,000 employees and it is nigh impossible to reach one of them to receive help on fraud accounts or hacking. Not just creators, but agents, publishers. We have contacts, they ghost or disappear. Clients with millions of followers, doesn't matter. Disgraceful.

The hardest thing about deleting social media apps (yes, to hop on at 3:38am because sleeping is overrated) is not being able to shout about all the amazing books coming out from my amazing clients.

Looky Looky!

BookBreak@bookbreak4schools.bsky.social

Have you seen the latest BookBreak Mini Lessons? There are 10 new ones from Tracey Hecht @fabledfilmspress.bsky.social, @tavaresbooks.bsky.social, @sethasfishman.bsky.social, and @bethanyhegedus.bsky.social covering math, science, social studies, ELA, and SEL!

My son saw the Dog Man movie last night and today told me that he felt really sad because the villain was called ADHD. I haven't seen the movie, but if the targeted audience who has ADHD comes home upset because a movie portrays something that's part of him as a 'villain', that doesn't sit well...

He said his friends didn't even know what ADHD was so he's also upset because now they think it's a bad thing, something we have worked hard to overcome. Again, I haven't seen, but I'm not sure it even matters, if this is how it's received by a 10 year old boy with ADHD.

Mega. Can't wait to open up the world with Tao.

Tao Wong@taowong.bsky.social

I’m thrilled to share that I’m now represented by Seth Fishman at The Gernert Company! This partnership marks a huge step forward, and I can’t wait to see where it leads. Thank you all for your continued support—more exciting things are coming soon!

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Django Wexler is a massively slept on fantasy author. Go follow him and check out his work.

Django Wexler@djangowexler.bsky.social

DID YOU KNOW I have a new book? You can buy it right now! Airships, fighter planes, and giant bug adventures! Pirates, mercenaries, and anarcho-capitalists! Offensive pastry! www.amazon.com/Last-Stop-Di...

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Just started THE SAINT OF BRIGHT DOORS by @vajra.me on a plane. People ask me all the time how to hook an agent on a first page and this is a masterclass. Look at the first two lines… We are given tone, magic, world build, questions. The use of ‘therapy’ grounds us after a first line of magic.

Happy Thanksgiving yall. What books did you find at your parents’ or in-laws’ house that you wanted to pull out and share with your kids? Mine was A Wrinkle In Time and Johnny Tremain (my kid is obsessed with Hamilton).

I really love the Hugo and Nebula award category of editor (long and short). A great place to highlight new and long term talent. I find it strange how often the winner is let go from their job… but still.

Just started THE SAINT OF BRIGHT DOORS by @vajra.me on a plane. People ask me all the time how to hook an agent on a first page and this is a masterclass. Look at the first two lines… We are given tone, magic, world build, questions. The use of ‘therapy’ grounds us after a first line of magic.

Hey hey hey! Congrats to Ray Nayler!

The Arthur C. Clarke Award@clarkeaward.bsky.social

✨The shortlist 2024!✨ CHAIN-GANG ALL-STARS by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah THE TEN PERCENT THIEF by Lavanya Lakshminarayan IN ASCENSION by Martin MacInnes THE MOUNTAIN IN THE SEA by Ray Nayler SOME DESPERATE GLORY by Emily Tesh COREY FAH DOES SOCIAL MOBILITY by Isabel Waidner

I told my 9 year old son about the KL and D battle and he is obsessed and recorded 3 disses to me tonight. And so I’m up, the house asleep, listening to them to pick out words to try to tear him apart. He’s gonna love it.

Sometimes I read a VERY LONG BOOK and I truly believe it had the right to be that long but am confused as to why the words, stories, POV’s, and scenes that made that book so long were chosen. SO many words, such strange choices.