Cover Reveal: SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS by Rajani LaRocca (novel)

Plus cover reveals, new book deals, and events across the country

Cover Reveals

Coming August 11, 2026! Preorder coming soon.

Cover Reveals

Sarah Shumway at Bloomsbury has bought world rights to Jade vs. the Claw Machine, a picture book by Margaret Chiu Greanias (l.), illustrated by Heather Brockman Lee. When Jade’s baba’s boba shop gets a new claw machine with adorable prizes inside, Jade is determined to beat the odds, win a toy, and change her luck forever. Publication is set for spring 2028; Sean McCarthy at Sean McCarthy Literary Agency represented the author, and Deborah Warren at East West Literary Agency represented the illustrator.

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Note: All events are in person unless otherwise indicated.

Connecticut

• November 30th 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Join Valerie Bolling for Storytime at Possible Futures Bookstore, New Haven, CT.

• December 6th 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Join Valerie Bollling for CT Bookstore Tour (Mermaid Books, Milford; Kindred Thoughts Bookstore, Bridgeport; Black Rock Books, Bridgeport; Byrd’s Books, Bethel; and The BookSmiths Shoppe, Danbury)

Massachusetts

• December 6 from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Join Kelly Carey for The United Parish Holiday Bazaar: Book Reading and signing, United Parish of Upton, 1 Church Street, MA.

• December 14 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Afternoon with Authors — Book Signing with Carrie Finison as part of Family Trees: A Celebration of Children’s Literature, Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord, MA. Learn more.

• January 31, 2026 at 11 a.m. Join Carrie Finish for the Plenty of Pancakes Launch Party! Belmont Books, Belmont, MA

Virtual

• December 8 at 7:30 p.m. Eastern. “Humorous Picture Books with Abi Cushman Webinar” through NY Metro SCBWI. Register here.

• Ongoing: Kirsten Larson takes you from story spark to full draft in her self-study nonfiction picture book intro course, “Crafting Your Nonfiction Picture Book.” Learn more here.