Red Sofa Literary

Red Sofa Literary is the celebration of the quirky, eclectic ideas in our exciting literary community.  Realizing that the best ideas come via engaging conversations and over good coffee, while sometimes relaxing in a colorful lounger. Red Sofa Literary is a boutique literary agency originally established in the St. Paul/Minneapolis. With authors all over the world, Red Sofa now has a reach beyond the infamous 10,000 Lakes. Our mission is to celebrate a life of reading and geek culture, where brains always win over the brawn.  For more info on our agency, please see our submission guidelines, posts and more.  Enjoy! www.redsofaliterary.com

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We're looking for an intern for the Summer at #TeamRedSofa! Deadline 4/30/2020

Red Sofa Literary is happy to announce we are once again looking for a summer intern! Our intern will be helping with all aspects of agenting, including helping with social media and author promotions, industry research to create editorial lists for outgoing projects, interaction with our authors for spotlight posts on our blogs, and pretty much anything else that comes up during those three…

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Day #30 NaNoWriMo - SMALL SPACES by Katherine Arden

Day #30 NaNoWriMo - SMALL SPACES by Katherine Arden @arden_katherine @Hannah_Karena #NaNoWriMo #Favebooks2019

By Hannah Jones

I read a lot of books—somewhere around sixty—every year. I read them on the train commute, on the beach, while porch sitting. No format preference—I love a good audiobook any time and any place, I crave print for my screen-tired eyes before bed and on vacations, and ebook is perfect for anything in-between.

When deciding what I should read next, I’m a particular sucker for the…

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Day #29 NaNoWriMo - THE SURVIVAL OF MOLLY SOUTHBOURNE by Tade Thompson

NaNoWriMo Day #29 - THE SURVIVAL OF MOLLY SOUTHBOURNE by Tade Thompson @tadethompson #KeneshaWilliams #NaNoWriMo

By Kenesha Williams

Murder and clones and sci-fi mixed with horror, these are a few of my favorite things. For some that list of favorite things would be their worst nightmare, but not me, horror is my jam. Not only is it my jam but reading a book that has a mix of horror and science fiction is my happy place! Which is why my favorite book of 2019 (so far) is Tade Thompson’s The Survival of Molly…

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Day #28 NaNoWriMo - GO AHEAD IN THE RAIN by Hanif Abdurraqib

Day #28 NaNoWriMo - GO AHEAD IN THE RAIN by Hanif Abdurraqib @NifMuhammad #NaNoWriMo @redsofaliterary

By Dawn Frederick

This year during National Novel Writing Month, I couldn’t but help mention one of my favorite books of this year and definitely a book that will linger long after 2019.  If you haven’t read GO AHEAD IN THE RAIN: Notes to a Tribe Called Quest, then I highly suggest you find the time to.

I’m an adult who grew up in the 80s and had the experience of not only developing a love of…

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Day #27 NaNoWriMo - SLICE OF CHERRY by Dia Reeves

Day #27 NaNoWriMo - SLICE OF CHERRY by Dia Reeves #QuadrangularMuhammad #NaNoWriMo @diareeves

By Quraatulayan Muhammad

I only read about a dozen books this year, a first for me. I was that girl who checked out the max number of books out of my library every week. But despite the many books I consumed it was nearly impossible to find a book I could relate to as a reader or a young burgeoning author. I had ample windows into other lives and other worlds but a lack of mirrors to reflect my…

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Day #26 NaNoWriMo - I MIGHT REGRET THIS by Abbi Jacobson

Day #26 NaNoWriMo - I Might Regret This by Abbi Jacobson @abbijacobson #NaNoWriMo #LucyMichell

By Lucy Michell

I recently read I MIGHT REGRET THIS by Abbi Jacobson (from the Comedy Central show Broad City).

I really enjoyed this book because Abbi gives a very honest and funny glimpse into what it’s like to be a woman in her early thirties working as an actor, writer, and Illustrator. So much of it is so relatable as a woman in a similar position (all be it not as successful):  the…

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Day #25 NaNoWriMo- SPINNING SILVER by Naomi Novik

NaNoWriMo Day #25 - SPINNING SILVER by Naomi Novik @naominovik #NaNoWriMo @almccall #Favebooks2019

By Adrienne Proctor

One of my favorite read’s of 2019 is Naomi Novik’s Spinning Silver. Yes, it came out in 2018, but I’m woefully behind on my reading, and when it came off hold at my library, I couldn’t wait to dive in. I’d enjoyed Uprooted, Novik’s previous fairytale-inspired story, but this fresh take on Rumpelstiltskin just grabbed me and wouldn’t let go.

It has all the elements that I look…

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Day #24 NaNoWriMo - THE LIGHTNING FIELD by Mark Montgomery

Day #24 NaNoWriMo - THE LIGHTNING FIELD by Mark Montgomery #MarkJamesMontgomery #NaNoWRiMo @ChrisStruykBonn #Favebooks2019

By Chris Struyk-Bonn

Okay I’ll admit it. I happened on this book completely by chance. I was looking for a list of Pulitzer Prize winning authors, and somehow, THE LIGHTNING FIELD by Mark Montgomery popped into my list of must reads. I was hesitant. The blurb on the book said it was about someone who got hit by lightning, and I had just read The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman where the main character…

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Day #23 NaNoWriMo - THE LINE THAT HELD US by David Joy

Day #23 NaNoWriMo - THE LINE THAT HELD US by David Joy @BeInspiredNJ #NaNoWriMo @DavidJoy_Author

By Nicki Jacobsmeyer

Few books grab my attention and have me neglect all responsibilities for a couple days like The Line That Held Us. A story of family loyalties, tested friendships, ruthless revenge, and agonizing consequences made this one of my favorite reads for 2019. The landscape of the mountains in North Carolina become a character in Joy’s latest “Appalachian Noir” novel. His brilliant…

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Day #22 NaNoWriMo - WOODPECKER WANTS A WAFFLE by Steve Breen

Day #22 NaNoWriMo - WOODPECKER WANTS A WAFFLE by Steve Breen @bgonsar #SteveBreen #NaNoWriMo

By Brian Gonsar

There are up sides and down sides to having a toddler. The down side is that you have very little time to read on your own. Any fleeting moment I have without the tug of a toddler is usually filled with house work, day-job work, or sleeping (with sleeping the last priority).  But the up side is that any reading you get to do usually involves board books or pictures books with said…

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Day #21 NaNoWriMo - NEVER LET ME GO by Kazuo Ishiguro

Day #21 NaNoWriMo - NEVER LET ME GO by Kazuo Ishiguro @ALRutter #KazuoIshiguro #NaNoWriMo #favebooks2019

By Amanda Rutter

The book that I have enjoyed the most during 2019 is not a 2019 release – in fact, it’s a novel I should have read much, much sooner than I did. It’s NEVER LET ME GO by Kazuo Ishiguro.

I was encouraged to read it as part of a list of modern prose classics, and picked it because it was the only one on that particular list that had a SFF quality. But inside its pages I found much…

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Day #20 NaNoWriMo - THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE BY Samantha Shannon

Day #20 NaNoWriMo - THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE BY Samantha Shannon @say_shannon @timhanley01 #NaNoWriMo

By Tim Hanley

“Don’t judge a book by its cover”is valuable advice, of course. But sometimes you’re in a bookstore and you see a novel that looks thick enough to stop a bullet. You’ve never heard of this book before. You had no idea it existed. It’s got a striking orange cover with a blue dragon, scaled and spiked, wrapped ominously around a medieval-style tower. The title is arcane and…

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Day #19 NaNoWriMo - The Best Kind of International Relations: RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE by Casey McQuiston

NaNoWriMo Day #19 - The Best Kind of International Relations: RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE by Casey McQuiston @casey_mcquiston #NaNoWriMo @AnicaLewis

By Anica Lewis

When I’m asked about my favorite reads of 2019 so far, one book jumps to mind. Well, saunters to mind, flashing an irresistible smile and saying, “You called?” That book is Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston.

The quick version: Alex is the college-aged son of the first female President of the United States. He has his own political ambitions, and is working intensely hard…

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Day #18 NaNoWriMo - THE TEN THOUSAND DOORS OF JANUARY by Alix E. Harrow

Day #18 NaNoWriMo -THE TEN THOUSAND DOORS OF JANUARY by Alix E. Harrow #favebooks2019 @Alixharrow @theliz01 #NaNoWriMo

By Liz Rahn

My go-to books typically fall into literary fiction. I gravitate toward books with heavy emotional content, dealing with lofty, introspective themes. But those books tend to weigh on me after a while and I like to change it up something lighter, more fun. And I’m very happy with my last pick.

THE TEN THOUSAND DOORS OF JANUARYby Alix E. Harrow is a delightfully magical coming-of-age…

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Day #17 NaNoWriMo - MISTER MIRACLE by Tom King

NaNoWriMo Day #17 - MISTER MIRACLE by Tom King @alexjgiannini #NaNoWriMo @TomKingTK

By Alex Giannini

I’m picky about my tattoos. Frustratingly so. I mean, listen. I’ve got a pretty obsessive-compulsive personality to begin with, so if I’m gonna put something on my body that’s never gonna come off (save for, like, a shark attack or something), you can damn well bet that I’m going to deliberate about it for a good, long while.

To date, I’ve got the cover to Ray Bradbury’s October…

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Day #16 NaNoWriMo - BRAVE FACE by Shaun David Hutchinson

NaNoWriMo Day #16 - BRAVE FACE by Shaun David Hutchinson @ShaunieDarko @jlturchin #NaNoWriMo @AgentShea

By  Jodi Turchin

Having to choose one favorite read from 2019 has proven quite difficult.  There are so many good reads out there from some of my favorite authors – Alex Flinn, Sarah Dessen, Tiffany Jackson, Angie Thomas, Rachel Caine, just to name a few – but I finally settled on not just a favorite book, but a new favorite author.

I became a member of NetGalley this year, and was privileged to…

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Day #15 NaNoWriMo - MY LADY JANE and MY PLAIN JANE by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton and Jodi Meadows

Day #15 NaNoWriMo - MY LADY JANE and MY PLAIN JANE by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton and Jodi Meadows @cynthiahand @brodiashton @jodimeadows @katewatsonya #NaNoWriMo

As an author of more than one classic retelling, I’m a little embarrassed to admit how long it took me to read MY LADY JANE and MY PLAIN JANE. In my defense, it’s tough balancing momming and writing and volunteering. My TBR is taller than I am. But, real talk? That’s a terrible defense. Because the Lady Janies are legit, and everyone whose opinion I trust most loves the books. So this year, right…

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