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Rachel Stark ▫️ syntactics.bsky.social

@syntactics

Senior editor of graphic novels, novels & IP @DisneyBooks ▫️ House Stark; more of an Arya than a Tony ▫️ Opinions my own; pic @JarrettWilliams's ▫️ they/them

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What's up, agents, it's 2023 and I'm aiming to acquire more great books this year than ever before! There are some changes to my focus and wishlist so follow along for my 2023 wishlist:
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I loved this movie and I’m so happy for its success 💕
Gints Zilbalodis (@gintszilbalodis) profile pictureGints Zilbalodis@gintszilbalodis11 Mar 2025
Ok, this is the last one
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You’re gonna cry and you’re gonna thank me for it, just trust
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What are/were your family’s alternatives to curse words—what you’d say in front of the kids or what your polite grandma uses? We had “seashells” instead of “shut up” & my grandma says “good NIGHT.” I need alternatives for “shit”/“damn it”/“fuck” specifically. For a book, obvs
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jesmeen kaur deo@JDeoWrites6 Feb 2025
YOOHOO American readers!! REASONS WE BREAK, my upcoming YA thrillmance out Nov 4, is now up for preorder!! and it's also up for grabs 25% off at B&N, only until this Fri Feb 7. secure the bag early for cheap😤 #BNPreorder
graphic that says "preorder reasons we break" with the following reasons surrounding it: "breaking bad but walter white’s a teenage mathlete who does the books for a gang"; "mommy issues so bad you hallucinate"; "forbidden romance but to them that’s actually a plus bc they’re adrenaline junkies"; "coping with home problems by starting a gang war #justgirlythings"; "pov you’re a tatted ex gang member with a violent criminal record but you still greet aunties politely in public"; "no cover yet we preorder blindly like men"

ALT graphic that says "preorder reasons we break" with the following reasons surrounding it: "breaking bad but walter white’s a teenage mathlete who does the books for a gang"; "mommy issues so bad you hallucinate"; "forbidden romance but to them that’s actually a plus bc they’re adrenaline junkies"; "coping with home problems by starting a gang war #justgirlythings"; "pov you’re a tatted ex gang member with a violent criminal record but you still greet aunties politely in public"; "no cover yet we preorder blindly like men"

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Breaking my Cursed Platform silence to share I’ve been promoted to Senior Editor at @DisneyBooks 😁 Grateful to my brilliant authors and visionary, supportive colleagues, who make my job feel like play. Here’s to doing this work forever! Or at least until I retire in luxury.
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Jeff Gomez@Jeff_Gomez17 Oct 2024
Right back at you @HGilroy67 - a dream come true!
Henry Gilroy (@HGilroy67) profile pictureHenry Gilroy@HGilroy6717 Oct 2024
Super stoked to be collaborating with Ashley Eckstein @HerUniverse and @Jeff_Gomez on a brand new audio drama for #Disney!
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Henry Gilroy@HGilroy6717 Oct 2024
Super stoked to be collaborating with Ashley Eckstein @HerUniverse and @Jeff_Gomez on a brand new audio drama for #Disney!
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@Collider17 Oct 2024
Ashley Eckstein Reunites With Her Clone Wars and Rebels Colleague for a New Project [Exclusive] collider.com/ashley-ackstein…
Ashley Eckstein Reunites With Her ‘Clone Wars’ and ‘Rebels’ Colleague for a New Project [Exclusive]

Ashley Eckstein Reunites With Her ‘Clone Wars’ and ‘Rebels’ Colleague for a New Project [Exclusive]

Clone Wars and Rebels veteran Ashley Ackstein will return to Star Wars and reunite with producer Henry Gilroy for an upcoming untitled audio drama.

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Breaking news about the multi-media franchise @Jeff_Gomez and Ashley Eckstein are spearheading! Being in a writers room with THEE Henry Gilroy is one heck of a treat.
Jeff Gomez (@Jeff_Gomez) profile pictureJeff Gomez@Jeff_Gomez17 Oct 2024
Ashley Eckstein Reunites With Her ‘Clone Wars’ and ‘Rebels’ Colleague for a New Project [Exclusive] - Co-Created and Co-Executive Produced by Jeff Gomez collider.com/ashley-ackstein…
Ashley Eckstein Reunites With Her ‘Clone Wars’ and ‘Rebels’ Colleague for a New Project [Exclusive]

Ashley Eckstein Reunites With Her ‘Clone Wars’ and ‘Rebels’ Colleague for a New Project [Exclusive]

Clone Wars and Rebels veteran Ashley Ackstein will return to Star Wars and reunite with producer Henry Gilroy for an upcoming untitled audio drama.

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Jeff Gomez (@Jeff_Gomez) profile picture
Jeff Gomez@Jeff_Gomez17 Oct 2024
Ashley Eckstein Reunites With Her ‘Clone Wars’ and ‘Rebels’ Colleague for a New Project [Exclusive] - Co-Created and Co-Executive Produced by Jeff Gomez collider.com/ashley-ackstein…
Ashley Eckstein Reunites With Her ‘Clone Wars’ and ‘Rebels’ Colleague for a New Project [Exclusive]

Ashley Eckstein Reunites With Her ‘Clone Wars’ and ‘Rebels’ Colleague for a New Project [Exclusive]

Clone Wars and Rebels veteran Ashley Ackstein will return to Star Wars and reunite with producer Henry Gilroy for an upcoming untitled audio drama.

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PROUD PROUD PROUD of #SimonSortOfSays by @erinbowbooks!
Nebraska Golden Sower Award (@GoldenSowerNLA) profile pictureNebraska Golden Sower Award@GoldenSowerNLA10 Oct 2024
Replying to @GoldenSowerNLA
2025-26 Meadowlark nominees intended for grades 6-8 🐦‍⬛
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Jason June (like Mary-Kate)@heyjasonjune1 Oct 2024
It's pub day for THE MAGIC YOU MAKE, the conclusion of my gay elf cowboy duology 🤠 I hope you'll grab it and get lost in the action, get invested in the character backstories, get inspired by how love really can wrangle up evil heyjasonjune.com/books
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This wretched platform has helped me in the past—I’m seeking a couple of authenticity readers for very specific experiences: 1) Terminal illness (unnamed/invented, so flexible on exact illness) 2) Limb difference (both congenital amelia & amputation) Recs, anyone?
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I had so much fun talking with Lisa and Beth for this! They let me rail about capitalism; what more could I want? Oh yeah, to plug my authors’ books—check and check!
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Jennifer Azantian@jenazantian25 Jul 2024
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This is definitely my metric for what I take on. Have I bothered every friend and family member with the whole summary because I just can't keep the excitement in? Yes? Offer!
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When I had this on submission, I read it in a single day and then cornered multiple friends over the course of the weekend so I could give them a blow-by-blow rundown of every single twist and turn and steamy moment because IT IS THAT GOOD.
jesmeen kaur deo (@JDeoWrites) profile picturejesmeen kaur deo@JDeoWrites23 Jul 2024
i am simply overjoyed to share news about my next book!!
Graphic has burnt orange coloured background with a translucent detailed checkered pattern superimposed in lighter orange, with a pattern of X's further superimposed. In the centre a screenshot of the PW announcement, accompanied by an author photo, reads: "Rachel Stark at Disney-Hyperion has bought, in a six-figure preempt, Reasons We Break by Jesmeen Kaur Deo (TJ Powar Has Something to Prove). In this romantic YA drama, Simran, the golden girl of her Sikh community, agrees to handle a gang's books to help former member Rajan avoid being forced back in, but when Simran's actions inadvertently drag them into a gang war, she and Rajan find out just what they'd be willing to sacrifice for each other. Publication is slated for fall 2025; Jennifer Azantian at Azantian at Azantian Literary Agency sold North American rights." Above the text is a stylized fountain pen; below the text is a crest with the side profile silhouette of a lion's head surrounded by laurel leaves.

ALT Graphic has burnt orange coloured background with a translucent detailed checkered pattern superimposed in lighter orange, with a pattern of X's further superimposed. In the centre a screenshot of the PW announcement, accompanied by an author photo, reads: "Rachel Stark at Disney-Hyperion has bought, in a six-figure preempt, Reasons We Break by Jesmeen Kaur Deo (TJ Powar Has Something to Prove). In this romantic YA drama, Simran, the golden girl of her Sikh community, agrees to handle a gang's books to help former member Rajan avoid being forced back in, but when Simran's actions inadvertently drag them into a gang war, she and Rajan find out just what they'd be willing to sacrifice for each other. Publication is slated for fall 2025; Jennifer Azantian at Azantian at Azantian Literary Agency sold North American rights." Above the text is a stylized fountain pen; below the text is a crest with the side profile silhouette of a lion's head surrounded by laurel leaves.

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I spoiled the entire book at editorial and acquisitions because I literally CANNOT have chill about this book. Badass, the name is Simran.
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jesmeen kaur deo@JDeoWrites23 Jul 2024
the biggest thanks goes to @jenazantian. she believed in this book since day 1. if not for her, i would’ve doubted my instincts with it. and i'm so happy to be working with @syntactics (who Gets this book to its core) & the @DisneyBooks team on getting it out into the world! :')
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🌟 Tori | Tidalrise on Preorder! (@haitori) profile picture
🌟 Tori | Tidalrise on Preorder!@haitori1 Jul 2024
It's finally ☀️COVER REVEAL☀️ time! DAYBREAKER, the first book in the 🇵🇭 folklore-inspired ILUSTRA series, comes out June 2025! Join Mika as she awakens gods and a sun-devouring beast, and races to put them back to sleep before they plunge the world into darkness 🌻
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Jamila is on Bluesky ☁️ (@JamilaRowser) profile picture
Jamila is on Bluesky ☁️@JamilaRowser21 Jun 2024
ALMOST THERE: A TWISTED TALE GRAPHIC NOVEL is a reimagining of Disney’s THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG exploring what might have happened if Tiana had made a deal with the Shadow Man. @AsiahFulmore @FarrahRochon @syntactics @DisneyBooks
Close-up of the cover for "Almost There: A Twisted Tale Graphic Novel." Art by Asiah Fulmore. Text overlay: June 2025 preorders available 9/2024

ALT Close-up of the cover for "Almost There: A Twisted Tale Graphic Novel." Art by Asiah Fulmore. Text overlay: June 2025 preorders available 9/2024

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Jamila is on Bluesky ☁️@JamilaRowser21 Jun 2024
✨Cover Reveal✨ ALMOST THERE: A TWISTED TALE GRAPHIC NOVEL, illustrated by the incredible @asiahfulmore! 👸🏾🤴🏽 The @DisneyBooks graphic novel is an adaptation of @FarrahRochon’s novel of the same title. I adapted it into a script, art by @AsiahFulmore, and edited by @syntactics.
Cover for "Almost There: A Twisted Tale Graphic Novel." The top of the cover shows part of the Shadow Man's face. The bottom half features Tiana in stand front of a magical-looking swamp. Art by Asiah Fulmore.

ALT Cover for "Almost There: A Twisted Tale Graphic Novel." The top of the cover shows part of the Shadow Man's face. The bottom half features Tiana in stand front of a magical-looking swamp. Art by Asiah Fulmore.

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