Mia P. Manansala

@mpmthewriter.bsky.social

2076 Followers 284 Following

Author of the Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery series; Dizon Detective Agency series (YA); THE SPIRIT MEDIUM'S ENCHANTED APOTHECARY (Fall 2027) Filipino American 🇵🇭🏳️‍🌈 She/her https://linktr.ee/mpmthewriter

Screenshot of Publishers Marketplace Deal Report MURDER UNDER THE FULL MOON by Mia P. Manansala Imprint: Delacorte Mia P. Manansala's MURDER UNDER THE FULL MOON, the next book in the Danika Dizon Mystery series, in which a teen private detective/tarot reader goes undercover at a Burning Man-esque retreat to find out who is targeting members of the community after a series of "accidents" leads to another teen's murder, to Bria Ragin at Delacorte, for publication in fall 2026, by Jill Marsal at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency (world).
Bria Ragin at Delacorte has acquired, in an exclusive submission, Death in the Cards by Mia P. Manansala, pitched as "Veronica Mars but starring queer, brown girls." In this YA debut, high school tarot reader Danika Dizon's latest client goes missing after a troubling reading; when the client's younger sister blames her for the disappearance, Danika must apply everything she's learned from her private investigator mother and mystery author father to solve her first case. Publication is slated for summer 2025; Jill Marsal at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency did the deal for world rights.
Screenshot of a post that says Bard: I'm starting to feel left out here. The paladin has a horse, the Ranger has their wolf, the druid has a freakin bear! I want an animal companion! DM: Okaaaay...what animal were you thinking? Bard: well... Picture of a packaged toy called "Jazz Crabs " with Crabs holding saxophones
Filipino American woman in a beige t-shirt and light green face mask holding up a paperback copy of Murder and Mamon by Mia P. Manansala. She is standing inside a bookstore and smiling with her eyes.
A graphic with a picture of a tablet featuring the book cover for Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala in the middle. At the top it says, $1.99 for a limited time only. Below the picture it says Berkley (the publisher)
Screenshot of Blueskies reading from top: Merritt k: Jean-Claude Van Damme's ass in Bloodsport Reply from Trungles: chefs kiss hand emoji Below that, quote skeet from Scalzi: it's beautiful to look at, the action scenes are well done and it has one of the best film scores of the last fifteen years
Hand holding box for Purezone mini portable air purifier (blue version)
Picture of a dial labeled "oof size " with the options bring small, medium, and large. The dial points to large and on the side is a mustachioed man in profile with his eyes squeezed closed and lips puckered as if making the "oof" sound
Cover for Fit for the Gods: Greek Mythology Reimagined, edited by Jenn Northington and S. Zainab Williams is in the center of the graphic. Above it says "Out now!" And below it is "the furies detective agency by Mia P. Manansala "
Book cover for Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala. Illustration of a a brown skinned Filipino American woman (only visible from the nose down) seasoning a wok full of chicken adobo. The wok has flames in the front, with a bowl of rice on the right and a bottle with a skull and crossbones on it to the left. There is a brown Dachshund perched on the woman's shoulder
Illustration with a mixing bowl full of batter with a whisk next to a box of coconut milk, bag of flour, and platter of bibingka (Filipino rice cakes). In thr back is a corkboard with notes and recipes plus two photos: a dachshund wearing a hoodie with antlers and text above the dog says Happy Holidays from the Brew-ha Cafe crew! The other photo is of three young women (left is Pakistani American, middle is Filipino American, and right is Mexican American) posed in front of their Cafe window
Pink illustrated book cover featuring a young Filipino American women with medium length wavy black hair in profile wearing a sampaguita earring. There's a broken plate of mamon on the floor and a washing machine with a skull in the front and a brown Dachshund wearing a collar w/ a matching sampaguita charm standing on top of the washing machine. The book is Murder and Mamon by Mia P. Manansala