Deal Announcement: SCHOOL SPIRITS by Charlotte Gunnufson & Rebecca Crane
Julia McCarthy at Atheneum has bought School Spirits, a picture book written by Charlotte Gunnufson and illustrated by Rebecca Crane. Publication is set for summer 2026. Charlotte Gunnufson is the...
View ArticleDeal Announcement: IMAGINE NEW SUNS, illustrated by Hayden Goodman
Celia Lee at Simon and Schuster has bought Imagine New Suns, a picture book about the life of Octavia Butler, written by Gwendolyn Wallace and illustrated by Hayden Goodman. Publication is slated for...
View ArticleDeal Announcement: BLOOD MOON by Britney S. Lewis
Page Street has bought a new paranormal romance novel from Britney S. Lewis. Blood Moon is currently slated for publication in winter 2025. Lewis is the author of The Undead Truth of Us and The Dark...
View ArticleDeal Announcement: TENDERLY, I AM DEVOURED by Lyndall Clipstone
Holt Children’s has bought the latest novel from Lyndall Clipstone in an exclusive submission. Tenderly, I Am Devoured is slated for publication in spring 2025, with rights sold simultaneously to Hot...
View ArticleWITH A LITTLE LUCK is a New York Times bestseller
With A Little Luck, the latest contemporary romance novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Marissa Meyer, has debuted at #8 on the New York Times bestseller list for the week of March 3,...
View ArticleDeal Announcement: PRODIGAL TIGER by Samantha Chong
Putnam Children’s has bought a young adult fantasy novel from debut author Samantha Chong. Prodigal Tiger is currently slated for publication in Fall 2025.
View ArticleDeal Announcement: THE DINOSAUR SEED by Lindsey Yankey
Beaming Books has bought the next picture book from author-illustrator Lindsey Yankey. The Dinosaur Seed is currently slated for publication in summer 2025. Yankey is the author-illustrator of...
View ArticleDeal Announcement: IT’S ALL IN YOUR HEAD by Sabina Nordqvist
Grand Central Publishing has acquired, in a pre-empt, a contemporary romance novel from debut author Sabina Nordqvist. It’s All in Your Head is slated for publication in winter 2026.
View ArticleDeal Announcement: JOAN IN THE CONE by Billy Sharff
Dial Children’s Books has acquired the next picture book by author Billy Sharff. Joan in the Cone, which will be illustrated by Hala Tahboub, is slated for release in 2025. Sharff is also the author...
View ArticleDeal Announcement: TWIN TIDES by Hiền Nguyễn
Delacorte Press has bought a YA speculative horror thriller from debut author Hiền Nguyễn. Twin Tides is currently slated for publication in Fall 2025.
View ArticleDeal Announcement: HOW TO SPOT A MAGICAL WOODLAND CREATURE, HOW TO SPOT A...
Running Press Kids has bought two new books by Sarah Glenn Marsh for the “How to Spot” series, to be illustrated by Lilla Bolecz. How to Spot a Magical Woodland Creature is slated for publication in...
View ArticleVERA WONG wins the Edgar Award
We are so happy to share that Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto has won the 2024 Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original. A full list of winners and nominees can be...
View ArticleDeal Announcement: HAIRSTORY, illustrated by Briana Mukodiri Uchendu
Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books has acquired a picture book by Sope Martins, to be illustrated by award-winning illustrator Briana Mukodiri Uchendu. Publication is planned for Spring/Summer 2026....
View ArticleDeal Announcement: ROBOT’S FIRST SNOW by Billy Sharff
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky has bought a new picture book from author Billy Sharff. Robot’s First Snow, which will be illustrated by Hannah Abbo, is currently slated for publication in October 2025....
View ArticleDeal Announcement: BLACK SUMMERS, edited by Desiree Cooper
Wayne State University Press has acquired a new anthology edited by Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist Desiree Cooper. Publication is slated for Spring 2026.
View ArticleDeal Announcement: THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE HUMAN EMPIRE by Henry Gee
St. Martin’s Press has bought the next book from award-winning author Henry Gee. The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire will be released in March 2025. Picador will publish in the UK. Gee’s last...
View ArticleSHE IS A HAUNTING wins the Bram Stoker Award
We are so pleased to share that She is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran has won the 2023 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel. Winners were announced at Storkercon 2024 in...
View ArticleDeal Announcement: DAD ROCK DRAGON QUEST by Joan Reardon
Aladdin / Simon & Schuster has bought the next middle grade novel from Joan Reardon. Dad Rock Dragon Quest is currently scheduled for release in Summer 2025. Reardon’s debut novel, The Grimsbane...
View ArticleDeal Announcement: CAFE EUPHORIA by Zara Marielle
Union Square & Co has bought a fantasy novel from debut author Zara Marielle. Cafe Euphoria is slated for release in spring 2026.
View ArticleDeal Announcement: FLOOR IT! by Bex Tobin Fine, illustrated by Federico Fabiani
Random House has bought a new picture book collaboration between author Bex Tobin Fine and illustrator Federico Fabiani. Publication of Floor It! is planned for Fall 2025. Fine is the author of the...
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