Fiction

Debut

Rebecca Hannigan's DARKROOMS, where two complex women are drawn together by a long-ago crime in a small Irish town, on a collision course leading to an explosive truth that will upend both of their lives, pitched as appealing to readers of Megan Abbott and Tana French, to Danielle Dieterich at William Morrow, in a pre-empt, for publication in spring 2026, by Grainne Fox at UTA, on behalf of Cathryn Summerhayes at Curtis Brown UK (NA). Rights also to Ed Wood and Callum Kenny at Little Brown UK; to Luebbe (Germany); and to Bompiani (Italy). Film/TV:
Mary.Pender@unitedtalent.com Translation:
Georgie.Mellor@curtisbrown.co.uk

Kat Stoddard's WASP'S NEST, in which an artist and recovering alcoholic attends his ex-wife's glamorous Cape Cod wedding with an unpredictable young writer as his fake boyfriend, resulting in a complicated love triangle over the course of seven days, pitched as a contemporary queer homage to the 1940 film THE PHILADELPHIA STORY with the heart and coastal backdrop of THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY, to Faith Tomlin at Celadon Books, for publication in summer 2026, by Claire Romine at Trident Media Group (world). Foreign:
kerry.nordling@stmartins.com

General/Other

Author of THE ANIMALS AT LOCKWOOD MANOR Jane Healey's CRESCENDO, a tale of sibling rivalry and love following a piano prodigy and his twin sister and manager as they compete for the affections of a rich patron hosting them in Post-War Paris, to Grace McNamee at Bloomsbury, in a significant deal, in a two-book deal, for publication in spring 2026, by Hayley Steed at Janklow & Nesbit UK (NA). Rights:
nalcaraz-stapleton@janklow.co.uk

Literary

Jamaican environmentalist Diana McCaulay's A HOUSE FOR MISS PAULINE, about a woman who, on the verge of turning 100, must reckon with her past and the land on which her identity was forged when the stones of the house she built from the remains of a plantation begin to move and speak to her, to Betsy Gleick and Jovanna Brinck at Algonquin, for publication in February 2025, by Laetitia Rutherford at Watson Little (NA). Rights also to Hannah Chukwu at Dialogue (UK).

Romance

Jillian Meadows's WRECK MY PLANS, in which an impetuous artist returns to her hometown for Christmas, only to find her older brother's best friend—a stoic architect and her long-time crush—unexpectedly staying with her family; and GIVE ME BUTTERFLIES, in which a cheerful entomologist and a grumpy astronomer are forced into each other's orbit at the science museum where they work, and sparks fly, pitched as for fans of Ali Hazelwood, to Priyanka Krishnan at Avon, in a significant deal, in a pre-empt, in a four-book deal, by Lauren Spieller at Folio Literary Management (world). Rights also to Bookmedia (Czech Republic); and to Penguin Germany (Germany), at auction. Rights:
Katherine.Falkoff@harpercollins.com

Colette Cooper's untitled book, in which a hotshot celebrity heart surgeon is drawn to an inexperienced-in-love nurse in a busy London hospital, to Binti Pattani at Harlequin Medical Romance, in a two-book deal.

Danica Winters's WEST GLACIER series, which explores the personal and private lives of people in one of the quirkiest small places in the nation, West Glacier Cattle Ranch, and the mysteries they discover, to Emma Cole at Harlequin Intrigue, in a four-book deal, by Jill Marsal at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency.

Tessa Scott's untitled book, in which a neonatal surgeon fights her feelings for Head of Surgery in an Irish hospital while consulting on a case and figuring out her future in medicine, to Charlotte Ellis at Harlequin Medical Romance, in a two-book deal.

NYT bestselling author Lisa Childs's untitled books in the Bachelor Bodyguard series, featuring bodyguards with darker pasts who'll do anything for a second chance and to protect the ones they love, to Adrienne Macintosh at Harlequin Romantic Suspense, in a three-book deal, by Michelle Grajkowski at 3 Seas Literary Agency.

USA Today bestselling author Ciara Knight's HIS SPECIAL DAUGHTER, a small-town second chance romance where a single mom and a wealthy businessman--childhood friends turned enemies--both inherit his grandmother's farm and must learn to work together and realize they are worthy of true love, to Shana Asaro at Love Inspired (world).

Thriller

Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau's THE FRENCH HONEYMOON, in which sometimes Paris is a terrible idea, especially for a woman who becomes obsessed with picture-perfect newlyweds, until she realizes far too late that the couple aren't the loved-up honeymooners they pretend to be and have agendas of their own, and no one leaves Paris unscathed, to Shana Drehs at Sourcebooks Landmark, in a two-book deal, for publication in spring/summer 2025, by Grainne Fox at UTA (NA). Film/TV:
addison.duffy@unitedtalent.com

Film rights

USA Today-bestselling author Shannon Messenger's Keeper of the Lost Cities series, in which a telepathic girl must figure out why she is the key to a world that exists side-by-side with our own, before the wrong person finds the answer first, putting both worlds in jeopardy, to Warner Bros, with producer Emma Watts attached, and Messenger attached as executive producer, by Joel Vanderkloot at Vanderkloot Law, Michelle Kroes at CAA, and Laura Rennert at Andrea Brown Literary Agency.

USA Today bestselling author Anne-Marie Meyer's CHRISTMASLAND, when a woman arrives in Christmasland, a small town in Vermont that promises a Christmas movie experience, she doesn't believe that they are manufacturing moments until she starts to go through the list, like winning a baking contest when she's a terrible baker, the town busybody determined to change her grinchy spirit, n interrupted first kiss with the back-from-the-big-city hero who she finds herself falling for; in a place that peddles fake realities, she starts to wish everything was real, to Christmasland Productions, by Maggie Marr at Maggie Marr Legal PC (world).
maggie@maggiemarrlegal.com Rights: Maggie Marr

Television rights

TV rights to Taffy Brodesser-Akner's LONG ISLAND COMPROMISE, to Apple, at auction, with Brodesser-Akner executive producing along with Richard Plepler at Eden Productions, working with Timberman/Beverly Productions and Susannah Grant, by CAA and attorney David Schachter.

Non-fiction

Biography

Journalist and author of NORA EPHRON: A BIOGRAPHY Kristin Marguerite Doidge's WOMAN ON TOP: BECOMING GRETA GERWIG, tracing the director's journey from "mumblecore" darling to Hollywood box office recordbreaker, to Cynthia Sherry at Chicago Review Press, in an exclusive submission (world).

Body, Mind & Spirit

Professional tarot reader and psychic medium Sarah Potter's A FOOL'S JOURNEY, a welcoming guide to using witchcraft and tarot as tools in a sobriety or sober-curious journey, drawing from the author's own experiences building a spiritual practice on the road to recovery, to Shannon Kelly at Running Press, at auction, for publication in 2025, by Thomas Flannery Jr. at Vigliano Associates (world).

General/Other

Co-authored by staff from LGBTQ organization Campaign for Southern Equality Alexis Stratton, Adam Polaski, and Jasmine Beach-Ferrara's TRANS YOUTH, OUR YOUTH: STORIES AND RESOURCES FROM THE FRONTLINES OF THE MOVEMENT FOR TRANSGENDER YOUTH, stories of transgender youth and their families, exploring the choices they are making to survive in today's environment; and giving voice to the medical providers, activists, teachers and faith leaders who are leading the resistance efforts, to Robert Lasner at Ig Publishing, in an exclusive submission, for publication in September 2024, by Susan Ramer at Don Congdon Associates (world English).

Memoir

Actor and entrepreneur Jaleel White's GROWING UP URKEL, about the author's years playing the iconic character Steve Urkel on Family Matters, which launched his career, and an exploration of fame and maintaining a sense of self in a celebrity-obsessed culture, to Yahdon Israel at Simon & Schuster, in a pre-empt, by Kirsten Neuhaus at Ultra Literary (world).

Essayist and publisher of Foundlings Press Aidan Ryan's I AM HERE YOU ARE NOT I LOVE YOU: PORTRAIT OF THE ARTISTS ANDREW TOPOLSKI AND CINDY SUFFOLETTO, a hybrid work of memoir, biography, and art history, chronicling the lives of the visual artists Andrew Topolski and Cindy Suffoletto, the author's uncle and aunt, and the communities and movements they passed through—from the Hallwalls generation in 1970s Buffalo, New York; to Fluxus, Intermedia, and postminimalism in SoHo galleries and Brooklyn studios of the 1980s through the early 2000s, when the artists suddenly and prematurely passed away, to Jim McCoy at University of Iowa Press, for publication in spring 2025 (US).

Narrative

Animal behaviorist Heide Island, PhD's ROMP!, a scientist's account of a "romp," or family, of otters she studied in the Pacific Northwest and what they can teach us about our planet and ourselves, to Lauren O'Neal at Tarcher Perigee, for publication in spring 2026, by Jenna Land Free at Folio Literary Management (world).

Religion/Spirituality

Cognitive neuroscientist and certified sex addiction recovery coach Dr. Trish Leigh, PhD's MIND OVER PORN, exploring emerging scientific research demonstrating pornography consumption's devastating effects on the brain and offering readers a step-by-step program to conquer their porn habits and heal their brains, to Stephanie Newton at W Publishing, in a very nice deal, by Jonathan Merritt at Christopher Ferebee (world).

Children's

Middle Grade Fiction

Author of Madsi the True SJ Taylor's HELGA THE FAIR, pitched as a reimagining of several classic Icelandic sagas, where a thirteen-year-old, who was found as a baby in the highlands, must confront her inner demons to save the land and everyone she loves from an invasion of vengeful undead, to Kristie Choi at Atheneum, in a nice deal, in an exclusive submission, for publication in summer 2026, by Allison Hellegers at Stimola Literary Studio (world English).

Middle Grade Non-fiction

Author-illustrator of the YALSA Award Honor Book THE GREAT NIJINSKY Lynn Curlee's NOTRE-DAME: THE WORLD'S CATHEDRAL, the story of the catastrophic 2019 fire and the heroic fight to save it, encompassing both the history and the rebuilding of the historic building, to Kristie Choi at Atheneum, for publication in summer 2026, by Liz Nealon at Great Dog Literary (world). Rights:
liz@greatdogliterary.com

Picture Book Fiction

Head of Marketing and Content at "The Bump" Jen Hayes Lee's GOLDEN HOOPS, in which a young girl receives her first set of gold hoop earrings and discovers the magic and legacy behind the tradition of wearing them, illustrated by Mokshini, to Luana Kay Horry at Harper Children's, for publication in summer 2025, by Regina Brooks at Serendipity Literary Agency (world). Rights:
rbrooks@serendipitylit.com

Jessica Young's TODAY AT SCHOOL, about two siblings, Yesterday and Tomorrow, who make a new friend on their first day of school and learn to appreciate the wonder of the present, illustrated by Renee Kurilla, to Esther Cajahuaringa at Knopf Children's, for publication in summer 2025, by Kelly Sonnack at Andrea Brown Literary Agency for the author, and by Jennifer Rofe at Andrea Brown Literary Agency for the illustrator (world).

Creators of Charlotte Zolotow Award-winning picture book What Can You Do with a Paleta? Carmen Tafolla's THREE KINGS DAY, about a special holiday celebration and the magic of giving, illustrated by Magaly Morales, to Nancy Paulsen at Nancy Paulsen Books, in an exclusive submission, for publication in 2026 in English and Spanish editions, by Stefanie Sanchez Von Borstel at Full Circle Literary for the author, and by Kevin O'Connor at O'Connor Literary Agency for the illustrator (world).

Pat Zietlow Miller and E.E. Charlton-Trujillo's LUPE LOPEZ: ROCK STAR RIVALS, the third book in the series, in which a new kid who arrives just in time for the school talent show might turn out to be a bigger star than Lupe, illustrated by Joe Cepeda, to Sarah Ketchersid at Candlewick, for publication in spring 2026, by Erin Murphy for Trujillo and Ammi-Joan Paquette at Erin Murphy Literary Agency for Miller, and by Jennifer Rofe at Andrea Brown Literary Agency for the illustrator (world).

Author of Whatever Comes Tomorrow and Brainstorm! Rebecca Gardyn Levington's LOOKING FOR LIGHT: A SHABBAT STORY, with the Jewish holiday of Shabbat as a backdrop, about a child finding gratitude for life's small joyful moments, illustrated by Gillian Eilidh O'Mara, to Joy Peskin at Farrar, Straus Children's, for publication in fall 2026, by Kaitlyn Sanchez at Bradford Literary Agency for the author, and by Jennifer Laughran at Andrea Brown Literary Agency for the illustrator. Rights:
kristin.dulaney@macmillan.com

Picture Book Non-fiction

Author of ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP Annette Bay Pimentel's HOW A BEAR BECAME A BOOK, following one of the earliest publishing collaborations that created Winnie the Pooh as we know him today, giving young readers an inside look into how a picture book (and iconic character) comes to be while celebrating the art of storytelling, illustrated by Faith Pray, to Mark Podesta at Holt Children's, for publication in winter 2026, by Kathleen Rushall at Andrea Brown Literary Agency for the author, and by Molly O'Neill at Root Literary for the illustrator (world).

Young Adult Fiction

Kaua Mahoe Adams's AN EXPANSE OF BLUE, the author's debut, a novel-in-verse about a diasporic Native Hawaiian teenager and her struggle to find herself in the wake of a heartbreaking discovery about her family and first love, to Rosemary Brosnan at Heartdrum, with Cynthia Leitich Smith editing, in a very nice deal, in a pre-empt, for publication in summer 2026, by Sara Crowe at Sara Crowe Literary (world English). Rights:
nme@gingerclarkliterary.com

NYT-bestselling coauthor of THE AGATHAS Liz Lawson's MURDER BETWEEN FRIENDS, in which three ex-best friends must come together to solve the murder that tore their friendship—and neighborhood—apart after the accused killer is released from jail and returns to their neighborhood, to Krista Marino at Delacorte, in an exclusive submission, for publication in spring 2025, by Andrea Morrison at Writers House (world).

Author of Better Off Friends and The Lonley Hearts Club Elizabeth Eulberg's TAKE A CHANCE ON ME, in which a heartbroken and betrayed Evie flees to London, determined not to open herself up again, until she meets a British busker who just may be worth taking a chance on...if she doesn't let her past get in the way of her future, to Maya Marlette at Scholastic, in an exclusive submission, for publication in May 2025, by Kate Testerman at kt literary (world English). Translation:
maria@ktliterary.com

Mar Romasco Moore's DEADSTREAM, pitched as Rear Window meets The Ring for the modern era, told in transcripts of livestreams, comments sections, and internet ephemera, following an agoraphopic teen who chances upon a streamer who seems to be literally haunted, calling into question whether it's a hoax or whether there's a ghost in the machine coming to kill more viewers, to Jenny Bak at Viking Children's, for publication in spring 2025, by Jim McCarthy at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret (world).

Maggie Horne's author of DON'T LET IT BREAK YOUR HEART's FREDDIE AND STELLA GOT HOT, pitched as a sapphic Mean Girls meets She Gets the Girl, in which Freddie and Stella plot to destroy their former best friend (and mutual crush), after she abandons them for the popular crowd, but when Stella gets a little too swept up in their schemes, Freddie must team up with an unlikely ally—Levi herself—to save their friendship before it's too late, to Rachel Diebel at Feiwel and Friends, by Claire Friedman at Inkwell Management (NA).
claire@inkwellmanagement.com

Audio rights

Kallie George's Magical Animal Adoption Agency series, to Ashley Fortier at Tantor Media, in a three-book deal, by Katherine Odom-Tomchin at Folio Literary Management, on behalf of Emily van Beek.

Kayla Edwards's CITY OF GODS AND MONSTERS, CITY OF SOULS AND SINNERS, and CITY OF LIES AND LEGENDS, an urban fantasy romance in which a human girl falls in love with a supernatural bounty hunter who decides to protect her instead of turning her in for a reward, to Cassie Hanjian at Podium Audio, in a three-book deal, by Kimberly Whalen at The Whalen Agency (world English). Rights:
kwhalen@thewhalenagency.com

Carole Kramer Arsenault's NEWBORN 101: UPDATED & EXPANDED SECOND EDITION, to Echo Point, by Margie Guerra at The Experiment (world English). Rights:
margie@theexperimentpublishing.com

Kimberly Brown's THE PERFECTION OF A MOMENT, she was beauty and a mystery, and he wanted to know all there was to her; he was love in human form, and she wanted to experience all there was to him, to Julie Constantine at Podium Audio, in a nice deal, by La Sheera Lee at SBR Media.
lasheera@sbrmedia.com

LJ Andrews's OF MISCHIEF AND MAGES, to Kate Runde at Podium Audio, by Katie Shea Boutillier at Donald Maass Literary Agency (NA).

International rights

Brazil

Fiction

Tove Jansson's THE SUMMER BOOK, to Martins Fontes (Brazil), by Elin Rydner at Rights & Brands.

Holly Race's SIX WILD CROWNS, to Rocco (Brazil), in a three-book deal, by Tassy Barham at Tassy Barham Associates, on behalf of Zoe Plant and Emma Lagarde at the Bent Agency.

Bulgaria

Children's

Mauri Kunnas's GOING TO THE DOCTOR WITH PAWCHESTER PUPS, to Damyan Yakov (Bulgaria), by Hanna Pajunen-Walsh at Rights & Brands.

Canada

Fiction

Katherine Ashenburg's MARGARET'S NEW LOOK, in which a young fashion curator planning her exhibit of Dior's groundbreaking 1947 designs discovers that someone is sabotaging her efforts; exploring the long shadows of World War II on one's family history and identity and informed by a love of fashion and textiles, to Lynn Henry at Knopf Canada, for publication in spring 2025, by Samantha Haywood at Transatlantic Literary Agency.

Children's

Adi Denner's THE KISS OF THE NIGHTINGALE, in an opulent, alternative 1890s Paris, where magic gemstones determine one's place in society, a young woman strikes a deal with the mob, using stolen magic to become an opera diva and infiltrate the elite; but when her emotions split between the seductive mob lady and the arrogant Vicomte she's supposed to rob, she's forced to realize that magic isn't the only gift that counts, to Lynne Missen at Tundra Books, in a very nice deal, in a two-book deal, for publication in fall 2024, by Millie Hoskins at United Agents (NA). Rights:
MHoskins@unitedagents.co.uk

Czech Republic

Fiction

Donna Everhart's WHEN THE JESSAMINE GROWS, to Jota (Czech Republic), by Kristin Olson Literary Agency, on behalf of Kensington Publishing.

LJ Andrews's THE EVER KING, to Albatros Media (Czech Republic), by Milena Kaplarevic at Prava I Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier at Donald Maass Literary Agency.

Estonia

Fiction

Sofia Lundberg's THE LAST PIECE OF ART, to Rahva Raamat (Estonia), by Emma Granberg at Salomonsson Agency.
emma@salomonssonagency.com

Children's

Katri Kirkkopelto's PIKI AND WILD GADGET and BLUE AND TOPSY TURVY DAY, to Helios (Estonia), in a two-book deal, by Hanna Pajunen-Walsh at Rights & Brands.

Finland

Children's

Oskar Kallner and Karl Johnsson's ARMAGEDDON, book 7 in the CHILDREN OF THE PHOENIX series, to Anne Lukkanen at Otava (Finland), in an exclusive submission, by Jenny Khayon at Grand Agency.
jenny@grandagency.se

Germany

Fiction

Jill Johnson's DEVIL'S BREATH, to Andrea Groll at Atrium (Germany), in a pre-empt, by Anna Soler-Pont at Pontas Literary & Film Agency.

Hungary

Children's

Maija Hurme's LAST AND FOUND, to Kisgombos Konyvesbolt (Hungary), by Hanna Pajunen-Walsh at Rights & Brands.

India

Fiction

Venkataraghavan Subha Srinivasan's BRACHIO, to Tina Narang at Harper India (India), in a nice deal, for publication in 2025, by Kanishka Gupta at Writer's Side.

Italy

Fiction

LA Ferro's SWEET VENOM, to Ruby Ink (Italy), by Katie Monson at SBR Media.
katie@sbrmedia.com

JA's FORBIDDEN, ILLICIT OBSESSION, RUTHLESS OBSESSION, SINFUL OBSESSION, and TOXIC OBSESSION, to Ruby Ink (Italy), in a five-book deal, by Katie Monson at SBR Media.
katie@sbrmedia.com

Annika Martin's THE GRUMPY BILLIONAIRE, to Triskell (Italy), by Stefania Fietta at Donzelli Fietta, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier at Donald Maass Literary Agency, for Cameron McClure.

Lithuania

Ia Genberg's THE DETAILS, to Lapas (Lithuania), by Emma Granberg at Salomonsson Agency.
emma@salomonssonagency.com

Nigeria

Fiction

Bassey Ikpi's HOME RARELY FEELS LIKE THIS, to Narrative Landscape Press (Nigeria), by Anna Carmichael at Abner Stein, on behalf of Lauren Abramo at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret.
labramo@dystel.com

Poland

Fiction

Robert Jackson Bennett's THE FOUNDERS TRILOGY, to Art Books (Poland), in a three-book deal, by Milena Kaplarevic at Prava I Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier at Donald Maass Literary Agency for Cameron McClure.

Slovak Republic

Fiction

Anders de la Motte's THE MOUNTAIN KING, to DOT (Slovak Republic), by Emma Granberg at Salomonsson Agency.
emma@salomonssonagency.com

Yrsa Siguroardottir's THE SURGE, to Grada (Slovak Republic), in a three-book deal, by Emma Granberg at Salomonsson Agency.
emma@salomonssonagency.com

Turkey

Fiction

Grady Hendrix's HOW TO SELL A HAUNTED HOUSE, to Ithaki (Turkey), by Aysenur Tural at Anatolialit Agency, on behalf of Susan Velazquez Colmant and Christina Zobel at JABberwocky Literary Agency.

UK

Children's

Abdi Nazemian's DESERT ECHOES, to Mattie Whitehead at Little Tiger Press, in an exclusive submission, by Charlotte Bodman at Rights People on behalf of John Cusick and Chiara Panzeri at Folio Jr.

Ukraine

Fiction

Rosanne Limoncelli's FOUR QUEENS, to Ranok (Ukraine), in a nice deal, in a pre-empt, for publication in spring 2025, by Iza Cupial at Anna Jarota Agency, on behalf of Stephanie Manova at Crooked Lane Books.

Vietnam

Non-fiction

Steven Mithen's THE LANGUAGE PUZZLE: HOW WE TALKED OUR WAY OUT OF THE STONE AGE, to Saigon Books (Vietnam), in a nice deal, in a pre-empt, by Hoang Thanh Van at Andrew Nurnberg Associates, on behalf of Profile Books.

Children's

Elif Yonat Togay's DODI THE TOOTHBUDDY, to Nha Nam (Vietnam), in a nice deal, by Hoang Thanh Van at Andrew Nurnberg Associates, on behalf of The Black Cat Agency.

Elif Yonat Togay's PAN SPICK AND SPAN, to Nha Nam (Vietnam), in a nice deal, by Hoang Thanh Van at Andrew Nurnberg Associates, on behalf of The Black Cat Agency.

Multiple Territories

Non-fiction

Daneesh Majid's HYDERABADIS: FROM POLICE ACTION TILL THE PRESENT DAY, to Swati Chopra at Harper India, in a nice deal, at auction, for publication in 2025, by Kanishka Gupta at Writer's Side.