Fiction

Debut

Vale James's ROT GIRL SUMMER, pitched as “if Mean Girls were a horror film,” a parasitic body horror set at a cursed lake house where an obsessive friendship begins to rot—literally, to Vanessa Aguirre at Saturday Books, in a very nice deal, in a two-book deal, for publication in summer 2027, by Jade Kavanagh at Darley Anderson (NA).
jade@darleyanderson.com Rights:
georgia@darleyanderson.com

Mystery/Crime

Author of AND SIDE BY SIDE THEY WANDER Molly Tanzer's FERRY-LOUPERS, a speculative historical mystery set in 19th-century Orkney in which community tensions mount after a mainland tenant farmer tries to destroy the ancient Standing Stones of Stenness to build a cowshed, to R.B. Wood at Ruadan, in a nice deal, in an exclusive submission, for publication in summer 2027, by Cameron McClure at Donald Maass Literary Agency (world English).

Thriller

Two-time Edgar Award-nominated author Jess Lourey's TWICE IN A BLUE MOON, a Blackthorn novella set in the world of The Blackthorn Women, in which a personal crisis threatens to fracture the Blackthorn coven just as a bitter rival moves to strip them of their ancestral home and business, to Jessica Tribble Wells at Amazon Original Stories, by Jill Marsal at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency (world).

Digital

Fiction: Mystery/Crime

Author of A Wishville Mystery series Kari Lee Townsend's THE WELL-KEPT SECRET, THE WELL-LAID TRAP, THE WELL-HIDDEN CLUE, THE WELL-PLACED LIE, THE WELL-BROKEN PROMISE, THE WELL-FORGOTTEN PAST, THE WELL-GUARDED TRUTH, and THE WELL-SHADOWED PATH, in which a Victorian portraitist can paint the dead and see their final moments, drawing an inspector into murders where art becomes a weapon; as they uncover a network obsessed with immortality, the line between genius and madness threatens to consume them both, to Tanya Anne Crosby at Primera, in an exclusive submission, in a multi-book deal, for publication in 2026, 2027, and 2028 (world).
publisher@oliver-heberbooks.com

Fiction: Romance

Daniella Blue's BEWARE THE ENFORCER, PLAYMAKERS, DUMP AND CHASE, REMATCH, STAY OUT OF THE CREASE, AGAINST THE BOARDS, and BREAKAWAY, in which hockey's renegades break their own locker-room rulebook in a rugged Adirondack town where love is the ultimate risk; as each player falls for the wrong woman, loyalty, redemption, and desire collide on and off the ice, to Tanya Anne Crosby at Primera, in an exclusive submission, in a multi-book deal, for publication in 2026, 2027, and 2028 (world).
publisher@oliver-heberbooks.com

Fiction: Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Author of a Juli Butler Mystery Barbara Witek's GUARDIANS EXILE, SECRETS IN STONE, BLOOD AMONG THE ROSES, SHATTERED FATE, CROWN OF ASHES, and THE HOLLOW THRONE, in which a young woman is drawn between the modern world and a hidden underground realm when a buried legacy awakens within her; as prophecy, power, and betrayal collide, she must claim the truth of her birthright—or be consumed by it, to Tanya Anne Crosby at Primera, in an exclusive submission, in a multi-book deal, for publication in 2026, 2027, and 2028 (world). Rights:
publisher@oliver-heberbooks.com

Non-fiction: Politics/Current Affairs

Former Pennsylvania State Senator Allen Kukovich's THE WORK IS NEVER DONE: A CALL TO SERVICE, in which a veteran public servant reflects on a lifetime in government to show how ordinary citizens can restore faith in institutions one act of service at a time, to Lawrence Knorr at Sunbury Press, for publication in September 2026 (world).

Film rights

USA Today and Amazon bestselling author Leigh James's ESCORTING THE BILLIONAIRE, in which a billionaire hires an escort as a fake date for his brother's society wedding, to Molly Cusick at ReelShort, by Maggie Marr at Maggie Marr Legal.

Non-fiction

Advice/Relationships/Self-Help

Stephanie Sarazin's THE LITTLE BOOK OF WINTERING RITUALS, the third installment in the Little Book of Rituals series, inviting readers to explore the gentle power of ritual as a simple, practical tool for bringing warmth, comfort, and light to the darkest season, to Ariel Curry at Sourcebooks, for publication in fall 2027, by Jill Marsal at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency (world).

Business/Finance/Economics

Former SWAT hostage negotiator, founder of Conflictish, and author of HOW TO UNTIE A BALLOON Ryan Dunlap's HOW TO UNTIE A BALLOON, 2ND EDITION and THE PROBLEM-CAUSER'S GUIDE TO STARTING 'ISH, a personal development guide that reframes conflict as a mirror for discovering and improving the difficult parts of ourselves, to Ariel Curry at Sourcebooks, in a good deal, in an exclusive submission, in a four-book deal, for publication in spring 2027 (world). Rights:
kate.boggs@sourcebooks.com

Ordained minister and certified life coach Nick Sorani's PARENTING AHEAD: RAISING KIDS TO SUCCEED IN RELATIONSHIPS, a practical faith-based roadmap teaching parents to raise future spouses who know their worth, make wise decisions, and choose partners wisely, to Christen Karniski at Bloomsbury, by Tim Brandhorst at Aquitaine and the Law Offices of Marc J Lane (world).

History

Author of the forthcoming THE ENDS OF THE EARTH Franco Paz's SKY-HIGH, uncovering a little-known story of disaster, courtroom drama, and nuclear history, about a crew of untrained Black sailors tasked with loading dangerous munitions at Port Chicago during WWII, the subsequent explosion that killed 320 people and ultimately led to the largest mass-mutiny trial in American history, to Rakia Clark at Mariner, by Abby Okin at CAA (NA).

Parenting

Head of College at the United World College of SE Asia Nick Alchim's FINDING CONNECTION: HOW TO HAVE GREAT CONVERSATIONS WITH YOUR CHILDREN, how parents can connect with their children and support a deeper understanding of the way the changing world will affect their children's future, to Christen Karniski at Bloomsbury, in a nice deal, for publication in summer 2027, by Smita Khanna at Jacaranda Literary Agency (world).

Science/Technology

Animal behaviorist and author of HOW TO TAME A FOX (AND BUILD A DOG) Lee Alan Dugatkin's UNTAMED, exploring the behavior, evolution, and ecology of formerly domesticated animals, including dogs, cats, cows, goats, and chickens, now living outside human control, to Joseph Calamia at University of Chicago Press, in an exclusive submission, by Lauren MacLeod at Aevitas Creative Management (world English).

Children's

Middle Grade Fiction

Caroline Hickey's I DON'T EVEN LIKE HIM, an enemies-to-crushes novel, following a Type-A list maker and an easygoing soccer star who must band together to throw a Spooktacular their school won't be able to forget, to Christy Ottaviano at Christy Ottaviano Books, in an exclusive submission, for publication in summer 2027, by Alex Glass at Glass Literary Management (world).

Middle Grade Non-fiction

Author of ORSON AND THE WORLD'S LOUDEST LIBRARY Laura Gehl's CHICKS KNOW & GROW and KITTENS KNOW & GROW, teaching readers what baby chicks and kittens know from birth and how they develop as they grow, illustrated by Amy Schimler-Safford, to Emma Parkin at Barefoot Books, in a two-book deal, for publication in fall 2026, by Erzsi Deak at Hen&ink for the author, and by Marietta Zacker at Gallt and Zacker Literary Agency for the illustrator (world).

Young Adult Fiction

Author of BEAST BECOMES HER Crystal Seitz's 36 SECONDS TO SUNRISE, the sequel to 89 SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT, pitched as Silver Elite meets Warcross, which follows an immunocompromised underground fighter who is sent to compete in a prestigious tournament as a front to spy on the governor for the rebellion--a task made all the more difficult with the governor's son watching her every move, to Sarah McCabe at Margaret K. McElderry Books, in an exclusive submission, for publication in spring 2028, by Laura Crockett at TriadaUS Literary Agency (NA). Foreign:
foreign@triadaus.com Film/TV:
uwe@triadaus.com

Audio rights

Raya Morris Edwards's WEST OF EDEN, to Michael Olah at Dreamscape Media, in a nice deal, by Josi Beck at Beck Literary Agency.

Julie Gunn's MALADAPTIVE, a magical realism romance in which a woman meets her celebrity crush that she's been dreaming about for a decade and he recognizes her, to Jannah McCowan at Tantor Media, in a nice deal (world English).

International rights

China

Non-fiction

Arthur Benjamin's HOW TO WIN, to Citic (China), by David Tsai at Bardon Chinese Media, on behalf of Caitlyn Budnick for Basic.

Stuart Firestein's IT COULD BE OTHERWISE, to Shanghai Scientific (China), by David Tsai at Bardon Chinese Media, on behalf of Caitlyn Budnick for Basic.

France

Fiction

Dale Furutani's JADE PALACE VENDETTA and KILL THE SHOGUN, to 10/18 (France), by Noemie Rollet at Eliane Benisti Agency, on behalf of Szilvia Molnar.
szilvia@sll.com

Italy

Fiction

Jason Socrates Bardi's GREAT MATH WAR, to Giunti (Italy), by Roberto Santachiara, on behalf of Jillian Fata for Basic.

Russian Federation

Fiction

Tom Deady's HAVEN, to AST (Russian Federation), for publication in fall 2026, by Anastasia Filippova at Nova Littera, on behalf of Italia Gandolfo.
italia@ghliterary.com

Turkey

Non-fiction

Rosalind Miles's WHO COOKED THE LAST SUPPER, to Pinhan (Turkey), by Hasret Parlak Torun at Anatolialit Agency, on behalf of Amanda Price.
amanda@sll.com