Fiction

Debut

Tech startup founder and former Google employee Forrest Brazeal's THE BLEB PROJECT, asking what happens when Silicon Valley invents time travel, mixing satire and science fiction to trace the experiences of a naive young engineer, a crusading journalist, and a jaded big tech executive as they witness the ensuing tech bubble and struggle to prevent blustering start-up bros, predatory venture capitalists, and conscience-free billionaires from monetizing—or destroying—all of reality, to Julian Pavia at Ballantine, in a pre-empt, by Eric Showers at Howard Morhaim Literary Agency (world). UK/Foreign:
decronin@prh.com Film: Michael Prevett at Circle of Confusion

General/Other

Dawn Powell's THE WICKED PAVILION, THE LOCUSTS HAVE NO KING, A TIME TO BE BORN, and MY HOME IS FAR AWAY, with a portrait of small-town America MY HOME IS FAR AWAY, to Adam Freudenheim at Pushkin Press, for publication in 2026, by Murray Weiss at Catalyst Literary Management (world). Film/TV: Murray Weiss at Catalyst Literary Management

Author of The Door-to-Door Bookstore Carsten Henn's THE STORY BAKER, about an ex-dancer who, after a career-ending injury throws her life off track, takes a temporary job at a charming village bakery, to Peter Joseph at Hanover Square Press, by Elisabeth Wiedemann at Piper (world English).

Literary

Author of upcoming AS MANY SOULS AS STARS Natasha Siegel's LEANDER AND THE LANTERN, about an auction where participants bid with secrets in exchange for their greatest desires, set in a sprawling Rococo chateau in Revolutionary France, pitched as the haunting mystery of PIRANESI meets the romance of THE NIGHT CIRCUS, to Ariana Sinclair at William Morrow, in a six-figure deal, by Catherine Cho at Paper Literary (NA).

Author of NOT WORKING Lisa Owens's NATURAL DISASTER, unfolding across 24 hours, charting one woman's increasingly desperate attempts to spend a last, special day with her children before returning to the 'real world' of her office job, to Liese Mayer at Little, Brown, at auction, by David Forrer at Inkwell Management on behalf of on behalf of Jane Finigan at Lutyens & Rubinstein (NA). Rights also to Sarah Savitt at Virago, by Jane Finigan at Lutyens & Rubinstein (UK). Rights:
prema@lutyensrubinstein.co.uk

Musician Daniel Pope's GO HELP YOURSELF, an exploration of obsession and loneliness, pitched in the vein of Gabe Habash's Stephen Florida with the humor of Ottessa Moshfegh's My Year of Rest and Relaxation, part High Fidelity in a bookstore and part earnest contemporary coming-of-age-story, taking on the American cult of self-help, pop-psychology, and compulsive dieting through the compassionate prism of a troubled mother-son relationship, to Chelsey Shannon at University of New Orleans Press, in a nice deal, for publication in May 2026 (NA).

Oprah's Book Club and Booker long-listed author of THE SWEETNESS OF WATER Nathan Harris's AMITY, in which a brother and sister, emancipated from slavery but still searching for true freedom, journey across the deserts of Mexico to finally reunite and escape a former master still intent on their bondage, to Ben George at Little, Brown, and Liese Mayer and Ellie Freedman at Tinder Press, for publication in fall 2025, by Emily Forland at Brandt & Hochman.

Mystery/Crime

Robyn Gigl's ALL WE HIDE, about a lieutenant, who gets forced into the cold case unit when she comes out as trans, only to reopen an investigation involving the death of a trans sex worker that might be connected to her mother's disappearance decades earlier, to Alexa Wejko at Soho Crime, at auction, by Carrie Pestritto at Laura Dail Literary Agency (world English).

Romance

Former Men's Health executive editor Jordyn Taylor's SEE YOU AT THE SUMMIT, pitched for fans of Josie Silver and Alison Cochrun, about a heroine who, after years of coming to terms with her bisexuality, finally embraces herself by publicly coming out, only to reluctantly fall in love with a straight guy, finding herself forced to confront unexpected nuances of queer identity in the process, to Ghjulia Romiti at Gallery and Brittany Lavery at Simon & Schuster Canada, in a good deal, in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, for publication in winter 2026, by Danielle Burby at Mad Woman Literary Agency (world English). Translation: Taryn Fagerness

Rachel Griffiths's THE TROUBLE WITH ANNA, in which a tart young woman who prefers the stables to the ballroom contends with an arrogant lord over an inheritance contingent on their marriage, and THE PROBLEM OF CHARLOTTE, to Abby Zidle at Gallery, for publication in spring 2025 and spring 2026, by Holly Root at Root Literary (world English). Translation: Heather Baror-Shapiro at Baror International

Romantasy

NYT bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones's untitled book, to Marilyn Kretzer at Blackstone Publishing, in a six-figure deal, in a three-book deal, by Stephanie Phillips at SBR Media (world).
stephanie@sbrmedia.com

Digital

Fiction: General

Author of THE HAMMERHEAD CHRONICLES and PEACE LIKE A RIVER Scott Gould's BENEATH A FALLEN SKY, a historical novel pitched as reminiscent of Charles Frazier's COLD MOUNTAIN and Tom Franklin's HELL AT THE BREECH, in which a cast of diverse, often eccentric characters in Appalachian Alabama prepare for the arrival of Halley's Comet (and the rumored end of their world) in May 1910, to Jaynie Royal at Regal House, for publication in fall 2026 (world). Rights:
RightsCoordinators@gotham-group.com ;
abroad@rightol.com ;
info@regalhousepublishing.com

Fiction: Romance

Andie J. Christopher's FASTER, set behind the scenes of the Formula 1 paddock, to Maria Gomez at Montlake, for publication in fall 2025, by Holly Root and Taylor Haggerty at Root Literary (world English). Translation: Heather Baror-Shapiro at Baror international

Fiction: Thriller

WSJ bestselling author and attorney James Chandler and Laura Snider's fourth book in THE SMITH AND BAUER series, in which a washed-up lawyer and an unlikely partner dive into the murky waters of small-town corruption, uncovering secrets that could be their redemption or ruin, to Amber Hudock at Severn River, in a nice deal, in an exclusive submission, for publication in April 2027, by Stephanie Hansen at Metamorphosis Literary Agency (world).
amber@severnriverpublishing.com

Non-fiction: General

Certified Substance Abuse Coach Stephanie Hazard's A COMPASS FOR RECOVERY, a recovery guide that defines what real wellness looks like and that lays out specific goals to achieve it across eight dimensions, written for anyone who wants to attain or maintain complete sobriety, for the sober curious, or for family members who want to support a loved one, to Dan Ambrosio at Diversion Books, at auction, for publication in fall 2026, by Jane von Mehren at Aevitas Creative Management (NA).

Film rights

NYT bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones's THE POET, to Elevate Entertainment, by Brendan Deneen at Blackstone Publishing on behalf of Stephanie Phillips at SBR Media.
stephanie@sbrmedia.com

Non-fiction

Advice/Relationships/Self-Help

Alex Wieckowski's THE ART OF READING, teaching readers how to find more great books, get more out of the books they read, fall in love with reading again, and transform their lives, to Stephanie Hitchcock at Simon Acumen, in a significant deal, at auction, by David Fugate at LaunchBooks Literary Agency (world).

Body, Mind & Spirit

Two Spirit Indigenous sister, public health thought leader, storyteller, and author of the Our Medicine newsletter Madison Murphy Barney's OUR ANCESTORS WANT US TO BE MUSHROOMS, a guide to living more in tune with ourselves, our community, and our planet by embodying the innate qualities of the wondrous mycelial world, to Amy Lyons at Red Wheel/Weiser, for publication in fall 2026, by Laura Lee Mattingly at Present Perfect (world).

Culture/Pop Culture

Author of Why I Am Not a Feminist and the forthcoming What Is Wrong With Men Jessa Crispin's TRADCATHS AND STOREFRONT WITCHES: HOW RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY LOST THEIR SOULS—AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT, a blend of reporting, cultural criticism, and memoir that reveals the original and revolutionary roots of spirituality and calls for their resurrection alongside the power of religion's traditions, again to Denise Oswald at Pantheon, by Elias Altman at Massie & McQuilkin (NA).

Health/Medicine

Psychosomatic medicine specialist Dr. Susan Trachman's IT'S NOT JUST IN YOUR HEAD: DEMYSTIFYING MEDICALLY UNEXPLAINED SYMPTOMS, empowering patients to be their own Sherlock Holmes by providing them with the necessary tools to educate them about the different types of medically unexplained symptoms and how to interpret them, to Christine Belleris at HCI, for publication in spring 2026, by Steve Harris at CSG Literary Partners (world).

Illustrated/Art

New York and Dublin-based creator of Instagram's @the_shopkeepers Paula Flynn's THE WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL SHOPS, a celebration in words and photographs of the purveyors who give life to neighborhoods around the world, to Bridget Monroe Itkin at Artisan, at auction, by Kristin van Ogtrop at Inkwell Management.

Memoir

Actor of White Lotus and Euphoria Lukas Gage's I WROTE THIS FOR ATTENTION, detailing his upbringing in the west coast—including a broken family, struggles with addiction, sex, borderline personality disorder—and his commitment to being the center of attention at all times, to Hana Park at Simon & Schuster, for publication in fall 2025, by Haley Heidemann at William Morris Endeavor (NA). Rights also to Michelle Kane at 4th Estate (UK), by Karolina Kaim at WME.

Star of TLC's SISTER WIVES Christine Brown Woolley's SISTER WIFE: A MEMOIR OF FAITH, FAMILY AND FINDING FREEDOM, which chronicles her time living in a family like no other while starring on a decade-long reality show, and finding the strength to leave polygamy —and the only life she's known—behind, to James Melia at Gallery, for publication in fall 2025, by James Leonard at Leonard, Warren & Leonard (world).

Narrative

Wall Street CEO and former board chair at the University of Pennsylvania Scott L. Bok's SURVIVING WALL STREET, about the expansion of Wall Street power and the Darwinian evolution of the modern investment banking industry, told through the tumultuous tale of Greenhill & Co., a specialist in mergers and acquisitions, and culminating in a high profile takeover battle that roiled Penn's campus, to Bill Falloon at Wiley, for publication in May 2025, by Leah Spiro at Riverside Creative Management (world).

Politics/Current Affairs

Investigative journalist Eli Clifton and political scientist Ian Lustick's untitled book on the Israel lobby, an examination of how Israel came to hold a controlling interest in U.S. foreign policy, showing how dramatically the lobby has changed in recent years, and how the lobby's immense influence works against U.S. interests and affects us all, to Alessandra Bastagli at One Signal, in an exclusive submission, by Bill Clegg at The Clegg Agency (NA).

Religion/Spirituality

Theologian and author of Reflections for the Grieving Soul and The Prayer of Jesus Mike Nappa's IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THIS HARD: HOW WE ARE TRANSFORMED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT, a study of the 246 direct references to the Holy Spirit in the New Testament to discover what God's Spirit actually does in, with, and through the follower of Jesus, to Chip MacGregor at Whitaker House, for publication in October 2025, by Alec Smart at Nappaland Literary Agency (world).

Children's

Graphic Novel

Toonimated's LOVE ME TO DEATH, a YA romantasy graphic novel series, based on the webtoon and inspired by Mexican folklore, which follows a necromancer who finds himself magically entangled with a resurrected bride and her wealthy groom after he is hired to bring her back from the dead, to Liz Kossnar at Little, Brown Children's, in a significant deal, in an exclusive submission, in a two-book deal, for publication in winter 2026, by Britt Siess at Britt Siess Creative Management (world).
britt@brittsiesscreative.com

Crumble author Meredith McClaren's THE RIFT, a middle grade graphic novel about a headstrong human girl and her part-seafolk sister who must grapple with the growing distance between them as a dangerous sea beast threatens their town, to Sarah Alpert while at Algonquin, and Jessica Levine at Little, Brown Ink, for publication in winter 2029, by Jessica Mileo at Inkwell Management (world English).

Middle Grade Fiction

Diane Debrovner and Stacy Cervenka's debut ROXIE IN COLOR, about an artistic seventh grader starting at a new school and hoping to make real friends for the first time, who must navigate society's misperceptions of her family because her parents are blind, all with the love and steady presence of her mother's aging guide dog, to Kaylan Adair at Candlewick, at auction, for publication in summer 2026, by Kristin van Ogtrop at Inkwell Management.

Picture Book Fiction

Sibert Award-winning author of THE GREAT STINK Colleen Paeff's PUFFLINGS FLY FREE: A RESCUE TALE FROM ICELAND, about an Icelandic island where families and children rescue pufflings who lose their way and release them out the sea––where they belong, illustrated by two-time Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award nominee Linda Olafsdottir, to Karen Wojtyla at Margaret K. McElderry Books, in a very nice deal, in a two-book deal, by Lori Steel at SteelWorks Literary for the author, and by Jessica Saint Jean while at Jill Grinberg Literary Management, now at Root Literary, for the illustrator (world).

Author of THEY BUILT ME FOR FREEDOM Tonya Duncan Ellis's COOKOUT CHEMISTRY, in which siblings are determined to make Grandma's cupcakes, so they set out to add a little of this and a little of that, just like when they help Daddy with barbecue sauce but they soon learn that while cooking might be an art, baking is a science that requires precision and measurement, illustrated by author-illustrator of M IS FOR MELANIN and DEAR READER Tiffany Rose, to Alexandra McKenzie and Kristen Nobles at Charlesbridge, for publication in spring 2027 as part of the STEAMWORKS partnership with Count Play Explore, by Adria Goetz at kt literary for the author, and by Erzsi Deak at Hen&ink Literary Studio for the illustrator (world).

Global Fulbright legal scholar, educator, and Little Lawyers founder Allison Matulli's PATRIOT, in which a Black boy examines what patriotism really means in practice, illustrated by Laura Freeman, to Sylvie Frank at Disney-Hyperion, for publication in spring 2027, by Lilly Ghahremani at Full Circle Literary for the author, and by Janet DeCarlo at Storybook Arts for the illustrator (world).
lilly@fullcircleliterary.com

Naomi Danis's KINDERGARTEN GETS READY, in which readers are introduced to the classroom through the eyes of a kindergarten teacher preparing for the first day of school, illustrated by Pete Oswald, to Susan Rich at Little, Brown Children's, for publication in summer 2026, by Kirsten Hall at Catbird Productions for the illustrator (world).

Katy Hudson's THE BIG SNOWDOWM, in which an overly confident Owl is in for a surprise when her natural talent is put to the test at the forest winter games—teaching her a humbling lesson, illustrated by Katy Hudson, to Christianne Jones at Capstone, for publication in August 2025, by Anne Moore Armstrong at The Bright Agency for the illustrator (world).

JAM, TOO? author JaNay Brown-Wood's THIS HAIR BELONGS, an ode to the history, heritage, and beauty of Black hair and the powerful people who grow it, and THIS VOICE LEADS, an ode to the remarkable ways Black people have used their voices to overcome and persevere, illustrated by Erin Robinson, to Rebecca Davis at Astra, in a two-book deal, for publication in spring 2026 and spring 2027, by Karen Grencik at Red Fox Literary for the author, and by Marlena Torzecka at Marlena Agency for the illustrator (world).

Young Adult Fiction

Shannon J. Spann's A STAGE SET FOR VILLAINS, in which a cursed 18-year-old infiltrates a deadly, magical theater run by irresistible godlike beings, where mortals compete for immortality in a ruthless, lethal competition and she is forced to confront the possibility that she may not be the hero of her story – she may be the villain, to Liz Pelletier at Felony and Mayhem Press, with Jen Bouvier editing, in a significant deal, in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, for publication in September 2025, by Ellen Goff at HG Literary (world).

Caitlyn Averett writing as C. R. Averett's debut NOT YOUR TYPICAL LOVE STORY, pitched as YOU'VE GOT MAIL meets LOVELESS, an aroace-spec (asexual and aromantic) romance about a pair of academic rivals whose future dreams—due to a meddling older sister—become contingent on the two of them fake dating, all while dealing with grief, the weight of family expectations, and a secret online identity that could ruin everything, to Hannah Pierdolla at Wednesday Books, in a two-book deal, for publication in fall 2026, by Amy Bishop-Wycisk at Trellis Literary Management (NA). UK rights: Julia Churchill at AM Heath Translation:
tclayton@trellisliterary.com

Rene Pena-Govea's ESTELA, UNDROWNING, in which a 17-year-old poet navigates anxiety and eviction, along with love and racism, at San Francisco's most elite public high school after she loses the Latino Heritage Poetry Contest to a racial imposter, to Rosemary Brosnan at Quill Tree, at auction, for publication in winter 2026, by Sandra Proudman at Gallt and Zacker Literary Agency (NA).

Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent winner Jade Adia's DELETE BEFORE READING, a thriller that follows a 17-year-old as she tries to extract her sister from a mind-reading cult which, to her enormous guilt, she had introduced her sister to in the first place, to Stacey Barney at Nancy Paulsen Books, for publication in summer 2027, by Jim McCarthy at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret (world).

Tehlor Mejia's MARROW, a dark academia fantasy, in which a trans 16-year-old boy finds himself way in over his head when he joins a hyper-elite school with dark, potentially supernatural secrets—though the most mysterious (and dangerous) of all might be his entrancing new roommate, to Mara Delgado-Sanchez at Wednesday Books, with Vanessa Aguirre editing, for publication in winter 2027, by Jim McCarthy at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret (world).

Graphic Novel

Michele Fischels's OUTLINE, a literary crossover debut that captures, both graphically and narratively, that special phase in which we leave childhood and school behind and look to the future with uncertainty and anticipation, to Sierra Hahn at Oni Press, by Alessandra Sternfeld and Alice Amico at Am-Book on behalf of Dirk Rehm at Reprodukt (world English). Rights:
alessandra@am-book.com

Audio rights

Tatum James's DIVINE, TAMING A MENACE, and JAMEER, to Chelsea Villareal at Podium Audio, in a nice deal, in a three-book deal, by La Sheera Lee at SBR Media. Rights:
Lasheera@sbrmedia.com

Debbie Cassidy's STALK THE DARK, HUNT THE DUSK, REAP THE NIGHT, KISS THE DAWN, and CLAIM THE TWILIGHT, to Dan Totten at Tantor Media, in a nice deal, in a five-book deal, by Nikki Groom at SBR Media (world English).
nikki@sbrmedia.com

USA Today Bestselling Ashley Zakrzewski's THE BILLIONAIRE'S SECRET, as he pursues the men who murdered his father, a billionaire discovers he has a son and, with the assistance of the woman who is the child's guardian, he might not achieve justice, but he could discover love, to Kim Budnick at Tantor Media, in a nice deal, by Stephanie Hansen at Metamorphosis Literary Agency.

Penelope Barsetti's BITE THE WOMAN THAT FEEDS, BITE THE TERROR THAT FEEDS, BITE THE POWER THAT FEEDS, THE FORSAKEN KING, THE BROKEN KING, and THE THREE QUEENS, to Anne-Catherine Krowicki at Audible (Germany), for French language rights, in a multi-book deal, by Emma Fingleton at Trident Media Group, on behalf of Mark Gottlieb.

Author of CHOOSING TO BE A MEDIUM Sharon Farber's TRANCE MEDIUMSHIP: THE NEXT STEP, taking readers on a journey into trance mediumship and healing, making it simple to understand and learn while sharing her step-by-step exploration with moving examples of trance speaking and healing, to Michael Olah at Dreamscape Media, for publication in early 2026, by Tina Wainscott at The Seymour Agency (world English).

Kate Kingsbury's ROOM WITH A CLUE, DO NOT DISTURB, SERVICE FOR TWO, EAT, DRINK, AND BE BURIED, CHECK-OUT TIME, GROUNDS FOR MURDER, PAY THE PIPER, CHIVALRY IS DEAD, RING FOR TOMB SERVICE, DEATH WITH RESERVATIONS, DYING ROOM ONLY, MAID TO MURDER, and NO CLUE AT THE INN, from her Pennyfoot Hotel Mystery series, to Kim Budnick at Tantor Media, in a nice deal, in a multi-book deal, for publication in fall 2025, by Shannon Snow at Creative Media Agency, on behalf of Paige Wheeler (world English).
shannon@cmalit.com

International rights

Brazil

Fiction

Ali Novak's MY RETURN TO THE WALTER BOYS, to VR Brazil (Brazil), by MB Agency, on behalf of Dorothy Vincent at Sanford J. Greenburger Associates, in association with Alex Slater.

Canada

Fiction

Sebastien Dulude's AMIANTE, to Alana Wilcox at Coach House, in a nice deal, by Marleen Seegers at 2 Seas Agency on behalf of Sophie Langlais at Books and More Agency, for La Peuplade (NA).

Czech Republic

Fiction

Thomas Enger & Johana Gustawsson's SON, to Argo (Czech Republic), in a three-book deal, by Tor Jonasson at Salomonsson Agency.
tor@salomonssonagency.com

Germany

Fiction

Dorthe Nors's THE RANGE and A LINE IN THE WORLD, to Regina Kammerer at Luchterhand (Germany), in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, by Astri von Arbin Ahlander at First Edition Management.

Nicci Harris's BORN FOR SILK, BORN FOR LACE, and BORN FOR MARBLE, to Vanessa Lipinski at Vajona (Germany), in a nice deal, in an exclusive submission, in a three-book deal, by Josi Beck at Beck Literary Agency.

Italy

Fiction

Susana Fortes's JUST ONE MORE DAY, to Astoria (Italy), by Carolina Martinez at Pontas Literary & Film Agency.

Lithuania

Fiction

Thomas Enger and Johana Gustawsson's SON, to UAB Lectio Divina (Lithuania), in a three-book deal, by Emma Granberg at Salomonsson Agency.
emma@salomonssonagency.com

Portugal

Fiction

Camilla Grebe's THE HIDEOUT, to 2020 Editora (Portugal), by Christine Edhall at First Edition Management.

Spain

Fiction

Anna Dorn's PERFUME & PAIN, to Urano (Spain), by MB Agency, on behalf of Dorothy Vincent at Sanford J. Greenburger Associates, in association with Sarah Phair.

The Netherlands

Fiction

Juliette Cross's WOLF GONE WILD, DON'T HEX AND DRIVE, and WITCHES GET STITCHES, to Bruna (The Netherlands), by Diana Gvozden at Marianne Schoenbach Literary Agency, on behalf of Jessica Alvarez at BookEnds.

UK

Fiction

T.R. Moore's THE GODS MUST BURN, about a disgraced war hero sent to conquer a foreign island, only to unwillingly gain godhood when he saves a forest spirit—divinity that comes with a mandate to protect the island's fierce, beautiful god from his own people, before they burn the island down, to Amy Borsuk at Solaris, for publication in early 2026, by Allegra Martschenko at Ladderbird Literary Agency (world English). Translation:
amartschenko@bookendsliterary.com

Multiple Territories

Fiction

Anish Sarkar's DEAD BY DESIGN, to Bidisha Srivastava at Amaryllis, in a nice deal, by Anuj Bahri and Priyanka Kedia at Red Ink Literary Agency (Indian Subcontinent).

Arya Pandey's SUN SAKEENA, illustrated by Arya Pandey, to Navya Singh at NuVoice, in a nice deal, for publication in January 2025, by Anuj Bahri and Priyanka Kedia at Red Ink Literary Agency (Indian Subcontinent).

Non-fiction

Lutz Hachmeister's HITLER'S INTERVIEWS: DER DIKTATOR UND DIE JOURNALISTEN, to Pelle Sjoden at Daidalos (Sweden), by Carolin Schreiber at Marianne Schoenbach Literary Agency on behalf of Mona Pfletschinger at Kiepenheuer & Witsch.

Anna Colton's HOW TO TALK TO CHILDREN ABOUT FOOD, to Media Rodzina (Poland), by Piotr Wawrzenczyk at Book/lab Literary Agency; also to Ikar (Slovak Republic); and to Kuraldisi (Turkey), by Hasret Parlak Torun at Anatolialit Agency; on behalf of Bonnier Books UK.
stella.giatrakou@bonnierbooks.co.uk