Fiction

Mystery/Crime

Author of SHUTTER Melissa Larsen's THE HIDING PLACE, in which a young woman returns to her ancestral home in Iceland to uncover the truth about a gruesome murder in the family, just as another woman from town disappears, illuminating what happens when everything we want buried is unearthed, to Hannah O'Grady at Minotaur, in a good deal, in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, by Jamie Carr at The Book Group (NA). Rights: Jenny Meyer at Jenny Meyer Literary

Author of the Khattak and Getty series Ausma Zehanat Khan's next two books in the Detective Inaya Rahman series, about a Muslim investigator in Colorado who works from within the police system to address the policing of minority communities, to Catherine Richards at Minotaur, in a two-book deal, for publication in fall 2024, by Danielle Burby at Mad Woman Literary Agency (world English).

Romance

Chandra Blumberg's SECOND TIDE'S THE CHARM, a reunion romance between two marine biologists who drifted apart after tragedy; when they find themselves unexpectedly working together again on a shark study, it's anything but smooth sailing as they navigate their feelings for one another over the course of one summer, to Errin Toma at Canary Street, in a very nice deal, in a two-book deal, for publication in summer 2024 and summer 2025, by Rachel Brooks at BookEnds (world English). Rights:
ForeignRights@bookendsliterary.com

Sadie King's SPINSTER WITH A SCANDALOUS PAST, in which a heroine arrives to spend the summer with her aunt but soon meets the intriguing, brooding new baronet of Hayton Hall, to Bryony Green at Harlequin Historical, in a two-book deal.

Non-fiction

Business/Finance/Economics

Journalist, consultant, and author of the Shingo Prize-winning book The Lean CEO Jacob Stoller's PRODUCTIVITY REIMAGINED, showing how deficiencies in conventional management practices and performance-killing myths cause most companies to produce far below their potential and outlining a path forward for sustainable growth that benefits all stakeholders, supported by research and interviews with current CEOs, to Judith Newlin at McGraw-Hill Professional, by John Willig at Literary Services (world).

Former Wall Street trader, serial entrepreneur, finance expert, and TikTok personality Nicholas Crown's REALLY RICH, revealing a 10-point formula for building wealth in today's economy, based on social conscience, value creation, and harnessing the creativity to become future-proof, to Dan Ambrosio at Hachette Go, in a pre-empt, for publication in winter 2025, by Jeff Ourvan at Jennifer Lyons Literary Agency (world).

Author of VIRTUALLY YOU and Stanford University Medical School psychiatrist Elias Aboujaoude's LEADERSHIP ON THE COUCH, a take-down of the “leadership industrial complex” of gurus, coaches, business schools, and consulting firms, and a deep exploration of the counter-to-conventional insight that great leaders are born, not made, with innate temperament, talent, timing, and circumstance as the decisive factors, to John Mahaney at Public Affairs, by Howard Yoon at Ross Yoon Agency (world English). UK rights:
Amber.Hoover@hbgusa.com

History

Coauthors of A CENTURY OF DNA Frank Portugal and Jack Cohen's APPROACHING THE ENDLESS FRONTIER: HOW AMERICA LEARNED TO STOP CHASING AFTER EUROPE AND BUILT THE BOMB, about the race to build the atomic bomb, in which America fell far behind Germany due to critical deficits in its national basic research program, while German scientists made the groundbreaking discoveries enabling the creation of new weapons of war, and America—and indeed, the world—was saved from a catastrophic outcome by the generosity of American philanthropists and the courage and wisdom of a few European scientists, who were nearly barred from entering America at all, to Jonathan Kurtz at Prometheus, by Don Fehr at Trident Media Group (NA).

Classicist and translator Philip Freeman's HOW TO ENDURE HARDSHIP: AN ANCIENT GUIDE TO CONSOLATION, a new translation of Boethius' classic fifth-century text THE CONSOLATION OF PHILOSOPHY, showing how philosophy can help us understand and endure personal misfortunes and challenges, published as part of the Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers series, to Rob Tempio at Princeton University Press, in an exclusive submission, for publication in spring 2025, by Joelle Delbourgo at Joelle Delbourgo Associates (world). Rights: Princeton University Press

True crime

International Latino Book Award winner Roger Rodriguez's BORDER MAMA, which tells the story of child trafficker Elsa Cuellar, a malicious church pastor who posed as a doctor and midwife to convince young pregnant undocumented immigrant girls to deliver their babies at her home so their births would not be on record at a hospital with the objective of making her underground baby-selling enterprise easier, to Becca Beurer at Rowman & Littlefield, in a nice deal, for publication in 2024, by Savvy Literary Services (world).

Children's

Picture Book Fiction

Jenny Lynn Pease's I LOVE HARRIET KIPPLEY, in which a young girl gradually realizes there's a lot to love about herself, illustrated by Alessia Girasole, to Deidra Purvis at Free Spirit, for publication in spring 2024, by Mela Bolinao at MB Artists for the illustrator (world).

Gabrielle Nidus's QUIET VIOLET FINDS HER VOICE, in which a quiet girl's journey to find her voice shows the power of bold, quiet people, illustrated by Stephanie Dehennin, to Kyra Ostendorf at Free Spirit, for publication in spring 2024, by Mela Bolinao at MB Artists for the illustrator (world).

Picture Book Non-fiction

Melanie Crowder and Megan Benedict's SEA WOLVES: KEEPERS OF THE RAINFOREST, told in free verse, painting a portrait of an elusive species: wolves that have adapted in remarkable ways to their coastal environment, illustrated by Roy Henry Vickers, to Rebecca Davis at Astra Young Readers, in a pre-empt, for publication in fall 2024, by Ammi-Joan Paquette at Erin Murphy Literary Agency for the author (world).

Young Adult Fiction

Vichet Chum's KWEEN, about a queer Cambodian American teen's journey to find her voice and step into her legacy, to Jennifer Ung at Quill Tree, for publication in fall 2023 (world).

International rights

Azerbaijan

Children's

W. Scott Persons IV's MEGA REX, to Gadim Gala (Azerbaijan), by Begum Ayfer at Akcali Copyright Agency, on behalf of Bill Hanna at Acacia House, for Harbour Publishing.
bhanna.acacia@rogers.com

Brazil

Fiction

Matthew Quick's WE ARE THE LIGHT, to Globo Livros (Brazil), by Joao Paulo Riff at Riff Agency, on behalf of Szilvia Molnar at Sterling Lord Literistic.

Non-fiction

Gary Zukav's THE SEAT OF THE SOUL, to Luara Franca at Aleph (Brazil), by Ana Ban at Trident Media Group, on behalf of Amanda Annis and Robert Gottlieb.

France

Fiction

Thomas Wharton's ICEFIELDS, to Payot & Rivages (France), by Deborah Druba at Deborah Druba Agency, on behalf of Bill Hanna at Acacia House, for NeWest Press.
bhanna.acacia@rogers.com

Germany

Fiction

Eve Babitz's SEX AND RAGE, to Julia Heinen at Fischer Taschenbuch (Germany), by Tess Weitzner at Trident Media Group, on behalf of Erica Spellman Silverman.

Israel

Fiction

Anne Cameron's DZELARHONS and DREAMSPEAKER,, to Gamma (Israel), by Geula Geurts at Deborah Harris Agency, on behalf of Bill Hanna at Acacia House, for Harbour Publishing.
bhanna.acacia@rogers.com

Korea, Rep

Fiction

Ashley Elston's FIRST LIE WINS, to Munhakdongne (Korea, Rep), by Jiyoung Kim at Danny Hong Agency, on behalf of Szilvia Molnar at Sterling Lord Literistic.

Poland

Fiction

Richard Paul Evans's A CHRISTMAS MEMORY, to Znak (Poland), by Piotr Wawrzenczyk at Book/lab Literary Agency, on behalf of Szilvia Molnar at Sterling Lord Literistic.

Romania

Non-fiction

Paul Berton's SHOPOMANIA: OUR OBSESSION WITH POSSESSION, to Baroque (Romania), by Simona Kessler at Simona Kessler Agency, on behalf of Bill Hanna at Acacia House, for Douglas & McIntyre.
bhanna.acacia@rogers.com

Spain

Fiction

Sheila Heti's PURE COLOUR, to Mutatis Mutandis (Spain), by Maria Ridao at MB Agency, on behalf of Szilvia Molnar at Sterling Lord Literistic.

The Netherlands

Non-fiction

Pete Blaber's THE MISSION, THE MEN, AND ME, to Eduard Richter at Volt (The Netherlands), by Tess Weitzner at Trident Media Group, on behalf of Scott Miller.

Turkey

Children's

Eveline Payette and Guillaume Perreault's MAMMOUTH ROCK 2: DE L'AUTRE CÔTE DU TROU NOIR, to Kirmizi Kedi (Turkey), for publication in 2024, by Bengu Ayfer at Libris Agency.

UK

Fiction

Robin Cook's MANNER OF DEATH, to Alex Saunders at Pan Macmillan, by Ana Ban at Trident Media Group, on behalf of Erica Spellman Silverman.

Allen Bratton's HENRY HENRY, to Zeljka Marosevic at Jonathan Cape, in a pre-empt, by Sarah McEachern at Trident Media Group, on behalf of Martha Wydysh.

Ukraine

Non-fiction

Iman Mersal's TRACES OF ENAYAT, to Anetta Antonenko (Ukraine), by Tatjana Zoldnere at Andrew Nurnberg Associates, on behalf of Szilvia Molnar at Sterling Lord Literistic.