Fiction

Debut

Mexico City native, University of Michigan MFA graduate, and Bread Loaf and Tin House scholar Gerardo Samano Cordova's MONSTRILIO, a surreal literary horror novel exploring the visceral and embodied experience of grief and the monstrous sides of love and loyalty, following a grieving mother who reanimates her child after his death into a carnivorous monster and shoulders his subsequent struggle to be human, to Sareena Kamath at Zando, for publication in March 2023, by Jenni Ferrari-Adler at Union Literary (world). Rights:
sstovall@zandoprojects.com

Fulbright scholar Mary Liza Hartong's HOT CHICKEN, pitched as Schitt's Creek meets Dumplin', a Southern novel about a PhD candidate at Vanderbilt who returns to her small Tennessee hometown for her father's funeral and picks up work at a hot chicken shack, where she falls in love with another young woman and has to find a way forward for herself, her feisty mother, and her new love, to Rachel Kahan at William Morrow, in a nice deal, for publication in winter/spring 2024, by Janna Bonikowski at The Knight Agency (world English).

Elle Everhart's WANDERLUST, pitched in the vein of THE UNHONEYMOONERS and PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION, about a British magazine writer who wins a radio contest for a free trip around the world with the caveat that her traveling companion has to be randomly selected from her phone contacts, landing on a posh, uptight lawyer she once ghosted, to Gabriella Mongelli at Putnam, in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, by Jill Marr at Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency (world). Rights:
tdussel@penguinrandomhouse.com

General/Other

National Classical music radio host Lauren Rico's FAMILIA, an #OwnVoices novel in which a magazine fact-checker is drawn to Puerto Rico in search of the truth behind an ancestry DNA test, and the woman claiming to be the long-lost sister who has been searching for her ever since she was snatched from her stroller 25 years earlier, to Elizabeth May at Kensington, at auction, in a two-book deal, by Jill Marsal at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency (world English).

Winner of The Journal Non/Fiction Prize Rebecca Bernard's OUR SISTER WHO WILL NOT DIE, a short story collection with the premise that even in our darkest moments, none of us is the worst thing we've ever done, showcasing the frailties of human character and the loose threads that connect us all, to Rebecca Bostock at Ohio State University Press, in a nice deal, by Sorche Fairbank at Fairbank Literary Representation (world).
sorche@fairbankliterary.com

Author of A GOOD FAMILY A.H. Kim's FINDING AMELIA, pitched as a modern-day Sense and Sensibility meets Tales of the City, featuring two Korean-American sisters journeying toward romance and reinvention at a Northern California retreat center while supporting their newly widowed mother through a contentious estate battle with a man who claims to be their half-brother from Seoul, to Susan Swinwood at Graydon House, in a nice deal, in an exclusive submission, by Danielle Egan-Miller at Browne & Miller Literary Associates (NA). Translation:
mariana@browneandmiller.com

Mystery/Crime

Joyce Tremel's DEADLY TO THE CORE, the first in her new Cider House Mystery series featuring a woman who inherits an orchard along with a bushel full of problems, to Faith Black Ross at Crooked Lane, by Melissa Jeglinski at The Knight Agency.

Women's/Romance

Jeanine Englert's untitled Georgian Highlander trilogy featuring the Cameron siblings, to Charlotte Ellis at Harlequin Historical, in a three-book deal.

Author of THE BRILLIANT LIFE OF EUDORA HONEYSETT Annie Lyons's THE AIR RAID BOOK CLUB, about found family, love, and making connections through books set against the bombing of London during WWII, to Emily Krump at William Morrow, for publication in summer 2023, by Laura Macdougall at United Agents (NA). Rights also to Sherise Hobbs at Headline (UK), at auction.

Digital

Fiction: Mystery/Crime

Retired police detective Desmond Ryan's BLIND SPOT and MORAL INJURY, in the Mike O'Shea Crime Fiction series, weaving a homicide investigation through the life of an inner-city police detective intent on balancing his responsibilities as a son, brother, and single father with his sworn oath of duty; when faced with the death of a sex trade worker who has been a part of his life for years, he is forced to relive haunting memories: a confrontation that may cost him his job, or his life, to Shawn Reilly Simmons at Level Best, in a nice deal, in an exclusive submission, in a three-book deal, for publication in April 2024, by Cindy Bullard at Birch Literary (world).
cindy@birchliterary.com

Non-fiction: General

Founder of @elavegan Michaela Vais's THE ELAVEGAN COOKBOOK, featuring 100 vegan and gluten-free recipes for breakfast, lunches, dinners, desserts, and snacks, to Brenda Knight at Mango, in an exclusive submission, for publication in December 2022, by Alison Fargis at Stonesong (world).

Non-fiction: Memoir

Psychotherapist Nicola Ranson's A SLICE OF ORANGE, about the author's 10 years of membership in the Rajneesh cult, ending when an FBI raid uncovered the largest domestic bioterrorist attack in modern U.S. history, to Ashley Carlson at TouchPoint Press, in a nice deal, for publication in winter 2023, by Linda Langton at Langtons International Agency (world English).

Film rights

Nalini Singh's QUIET IN HER BONES, set in a twisted, exclusive New Zealand cul-de-sac on the edge of a sprawling forest, optioned to SHOWTIME Networks, by Sean Daily at Hotchkiss Daily & Associates on behalf of Nephele Tempest of The Knight Agency.

Non-fiction

Advice/Relationships

Associate chaplain for Catholic Life at Wake Forest University and creator of the Instagram account Rude Ass Enneagram Elizabeth Johnson Orr's WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE ENNEAGRAM, which straddles the line between honoring the depth and substance of the Enneagram and injecting it with a healthy dose of humor, showing readers that we must embrace our shadow side so that we don't disappear into shame as we learn how we create and recreate self and relationship sabotaging patterns, to Becky Nesbitt at Convergent, in a very nice deal, for publication in March 2024, by Andrea Heinecke at The Bindery (world).

Business/Investing/Finance

Former SVP of leadership and team intelligence at Cisco and co-author of NINE LIES ABOUT WORK Ashley Goodall's ROOTED, arguing that the gospel of “disruption” is deeply misguided, and drawing on social science to explain why unending change is bad for companies (short answer: because it creates instability and unpredictability), what companies get fundamentally wrong about people, and how to create the conditions for talent to thrive, to Talia Krohn at Little, Brown Spark, by Rafe Sagalyn at ICM (world).

Nokia's Head of Ecosystem and Trend Scouting Leslie Shannon's THE MOBILE METAVERSE, on the mobility and augmented reality aspects of the metaverse, working through what this new infrastructure will make possible, to Victoria Savanh at Wiley (world).

General/Other

Former CEO of the Walt Disney Company and NY-bestselling author of the memoir THE RIDE OF A LIFETIME Robert Iger's untitled new playbook on leading in times of crisis and disruption, taking readers behind the scenes for crucial decisions at the highest levels of business, entertainment, and politics; discussing how Disney and other organizations contended with an unprecedented health and economic crisis, as well as a global reckoning over racial justice, rapidly changing technology, and more, again to Andy Ward at Random House, for publication in 2024, by Esther Newberg at ICM (NA).

Health

Teacher, master herbalist, culture keeper, and author of STICKS, STONES, ROOTS & BONES Stephanie Rose Bird's MOTHERLAND HERBAL, on African American, Indigenous spirituality and healing, and plant-based medicine, to Sydney Rogers at Harper One, in a good deal, for publication in spring 2024, by Ericka Phillips and Stephanie Tade at Stephanie Tade Agency (world).

History/Politics/Current Affairs

WP space reporter and Emmy Award winner Christian Davenport's MUSK AND BEZOS, chronicling the ambitions of the SpaceX and Blue Origin founders and other powerful players to establish a permanent presence on the South Pole of the moon as a gateway to outer space, drawing on exclusive sources to tell a high-stakes story of innovation, risk, and mounting geopolitical tension, to Leah Trouwborst at Currency, by Rafe Sagalyn at ICM (NA).

Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of LAST STAND AT KHE SANH Gregg Jones's MOST HONORABLE SON: THE EPIC STORY OF A JAPANESE AMERICAN PATRIOT'S FIGHT AGAINST FASCISM ABROAD AND HATE AT HOME DURING WORLD WAR II, the saga of a Japanese American farm boy from Nebraska who overcame racial prejudice to fly 58 combat missions spanning three combat theaters (Europe, North Africa, and the Pacific); a story of patriotism, principle, perseverance, and courage, to James Abbate at Citadel, by Andrew Stuart at The Stuart Agency (world).

Historian and THE MYTH OF MONOGAMY author David Barash's OOPS!, leading us on a puckish tour of some of the world's biggest and most foolish blunders, from that apple-eating fiasco in the Garden of Eden, to Napoleon's invasion of Russia, to Trump's attempted overthrow of the 2020 election, to Caroline Russomanno at Skyhorse, for publication in spring 2023, by Eric Myers at Myers Literary Management (world).

Illustrated/Art

Queer artist with ADHD and creator of the Instagram account @blessthemessy Jess Bird's BLESS THE MESSY, an illustrated personal development book that speaks candidly about inclusivity, acceptance, and radical self-love, and inspires readers to reframe chaos and mess as tools for growth and change, to Veronica Alvarado at Simon Element, in a pre-empt, by Kate Woodrow at Present Perfect (world English). Rights:
sandy@hodgmanliterary.com

Parenting

Professor Emeritus at Emory University, psychologist, and author of HELPING THE CHILD WHO DOESN'T FIT IN Steve Nowicki's RAISING A SOCIALLY SUCCESSFUL CHILD, arguing that nonverbal skills are the bedrock of social and emotional development, and offering parents and educators a set of strategies for helping children regain the developmental ground lost to COVID-19 and learning the nonverbal skills they need to succeed socially in childhood, and throughout their adult lives, to Talia Krohn at Little, Brown Spark, by Bridget Wagner Matzie and Justin Brouckaert at Aevitas Creative Management (world).

Sports

Author of STEVE KERR: A LIFE Scott Howard-Cooper's KINGDOM ON FIRE: KAREEM, WOODEN, WALTON AND THE TURBULENT DAYS OF THE UCLA BASKETBALL DYNASTY, a narrative history of the UCLA Bruins dynasty under John Wooden, from the arrival of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (then Lew Alcindor) in 1965, to the departure of Bill Walton in 1974, reexamining these unbeatable (seven titles, three undefeated seasons, and an 88-game winning streak) yet complicated teams against the backdrop of the volatile political climate of America in the late '60s and early '70s, to Sean deLone at Atria, in a pre-empt, for publication in spring 2024, by Susan Canavan at Waxman Literary Agency (NA).

Children's

Middle Grade Fiction

Working Partners and Jose Pablo Iriarte's BENNY RAMIREZ AND THE NEARLY DEPARTED, a magical realism contemporary novel that tells the story of a 12-year-old Cuban American who must help the ghost of his rich, famous, and morally bankrupt musician grandfather—whose Miami mansion the boy's family has recently inherited—cross over to the other side before the ghost's New Year's Eve deadline, to Gianna Lakenauth at Knopf Children's, in a very nice deal, in a two-book deal, for publication in spring 2024 and spring 2025, by Kristin Ostby at Greenhouse Literary Agency for Working Partners, and by Cameron McClure at Donald Maass Literary Agency for Iriarte (NA). Rights:
alexandradevlin@rightspeople.com

THE IMPOSSIBLE DESTINY OF CUTIE GRACKLE and PENELOPE CRUMB author Shawn Stout's ANATOMY OF LOST THINGS, in which an 11-year-old decides she must track down the amber necklace her mama gave her after it is accidentally sold at her father's auction house in order to prevent her mama from disappearing again, to Catherine Frank at Peachtree, in a nice deal, in a two-book deal, for publication in fall 2024 and fall 2025, by Kristin Ostby at Greenhouse Literary Agency (world). Rights:
gehy@peachtree-online.com

Picture Book Fiction

Author-illustrator Katie Mazeika's THE SEVEN SISTERS OF NELA PARK, based on the author's family and blending STEM, history, and a holiday themed-story about newly emigrated sisters who all found work blowing glass bulbs at Thomas Edison's radically pleasant lightbulb factory in Cleveland at the turn of the last century; and a detailed story about a boy whose family selects, orders, and then builds a Sears Catalog house piece by piece, with the help of friends and neighbors, to Allyn Johnston at Beach Lane Books, in a good deal, in a two-book deal, for publication in fall 2024 and 2025, by Sorche Fairbank at Fairbank Literary Representation (world).
sorche@fairbankliterary.com

Penny Worms's THE MOST IMPORTANT ANIMAL OF ALL, in which seven children champion seven animals for the top spot of the most important animal of all, illustrated by Hannah Bailey, to Meg Gaertner at Jolly Fish Press, for publication in spring 2023, by Gwen Bennett at Big Leap (NA).

Young Adult Fiction

Cofounder of PigPen Theatre Co Arya Shahi's AN IMPOSSIBLE THING TO SAY, a novel-in-verse exploring the challenges faced by immigrant families and starring an Iranian American teenager searching for his voice—be it in English or Farsi, Shakespearean dialogue or rap lyrics—in 2001, to Anne Hoppe at Allida, at auction, in a two-book deal, for publication in fall 2023, by Rebecca Sherman at Writers House (world).

NYT bestselling author Aisha Saeed's FORTY WORDS FOR LOVE, a love story following two teens as they reel from a tragic death and the economic collapse of their town; when a mysterious family arrives full of questionable promises, the townspeople must decide whether to break apart or heal, to Zareen Jaffery at Kokila, in an exclusive submission, for publication in August 2023, by Taylor Martindale Kean at Full Circle Literary (world).

Audio rights

Emmie Lyn's Mint Chip Mysteries series, in a multi-book deal, and THE ACCIDENTAL GHOST DETECTIVE, in a three-book deal, to Kelly Rinne at Spectrum Audiobooks, by Stephanie Phillips at SBR Media, on behalf of Whiskered Mysteries (world English). Rights:
stephanie@sbrmedia.com

Rosalie Hunter's BEDLAM AND BREAKFAST, to Kelly Rinne at Spectrum Audiobooks, in a three-book deal, by Stephanie Phillips at SBR Media, on behalf of Whiskered Mysteries (world English). Rights:
stephanie@sbrmedia.com

Joyce Burns Zeiss's OUT OF THE DRAGONS MOUTH, to Scribd, by Linda Migalti at Susan Schulman Literary Agency, on behalf of North Star Editions.
linda@schulmanagency.com

Elizabeth Tammi's THE WEIGHT OF A SOUL and OUTRUN THE WIND, to Scribd, by Linda Migalti at Susan Schulman Literary Agency, on behalf of North Star Edition.
linda@schulmanagency.com

Seth Partnow's THE MIDRANGE THEORY, to Daniel Totten at Tantor Media, by Linda Migalti at Susan Schulman Literary Agency, on behalf of Triumph Books.
linda@schulmanagency.com

Gianluca Russo's THE POWER OF PLUS: INSIDE FASHION'S SIZE-INCLUSIVITY REVOLUTION, to Addi Wright at Blackstone Audio, in a nice deal, at auction, by Linda Migalti at Susan Schulman Literary Agency, on behalf of Chicago Review Press.
linda@schulmanagency.com

Rosalie Hunter's BEDLAM AND BREAKFAST, in a three-book deal; ENCHANTED AT FORTY, in a five-book deal, and MISCHIEF IN MYSTIC FALLS, in a three-book deal, to Kelly Rinne at Spectrum Audiobooks, by Stephanie Phillips at SBR Media, on behalf of Witchy Mysteries (world English). Rights:
stephanie@sbrmedia.com

Vickie Carrol's PREDICTION MURDER series, to Kelly Rinne at Spectrum Audiobooks, in a three-book deal, by Stephanie Phillips at SBR Media on behalf of Witchy Mysteries (world English). Rights:
stephanie@sbrmedia.com

M.L. Bonatch's WITCH SHIFTY COZY MYSTERY series, to Kelly Rinne at Spectrum Audiobooks, in a three-book deal, by Stephanie Phillips at SBR Media on behalf of Witchy Mysteries (world English). Rights:
stephanie@sbrmedia.com

Beth Prentice's DANDELION PONDS MYSTERY series, to Kelly Rinne at Spectrum Audiobooks, in a three-book deal, by Stephanie Phillips at SBR Media on behalf of Witchy Mysteries (world English). Rights:
stephanie@sbrmedia.com

International rights

Georgia

Fiction

Fredrik Backman's A MAN CALLED OVE, to Palitra (Georgia), by Elin Englund at Salomonsson Agency.
elin@salomonssonagency.com

Italy

Fiction

Alice Kellen's ALL THAT WE WEREN'T and ALL THAT WE ARE TOGETHER, to Mondadori (Italy), in a nice deal, at auction, in a two-book deal.

Children's

Stephanie Garber's THE BALLAD OF NEVER AFTER, to Rizzoli (Italy), by Daniela Micura at Daniela Micura Literary Services, on behalf of Jenny Bent at the Bent Agency.

Japan

Non-fiction

Dominic O'Brien's YOU CAN HAVE AN AMAZING MEMORY: LEARN LIFE-CHANGING TECHNIQUES AND TIPS FROM THE MEMORY MAESTRO, to X-Knowledge (Japan), in a nice deal, for publication in spring 2023, by Japan Uni, on behalf of Watkins Media Limited.
melody.travers@watkinspublishing.com

Korea, Rep

Fiction

Antti Tuomainen's THE RABBIT FACTOR, to Eunhaengnamu (Korea, Rep), by Geenie Han at Momo Agency, on behalf of Elin Englund.
elin@salomonssonagency.com

Poland

Fiction

Lucy Score's THINGS WE NEVER GOT OVER, to Joanna Nowakowska at Media Rodzina (Poland), in a good deal, at auction, in a three-book deal, by Piotr Wawrzenczyk at Book/lab Literary Agency; on behalf of Flavia Viotti and Meire Dias at Bookcase Literary Agency. Translation:
meire@bookcaseagency.com .
piotr@literatura.com.pl

Samar Yazbek's THE BLUE PEN, to Sonia Draga (Poland), by Diana Hasooni-Abood at Book/lab Literary Agency, on behalf of Yasmina Jraissati at the Raya Agency. Rights:
yasmina@rayaagency.org .

Non-fiction

Charlie English's THE GALLERY OF MIRACLES AND MADNESS: INSANITY, MODERNISM, AND HITLER'S WAR ON ART, to Agata Zabowska at Arkady (Poland), by Martyna Kowalewska at Book/lab Literary Agency, on behalf of Francesca Davies at Lutyens & Rubinstein Literary Agency. Translation:
Francesca@lutyensrubinstein.co.uk .

Robert L. Bloch's THE WARREN BUFFET BOOK OF INVESTING WISDOM: 350 QUOTES FROM THE WORLD'S MOST SUCCESSFUL INVESTOR, to Ewa Marciniak at Studio Emka (Poland), by Diana Hasooni-Abood at Book/lab Literary Agency, on behalf of Elena Silverberg at Skyhorse. Translation:
esilverberg@skyhorsepublishing.com

Children's

Riikka Jantti's LITTLE MOUSE GOES CAMPING and LITTLE MOUSE AND THE BIRTHDAY PRESENT, to Filia (Poland), in a two-book deal, by Sten-Erik Tammemae at Elina Ahlback Literary Agency.
sten-erik.tammemae@ahlbackagency.com

Bjorn F. Rorvik's PIGALDO, to Agata Loth-Ignaciuk at Druganoga (Poland), in an exclusive submission, for publication in fall 2022, by Piotr Wawrzenczyk at Book/lab Literary Agency, on behalf of Anette Garpestad at Cappelen Damm Agency. Translation:
anette.garpestad@cappelendamm.no
piotr@literatura.com.pl

Taiwan

Non-fiction

Brian Klaas's FLUKE, again to Crown Publishing (Taiwan), in a nice deal, by Yijhen Lee at The Grayhawk Agency, on behalf of Jenny Robson at Intercontinental Literary Agency.

UK

Fiction

Author of FAMISHED and SAVING LUCIA, and founder of the Curae Prize Anna Vaught's THE ZEBRA AND LORD JONES, a fable set during the Blitz when a listless aristocrat encounters an escaped zebra as London burns and decides to take her home; inspired by Carel Weight's painting of a real-life zoo escapee during an air raid, to Will Dady at Renard Press, for publication in September 2023, by Kate Johnson at Wolf Literary Services.

Hika Harada's HOW TO USE 3000 YEN, pitched for readers of THE LIFE-CHANGING MAGIC OF TIDYING UP and BREASTS AND EGGS, looking into four women's lives and how they take control of their independence and happiness without shunning the topic of finances, to Chris White at Scribner UK, in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, for publication in summer 2024, by Li Kangqin at New River Literary, on behalf of Kohei Hattori at The English Agency.
likangqin@newriveragency.com

Maithreyi Karnoor's SYLVIA: DISTANT AVUNCULAR ENDS, to Archna Sharma at Neem Tree Press, with Sofia Rehman editing, in a nice deal, for publication in 2023, by Kanishka Gupta at Writer's Side (world English ex India).

Non-fiction

Host of A Skeptics Path to Enlightenment podcast, meditation instructor, digital artist, and entrepreneur Scott Snibbe's A SKEPTIC'S PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT: HOW ANALYTICAL MEDITATION CAN TRAIN A HAPPY MIND, a guide to enlightenment for a skeptical 21st-century audience that introduces analytical meditation, a practice that can train the mind toward happiness and fulfillment, to Lucy Carroll at Watkins Press, in a nice deal, for publication in December 2023, by Michael Mungiello at Inkwell Management (world). Rights: Melody Travers

Multiple Territories

M. Alfano's A Mobile Groomer Mystery series, to Kelly Rinne at Spectrum Audiobooks, in a three-book deal, by Stephanie Phillips at SBR Media, on behalf of Whiskered Mysteries (world English). Rights:
stephanie@sbrmedia.com

Fiction

Raven Kennedy's GILD, GLINT, and GLEAM, to Saida de Emergencia (Portugal), at auction, in a three-book deal, by Julia Garrigos at The Foreign Office, on behalf of Kimberly Whalen at The Whalen Agency.

Non-fiction

Maria Martinon Torres's HOMO IMPERFECTUS, to Ginkgo (China), in a nice deal; to Destek Yapim (Turkey), in a nice deal.

Children's

Kayvion Lewis's THIEVES' GAMBIT, to DTV (Germany), in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, for publication in fall 2023, and to Harper Holland (The Netherlands), in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, by Alexandra Devlin at Rights People; also to Pocket Jeunesse (France), in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, by Amy Threadgold at Rights People; to Molino (Spain), in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, to Rizzoli (Italy), at auction, in a two-book deal; to Intrinseca (Brazil), in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, by Claudia Galluzzi at Rights People; to Euromedia (Czech Republic), by Alexandra Devlin at Rights People; to Bookzone (Romania), at auction, by Alexandra Devlin at Rights People; to Jaguar (Poland), at auction, by Amy Threadgold at Rights People; to Vulkan (Serbia), by Amy Threadgold at Rights People; to Kinneret-Zmora (Israel), at auction, by Amy Threadgold at Rights People; to Metaichmio (Greece), at auction, by Claudia Galluzzi at Rights People; to Alma Literra (Lithuania) at auction, by Amy Threadgold at Rights People; on behalf of Chelsea Eberly at Greenhouse Literary Agency.