and ‘s THE FUTURE IS PEACE (YOUNG READERS EDITION), adapted by , bringing the book about the work of the two lifelong peace activists in Palestine and Israel to middle grade readers, to Kelly Delaney at Crown Children’s, for publication in summer 2028, by Doug Abrams and Elizabeth Wachtel at Idea Architects for Sarah and Inon, and by Rena Rossner at Bradford Literary Agency for Benamy (world).
THE BIRTHDAY SPY sneaks in January 2027!
‘s THE BIRTHDAY SPY, about a girl determined to discover her presents before the big day, only to discover that a party with family and friends is worth waiting for, illustrated by , to Adriann Ranta Zurhellen at Epic for Kids, by Kaitlyn Sanchez at Bradford Literary Agency for the author, and by Alexandra Gehringer at The Bright Agency for the illustrator (world).
Leilani Lin’s debut HER BLOOD CALLS HOME arrives fall 2027!
‘s HER BLOOD CALLS HOME, a horror story steeped in folklore pitched as The Bear meets THE EYES ARE THE BEST PART, in which a disgraced Vietnamese American chef is hired as the token Asian at the hottest French restaurant in Houston’s Little Saigon, but her attempt at redemption turns bloody when her toxic colleagues start mysteriously dying by her knife, to Gabrielle Pachon at Berkley, for publication in fall 2027, by Hannah Andrade at Bradford Literary Agency (world).
METAL IN MOTION in fall 2028!
Author of THE BLUE JAYS THAT GREW A FOREST ‘s METAL IN MOTION, a biography following the artistic journey of Alexander Calder, whose playful experiments with suspended sculptures and air currents pioneered a new form of moving art: mobiles, illustrated by , to Margaret Quinlin at Margaret Quinlin Books, with Jonah Heller editing, for publication in fall 2028, by Stephanie Fretwell-Hill at Red Fox Literary for the author, and by Kaitlyn Sanchez at Bradford Literary Agency for the illustrator (world).
Katee Robert’s CLAIMED BY THE MONSTER KING collection coming February 2027!
Katee Robert’s previously self-published six-book Deal with a Demon series, to be repackaged as two volumes, beginning with CLAIMED BY THE MONSTER KING, to Mary Altman at Sourcebooks Casablanca, for publication beginning in February 2027, for print rights only, by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency (world English).
Time to dine in DELICIOUS MINDS, Thea Liu’s delectable debut coming spring 2027!
‘s DELICIOUS MINDS, an adult dark academia horror pitched as BABEL meets GIRL DINNER, about a Taiwanese American grad student who is invited into an elite university society, only to learn its inner circle eats the brains of other scholars to steal their knowledge—and that his brother may have been one of their victims, to Jocelyn Travis at Poisoned Pen Press, in a very nice deal, at auction, and to Chloe Gough at Voyager UK (UK), in a two-book deal, for publication in spring 2027, by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency (NA).
Translation: Taryn Fagerness at Taryn Fagerness Agency
Danica Nava is giving the west the rewrite it needs in BODICE RIPPER, coming summer 2027!
Author of THE TRUTH ACCORDING TO EMBER and LOVE IS A WAR SONG Danica Nava’s BODICE RIPPER, pitched as a subversive reimagining of the cowboy romance for fans of Blazing Saddles and readers of DONE AND DUSTED, in which a Native scholar is transported into the western historical romance novel she most despises and must live the life of the heroine to give the west the rewrite it needs, find her happily ever after, and return home, to Angela Kim at Berkley, in a two-book deal, for publication in summer 2027, by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency (world).
Share in MY REFUGE AND STRENGTH with Avery Grace!
Alison Kent writing as ‘s MY REFUGE AND STRENGTH, book five in the Women of the Psalms series, about a young woman travelling through 701 BC Judea in search of her brother, who is in Assyrian captivity, to Jane Haertel at Guideposts, in an exclusive submission, by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency (world).
Jacqueline Firkins returns with THINGS WE PUT IN BOXES in fall 2027!
Jacqueline Firkins’s THINGS WE PUT IN BOXES, in which a photographer returning to her Connecticut hometown to settle her mother’s estate accidentally rear-ends a casket delivery and agrees to work off the damages at the quirky family-run funeral parlor while attempting to ignore an emerging spark with the mortician, to Emily Freidenrich at Lake Union Publishing, in an exclusive submission, in a two-book deal, for publication in fall 2027, by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency (world).
DK Ryland’s tale of a SNAIL AND TAIL arrives spring 2027!
Author-illustrator of GIRAFFE IS TOO TALL FOR THIS BOOK, GIRAFFE’S BOOK IS MISSING A STORY, and HAVE YOU SEEN MY ACORN? DK Ryland’s SNAIL AND TAIL, in which a snail receives a party invitation in the mail from her own tail; when she gets a glimpse of her tail, she’s disappointed, but after they go on an unexpected adventure, she realizes that looks can be deceiving, to Millie von Platen at Astra Young Readers, for publication in spring 2027, by Kaitlyn Sanchez at Bradford Literary Agency (world).
Rena Rossner is Bradford Lit’s newest Agent!
Rena Rossner (she/her) joined Bradford Literary in 2026, after 15 years of agenting experience as both a foreign rights co-agent and a literary agent at The Deborah Harris Agency. Rena has sold over 170 books over the course of her career, from picture book, middle grade and young adult fiction to adult fiction, non-fiction and poetry. She was born in Miami Beach, Florida, but has spent her life living between two countries. She is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins University’s Writing Seminars program, Trinity College, Dublin, and holds a MA in history from McGill University in Montreal, Canada. She is a mom to five children and a rescue pup named Diego Rivera, she loves sunflowers, making cocktails, cooking gourmet meals and working in her ceramic studio. She currently lives in Jerusalem.