“This fur-raising one-to-10-and-back-again counting book perfectly captures the rollicking, manic joy of dogs off the leash.”- Kirkus
A PLACE AT THE TABLE Sydney Taylor Notable Book
Saadia Faruqi’s book A PLACE AT THE TABLE (cowritten with Laura Shovan) is on the Sydney Taylor Notable Books list for 2021.
Rachel Qiuqi Li to illustrate FLUFFLES
Vita Murrow’s FLUFFLES: THE BRAVE KOALA WHO SURVIVED A BUSHFIRE, about a koala recovering from displacement by bushfires who finds comfort in snuggling as she heals, helping all the koalas to feel better, illustrated by Rachel Qiuqi Li, to Katy Flint at White Lion, for publication in spring 2021, by Natalie Lakosil at Bradford Literary Agency for the illustrator (world).
AC Arthur has a killer AFTER PARTY
A.C. Arthur’s THE AFTER PARTY, pitched as Girls Trip meets 9 to 5 with an #OwnVoices twist, in which three coworkers find their horrible boss dead after the company holiday party and form an unshakable bond of friendship as they try to avoid being charged for his murder, to Lauren Plude at Montlake, in a two-book deal, for publication in winter 2021, by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency (world).
Debut LOOPHOLE from Naz Kutub
Naz Kutub’s THE LOOPHOLE, pitched as a speculative SIMON VS. THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA with a focus on identity, found family, and friendship, following a queer Indian Muslim boy traveling the world for a second chance at love after a possibly magical heiress grants him three wishes, to Claire Stetzer at Bloomsbury Children’s, in a very nice deal, in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, for publication in spring 2022, by Natalie Lakosil at Bradford Literary Agency (world).
BLACKOUT new anthology with Tiffany Jackson
Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon’s BLACKOUT, a collection of six interlinked stories of Black love, set on a single day during a summer heatwave and power outage in New York City, to Rosemary Brosnan at Quill Tree, in a major deal for seven-figures, at auction, in a two-book deal, for publication in summer 2021, by Molly Ker Hawn at The Bent Agency on behalf of Natalie Lakosil at Bradford Literary Agency for Jackson; Mollie Glick at CAA for Stone; Brooks Sherman at Janklow & Nesbit for Thomas, Beth Phelan at Gallt and Zacker Literary Agency for Woodfolk, and Jodi Reamer at Writers House for Yoon (NA).
Rights to Companhia das Letras (Brazil), in a good deal, at auction, by Tassy Barham Associates; to cbj (Germany), in a good deal, at auction, by Thomas Schlueck Agency; to Nathan (France), by Marotte et Compagnie; to Carlsen (Denmark), at auction, to Otava (Finland), in a pre-empt, to Van Goor (Netherlands), at auction, and to Gyldendal (Norway), by Sebes & Bisseling; to Montena (Spain), at auction, by International Editors’; to Rizzoli (Italy), at auction, by Daniela Micura Literary Services; to Egmont Bulgaria (Bulgaria), in a pre-empt, and to Art Grup Editorial (Romania), at auction, by Andrew Nurnberg Associates, on behalf of Molly Ker Hawn and Amelia Hodgson at the Bent Agency.
UNDERSTAND CORONAVIRUS
Connie Goldsmith’s UNDERSTANDING CORONAVIRUSES: SARS, MERS, AND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, covering topics such as how the pandemic started and spread, symptoms and treatment of COVID-19, terms such as “flattening the curve,” and the new normal, with quotes from experts and interviews with healthcare providers and young people, to Shaina Olmanson at Twenty-First Century Books, for publication in fall 2021, by Natalie Lakosil at Bradford Literary Agency (world).
Ciera Rogers and J. Elle have THE OUTSIDER ADVANTAGE
Founder and CEO of Babes and Felines Ciera Rogers with J.Elle’s THE OUTSIDER ADVANTAGE, pitched as #GIRLBOSS meets THE POWER OF BROKE, an empowerment manual for Outsiders without privilege, fancy degrees, or expendable resources, equipping them to persevere in an Insider world, to see their unique strengths, and to translate them into glass-shattering business and financial success, to Leah Trouwborst at Portfolio, in a significant deal, at auction, by Natalie Lakosil at Bradford Literary Agency (NA).
Czech rights for ALEX APPROXIMATELY
Jenn Bennett’s ALEX, APPROXIMATELY, to Albatros Media (Czech Republic), by Martina Knapkova at Kristin Olson Literary Agency, on behalf of Taryn Fagerness Agency and Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency.
Juliana Brandt’s new book is PHANTOM ISLAND
Juliana Brandt’s THE PHANTOM ISLAND, about a boy who moves into a lighthouse on a mysterious island not found on any maps and must figure out why those who visit are never heard from again, before he and his family fall victim to the island’s curse, to Annie Berger at Jabberwocky, for publication in spring 2022, by Natalie Lakosil at Bradford Literary Agency (world English).
German rights for EX TALK
Rachel Lynn Solomon’s THE EX TALK, to DTV (Germany), by Uwe Neumahr at Agence Hoffman, on behalf of Taryn Fagerness Agency and Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency.