Katie Henry’s GIDEON GREEN IN BLACK AND WHITE, to Xavier D’Almeida at Pocket Jeunesse (France), by Michele Kanonidis at La Nouvelle Agence, on behalf of Taryn Fagerness Agency and Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency.
Brazilian rights for Tessa Bailey
Tessa Bailey’s IT HAPPENED ONE SUMMER and HOOK, LINE AND SINKER, to Intrinseca (Brazil), in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, by Sandra Bruna at Sandra Bruna Literary Agency, on behalf of Taryn Fagerness Agency and Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency.
New books coming from the DARK OLYMPUS series
Author of NEON GODS Katee Robert’s books five through seven in the Dark Olympus series, returning to the modern world of Olympus, where nothing is ever what it seems, to Mary Altman at Sourcebooks Casablanca, in a three-book deal, by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency (world English).
Hungarian rights for NEON GODS and ELECTRIC IDOL
Katee Robert’s NEON GODS and ELECTRIC IDOL, to Maxim (Hungary), at auction, in a two-book deal, by Norbert Uzseka at Lex Copyright Office, on behalf of Taryn Fagerness Agency and Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency.
Spanish rights for two books from Tessa Bailey
Tessa Bailey’s IT HAPPENED ONE SUMMER and HOOK, LINE AND SINKER, to Urano (Spain), in a two-book deal, by Sandra Bruna at Sandra Bruna Literary Agency, on behalf of Taryn Fagerness Agency and Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency.
French rights for IT HAPPENED ONE SUMMER
Tessa Bailey’s IT HAPPENED ONE SUMMER, to Tri (North Macedonia), by Zlatka Mironova at Anthea Agency; to L’Archipel (France), by Pauline Cuchet at La Nouvelle Agence; on behalf of Taryn Fagerness Agency and Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency.
Four book deal for Barbara Dunlop
Barbara Dunlop’s next four untitled books, to Kathryn Lye at Harlequin Desire, in a four-book deal, by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency (world).
New series from Joss Wood
RT Reviews Choice Award winner Joss Wood’s untitled series, in which a family legacy is the catalyst for love found and secrets revealed, to Stacy Boyd at Harlequin Desire, in a five-book deal, by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency (world).
Bravest girl in the world coming to you from Bernard Mensah
BCHQ #BlackCreatorsInKidLit co-founder Bernard Mensah’s I AM NOT AFRAID OF ANYTHING, about the bravest girl in the world whose courage is tested at the Ghanaian festival of monsters, the Kakamatobi Festival, illustrated by Raissa Figueroa, to Dana Chidiac at Dial, with Michelle Lee editing, in a two-book deal, for publication in fall 2024, by Natalie Lakosil at Irene Goodman Literary Agency while at Bradford Literary Agency for the author, and by Natascha Morris at The Tobias Literary Agency for the illustrator (world).
THIS IS NOT A PERSONAL STATEMENT from Tracy Badua
Tracy Badua’s THIS IS NOT A PERSONAL STATEMENT, about a teen who leaves home for the college of her dreams that she wasn’t actually accepted to, breaking into dorm rooms, dodging security, crashing classes, and figuring out how to actually get in next semester before she’s caught, to Jennifer Ung at Quill Tree, in a good deal, in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, for publication in winter 2023, by Natalie Lakosil at Irene Goodman Literary Agency while at Bradford Literary Agency (world English).
Pamela Harris set THIS TOWN ON FIRE
Pamela Harris’s THIS TOWN IS ON FIRE, pitched as LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE meets I’M NOT DYING WITH YOU TONIGHT, a mystery about a Black girl whose best friend becomes the latest “Becky” on the internet, unraveling her past and culminating in another teen’s death, to Karen Chaplin at Quill Tree, in a good deal, in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, for publication in winter 2023, by Natalie Lakosil at Irene Goodman Literary Agency while at Bradford Literary Agency (NA).