2022
MG Deal Announcement:
Ruqayyah Daud at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers has acquired two new books from critically acclaimed middle grade writer Alexandria Rogers. In The Beast, the Queen, and the Lost Knight, best friends Ellie and Caedmon must complete three quests to graduate to the next level as Knights of the Round Table, but when an ancient evil arises, saving the realms will require them to overcome a test of loyalty among foes determined to tear them apart; and Spellbound Solstice, pitched as for fans of Hocus Pocus, about a 13-year old girl, who in an effort to bring her parents back together, uncovers a generations old curse. Publication is scheduled for summer 2023 and 2024; Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency negotiated the two book deal for world rights.
Adult Deal Announcement:
Christine Kopprasch at Flatiron pre-empted Kate Alice Marshall’s debut suspense, What Lies in the Woods. Twenty years after Naomi and her two best friends survived the brutal attack that made them heroes – and liars – one of them wants to reveal the secrets they kept, and the body they hid. Publication is set for 2023; Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency negotiated the six-figure, two-book deal for world rights.
YA Deal Announcement:
Jessica Anderson at Christy Ottaviano Books/Little, Brown Books for Young Readers has acquired WE’LL NEVER TELL by Wendy Heard (She’s Too Pretty to Burn) about a group of teens who stumble into a vintage Hollywood murder mystery. One of them is stabbed at the scene of a homicide from the 1970s, leaving the others to solve crimes old and new…or die trying. The book is scheduled for Summer 2023. Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency negotiated the two-book deal for World rights.
MG Deal Announcement:
CATTYWAMPUS author Ash Van Otterloo’s SPARROW SHINING BRIGHT, in which the protagonist is sent to live at their estranged aunt’s home after their mother is sent to rehab for opioid addiction, and encounters a mysterious shadow that encourages them to take exciting new risks, including embracing their true gender identity, to Jenne Abramowitz at Scholastic, for publication in 2023, by Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world).
2021
YA Deal Announcement:
Author of THE LIGHT BETWEEN WORLDS and A RUSH OF WINGS Laura Weymouth’s THE VOICE UPSTAIRS, pitched as “Downton Abbey with ghosts,” in which a young housemaid’s supernatural gifts warn her an opulent local manor house is connected to a string of murders, jeopardizing her secretive romance with the wealthy family’s youngest son, to Nicole Fiorica at Margaret K. McElderry Books, for publication in 2023, by Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world English).
YA Deal Announcement:
Debut author Lyssa Mia Smith’s REVELLE, pitched as “magical Moulin Rouge in the Prohibition era,” in which a young trapeze star must magically seduce a dangerous bootlegger whose time-traveling family is set on destroying hers, but when she mistakenly charms a handsome tourist instead, she must bury the forbidden sparks between them before her family loses everything, to Kristin Daly Rens at Balzer & Bray, in a good deal, at auction, in a two-book deal, for publication in 2023, by Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world English).
MG Deal Announcement:
Meg Eden Kuyatt’s debut SELAH’S GUIDE TO NORMAL, told in verse, in which a girl on the autism spectrum who has always followed strict “rules for being normal” is threatened with expulsion after accidentally lashing out at a classmate, and must reevaluate what “normal” really means and how to stand up for herself, to Emily Seife at Scholastic, for publication in 2023, by Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world).
Adult Deal Announcement:
Digital artist Ciel Pierlot’s BLUEBIRD, in which a lesbian gunslinger fights spies in space, against her home faction, with a mysterious bounty hunter to protect her sister and the entire galaxy, to Gemma Creffield at Angry Robot, in a nice deal, for publication in February 2022, by Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world English).
Foreign Rights Deal Announcement:
Erica Waters’s THE RIVER HAS TEETH, to Editions du Chat Noir (France), by Donatella d’Ormesson at Donatella d’Ormesson Literary, on behalf of Brent Taylor and Lauren Spieller at Triada US.
MG Deal Announcement:
Maggie Rosenthal at Viking has bought GLASSHEART, the third and final book in Kate Alice Marshall’s spooky MG Fantasy series, The Secrets of Eden Eld, and a second, untitled book. In the exciting conclusion, Eleanor and her friends must traverse the many worlds of the Wending to discover the terrifying secrets of the People Who Look Away and end the curse of Eden Eld forever. Publication is slated for Fall 2022; Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency brokered the two-book deal for North American rights.
YA Deal Announcement:
Hannah Milton at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers has acquired, at auction, debut YA author K.X. Song’s AN ECHO IN THE CITY. The novel follows two teenagers–an aspiring photographer and the son of a police officer trying to find his own path–falling in love and coming of age amidst the Hong Kong protests. The book is scheduled for 2022. Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency negotiated the deal for world rights.
YA Deal Announcement:
Sylvan Creekmore at Wednesday Books has bought the first project developed by IP company Upswell Media, written by Jen Wilde, author of Queens of Geek, The Brightsiders, and Going Off Script. The YA thriller, which takes place over the course of a single night at an elite New York academy, follows 17-year-old Waverly as she’s locked in with her fellow students at a masked ball—with a killer on the loose and an apocalypse outside the school doors. Publication is set for 2022; John Cusick at Folio Literary Management brokered the deal for world English rights on behalf of Upswell Media, of which he is also a co-founder. Lauren Spieller of TriadaUS represented Jen Wilde.
YA Deal Announcement:
Jessica Anderson at Christy Ottaviano Books/Little, Brown Books for Young Readers has acquired DEAD END GIRLS by Wendy Heard (She’s Too Pretty to Burn). Pitched as Thelma and Louise meets The Twin, this queer YA psychological thriller stars two desperate teens who fake their own deaths, to murderous consequences. The book is scheduled for Summer 2022. Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency negotiated the deal for World rights.
YA Deal Announcement:
Alice Jerman at Harper Teen has bought, in a good deal, Erica Waters’ next queer supernatural YA, THE RESTLESS DARK. In the story, two girls join forces in a macabre true crime contest to find the missing bones of a killer in the nightmarish fogs of Cloudkiss Canyon, but when their search morphs into a hunt for a monster in their midst, the girls must ask themselves—is the fog to blame for what’s happening in the canyon, or are they? Publication is set for Fall 2022. Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency negotiated the two-book deal for North American Rights.
Foreign Rights Deal Announcement:
Erica Waters’s THE RIVER HAS TEETH, to Nuevo Extremo (Spain), by Anna Ascolies at IMC Literary Agency, on behalf of Brent Taylor and Lauren Spieller at Triada US.
2020
YA Deal Announcement:
Nicole Fiorica at S&S/McElderry has bought A CONSUMING FIRE, a YA historical fantasy by Laura Weymouth (The Light Between Worlds, A Rush of Wings), pitched as UPROOTED meets THE GRACE YEAR. Set in an isolated England plagued by a cruel, godlike figure, a girl born for sacrifice sets out to visit vengeance upon the divine being who claimed the life of her sister. Publication is set for fall 2022; Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency did the deal for North American rights.
YA Deal Announcement:
Kristin Daly Rens at Balzer + Bray has acquired, at auction, in a six-figure deal, Brian D. Kennedy’s debut m/m YA contemporary, A LITTLE BIT COUNTRY. In the story, two boys–one who wants to be the biggest openly gay country music superstar, and one who, as the grandson of a faded Nashville star, hates country music more than anything–fall for each other while working at a Dollywood-esque theme park. Publication is scheduled for summer 2022; Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency handled the deal for world English rights.
YA Deal Announcement:
Maggie Rosenthal at Viking has bought Kate Alice Marshall’s queer supernatural YA, These Fleeting Shadows. In the story, a girl inherits her ancestral home, only to discover that a dark presence lurks within it—and within herself. With the help of the young woman called the Witch of Harrow, she must unlock the house’s secrets and her own if she wants to survive. Publication is slated for 2022; Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency brokered the six-figure, two-book deal for North American rights.
Adult Non-Fiction Deal Announcement:
Professor of political science and Teen Vogue journalist Jenn M Jackson’s BLACK WOMEN TAUGHT US, an intellectual and political history of Black women’s activism, movement organizing, and philosophical work that explores how women from Harriet Jacobs to Audre Lorde to the members of the Combahee River Collective, among others, have for centuries taught us how to fight injustice and radically reimagine a more just world for all, to Marie Pantojan at Random House, by Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world English).
Foreign Rights Deal Announcement:
Erica Waters’s GHOST WOOD SONG, to Eksmo (Russian Federation), by Igor Korzhenevski at Alexander Korzhenevski Agency, on behalf of Brent Taylor and Lauren Spieller at Triada US.
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Bestselling and award-winning poetess amanda lovelace’s FLOWER CROWNS & FEARSOME THINGS, an illustrated poetry collection in which the author explores the complexity of femininity through the lens of the Persephone myth, to Patty Rice at Andrews McMeel, in a very nice deal, in an exclusive submission, for publication in 2021, by Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world).
Adult Deal Announcement:
Melissa Colasanti’s CALL ME ELIZABETH LARK, pitched for fans of Lucy Foley and Andrea Bartz, about a woman on the run with her son who finds refuge at a coastal Pacific Northwest bed and breakfast run by a family who believe that she’s their long lost daughter, and plays along to keep herself and her son safe, only to realize that they aren’t what they seem, and the culprit behind the daughter’s disappearance may be back to finish the job, to Jenny Chen at Crooked Lane, in an exclusive submission, by Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world).
Foreign Rights Deal Announcement:
Wendy Heard’s THE KILL CLUB, to Droemer Knaur (Germany), by Kathrin Nehm at Thomas Schlueck Agency, on behalf of Brent Taylor and Lauren Spieller at Triada US.
Middle Grade Deal Announcement:
Emily Seife at Scholastic has acquired, in a seven-way auction, Barakah Beats by debut author Maleeha Siddiqui. In this middle grade contemporary novel, a Muslim girl joins a boy band in an effort to find her place at a new school, but struggles to reconcile her new friends’ interests and her own faith. Publication is slated for 2021; Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency negotiated the two-book, six-figure deal for world English rights.
YA Deal Announcement:
Nicole Fiorica at S&S/McElderry has bought, in a preempt, A Rush of Wings, a YA historical fantasy by Laura Weymouth (The Light Between Worlds, A Treason of Thorns). Set in the tumultuous 18th century Scottish Highlands and inspired by The Wild Swans fairytale, a girl with the strength of saltwater and the heart of a witch must master her forbidden craft in order to free her cursed brothers and prevent a charismatic tyrant from destroying all she holds dear. Publication is set for fall 2021; Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency did the deal for North American rights.
Middle Grade Deal Announcement:
Jenne Abramowitz at Scholastic Press has bought Cattywampus author Ash Van Otterloo’s next middle grade fantasy, A Touch of Ruckus. In the story, a peacemaking girl burdened with her prideful family’s secrets finds solace in ghost hunting with her nonbinary crush inside a nearby forest, but when the ghosts reveal that the forest’s existence is threatened, she must find the link between how they died and her own family’s secrets, even if it means causing a little ruckus in the process. Publication is set for fall 2021; Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency did the deal for world rights.
Middle Grade Deal Announcement:
Author of KENZIE KICKSTARTS A TEAM and the forthcoming SHELLY STRUGGLES TO SHINE Kit Rosewater’s TOMOKO TAKES THE LEAD, the third book in The Derby Daredevils series, in which the Daredevils get lost in a strange city during roller derby camp, but shy Tomoko’s wilderness know-how might be the team’s only chance at skating out of the urban jungle, illustrated by Sophie Escabasse, to Courtney Code at Abrams Children’s, for publication in spring 2021, by Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency for the author, and by Kelly Sonnack at Andrea Brown Literary Agency for the illustrator (world).
YA Deal Announcement:
Lauren Blackwood’s WITHIN THESE WICKED WALLS, a Jane Eyre retelling in which Andromeda–an unlicensed debtera–is hired to rid a castle of its dangerous curses only to fall in love with a boy whose life hangs in the balance, to Tiffany Shelton at Wednesday Books, in a pre-empt, in a major deal, in a two-book deal, for publication in fall 2021, by Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world English).
YA Deal Announcement:
Haley Neil’s debut ONCE MORE WITH CHUTZPAH, exploring cultural, religious, and sexual identity as an anxious high school senior and her twin set off on a whirlwind trip through Israel, pitched as Becky Albertalli meets Birthright, to Allison Moore at Bloomsbury Children’s, in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, for publication in fall 2021, by Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world).
2019
Foreign Rights Deal Announcement:
Laura Weymouth’s A TREASON OF THORNS, to cbj (Germany), by Kathrin Nehm at Thomas Schlueck Agency, on behalf of Brent Taylor and Lauren Spieller at Triada US
Foreign Rights Deal Announcement:
UK rights to THE LIGHT BETWEEN WORLDS author Laura E. Weymouth’s A TREASON OF THORNS, set in a reimagined version of early 1800s England, in which a teen girl discovers her family’s sentient Great House is slowly dying, and must attempt to save it with the help of her father’s mysterious ward before the House rains down destruction on the surrounding countryside and everyone in it, to Rachel Leyshon at Chicken House, for publication in spring 2020, by Brent Taylor and Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency.
Foreign Rights Deal Announcement:
Polish rights to Wendy Heard’s HUNTING ANNABELLE, to Urszula Ruzik-Kulinska at Swiat Ksiazki, by Piotr Wawrzenczyk at Book/lab Literary Agency, on behalf of Brent Taylor and Lauren Spieller at Triada US.
YA Deal Announcement:
Jessica Anderson at Macmillan/Ottaviano has bought Hunting Annabelle author Wendy Heard‘s debut YA thriller, She’s Too Pretty to Burn. In this gender-swapped Dorian Gray reimagining, a teen photographer’s picture of her introverted girlfriend goes viral, sending them into a spiral of fame and danger as they navigate the waters of an underground San Diego art scene. Publication is scheduled for winter 2021; Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency handled the deal for world rights.
2018
Middle Grade Deal Announcement:
Kit Rosewater’s THE DERBY DAREDEVILS series, in which a fifth-grader sets out to form an all-girls roller derby crew with her best friend, but things turn complicated when she decides to woo the girl’s neighbor (and secret crush) to the team, illustrated by Sophie Escabasse, to Courtney Code at Abrams Children’s, at auction, in a two-book deal, for publication in spring 2020, by Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency for the author, and by Kelly Sonnack at Andrea Brown Literary Agency for the illustrator (world).
Picture Book Deal Announcement:
Courtney Code at Abrams has preempted world rights for the picture book WILLOW THE ARMADILLO by Marilou Reeder, illustrated by Dave Mottram, in which the tenacious character dreams of being the hero of her very own picture book, but must learn what it means to be a hero first. Publication is slated for spring 2020; Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency represented the author, and Anne Moore Armstrong at the Bright Agency represented the illustrator.
YA Deal Announcement:
Alice Jerman at Harper Teen has bought at auction, in a six-figure deal, Erica Waters’s debut YA Contemporary Fantasy, GHOST WOOD SONG. In the story, a girl must use her family’s ghost-raising fiddle to conjure the one spirit who can prove her brother is innocent of murder, while choosing between the banjo-playing girl of her dreams and the rodeo boy trying to swagger his way into her heart. Publication is set for Summer 2020. Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency negotiated the two-book deal for North American Rights.
Picture Book Deal Announcement:
Trinka Hakes Noble’s A FIST FOR JOE LOUIS AND ME, set in 1938, the story follows two Detroit boys who are inspired by their hero, the legendary boxer Joe Louis, as they face the hardships of the Great Depression, the rise of Nazi Germany, and a school yard bully, illustrated by Nicole Tadgell, to Barb McNally at Sleeping Bear Press, in a nice deal, for publication in Fall 2019, by Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency for the author, and by Christy Tugeau Ewers at CATugeau for the illustrator (NA).
YA Deal Announcement:
Holly West at Swoon Reads has bought Going Off-Script, a new LGBTQ+ YA contemporary novel by Jen Wilde, author of Queens of Geek and The Brightsiders. A teen gets the TV-writing internship of her dreams, but when her boss rewrites her lesbian character as straight, she and the actress launch a #DontHideYourGays campaign against the studio, and fall for each other along the way. Publication is set for summer 2019; Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency negotiated the deal for world rights.
2017
YA Deal Announcement:
QUEENS OF GEEK author Jen Wilde’s THE BRIGHTSIDERS, in which a teen drummer navigates coming out as bisexual, old family struggles, and paparazzi after she’s branded Hollywood’s latest trainwreck, to Pamela Lorence at Forever Young Audiobooks, for publication in Summer 2018, by Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency on behalf of Lauren Spieller (World English).
Adult Deal Announcement: Michelle Meade at Mira has acquired Wendy Heard’s debut psychological thriller, pitched as Dexter meets Gone Girl, Hunting Annabelle, and another title in a two-book North American rights deal negotiated by Lauren Spieller.
Foreign Rights Deal Announcement: World Spanish rights to Laura E. Weymouth’s THE WEIGHT OF WORLDS, to Edward Benitez at Harper Espanol, in a two-book deal, by Lola Esquina at IMC Literary Agency on behalf of Lauren Spieller and Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency.
Foreign Rights Deal Announcement: U.K. rights to Laura E. Weymouth’s THE WEIGHT OF WORLDS, to Barry Cunningham at Chicken House, at auction, by Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency on behalf of Lauren Spieller.
Foreign Rights Deal Announcement: French rights to Laura E. Weymouth’s THE WEIGHT OF WORLDS, to Pocket Jeunesse, in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, by Donatella d’Ormesson at Donatella d’Ormesson Literary on behalf of Lauren Spieller and Brent Taylor.
YA Deal Announcement: Alice Jerman at HarperTeen has acquired at auction, in a six-figure deal, Laura E. Weymouth’s debut YA fantasy, THE WEIGHT OF WORLDS, billed as Lev Grossman’s THE MAGICIANS meets C.S. Lewis’s Narnia. The story follows two troubled sisters, bound together by blood and fate, as they struggle to find their place in our world after spending years ruling as queens in a realm of myth and magic. Publication is set for fall 2018; Lauren Spieller at Triada US Literary Agency did the two-book deal for North American rights.