NLA in the News

Announcements

• Bill Gates recently shared his thoughts about Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt, which he called "a terrific novel that helped me make a bit more sense out of aging" and "the perfect way to start the next decade of my life."
• Madeline Houpt at Minotaur Books bought US rights to Vikki VanSickle’s The Mystic and the Missing Girl at auction for six figures, while Deborah Sun de la Cruz at Penguin Canada bought Canadian rights in a preempt, also for six figures.
• Shana Galen’s The Lord and the Laundress, the start of a new historical romance series, sold to Esi Sogah and Genni Eccles at Berkley in a nice deal.
• Dirty Magic by Kristen Simmons writing as Tatum Dallas sold to Amanda Maurer at Berkley at auction in a significant deal. Hungarian rights to Agave Konyvek.
• Kate Lucas at Pine & Cedar preempted world rights to Quinn Connor’s dark academia horror Your Beloved Remains for six figures
• The Librarians by Sherry Thomas was one of New York Times columnist Sarah Weinman's "Four Notable New Releases" in crime fiction for October 2025.
• I'll Quit When I'm Dead by Luke Smitherd was named one of the Today Show's Best 5 Books of October 2025.
• Ally Carter's The Blonde Who Came In from the Cold is a USA Today bestseller.
• Josh Malerman's Incidents Around the House is a 2024 Bram Stoker Award Nominee for Superior Achievement in a Novel.
• Liv Ryan at Mulholland Books bought North American rights to I'll Quit When I'm Dead by Luke Smitherd. Publication is set for fall 2025.
• Shelby Van Pelt will celebrate the April 29, 2025, launch of the paperback edition of Remarkably Bright Creatures with a monthlong, 18-stop bookstore and library tour. People has the full schedule.
• Tor obtained North American rights, in a two-book, six-figure deal, to Marie Lu’s adult debut, Red City. Publication is set for October 2025.