NLA in the News

2024

Deals

Mary Gaule at Harper Perennial has acquired North American rights to How About Now by Kate Baer in a significant, two-book deal.
In an exclusive submission, two book deal, Berkley’s Cindy Hwang acquired rights to The Beach Trap by Alison Hammer and Bradeigh Godfrey writing as Ali Brady.
In a two-book deal, Foyinsi Adegbonmire at Feiwel and Friends has acquired North American rights to And Other Mistakes by Erika Turner.
In a six-figure deal, Jennifer Ung at Simon & Schuster has acquired North American rights to The Jump by Brittney Morris.
Ausma Zehanat Khan's Blackwater Falls, set in Colorado introduces a Muslim investigator as she looks into the death of a young immigrant woman, in a 2-book deal, to Catherine Richards at Minotaur.
Katrina Monroe's The Drowning Girls, a feminist horror about a woman untangling a generations-old curse after returning to the village of her youth, to Mary Altman at Sourcebooks.
Gillian Libby’s debut novel Something Real, following three twenty-something friends finding love as they leave New York City, in a 3-book series deal to Rachel Gilmer at Sourcebooks.
Simon and Schuster's Jennifer Ung has bought for Salaam Reads, at auction, Priyanka Taslim’s debut YA Rom-Com The Love Match for six figures.
After a 72-hour exclusive, Berkley’s Jen Monroe pre-empts the debut novel The Other Me by Web developer Sarah Zachrich Jeng.
John Galligan's FROM HELL HOLLOW, the next two books in the Bad Axe County series, set in Wisconsin's Driftless Area and featuring Sheriff Heidi Kick, to Sean Delone at Atria
Liesa Abrams at Simon & Schuster has acquired Jennifer Nissley's contemporary YA novel, The Mythic Koda Rose.
Liza Kaplan at Philomel has bought, in a preempt, in a two-book deal, The Memory House by debut author Stacy Stokes.
SOLD! Book Three in Scott Reintgen’s Middle Grade Talespinners Series
SOLD! Books 6 & 7 in Sherry’s Thomas’s award-winning Lady Sherlock Series

Announcements

Roseanne Brown's A Song of Wraiths and Ruin is nominated for the YALSA Amazing Audiobooks
Roseanne Brown's A Song of Wraiths and Ruin is named a Best YA Fantasy of 2020
Roseanne Brown's A Song of Wraiths and Ruin audiobook receives a starred SLJ review
Roseanne Brown’s A Song of Wraiths and Ruin is named a Best of 2020 YA Pick
Courtney Milan's The Duke Who Didn't is named a 2020 New York Times Top 100 Notable Book.
Kate Baer's collection of poetry What Kind of Woman is an instant #1 New York Times Bestseller.
Marie Lu's Kingdom of Back & 9 other Best Books for Teens of 2020
Zak Penn's television adaptation of Hugh Howey’s sci-fi novel Beacon 23 has received a series order via Spectrum Originals & AMC.
Christina Delaine is nominated for a SOVAS Voice Arts Award for her amazing audiobook narration of Doug Engstrom's Corporate Gunslinger.
After an exclusive submission, Gallery Books’ Ed Schlesinger preempted Richard Chizmar’s novel Chasing the Boogeyman for six figures.
Marie Lu's latest release SKYHUNTER hits the Young Adult Hardcover bestseller list.
Jordyn Taylor's The Paper Girl of Paris among three amazing audiobook nominees for teens.
Roseanne A. Brown joins an expert panel of fantasy authors as they discuss how romance can provide the driving force of a story.
Ahead of the upcoming PS5 video game Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Titan Books will publish a YA companion novel by bestselling author Brittney Morris.
Barker & Patterson's The Coast-to-Coast Murders hits #3 on the Hardcover bestseller list and #2 on the combined bestseller list.
Brittney Morris' The Cost of Knowing makes the roundup list “Bring On 2021 Because We're So Excited For These Young Adult Books That Come Out Next Year”
Brittney Morris' SLAY won the 2020 Washington State Book Award (WSBA) for Young Adult Literature
Brittney Morris and 13 other Black Authors You Should Read Right Now
Brittney Morris' SLAY and 25 other YA Science Fiction Books For All Types of Readers
Barker & Patterson's The Coast-to-Coast Murders is an instant USA Today Bestseller.
STARRED review: Galligan’s outstanding sequel to 2019’s Bad Axe County puts Wisconsin sheriff Heidi Kick, his all-too-human lead, through the wringer.
Publishers Weekly and Frankfurter Buchmesse have named Quressa Robinson as one of 40 publishing professionals as honorees for PW Star Watch 2020.
NYT Bestselling author Roseanne A. Brown to pen an original middle grade graphic novel featuring Black Panther’s Shuri.
Warcross' Television Series Based On Book by Marie Lu In The Works From Bruna Papandrea & John Cameron
2020 Finalist for One Book, One San Diego — E.R. Ramzipoor’s The Ventriloquists
Murder on Cold Street & 39 Other Books To Read This Fall
“The Paper Girl of Paris” Will Transport You Straight to the City of Lights
Lily Kessinger at HMH has acquired, in a preempt, The Sapling's Curse, a YA graphic novel written by debut author James Persichetti and illustrated by L. Biehler.
Stephanie Lurie at Disney/Rick Riordan Presents has acquired bestselling and PW Flying Start author Roseanne A. Brown's debut middle grade fantasy, Serwa Boateng's Guide to Vampire Hunting.
“The Paper Girl of Paris” named one of The 40 Best New Books Of Summer 2020
Kathleen West's OVERTIME, exploring competitive parenting in youth sports and bad adult behavior, set again in Minneapolis, to Kerry Donovan at Berkley.
Bouchercon nominates Kristen Simmon’s THE DECEIVERS for the 2020 Anthony Award.
‘Half Way Home’ Based On Hugh Howey’s Book In Works For Television By Alex Kurtzman & CBS TV Studios
A Song Of Wraiths And Ruin is an instant New York Times bestseller landing in the #10 spot.
Congratulations to Florence Gonsalves on the publication of DEAR UNIVERSE, which Booklist says will appeal to fans of John Green!
Congratulations to Lisa Duffy on the publication of MY KIND OF PEOPLE, which is one of Parade’s Best Beach Reads of 2020!
Marie Claire names Jordyn Taylor's THE PAPER GIRL OF PARIS a 2020 Book You Should Pre-order Now!
CNN.com names THE PAPER GIRL OF PARIS by Jordyn Taylor a Best Book of May 2020!
Cyma Zarghami’s MiMO Studio has acquired award-winning kids serialized kids podcast The Alien Adventures of Finn Caspian to develop into multiple, animated TV-length movies.
Skydance Television, via Jerry Klajian at IPG, options John Galligan’s Bad Axe County and Dead Man Dancing
Marie Lu’s KINGDOM OF BACK debuts at #2
Rosaria Munda’s FIREBORNE won the 2019 CYBILS Award for Speculative Fiction.
Emilia Rhodes at HMH has acquired, at auction, the Prison Healer trilogy, a YA fantasy series by bestselling Australian author Lynette Noni.
SLAY by Brittney Morris is listed on 2020 Rise: A Feminist Book Project List
SOLD!! TV rights to Jeff Seymour's NADYA SKYLUNG series, fantasy adventures set in an unforgettable world where orphans take on pirates and ships can fly, to Baby Octopus, by Danielle Burby, and attorney Wayne Alexander.
American Library Association names Slay as 2020 best title for young adult fiction
“In her middle grade debut, Carter offers up mystery, intrigue, and swashbuckling action in a rollicking story of long-lost secrets and found family."
Tessa Woodward at Voyager acquires Valerie Valdes's FAULT TOLERANCE, the third book in a trilogy that chronicles the misadventures of a mercenary space captain and her crew.