Book Deals and Book Agent News | Publishers Weekly
Putnam lands Jill Santopolo’s long anticipated sequel to The Light We Lost, Gallery signs a memoir by late fashion designer Kate Spade’s best friend, and more. Summit takes ‘McSweeney’s’ publisher Amanda Uhle’s searing family memoir, Delacorte lands Elle Kennedy’s debut YA thriller, and more. Atria signs CNN anchor Jake Tapper’s first nonfiction book in over a decade, Kensington takes a spicy paranormal romance series, and more. Paul Tremblay’s YA debut goes to Quill Tree Books, St. Martin’s signs an exploration of Taylor Swift’s Nashville years, and more. Diversion signs former Minneapolis police chief Medaria “Rondo” Arradondo, Pam Dorman Books lands 'Broadchurch' creator Chris Chibnall’s debut novel, and more. Simon & Schuster lands a novel that had the London Book Fair buzzing, Celadon signs a young Harvard grad’s hot debut novel, and more. Morrow buys Omid Scobie and Robin Benway’s ‘Royal’ debut, Chris Wallace takes an election tome to Dutton, and more. Pantheon takes journalist Paola Ramos’s book on the rise of the Latino far right; Pegasus buys YA author Kristina Pérez’s adult debut, and more. Bestselling author Jennifer Weiner signs a five-book deal with William Morrow, Amistad takes a book about a true American power couple, and more. Viking signs 'The Midnight Library' author Matt Haig's latest novel, Scribner signs two by National Book Award finalist Sarah Smarsh, and more.
Tiny Reparations Books signs two by National Book Award nominee LaToya Watkins, Tia Williams reups with Grand Central, and more. Mariner Books, an imprint of HarperCollins, has acquired Hawkins's next thriller, 'The Blue Hour,' which is slated for this fall. Her previous books, including the 2015 novel 'The Girl on the Train,' were published by Riverhead.
Pedro Almodóvar’s debut story collection goes to HarperVia, Christina Clancy re-ups with St. Martin’s, and more. HarperVia will publish 'The Last Dream,' the debut collection of short stories by Spanish film director Pedro Almodóvar, translated from the Spanish by Frank Wynne, on September 24, in print and audiobook formats. PRH buys the latest from Israeli global bestseller Yuval Noah Harari, Karen Tei Yamashita sells a book about Japanese American identity to Graywolf, and more. Random House signs a book on Open AI by Ashlee Vance and a novel by Taffy Brodesser-Akner, M.L. Lee sells two novels to Simon & Schuster, and more. Del Ray lands a Keanu Reeves novel, written with China Miéville; Blackstone buys a six-book literary role-playing game; and more. S&S signs Bill Maher, Grove Atlantic buys a Norwegian bestseller, and more.
Zando lands world rights to a leadership book by Amanda Litman, Alexander Chee sells a novel to Mariner, Diversion takes on a collection of essays by Tiffany Haddish, and more. Jeffery Deaver and Isabella Maldonado sell the first in a new series to Thomas & Mercer, Europa takes on International Booker finalist Robert Seethaler, and more.
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