More New Book Deals of NoteAmong this week’s offerings are
Why Fascists Fear Teachers: Public Education and the Future of Democracy by American Federation of Teachers president
Randi Weingarten, which makes a case for why the fate of American democracy is inexorably intertwined with the fate of public education;
Small Boat by
Vincent Delecroix, translated from the French by
Helen Stevenson, an International Booker Prize shortlisted novel based on the true story of a French naval traffic officer who ignored distress calls from migrants drowning in the English Channel; and
Party People by actor
Brie Larson and chef
Courtney McBroom, an entertaining cookbook featuring more than 100 creative recipes for any kind of party.
Dutton Readies to Fly ‘Dragonborn’Julie Strauss-Gabel at Dutton acquired North American rights to
Dragonborn by
Struan Murray from
Alice Grigg at Penguin Random House Children’s UK, with
Stephanie Thwaites at Curtis Brown UK representing the author. The series, per the publisher, follows nearly-12-year-old Alex Evans, who discovers she has a dragon inside her and must hone her skills at a school for dragons to confront a rising threat. Publication of the first book is set for October 2025.
The Latest in Children’s and YA DealsNew projects this week include
Girl Reflected in Knife by
Anica Mrose Rissi, a YA novel about a heartbroken teen who tells a desperate lie and starts to lose track of her own truth, which weaves together concepts of fantasy and reality and unravels notions of logic and time;
Kendare Blake's
The Stolen Queen, about a girl who finds herself hosting an ancient god in her mind as she attempts to find that deity a permanent vessel and claim her true destiny; and
The Summer of Second Chances by
K.L. Walther, in which Olivia decides to follow in her grandmother's footsteps and spend a transformative summer on Martha's Vineyard, but didn't expect to reconnect with a boy from summers past and fall in love.
Little, Brown Takes Kidlit Ambassador’s Adult NF Debut
