Random House Takes Two More from George SaundersAndy Ward landed world rights to an untitled novel from the Booker Prize winner, as well as a nonfiction book about writing in the vein of
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, from
Esther Newberg at CAA. Pub dates TBA.
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More New Book Deals of NoteAmong this weeks offerings are National Book Award finalist
Téa Obreht’s
Sunrise, a novel that tells the story of three interconnected lives spanning a century in one ghost town;
Nancy by
E. Lockhart and
Sarah Mlynowski, which imagines Nancy Drew as a grown-up, divorced mom in Brooklyn; and comics creator duo
Cinnamon Sugar’s
Heartstrings, a three-volume romantic graphic novel series in which a pop star reignites an old flame.

The Latest in Children’s and YA DealsNew projects this week include
Hawk & Sparrow by
Ayana Gray (
Beasts of Prey), a Gilded Age–inspired tale of mystery, magic, and romance in which a powerful sorcerer and an ambitious reporter form an unlikely partnership to find the culprit behind a high-profile scandal;
A Dangerous Bargain by
Erin Cotter, a YA historical fantasy in which a young artist in Renaissance Florence learns he has traded away too much of his life to the workshop angel, and must team up with the cocky and talented teenage Leonardo da Vinci to track down his missing brother; and National Book Award winner
Kacen Callender’s
Sun Chasers, a YA contemporary romance novel about the enduring love that grows between teens Kole and Gabriel despite the people and societal expectations that fight to keep them apart.