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September 2025

September 16, 2025 by Bibi Lewis

SHATTERING PEACE, the long awaited seventh installment to the OLD MAN’S WAR series by JOHN SCALZI was released by Tor on September 16th.

CARISSA BROADBENT became a #1 NYT best-seller with her latest release, FALLEN & THE KISS OF DUSK, the fourth book in the CROWNS OF NYAXIA series.

CLARE SAGER’S new romantasy duology UPON A BROKEN THRONE, has been sold in a major double deal to Wayward (Transworld x Fairyloot) in the UK, and Forever in the US.

KITTY ST. CLAIR’S LAST DANCE by KATE ROBB will be released by Dial Press on September 30th. A charming romcom about second chance love.

NOELLE IHLI continues to expand worldwide, with recent sales in Japan, Brazil, Dutch, and Hungary. Her smash hit paranormal thriller ASK FOR ANDREA #24 in the UK Kindle store upon Pan Macmillan’s release.

THE LEGENDS OF THEZMARR by HELEN SCHEUERER has been sold to Bramble UK. The backlist series will be getting an updated release, with new hardcover editions. We also just sold the spin off series ASHES OF THEZMARR in a great deal to Droemer for German rights.

We are thrilled to share that we have sold print rights for the BOBIVERSE series by DENNIS TAYLOR to Saga of Simon & Schuster. The first book, WE ARE LEGION will be released on October 7th, 2025. His new audible original, FLYBOT was just released in June, and has been his best-selling audio title outside of the Bobiverse. We also just signed a film option renewal with Universal for the BOBIVERSE.

ALISON COCHRUN’S fourth novel EVERY STEP SHE TAKES, a swoon-worthy sapphic romance was released by Atria on September 2nd.

We have signed a new client, NEVA ALTAJ, an indie author of dark romance, who has an impressive list of foreign sales.

We have sold TOM ELROD’S debut scifi novel THE FRANCHISE, about memory-changing technology used for the production of a film, to Tor, which will be published in Spring 2026.

We recently sold several major audio deals. A two book audio deal by FAITH GARDNER to Audible. The first thriller, BREAKNECK BAY, was just released in July. A two book audio deal by CALEB STEPHENS to Simon Maverick. A major audio deal to Audible for RUBY ROE’S ARCHITECTI, a gothic romance releasing September 30th.

Filed Under: Agency News

April 2025

April 24, 2025 by Bibi Lewis

JOHN SCALZI is contributing a new SciFi short story, THREE DAYS, NINE MONTHS, TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS, centered on time travel, to an anthology arranged by John Joseph Adams for Amazon Publishing.

A new Audible Original FLYBOT from DENNIS E. TAYLOR will be released on June 26th.

We are excited to share two major deals for NOELLE IHLI, who continues her rapid rise. A 10 book deal to Macmillan UK, and a 7 book audio deal to Simon & Schuster Maverick, for both backlist and frontlist titles. Her new thriller SUCH QUIET GIRLS released this month.

We continue to expand foreign rights for our authors, including Greece, Lithuania, Hungary, and Sweden for CARISSA BROADBENT, Brazil, Germany, and Turkey for NOELLE IHLI, China, Czech Republic, and France for JOHN SCALZI, Poland and Hungary for HELEN SCHEUERER, and LISETTE MARSHALL’S romantasy series FAE ISLES to Rowholt in Germany.

CARISSA BROADBENT hit #9 on the New York Times hardcover bestseller list with SLAYING THE VAMPIRE CONQUEROR, a standalone novel in the Crowns of Nyaxia universe. Her backlist series WAR OF LOST HEARTS has been sold to Bramble, with the first book DAUGHTER OF NO WORLDS releasing October 2025.

IRON & EMBERS by HELEN SCHEUERER hit #10 on The London Times hardcover fiction bestseller list. The second book in the series, THORNS & FIRE will be released in July.

We are happy to share that TOM VELLNER’S debut romance novel THIRTY LOVE, has sold to Alcove. In this rivals-to-lovers gay rom-com, a closeted tennis star determined to win the U.S. Open by age 30 battles a frustratingly handsome challenger both on the court and off.

ALISON COCHRUN’S 2024 book HERE WE GO AGAIN was named a Stonewall Honor book by the American Library Association. Her next novel EVERY STEP SHE TAKES will launch in September from Atria.

PUNK’S FORCE by WARD CARROLL and TONY PEAK will be released by Naval Institute Press on May 20th, with the audiobook from Blackstone Publishing.

MARKO KLOOS just signed a deal for the untitled third book in his FRONTLINES: EVOLUTION SciFi series with 47North.

Breakout Indie thriller author STEPH NELSON just sold a four book deal with Simon & Schuster Maverick, for three backlist and one frontlist title.

RIPTIDE PUBLISHING has licensed the full 9 book CUT & RUN series by ABIGAIL ROUX to Audible, as well as French rights to the series to MxM.

Filed Under: Agency News

December 2024

December 19, 2024 by Bibi Lewis

Tor will be publishing two new full length novels by JOHN SCALZI in 2025, the first in March is WHEN THE MOON HITS YOUR EYE and Fall will bring THE SHATTERING PIECE, the 7th title in the OLD MAN’S WAR series.

DENNIS E. TAYLOR has finished a new Audible original, FLYBOT and if you are a fan of Michael Crichton this is your chance to see Dennis at peak near future SF. Publication plans are still being made as of our press time.

CARISSA BROADBENT hit #3 on the NYT Hardcover list with her November release THE SONGBIRD AND THE HEART OF STONE, book 3 in the Crowns of Nyaxia series.

CANDY FLEMING has sold another new NF book to Scholastic, THE FORGOTTEN WAR about the Aleutian Islands campaign of World War II.

We are very excited about a first time author THOMAS ELROD who has sold 2 SF novels to Tor.

NOELLE IHLI our breakout suspense Indie author has licensed print rights to 3 backlist titles to Kensington.

THERESA MAATSUURA has licensed a card deck based on her prior published compendium THE BOOK OF JAPANESE FOLKLORE.

We are very excited about PUNK’S FORCE by WARD CARROLL and TONY PEAK  coming from Naval Institute Press. Get your Clancy on, Carroll a USN veteran flyer has authored THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER for the 21st century, a military thriller about a plot to sink a United States Aircraft Carrier.

MARYJANICE DAVIDSON, one of the Queens of warm, funny, contemporary romance returns with THE DIM REAPER licensed to Blackstone.

LILY GOLD continues her translation license run with new sales including to Japan for her ‘why choose’ romance novels.

THE CHATGPT MILLIONAIRE by NEIL DAGGER also continues to run the table with a license to Vietnam.

HELEN SCHEURER a breakout Indie Romantasy star has licensed a new Series in the UK to Bramble. The first in the series, IRON & EMBERS will be released on January 28, 2025.

CLARE SAGER recently sold her fully published series BENEATH BLACK SAILS to Podium. These Romantasy novels set on the high seas are set to release starting in Spring 2025. At the end of the month she is publishing A PROMISE OF LIES, the thrilling conclusion to her SHADOWS OF TENEBRIS COURT series.

We’ve licensed rights to THE FAE ISLES series, by romantasy emerging talent LISETTE MARSHALL in Russia, Spain and Germany.

Filed Under: Agency News

July 2024

July 2, 2024 by Bibi Lewis

Audible will be publishing a new JOHN SCALZI original novella CONSTITUENT SERVICE in September.

John’s next full length novel WHEN THE MOON HITS YOUR EYE is coming March 2025 from Tor.

DENNIS E. TAYLOR’s 5th novel in the Bobiverse Series, NOT TILL WE ARE LOST, will be published as an Audible Original.

We’ve made a number of new sales for CANDACE FLEMING, IS IT REAL? THE LOCH NESS MONSTER to Scholastic, part of a new Series. NARWHAL: UNICORN OF THE ARCTIC comes in October from Anne Schwartz Books (PRH).

We have two sales to announce for MATTHEW KRESSEL, a novella to Tor.com, HOW FAR WE’VE COME and a novel SPACE TRUCKER JESS to Fairwood Press.

We’ve sold another novel by Jim Cambias in his Billion Worlds Series to Baen, THE MIRANDA CONSPIRACY.

SHELLY LAURENSTON/G A AIKEN continues her bestselling Romantasy novels with 4 new books sold to Kensington.

Ian Douglas launches a new Series in February with Harpercollins, GALAXY RAIDER

Carissa Broadbent’s ASHES AND THE STAR CURSED KING spent two weeks on the NYT Hardcover list as well as three weeks on the USA Today list. The book came out from Tor/Bramble in June.

In April, HERE WE GO AGAIN, Alison Cochrun’s third book launched from Atria/Simon and Schuster

Natalie Leif’s debut TAKE ALL OF US, a YA unbury-your-gays horror novel launched from Holiday House on June 4 th . The book got a star from Publishers Weekly and readers are falling for the witty and gory zombie adventure.

Filed Under: Agency News

September 2023

September 22, 2023 by Bibi Lewis

We’re thrilled to see the outstanding success of breakout Romantasy author CARISSA BROADBENT. Rights have been sold in 18 foreign territories, and we’ve secured a print deal with Bramble/Tor Publishing. The CROWNS OF NYAXIA series will relaunch in print with SERPENT AND THE WINGS OF NIGHT out December 5th! 

 

In June, we were thrilled to see that ALISON COCHRUN won the Lambda Award for LGBTQ Romance and Erotica for KISS HER ONCE FOR ME. This queer holiday romance was a BOTM pick, got a fantastic review in the NYT and was wonderfully received by her growing readership. 

 

SELENE CASTROVILLA has a new, soon to be announced deal with Calkins Creek/Astra publishing. Bringing her lyrical writing along with her top notch research, this in depth picture book will follow the life of Henrietta Wood who was enslaved two times but eventually won her freedom and the largest reparations in US History. 

 

We’re very excited to have signed new Indie Authors for Subrights representation, a rapidly growing section of our agency. We’ve secured foreign deals for Thriller author NOELLE IHLI (Germany) and audio deals for HELEN SCHEUERER and LAURETTA HIGNETT. We’ve just signed business writer DEREK BORTHWICK. 

 

JOHN SCALZI’s STARTER VILLAIN was piublished on September 19th and it’s proving his most successful book yet.  We’ve already sold France, Korea, Hungary and Italy.  John will be the guest of honor at Budapest’s International Book Fair in October.  

 

DENNIS E. TAYLOR  has delivered the 5th book in the Bobiverse Series, NOT TILL WE ARE LOST and publication plans are in the works.  

 

We’ve sold an additional title in Germany for STEFAN MANI, whose Grissom series continues.  

 

LILY GOLD’s reverse harem romances have found a ready market in translation and we’ve sold Germany, Israel, Portugal, Poland, Spain and Italy.

 

On behalf of JAMES CAMBIAS we’ve sold another title in his Billion Worlds Series.  

 

For Caldecott winner ERIC ROHMANN we’ve sold BONE DOG in Japan.  

Filed Under: Agency News

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