Donald Maass Literary Agency

Deal: Jay Lake

Amy Boggs — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 15:31:14 +0000

Jay Lake and Shannon Page’s fantasy novel OUR LADY OF THE ISLANDS and a sequel, featuring Domina Sian Katte’s reluctant adventures after gaining healing powers, set in the archipelago world of Alizar, to Jak Koke at Per Aspera Press, by Jennifer Jackson.

Tor.com Best Books of 2013

Amy Boggs — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 16:31:13 +0000

DMLA congratulates our authors on their mentions in Tor.Com’s Reviewers Choice Best Books of 2013 list!

Shattered Pillars and Range of Ghosts by Elizabeth Bear
American Elsewhere by Robert Jackson Bennett
Conservation of Shadows by Yoon Ha Lee
The Blue Blazes by Chuck Wendig

Deal: Matthew McBride

Amy Boggs — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 14:00:08 +0000

Author of FRANK SINATRA IN A BLENDER Matthew McBride’s THE SWOLLEN RED SUN to Rob Hart at The Mysterious Press, by Stacia Decker. In Gasconade County, Missouri—at one time called the meth capital of the world—Deputy Sherriff Dale Banks discovers $50,000 hidden in a cat’s litter box in the broken-down trailer Jerry Dean Skaggs uses for cooking crystal. And he takes it. Banks knows that what he’s done is wrong, but he’s done it for all the right reasons. At least, he thinks so. But for every wrong there is a consequence.

Deal: Owen Matthews

Amy Boggs — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 17:04:53 +0000

Owen Matthews’ HOW TO WIN AT HIGH SCHOOL, the story of a loser who, upon transferring schools his junior year, decides to do whatever it takes to reinvent himself, win over the popular crowd, and take over the school (Ferris Bueller meets Scarface) to Kristen Pettit at Harper Children’s, by Stacia Decker.

Review: A Hero for Christmas by Jo Ann Brown

Amy Boggs — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 21:13:37 +0000

Romantic Times: After her father’s death, Catherine Meriweather is still adjusting to her cousin Edmund becoming the master of Meriweather Hall. Helping her with this is Jonathan Bradby, Edmund’s friend. Jonathan is a hero, or so they say. He knows his heroic act was just an accident. Instead of continuing to try and convince his friends of that, he decides he will just become a real hero by accomplishing a heroic act. The hero’s determination to prove himself and the heroine’s crisis of faith make for an engrossing story. The end leaves one eager for the next visit to Sanctuary Bay.

A Hero for Christmas by Jo Ann Brown

Amy Boggs — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 20:08:15 +0000

Jonathon Bradby would gladly return to fighting the French if it meant avoiding his new title: war hero. Only he knows the reputation isn’t deserved. Then a visit to Sanctuary Bay brings renewed acquaintance with the lovely Lady Catherine Meriweather. He’s drawn to her, yet Cat surely deserves a real hero.

Overwhelmed with organizing a Yuletide celebration and her sister’s wedding, Cat gladly accepts Jonathan’s help. Soon she sees the gentle heart he conceals beneath his wit. But Jonathan’s need to prove himself could drive them apart—unless they’re bold enough to seize the unexpected gift of love.

New York Times Notable Books of 2013

Amy Boggs — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 14:00:12 +0000

DMLA congratulates Fiona Maazel on her novel Woke Up Lonely being named one of New York Times‘ 100 Notable Books of 2013!

Deal: Shya Scanlon

Amy Boggs — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 18:07:53 +0000

Shya Scanlon’s The Guild of St. Cooper, about an obscure author in a near-future post-evacuation Seattle who is drawn into writing a revisionist history that sets the book itself unspooling backward into its own alternate history and into a world—featuring giant rhododendrons, space aliens, and a certain Special Agent Dale Cooper—increasingly both familiar and unrecognizable, to Guy Intoci at Dzanc, by Stacia Decker.

November Translation Deals

Amy Boggs — Sat, 30 Nov 2013 14:00:38 +0000

Romanian rights to Brent Week’s THE WAY OF SHADOWS to Editura Art by Prava I Prevodi, in association with Cameron McClure, on behalf of Donald Maass.

Polish rights to Judy Huddleson’s LOVE HIM MADLY: AN INTIMATE MEMOIR OF JIM MORRISON to Wydawnictwo Dolnoslaskie by Prava I Prevodi, in association with Cameron McClure, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier.

Polish Rights to Anne Bishop’s DAUGHTER OF THE BLOOD, HEIR TO THE SHADOWS, and QUEEN OF THE DARKNESS to Initium by Prava I Prevodi, in association with Jennifer Jackson.

Review: All Is Fair by Emma Newman

Amy Boggs — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 20:46:34 +0000

The Guardian: In All Is Fair by Emma Newman (Angry Robot, £7.99), the third volume of the Split Worlds trilogy, our reality is mirrored by a magical realm called the Nether, where decadence and luxury are a thin veneer over a corrupt and iniquitous society. Feisty protagonist Cathy, the Duchess of Londinium, capital of Nether, investigates the disappearance of her governess and attempts to bring about equality for women. Her efforts are opposed by the evil Agency. The many enjoyments of this urban fantasy include the trio of Newman’s storytelling, her expert interleaving of disparate storylines, and the obvious affection she has for her cast of likable characters.