Audio rights to Hugo-winning Elizabeth Bear’s STONE MAD, a sequel to her acclaimed novel Karen Memory, to Brian Sweany at Recorded Books, by Jennifer Jackson and Michael Curry.
December Translation Deals
Russian rights to Robert Jackson Bennett’s CITY OF BLADES and CITY OF MIRACLES, Books 2 and 3 in The Divine Cities series, to AST, in a two-book deal, by Alexander Korzhenevski Agency in association with Katie Shea Boutillier on behalf of Cameron McClure. German rights to NYT bestselling author Annika Martin’s MOST ELIGIBLE BASTARD, to Lyx, by Sarah Knofius at Thomas Schlueck Agency in association with Katie Shea Boutillier. Polish rights to USA Today bestselling author Kaira Rouda’s BEST DAY […]
Review: The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden
Book Riot: Congratulations to Nicky Drayden on The Prey of Gods making Book Riot’s Best Books of 2017! Blending urban fantasy and science fiction, this South Africa-set novel is packed with wild, raucous fun: demigods reclaim their powers, robots rise up, a new club drug gives humans godlike abilities, a trans politician embraces her inner diva, queer teens fall for each other, a dik-dik infestation gets adorably out of control, and more. Thanks to a rip-roaring story and Drayden’s expansive imagination, it all coheres into the most fun […]
Review: The Listener by Robert McCammon
Publishers Weekly: Its tense finale, paced at breakneck speed, will have readers turning pages until its surprise-packed end.
Review: Windhome by Kristin Landon
Romantic Times: Satisfying and leaves wide the possibilities for the next book.
Starred Review: The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza
Publishers Weekly: Provocative and moving insights into the angst, wonder, and uncertainty of being a teenager. A thoughtful story about choice and destiny.
NPR’s Guide to 2017’s Great Reads
Congratulations to the DMLA clients whose titles were listed in NPR’s Guide to 2017 Great Reads! Brimstone by Cherie Priest Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor Winter Tide by Ruthanna Emrys Black Bolt Vol. 1: Hard Time by Saladin Ahmed
Review: Windhome by Kristin Landon
Library Journal: This striking tale of survival and fortitude in an icy, alien world is recommended for readers who enjoy character-driven stories.
Review: Creatures of Will and Temper by Molly Tanzer
NPR: When someone pulls [Urban Fantasy] off as well as Molly Tanzer in her new novel, Creatures of Will and Temper, it’s worth checking out just to see the restraint and careful worldbuilding gymnastics required. She has created a Victorian England which is…the mother of our modern world, by turns smoky, smutty, gross and backward, then beautiful, wondrous and louche with the turn of a corner. Tanzer [has] exceptional grace with writing complex female relationships…The three women at the center of […]
Review: All Systems Red by Martha Wells
LA Times: The first in a four-part series called “The Murderbot Diaries,” Martha Wells’ novella follows a self-aware robot, who calls itself (you guessed it) Murderbot. The artificial being, which hacked itself to achieve autonomy, is tasked with protecting a team of scientists on a distant planet from an unknown threat. This book wastes no time in getting to the action. It’s a testament to Wells’ talent that this book’s plot and its characters feel as well fleshed out as any full-length novel. It’s hard not to immediately […]