New York Times: “Like an endearing fantasy version of “Knives Out,” “The Tainted Cup” follows an eccentric detective named Ana Dolabra and her new assistant, Dinios Kol — a disaster bisexual if there ever was one…. A great murder mystery is hard to pull off but Bennett structures his perfectly, and the fact that it’s in a fantasy setting only makes it better.”
Bookpage: The grimdark wave of fantasy fiction went mainstream when Game of Thrones hit big on HBO, and now even casual readers of the subgenre can get bogged down in its conventions. Yes, morally gray characters, graphic violence and the cruelty of medieval Europe-style worlds are all rich storytelling veins, but they only get you so far, which means when an author comes along and seeks to reshape that darkness into something unique, it’s worth paying attention. With her latest […]
HUGE congratulations to Jo Ann Brown as SAVING HER AMISH BABY comes in as #12 on the New York Times mass market bestseller list!
Amazing to see so many of our DMLA authors listed as Finalists for the 2025 Fiyah Magazine’s Ignyte Awards! Heartfelt congratulations to everyone! Outstanding Novel: Adult METAL FROM HEAVEN – august clarke BLACKHEART MAN – Nalo Hopkinson Outstanding Novel: Young Adult SHEINE LENDE – Darcie Little Badger Outstanding Novel: Middle Grade BENNY RAMÍREZ AND THE NEARLY DEPARTED – Jose Pable Iriarte Outstanding Novella THE BUTCHER OF THE FOREST – Premee Mohamed Outstanding Novelette A STRANGRER KNOCKS – Tananarive Due Best […]
Audio rights to Jenny Hickman’s FOR EVER, to Julie Constatine at Podium, in a three-book deal, at auction, by Katie Shea Boutillier (NA).
Catalan rights to New York Times bestselling author Martha Wells’ ALL SYSTEMS RED, ARTIFICIAL CONDITION, and ROGUE PROTOCOL, the first three installments in the New York Times bestselling Murderbot Diaries series, to Rayo Verde, by Elena Rodríguez at International Editors & Yáñez Co’ S.L. in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson. Polish rights to New York Times bestselling author Tamsyn Muir’s GIDEON THE NINTH, HARROW THE NINTH, and NONA THE NINTH, the first three books in the Locked Tomb […]
We are pleased to share this moving interview with DMLA author, Jim Butcher, in the New York Times about his journey in writing The Dresden Files. From concept to outline to the success of over 17 novels — “Twelve Months,” the 18th book in the series, will be published in January 2026 — Jim reveals all the poignant ups and downs of becoming a bestselling author. “Three decades ago, Jim Butcher put pen to paper and invented a wildly popular […]
Congratulations to LJ Andrews as BROKEN SOULS AND BONES rings in as #1 on the Sunday Times Bestseller List!
Huge congratulations to DMLA author, Vajra Chandrasekera, as RAKESFALL is named a 2024 Otherwise Award winner!
Booklist: Hawley is a soldier with terrible secrets in his past and a sense of honor despite a tarnished reputation. He has been sent with a company of men to try and find a missing child, but when that company attempts to kill Hawley and are instead killed by an unknown creature of the forest, Hawley seeks the help of Enelda, a wise, no-nonsense old woman whom he soon realizes is a person of legend—one of the famed Vigilants, who […]