Donald Maass Literary Agency

Bridget Morrissey, Emily Wibberley, and Austin Siegemund-Broka writing as E.B. Asher’s THIS WILL BE INTERESTING, a stand-alone set in the same world as THIS WILL BE FUN, in which a resurrected hero, a disgraced assassin, a honeymooning king and queen, a criminal, and a writer are thrown together on an unlikely journey overseas where they have only one rule: don’t fall in love with your quest mates, to Priyanka Krishnan at Avon, in a good deal, for publication in spring 2026, by Taylor Haggerty at Root Literary for Morrissey, and […]

Audio rights to David Jones’ MISS UNIVERSE, to Kim Budnick at Tantor Media, by Katie Shea Boutillier for Jennie Goloboy (World English). Audio rights to J.S. Fields’s FOXFIRE IN THE SNOW, to Kim Budnick at Tantor Media, by Katie Shea Boutillier (world English). Audio rights to Katherine Addison’s THE ORB OF CAIRADO, a novella set in the world of THE GOBLIN EMPEROR featuring an unlikely hero in historian Ulcetha Zhorvena, to Kim Budnick at Tantor Media, by Katie Shea Boutillier […]

Chinese (complex) rights to Nebula and World Fantasy Award winner Premee Mohamed’s NO ONE WILL COME BACK FOR US, to Apex, by Gray Tan at Grayhawk Agency in association with Michael Curry. Czech rights to Robert McCammon’s SWAN SONG and BOY’S LIFE, to OneHotBooks (CZECH REPUBLIC), by Milena Kaplarevic at Prava I Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Cameron McClure. Hebrew rights to New York Times bestselling author Martha Wells’ ALL SYSTEMS RED and ARTIFICIAL CONDITION, the first two installments in the Murderbot Diaries series, to […]

Congratulations to both Shaun David Hutchinson and Matthew Hubbard! Their respective works, SCHOOL FOR INVISIBLE BOYS (Hutchinson) and LAST BOYFRIENDS RULES FOR REVENGE (Hubbard) were listed in the American Library Association’s 2025 Rainbow Book List!

Booklist: “Thompson initially creates a genial, sociable atmosphere that quickly turns dark, with steadily escalating tension, unexpected twists around every corner,revelations about how dark human nature can be, and an ending that is as shocking as it is shattering.”

We are ecstatic to see so many of our DMLA authors and titles on the Locus Recommended Reading List for 2024! Congratulations to all our authors for being named in the following categories: Novels – Science Fiction Rakesfall, Vajra Chandrasekera (Tordotcom) Exordia, Seth Dickinson (Tordotcom) Remember You Will Die, Eden Robins (Sourcebooks Landmark) Novels – Fantasy The Tainted Cup, Robert Jackson Bennett (Del Rey; Hodderscape UK) Metal from Heaven, August Clarke (Erewhon) The Nightward, R.S.A. Garcia (Harper Voyager US) Asunder, Kerstin […]

We love celebrating our authors! Check out the list of DMLA titles that have made the BSFA Awards Longlist for 2025! Best Novel: The Tapestry of Time, Kate Heartfield, Harpercollins Rakesfall, Vajra Chandrasekera, Tordotcom The Siege of Burning Grass, Premee Mohammed, Solaris Asunder, Kerstin Hall, Tordotcom The Nightward, R. S. A. Garcia, Harpercollins UK Best Shorter Fiction: The Limner Wrings his Hands,  Vajra Chandrasekera,  Deep Dream: Science Fiction Exploring the Future of Art (MIT Press) Countess, Suzan Palumbo, ECW Press […]

Kirkus: An autistic Black teen in Florida battles on and off the field to define his own destiny and come to his brother’s aid. Sixteen-year-old Aiden Wright wants to play football with his older brother during their last school year together before Brandon goes to college. But sensory stress during Aiden’s team tryout leads to a meltdown, and he’s only invited to play when two other athletes leave. Meanwhile, Aiden is placed in a life skills class that’s typically reserved for […]

Kirkus: A group of scuba-diving friends from the Florida Keys go on an adventure after high school graduation—but it may be their last. Phoebe “Phibs” Ray is a natural underwater. Her instincts have led her not only to befriend the Salt Squad, her crew of dive shop pals, but also to discover historic gold coins. The Salt Squad—Phibs, Lani, Isabel, Gabe, and Gabe’s twin, Will—have gone viral on social media thanks to Phibs’ find and her photos and videos of […]

Library Journal: Grimshaw Griswald Grimsby may have finally achieved his goal as an auditor for the Department of Unorthodox Affairs in Boston, but his first case was full of mistakes and nearly cost him his closest friends. Grimsby is willing to do nearly anything to make things right and patch up these relationships, even stealing from an otherworldly vault, no questions asked. Things get more troubling when Grimsby finds out that his partner, Mayflower, has past secrets that might affect […]