Donald Maass Literary Agency

Congratulations to DMLA author, E.B. Asher as THIS WILL BE FUN makes the USA Today Bestseller List!

The winners of the 2024 Ignyte Awards were announced and we’re thrilled to share that two DMLA authors have won in the following categories! OUTSTANDING NOVEL: ADULT The Saint of Bright Doors – Vajra Chandrasekera (Tordotcom) OUTSTANDING ANTHOLOGY/COLLECTED WORKS No One Will Come Back for Us – Premee Mohamed (Undertow Publications)

Library Journal: Jennifer Worth is a devoted fan of the “Elytheum Courts” series of romantasy novels, so she eagerly seizes the chance to attend a special immersion event for super fans like her. To her utter surprise, her work rival, Scott Daniels—who’s never shown interest in the series—is also there. Their strained professional relationship has always been strictly business, but when they both join a high-stakes scavenger hunt, Jennifer begins to see a different side of Scott. He is no […]

Congratulations to Kim Harrison! The newest entry in the Hollows series, DEMON’S BLUFF, debuts at #45 in USA Today!

Congratulations to Darcie Little Badger! Sheine Lende hit the USA Today list at #125!

Publishers Weekly: Brave women warriors and diplomats shine in their roles as leaders in this alluring reimagining of Norse mythology from Heartfield (The Embroidered Book). Valkyrie Brynhild has just been exiled from Valhalla by Odin for contradicting his orders. Resigned to the life of a mortal in Midgard, she declares that she will use her wisdom, strength, and rune magic to help those who need protection. Meanwhile, Christian Burgundian princess Gudrun agrees to marry Hun prince Bleda to secure a […]

Congratulations, august clarke! METAL FROM HEAVEN (Erewhon) was listed on Publishers Weekly list for Best Books of 2024!

Audio rights to J Sydney Jones’ THE CRY OF THE CICADAS and BIGOT LIST, to Kim Budnick at Tantor Media, in an exclusive submission, by Katie Shea Boutillier for Anne Tibbets (World English). Audio rights to Molly Tanzer’s THE PLEASURE MERCHANT, RUMBULLION, and A PRETTY MOUTH, to Kim Budnick at Tantor Media, in a three-book deal, by Katie Shea Boutillier for Cameron McClure (world English).

Chinese (complex) renewal rights to New York Times bestselling author Martha Wells’ ALL SYSTEMS RED, ARTIFICIAL CONDITION, ROGUE PROTOCOL, and EXIT STRATEGY, the first four books in The Murderbot Diaries series, to Global Group, by Lucy Su at Grayhawk Agency in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson. Czech rights to Katherine Addison’s THE GOBLIN EMPEROR, to Dobrovsky (Czech Republic), by Milena Kaplarevic at Prava i Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Cameron McClure. Danish rights to Vonda […]

Wall Street Journal: A peculiarity of American fiction is that it is filled with visions of the apocalypse yet lacking in explorations into the experience of death. Writers can imagine the end as a collective catastrophe but rarely as something intimate and individual. A clever, genre-blending book by Eden Robins, “Remember You Will Die” illustrates the paradox. The novel is written as a collection of obituaries of deceased characters from the distant past to the speculative future. Its title derives from […]