French rights to Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka’s IF I’M BEING HONEST, to Eyrolles, by Sarah Dray at Anna Jarota Agency, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier. German rights to LJ Andrews’s THE EVER SEAS series, to Blanvalet, in a pre-empt, by Sarah Knofius at Thomas Schlueck Agency, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier.
Publishers Weekly: Glover returns to the alternate 1930s America of her Murder and Magic series in this thrilling spin-off, an intoxicating blend of mystery and fantasy. Velma Frye’s days as a bootlegger of forbidden magic are behind her, and she now divides her time between performing high-flying aerial stunts and working as an investigator for magical rights group the Magnolia Muses. Trouble arises when a magic-fueled fight over a pocket watch breaks out after one of Velma’s air shows. She […]
Library Journal: When best friends Kit and Julia were 12 years old, a psychic told them that they were twin flames. At the age of 18, they developed romantic feelings for each other. However, Kit was not yet ready to accept her bisexuality and abruptly cut off contact with Julia, causing both of them immense heartache. Fast-forward about a decade, and Kit is now a New Age influencer and professional tarot card reader, while Julia is a successful and buttoned-up […]
Locus: Petra Grady has the kind of dirty magical job that no one ever talks about when crafting big novels about monsters and mayhem and magic. As a sweeper, she cleans up the ‘‘dross’’ or magic detritus that is created when powerful folks (mages) cast spells. In Kim Harrison’s urban fantasy THREE KINDS OF LUCKY, Petra is eighteen, working hard for a living at a magic university outside of Tucson, Arizona, and trying not to get overly annoyed at the obnoxious mages who treat her like a janitor. She knows, […]
Join us in congratulating DMLA authors, Premee Mohamed and Vajra Chandrasekera in making the 2024 British Fantasy Award shortlist with their following titles! Best Collection No One Will Come Back for Us – Premee Mohamed (Undertow Publications) Sydney J. Bounds Award for Best Newcomer Vajra Chandrasekera, for “The Saint of Bright Doors” (Tordotcom)
The finalists for the 2023 World Fantasy Awards have been announced, and many congratulations to the following DMLA authors on their nominated titles! Best Novel The Reformatory, Tananarive Due (Saga; Titan UK) Witch King, Martha Wells (Tordotcom) Best Collection No One Will Come Back for Us and Other Stories, Premee Mohamed (Undertow)
The 2024 Aurora Awards winners have been announced and we’re thrilled to share that the following DMLA authors have won in the Best Novel and Best Short Story categories! Best Novel: The Valkyrie, Kate Heartfield, HarperVoyager Best Short Story: “At Every Door A Ghost”, Premee Mohamed, Communications Breakdown, MIT Press
Congratulations to the following DMLA titles for making the final ballot for the 2024 Dragon Awards! Best Science Fiction Novel System Collapse by Martha Wells The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera Best Fantasy Novel (Including Paranormal) Three Kinds of Lucky by Kim Harrison Best Horror Novel The Dead Take the A Train by Richard Kadrey, Cassandra Khaw The Reformatory by Tananarive Due
Publishers Weekly: The Christmas season heats up in Buck’s steamy second First Responders romance (after Fake Flame). After 10 years working as a firefighter in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., Thea Martinelli is rattled when a fellow firefighter is seriously injured on the job, and she jumps at the chance to take a breather as the new social media manager for emergency services. To train her, the department brings in the local library’s social media manager: total hunk Simon Osman. Simon […]
Hugo Award-winning author Elizabeth Bear sold rights to two novels in her White Space setting. For new readers, her next science fiction epic, THE FOLDED SKY, stands alone. For returning readers, this is an indirect sequel to Ancestral Night, and takes place more or less concurrently and a little bit after Machine. In THE FOLDED SKY, Dr. Sunyata Song must travel across the Milky Way to learn to communicate with the greatest discovery of her century: an artificial intelligence the size of […]