French rights to USA Today bestselling author Cassandra Khaw’s HAMMERS ON BONE and A SONG FOR QUIET, to Argyll, by Sarah Dray at Anna Jarota Agency in association with Michael Curry. German rights to New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher’s CHANGES, GHOST STORY, COLD DAYS, SKIN GAME, PEACE TALKS, and BATTLE GROUND, Books 12-17 in the Dresden Files series, to Blanvalet, by Sarah Knofius at the Thomas Schlueck Agency in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson. German rights […]
The New York Times: I’ve saved the sweetest book for last. BITTER MEDICINE by Mia Tsai, centers on Elle, a descendant of the Chinese god of healing who makes magical glyphs for a fairy bureaucracy and secretly pines for Lucien, a handsome, half-elf agent. When the glyphs work too well, saving Luc’s life but revealing Elle’s existence to the dangerous family members she’s running from, she and Luc will have to atone for the sins of their pasts while working out what […]
Carissa Ann Lynch’s THE TRAITORS, a locked-room thriller in which six outcasts are invited to spend the night in an abandoned manor in order to win a share of $1 million; the only catch is it was once the location of a mass murder, and every guest has their own agenda, to Jennie Rothwell at One More Chapter, in an exclusive submission, for publication in winter 2024, by Katie Shea Boutillier.
Publishers Weekly: Kusano brings the vibrant world of J-Pop into stunning clarity in their near-future debut novella. Rei must navigate the semidystopian world of Japanese pop idols as a solo act after her best friend and former duo member, Ririko, gets caught with a secret boyfriend despite a contractual obligation not to fall in love. In the wake of this scandal, Rei’s success hinges on her role as the singing voice of a character on a popular anime, and her overbearing […]
Congratulations to all our DMLA authors who have been nominated for the 2022 Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire. ROMAN ÉTRANGER / FOREIGN NOVEL Terra Ignota (Volumes 1 to 5) by Ada Palmer (Le Bélial’) [Terra Ignota series] Ou ce que vous voudrez by Jo Walton (Denoël) [Or What You Will] TRADUCTION : PRIX JACQUES CHAMBON / JACQUES CHAMBON TRANSLATION PRIZE Lise Capitan for Analog/Virtuel by Lavanya Lakshminarayan (Hachette Heroes)
Library Journal: Rachel Morgan knew that taking the position of demon subrosa—protector of Cincinnati’s supernatural residents—would be another way to get into trouble. When she discovers that a group of werewolves are after the focus that her friend David holds, it is just the beginning of the problems headed her way. From coven grumblings about a witch-born demon still walking, a vampire-turned-mouse causing havoc in her home, and a mysterious mage framing Rachel and her friends for various crimes, it may […]
Publishers Weekly: This brisk, funny thriller from Hendricks (It Could Be Anyone) begins at Murderpalooza, an annual New York City conference for writers of genre fiction. When Kristin Bailey, a nominee for the coveted Thriller of the Year award, is found dead in her hotel room, the Twitterverse runs rife with speculation. Shortly after Kristin’s death, four other conference attendees (who narrate the novel on a rotating basis) start receiving menacing tweets from a burner account that threatens to leak […]
Congratulations to our DMLA authors who have been nominated for a 2022 Nebula Award! Nebula Award for Novel Nona the Ninth, Tamsyn Muir (Tordotcom) Nebula Award for Novella “Bishop’s Opening”, R.S.A. Garcia (Clarkesworld 1/22) Even Though I Knew the End, C.L. Polk (Tordotcom) Nebula Award for Novelette “Two Hands, Wrapped in Gold”, S.B. Divya (Uncanny 5–6/22) Nebula Award for Short Story “Douen”, Suzan Palumbo (The Dark 3/22)
Congratulations to our DMLA authors who have been nominated for the 2022 Bram Stoker Award! Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection Cassandra Khaw – Breakable Things (Undertow Publications)
Library Journal: Demon Prince Kai awakens in his own tomb, alone and unable to remember how he got there, although he knows he must have been betrayed. He’ll have to recover his companions, retrace his steps, both in the past and in the present, and consume the life energy of anyone who gets in his way. After all, Kai is the Witch King, and he can’t let anyone stand in the way of protecting his loved ones. Kai and his dearest […]