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October Translation Deals

Oct 302026
 

Brazilian Portuguese rights to New York Times bestselling author Tamsyn Muir’s FLORALINDA, a subversive fairy tale adventure, to Alma Books, by Cristina Purchio at International Editors’ Co. in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

French rights to New York Times bestselling author Tamsyn Muir’s FLORALINDA, a subversive fairy tale adventure, to Actes Sud, by Sarah Dray at Anna Jarota Agency in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

Korean rights to Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Award winning author Thomas Ha’s UNCERTAIN SONS AND OTHER STORIES, to Minumsa, by Sue Yang at Eric Yang Agency for Michael Curry.

Lithuanian rights to New York Times bestselling author Martha Wells’ ALL SYSTEMS RED, the first book in The Murderbot Diaries, to Kitos knygos, by Tamara Vukićević at Prava i Prevodi in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

Ukrainian rights to British Fantasy Award winner Simon Jimenez’s THE VANISHED BIRDS, to Publishing Company Lobster LLC, by Tamara Vukićević at Prava i Prevodi in association with Michael Curry.

 October 30, 2026  Tagged with: , , ,

Deal: Martha Wells

Oct 022026
 

Murderbot runs toward the reader against a backdrop of an explosion in this cover for the graphic novel adaptationNew York Times Bestselling author of The Murderbot Diaries Martha Wells has partnered with Cosmic Lighthouse for a graphic novel adaptation of All Systems Red.

All Systems Red by Martha Wells is being officially adapted into a graphic novel by Erica Schultz (Daredevil, Spawn and X-Men) and Gary Erskine (Dan Dare, Hellblazer, Punisher and Wolverine), published by Cosmic Lighthouse, and containing a new Murderbot short story by Martha Wells, exclusive to the graphic novel.

Jaime Jones, the artist from the original novels and novellas, has created a cover for the main edition, and there will be variant covers by Tommy Arnold, who worked on design for the Murderbot TV show, John Picacio, and Francesca Myman, and an introduction by David Dastmalchian, who plays Gurathin in the Apple TV adaptation of the book.

The deal was brokered by Anthony Cronin of Cosmic Lighthouse and Jennifer Jackson of the Donald Maass Literary Agency.

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Deal: Thomas Ha

Oct 012026
 

Headshot of the author Thomas HaHugo, Nebula, and Locus Award-winning author Thomas Ha’s SONS OF NOD, a novella about a group of boys laboring to build machinery for a reckless corporation on a strange and desolate island, to Avery Davis at Tordotcom, with Ann VanderMeer editing, for publication in fall 2027, by Michael Curry (World English).

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September Translation Deals

Sep 302026
 

satellite image of the earthFrench rights to Rachel Reiss’s SECONDS TO SPARE, to Larousse Jeunesse, by Sarah Dray at Anna Jarota Agency, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier at Donald Maass Literary Agency.

German rights to New York Times bestselling author Martha Wells’ WITCH KING and QUEEN DEMON, the first two books in the Rising World trilogy, to Cross Cult, by Sarah Knofius at the Thomas Schlueck Agency in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

Ukrainian rights to British Fantasy Award winner Simon Jimenez’s THE VANISHED BIRDS, to Publishing Company Lobster LLC, by Tamara Vukićević at Prava i Prevodi in association with Michael Curry.

Hungarian rights to LJ Andrews’ THE STOLEN CROWN, to Kossuth, by Nada Popovic at Prava i Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier.

Hungarian rights to Aggie Blum Thompson’s YOU DESERVE TO KNOW, to Kossuth, by Nada Popovic at Prava i Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier at Donald Maass Literary Agency.

Portuguese rights to Aggie Blum Thompson’s YOU DESERVE TO KNOW, to Porto, by Estel Margenat at International Editors & Yanez, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier at Donald Maass Literary Agency.

Spanish rights to Jo Walton’s EVERYBODY’S PERFECT, by Estel Margenat at International Editors & Yanez, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier at Donald Maass Literary Agency, for Cameron McClure.

Thai rights to Robert Jackson Bennett’s THE FOUNDERS TRILOGY, to Jamsai, by Thansinee Jittamanonkul at The Grayhawk Agency, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier at Donald Maass Literary Agency, for Cameron McClure.

Ukrainian rights Micaiah Johnson’s THE SPACE BETWEEN WORLDS, to Lobster, by Tamara Vukicevic at Prava i Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier at Donald Maass Literary Agency, for Cameron McClure.

Ukrainian rights to Aggie Blum Thompson’s SUCH A LOVELY FAMILY, YOU DESERVE TO KNOW, and THE NEIGHBORS ARE WATCHING, to Family Leisure Club, by Nada Popovic at Prava i Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier at Donald Maass Literary Agency.

 September 30, 2026  Tagged with: , , , , ,

Deal: Tamsyn Muir

Sep 032026
 

Cover for Floralinda by Tamsyn Muir. Cover features a young blonde woman on the right of frame perched atop a pile of decapitated heads and weaponry from assorted monsters and persons. She is looking out into the distance where a lonely moss-covered tower stands. A fairy floats in the middle of the frame, above the text: "Princess, Captive, Wildlife"Tor Publishing has acquired a new novel, FLORALINDA, from Tamsyn Muir, the New York Times bestselling author of the Locked Tomb series. Set to be published on July 27, 2027 by Tor Books (and simultaneously by Tor Nightfire UK) this full-length novel will be Muir’s first in five years, and her first novel outside the widely-beloved Locked Tomb series! Floralinda branches out into the world of fairy tale, showing what happens when a princess in a tower doesn’t get rescued by a brave and charming prince, and instead has to rescue herself. The novel is a massive expansion of Muir’s 2019 short fiction Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower, previously published by Subterranean Press. Jennifer Jackson handled the deal for Floralinda, which was acquired under exclusive submission by Tor Senior Editor Carl Engle-Laird.

THE TOWER BROUGHT THEM TOGETHER.

TRUE LOVE MADE THEM WORSE.

The princess in the tower is a classic for a reason. Witch kidnaps princess. Witch puts princess in tower guarded by monsters. Prince kills monsters, rescues princess: happily ever after, roll credits. Princess Floralinda’s story goes a little differently.

Read an excerpt at Cosmopolitan!

 September 3, 2026  Tagged with: ,

August Subsidiary Deals

Aug 312026
 

a pair of black ear budsAudio rights to Ada Palmer’s AND LOKI IN HIS PRISON and AND ODIN IN HIS TREE, the Norse duology, to Brian Sweany at Recorded Books, in a two-book deal, by Katie Shea Boutillier for Cameron McClure.

 August 31, 2026  Tagged with: , , ,

August Translation Deals

Aug 312026
 

Bulgarian rights to Aggie Blum Thompson’s YOU DESERVE TO KNOW, to Enthusiast, by  Tamara Vukićević  at Prava i Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier.

Catalan rights to New York Times bestselling author Martha Wells’ EXIT STRATEGY and NETWORK EFFECT, books 4 and 5 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.

Chinese (simplified) rights to Nebula and Locus Award winning author Thomas Ha’s UNCERTAIN SONS AND OTHER STORIES, to Sichuan Science Fiction World (SFW), by Alyssa Wu at Grayhawk Agency for Michael Curry.

Czech rights to Miranda Lyn’s HIDE THE WITCHES, to Swan, by Nada Popovic at Prava I Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier.

Georgian rights to New York Times bestselling author Martha Wells’ ALLSYSTEMS RED and ARTIFICIAL CONDITION, the first two books in The Murderbot Diaries, to Medusa Books, by Nada Popovic at Prava i prevodi in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

Polish rights to Aggie Blum Thompson’s YOU DESERVE TO KNOW, to KDW, by Tamara Vukićević at Prava i Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier.

Polish rights to Gretchen Powell Fox’s Shattered Crown series, to Poznańskie, in a three-book deal, by Nada Popovic at Prava I Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier.

Polish rights to Melissa K. Roehrich’s Legacy series, to Niezwykle, in a four-book deal, by Nada Popović at Prava i Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier.

Romanian rights to Aggie Blum Thompson’s YOU DESERVE TO KNOW, to Blue Dot Books, by Nada Popović at Prava i Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier.

Spanish rights to New York Times bestselling author Martha Wells’ NETWORK EFFECT and FUGITIVE TELEMETRY, the fifth and sixth books in the New York Times bestselling Murderbot Diaries series, to Hidra, by Elena Rodríguez at International Editors & Yáñez Co’ S.L. in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

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July Translation Deals

Jul 312026
 

Arabic rights to Aggie Blum Thompson’s YOU DESERVE TO KNOW, to Falak  (Saudi Arabia), by Iklele Montaser at Bears Factor Literary Agency, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier.

French rights to Nebula Award winner Premee Mohamed’s THE SIEGE OF BURNING GRASS, to L’Atalante, by Sarah Dray at Anna Jarota Agency in association with Michael Curry.

German rights to Elle Madison and Robin D. Mahle’s The Frostbound Court series, to Von Morgen, in a three-book deal, by Sarah Knofius at Thomas Schlueck Agency, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier.

Turkish renewal rights to New York Times bestselling author Tamsyn Muir’s GIDEON THE NINTH, the first book in the Locked Tomb series, to Ithaki, by Ayşenur Tural at AnatoliaLit Agency in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

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June Translation Deals

Jun 302026
 

Czech rights to Melissa K. Roehrich’s TEMPEST OF WRATH AND VENGEANCE, to Albatros Media, by Nada Popovic at Prava I Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier.

Polish rights to Robert McCammon’s THE RIVER OF SOULS, to Vesper (Poland), by Prava I Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Cameron McClure.

 

 June 30, 2026  Tagged with: , , ,

Deal: Katy Laird

Jun 292026
 

Katy Laird’s debut OCCULT ENTERTAINMENT, a Squid Games meets Backrooms horror in which a down-on-her-luck mother competes in a reality TV show where each challenge is a deadly occult ritual, to Troix Jackson at Nightfire, in a good deal, in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, by Kiana Nguyen (world English).

 June 29, 2026  Tagged with: ,
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