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April Translation Deals

Apr 302026
 

Catalan rights to Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction winner Vajra Chandrasekera’s RAKESFALL, to Chronos, by Elena Rodríguez at International Editors & Yáñez Co’ S.L. in association with Michael Curry.

Czech rights to Katherine Addison’s THE GRIEF OF STONES to Dobrovsky, by Nada Popovic at Prava I Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Cameron McClure.

French rights to Seamus Sullivan’s DAEDALUS IS DEAD to  Elysande, by Sarah Dray at Anna Jarota Agency, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Cameron McClure.

Portuguese (Brazil) rights to New York Times bestselling author Martha Wells’ WITCH KING and QUEEN DEMON, the first two books in the Rising World trilogy, to Editora Alta Books, by Cristina Purchio at International Editors’ Co. in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

Portuguese rights to Melissa K. Roehrich’s Legacy series, to Guerra & Paz, in a two-book deal, by Elena Rodriguez at International Editors & Yanez, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier.

Spanish rights to Robert Jackson Bennett’s THE DIVINE CITIES SERIES to Hidra, in a three-book deal, by Elena Rodriguez at  International Editors & Yanez, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Cameron McClure.

Spanish rights to Nebula Award finalist Kerstin Hall’s ASUNDER to Duermevela, by Elena Rodríguez at International Editors & Yáñez Co’ S.L. in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

Deal: Ada Palmer

Apr 292026
 

photo of author Ada PalmerHistorian at University of Chicago and award-winning author of INVENTING THE RENAISSANCE Ada Palmer’s untitled book on censorship, unpacking our many false assumptions about what it is and how it operates, and providing a roadmap for thoughtful resistance, based in part on a museum exhibit and series of films exploring censorship during information revolutions, to Dan Gerstle at Norton, in a pre-empt, for World excluding the UK, by Cameron McClure.

Deal: E.B. Asher

Apr 282026
 
Author photo of Austin Siegemund-Broka and Emily Wibberley.

Photo credit: Sue Grubman

Bridget Morrissey, Emily Wibberley, and Austin Siegemund-Broka writing as E.B. Asher’s LAST NIGHT IN LYRIS, pitched as The Hangover meets THE ATLAS SIX, in which three magical university dropouts might be the only ones who can save the school and the city from a curse that’s been cast the night before graduation—if they can remember what they did last night, to Priyanka Krishnan at Avon, for publication in fall 2027, by Taylor Haggerty at Root Literary for Morrissey and Katie Shea Boutillier at Donald Maass Literary Agency for Wibberley and Siegemund-Broka (world).

Film/TV: Olivia Fanaro and Maialie Fitzpatrick at UTA

March Audio Deals

Mar 312026
 

a pair of black ear budsMelissa K Roehrich’s RAIN OF SHADOWS AND ENDINGS, STORM OF SECRETS AND SORROW and TEMPEST OF WRATH AND VENGEANCE, books 1-3 of the Legacy series,  to Anji Cornette at GraphicAudio, in a very nice deal, by Katie Shea Boutillier (NA).

March Translation Deals

Mar 312026
 

Bulgarian rights to Robert Sheckley’s STORE OF INFINITY to Alto, by Tamara Vukicevic at Prava i Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Cameron McClure.

Czech audio rights to New York Times bestselling author Martha Wells’ ROGUE PROTOCOL, EXIT STRATEGY, NETWORK EFFECT, FUGITIVE TELEMETRY, and SYSTEM COLLAPSE, books 3-7 in The Murderbot Diaries, to OneHotBook, by Nada Popovic at Prava i prevodi in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

French renewal rights to New York Times bestselling author Anne Bishop’s MARKED IN FLESH and ETCHED IN BONE, the fourth and fifth books in the Others series, to Bragelonne, by Sarah Dray at Anna Jarota Agency in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

French omnibus 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, to Editions L’Atalante, by Sarah Dray at Anna Jarota Agency in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

German rights to J.M. Kearl’s THE ASSASSIN’S WAY, to Piper, at auction, in a three-book deal, by Sarah Knofius at Thomas Schlueck Agency, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier at Donald Maass Literary Agency.

Japanese rights to New York Times bestselling author Martha Wells’ PLATFORM DECAY, the eighth book in the Murderbot Diaries series, to Tokyo Sogensha, by Shreya De Sousa at The English Agency (Japan) in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

Ukrainian rights to British Fantasy Award winner Simon Jimenez’s THE SPEAR CUTS THROUGH WATER, to Athena, by Tamara Vukićević at Prava i Prevodi in association with Michael Curry.

 

Deal: Matthew Hubbard

Mar 302026
 

Matthew Hubbard’s HOW TO BREAK HIS HEART, pitched as Heated Rivalry meets How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, following two collegiate hockey teammates with a complicated history of hooking up; one wants to make the other fall in love using romance tropes for a lit paper, and the other wants to break his heart for a psychology project, only real feelings get in the way of their mastermind schemes, to Katie Holt at Saturday Books, in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, for publication in fall 2027, by Katie Shea Boutillier (world English).

February Translation Deals

Feb 282026
 

Czech rights to New York Times bestselling author Martha Wells’ PLATFORM DECAY, the eighth book in The Murderbot Diaries, to Dobrovsky, by Nada Popovic at Prava i prevodi in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

French rights to New York Times bestselling author Martha Wells’ PLATFORM DECAY, the eighth book in The Murderbot Diaries, to Editions L’Atalante, by Sarah Dray at Anna Jarota Agency in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

German rights to Melissa K. Roehrich’s Avonleya series, to Vajona, in a two-book deal, by Sarah Knofius at Thomas Schlueck Agency, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier.

Latvian rights to New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher’s STORM FRONT, FOOL MOON, GRAVE PERIL, and SUMMER KNIGHT, the first four books of The Dresden Files, to Prometejs, by Tamara Vukićević at Prava i Prevodi in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

Slovene rights to New York Times bestselling author Martha Wells’ NETWORK EFFECT and FUGITIVE TELEMETRY, the fifth and sixth books in The Murderbot Diaries, to Aktivni Mediji, by Tamara Vukićević at Prava i Prevodi in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

Spanish rights to Ronald Malfi’s THE HIVE and COME WITH ME, to Lubre, by Elena Rodriguez at International Editors & Yanez, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Cameron McClure.

Ukranian rights to Sue Burke’s INTERFERENCE, to Lobster, by Tamara Vukićević at Prava I Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Jennie Goloboy.

 

Deal: Premee Mohamed

Feb 272026
 

Nebula Award and World Fantasy Award winner Premee Mohamed’s WICKHILLS, a spy thriller pitched as Cold War-era John le Carre meets Gormenghast, to Eli Goldman at Tor, with Jonathan Strahan editing, in a two-book deal, for publication in fall 2026, by Michael Curry (World English).

January Subsidiary Deals

Jan 312026
 

a pair of black ear budsAudio rights to Alex Bledsoe’s WHILE THE CITY NEVER SLEEPS, about a pair of honest cops investigating a mob hit while a ruthless gangland fixer, a crusading journalist, a crime lord, and a vigilante all complicate matters, before they come together for a mysterious festival where all questions may be answered—if anyone survives  to Stefan Rudnicki at Skyboat Media, by Katie Shea Boutillier on behalf of Anne Tibbets (world English).

January Translation Deals

Jan 312026
 

Arabic rights to New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher’s FURIES OF CALDERON, the first book in the Codex Alera series, to Aser Al-Kotob, by Ruqaya Tareq at Bears Factor in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

Arabic rights to Robert McCammon’s STINGER, to Aser Al-Kotob by Ruqaya Tareq at Bears Factor Literary Agency, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Cameron McClure.

Arabic rights to Brent Weeks’ THE BLACK PRISM, to Aser Al-Kotob by Ruqaya Tareq at Bears Factor Literary Agency, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Cameron McClure.

Czech rights to Kel Kade’s DRAGONS AND DEMONS and KNIGHT OF SHADOWS, to Fantom Print, in a two-book deal, by Nada Popovic at Prava I Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Cameron McClure.

Hebrew rights to New York Times bestselling author Anne Bishop’s LAKE SILENCE and WILD COUNTRY, both set in the world of the Others series, to Alma Books, by Beverley Levit at The Israeli Association Of Book Publishers Ltd in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

Hungarian rights to New York Times bestselling author Martha Wells’ FUGITIVE TELEMETRY and SYSTEM COLLAPSE, the sixth and seventh books in The Murderbot Diaries, to Fumax, by Nada Popovic at Prava i prevodi in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

Italian rights to Caitlin Starling’s THE STARVING SAINTS, to La Bottega dell’Invisibile by Stefania Fietta at Donzelli Fietta, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Caitlin McDonald.

Italian rights to Melissa K. Roehrich’s TEMPEST OF WRATH AND VENGEANCE and DAWN OF CHAOS AND FURY, to Sperling & Kupfer, in a two-book deal, by Stefania Fietta at Donzelli Fietta, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier.

Spanish rights to Melissa K Roehrich’s Legacy series, to Atico de los Libros, in a three-book deal, by Elena Rodriguez at International Editors & Yanez, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier.

UK and Commonwealth rights for JM Kearl’s vampire romance, THE ASSASSIN’S WAY, in a three-book deal, acquired by Rachel Winterbottom at Wayward TxF, excluding Canada, and exclusive Europe rights, from Katie Shea Boutillier.

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