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Deal : Jim Butcher

Jun 262026
 

Podium Publishing has secured trade print rights to #1 New York Times bestseller Jim Butcher’s THE LAW, originally released in a limited edition by Subterranean Press. This new edition will pair with the recently released OUT LAW. Taking place after the events of BATTLE GROUND, THE LAW is a novella in the popular Dresden Files series. Kate Runde acquired the rights in negotiation with Jennifer Jackson.

 June 26, 2026  Tagged with: ,

Amazon’s Best SFF of 2026

Jun 192026
 

Excited to see that both PLATFORM DECAY by Martha Wells and TWELVE MONTHS by Jim Butcher are part of this amazing line up of Amazon’s Best Science Fiction Fantasy for 2026!

 

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2025 Nebula Awards Winners

Jun 122026
 

Congratulations to DMLA authors Thomas Ha and Martha Wells for their 2025 Nebula Award wins!

Best Novelette

  • “Uncertain Sons”, by Thomas Ha (Uncertain Sons)

Ray Bradbury Nebula Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation

  • Murderbot: Season One, by Chris Weitz & Paul Weitz (Apple TV+)
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2026 Ignyte Award Finalists

Jun 112026
 

The 2026 Ignyte Award finalists have been announced, and we’re thrilled to see some DMLA names on the list!

Outstanding Novel: Adult

  • A Song of Legends Lost – M. H. Ayinde (Saga Press)

Outstanding Novelette

  • Uncertain Sons – Thomas Ha (Undertow Publications)

The Ember Award
(for unsung contributions to genre)

  • Martha Wells
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May Translation Deals

May 312026
 

Arabic rights to Katherine Addison’s THE GOBLIN EMPEROR, to Wahet Al Kotob (Egypt), by Ruqaya Tareq at Bears Factor Literary Agency, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Cameron McClure.

Czech rights to Gretchen Powell Fox’s SMOKE AND SCAR and SPLINTERED KINGDOM to Grada by Nada Popovic at Prava I Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier.

Polish rights to Kel Kade’s RITUAL OF RUIN and SANCTUM OF THE SOUL, to Fabryka Slow (Poland), by Nada Popovic at Prava I Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Cameron McClure.

Turkish rights to New York Times bestselling author Martha Wells’ EMILY AND THE HOLLOW WORLD and EMILY AND THE SKY WORLD, to Ithaki, by Ayşenur Tural at AnatoliaLit Agency in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

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PLATFORM DECAY by Martha Wells is an instant bestseller!

May 152026
 

We’re over the Sanctuary Moon to announce that the newest Murderbot Diaries book – PLATFORM DECAY – by Martha Wells landed at #8 on the New York Times Hardcover Fiction Bestseller list and reached #9 on the Combined Print and E-book list!

It also came in at #8 on the USA Today list and #6 on the National Indie Bestseller list!

Congratulations, Martha!
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2026 Hugo Awards Finalists

May 082026
 

Congratulations to all the DMLA authors named as finalists in the 2026 Hugo Awards!

Best Novel

  • A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett (Del Rey; Hodderscape)

Best Novelette

  • “Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy” by Martha Wells (Reactor, July 10, 2025)

Best Short Story

  • “In My Country” by Thomas Ha (Clarkesworld, Issue 223)

Best Series

  • The Chronicles of Osreth by Katherine Addison (Tor US; Solaris UK; Subterranean)
  • White Space by Elizabeth Bear (Saga Press; Gollancz)

Best Related Work

  • Inventing the Renaissance by Ada Palmer (University of Chicago Press US, Head of Zeus UK)

Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form

  • Murderbot: “All Systems Red”, written by Paul Weitz & Chris Weitz, directed by Roseanne Liang, based on the book All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Apple TV)
  • Murderbot: “The Perimeter”, written Chris Weitz & Paul Weitz, directed by Paul Weitz, based on the book All Systems Red by Martha Wells (Apple TV)

Best Semiprozine

  • The Deadlands, publisher Sean Markey, editor in chief E. Catherine Tobler, poetry editor Nicasio Andres Reed, nonfiction editor David Gilmore, necromancer Amanda Downum, art director Cory Skerry, copy editors Laura Blackwell and Annika Barranti Klein, proofreader Josephine Stewart, designer Christine M. Scott, and social media skeleton Felicia Martínez
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2026 Locus Award Finalists

May 062026
 

The 2026 Locus Award Finalists were announced and we’re thrilled to see so many DMLA authors included!

SCIENCE FICTION NOVELS

  • The Folded Sky, Elizabeth Bear (Saga; Gollancz)

FANTASY NOVELS

  • The Tomb of Dragons, Katherine Addison (Tor; Solaris UK)
  • A Drop of Corruption, Robert Jackson Bennett (Del Rey; Hodderscape)
  • Queen Demon, Martha Wells (Tor)

HORROR NOVELS

  • The Library at Hellebore, Cassandra Khaw (Nightfire; Titan UK)

FIRST NOVELS

  • A Song of Legends Lost, M.H. Ayinde (Orbit UK; Saga)

NOVELLAS

  • The Orb of Cairado, Katherine Addison (Subterranean)

NOVELETTES

  • “The Witch and the Wyrm“, Elizabeth Bear (Reactor 2/26/25)
  • “Uncertain Sons“, Thomas Ha (Uncertain Sons)

SHORT STORIES

  • “In My Country“, Thomas Ha (Clarkesworld 4/25)

COLLECTION

  • Uncertain Sons and Other Stories, Thomas Ha (Undertow)
  • One Message Remains, Premee Mohamed (Psychopomp)
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Murderbot Diaries: PLATFORM DECAY by Martha Wells

May 052026
 

Having someone else support your bad decision feels kind of good.

After volunteering to run a rescue mission, Murderbot realizes that it will have to spend significant time with a bunch of humans it doesn’t know.

Including human children. Ugh.

This may well call for… eye contact!

 May 5, 2026  Tagged with: ,
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