May 152026
 

Eighteen-year-old Evelyn Werth is trapped in what feels like a never-ending nightmare. She’s the only person onboard Aloha Airways Flight 1333 who’s stuck in a 28-minute time loop, one that repeats over and over again. During each loop, four things always happen:

1. The Internet goes out and the pilot warns of upcoming turbulence.
2. There are five minutes of moderate shaking.
3. A woman in the very last row collapses.
4. The plane tilts forward and begins to nosedive.

When Orion James –the cute boy who’s been asleep the entirety of each cycle– wakes, it triggers an alarming change in the events Evelyn has come to count on. As the two grow closer and learn to trust each other, they discover there’s more to the loop than they initially realized. They must find the hidden clues, piece together the moving puzzle, and save everyone onboard –before it’s too late.

May 112026
 

Jackie Dinas and Alexandra Sunshine at Kensington acquired, in a four-book deal, North American rights to the Fallen series by Melissa K. Roehrich (pictured l.) from Katie Shea Boutillier. The series, per the publisher, “is a sweeping enemies-to-lovers romantasy epic that follows a royal heiress and a vengeful warrior forced into uneasy proximity as they embark on a dangerous quest to recover a lost dragon egg—one prophesied to save their dying realm.” The first book is scheduled to publish in fall 2027.

Apr 302026
 

a pair of black ear budsAudio rights to Robert McCammon’s SHOPPE OF OLDE CURIOSITIES, a short story collection, to Louise Quayle at Audible by Katie Shea Boutillier at Donald Maass Literary Agency, for Cameron McClure (World English).

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.

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

Apr 232026
 

Booklist just released their Top Ten YA Debuts for 2026 and we’re thrilled to see the following DMLA titles included in the roundup!

Out of Air by Rachel Reiss

A deep-sea dive into a breathtaking cave leaves Phoebe and the Salt Squad cursed in this artful thriller full of airtight tension and robust character development.

All the Noise at Once by DeAndra Davis

Black and autistic Aiden wants nothing more than to play football with his quarterback brother, Brandon, but an incident with the police challenges the brothers’ dynamic in this heartfelt story about connection and collective action.

Apr 152026
 

cover of Rain of Shadows and EndingsDMLA is proud to congratulate Melissa Roehrich as RAIN OF SHADOWS AND ENDINGS debuts on not one, but two bestseller lists! The title rings in at #36 on USA Today and #9 on the New York Times Hardcover!

Apr 132026
 

DMLA congratulates LJ Andrews as HEIR OF TWISTED LIES hits #100 on the USA Today’s Bestsellers List!

Their love is the only thing that can save them from a cursed fate in the next dramatic installment in the bestselling Broken Souls and Bones series.

Apr 072026
 

A Splintered Kingdom

An ancient grudge has kept humans and the magical races of Arcanis at odds for centuries. The Arcane Crucible, a legendary series of trials that occurs every 25 years, offers a chance for peace.

A Haunted Warrior

Elyria Lightbreaker, once a celebrated fae war hero, is a shadow of her former self. Drowning in grief after losing the man she loved to the previous Crucible, now she must rise to stop his sister from falling to the same fate.

A Vengeful Knight

Hardened by loss and fueled by hate, Cedric Thorne’s lifelong goal to conquer the Crucible on humanity’s behalf is finally within reach. The only problem? Getting through the trials alive means working with Elyria—the very fae he blames for his parents’ deaths.

An Unwinnable Challenge

With alliances fragile as spun glass and betrayal lurking at every turn, Elyria and Cedric must navigate deadly trials that test their strength, spirit, and magic… as well as their increasingly complex feelings for each other.

This is the Arcane Crucible.

Apr 062026
 

Booklist: Groundhog Day meets Murder on the Orient Express in this audacious airborne thriller that’s sure to have you on the edge of your aisle seat. Evelyn and Orion are two teens on a flight home from Hawaii who are running from problems in their daily lives. But when they find themselves reliving the same terrifying 28 minutes over and over, our heroes must team up to save a plane full of passengers from a deadly time loop. Writer and scuba diver Reiss (Out of Air, 2025) brings her tight plotting and vivid characterization to a more contained setting than her underwater debut, but her ability to wring tension out of a plot structure that repeats the same beats is genuinely impressive. Readers with a fear of flying and an aversion to gore should steer clear, but anyone seeking a metaphysical page-turner for their layover should rush to the nearest Hudson Books to buy the latest work from this exciting new voice in YA suspense.