Dear writers: Please be aware of ongoing scams by agent impersonators. Use extra caution with any unsolicited offers from agents. Reputable agents will not ask for upfront fees of any kind. For more information, look at sites such as Writer Beware (https://writerbeware.blog/). Please always check email addresses/spellings. All official emails from Donald Maass Literary Agency will come from an address that ends in @maassagency.com (2 A's, 2 S's in MAASS).

December Translation Deals

Dec 312018
 

Russian rights to the first two books in New York Times bestselling author Martha Wells’ Nebula and Hugo Award-winning The Murderbot Diaries series, ALL SYSTEMS RED and ARTIFICIAL CONDITION, to Eksmo, by Igor Korzhenevski at the Korzhenevski Agency in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

Arabic rights to New York Times bestselling author Martha Wells’ Nebula and Hugo Award-winning ALL SYSTEMS RED, the first book in The Murderbot Diaries, to Noura Al Noman at Makhtoota 5229, by Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

Czech rights to USA Today bestselling author Kaira Rouda’s THE FAVORITE DAUGHTER, to Dobrovsky by Milena Kaplarevic at Prava I Prevodi on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier.

Hebrew rights to Skye Warren’s THE PAWN, to Sifrut Shenogaat by Beverley Levit at The Book Publishers Association of Israel, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier.

Italian rights to World Fantasy, Nebula and Hugo Award-winning author Nnedi Okorafor’s WHO FEARS DEATH, to Mondadori, by Stefania Fietta at Donzelli Fietta in association with Katie Shea Boutillier for Donald Maass.

November Translation Deals

Nov 302018
 

Russian rights to Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka’s ALWAYS NEVER YOURS and IF I’M BEING HONEST, to AST, in a two-book deal, at auction, by Igor Korzhenevski at Alexander Korzhenevski Agency on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier.

Latvian rights to Martha Wells’ Nebula and Hugo Award-winning The Murderbot Diaries series (ALL SYSTEMS RED, ARTIFICIAL CONDITION, ROGUE PROTOCOL, and EXIT STRATEGY), to Prometejs AB, by Milena Kaplarevic at Prava i Prevodi in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

Czech rights to debut author Caitlin Starling’s THE LUMINOUS DEAD, to Pavel Dobrovsky , by Milena Kaplarevic at Prava I Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Caitlin McDonald.

Thai rights to Nnedi Okorafor’s WHO FEARS DEATH, to Amarin, by Itzel Hsu at The Grayhawk Agency on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier.

German rights to Robert McCammon’s MISTER SLAUGHTER, Book 3 of the Matthew Corbett series, to Luzifer (Germany), by Kathrin Nehm at Thomas Schlueck Agency on behalf of with Katie Shea Boutillier for Cameron McClure.

Portuguese rights (Portugal only) to New York Times bestselling author Anne Bishop’s WILD COUNTRY, a novel of the Others, to Saída de Emergência, by Maru de Montserrat at International Editors Co. in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

Polish rights to New York Times bestselling author Anne Bishop’s THE PILLARS OF THE WORLD, the first book in the Tir Alainn Trilogy, to Initium, by Milena Kaplarevic at Prava i Prevodi in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

Review: The Past And Other Things That Should Stay Buried by Shaun David Hutchinson

Nov 122018
 

Cover of The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried by Shaun David Hutchinson.Kirkus: When death stops working, avoiding a dead ex-best friend becomes impossible. Dino DeLuca and July Cooper were best friends. Then Dino started dating perfect—and perfectly handsome—Rafi Merza, and their duet dissolved, an end punctuated by July’s unexpected death. Kind of. As Dino is grieving privately by her corpse (the DeLuca’s have a funeral home) July wakes up from death as vocal as ever. Tandem with trying to keep her revenant status secret is analyzing why their once strong pact devolved into dislike. His answer: her jealousy. Her answer: his boyfriend. The truth: somewhere in the middle. Rafi is trans and has a group of friends diverse in ethnicity and sexual orientation who school brash, brassy July on sensitivities to marginalized people (her struggle with being labeled without nuance as “dead” lightheartedly mirrors that of the LGBTQ+ community). The quasi-linear overlap of Dino’s and July’s narratives demonstrate the difficulty in finding the reality between the two sides. Their voices (him: think the dry intellect of Juno circa 2007, her: the audience who rolled their eyes at Juno circa 2007) are as distinctly different as their perceived versions of the truth. Dino and July are both white, while Rafi is of Pakistani descent. The explanation of why deaths cease is underdeveloped but doesn’t stop this from being a decent romp. Unfortunately for Dino, Rafi outranks him in narrative allure. The dissection of a fractured friendship with a pretty fun post-mortem.

October Subsidiary Rights Deals

Oct 312018
 

a pair of black ear budsRobert Jackson Bennett’s VIGILANCE, a novella about an America that has permanently surrendered to paranoia, distrust, and gun violence, to Brian Sweany at Recorded Books, at auction, by Katie Shea Boutillier, for Cameron McClure.

Shaun David Hutchinson’s BRAVE FACE, to Tom Spain at Simon & Schuster Audio, by Katie Shea Boutillier.

October Translation Deals

Oct 312018
 

Russian rights to NYT bestselling author Robert McCammon’s BOY’S LIFE, SWAN SONG, THE BORDER, THE LISTENER and SPEAKS THE NIGHTBIRD, to Azbooka-Atticus, in a five-book deal, by Igor Korzhenevski at Alexander Korzhenevski Agency on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Cameron McClure.

Hungarian rights to Brent Weeks’s THE BLOOD MIRROR and THE BLACK PRISM renewal rights, to Konyvmolykepzo, by Milena Kaplarevic at Prava I Prevodi on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Donald Maass.

Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka’s ALWAYS NEVER YOURS, to Planeta Mexico, for world Spanish rights, by Amaiur Fernandez at International Editors’ on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier.

Korean rights to Martha Wells’ Nebula and Hugo Award-winning ALL SYSTEMS RED (Book 1 of The Murderbot Diaries series), to Alma Publishing Co., by Jackie Yang at the Eric Yang Agency in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

Starred Review: The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried by Shaun David Hutchinson

Oct 152018
 

Cover of The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried by Shaun David Hutchinson. Booklist: Get ready, because Hutchinson is going to knock your socks off with this new, deliciously bizarre novel. . .  His intelligent writing will seduce readers with its complex and spunky characters, lively dialogue, offbeat humor, and emotional depth.

September Translation Deals

Sep 302018
 

Italian rights to NYT bestselling author Skye Warren’s The Endgame series, to Triskell Edizioni, in a three-book deal, at auction, by Stefania Fietta at Donzelli Fietta on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier.

French renewal rights to NYT bestselling author Jim Butcher’s CURSOR’S FURY, the 3rd book in the Codex Alera series, to Bragelonne, by Robin Batet at the Anna Jarota Agency in association with Jennifer Jackson.

French renewal rights to NYT bestselling author Jim Butcher’s CAPTAIN’S FURY, the 4th book in the Codex Alera series, to Bragelonne, by Robin Batet at the Anna Jarota Agency in association with Jennifer Jackson.

German renewal rights to NYT bestselling author Jim Butcher’s Codex Alera series, FURIES OF CALDERON, ACADEM’S FURY, CURSOR’S FURY, CAPTAIN’S FURY, PRINCEPS’ FURY, and FIRST LORD’S FURY, to Blanvalet, by Nina Sievers at the Thomas Schlueck Agency in association with Jennifer Jackson.

French rights to Nnedi Okorafor’s BINTI NOVELLA TRILOGY, to ActuSF, in a three-book deal, by Robin Batet at Anna Jarota Agency, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Donald Maass.

Korean rights to World Fantasy, Nebula and Hugo Award-winning author Nnedi Okorafor’s BINTI, to Alma, by Jackie Yang at the Eric Yang Agency on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Donald Maass.

German rights to NYT bestselling author Annika Martin’s THE BILLIONAIRE’S WAKE-UP-CALL GIRL, to Lyx, by Sarah Knofius at Thomas Schlueck Agency on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier.

German rights to Martha Wells’  Hugo and Nebula Award-winning The Murderbot Diaries series (ALL SYSTEMS RED, ARTIFICIAL CONDITION, ROGUE PROTOCOL, and EXIT STRATEGY), to Heyne, at auction, by Sarah Knofius at the Thomas Schlueck Agency in association with Jennifer Jackson and Michael Curry.

 

UK Deal: Carissa Ann Lynch

Sep 052018
 

Author photo of Carissa Ann Lynch.Carissa Ann Lynch’s MY SISTER IS MISSING, when a young woman returns home so that her sister can share secret that needs to be told in-person, she disappears, leaving her alone with her niece and nephew, and as clues start to unravel it makes her wonder if her sister is not only the victim of a crime, but also the perpetrator, to Charlotte Ledger at Killer Reads, in a two-book deal, for publication in Summer 2019, by Katie Shea Boutillier.

Murdered at 17 by Christine Conradt

Jul 032018
 

Cover of Murdered at 17 by Christine Conradt.In this suspenseful and romantic teen thriller based on the “can’t pull your eyes away” series on Lifetime, one girl discovers that trusting the wrong person could have deadly consequences.

Pretty and popular, seventeen-year-old Brooke Emerson is the envy of her classmates—and even some of her closest friends. But while she seems to have it all, Brooke has never felt so lost.

Ever since she sustained a head injury during a cheerleading stunt the previous year, she’s suffered from a disorder that causes her to fly into uncontrollable, sometimes violent rages. As hard as she tries to keep it together, she finds herself in danger of jeopardizing her seemingly perfect life.

It isn’t until Brooke meets Jake, a handsome and charismatic stranger, that she feels like she’s found someone who not only understands her, but accepts her for who she is. As tempting as it is to get swept up in the romance, she can’t help but feel like something in their relationship isn’t quite right.

When her best friend is brutally murdered, Brooke has no choice but to depend on her new love…especially because she’s worried that she might be the killer.

Review: Always Never Yours by Austin Siegemund-Broka and Emily Wibberley

Jun 212018
 

Cover of Always Never Yours by Austin Siegemund-Broka and Emily Wibberley.VOYA: Bold flirt and theatre director Megan prefers to be behind the scenes, but must take one acting credit to get into her dream college. Hoping to get the smallest part in her schools’ performance of Romeo and Juliet, she is stunned to find herself cast as the lead—and Romeo is not only her ex, but also her best friend’s current boyfriend.

Like a modern-day Rosaline, Megan tends to be the girl that guys date right before they find true love. Megan agrees to help budding playwright Owen Okita with his latest play in exchange for his help getting the attention of hot stagehand Will. Time with Owen becomes an increasingly enjoyable respite from school, family, and social stress. With her divorced father’s new family growing, it seems his new life does not include her. Her constant flirting with Owen could turn the newfound friendship into something bigger—but at what cost?

There are plenty of Romeo and Juliet-inspired YA books that only use the device as an initial hook. Always Never Yours, however, entwines the play throughout the plot, the characters, and the settings. It is refreshing to see a female character portrayed as fearless and comfortable with her own physicality. Glimpses into her vulnerability help keep Megan from being over the top. Supporting characters include a realistically diverse group of friends, and their interactions are authentic. Fans of Jenny Han and Kasie West will root for Megan’s happiness

 Older Entries  Newer Entries