Congratulations to Premee Mohamed on having TWO titles named winners in the 2025 Aurora Awards! Her works, THE SIEGE OF BURNING GRASS (Solaris) won Best Novel and THE BUTCHER OF THE FOREST (Tordotcom) won the Best Novelette/Novella category!
THE LIBRARY AT HELLEBORE by Cassandra Khaw is an instant USA today bestseller, debuting at #42 on the list! Congratulations, Cassandra!!!
Czech rights to Katherine Addison’s THE WITNESS FOR THE DEAD, to Dobrovsky, by Milena Kaplarevic at Prava I Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Cameron McClure.
French rights to Robert Jackson Bennett’s The Founders series, omnibus edition, to Albin Michel, by Sarah Dray at Anna Jarota Agency on behalf of Katie Shea for Cameron McClure.
French rights to Annika Marin’s BREAKING THE BILLIONAIRE’S RULES, to BMR, by Sarah Dray at Anna Jarota Agency, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Cameron McClure.
French rights to New York Times bestselling author Martha Wells’ QUEEN DEMON, the second book in The Rising World, to L’Atalante, by Sarah Dray at Anna Jarota Agency in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.
French rights to Nebula Award finalist Kerstin Hall’s ASUNDER, to Eilean Books, by Sarah Dray at Anna Jarota Agency in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.
Greek rights to New York Times bestselling author Martha Wells’ ALL SYSTEMS RED and ARTIFICIAL CONDITION, the first and second books in The Murderbot Diaries, to Fantastikos Kosmos, by Milena Kaplarević at Prava i prevodi in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.
Greek rights Robert McCammon’s SWAN SONG, to Klidarithmos, by Milena Kaplarevic at Prava I Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Cameron McClure.
Hungarian rights to Gretchen Powell Fox’s SMOKE AND SCAR and SPLINTERED KINGDOM, to Konyvmolykepzo, by Milena Kaplarevic at Prava I Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier.
Polish rights to LJ Andrews’ Ever Seas series, to KDW, in a five-book deal, at auction, by Prava I Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier.
Romanian rights to LJ Andrews’ THE EVER KING and THE EVER QUEEN, to Litera, by Milena Kaplarevic at Prava I Prevodi, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier.
Spanish rights to LJ Andrews’ The Ever Seas series, to Atico de los Libros, in a three-book deal, by Elena Rodriguez at International Editors & Yanez, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier.
Spanish audio rights to LJ Andrews’ The Ever Seas series, to Roseann Lake at Recorded Books, in a three-book deal, by Elena Rodriguez at International Editors & Yanez, on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier.
We are over the moon to see Cassandra Khaw’s latest title, THE LIBRARY AT HELLEBORE, included in the July lineup for LibraryReads Pick! Thank you librarians!
This deeply dark academia novel from USA Today bestselling author Cassandra Khaw is perfect for fans of A Deadly Education and An Education in Malice who are hungry for something more diabolical.
THE LIBRARY AT HELLEBORE is more metal than I’ll ever be and too cool for most of you. You’ve been warned.” ―Olivie Blake, New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six
The Hellebore Technical Institute for the Gifted is the premier academy for the dangerously powerful: the Anti-Christs and Ragnaroks, the world-eaters and apocalypse-makers.
Hellebore promises redemption, acceptance, and a normal life after graduation. At least, that’s what Alessa Li is told after she’s kidnapped and forcibly enrolled.
But the Institute is more than just a haven for monsters. On graduation day, the faculty embark on a ravenous rampage, feasting on their students. Trapped in the school’s cavernous library, Alessa and her surviving classmates must do something they were never taught: work together.
If they don’t, this school will eat them alive…
Cassandra Khaw’s THE LIBRARY AT HELLEBORE is a July Indie Next Pick! Congratulations, Cassandra!
“This is the punk rock, eldritch god, carnage-fueled battle royale dark academia that makes partial decapitation look like an amateur sandbox. The Library at Hellebore is more metal than I’ll ever be and too cool for most of you.” ―Olivie Blake, New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six
Coming tomorrow to an independent bookstore near you!
Exciting news: THE LIBRARY AT HELLEBORE by Cassandra Khaw has made Paste Magazine’s Most Anticipated Horror Books of Summer 2025 list stating “Cassandra Khaw is one of the finest prose stylists in all of horror, but they’re also brilliant when it comes to twisting concepts we think we understand into something. The Library of Hellebore starts with a great hook, the idea of a school where all the world’s monsters are educated and redeemed, then shifts into survival horror mode as the students face being eaten alive. Throw in one of the best minds in horror, and you’ve got something you don’t want to miss.”
Congratulations, Cassandra!!
Audio rights to Athena Giles’ WAVES TAKE YOUR BONES, to Emily Loughran at Tantor Media, by Katie Shea Boutillier (world English).
Audio rights to P.S.C. Willis’ CRYING OUT FOR MAGIC, to Emily Loughran at Tantor Media, by Katie Shea Boutillier (world English).
Audio rights to Nicole Maggi’s A MURDER IN ZION and LOST IN YELLOWSTONE, to Emily Loughran at Tantor Media, in a two-book deal, by Katie Shea Boutillier for Anne Tibbets (World English).
Audio rights to Robert McCammon’s Matthew Corbett series, to Anji Cornette at Graphic Audio, in a multi-book deal, by Katie Shea Boutillier for Cameron McClure.
Audio rights to Melissa 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).
Martha Wells renewed audio rights on novellas ALL SYSTEMS RED and ARTIFICIAL CONDITION, the first two books in the New York Times bestselling Murderbot Diaries, now an Apple+ series. Brian Sweany at Recorded Books secured the rights in a pre-empt in a major deal negotiated by Jennifer Jackson and Michael Curry.
DMLA is proud to congratulate the following clients on the recognition of their talent as nominees of the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction :
* Vajra Chandrasekera for RAKESFALL
* Nalo Hopkinson for BLACKHEART MAN
* Eden Robins for REMEMBER YOU WILL DIE
This award is intended to recognize those writers Ursula spoke of in her 2014 National Book Awards speech—realists of a larger reality, who can imagine real grounds for hope and see alternatives to how we live now.
This year, eight shortlisted books were chosen by the Ursula K. Le Guin Foundation following a public nomination process.
Library Journal: Jumping in time between the survivors’ stand-off and the period before the attack, the back and forth builds out the world of the school, characters, and relationships at the heart of this story while also ratcheting up the urgency and terror. Khaw’s brutal novel is more than an action-packed race against time, it is also an honest, endearing, and emotional ode to friendship, as well as a clever story about power.
VERDICT Engaging, visceral, and a lot of fun. Fans of A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik or I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones will find a lot to enjoy here, and it’s a nightmare come true for those who love Scott Hawkins’s modern cult classic The Library at Mount Char.