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2018 Nebula Awards Finalists

Feb 252019
 

Congratulations to all the DMLA authors who made the 2018 Nebula Awards Finalist list!

NOVEL
Witchmark by C.L. Polk (Tor.com Publishing)

NOVELLA
Alice Payne Arrives by Kate Heartfield (Tor.com Publishing)
Artificial Condition by Martha Wells (Tor.com Publishing)

NOVELETTE
The Only Harmless Great Thing by Brooke Bolander (Tor.com Publishing)
“The Substance of My Lives, The Accidents of Our Births” by Jose Pablo Iriarte (Lightspeed 1/18)

GAME WRITING
The Road to Canterbury by Kate Heartfield (Choice of Games)

THE ANDRE NORTON AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING YOUNG ADULT SCIENCE FICTION OR FANTASY BOOK
Dread Nation by Justina Ireland (Balzer + Bray)

2018 Locus Recommended Reading List

Feb 192019
 

Congratulations to all the DMLA authors who made the 2018 Locus Recommended Reading list!

NOVELS – SCIENCE FICTION
Revenant Gun, Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris US; Solaris UK)

NOVELS – FANTASY
The Monster Baru Cormorant, Seth Dickinson (Tor)
Temper, Nicky Drayden (Harper Voyager US)
Foundryside, Robert Jackson Bennett (Crown; Jo Fletcher)
Deep Roots, Ruthanna Emrys (Tor.com Publishing)
Creatures of Want and Ruin, Molly Tanzer (John Joseph Adams)

NOVELS – HORROR
The Listener, Robert McCammon (Cemetery Dance)

YOUNG ADULT NOVELS
The Agony House, Cherie Priest & Tara O’Connor (Levine)
Dread Nation, Justina Ireland (Balzer + Bray)

FIRST NOVELS
Semoisis, Sue Burke (Tor)
Armed in Her Fashion, Kate Heartfield (ChiZine)
Witchmark, C.L. Polk (Tor.com Publishing)

COLLECTIONS
Brief Cases, Jim Butcher (Ace; Orbit UK)

NOVELLAS
Artificial Condition, Martha Wells (Tor.com Publishing)
Rogue Protocol, Martha Wells (Tor.com Publishing)

NOVELETTES
“Okay, Glory”, Elizabeth Bear (Twelve Tomorrows)
“No Flight Without the Shatter”, Brooke Bolander (Tor.com 8/15/18)
The Only Harmless Great Thing, Brooke Bolander (Tor.com Publishing)

SHORT STORIES
“The Starship and the Temple Cat”, Yoon Ha Lee (Beneath Ceaseless Skies 2/1/18)
“Contingency Plans for the Apocalypse”, S.B. Divya (Uncanny 1–2/18)
“Mother of Invention”, Nnedi Okorafor (Future Tense)

January Translation Deals

Jan 312019
 

French rights to New York Times bestselling author Anne Bishop’s WILD COUNTRY, a novel of the Others, to Bragelonne, by Robin Batet at the Anna Jarota Agency in association with Michael Curry for Jennifer Jackson.

French rights to Hugo and Nebula award-winning author Nnedi Okorafor’s AKATA WITCH, to L’école des Loisirs, by Robin Batet at Anna Jarota Agency on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Donald Maass.

German rights to Robert McCammon’s BOY’S LIFE, to Luzifer, by Kathrin Nehm at Thomas Schlueck Agency on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Cameron McClure.

Catalan rights to Cassandra’s Khaw’s British Fantasy Award-nominated HAMMERS ON BONE, a Persons Non Grata novella, to Mai Més, by Amaiur Fernández at International Editors Co. for Michael Curry

German rights to Micaiah Johnson’s THE SPACE BETWEEN WORLDS, to Droeme, by Kathrin Nehm at Thomas Schlueck Agency on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Cameron McClure.

French rights to C.L. Polk’s WITCHMARK, to MxM Bookmark by Robin Batet at Anna Jarota Agency on behalf of Katie Shea Boutillier for Caitlin McDonald.

New York Public Library’s 2018 Best Books for Adults

Dec 072018
 

Cover of Revenant Gun by Yoon Ha Lee.Cover of The Only Harmless Great Thing by Brooke Bolander.Congratulations to the DMLA authors who made the New York Public Library’s 2018 Best Books for Adults!

  • Revenant Gun by Yoon Ha Lee
  • The Only Harmless Great Thing by Brooke Bolander

B&N’s Favorite Science Fiction & Fantasy Books of 2018

Dec 052018
 

Congratulations to all the DMLA authors who made the B&N’s Favorite Science Fiction & Fantasy Books of 2018!

  • The Only Harmless Great Thing by Brooke Bolander
  • Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett
  • Temper by Nicky Drayden
  • Witchmark by C.L. Polk
  • The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal

Amazon’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2018

Nov 292018
 

Congratulations to all the DMLA authors who made the Amazon’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2018!

  • Exit Strategy by Martha Wells
  • Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett
  • The Only Harmless Great Thing by Brooke Bolander

 

 

Tor.com Reviewers’ Choice: The Best Books of 2018

Nov 202018
 

Congratulations to all the DMLA authors who made Tor.com Reviewers’ Choice: The Best Books of 2018.

  • The Only Harmless Great Thing by Brooke Bolander
  • Witchmark by C.L. Polk
  • Deep Roots by Ruthanna Emrys
  • The Monster Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson

Deal: Premee Mohamed

Aug 012018
 

Premee Mohamed’s debut novel BENEATH THE RISING, an unforgettable tale of friendship, family, and primeval monsters in which a former child prodigy and her long-time best friend battle against eldritch forces as the fate of humankind hangs in the balance. Will they avert disaster or will the secrets they’re keeping from each other undo them first? David Thomas Moore at Solaris Books acquired World English rights, in a two-book deal, via Michael Curry.

Premee’s work has appeared in She Walks in Shadows (Innsmouth Free Press) and Nightmare Magazine, among others, and is forthcoming in Analog Magazine.

2018 Locus Awards Finalists

May 022018
 

Congratulations to all the DMLA authors who are finalists in the 2018 Locus Awards!

SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL
Raven Stratagem, Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris US; Solaris UK)
Seven Surrenders, Ada Palmer (Tor; Head of Zeus)

FANTASY NOVEL
The Stone in the Skull, Elizabeth Bear (Tor)
City of Miracles, Robert Jackson Bennett (Broadway; Jo Fletcher)

HORROR NOVEL
Food of the Gods, Cassandra Khaw (Abaddon US; Abaddon UK)

YOUNG ADULT BOOK
Akata Warrior, Nnedi Okorafor (Viking)

FIRST NOVEL
Winter Tide, Ruthanna Emrys (Tor.com Publishing)

NOVELLA
Binti: Home, Nnedi Okorafor (Tor.com Publishing)
All Systems Red, Martha Wells, (Tor.com Publishing)

NOVELETTE
“The Worshipful Society of Glovers,” Mary Robinette Kowal (Uncanny 7-8/17)
“Extracurricular Activities,” Yoon Ha Lee (Tor.com 2/15/17)

2017 Locus Recommended Reading List

Feb 092018
 

Congratulations to all the DMLA authors who made the 2017 Locus Recommended Reading list!

NOVELS – SCIENCE FICTION

Raven Stratagem, Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris US; Solaris UK)
Seven Surrenders, Ada Palmer (Tor; Head of Zeus)

NOVELS – FANTASY

The Stone in the Skull, Elizabeth Bear (Tor)
City of Miracles, Robert Jackson Bennett (Broadway; Jo Fletcher)
Creatures of Will and Temper, Molly Tanzer (John Joseph Adams)

NOVELS – HORROR

Food of the Gods, Cassandra Khaw (Abaddon US; Abaddon UK)

YOUNG ADULT BOOKS

Akata Warrior, Nnedi Okorafor (Viking)

FIRST NOVELS

The Prey of Gods, Nicky Drayden (Harper Voyager US)
Winter Tide, Ruthanna Emrys (Tor.com Publishing)

NOVELLAS

A Song for Quiet, Cassandra Khaw (Tor.com Publishing)
Binti: Home, Nnedi Okorafor (Tor.com Publishing)
All Systems Red, Martha Wells, (Tor.com Publishing)

NOVELETTES

“The Worshipful Society of Glovers“, Mary Robinette Kowal (Uncanny 7-8/17)
“The Chameleon’s Gloves“, Yoon Ha Lee (Cosmic Powers)
“Extracurricular Activities“, Yoon Ha Lee (Tor.com 2/15/17)
“Sweetlings“, Lucy Taylor (Tor.com 5/3/17)

SHORT STORIES

“An Unexpected Boon“, S.B. Divya (Apex 11/17)
“These Deathless Bones“, Cassandra Khaw (Tor.com 7/26/17)
“The Whalebone Parrot“, Darcie Little Badger (The Dark 10/17)
“Nine-Tenths of the Law“, Molly Tanzer (Lightspeed 1/17)

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