Doubleday to Publish New Nonfiction by John GrishamSuzanne Herz at Doubleday acquired U.S. rights to
Shaken: The Rush to Execute an Innocent Man by
John Grisham from
David Gernert at the Gernert Company. The book centers on “the tragic case of Robert Roberson, a Texas father who has spent years on death row for a crime that never occurred,” per the publisher. Publication is set for June 9, 2026. Publication is slated for June 9, 2026.
Montlake Nets Colleen Hoover’s LatestAnh Schluep at Montlake acquired world English rights to
Woman Down by
Colleen Hoover from
Jane Dystel at Dystel, Goderich, & Bourret. The publisher called the book a “twisty thriller” in which “a frustrated author looks for her muse in a remote hideaway” after “viral backlash over her latest film adaptation forced her to take a hiatus.” Publication is set for January 13, 2026.
Atria Nabs Marianne Levy’s Adult DebutKatherine Nintzel at Atria Books preempted U.S. rights to
The Fix by
Marianne Levy from
Sarah Fuentes at UTA. The novel follows Julia, a 45-year-old freelance journalist who gets the opportunity to try a “pioneering anti-aging drug” for a story at a respected newspaper, but sees her life “spin into chaos” when the treatment takes effect, per the publisher. A spring 2027 release is planned.
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More New Book Deals of NoteAmong this week’s offerings are
Rachel Eliza Griffiths’s
The Flower Bearer, a memoir that recounts the death of Griffiths’s best friend, poet Kamilah Aisha Moon, and the attack on the life of her husband, novelist Salman Rushdie;
Tina Mars’s
This Wretched Alchemy, a dark romantasy about a young roman thrust into a deadly competition in order to save her family; and documentarian
Matt Wolf’s
Trust Me, a behind-the-scenes look at the “second story” behind every documentary.
The Latest in Children’s and YA DealsNew projects this week include
Queensmage by
Robyn Schneider, a YA romantasy pitched as
Kingsman meets
Throne of Glass, set in an 1800s French-inspired kingdom, in which two former magic school rivals enter a competition to become the new royal mage that turns deadly;
Born Lucky, a YA memoir by
Lucky Karim with
Jessica Olney, which tells the story of the stateless Rohingya genocide victims of Myanmar, through the author's own story of persecution, survival, and resilience while living in the world's largest refugee camp; and
Who Dunne It? by
Morgan Matson, pitched as a YA
Knives Out, a murder mystery following college freshman Elliot, who accepts an invitation to spend Thanksgiving with her crush on his family's private island in Maine but soon realizes it isn't about getting the guy—it's getting out alive.
Algonquin Takes NBCC Award Winner’s Next Novel
