Dutton Snags John Green’s Adult Fiction DebutThe Penguin Random House imprint will release
Hollywood, Ending, the author’s first new novel in nearly 10 years, this September.
Julie Strauss-Gabel acquired world rights to the title from
Jodi Reamer at Writers House.
More New Book Deals of NoteAmong this week’s offerings are two new works by
Souvankham Thammavongsa, including the short story collection
Crush and
It Was an Ordinary Name, a nonfiction tribute dedicated to the author’s nephew and late brother;
Daniel Black’s novel
The Arrival, which shines a light on enslaved people and their lives during antebellum America; and
Brooke Shaden’s debut duology, centered on two rival vampire hunters and their unlikely romance.
The Latest in Children’s and YA DealsNew projects this week include
Prom Anomaly by
Gwenyth Reitz, aimed for fans of
The Do-Over and
See You Yesterday, a speculative YA rom-com in which a prom queen wannabe and a loner outcast must relive their same disastrous prom until they do the improbable—fall in love—and break the time loop;
Hafsa A. Jawad’s
The Tales of Arcana Fortune, a cozy YA romantasy about a healer who must survive seven fairy trials after unwittingly releasing a demon from a cursed book; and
We Won’t Remember Your Name by debut author
Zoë Harris, a genre-blending YA novel exploring how the arrival of two new students upends the rigid rules and social hierarchy for the students at Fossbridge School for Timid Girls.
Kensington Lands Four-Book Romantasy Series
