Seven Stories Signs Paul Auster BiographyDan Simon acquired world rights, excluding France, Spain, and Germany, to
The Mechanics of Reality: Paul Auster’s Life and Work by
Jennifer Bartlett from
Jessica Craig at Craig Literary. A fall 2029 release is planned.
James Patterson, Arnold Schwarzenegger to Team on ThrillerDenise Roy at Little, Brown acquired North American rights to
The Protector, which marks Schwarzenegger’s fiction debut, scheduled for October 2027.
Albert Lee at UTA represented Patterson and
Byrd Leavell at UTA represented Schwarzenegger.
More New Book Deals of NoteAmong this week’s offerings are
Shadreck Chirikure’s sweeping historical survey,
How Africa Made the World;
Destiny Birdsong’s
If I Told You, I’d Have to Kill You, centered on an organization that punishes perpetrators of violence against women; and
Material Evidence, a memoir by Scottish actor
Tilda Swinton organized around various objects in her life.
The Latest in Children’s and YA DealsNew projects this week include
Kim Johnson’s YA thriller
Lucky No. 8, in which a teen girl enters a high-stakes competition under AI surveillance to attend a new elite university founded by tech moguls;
Survive the Story, an interactive middle grade series by
Amie Kaufman and
Lili Wilkinson that challenges readers to choose a character, pick a path, and solve puzzles to navigate hundreds of deadly scenarios; and
Beast Racers by
Rob Justus, a litRPG graphic novel series in which a boy is swept into the e-sports world of Beast Racers, the VR game he's never been allowed to play.
NYRB Wins Easton Smith’s Debut
