Random House Nabs Next Salman Rushdie Fiction CollectionLittle Random picked up North American rights to
The Eleventh Hour by Booker Prize–winner and New York Times bestselling author
Salman Rushdie from
Andrew Wylie at the Wylie Agency. The publisher called the book “a moving, masterful collection of five interlinked stories and novellas that explore the eternal mysteries of the eleventh hour of life.” Publication is set for November.
‘Brave’ D.C. Episcopal Bishop Inks Two Deals with PRHAndrew Karre at Dutton Young Readers took North American rights to adapt Episcopal Bishop of Washington
Mariann Edgar Budde’s
How We Learn to Be Brave for readers ages 12 and up alongside novelist
Bryan Bliss, with
Jennifer Gates at Aevitas representing Budde and
Michael Bourret at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret representing Bliss. Simultaneously,
Margaret Anastas at Flamingo picked up world rights to
I Can Learn to Be Brave, a picture book adaptation of
Brave illustrated by
Holly Hatam, from Gates and
Christy Ewers at the CAT Agency, who represented Hatam. Publication dates are set for October 21 and summer of 2026, respectively.
More Book Deals of NoteNew offerings this week include
Outside by three-time Newbery Honoree
Jennifer L. Holm, about a 12-year-old girl who “has always been told that Outside isn’t safe and that the walls of the Refuge will protect her but begins to wonder what she will find beyond”;
Godfall by
Van Jensen, “a sci-fi crime thriller about a sheriff who must contend with swift social change and a string of murders when a giant alien drops on his remote corner of Nebraska”; and
Elon Musk: American Oligarch, a graphic biography by
Darryl Cunningham, which “uses Cunningham’s signature pictographic style to peel back the layers of myth around Musk, delivering a timely portrait that traces his journey to his current
position at the apex of tech power and far-right politics.”
The Latest in Children’s and YA DealsNew projects this week include
Trish Lundy’s
Premeditated, which follows a teen goth whose best friend is murdered on graduation night, and teams up with the boy who found her bleeding on the side of the road to solve the mystery of her friend's death;
A Guide for the Afflicted by
Tess Monet Brown, a YA fantasy pitched as
Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets
Wednesday, in which a demon-plagued teenager finds solace in an online community of the similarly afflicted; and
Angelica Cheng’s debut
The Fast Track, a rivals-to-lovers romance pitched as
Check & Mate meets
Drive to Survive, in which a 17-year-old pursues her dream of becoming the first female F1 champion, and must face paparazzi, prejudice, and an attraction to her annoyingly handsome teammate.
Book Deals: Week of March 31, 2025
