Non-fiction: Health
Author of THE POWER OF WHEN Michael Breus PhD and author of TWO TURNS FROM ZERO and founding master instructor of Soul Cycle Stacey Griffith's EXHAUSTED? DISCOVER YOUR PERSONALIZED POWER PROFILE AND GO FROM DRAGGING ASS TO KICKING IT, a guide to beating fatigue, maximizing energy, and living your best and happiest life using the principles of chronobiology, metabolic body type, and simple movements, to Tracy Behar at Little, Brown Spark, by Alex Glass at Glass Literary Management (NA).
Non-fiction: Parenting
Berkeley PhD and NPR correspondent Michaeleen Doucleff's HUNT, GATHER, PARENT, a parenting manifesto based on the author's investigative research and viral articles on the child rearing practices of ancient humans and soon to be its own dedicated multiplatform series, to Jofie Ferrari-Adler at Avid Reader Press, in a major deal, at auction, by Alex Glass at Glass Literary Management (NA).
UK rights to Ed Faulkner at Harper Nonfiction, at auction; rights also to Koesel (GERMANY), in a pre-empt, by Sebastian Ritscher at Mohrbooks; to Grijalbo (SPAIN), at auction, by Aida Tarragona at MB Agency; to Rizzoli (ITALY), at auction, by Stefania Fietta at Donzelli Fietta; and to Bruna (NETHERLANDS), by Willem Bisseling at Sebes & Bisseling; on behalf of Alex Glass.
Children's: Middle Grade Fiction
Caroline Hickey's THE GEOGRAPHY OF GINNY P, the story of an opinionated and funny 10-year-old geography fanatic navigating summer in a new town, missing her deployed dad, and bursting with the challenges and rewards of being a little bit different, filled with geography facts and illustrated with maps and landmarks, to Christy Ottaviano at Christy Ottaviano Books, at auction, in a two-book deal, by Alex Glass at Glass Literary Management (NA).
Graphic Novel
Comic book writer and cultural critic David Walker with illustrator Marcus Kwame Anderson's THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY, a history presenting the cultural and political impact of the revolutionary organization, using illustrated profiles, essays, and comic book-style retellings to capture major events, people, and actions; and BIG JIM AND THE WHITE BOY, pitched as a flip-the-script reimagining of THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN in graphic novel format, told from escaped slave Jim's point of view as he seeks retribution for the trauma and injustices of slavery, to Patrick Barb at Ten Speed Press, in a two-book deal, by Alex Glass at Glass Literary Management (world).
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Elevate hits the Wall Street Journal (#6) and USA TODAY (#46) lists for the week of October 10th.
The Coffee Bean hits the Wall Street Journal (#2), Publishers Weekly (#6), and USA TODAY (#70) lists for the week of July 15!
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Marcy Dermansky signs galleys of the very buzzy Very Nice to long lines at the Librarians' Lounge, read about it here. Da Chen headlines the Children's Book & Author Breakfast with luminaries Lupita Nyong'o, Tomi Adeyemi, and Eoin Colfer, talking about Girl Under A Red Moon. Read about it here.
The History of the Future hits the USA TODAY, Publishers Weekly, and Amazon Charts lists for the Week of April 14, 2019!
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A New York Times best children's book of 2018, a Washington Post best children's book of 2018, a Chicago Public Library best book of 2018, an Amazon best book of the month, a People Magazine August 2018 Kid Pick, a feature in Washington Post Kids Post, a feature on NPR's Morning Edition, a rave in the New York Times Book Review, starred reviews in Kirkus, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, and BCCB.
Fiction: General/Other
Author of BAD MARIE and THE RED CAR Marcy Dermansky's VERY NICE, a comic satire of our post-Obama era featuring a wealthy Connecticut divorcee, her college-age daughter, and the famous Pakistani-American novelist who seduces them both; in a novel of race, money, sex, liberalism, secrets, and bad behavior, to Jennifer Jackson at Knopf, in a significant deal, in a pre-empt, for publication in Summer 2019, by Alex Glass at Glass Literary Management (NA).
Non-fiction: Pop Culture
Witch expert, journalist, NYU lecturer, and creator of The Witch Wave podcast, Pam Grossman's WAKING THE WITCH, a manifesto exploring the ascent of the witch in popular culture and its relationship to modern feminism, through the lens of the author's own spiritual journey and development as a witch herself, to Natasha Simons at Gallery, at auction, for publication in 2019, by Rick Pascocello at Glass Literary Management (world).
Children's: Middle Grade Fiction
NYT bestselling author William Lashner's debut, featuring a twelve-year-old Attorney for the Damned, who discovers she is next in line to run the family legal practice...representing clients from the underworld, to Tracey Keevan at Disney-Hyperion, in a significant deal, at auction, in a three-book deal, by Wendy Sherman at Wendy Sherman Associates and Alex Glass at Glass Literary Management (NA).
Fiction: General/Other
Harkness Instructor at Phillips Academy, Andover and Sewanee, Yaddo, and MacDowell Fellow Kate McQuade's THE TRANSLATOR'S DAUGHTER, a linked collection that begins with six girls as they meet in boarding school at age twelve and follows their lives after their favorite teacher dies tragically, showing how an early loss can reverberate to destructive, restorative, and sometimes magical ends; and an untitled novel set in a boarding school after a climate apocalypse, to Kate Nintzel at William Morrow, in a pre-empt, by Alex Glass at Glass Literary Management (NA).
Digital: Fiction: Thriller
S. M. Thayer's debut I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU, pitched for fans of Fiona Barton and The Affair, told through three interwoven voices of a dark love triangle, hurtling across three days, to Megha Parekh at Thomas & Mercer, in a two-book deal, by Rick Pascocello at Glass Literary Management (World).
Non-fiction: Business/Investing/Finance
Inc. columnist and GEM Advertising founder Peter Kozodoy's HONEST TO GREATNESS, with a foreword by Mike Rowe, anecdotes from the author's own experiences, exclusive case studies, and interviews with Ray Dalio and others leaders at Google, Domino's Pizza, The Ritz-Carlton and more, that illustrate how successful companies incorporate transparency to accomplish growth, and providing readers a guide for incorporating these frameworks their own business, career, and lives, to Glenn Yeffeth at BenBella Books, at auction, by Rick Pascocello at Glass Literary Management (NA).
