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When Dealing With Dragons by Dana Swift (Wednesday Books)
Grace Gay at Wednesday Books has bought, in a preempt, When Dealing with Dragons by Dana Swift (Cast in Firelight), a YA romance about a dragon conservationist who must put rivalries and class divisions aside and partner with a dragon racer to save the last known gold-plated dragon from corrupt powers that would exploit it for its priceless scales. Publication is slated for summer 2026; Kelly Dyksterhouse at the Tobias Literary Agency negotiated the two-book deal for world English rights.
A Prince Among Pirates by Katie Abdou (Atheneum) - moved from May 2026.
Feather Flores at Atheneum has won, in a six-figure auction, A Prince Among Pirates, a queer YA romance by debut author Katie Abdou, pitched as Our Flag Means Death for fans of FT Lukens and Aiden Thomas, with the irreverent voice of My Lady Jane, in whom a foppish nobleman accidentally joins a pirate ship and falls for her debonair captain. Publication is scheduled for summer 2026; Keir Alekseii at Azantian Literary did the deal for North American rights.
Body Count by Codie Crowley (Disney Hyperion) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Rachel Stark at Disney-Hyperion has bought, in a six-figure deal, in an exclusive submission, Body Count by Codie Crowley (Here Lies a Vengeful Bitch). In this sapphic slasher novel, the last time Sundae Valentine was in Wildwood, N.J., she made a deal with a monster and barely escaped with her life. Six years later, she's braving Wildwood again, this time for a beach party to celebrate prom with her fellow cheerleaders and the football team. But this time, the monster is determined to make her pay her debts. Publication is slated for June 2026; Larissa Melo Pienkowski at Jill Grinberg Literary Management did the deal for world English rights.
June 30th
Untitled by Elba Luz (Simon and Schuster) - not yet added to Goodreads, moved from 2025, release date announced on author website.
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