Our founder, Uwe Stender,Ph.D, is a Full Member of the AALA (Association of American Literary Agents).

Chloe Gong, Melody Thomas Scott, Dana L. Davis, Sayantani DasGupta, Rajani LaRocca,Jared Reck, Laura Weymouth, Christi Paul, Eric Deggans, Natasha Suri, Elizabeth LaBan, Kate Hattemer, Stacy Tornio, Blair Thornburgh, Cynthia Ellingsen, Adiba Jaigirdar, Phil Stamper, Rex Ogle.

We are always open to any strong fiction (our current focus in fiction is Mysteries/Thrillers, Psychological Suspense, YA, MG, and PB) and all non-fiction projects.

Founder and President Dr. Uwe Stender is a Full Member of the AALA (Association of American Literary Agents). He is interested in all kinds of non-fiction and fiction. In non-fiction, he is completely open to any project, from Celebrity Memoir, Pop Culture, and Health to How-to, Gardening, History and everything in between, including non-fiction for children. In Children's fiction, he is looking for YA, and MG. In adult fiction, his tastes trend towards Women's Fiction, Psychological Suspense, and Mysteries. As an immigrant to the USA himself, he is always eager to bring projects from underrepresented voices into the world. So surprise him, his tastes are eclectic, and he may just love what you wrote!

His favorite five novels right now are: Caraval, The Underground Railroad, Der Nasse Fisch, Kafka On The Shore, The Young Elites, and Wonder.

Senior Literary Agent Brent Taylor's tastes are eclectic, but all of his favorite novels are similar in that they tend to have fresh voice and fantastic writing.

He is seeking smart, fun, and exciting books in the following categories: middle grade, young adult, women's fiction, literary fiction, and crime fiction. His favorite books include: The Time Traveler's Wife, White Oleander, The Vast Fields of Ordinary, Please Ignore Vera Dietz, and The Westing Game.

Literary Agent Laura Crockett is interested in a variety of YA and adult fiction.

In YA, she is interested in contemporary realistic fiction (such as study abroad experiences, strong female friendships, falling in love, mental health, diversity, LGBTQ) and fantasy (particularly with excellent world-building, authentic characterization, fantasy inspired by fairytales and other cultures' mythology, and historical fantasy). Some favorite titles include Fangirl, The Lie Tree, Daughter of Smoke and Bone, All the Bright Places, Shadowfell, When We Collided, Anna and the French Kiss, A Shadow Bright and Burning, The Star-Touched Queen, and The Winner's Curse.

In adult fiction, she is interested in contemporary women's fiction (heartfelt, juicy moral dilemmas, historical bends with parallel narratives), humorous chick-lit (especially if it's millennial-driven), and fantasy (excellent world-building, authentic characterization, fantasy inspired by fairytales and other cultures' mythology, and historical fantasy). Some favorite titles include The Night Circus, Outlander, The Queen of Blood, Daughter of the Forest, The Winter Witch, The Hating Game, and authors like Jodi Picoult, Kate Morton, Gayle Forman, and Sophie Kinsella.

Literary Agent Lauren Spieller comes to TriadaUS with a background in literary scouting and editorial consulting. She has a sharp editorial eye, and is passionate about author advocacy. Lauren is seeking Middle Grade and Young Adult fiction, as well as select Adult fiction and non-fiction. Whatever the age category or genre, Lauren is passionate about finding diverse and underrepresented voices.

In MG, she’s drawn to heartfelt contemporaries, contemporary fantasy and magical realism, and exciting adventures. Some of her recent favorites are Rules for Stealing Stars, George, The Thing About Jellyfish, Wonder, Hour of the Bees, and Rooftoppers. In YA, she’d love to find authentic teen voices in any and all genres. She is especially fond of fantasy, magical realism, and space operas; contemporary stories with a hook; and anything with a feminist bent. A few favorites include Dumplin’, Scorpio Races, An Ember in the Ashes, OCD Love Story, Six of Crows, The Raven Boys, and Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda.

In Adult, Lauren is seeking commercial fiction, particularly female-driven psychological thrillers (a la Lauren Beukes and Gillian Flynn), and immersive literary fantasies, such as The Night Circus, The Miniaturist, and A Darker Shade of Magic. She is also interested in female-driven Upmarket General Fiction, especially if it's funny or has a touch of magical realism (note that she is NOT looking for Romance), and unique non-fiction with an existing platform. She's particularly hungry for counter culture books, cocktail books with a twist/theme, or narrative nonfiction with a unique hook (if you’re the next Lindsey West, Roxanne Gay, or Lauren Duca, she wants to hear from you).

Associate Literary Agent Amelia Appel joined Triada after previously assisting at McIntosh & Otis, Inc. and Writers House. She is seeking adult fiction, non-fiction, and occasional YA.

For adult fiction, she is most interested in literary fiction, mystery, thriller, upmarket women's fiction, science fiction and fantasy, and horror. Projects with a smart, distinct voice, a fantastic setting to jump into, and/or a witty protagonist are all up her alley. She is not looking for romance novels.

For adult non-fiction, she is primarily looking for creative non-fiction, humor, sports, how-to, pop culture, and true crime. She is not looking to represent memoir.

For YA, she is particularly interested in stories with a savvy protagonist and a slightly dark tone that deal with serious coming-of-age issues well.

Assistant Literary Agent Elle Thompson joined Triada US as a literary assistant to Uwe Stender and is now looking to build her list with stories that are evocative, intelligent, and character-driven. She is interested in a wide variety of genres within YA and Adult fiction.

In YA, she is most excited for high fantasy that features sweeping world-building and character-driven narratives; romantic fantasy filled with heists, fresh takes on lore, or lush adventure narratives; contemporary fiction that features relatable and charming voices going through periods of growth, discovery, and fresh takes on familiar problems; and horror/thriller, innovating on women as victims or antagonists, exploring terror in fresh ways, and examining how the myriad troubles of youth can be played out and communicated through the unknown. LGBTQIA+ representation is of particular importance to her across all genres.

In adult fiction, Elle is currently seeking smart horror rooted in terror (particularly with gothic elements, special attention paid to atmosphere, and horrors that set themselves around the house or that have a historical rooting); cozy mysteries that evoke the countryside and the home; literary fiction that explores grief, historically centered and character-driven stories, or relationships (platonic or romantic, and I am particularly interested in stories that center the relationships and friendships of women); historical fiction centering on individual moments of change for either the environment or the protagonist and that is strongly character-focused; dark academia takes on thrillers, horror, or evocative literary fiction; women’s fiction that offers stand-out protagonists and ensemble casts; and fantasy of all kinds.

Please send an email with QUERY and the manuscript title in the email’s subject line. In the body of the email, please include your query letter and the first ten pages of the manuscript.

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Author of LOATHE AT FIRST SIGHT and the forthcoming SO WE MEET AGAIN Suzanne Park's THE DO OVER, about a Korean-American woman who applies for a fancy new job and, during the background check process, finds out she's a few credits short and never actually completed her college degree; she re-enrolls and relives her senior year ten years later, and discovers her grad student TA is her old college boyfriend, to Carrie Feron at HarperCollins, in a two-book deal, for publication in spring 2023, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world English).

Simon Boughton at Norton Young Readers has acquired TODO SOBRE MI ABUELA, a YA memoir-in-verse by YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award Winner Rex Ogle, and a second untitled memoir. The story is centered on the author's relationship with his grandmother. Publication for the first book is slated for summer 2022, with the second to follow in fall 2023; Brent Taylor at Triada US brokered the deal for world English rights.

Lisa Williamson Rosenberg’s suspenseful and twisty untitled debut novel, in which an idyllic farmhouse in the Berkshires that was once a stop on the Underground Railroad is haunted by the spirits of African American freedom seekers who yearn to reunite with their family, to Selena James at Little A by Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world).

Luana Kay Horry at HarperCollins has bought two picture books by debut author #DopeDad, and CEO/founder of The Dad Gang, Sean Williams. The first book, GIRL DAD, celebrates fathers and their daughters, and the second, Boy Dad, does the same for fathers and their sons. Girl Dad, told in playful rhyme, features diverse dad-daughter pairs, and portrays inclusive parenting styles. Publication for Girl Dad, illustrated by Jay Davis, is planned for winter 2022, and BOY DAD will follow in summer 2023. Williams represented himself and Brent Taylor at Triada US represented Davis.

Abigail McAden at Scholastic has bought, in a preempt, DEBATING DARCY by Sayantani DasGupta in her YA debut. This modern-day, feminist retelling of Pride and Prejudice is set in the high-stakes world of high school speech and debate, and follows Bengali American Leela Bose, whose multicultural group of free-spirited public school teammates stand in stark contrast to the team from Netherfield Academy, and in particular, their captain, the insufferably arrogant and attractive Firoze Darcy. Publication is planned for spring 2022; Brent Taylor at Triada US did the two-book deal for North American rights.

Author of Plants You Can't Kill Stacy Tornio's BIRDS AND BEES GUIDE TO GARDENING, for gardeners who are ready to take their efforts to the next level by planting for birds, bees, butterflies, and other wildlife; goes beyond simple advice like "plant berry-producing shrubs for birds" and "plant nectar plants for bees;" lots of plant recommendations—nearly 200 in all, and including specific cultivars to look for, native planting advice, and sustainability facts and tips about how to garden organically, to Stacee Gravelle Lawrence at Timber Press, by Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world).

Ellen Cormier at Dial has acquired world rights to YOUR ONE AND ONLY HEART by physician Rajani LaRocca, illustrated by Lauren Paige Conrad. The nonfiction picture book uses poetry to describe the wonder of how the human heart works. Back matter provides more information about this vital organ. Publication is set for spring 2023; Brent Taylor at Triada US represented the author, and Hannah Mann at Writers House represented the illustrator.

Kaitlyn Hill's NOT HERE TO STAY FRIENDS, pitched as The Bachelor meets The Rest of the Story, about childhood friends reuniting in L.A. after five years apart, whose lives take a turn for the unreal when they become entangled in a teen reality dating show, to Hannah Hill at Delacorte, for publication in spring 2023, by Laura Crockett at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world).

Foyinsi Adegbonmire at Feiwel & Friends has acquired DONUT FALL IN LOVE and an Untitled YA from Adiba Jaigirdar
(The Henna Wars). DONUT FALL IN LOVE is a sweet and pun-filled YA contemporary romance about Shireen, a Bangladeshi Irish girl still healing from a breakup with her ex-girlfriend, and who can think of nothing batter than to win the Junior Irish Baking Show, a Great British Bake Off-style reality competition. Even if it means competing against her ex and another contestant that she may be falling for. Publication is planned for Spring 2023 and Spring 2024 respectively. Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary negotiated the deal for North American rights.

Jessica Anderson at Christy Ottaviano Books/Little, Brown Books for Young Readers has acquired DEAD END GIRLS by Wendy Heard (She’s Too Pretty to Burn). Pitched as Thelma and Louise meets The Twin, this queer YA psychological thriller stars two desperate teens who fake their own deaths, to murderous consequences. The book is scheduled for Summer 2022. Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency negotiated the deal for World rights.

Claudia Gabel at Harper Collins has bought world rights to A MILLION TO ONE by Adiba Jaigirdar (The Henna Wars), a high-stakes and romantic heist YA novel set on the Titanic, in which four girls team up to steal a priceless jewel-encrusted book on board the infamous ship. Publication is scheduled for spring 2022; Uwe Stender at Triada US represented the author.

Jessica Anderson at Christy Ottaviano Books/Little, Brown Books for Young Readers has acquired, at auction, world rights to THE NIGHT BEFORE EID: A MUSLIM FAMILY STORY written by Aya Khalil and illustrated by Rashin Kheiriyeh. Scheduled for winter 2023, this picture book features three generations of Egyptian-Americans bonding over holiday traditions and a precious recipe in preparation for Eid al-Fitr. Brent Taylor at Triada US negotiated the deal for the author; the illustrator represented herself.

Shelly Romero at Scholastic has bought world rights to Join the Club, Maggie Diaz by Nina Moreno (Don't Date Rosa Santos), illustrated by Courtney Lovett. The illustrated middle grade novel follows a 12-year-old Cuban American girl who is determined to discover who she is and what her "thing" is, no matter how many activities or clubs it takes. Publication is scheduled for spring 2022; Laura Crockett at Triada US Literary represented the author, and Jemiscoe Chambers-Black at Andrea Brown Literary represented the illustrator.

Abigail McAden at Scholastic has acquired five middle grade novels by NYT-bestselling author Sayantani DasGupta. The deal includes a new three-book series following the flying pakkhiraj horses of the Kingdom Beyond, a spin-off to DasGupta's Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond series, slated to begin in September 2022; a sequel to DasGupta's forthcoming novel FORCE OF FIRE, slated for May 2022; and THE LOTUS LEGACY, DasGupta's first work of realistic fiction for middle graders, which follows the Desi Posse, a crack team of feminist tweens, on a heist to expose a skin-lightening product, slated for summer 2023. Brent Taylor at Triada US handled the six-figure deal for North American rights.

Eliza Swift at Sourcebooks Fire has acquired The Gamemaster’s Society by Chelsea Ichaso (Little Creeping Things). In this YA thriller, Maren joins her elite boarding school’s secret society in hopes of finding information about her missing best friend, but when the society’s games take a dark turn, she’ll have to figure out how to win before someone winds up dead. Publication is set for spring 2022; Uwe Stender at TriadaUS negotiated the two-book deal for World English rights.

Sarah McCabe at S&S/McElderry has bought a YA duology by bestselling author Chloe Gong (These Violent Delights). Foul Lady Fortune, the first of the two books, is a speculative historical noir surrounding the events of Imperial Japan's expansion into China in the 1930s. A familiar character is recruited as a national spy, maintaining her false identity by posing as a young married couple with someone who might be the very enemy. Publication is set for fall 2022; Laura Crockett at Triada US Literary did the two-book, six-figure deal for North American rights.

Rajani LaRocca's MY LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK ABOUT KAMALA HARRIS, a biography about Kamala Harris, the first woman, first African American woman, and first Indian American woman to be elected Vice President of the United States, illustrated by Ashley Evans, to Andrea Posner-Sanchez at Golden Books, for publication in August 2021, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency for the author, and by James Burns at The Bright Group for the illustrator (world).

Megan Ilnitzki at HarperCollins has won, at auction, SMALL TOWN PRIDE and a second untitled novel by YA author Phil Stamper. In his middle grade debut, 13-year-old Jake loves his rural town, but doesn't always feel supported by the people there, so he fades into the background. That is, until he comes out and his overly supportive dad puts a comically huge pride flag in their yard, suddenly turning all eyes on him. Publication is scheduled for summer 2022; Brent Taylor at Triada US negotiated the six-figure deal for world English rights.

Alice Jerman at Harper Teen has bought, in a good deal, Erica Waters' next queer supernatural YA, THE RESTLESS DARK. In the story, two girls join forces in a macabre true crime contest to find the missing bones of a killer in the nightmarish fogs of Cloudkiss Canyon, but when their search morphs into a hunt for a monster in their midst, the girls must ask themselves—is the fog to blame for what's happening in the canyon, or are they? Publication is set for Fall 2022. Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency negotiated the two-book deal for North American Rights.

Rex Ogle's THE SUPERNATURAL SOCIETY, following a Latinx, biracial man who is forced to move to a small, coastal town in Massachusetts where monsters and magical creatures live alongside everyone else - but only he has the power to see them, to Rebecca Kuss at Inkyard Press, in an exclusive submission, in a three-book deal, for publication in winter 2022, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world English). Rights also to Harper Germany (Germany), by Bastian Schlueck at Thomas Schlueck Agency; to Ediciones B (Spain), in a pre-empt, by Anna Ascolies at IMC Literary Agency; to Il Castoro (Italy), at auction, by Maura Solinas at Piergiorgio Nicolazzini Literary Agency; to Mamania (Poland), in a pre-empt, and Storytel for Polish audio, by Piotr Wawrzenczyk at Book/lab Literary Agency; to Pena (Turkey), by Gaksun Bayraktar at Kalem Agency.

Author of EARTH ALMANAC Ken Keffer's KNOWING THE TREES: 101 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE FOREST, an accessible guide to practical forest knowledge, comprised of one-hundred-and-one (101) facts or anecdotes about trees and organized by the lifecycle of a tree, to Kate Rogers at Mountaineers Books, by Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world).

Eliza Swift at Sourcebooks Fire has bought, in an exclusive submission, YULE BE SORRY by Suzanne Park. The holiday-themed YA rom-com follows Chloe Kang, Santa's Village photographer, whose rivalry with her nemesis Peter Li escalates when he opens a North Pole virtual reality experience next door. But when they learn their mall is in danger of being demolished, they must work together to save it—and save Christmas. Publication is slated for fall 2022; Brent Taylor at Triada US negotiated the deal for North American rights.

Author of the forthcoming THE DEVIL MAKES THREE Tori Bovalino's NOT GOOD FOR MAIDENS, a horror-fantasy retelling of Christina Rossetti's "Goblin Market" pitched as SALEM'S LOT meets THE DARKEST PART OF THE FOREST, to Lauren Knowles at Page Street, in an exclusive submission, for publication in spring 2022, by Uwe Stender and Amelia Appel at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world English).

David Levithan at Scholastic has bought THE LANGUAGE OF SEABIRDS by Will Taylor, a contemporary middle grade first-love summer romance. Confined to a beach house for two weeks with his newly divorced, resentful father, 12-year-old Jeremy is just trying to make it through. But when he meets local boy Evan, his whole world is flipped again, and Jeremy scrambles to find some way to share the truths flooding his heart—things he's never spoken to anyone, not even himself. Publication is planned for summer 2022; Brent Taylor at Triada US handled the deal for world rights.

Nicole Fiorica at S&S/McElderry has bought A CONSUMING FIRE, a YA historical fantasy by Laura Weymouth (The Light Between Worlds, A Rush of Wings), pitched as UPROOTED meets THE GRACE YEAR. Set in an isolated England plagued by a cruel, godlike figure, a girl born for sacrifice sets out to visit vengeance upon the divine being who claimed the life of her sister. Publication is set for fall 2022; Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency did the deal for North American rights.

Alexene Farol Follmuth's MY MECHANICAL ROMANCE, a STEM #OwnVoices rom-com about two biracial teens in which the artsy new girl with an aptitude for engineering butts heads with the know-it-all captain of the high school combat robotics team she's forced to join, until they realize they've built more than just a robot along the way to nationals; pitched as written for smart young women who don't see themselves in science, to Della Farrell at Holiday House, in a pre-empt, for publication in summer 2022, by Amelia Appel at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world).

Kristin Daly Rens at Balzer + Bray has acquired, at auction, in a six-figure deal, Brian D. Kennedy's debut m/m YA contemporary, A LITTLE BIT COUNTRY. In the story, two boys--one who wants to be the biggest openly gay country music superstar, and one who, as the grandson of a faded Nashville star, hates country music more than anything--fall for each other while working at a Dollywood-esque theme park. Publication is scheduled for summer 2022; Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency handled the deal for world English rights.

Maggie Rosenthal at Viking has bought Kate Alice Marshall’s queer supernatural YA, These Fleeting Shadows. In the story, a girl inherits her ancestral home, only to discover that a dark presence lurks within it—and within herself. With the help of the young woman called the Witch of Harrow, she must unlock the house’s secrets and her own if she wants to survive. Publication is slated for 2022; Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency brokered the six-figure, two-book deal for North American rights.

Professor of political science and Teen Vogue journalist Jenn M Jackson's BLACK WOMEN TAUGHT US, an intellectual and political history of Black women's activism, movement organizing, and philosophical work that explores how women from Harriet Jacobs to Audre Lorde to the members of the Combahee River Collective, among others, have for centuries taught us how to fight injustice and radically reimagine a more just world for all, to Marie Pantojan at Random House, by Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world English).

Nancy Paulsen at Nancy Paulsen Books/Penguin has acquired world rights to Molly Horan's debut picture book I Have Seven Dogs about an inventive girl who can’t have a dog in her apartment and figures out a way to connect with the many beloved dogs in her community. Dana Wulfekotte will illustrate, publication is slated for 2023. Uwe Stender at Triada US represented the author, and Sean McCarthy at McCarthy Literary Agency represented the illustrator.

David Saylor and Megan Peace at Scholastic/Graphix have bought, at auction, world rights to Rex Ogle's contemporary middle grade graphic trilogy, based on the author's own experience. Dealing with the bullies at school, his family being broke, and an embarrassing lack of friends, Rex has way too much on his plate already. So when he finds out he needs glasses, he's ready to give up. Dave Valeza will illustrate. Publication for book one, FOUR EYES, is set for fall 2022; Brent Taylor at Triada US represented the author, and Hannah Mann at Writers House represented the illustrator.

Molly Horan's EPICALLY EARNEST, pitched as a queer contemporary retelling of Oscar Wilde's THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, in which a high school senior must decide who she wants to be on the eve of high school graduation against the backdrop of birth, adopted, and found families, all the while finding the time to fall in love with the girl of her dreams, to Lily Kessinger at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Children's, in a nice deal, for publication in spring 2022, by Elle Thompson and Uwe Stender at Triada US (world English).

Connolly Bottum at Inkyard Press has acquired The Poison Season by Mara Rutherford (Crown of Coral and Pearl), an atmospheric fantasy in which a girl unintentionally draws a stranger to her island with her magic, leaving her with a choice—rescue him from the lake, or risk betraying her insulated community’s safety and customs. Is everything the elders taught her of outsiders true, or is there something more sinister surrounding their island than its poisonous waters? Publication is scheduled for fall 2022; Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency brokered the two-book deal for World rights.

Rebecca Kuss at Inkyard has bought, in a six-figure preempt, A TALE OF TWO PRINCES by Eric Geron. Pitched as The Princess Diaries meets The Parent Trap, the contemporary YA debut follows the closeted crown prince, newly established in Canada, and an out-and-proud Montana cowboy, who meet by chance and turn out to be long-lost twin brothers. But will these two be able to take on coming out, coronations, and high school together—or will this royal reunion become a royal mess? Publication is set for summer 2022; Brent Taylor at Triada US did the two-book deal for world English rights.

Bestselling and award-winning poetess amanda lovelace's FLOWER CROWNS & FEARSOME THINGS, an illustrated poetry collection in which the author explores the complexity of femininity through the lens of the Persephone myth, to Patty Rice at Andrews McMeel, in a very nice deal, in an exclusive submission, for publication in 2021, by Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world).

Andrea Tompa and Melanie Cordova at Candlewick have bought, in an exclusive submission, world rights to Rajani LaRocca's MASALA CHAI, FAST AND SLOW, illustrated by Neha Rawat Battish. Although Aarav is always in a hurry and his grandfather likes to take things slow, they find a way to make masala chai together every day. Publication is planned for fall 2023; Brent Taylor at Triada US represented the author, and Amanda Hendon at Advocate Art USA represented the illustrator.

Liesa Abrams at Aladdin has bought, in a six-figure preempt, world rights to SORT OF SUPER, plus an untitled sequel by Eric Gapstur. The middle grade graphic novel is about a boy whose accidental superpowers become the first clue in solving his mother's disappearance. Publication is slated for spring 2022; Uwe Stender and Brent Taylor at Triada US brokered the deal.

Melissa Colasanti's CALL ME ELIZABETH LARK, pitched for fans of Lucy Foley and Andrea Bartz, about a woman on the run with her son who finds refuge at a coastal Pacific Northwest bed and breakfast run by a family who believe that she's their long lost daughter, and plays along to keep herself and her son safe, only to realize that they aren't what they seem, and the culprit behind the daughter's disappearance may be back to finish the job, to Jenny Chen at Crooked Lane, in an exclusive submission, by Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world).

Abigail McAden at Scholastic has acquired FORCE OF FIRE, a middle grade standalone novel by New York Times-bestselling author Sayantani DasGupta. The origin story follows Pinki, a fire-clan rakkhoshi, who wants nothing to do with revolutions or do-goodery, but only wants to finally learn how to control her magical flames. When she makes a secret deal with Sesha, Prince of Snakes, to try to do just that, she finds herself becoming the reluctant leader of her country's fight for freedom from the serpent empire. Publication is set for summer 2021; Brent Taylor at Triada US did the deal for North American rights.

Hannah Allaman at Delacorte has acquired Love from Scratch by debut author Kaitlyn Hill. The feminist YA rom-com follows rival interns Reese and Benny, whose chemistry sizzles when they fill in for a video shoot on a popular online cooking channel. But will exploding internet fame and a heated competition for the fall internship keep romance on the back burner? Publication is slated for spring 2022; Laura Crockett at TriadaUS Literary Agency handled the deal for world rights.

Natashya Wilson at Inkyard Press has acquired The Right Side of Reckless, a YA rom-com by Whitney D. Grandison (A Love Hate Thing). A troubled boy in need of a fresh start meets a girl who is off limits, sparking forbidden friendship and maybe more when their paths cross at the local community center. Publication is slated for summer 2021; Uwe Stender at Triada US brokered the deal for world English rights.

Sylvie Frank at S&S/Wiseman has acquired world rights to Jonathan Hillman's debut picture book, Big Wig. The story follows child drag queen B.B. Bedazzle and her trusty sidekick, Wig. It's the night of the Big Wig Ball, and there's one problem: Wig is not very big. When the big wigs hit the stage, Wig wigs out, embarking on a hair-raising journey to rediscover her confidence. Levi Hastings will illustrate; publication is set for spring 2022; Brent Taylor at Triada US represented the author, and Charlie Olsen at Inkwell Management represented the illustrator.

Alexandra Cooper at HarperCollins/Quill Tree has bought, in a six-figure preempt, Red, White, and Whole by Rajani LaRocca. The middle grade novel-in-verse is about the 13-year-old daughter of Indian immigrants torn between the worlds of her parents and her school, her immigrant community and 1980s pop culture—until her mother falls ill, and she’s torn in a different way. Publication is slated for winter 2021; Brent Taylor at Triada US brokered the two-book deal for world English rights.

Emily Seife at Scholastic has acquired, in a seven-way auction, Barakah Beats by debut author Maleeha Siddiqui. In this middle grade contemporary novel, a Muslim girl joins a boy band in an effort to find her place at a new school, but struggles to reconcile her new friends' interests and her own faith. Publication is slated for 2021; Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency negotiated the two-book, six-figure deal for world English rights.

Nicole Fiorica at S&S/McElderry has bought, in a preempt, A Rush of Wings, a YA historical fantasy by Laura Weymouth (The Light Between Worlds, A Treason of Thorns). Set in the tumultuous 18th century Scottish Highlands and inspired by The Wild Swans fairytale, a girl with the strength of saltwater and the heart of a witch must master her forbidden craft in order to free her cursed brothers and prevent a charismatic tyrant from destroying all she holds dear. Publication is set for fall 2021; Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency did the deal for North American rights.

Mary-Kate Castellani at Bloomsbury has bought Phil Stamper's The Valedictorians, plus an untitled sequel. The first entry in this YA rom-com duology follows four queer teens during an unforgettable summer. As senior year approaches—with the real world looming just beyond—how can these lifelong friends stay close when their futures seem to be forcing them apart? Publication of the first book is planned for winter 2022; Brent Taylor at Triada US did the deal for world English rights.

Chloe Gong's THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS, pitched as a ROMEO AND JULIET retelling by way of THE GODFATHER, about rival gangs in 1920s Shanghai coming together to face a monster before the outbreak of the Chinese Civil War, to Molly Powell at Hodder & Stoughton, in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, for publication in November 2020, by Brent Taylor and Laura Crockett at TriadaUS Literary Agency.

Author of PRINCE & KNIGHT and MAIDEN & PRINCESS Daniel Haack's PRINCE & KNIGHT: TALE OF THE SHADOW KING, in which the brave and dashing prince and the knight are happily married and their kingdom is prospering, but soon, a fog of darkness caused by the mysterious Shadow King blocks the sun, so they go on a quest to restore light to their kingdom, illustrated by Stevie Lewis, to Charlie Ilgunas at Little Bee Books, for publication in spring 2021, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency for the author, and by Edward Maxwell at Sanford J. Greenburger Associates for the illustrator (world).

Jenne Abramowitz at Scholastic Press has bought Cattywampus author Ash Van Otterloo's next middle grade fantasy, A Touch of Ruckus. In the story, a peacemaking girl burdened with her prideful family’s secrets finds solace in ghost hunting with her nonbinary crush inside a nearby forest, but when the ghosts reveal that the forest's existence is threatened, she must find the link between how they died and her own family's secrets, even if it means causing a little ruckus in the process. Publication is set for fall 2021; Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency did the deal for world rights.

Nancy Inteli and Megan Ilnitzki at HarperCollins have acquired world rights to Jason June's picture book NEVER FORGET ELEANOR, about the life-changing power of words and the ways in which those we love never truly leave us. The story follows a young elephant named Elijah who loves the stories his grandma Eleanor tells him. But when Eleanor's memory starts to fade, Elijah will need to become the storyteller himself. Bestselling picture book creator Loren Long will illustrate; publication is planned for winter 2023. Brent Taylor at Triada US represented the author, and Steven Malk at Writers House represented the artist.

Author of KENZIE KICKSTARTS A TEAM and the forthcoming SHELLY STRUGGLES TO SHINE Kit Rosewater's TOMOKO TAKES THE LEAD, the third book in The Derby Daredevils series, in which the Daredevils get lost in a strange city during roller derby camp, but shy Tomoko's wilderness know-how might be the team's only chance at skating out of the urban jungle, illustrated by Sophie Escabasse, to Courtney Code at Abrams Children's, for publication in spring 2021, by Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency for the author, and by Kelly Sonnack at Andrea Brown Literary Agency for the illustrator (world).

Author of EMPIRE OF SAND, REALM OF ASH, and upcoming THE JASMINE THRONE Tasha Suri's untitled Wuthering Heights retelling, a debut YA historical that draws on the history of lascar sailors and the mixed race children of East India Company officers, to Emily Settle at Feiwel and Friends, in a nice deal, for publication in summer 2022, by Laura Crockett at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world).
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Simon Boughton at Norton Young Readers has acquired YALSA Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction Award winner Rex Ogle's YA memoir, Punching Bag. The story is centered on the author's experience with domestic violence. Publication is planned for fall 2021; Brent Taylor at Triada US negotiated the deal for world English rights.

Lauren Blackwood's WITHIN THESE WICKED WALLS, a Jane Eyre retelling in which Andromeda--an unlicensed debtera--is hired to rid a castle of its dangerous curses only to fall in love with a boy whose life hangs in the balance, to Tiffany Shelton at Wednesday Books, in a pre-empt, in a major deal, in a two-book deal, for publication in fall 2021, by Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world English).

Anna Bloom at Scholastic has bought, in a four-book deal, Jason June's Mermicorn Island series. The chapter books follow the underwater adventures of a mermicorn and his friends as they unlock the power of magic seashells. Publication will begin in spring 2021; Brent Taylor at Triada US negotiated the deal for world rights.

Haley Neil's debut ONCE MORE WITH CHUTZPAH, exploring cultural, religious, and sexual identity as an anxious high school senior and her twin set off on a whirlwind trip through Israel, pitched as Becky Albertalli meets Birthright, to Allison Moore at Bloomsbury Children's, in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, for publication in fall 2021, by Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world).

Charlie Ilgunas at Little Bee has acquired world rights to Rajani LaRocca's THE SECRET CODE INSIDE YOU, illustrated by Steven Salerno, a rhyming picture book introduction to DNA that explains the idea of genetics, but also touches on the limits of genes and how our choices also determine who we become. Publication is scheduled for fall 2021; Brent Taylor at TriadaUS represented the author, and the illustrator represented himself.

Lauren Knowles at Page Street Publishing has acquired world English rights for Tori Bovalino’s Ink. When Tess and Eliot stumble upon an ancient book hidden beneath their school library, they accidentally release a demon from his book-bound prison, and he’ll stop at nothing to stay free. Publication is slated for Spring 2021; Uwe Stender and Amelia Appel at TriadaUS Literary Agency negotiated the deal.

Author of CROWN OF CORAL AND PEARL Mara Rutherford's LUMINOUS, this YA fantasy follows a young witch who must remain hidden to avoid discovery by other witches who would seek to drain her power. But when her sister is taken by the kingdom's chief warlock, she'll have to step out of the shadows to save her family, to Bess Braswell at Inkyard, with Connolly Bottum editing, by Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world English).

Author of EMPIRE OF SAND and REALM OF ASH Tasha Suri's THE JASMINE THRONE, beginning a new trilogy set in a world inspired by the history and epics of India, in which a captive princess and a maidservant in possession of forbidden magic become unlikely allies on a dark journey to save their empire from the princess's traitor brother, to Priyanka Krishnan at Orbit, in a three-book deal, for publication in spring of 2021, by Laura Crockett at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world).

Megan Ilnitzki at HarperTeen has won at auction Jason June's debut YA novel, Jay's Gay Agenda, and a second book. The story follows the titular character after he moves to Seattle from his rural high school, introducing him to other queer teens for the very first time, and allowing him to finally cross items off his gay romance to-do list. Publication is scheduled for summer 2021; Brent Taylor at Triada US brokered the deal for world English rights.

Holly West at Feiwel and Friends has acquired world rights to Jeremy Whitley’s three book graphic novel series THE DOG KNIGHT, to be illustrated by Bre Indigo, in which a non-binary kid must balance the real life troubles of middle school with the chance to face down the forces of chaos alongside a council of dog superheroes. Publication of the first book is planned for early 2021. Moe Ferrara at BookEnds Literary represented the author and Brent Taylor of Triada US represented the illustrator.

Andrew Arnold at HarperAlley has bought NORTHRANGER, a YA graphic novel written by Rey Terciero and illustrated by Bre Indigo. The story follows Cade Muñoz, a 16-year-old who loses himself in horror movies to escape reality until the summer he’s forced to confront the feelings he’s hiding from, both romantic and familial. Publication is slated for fall 2022; Brent Taylor at Triada US represented the author and artist in the deal for world rights.

Lauren Smulski at Inkyard Press has acquired, on exclusive submission, Summer Heacock and Eric Smith's Origin Story, an #OwnVoices YA contemporary about two adoptees from very different backgrounds grappling with the question of what it really means to be family. Publication is scheduled for summer 2021; Brent Taylor and Uwe Stender at Triada US represented Heacock, and Dawn Frederick at Red Sofa Literary represented Smith in the deal for World English rights.

Andrea Colvin at Little, Brown has bought, in a six-figure preempt, Tori Sharp's middle-grade graphic memoir JUST PRETEND, and a second book. Tori has never lived in just one world. She's got her mom's house, her dad's house, school, and, best of all, books. And it's books—and the stories she makes up in her head—that Tori will turn to when everything else around her seems to be crumbling. Publication is slated for spring 2021; Brent Taylor at Triada US brokered the deal for world rights.

Jilly Gagnon and Mike MacDonald's CHOOSE YOUR OWN MISERY: THE WEDDING, a choose-your-path satire in which the reader navigates events before, during, and after a friend's wedding, to Rick Chillot at Quirk Books, for publication in spring 2021, by Amelia Appel at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world English).

Lauren Knowles at Page Street acquired Lisa DeSelm's YA fantasy, The Puppetmaster's Apprentice, a gender-swapped retelling of Pinocchio meets Frankenstein. Pirouette is tasked to build an assassin for the tyrant of Tavia, but when she realizes his schemes dabble in dark magic, she aims to take control of the strings before the next blue moon. Publication is set for fall 2020; Laura Crockett at TriadaUS Literary Agency negotiated the deal for world rights.

Charlie Ilgunas at Yellow Jacket has acquired MIDSUMMER'S MAYHEM author Rajani LaRocca's middle grade novel MUCH ADO ABOUT BATTING. The story follows a 12-year-old girl and boy, math competition rivals who are on the same summer baseball team, and who try to help their team win by eating unusual snacks and solving mysterious math puzzles, which cause confusion and calamity in their town. Publication is scheduled for summer 2021; Brent Taylor at Triada US did the deal for world English rights.

Mary Lee Donovan at Candlewick has won at auction world rights to Eric Geron's debut picture book, POULTRYGEIST. The story follows a chicken that crosses the road and ends up on the other side: in the spirit world. Other ghost animals encourage the poultrygeist to embrace its dark side to scare the reader, but it may be too chicken. Pete Oswald will illustrate; publication is scheduled for fall 2021. Brent Taylor at Triada US represented the author, and Kirsten Hall at Catbird Productions represented the illustrator.

Author of DON'T DATE ROSA SANTOS Nina Moreno's OUR WAY BACK TO ALWAYS, pitched as WHEN HARRY MET SALLY by way of Sarah Dessen, about next-door neighbors and ex-best friends whose paths collide when they rediscover their childhood bucket list, to Hannah Allaman at Disney-Hyperion, in a very nice deal, for publication in spring 2021, by Laura Crockett at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world English).

Suzanne Park's LOATHE AT FIRST SIGHT, an #OwnVoices hate-to-love rom-com set in the video game industry about a Korean-American producer who is tasked with launching a feminist video game while being antagonized by everyone around her, especially the company's new MBA intern, to Carrie Feron at William Morrow, at auction, in a two-book deal, for publication in summer 2020, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world English).

Heather Walter's MALICE, pitched as a queer reimagining of Sleeping Beauty, in which a sorceress whose dark gifts earn her the hatred of a realm finds an unexpected bond with the last surviving heir whose curse can only be lifted by true love's kiss—or perhaps by the sorceress herself, to Tricia Narwani at Del Rey, in a good deal, in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, for publication in spring 2021, by Laura Crockett at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world).

Mara Rutherford's KINGDOM OF SEA AND STONE, the sequel to her forthcoming YA debut CROWN OF CORAL AND PEARL, following twin sisters on a quest to save their people and restore the rightful Queen of Ilara to her long-lost throne, to Lauren Smulski at Inkyard Press, in a nice deal, for publication in fall 2020, by Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world English).

Annie Berger at Sourcebooks Fire has bought Jesse Sutanto’s debut The Obsession and a second novel. Pitched as a YA version of You meets Enough, it follows the classic story of boy meets girl, boy stalks girl, girl gets her revenge. Publication is scheduled for spring 2021; Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency negotiated the deal for world English rights.

Holly West at Swoon Reads has bought Shana Silver's The Con Code, about a teen forgery artist who must team up with a rival con artist, a master of disguise, and a talented hacker to perform a series of heists in order to find her fugitive mother before the FBI does. Publication is scheduled for summer 2020; Brent Taylor at Triada US negotiated the deal for world rights.

Michael Konik's THE UNEXPECTED GUEST, detailing the transformative period of time in which the author welcomed a homeless man into his home, exploring the limits of human kindness (if they exist), morality, and what it means to be human, to Mark Weinstein at Diversion Books, for publication in April 2020, by Amelia Appel at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world English).

Star of the #1 daytime drama The Young and The Restless Melody Thomas Scott's ALWAYS YOUNG AND RESTLESS, a memoir covering her career (and life struggles) from a child actress (i.e. Hitchcock's Marnie) to becoming the longest-serving and beloved daytime actress on television in the same role, written with Dana L. Davis, to Mark Weinstein at Diversion Books, for publication in summer 2020, by Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world English).

Author of THE VOICE IN MY HEAD Dana L. Davis's ROMAN AND JEWEL, which tells the story of teen actors Jerzie, an understudy, and Zeppelin, the leading man who headlines with Cinny, an international R&B superstar, in a hip-hopera Broadway musical, Roman and Jewel: a fantastical re-imagining of Romeo and Juliet starring a diverse cast of characters, to Natashya Wilson at Inkyard Press by Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world English).

Courtney Code at Abrams has acquired world rights to Rajani LaRocca's WHERE THREE OCEANS MEET, illustrated by Archana Sreenivasan. The picture book follows a girl who travels with her mother and grandmother to the tip of India and learns about the strength and love that women pass down to their daughters across borders and oceans. Publication is scheduled for spring 2022; Brent Taylor at Triada US represented the author, and Stephanie Fretwell-Hill at Red Fox Literary represented the illustrator.

Co-author of The Kids' Outdoor Adventure Book Stacy Tornio's THE ULTIMATE BOOK OF SCAVENGER HUNTS, a book which will help turn every outdoor outing (whether in the city or the countryside, the beach or the mountains) into a scavenger hunt, giving your family plenty of things to look for, discover, and learn about in nature, to Katie Benoit at Falcon Guides, by Uwe Stender at Triada US (NA).

Eliza Swift at Sourcebooks Fire has acquired Suzanne Park's #OwnVoices debut YA rom-com, The Perfect Escape. The story follows a Korean-American teen who meets his dream girl at the zombie-themed escape room where they both work. When they realize they each have a critical need for money, they team up for a survivalist competition with a huge cash prize, finding love along the way. Publication is planned for spring 2020; Brent Taylor at Triada US negotiated the two-book deal for North American rights. ?

Alex R. Kahler's PLAYING WICKED, in which a young boy loves playing make-believe, but doesn't always want to be the dashing prince—sometimes he likes being the fabulous Wicked Queen, illustrated by Ben Whitehouse, to Annie Nybo at Albert Whitman, with Christina Pulles editing, for publication in spring 2020, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency for the author, and by Frederica Dawson at The Bright Agency for the illustrator (world).

Lauren Knowles at Page Street has acquired world rights to Adiba Jaigirdar's THE HENNA WARS. When Dimple Met Rishi meets Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda in this rom com about two teen girls with rival henna businesses who fall in love. Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency negotiated the deal.

Tricia Lin at Simon Pulse has acquired, at auction, Chloe Gong's debut YA fantasy THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS pitched as a Romeo And Juliet retelling by way of The Godfather. A monster has awakened in 1920s Shanghai, killing off citizens and stirring trouble between two feuding gangs. The rival heirs, Roma Montagov and Juliet Cai, must work together before the monster destroys all they hold dear, even while the Chinese Civil War breaks out around them. Publication is planned for Fall 2020. Laura Crockett at TriadaUS Literary Agency did the two-book deal for North American rights.

Andrea Tompa at Candlewick has won at auction world rights to I'LL GO AND COME BACK by Rajani LaRocca, illustrated by Sara Palacios. A tribute to long-distance family relationships and cross-cultural connections, the story follows a girl on a trip to India. When she finds herself homesick, her grandmother knows the cure, and the girl knows just how to welcome her grandmother when she visits the U.S. Publication is slated for spring 2022; Brent Taylor at Triada US represented the author, and Kendra Marcus and Minju Chang at Bookstop Literary represented the illustrator.

SKULLS! author Blair Thornburgh's SECOND BANANA, illustrated by MAE'S FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL author/illustrator Kate Berube, about navigating the disappointment of being cast as second banana in the class play...figuratively...or literally, to Emma Ledbetter at Abrams, for publication in fall 2020, by Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency for the author, and by Lori Kilkelly at LK Literary Agency for the illustrator (world).

Author of Gettysburg Rebels: Five Native Sons Who Came Home To Fight As Confederate Soldiers Tom McMillan's OUR FLAG WAS STILL THERE, which reveals how generations of the enduring military family, the Armisteads, defended, fought, hid, but ultimately preserved the original Star Spangled Banner from the War of 1812 through the end of the Civil War--ultimately donating it to the Smithsonian Institution where it is displayed today, to Alex Novak at Regnery History, in a nice deal, in an exclusive submission, for publication in June 2020, by Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world).

Gender studies professor and author of SHE/HE/THEY/ME: FOR THE SISTERS, MISTERS, AND BINARY RESISTERS Robyn Ryle's WHEN ALL CHEERLEADERS WERE BOYS, an original investigation into the intersection of sports history and identities, using sports as a way to learn about the complicated history of gender, sexuality, race, and social justice while connecting those stories to the world of today's athletes, to Christen Karniski at Rowman & Littlefield, for publication in summer 2020, by Amelia Appel at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world English).

Jessica Anderson at Macmillan/Ottaviano has bought Hunting Annabelle author Wendy Heard's debut YA thriller, She's Too Pretty to Burn. In this gender-swapped Dorian Gray reimagining, a teen photographer's picture of her introverted girlfriend goes viral, sending them into a spiral of fame and danger as they navigate the waters of an underground San Diego art scene. Publication is scheduled for winter 2021; Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency handled the deal for world rights.

A LOVE HATE THING by Whitney D. Grandison, featuring an It girl from a wealthy coastal community who clashes with a former childhood friend when he moves in with her family after tragedy strikes, wreaking havoc with her summer plans, her friendships and her heart, to Natashya Wilson at Inkyard Press, by Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency (World English).

Tris Coburn at Tilbury House has acquired world rights to THE ARABIC QUILT by Aya Khalil, illustrated by Anait Semirdzhyan. The picture book follows an Egyptian-American girl who learns to appreciate her second language, Arabic, after a class project intended to celebrate everyone's identity. Publication is tentatively slated for winter 2019; Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency represented the author, and Christy Tugueau Ewers at the CAT Agency represented the illustrator.

Co-author of The Kids' Outdoor Adventure Book Ken Keffer's EARTH YEAR, a collection structured around phenology of 365 daily facets of natural history, including animals, plants, weather, geology, astronomy, and more that explores the universal patterns of nature across North America from January 1st to December 31st, to Kate Rogers at Mountaineers Books, by Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency (NA).

Kit Rosewater's THE DERBY DAREDEVILS series, in which a fifth-grader sets out to form an all-girls roller derby crew with her best friend, but things turn complicated when she decides to woo the girl's neighbor (and secret crush) to the team, illustrated by Sophie Escabasse, to Courtney Code at Abrams Children's, at auction, in a two-book deal, for publication in spring 2020, by Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency for the author, and by Kelly Sonnack at Andrea Brown Literary Agency for the illustrator (world).

Authors of THINK LIKE A BABY and creators of doctoranddad.com Andy Ankowski and Amber Ankowski's HOW TO RAISE A BOOKMONSTER: THE JOYFUL WAY TO TURN YOUR CHILD INTO A FEARLESS, RAVENOUS READER, a playful guide for parents on how to nurture their distracted, plugged-in child into a voracious bookmonster, to Batya Rosenblum at The Experiment, for publication in fall 2020, by Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency(world).

Cheryl Klein at Lee & Low has bought world rights to SEVEN GOLDEN RINGS by Rajani LaRocca, a STEM-focused picture book that uses the story of a boy named Bhagat and his chain of seven golden rings to teach the basics of binary numbers. Archana Sreenivasan will illustrate; publication is planned for 2020. Brent Taylor at TriadaUS represented the author, and Stephanie Fretwell-Hill at Red Fox Literary represented the artist.

Debut author KayLynn Flanders's SHIELDED, a YA fantasy about a princess hiding a magical secret in a kingdom ravaged by war; the key to saving not only those closest to her, but the kingdom itself, is also the very secret that could destroy her, to Monica Jean at Delacorte, in a pre-empt, for publication in summer 2020, by Laura Crockett at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world English).

Natashya Wilson at Inkyard Press has acquired Alechia Dow’s debut The Sound of Stars, a young adult novel set in the near-future featuring a captive teen human and a young alien leader, bonded by their love of forbidden books and music, who embark on a desperate road trip as they attempt to overturn alien rule and save humankind. Publication is projected for Winter 2020; Uwe Stender at Triada US Literary negotiated the deal for North American rights.

Simon Boughton at Norton Young Readers has bought, in an exclusive submission, Rex Ogle's middle grade memoir FREE LUNCH. The story follows the author's experience as a sixth-grader on the free lunch program, and coming-of-age while dealing with poverty, racism, and domestic violence in Texas. Publication is slated for fall 2018; Brent Taylor at Triada US sold North American rights.

Animator and storyboard artist Louie Zong's BOOK SCIENCE, in which two scientists, a bear and a frog, conduct hands-on, fearless experiments answering the age-old question of how books work, to John Morgan at Imprint, for publication in summer 2020, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world English).

In a four book deal Alyson Heller at Aladdin/Simon & Schuster has bought Dee Romito's FORT BUILDERS series about two best friends, who are determined to earn some spending money, start a fort building company and must navigate the challenges of being pint-size business owners.Publication of Book One is planned for Summer 2020. Uwe Stender at Triada US Literary Agency negotiated the deal for World Rights.

THE SERPENT'S SECRET and GAME OF STARS author Sayantani DasGupta's THE CHAOS CURSE, the third book in the Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond series, in which a 12-year-old demon slayer and her friends must stop the Serpent King from destroying the multiplicity of the multiverse and reducing the many parallel dimensions to a single story, to Abigail McAden at Scholastic, in a six-figure deal, for publication in February 2020, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency (NA).

THE HEMINGWAY THIEF author Shaun Harris's THE OLD IRISH EXIT, a new novel following an author who finds himself embroiled in a murder investigation at the University of Notre Dame involving a secret society and old friends who aren't what they seem, to Dan Mayer at Seventh Street, for publication in spring 2020, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency (NA).

Courtney Code at Abrams has preempted world rights for the picture book WILLOW THE ARMADILLO by Marilou Reeder, illustrated by Dave Mottram, in which the tenacious character dreams of being the hero of her very own picture book, but must learn what it means to be a hero first. Publication is slated for spring 2020; Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency represented the author, and Anne Moore Armstrong at the Bright Agency represented the illustrator.

Alice Jerman at Harper Teen has bought at auction, in a six-figure deal, Erica Waters's debut YA Contemporary Fantasy, GHOST WOOD SONG. In the story, a girl must use her family's ghost-raising fiddle to conjure the one spirit who can prove her brother is innocent of murder, while choosing between the banjo-playing girl of her dreams and the rodeo boy trying to swagger his way into her heart. Publication is set for Summer 2020. Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency negotiated the two-book deal for North American Rights.

Liz Kossnar at Simon & Schuster has bought Fake Blood author-illustrator Whitney Gardner's middle grade graphic novel, Space Camp, in which a 12-year-old girl is upset to move from Portland to Seattle, leaving her only friend behind. When her parents enroll her in a space-themed summer camp, she finds that the camp—and long-distance friendship—might be more out of this world than she bargained for. Publication is set for summer 2020; Brent Taylor at Triada US sold world rights.

Author of the forthcoming 500 WORDS OR LESS Juleah del Rosario's TURTLE UNDER ICE, a novel-in-verse following the relationship between two teen sisters after one of them goes missing during a snowstorm, to Jennifer Ung at Simon Pulse, for publication in spring 2020, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world English).

Author of THE KIDS' OUTDOOR ADVENTURE BOOK Stacy Tornio with Jack Tornio's 101 OUTDOOR ADVENTURES TO HAVE BEFORE YOU GROW UP, offering up activities, games, and challenges to get kids ages 8-12 in the outdoors and loving it, to Katie Benoit at Globe Pequot, for publication in spring 2019, by Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency (NA).

Debut author Aleksandra Ross's DON'T CALL THE WOLF, pitched as inspired by Polish folklore, following an enchanted queen fighting to protect her forest from a legendary dragon, and the journey that unfolds when she saves a dragon slayer with secrets of his own and discovers just how dark the woods really are, to Stephanie Stein at Harper Teen, for publication in winter 2020, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency (NA).

Charlie Ilgunas at Yellow Jacket has won at auction Rajani LaRocca's debut middle grade novel, Midsummer's Mayhem. Inspired by A Midsummer Night's Dream, the story follows an 11-year-old Indian-American girl whose dream of winning a celebrity chef-judged baking contest stirs up trouble when she bakes with a mysterious boy from the woods and people around her start acting loopy. Publication is scheduled for summer 2019; Brent Taylor at TriadaUS brokered the deal for world English rights.

Trinka Hakes Noble's A FIST FOR JOE LOUIS AND ME, set in 1938, the story follows two Detroit boys who are inspired by their hero, the legendary boxer Joe Louis, as they face the hardships of the Great Depression, the rise of Nazi Germany, and a school yard bully, illustrated by Nicole Tadgell, to Barb McNally at Sleeping Bear Press, in a nice deal, for publication in Fall 2019, by Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency for the author, and by Christy Tugeau Ewers at CATugeau for the illustrator (NA).

Impossible Saints author Clarissa Harwood's next historical novel BEAR NO MALICE, pitched as Grantchester meets Great Expectations, about a clergyman with a painful past and an artist trapped by her own secrets, to Katie McGuire at Pegasus, in a nice deal, for publication in Winter 2019, by Laura Crockett at TriadaUS Literary Agency (NA).

Author of THE RESTAURANT CRITIC’S WIFE and NOT PERFECT, Elizabeth LaBan's BESIDE HERSELF, in which a woman finds out her husband had an affair and he proposes she do the same to even the score and keep the marriage intact--a story about how marriage doesn’t necessarily follow a straight line and unexpected detours might just bring you back to the place you most want to be, to Jodi Warshaw at Lake Union Publishing, by Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world).

Mary Fan's STRONGER THAN A BRONZE DRAGON, a steampunk fantasy set in a world inspired by Qing dynasty China, where a warrior girl teams up with a young thief to save her village from shadow spirits, but after arriving at the Courts of Hell, a discovery challenges everything they know about who the real enemy is, to Lauren Knowles at Page Street, by Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world).

EXTRAORDINARY and CALL ME SUNFLOWER author Miriam Spitzer Franklin's EMILY OUT OF FOCUS, about a twelve-year-old girl who flies with her family to adopt a baby sister from China, and what happens when a new friend she makes there takes her on an adventure that will change her perspective on the world forever,to Alison Weiss at Sky Pony Press, for publication in Spring 2019, by Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency (world).

Erin Clarke at Knopf has bought Kate Hattemer’s new YA novel, The Last Chance Dance, the story of a teenage girl who challenges the traditions at her private school, while exploring idealism vs. reality, friendship vs. sex, and the knotty complications of tradition and privilege. Publication is slated for spring 2020; Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency negotiated the deal for world English rights.

Liz Kossnar at Simon & Schuster has acquired world rights to Becoming RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Journey to Justice, a middle grade graphic novel biography by the author of I Dissent, Debbie Levy, to be illustrated by Whitney Gardner. The graphic novel follows RBG's evolution as a feminist and legal powerhouse and her path to becoming the second woman on the Supreme Court; Ginsburg just celebrated her 85th birthday on March 15. Publication is set for summer 2019; Caryn Wiseman at the Andrea Brown Literary Agency represented the author, and Brent Taylor at TriadaUS represented the illustrator.

Holly West at Swoon Reads has bought Going Off-Script, a new LGBTQ+ YA contemporary novel by Jen Wilde, author of Queens of Geek and The Brightsiders. A teen gets the TV-writing internship of her dreams, but when her boss rewrites her lesbian character as straight, she and the actress launch a #DontHideYourGays campaign against the studio, and fall for each other along the way. Publication is set for summer 2019; Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency negotiated the deal for world rights.

Tasha Suri's debut novel, EMPIRE OF SAND, an epic fantasy inspired by Mughal-Indian history, about a nobleman's illegitimate daughter and a vow-bound mystic who both possess the rare ability to compel the dreams of sleeping gods, to Sarah Guan at Orbit, at auction, in a good deal, in a two-book deal, for publication in Fall 2018, by Laura Crockett at TriadaUS Literary Agency (World English). ?

Lisa Rosinsky at Barefoot Books has acquired world rights excluding Iran to THE BOOK TREE by Paul Czajak illustrated by Rashin Kheiriyeh. The picture book tells the story of a reactionary mayor who bans all the books in his town, and the imaginative boy who shows him that suppressing people's stories only encourages them to blossom more beautifully than ever. Publication is slated for fall 2018, Uwe Stender and Brent Taylor at TriadaUS represented the author, and Carrie Hannigan at Hannigan Salky Getzler represented the illustrator.

Charlie Ilgunas at Little Bee has bought world rights to Daniel Haack and Isabel Galupo's MAIDEN & PRINCESS, illustrated by Becca Human, a picture book about a maiden who goes to the prince's royal ball and doesn't quite enjoy herself until she meets and falls in love with the princess. Publication is scheduled for spring 2019; Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency represented the authors, and the illustrator represented herself.

T.S. Ferguson at Harlequin Teen has acquired TIFFANY SLY LIVES HERE NOW author (and star of Heroes and Glee) Dana L. Davis’s THE VOICE IN MY HEAD. When Indigo Phillips hears a voice in her head telling her she can save her terminally-ill twin sister’s life, she delays her medically-assisted suicide to drag her family on a road trip filled with drama, fighting, forgiveness, and eventually, closure. Publication is planned for summer 2019; Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency brokered the deal for World English rights.

Annette Rogers at Poisoned Pen Press has acquired Beyond The Grave by Judy Clemens. In this fifth installment of the Grim Reaper Mysteries, the Grim Reaper accompanies hapkido blackbelt Casey Maldonado to the Pacific Northwest, where they investigate a decades-old Halloween murder, fight off drunken rednecks, and re-discover the meaning of Home. Publication is planned for Summer 2018. Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency represented the author for World English Rights.

Hannah Allaman at Disney has pre-empted Nina Moreno's debut YA contemporary, Saint Rosa of the Sea, pitched as Gilmore Girls meets Practical Magic. The women in Rosa's family are cursed: her abuela is exiled from Cuba, her mother is reckless, and Rosa is forbidden to go to the sea. Rosa dreams of finally seeing their island, but her study abroad plans crumble amid sudden political changes just as she crashes into a quiet boy from the docks. Publication is planned for Summer 2019; Laura Crockett at TriadaUS Literary Agency negotiated the deal for World English rights. Foreign language: Brent Taylor (brent@triadaus.com). Film/TV: Uwe Stender (uwe@triadaus.com)

Jim Beviglia's PLAYING BACK THE '80S: A DECADE OF UNSTOPPABLE HITS, an exploration of the era through its most popular songs and the little-known stories behind them, brimming with fresh insights from insider perspectives, from the B-52s to Metallica and all the favorites in between, to Natalie Mandziuk at Rowman & Littlefield, by Amelia Appel at TriadaUS Literary Agency (World English).

Lauren Smulski at Harlequin Teen has acquired Coral And Pearl by Mara Rutherford. This YA debut fantasy follows a young woman from a village in the sea who must impersonate her twin on land to save everyone she loves from a tyrannical prince. Publication is planned for Fall 2019; Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency represented the author for World English Rights.

Paul Czajak's TREES MAKE PERFECT PETS, about a girl whose birthday wish comes true when she receives a dogwood tree as her very own pet, to Annie Berger at Sourcebooks. Cathy Gendron will illustrate, publication is set for spring 2019. Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency represented the author, and Christy T.Ewers at Christina A. Tugeau Artist Agency represented the illustrator.

Mary Kate Castellani at Bloomsbury Children's Books has acquired Phil Stamper's debut novel, The Gravity of Us, plus an untitled standalone. The story follows two teen boys who find love amid the drama of a NASA mission to Mars. Publication is planned for winter 2020; Brent Taylor at Triada US brokered the two-book deal for world English rights.

Director and Producer Rocky Lang and film historian Barbara Hall's LETTERS FROM HOLLYWOOD, chronicling the history of Hollywood from the Golden Age through the pre-email era of the 1980s via letters from the most notable and talented industry names, to David Cashion at Abrams, by Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency (World English).

Emma Ledbetter at Atheneum has acquired Skulls! by Blair Thornburgh, illustrated by Scott Campbell. This hilarious nonfiction picture book is all about…skulls! They give your face a good shape. They have holes in them for sounds, for light, for air, and for grilled cheese sandwiches. You’re lucky to have such a good bone in your body! Publication is planned for Summer 2019; Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency represented the author, and Steven Malk at Writers House represented the illustrator in the deal for world rights.

Summer Heacock's FINDER'S FEE, about an assistant editor in NYC who's laid off and forced to take a job cleaning out abandoned storage units and the humorous antics that ensue when she finds potential blackmail material and is torn between doing the right thing and selling out a famous British actor for money, to Lauren Smulski at Mira, for publication in Summer 2018, by Brent Taylor and Uwe Stender at the TriadaUS Literary Agency (NA).

Alice Jerman at HarperTeen has acquired at auction, in a six-figure deal, Laura E. Weymouth's debut YA fantasy, THE WEIGHT OF WORLDS, billed as Lev Grossman's THE MAGICIANS meets C.S. Lewis's Narnia. The story follows two troubled sisters, bound together by blood and fate, as they struggle to find their place in our world after spending years ruling as queens in a realm of myth and magic. Publication is set for fall 2018; Lauren Spieller at Triada US Literary Agency did the two-book deal for North American rights.

Kate Farrell at Henry Holt has acquired Monique Bonneau’s debut YA novel, The Pursuit of Miss Heartbreak Hotel. The story follows two teen girls, once best friends but now estranged, as their connection is rekindled—and tested—in their common struggle with identity and sexuality. Publication is planned for spring 2019; Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency sold world English rights.

Clarissa Harwood's IMPOSSIBLE SAINTS, the story of an English suffragette torn between her political ambitions and her love for a young clergyman, to Katie McGuire at Pegasus, for publication in Winter 2018, by Laura Crockett at TriadaUS Literary Agency (World English).

Daniel Haack's PRINCE + KNIGHT, about a noble prince and a brave knight who come together to defeat a terrible monster and in the process find true love in a most unexpected place: each other, to be illustrated by Stevie Lewis, to Charlie Ilgunas of Little Bee Books, for publication in summer 2018, by Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency for the author (World).

Juleah del Rosario's debut novel in verse, 500 WORDS OR LESS, in which a high school senior attempts to salvage her reputation by writing her Ivy League-obsessed classmates' college admissions essays after being ostracized for betraying a beloved classmate, while she struggles with a moral compass that no longer points north, to Jennifer Ung at Simon Pulse, in an exclusive submission, for publication in Fall 2018, by Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency (World English).

Jessica Bayliss's TEN PAST CLOSING, chronicling the events before and after a hold-up at Cafe Flores, during which two teens from very different backgrounds are held hostage and explore a relationship that might have been, all while scheming to stay alive, to Alison Weiss at Sky Pony Press, for publication in Spring 2018, by Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency (World).

Abigail McAden and Patrice Caldwell at Scholastic have won a six-house auction for Sayantani DasGupta’s debut middle-grade novel Kiranmala and the Kingdom of Serpents, plus a sequel. The books draw from the traditional folktales of West Bengal, India and follow the interdimensional adventures of a 12-year-old girl who finds out she’s an Indian princess destined to slay blood-thirsty rakkhosh demons. Publication is planned to begin in spring 2018; Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency negotiated the deal for North American rights for six figures. Audio rights have been sold to Scholastic Audio and German rights have been sold to Carlsen Verlag.

T.S. Ferguson and Natashya Wilson at Harlequin Teen have acquired at auction Heroes actress Dana Davis’s debut YA novel, Seven Days of Stone, the story of a teen girl who, in the wake of her mother’s death, travels from Chicago to LA to live with a father she has never known, and who may in fact not be her real father. Publication is planned for summer 2018; Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency negotiated the deal for World English rights.

PLANTS YOU CAN’T KILL author Stacy Tornio’s PLANTS THAT CAN KILL, about how to identify and protect yourself, your family, and your pets from potentially poisonous plants found in your backyard or neighboring areas, to Nicole Frail at Skyhorse by Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency (World Engl

Chloe Gong's THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS and OUR VIOLENT ENDS, to Oceano (Mexico), at auction, in a two-book deal, by Anna Ascolies at IMC Literary Agency, on behalf of Brent Taylor and Laura Crockett at Triada US.

Audio rights to Tori Bovalino's THE DEVIL MAKES THREE and NOT GOOD FOR MAIDENS, to Andrea Wollitz at Recorded Books, in a two-book deal, by Brent Taylor at Triada US on behalf of Uwe Stender and Amelia Appel (world English).

Chloe Gong's THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS and FOUL LADY FORTUNE duologies, to Corint (Romania), at auction, in a four-book deal, by Diana Matulicat Corto Literary Agency on behalf of Triada US Literary Agency.

Audio rights to Phil Stamper's GOLDEN BOYS, to Emily Parliman at Listening Library, in a two-book deal, for publication in February 2022, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world English).

UK/ANZ rights for Chloe Gong's FOUL LADY FORTUNE to Molly Powell at Hodder & Stoughton (UK), in a two-book deal, by Brent Taylor and Laura Crockett at TriadaUS Literary Agency.

Chloe Gong's THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS, to Eksmo (Russian Federation), by Igor Korzhenevski at Alexander Korzhenevski Agency, on behalf of Brent Taylor and Laura Crockett at Triada US.

Erica Waters's THE RIVER HAS TEETH, to Nuevo Extremo (Spain), by Anna Ascolies at IMC Literary Agency, on behalf of Brent Taylor and Lauren Spieller at Triada US.

Audio rights to Rajani LaRocca's MUCH ADO ABOUT BASEBALL, to Addi Black at Blackstone, for publication in June 2021, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world English).

Chloe Gong's THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS, to Gorki Starlin at Alta (Brazil), in a nice deal, by Roberto Matos at Riff Agency, on behalf of Brent Taylor and Laura Crockett at Triada US.

Adiba Jaigirdar's HANI AND ISHU'S GUIDE TO FAKE DATING, to Emily Parliman at Listening Library, by Brent Taylor at Triada US on behalf of Uwe Stender.

Chloe Gong's THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS, to Marti (Turkey), by Nazlican Kabatas at Kalem Agency, on behalf of Brent Taylor and Laura Crockett at Triada US.

Erica Waters's GHOST WOOD SONG, to Eksmo (Russian Federation), by Igor Korzhenevski at Alexander Korzhenevski Agency, on behalf of Brent Taylor and Lauren Spieller at Triada US.

Wendy Heard's THE KILL CLUB, to Droemer Knaur (Germany), by Kathrin Nehm at Thomas Schlueck Agency, on behalf of Brent Taylor and Lauren Spieller at Triada US.

Audio rights to Phil Stamper's AS FAR AS YOU'LL TAKE ME, to Emily Parliman at Listening Library, in an exclusive submission, for publication in February 2021, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world English).

Kate Hattemer's THE FEMINIST AGENDA OF JEMIMA KINCAID, to Carlsen (Germany), at auction, by Kathrin Nehm at Thomas Schlueck Agency, on behalf of Brent Taylor and Uwe Stender at Triada US.

Kate Hattemer's THE FEMINIST AGENDA OF JEMIMA KINCAID, to Planeta Mexico (Mexico), by Anna Ascolies at IMC Literary Agency, on behalf of Brent Taylor and Uwe Stender at Triada US.

Mara Rutherford's CROWN OF CORAL AND PEARL, to Marti (Turkey), by Nazlican Kabatas at Kalem Agency, on behalf of Brent Taylor and Uwe Stender at Triada US.

Audio rights to Adiba Jaigirdar's THE HENNA WARS, to Emily Parliman at Listening Library, by Brent Taylor at Triada US on behalf of Uwe Stender.

Sayantani DasGupta's THE CHAOS CURSE, to La Galera (Spain), by Anna Ascolies at IMC Literary Agency, on behalf of Brent Taylor at Triada US.

Audio rights to author of 500 WORDS OR LESS Juleah del Rosario's TURTLE UNDER ICE, to Emily Parliman at Listening Library, in an exclusive submission, for publication in February 2020, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world English).

Rex Ogle's FREE LUNCH, to Huy Hoang (Viet Nam), by Winnie Waropas at Arika Interrights Agency, on behalf of Brent Taylor at Triada US.

Spanish rights to Phil Stamper's THE GRAVITY OF US, to Leonel Teti at Urano (Argentina), by Anna Ascolies at IMC Literary Agency, on behalf of Brent Taylor at Triada US.

KayLynn Flanders's SHIELDED, to Eksmo (Russian Federation), in a two-book deal, by Igor Korzhenevski at Alexander Korzhenevski Agency, on behalf of Brent Taylor and Laura Crockett at Triada US.

Eric Bell's ALAN COLE DOESN'T DANCE, to Foksal (Poland), by Piotr Wawrzenczyk at Book/lab Literary Agency on behalf of Brent Taylor at Triada US.

Rex Ogle's FREE LUNCH, to Mamania (Poland), by Piotr Wawrzenczyk at Book/lab Literary Agency, on behalf of Brent Taylor at Triada US.

Aleksandra Ross's DON'T CALL THE WOLF, to Mag (Poland), at auction, by Piotr Wawrzenczyk at Book/lab Literary Agency; also to Eksmo (Russian Federation), by Igor Korzhenevski at Alexander Korzhenevski Agency; on behalf of Brent Taylor at Triada US

Nina Moreno's DON'T DATE ROSA SANTOS, to Prosvetno Delo (Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of), by Diana Matulic at Corto Literary Agency, on behalf of Triada US.

Mara Rutherford's CROWN OF CORAL AND PEARL, to Piper (Germany), by Kathrin Nehm at Thomas Schlueck Agency, on behalf of Brent Taylor and Uwe Stender at Triada US.

Laura Weymouth's A TREASON OF THORNS, to cbj (Germany), by Kathrin Nehm at Thomas Schlueck Agency, on behalf of Brent Taylor and Lauren Spieller at Triada US

Audio rights to Phil Stamper's THE GRAVITY OF US, to Emily Parliman at Listening Library, at auction, for publication in February 2020, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world English).

Audio rights to Brent Hartinger's THE OTTO DIGMORE DIFFERENCE and THE OTTO DIGMORE DIVERSION, to Rena Ayer at Audible, in a two-book deal, by Brent Taylor at Triada US on behalf of Uwe Stender (world English).

Mara Rutherford's CROWN OF CORAL AND PEARL, to Emas (Bulgaria), by Diana Matulic at Corto Literary Agency, on behalf of Triada US.

Rajani LaRocca's MIDSUMMER'S MAYHEM, to Roca Editorial (Spain), by Anna Ascolies at IMC Literary Agency, on behalf of Brent Taylor at Triada US.

Audio rights to Rajani LaRocca's MIDSUMMER'S MAYHEM, to Addi Black at Blackstone Audio, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world English).

UK rights to THE LIGHT BETWEEN WORLDS author Laura E. Weymouth's A TREASON OF THORNS, set in a reimagined version of early 1800s England, in which a teen girl discovers her family's sentient Great House is slowly dying, and must attempt to save it with the help of her father's mysterious ward before the House rains down destruction on the surrounding countryside and everyone in it, to Rachel Leyshon at Chicken House, for publication in spring 2020, by Brent Taylor and Lauren Spieller at TriadaUS Literary Agency.

German rights to Rex Ogle writing as Adam Monster's EAST EMERSON series, to HarperCollins Germany, in a two-book deal, by Bastian Schlueck at Thomas Schlueck Agency on behalf of Brent Taylor at Triada US.

Polish rights to Wendy Heard's HUNTING ANNABELLE, to Urszula Ruzik-Kulinska at Swiat Ksiazki, by Piotr Wawrzenczyk at Book/lab Literary Agency, on behalf of Brent Taylor and Lauren Spieller at Triada US.

Film Rights to Natasha Suri’s EMPIRE OF SAND, to Kronicle Media, Rebel Maverick, and Amyale Productions by Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency.

Nina Moreno's DON'T DATE ROSA SANTOS, to Vergara & Riba(ARGENTINA), at auction, by Anna Ascolies at IMC Literary Agency; also to Vergara & Riba (BRAZIL), by Camila Marandino at Riff Agency; to AST (RUSSIAN FEDERATION), by Igor Korzhenevski at Alexander Korzhenevski Agency; and to Maxim (HUNGARY), in a pre-empt, by Diana Matulic at Corto Literary Agency; on behalf of Laura Crockett and Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency.

Audio Rights to Mary Fan's STRONGER THAN A BRONZE DRAGON, to Ron Formica at Tantor Media, at auction, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency on behalf of Uwe Stender (world English).

Clarissa Harwood's BEAR NO MALICE, to Catherine Wallach at HighBridge Audio, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency, on behalf of Laura Crockett (world English).

Mara Rutherford's CROWN OF CORAL AND PEARL, to Vulkan (Serbia), by Vuk Perisic at Plima Literary Agency, on behalf of Brent Taylor and Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency.

Rena Rossner's THE SISTERS OF THE WINTER WOOD, to Eksmo (Russian Federation), by Igor Korzhenevski at Alexander Korzhenevski Agency, on behalf of Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency.

Mark SaFranko's HATING OLIVIA, to La Dragonne (France), by Donatella d'Ormesson at Donatella d'Ormesson Literary, on behalf of Brent Taylor and Uwe Stender at the TriadaUS Literary Agency.

Audio rights to Juleah del Rosario's 500 WORDS OR LESS, to Emily Parliman at Listening Library, for publication in April 2019, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency.

Juleah Del Rosario's s 500 Words OR LESS, to Gabrielle Union's Production Company I'll Have Another, and Matt Nicholas' Rebel Maverick and Manaal Khan's Amyale Productions, by Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency. (Film rights)

Audio rights to K. D. Halbrook's SILVER BATAL AND THE WATER DRAGON RACES, to Meagan Cohen at Audible, in a two-book deal, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency.

Serbian rights to Rena Rossner's THE SISTERS OF THE WINTER WOOD, to Vulkan, by Vuk Perisic at Plima Literary Agency, on behalf of Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency.

K. D. Halbrook's SMOKE AND MIRRORS, to Meagan Cohen at Audible, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency.

Turkish rights to K. D. Halbrook's SMOKE AND MIRRORS, to Kirmizi Kedi, by Gaksun Bayraktar at Kalem Agency on behalf of Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency.

Dramatic/Film/TV rights to Dana L. Davis's TIFFANY SLY LIVES HERE NOW, to Korin Huggins and Monique Nash's Kronicle Media and Matt Nicholas' Rebel Maverick Productions, by Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency.

Bengali rights to Sayantani DasGupta's THE SERPENT'S SECRET, to Cafe Table, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency.

Rights to Rex Ogle's EAST EMERSON series, to Ediciones B in Spain, in a pre-empt, by Anna Ascolies at IMC Literary Agency, to Il Castoro in Italy, at auction, by Maura Solinas at Piergiorgio Nicolazzini Literary Agency; to Mamania in Poland, in a pre-empt, and Storytel for Polish audio, by Piotr Wawrzenczyk at Book/lab Literary Agency; to Pena in Turkey, by Goksun Bayraktar at Kalem Agency; all in three-book deals on behalf of Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency.

Korean rights to Krista Van Dolzer's EARTH TO DAD, to Prunsoop, by Jully Lee at Eric Yang Agency on behalf of Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency.

Simplified Chinese rights to Krista Van Dolzer's EARTH TO DAD, to Beijing White Horse Time, by Claire Cai at Big Apple Agency on behalf of Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency.

French rights to Mark SaFranko's THE SUICIDE, to Actes Sud, for publication in Spring 2019, by Donatella d'Ormesson at Donatella d'Ormesson Literary on behalf of Brent Taylor and Uwe Stender at the TriadaUS Literary Agency.

QUEENS OF GEEK author Jen Wilde's THE BRIGHTSIDERS, in which a teen drummer navigates coming out as bisexual, old family struggles, and paparazzi after she's branded Hollywood's latest trainwreck, to Pamela Lorence at Forever Young Audiobooks, for publication in Summer 2018, by Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency on behalf of Lauren Spieller (World English).

German audio rights to Sayantani DasGupta's THE SERPENT'S SECRET, to Silberfisch, by Daniela Steiner at Carlsen on behalf of Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency.

Spanish and Catalan rights to Sayantani DasGupta's THE SERPENT'S SECRET, to La Galera, in a two-book deal, by Anna Ascolies at IMC Literary Agency on behalf of Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency.

Norwegian rights to Sayantani DasGupta's THE SERPENT'S SECRET, to Lindy Andersen at Fontini, in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, by Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency.

Polish rights to Eric Bell's ALAN COLE IS NOT A COWARD, to Katarzyna Gasinska at Foksal, by Piotr Wawrzenczyk at Book/lab Literary Agency on behalf of Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency.

Turkish rights to Sayantani DasGupta's THE SERPENT'S SECRET: KIRANMALA AND THE KINGDOM BEYOND, to Siyah Kitap, in a two-book deal, by Gaksun Bayraktar at Kalem Agency on behalf of Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency.
World Spanish rights to Laura E. Weymouth's THE WEIGHT OF WORLDS, to Edward Benitez at Harper Espanol, in a two-book deal, by Lola Esquina at IMC Literary Agency on behalf of Lauren Spieller and Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency.
Latin American Spanish rights to Shaun Harris's THE HEMINGWAY THIEF, to Ediciones B Mexico, by Lola Esquina at IMC Literary Agency on behalf of Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency.

U.K. rights to Laura E. Weymouth's THE WEIGHT OF WORLDS, to Barry Cunningham at Chicken House, at auction, by Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency on behalf of Lauren Spieller.

French rights to Laura E. Weymouth's THE WEIGHT OF WORLDS, to Pocket Jeunesse, in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, by Donatella d'Ormesson at Donatella d'Ormesson Literary on behalf of Lauren Spieller and Brent Taylor.

Catalan rights to Eric Bell's ALAN COLE IS NOT A COWARD, to Bromera, by Lola Esquina at IMC Literary Agency on behalf of Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency.

Simplified Chinese rights to Stacy Tornio and Ken Keffer’s THE TRUTH ABOUT NATURE, to Publishing House of the Electronics Industry, by Claire Feng at Big Apple Agency on behalf of Uwe Stender and Brent Taylor at Triada US Literary Agency.

Simplified Chinese rights to Stacy Tornio and Ken Keffer’s THE SECRET LIVES OF ANIMALS, to Publishing House of the Electronics Industry, by Claire Feng at Big Apple Agency on behalf of Uwe Stender and Brent Taylor at Triada US Literary Agency.

French rights to L. Philips's PERFECT TEN, to Castelmore, by Donatella d'Ormesson at Donatella d'Ormesson Literary on behalf of Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency.

Turkish rights to J.C. Lane's TAG, YOU'RE DEAD, to Bilgi, at auction, by Göksun Bayraktar at Kalem Agency on behalf of Uwe Stender and Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency.

German Rights to Eric Bell's ALAN COLE IS NOT A COWARD to Almut Werner at Fischer, by Brent Taylor.

AUDIO RIGHTS: J.C. Lane's TAG, YOU'RE DEAD, to Anne Fonteneau at Blackstone Audio, by Uwe Stender and Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency (World English).

FILM RIGHTS: Shaun Harris's debut thriller THE HEMINGWAY THIEF, about a novelist seeking refuge in Mexico's badlands who finds a never-before-seen draft of A MOVEABLE FEAST that reveals the desperate lengths Hemingway underwent to get published, optioned to LA-based Scott/Burns Productions, by Uwe Stender at the TriadaUS Literary Agency on behalf of Brent Taylor and attorney Kevin Garlitz at Loeb & Loeb on behalf of Scott/Burns Productions.

AUDIO RIGHTS: Shaun Harris's THE HEMINGWAY THIEF, to Ron Formica at Tantor Media, at auction, by Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency (NA).

Turkish rights to Shaun Harris's THE HEMINGWAY THIEF, to Paris Yayýnevi, for publication in fall 2017, by Sedef Ilgic at Kalem Agency on behalf of Brent Taylor at the TriadaUS Literary Agency.

For audiobook and foreign rights:
Brent Taylor | Subsidiary Rights Manager
(502) 420-8063 | brent@triadaus.com

For film, TV, and dramatic rights:
Uwe Stender | President
(412) 401-3376 | uwe@triadaus.com

Translation Rights Co-Agents:

BRAZIL
Riff Agency
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
www.agenciariff.com.br
Phone: 55 21 2287-6299
Email: laura@agenciariff.com.br

CHINA
Big Apple Agency
Shanghai, China
www.bigapple-china.com
Phone: 86-21-6658-0055
Email: maggie-han@bigapple-china.com

CROATIA
Corto Literary
Zagreb, Croatia
www.cortoliterary.com
Phone: +385 91 4577 409
Email: diana@cortoliterary.com

FRANCE
Donatella d’Ormesson Agent Littéraire
Paris, France
Phone: 06 22 38 88 27
Email: ddormesson@free.fr

GERMANY
Thomas Schlueck Agency
Garbsen, Germany
www.schlueckagent.com
Phone: 05131-4975-68
Email: b.schlueck@schlueckagent.com

ISRAEL
The Deborah Harris Agency
Jerusalem, Israel
www.thedeborahharrisagency.com
Phone: 972 (0)2 5633237
Email: geula@thedeborahharrisagency.com

ITALY
Piergiorgio Nicolazzini Literary Agency
Milan, Italy
www.pnla.it
Phone: +39 02 83420192
Email: Maura.Solinas@pnla.it

JAPAN
Tuttle-Mori Agency
Tokyo, Japan
www.tuttlemori.com
Phone: +81(0)3 3230 4083
Email: ken@tuttlemori.com

KOREA
Eric Yang Agency
Seoul, Korea
www.eyagency.com
Phone: +82-2-592-3356
Email: jackieyang@eyagency.com

MEXICO & SPAIN
IMC Literary Agency
Barcelona, Spain
www.iemece.com
Phone: +34 933 638 757
Email: anna@iemece.com

THE NETHERLANDS
T.B.A.

POLAND
Book/lab Literary Agency
Warsaw, Poland
www.literatura.com.pl
Phone: +48 22 646 58 60
Email: piotr@literatura.com.pl

PORTUGAL
IMC Agencia Literia
Barcelona, Spain
www.iemece.com/en/imc
+34) 933 638 757
Email: anna@iemece.com

RUSSIA & THE BALTICS
Alexander Korzhenevski Agency
Moscow, Russia
Phone: +7-903-566-8676
Email: alex.akagency@gmail.com

SERBIA
Plima Literary
Belgrade, Serbia
www.plimaliterary.rs
Phone: +381 (0)11 304 6386
Email: vuk@plimaliterary.rs

THAILAND, VIETNAM, & INDONESIA
Winnie Waropas
Right Agent
Right Thing Agency
99/399 Soi 4, Mooban Setthasiri, Kanchanapisek Road
Kannayao, Kannayao, Bangkok, Thailand 10230
Mobile: (6694) 898-2516
E-mail: winnie.righthingagency@gmail.com

TURKEY
Kalem Agency
Istanbul, Turkey
www.kalemagency.com
Phone: +90 212 245 44 06
Email: rights@kalemagency.com

*For all other territories (incl. U.K., Australia), contact Brent Taylor.

Brent Taylor, Senior Literary Agent, Subsidiary Rights Manager, EMAIL: brent@triadaus.com
Laura Crockett, Literary Agent, EMAIL:laura@triadaus.com
Lauren Spieller, Literary Agent, EMAIL:lauren@triadaus.com
Amelia Appel, Associate Literary Agent, EMAIL:amelia@triadaus.com
Elle Thompson, Assistant Literary Agent, EMAIL:elle@triadaus.com

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We do not respond to postal submissions that aren't accompanied by a SASE and will not return any material unless a SASE accompanies the submission. Additionally, because of new postal regulations, we cannot use metered mail for returns. All self-addressed envelopes must include stamps. If you send a snail mail query, please, send it to:

Dr. Uwe Stender
Triada US Literary Agency
P.O. Box 561
Sewickley, PA 15143

If we haven't responded after two weeks, we have not received your query.

If one of us rejects your query, do not query the other agents at Triada. If we think that it would appeal to one of our colleagues, we will share it with them and they will be in touch with you.

We strive to keep our response time one of the fastest in the industry. On average, we respond to submissions in one week.

Many agencies can take several months to respond to even solicited submissions. We will respond promptly. If you do not hear from us within two weeks, we did not receive your query. We also encourage you to check with us regularly via email about the progress of your submission.

Lastly, if we request a full manuscript and ultimately decide to reject it, we will explain to you our reasons for doing so.

**Because of the large volume of submissions that we receive, we will only respond to those that follow the above guidelines. Submissions made that do not follow our protocol will be discarded.**