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September 2026
Film/TV Deal Announcement
Oliver Lowe's KILL CURRENT, a fast-paced geopolitical thriller in which a burned-out CIA officer is pulled back into action to avenge his lost protégé amidst high-stakes technological and supply chain warfare, to The Arena, in a film adaptation to star Keanu Reeves (who will also produce alongside Alexandra Grant under Two Dragonflies, with Molly Stern and Zando executive producing).
September 2026
New Deal Announcement
John Joseph Adams and Olivie Blake, eds.'s FORBIDDEN KNOWLEDGE, a dark academia anthology showcasing short fiction from a wide range of authors such as V.E. Schwab, Joe Hill, Leigh Bardugo, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, and Sunyi Dean, to David Pomerico at Voyager, in a good deal, for publication in fall 2027, by Seth Fishman at The Gernert Company for Adams, and by Amelia Appel at TriadaUS Literary Agency for Blake (world English)
September 2026
New Deal Announcement
Lexi Davis's PRETTY VICIOUS, to Albatros Media (Czech Republic), in a four-book deal, by Iza Cupial at Anna Jarota Agency, on behalf of Laura Crockett and Moe Ferrara at Triada US.
August 2026
New Deal Announcement
Alexandra Cooper at HarperCollins/Quill Tree has acquired Daughter of the Sun by Sayantani DasGupta, her first YA fantasy, about a 16-year-old girl born part flesh and part machine, who was raised secretly as a boy in a kingdom that hunts girls like her. She must defy the gods and rewrite her own destiny to break a cycle of war spanning lifetimes, pitched as Iron Widow meets An Ember in the Ashes. Publication is planned for winter 2028; Brent Taylor at July First Literary handled the two-book deal for world rights while at Triada US.
August 2026
New Deal Announcement
Christine Witcher's CONGRATULATIONS, YOUR FAKE BOYFRIEND IS EVIL, a cozy paranormal romance in which a heartbroken earth witch drunkenly conjures the perfect boyfriend—only for a charming demon to possess him, forcing her to team up with the rugged local witch she's trying very hard not to fall for and choose between the demon's promise of a safe, perfect love and the messy vulnerability of the real thing, to Kimberly Laws at Gallery, in a two-book deal, for publication in fall 2027, by Brent Taylor while at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world English).
August 2026
New Deal Announcement
K.M. Moronova's BULLETPROOF, to Jota (Czech Republic), by Andrea Spuzevic Golemac at Corto Literary Agency, on behalf of Laura Crockett and Brent Taylor at Triada US.
August 2026
New Deal Announcement
Jolie Vines's ARRAN'S OBSESSION, CONNOR'S CLAIM, and RIORDAN'S REVENGE, to Sperling & Kupfer (Italy), by Maura Solinas at Piergiorgio Nicolazzini Literary Agency, on behalf of Laura Crockett and Brent Taylor at Triada US.
August 2026
New Deal Announcement
Chelsea Ichaso's THE SUMMER SHE WENT MISSING, to Harper Germany (Germany), by Kathrin Nehm at Thomas Schlueck Agency, on behalf of Laura Crockett and Uwe Stender at Triada US.
August 2026
New Deal Announcement
Mara Rutherford's MY UNFAMILIAR, to Dorothy Aubert at Laffont (France), by Diane de Divonne at Donatella d'Ormesson Literary, on behalf of Laura Crockett and Uwe Stender at Triada US.
August 2026
New Deal Announcement
K.M. Moronova's BECOME THE DARK, to Blanvalet (Germany), by Kathrin Nehm at Thomas Schlueck Agency, on behalf of Laura Crockett and Brent Taylor at Triada US.
August 2026
New Deal Announcement
Chloe Gong's COLDWIRE, to Ranok (Ukraine), in a nice deal, in an exclusive submission, by Iza Cupial at Anna Jarota Agency, on behalf of Laura Crockett at Triada US.
August 2026
New Deal Announcement
Jolie Vines's ARRAN'S OBSESSION, CONNOR'S CLAIM, and RIORDAN'S REVENGE, to Jiri Starek at Dobrovsky (Czech Republic), in a nice deal, in a three-book deal, by Iza Cupial at Anna Jarota Agency, on behalf of Laura Crockett and Brent Taylor at Triada US.
August 2026
New Deal Announcement
Lynn D. Jung's MOTHSBLOOD, to Grada (Czech Republic), in a nice deal, at auction, by Iza Cupial at Anna Jarota Agency, on behalf of Laura Crockett at Triada US.
July 2026
New Deal Announcement
J.E. Caroline's THE VENOM IN HER VEINS, in which a woman cursed with an ancient darkness is forced into an uneasy alliance with the dragon prince sworn to kill her as an ancient evil awakens and war threatens to consume their fractured kingdom, to Jason Pinter at Simon Maverick, at auction, in a four-book deal, for publication in fall 2026, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world English).
July 2026
New Deal Announcement
Mauricio Velázquez de León at Sourcebooks/duopress has acquired WILD WEATHER by Phil Stamper, illustrated by Claudia Marianno, a nonfiction picture book in which the Science Solvers Bureau recruits young readers to crack 17 classified meteorological case files, from the secret of the unbreakable heat dome to the mystery of the Northern Lights. Publication is planned for spring 2027; Brent Taylor at Triada US represented the author, and Atlanta Japp at Advocate Art represented the illustrator.
June 2026
New Deal Announcement
Wendy McClure at Sourcebooks Fire has acquired world English rights to Take Her Down by Chelsea Ichaso. Tensions run high as four high school soccer players and their families find themselves booked at a remote, rundown lodge during a tournament. When one of them is murdered in the night, the investigation shines a light on everyone, and no one's buried secrets are safe. Publication is scheduled for summer 2027; Uwe Stender at Triada US did the deal.
June 2026
New Deal Announcement
Forthcoming THE CASTLE & THE CLOISTER author Laura E. Weymouth's WILLOW CROWNED, in which an exiled king and a rebel serving girl clash on a remote island stronghold, where freedom, the future of their fragile nation, and the state of their own hearts are all on the line, to Bess Braswell and Hana Tzou at Feiwel, in an exclusive submission, for publication in winter 2028, by Laura Crockett at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world).
May 2026
New Deal Announcement
Torie Jean's FINDING GENE KELLY, a romance with endometriosis representation, in which an American expat in Paris reconnects with her childhood nemesis to fake date for her brother's wedding, to Addi Wright at Blackstone Audio, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency on behalf of Laura Crockett (world English).
May 2026
New Deal Announcement
AMONG THIEVES and THICK AS THIEVES author M. J. Kuhn's KILLSWITCH PROTOCOL, a cyberpunk novel pitched as Severance meets Autonomous, where citizens are assigned a life purpose and undergo a ritualistic "Ascent" upon completion, but the protagonist suspects it's a lie after her husband's suspicious Ascent, to Ashley Fortier at Tantor Media, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency on behalf of Laura Crockett (world English).
May 2026
New Deal Announcement
Shalana Battles's HEART OF A KILLER, a previously self-published dark romantic suspense, in which a morally gray vigilante known for delivering justice outside the law enters a marriage of protection with a book editor after a wrong-number text draws her into his dangerous world, forcing him to choose between the violent brotherhood that made him and the woman who makes him question everything, to Kathryn Taussig at Storm, in a three-book deal, for publication in fall 2026, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world English).
May 2026
New Deal Announcement
Book blogger and reviewer Leah von Essen's MOON LITERARY AMERICA: A BOOKWORM'S GUIDE TO THE UNITED STATES, an illustrated travel guide to the top 50 literary sites in the U.S., to Vy Tran at Avalon Travel, in an exclusive submission, for publication in fall 2027, by Amelia Appel at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world).
May 2026
New Deal Announcement
Juan Botero at Candlewick Press has acquired WITCHES OF DUCKFOOT HOUSE, written by Shaenon K. Garrity and illustrated by Megan Kearney, a cozy and magical early reader graphic novel series about a fixer witch and a plant witch who journey across a chain of islands in a duck-footed house, helping repair broken things alongside a cast of fellow witches with unique magical specialties. Publication is slated for spring 2030; Brent Taylor at Triada US sold world rights in a two-book deal.
May 2026
New Deal Announcement
Ian Tseng at Chronicle has acquired world rights to K IS FOR K-POP by Jessica Yoon, illustrated by Emily Paik, an alphabet-themed picture book introduction to the world of K-pop featuring iconic terminology, fandom culture, and references to beloved idols and groups from A to Z, celebrating the global phenomenon through rhyming text. Publication is slated for fall 2027; Brent Taylor at Triada US represented the author, and Alice Jin Zhang at Astound US represented the illustrator.
May 2026
NYT Bestseller List Announcement
BULLETPROOF by K. M. Moronova has debuted on the New York Times Bestseller List at #7 on the Paperback list and #12 on the Combined Print/Ebook list.
May 2026
New Deal Announcement
THE DAUGHTERS OF IZDIHAR author Hadeer Elsbai's YOU JUST HAVE TO ASK ME, a contemporary horror novella in which a bride, abandoned at the altar by her groom for his ex-girlfriend, flees into the Australian outback and meets a visitor offering revenge, to Mika Kasuga at Union Square & Co, in a pre-empt, for publication in winter 2027, by Laura Crockett at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world).
April 2026
New Deal Announcement
Tesia Tsai's DEATHLY FATES, to Ephesus (Turkey), by Ayda Konez at Kalem Agency, on behalf of Laura Crockett at Triada US.
April 2026
New Deal Announcement
Mara Rutherford's THE DEMONIC INVENTIONS OF AURELIE BLAKE, to La Martiniere (France), in a two-book deal, by Diane de Divonne at Donatella d'Ormesson Literary, on behalf of Laura Crockett and Uwe Stender at Triada US.
April 2026
New Deal Announcement
Rey Terciero and Bre Indigo's NORTHRANGER, to Anaya (Spain), by Anna Ascolies at IMC Literary Agency, on behalf of Laura Crockett and Brent Taylor at Triada US.
April 2026
New Deal Announcement
K. M. Moronova's BULLETPROOF, to Companhia das Letras (Brazil), by Joao Paulo Riff at Riff Agency; also to Topseller (Portugal), by Anna Ascolies at IMC Literary Agency; to Calypso (Romania), by Andrea Spuzevic Golemac at Corto Literary Agency; to Urano (Spain), by Anna Ascolies at IMC Literary Agency; and to Pukka (Turkey), by Aylin Efe at Kalem Agency; on behalf of Laura Crockett and Brent Taylor at Triada US.
April 2026
New Deal Announcement
K. M. Moronova's YOUR KNIFE, MY HEART and MY BLADE, YOUR BACK, to Chatterley (France), by Diane de Divonne at Donatella d'Ormesson Literary; to Calypso (Romania), by Andrea Spuzevic Golemac at Corto Literary Agency; on behalf of Laura Crockett and Brent Taylor at Triada US.
April 2026
New Deal Announcement
Lynn D. Jung's MOTHSBLOOD, to City Editions (France), by Diane de Divonne at Donatella d'Ormesson Literary; also to Droemer Knaur (Germany), by Kathrin Nehm at Thomas Schlueck Agency; and to Alexandra (Hungary), by Andrea Spuzevic Golemac at Corto Literary Agency; on behalf of Laura Crockett at Triada US.
April 2026
NYT Bestseller List Announcement
THEFT OF THE RUBY LOTUS by Sayantani DasGupta debuts at #8 on the New York Times Middle Grade Hardcover Bestseller List.
April 2026
New Deal Announcement
New York Times bestselling author Jason June's SANTA AND KRAMPUS'S COZY KILLER CHRISTMAS, a spicy, adult cozy murder rom-com in which the successors to Santa Claus and Krampus team up to save their dying holidays by targeting people who'd cause humanity's extinction, only to fall for each other amid the chaos—until the shifting force of human belief begins transforming them into rivals destined to repeat the deadly cycle they're trying to break, to Elizabeth May at Kensington, in a three-book deal, for publication in fall 2027, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world).
April 2026
New Deal Announcement
Elizabeth Patterson at Beaming Books has acquired Las Posadas by Belen Medina, illustrated by Alejanda Ruiz, an immersive picture book that brings to life the music, food, and community of the nine-night celebration reenacting Mary and Joseph's search for shelter. Publication is slated for fall 2027; Brent Taylor at Triada US represented the author, and Christina Doffing at Astound US represented the illustrator.
April 2026
New Deal Announcement
Marisa DiNovis at Knopf has acquired Birdie Schae's YA novel Hit or Miss, a queer spin on 10 Things I Hate About You. To avoid disappointing her romance-obsessed sister, who can't date until she does, a closeted aroace teen fake-dates her sister's academic rival—only for her sister to fall for him. Publication is scheduled for fall 2027; Brent Taylor at Triada US sold world English rights.
April 2026
New Deal Announcement
J. Mulberry's ALL HEARTS ON DECK, a contemporary romance following a recent college grad who is stuck on a cruise vacation with her ex-boyfriend, leaving her with no choice but to get over him by getting with his step-brother, to Nicole Fiorica at Scarlett Press, for publication in summer 2027, by Ashley Reisinger at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world).
April 2026
New Deal Announcement
Elizabeth Patterson at Beaming Books has bought THE HANDS THAT FEED US by Belen Medina, illustrated by Sol Salinas, a nonfiction picture book that reveals the often unseen workers—from farm fields to restaurant kitchens—whose labor brings food to our tables and connects communities across the country. Publication is set for spring 2027; Brent Taylor at Triada US represented the author, and Christina Doffing at Astound US represented the illustrator.
April 2026
New Deal Announcement
Sarah McCabe at McElderry Books has bought a new dystopian romance duology by Crystal Seitz, 89 Seconds to Midnight and 36 Seconds to Sunrise. Pitched as Silver Elite meets Warcross, the story follows an immunocompromised underground fighter who cannot afford the medicine that keeps her alive. To survive, she gets caught up in a revolutionary plot that sends her to compete in a prestigious tournament as a front to spy on the governor—a task made all the more difficult with the governor's roguish son watching her every move. Publication is set for spring 2027 and spring 2028; Laura Crockett at Triada US did the deal for North American rights.
March 2026
New Deal Announcement
Lynn D. Jung's MOTHSBLOOD, to Editorial Alma (Spain), at auction, in a three-book deal, by Anna Ascolies at IMC Literary Agency, on behalf of Laura Crockett at Triada US.
March 2026
New Deal Announcement
H.M. Long's ENTWINED, to Urano (Spain), in a two-book deal, by Anna Ascolies at IMC Literary Agency, on behalf of Laura Crockett at Triada US.
March 2026
New Deal Announcement
K.M. Moronova's Cruel Fates duology, to Chatterley (France), in a nice deal, at auction, in a two-book deal, by Diane de Divonne at Donatella d'Ormesson Literary; also to Blanvalet (Germany), in a very nice deal, in a two-book deal, by Kathrin Nehm at Thomas Schlueck Agency; and to Urano (Spain), in a nice deal, in a two-book deal, by Anna Ascolies at IMC Literary Agency; on behalf of Laura Crockett and Brent Taylor at Triada US.
March 2026
NYT Bestseller List Announcement
BEAUTY AND THE DEMON by Aurora Ascher has debuted on the New York Times Trade Paperback Bestsellers List at #13.
March 2026
New Deal Announcement
Alexandra Cooper at Quill Tree has bought, in an exclusive submission, WE ARE THE LIGHT: A STORY OF DIWALI by Newbery Honor author Rajani LaRocca, illustrated by Sayan Mukherjee. The book, a tribute to Diwali, takes readers through the preparations for the festival of lights and celebrates the holiday's meaning. Publication is planned for fall 2026; Brent Taylor at Triada US represented the author, and the illustrator represented himself.
February 2026
New Deal Announcement
M.G. Hauck's UNKNOWABLE, the first in THE EMERALD KINGDOM duology, pitched as a romantic fantasy inspired by The Wizard of Oz, in which a modern woman from New Jersey travels to a cursed medieval realm where she must lie about her identity to survive—only to meet a prince who falls for the person she's pretending to be, to Allyson D'Antonio at Dover Midnight Rose, by Uwe Stender at Triada US Literary Agency (world).
February 2026
New Deal Announcement
Brian Geffen at Henry Holt has acquired world rights for Rex Ogle's middle grade graphic novel, BUBBLEGUM COVEN and a sequel, illustrated by Matylda McCormack-Sharp. The Powerpuff Girls meets magic and middle school, as a group of kid witches must unite to form a coven in order to protect the world from monsters and mythological gods. Publication is planned for fall 2027 and fall 2028; Brent Taylor at Triada US represented the author, and the illustrator represented herself.
February 2026
New Deal Announcement
Simon Boughton at Norton Young Readers has bought ABSENT by Rex Ogle, a middle grade novel about three very different boys who form an unlikely friendship in detention after repeatedly skipping school for reasons rooted in poverty, told through a blend of prose, verse, and comics from each boy's point of view. Publication is scheduled for fall 2026; Brent Taylor at Triada US sold world English rights.
January 2026
New Deal Announcement
Birdie Schae's SMASH OR PASS, to La Galera (Spain), by Anna Ascolies at IMC Literary Agency; to Volt (The Netherlands), by Vere Bank at Sebes & Bisseling, on behalf of Laura Crockett and Brent Taylor at Triada US.
January 2026
New Deal Announcement
Tee Harlowe's POTIONS AND PREJUDICE and SENSE AND SCENTABILITY, to RBA Libros (Spain), in a two-book deal, by Anna Ascolies at IMC Literary Agency, on behalf of Laura Crockett and Ashley Reisinger at Triada US.
January 2026
New Deal Announcement
Jennifer Kropf's WANTED: A ROOMMATE WHO ISN'T EVIL and FAKE DATING A HUMAN 101, to Pygmalion (France), in a two-book deal, by Diane de Divonne at Donatella d'Ormesson Literary, on behalf of Laura Crockett and Brent Taylor at Triada US.
January 2026
New Deal Announcement
NYT-bestselling author of MASTERS OF DEATH Olivie Blake's next three untitled novels, one of which will be an action-adventure title, as well as an untitled darkly romantic novella, to Lindsey Hall at Tor, in a major deal, for seven figures, in an exclusive submission, in a four-book deal, by Amelia Appel at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world). Rights also to Bella Pagan at Tor UK, by Chris Scheina at Macmillan.
January 2026
New Deal Announcement
David Levithan at Scholastic has acquired DEADY BEAR by K.R. Alexander, a middle grade horror novel. When one of his discarded birthday presents returns with a vengeance, Gideon learns that no bad deed goes unpunished. Can he right his wrongs and get rid of the teddy bear for good, or will this birthday be his last? Publication is scheduled for fall 2026; Brent Taylor at Triada US did the deal for world rights.
December 2025
NYT Bestseller List Announcement
MY BLADE, YOUR BACK debuts at #9 on the New York Times bestseller list.
December 2025
New Deal Announcement
Cindy Harris at Andrews McMeel has bought world rights to Alex Kahler and Meghan Boehman's YA graphic novel, THE CURSEBREAKERS. The story follows a group of young teens who seek refuge in a manor of curious artifacts, unleashing an ancient evil that threatens to destroy their entire town, unless they can hunt down and break the curses on the haunted artifacts. Publication is scheduled for summer 2027; Brent Taylor at Triada US negotiated the deal.
November 2025
New Deal Announcement
Mara Rutherford's A CURIOUS KIND OF MAGIC, to Zielona Sowa (Poland), by Piotr Wawrzenczyk at Book/lab Literary Agency, on behalf of Laura Crockett and Uwe Stender at Triada US.
K.M. Moronova's YOUR KNIFE, MY HEART and MY BLADE, YOUR BACK, to Jota (Czech Republic), in a two-book deal, by Andrea Spuzevic Golemac at Corto Literary Agency
November 2025
New Deal Announcement
Ellie Hall's SKATING AND FAKE DATING, to Cassie Hanjian at Podium Audio, by Brent Taylor at Triada US (world English).
Rights: brent@triadaus.com
November 2025
New Deal Announcement
Phil Stamper's THE GRAVITY OF US, to Prometeus (Ukraine), in a nice deal, by Iza Cupial at Anna Jarota Agency, on behalf of Laura Crockett and Brent Taylor at Triada US.
November 2025
New Deal Announcement
Mara Rutherford's THE DEMONIC INVENTIONS OF AURELIE BLAKE and A CURIOUS KIND OF MAGIC, to Ranok (Ukraine), in a nice deal, at auction, by Iza Cupial at Anna Jarota Agency, on behalf of Laura Crockett at Triada US.
November 2025
New Deal Announcement
Paperback rights to Jolie Vines's ARRAN'S OBSESSION, in which a woman catches the attention of a dangerous gang leader and is drawn into a brutal underground competition where masked men fight for the right to claim women, and she finds out how deep his twisted world really goes, to Kathryn Taussig at Storm Publishing, in a three-book deal, for publication in spring 2026, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency (NA).
November 2025
NYT Bestseller List Announcement
YOUR KNIFE MY HEART by K. M. Moronova debuts on The New York Times Bestseller List at #4.
November 2025
New Deal Announcement
Marshall J. Moore's THE HENCHPERSON'S GUIDE TO UNIONIZING, pitched as HORRIBLE BOSSES meets WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS, in which a mad scientist's hunchbacked lab assistant teams up with a witch's feline familiar and a vampiric count's vigilante bride to free themselves of their controlling masters–if the angry mob of townsfolk doesn't get them first, to Gabby Colangelo at Bantam Dell, in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, for publication in fall 2026, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world).
November 2025
New Deal Announcement
Author of JANE STAYS DREAMING Britnee Meiser's BEAUTIFUL AND DEADLY, a historical romantasy loosely based on the love story of Elizabeth Woodville and King Edward IV in which a common forest girl with magic in her blood is thrust into a cutthroat court in the midst of a civil war, to Jessica Smith at Simon Pulse, in an exclusive submission, by Uwe Stender at Triada US Literary Agency (NA).
November 2025
NYT Bestseller List Announcement
COLDWIRE by Chloe Gong debuts on The New York Times Bestseller List at #7.
November 2025
New Deal Announcement
Author of JANE STAYS DREAMING Britnee Meiser's BEAUTIFUL AND DEADLY, a historical romantasy loosely based on the love story of Elizabeth Woodville and King Edward IV in which a common forest girl with magic in her blood is thrust into a cutthroat court in the midst of a civil war, to Jessica Smith at Simon Pulse, in an exclusive submission, by Uwe Stender at Triada US Literary Agency (NA).
October 2025
New Deal Announcement
Jessica Yoon's MY LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK ABOUT K-POP, about the history, stars, music, and pop culture trends surrounding the K-pop genre starting with Seo Taiji and Boys through today's hottest groups like BTS, BLACKPINK, and TWICE, illustrated by Suji Park, to Courtney Carbone at Random House Children's, for publication in May 2026, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency for the author, and by Simon Bollinger at Shannon Associates for the illustrator (world).
October 2025
New Deal Announcements
K.M. Moronova's YOUR KNIFE, MY HEART and MY BLADE, YOUR BACK, to Topseller (Portugal), in a two-book deal, by Anna Ascolies at IMC Literary Agency; also to Vydavatelstvo Motyl (Slovak Republic), in a two-book deal, by Andrea Golemac at Corto Literary Agency; and to Pukka (Turkey), in a two-book deal, by Aylin Efe at Kalem; on behalf of Laura Crockett and Brent Taylor at Triada US.
Mara Rutherford's THE DEMONIC INVENTIONS OF AURELIE BLAKE, to Urano (Spain), by Anna Ascolies at IMC Literary Agency, on behalf of Laura Crockett and Uwe Stender at Triada US.
Jolie Vines's CONVICT'S GAME, KANE'S PREY, and TYLER'S RULE, to Vajona (Germany), by Kathrin Nehm at Thomas Schlueck Agency, on behalf of Laura Crockett and Brent Taylor at Triada US.
Jolie Vines's ARRAN'S OBSESSION, CONNOR'S CLAIM, and RIORDAN'S REVENGE, to KDW Publishing (Poland), by Piotr Wawrzenczyk at Book/lab Literary Agency, on behalf of Laura Crockett and Brent Taylor at Triada US.
October 2025
New Deal Announcement
Casey Stegman's KILL CURRENT, the first book in the Jon Hendricks series, a geopolitical thriller centered around a former spy-turned-professor who's pulled back into the field to uncover a bloody conspiracy that would upend the balance of global technology and power, to Nicole Otto at Zando, in a two-book deal, for publication in spring 2027 and spring 2028, by Uwe Stender at Triada US Literary Agency (world).
October 2025
New Deal Announcement
Netflix Canada orders series adaptation of Cat Cahill’s Western Romance novels, THE GILBERT GIRLS.
October 2025
New Deal Announcement
Carolina Mancheno Ortiz at HarperCollins/Avon A has acquired world rights to THE BOYFRIEND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM by Nina Moreno. The YA novel follows a hopeless romantic, who always finds herself inexplicably and spontaneously falling into a new relationship after the last one ends, and is determined to prove she knows what true love is to her long-time best friend, who may just be "the one." Publication is planned for winter 2027; Laura Crockett at Triada US brokered the deal.
October 2025
DER SPIEGEL Bestseller List Announcement
LEAVE ME ALONE by K M Moronova debuts on the DER SPIEGEL German Paperback Bestseller List at #1.
October 2025
New Deal Announcement
Tee Harlowe's POTIONS AND PREJUDICE, a previously self-published cozy fantasy romance adaptation of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, pitched as reimagining the Bennet sisters as cursed witches on the run and stranded in a small town, who must contend with unexpected love, a grumpy sentient cottage, and pocket-sized dragons, and the second in The Moonflower Witches series, to Sareer Khader at Ace, in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, by Ashley Reisinger at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world English).
Rights also to Goldmann (Germany), in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, by Kathrin Nehm at Thomas Schlueck Agency; to Ranok (Ukraine), at auction, in a three-book deal, by Iza Cupial at Anna Jarota Agency, on behalf of Laura Crockett and Ashley Reisinger.
October 2025
NYT Bestseller List Announcement
GUARDIAN DEMON by Aurora Ascher debuts on the New York Times Paperback Best Sellers List at #15.
October 2025
New Deal Announcement
Jackie Morera's IN CASE OF LAS MOSCAS, in which a little boy takes his grandmother's Spanish idiom wildly out of proportion and leads his classmates on a rollercoaster of emotions in anticipation of an attack of flies, illustrated by Mariana Ruiz Johnson, to Lois Evans at Make Me a World, for publication in fall 2026, by Ashley Reisinger at TriadaUS Literary Agency for the author (world).
October 2025
New Deal Announcement
Elizabeth Lynch at Penguin Workshop has acquired an untitled middle grade adventure series set in the fast-paced world of Formula 1 by Will Taylor (The School for Wicked Witches). Life is already exciting for the lucky kids who travel the F1 circuit with their racing-affiliated families, but 12-year-old Mateo and his friends can't seem to stop uncovering secrets—secrets with the power to flip the sport they love entirely on its head. Book one is slated for spring 2027; Brent Taylor at Triada US did the four-book, six-figure deal for world rights.
October 2025
New Deal Announcement
Author of FIRST KISS WITH FANGS Marker Snyder's COMING OUT VAMPIRE, the sequel to FIRST KISS WITH FANGS, in which a 13-year-old vampire with a crush on a human must decide who he can trust with his secret, to Sally Morgridge at Holiday House, for publication in fall 2027, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world).
September 2025
New Deal Announcement
NYT-bestselling author of ACCOMPLICE TO THE VILLAIN Hannah Nicole Maehrer's ADVERSARY TO THE VILLAIN, the fourth installment in the Assistant and the Villain series, to Liz Pelletier at Red Tower, with Stacy Cantor Abrams editing, for publication in August 2026, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world).
September 2025
NYT Bestseller List Announcement
ASSISTANT TO THE VILLAIN: DELUXE HARDCOVER EDITION is #6 on the New York Times Hardcover Bestsellers List and #10 on the Combined Print/Ebook List.
September 2025
New Deal Announcement
Kristie Choi at Atheneum has acquired THE QUEEN OF THE SPIRIT WOODS and its sequel, a YA debut by Sharon Choe, pitched as The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea meets The Cruel Prince. In this epic, lush YA romantic fantasy inspired by Korean history, a girl who's faked her way into becoming a royal kitchen maid is embroiled in dangerous palace intrigue and forbidden love after stumbling into the mysterious Spirit Woods and unwittingly becoming a vessel for 10,000 nature spirits. Publication is set for Fall 2026; Laura Crockett at Triada US handled the deal for World rights.
September 2025
New Deal Announcement
Carolina Mancheno Ortiz at HarperCollins/Avon A has acquired world rights to Should Have Bens by Elle Gonzalez Rose. The YA romance follows a girl who has sworn off love, as she revisits missed connections with different boys in her past, all sharing the same first name of Ben, to find her way back to her very first "should-have-Ben." Publication is planned for winter 2027; Uwe Stender at Triada US brokered the deal.
September 2025
New Deal Announcement
Tesia Tsai's DEATHLY FATES, to Mamino (Ukraine), in a nice deal, in a pre-empt, by Iza Cupial at Anna Jarota Agency, on behalf of Laura Crockett at TriadaUS Literary Agency.
Jennifer Kropf's WELCOME TO FAE CAFE and SINCERELY, SECRETARY OF DOOM, to Mamino (Ukraine), in a nice deal, in a pre-empt, by Iza Cupial at Anna Jarota Agency, on behalf of Laura Crockett and Brent Taylor at Triada US.
Rowana Miller's SECRETS OF THE BLUE HAND GIRLS, to Mamino (Ukraine), by Iza Cupial at Anna Jarota Agency, on behalf of Laura Crockett and Amelia Appel at Triada US.
September 2025
New Deal Announcement
Britnee Meiser's JANE STAYS DREAMING, to Mamino (Ukraine), by Iza Cupial at Anna Jarota Agency, on behalf of Laura Crockett and Uwe Stender at Triada US.
September 2025
NYT Bestseller List Announcement
KM Moronova’s LEAVE ME BEHIND enters the NYT Bestseller List at #2.
August 2025
NYT Bestseller List Announcement
Hannah Maehrer’s ACCOMPLICE TO THE VILLAIN remains in the NYT Bestseller List at #14.
August 2025
NYT Bestseller List Announcement
Hannah Maehrer’s ACCOMPLICE TO THE VILLAIN remains in the NYT Bestseller List at #5.
August 2025
NYT Bestseller List Announcement
Hannah Maehrer’s ACCOMPLICE TO THE VILLAIN enters the NYT Bestseller List at #1. (It also enters the USA Today Bestseller List at #1, and the Publishers Weekly Bestseller List at #1).
August 2025
New Deal Announcement
Author of LOVE AT FIRST LANCE Gryffin Murphy's TWIG'S TRAVELING TOMES, a cozy romantasy about a witch with bookish powers, who runs a traveling bookstore and teams up with a handsome thief to find an enchanted book hidden across the kingdoms, to Meg Hood at Bindery Books, in an exclusive submission, for publication in fall 2026, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world English).
August 2025
New Deal Announcement
K. M. Moronova's ONCE UPON A DEMON'S HEART and ONCE WRITTEN IN GILDED BLOOD, the Cruel Fates duet, in which a demigod knight trapped in a time loop marries her demon killer to end a war, while they uncover divine manipulation in their kingdoms, to Christa Desir at Bloom Books, in an exclusive submission, in a two-book deal, for publication in summer 2026, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world English).
Audio rights to Stephanie Beard at Podium Audio, in a two-book deal, in an exclusive submission, by Brent Taylor.
August 2025
New Deal Announcement
Sesame Street muppeteer Spencer Lott and social worker Grace Townley's SLOWLY AND SHIRLEY, in which two turtles are devoted friends, but when one of their letters stop coming, the other races off on a wild adventure to rescue her—as fast as a turtle can, to Donna Bray at Balzer & Bray, in an exclusive submission, in a two-book deal, for publication in spring 2027, by Moe Ferrara at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world).
August 2025
New Deal Announcement
Chloe Gong's COLDWIRE, to Secret Society (Portugal), in a three-book deal, by Anna Ascolies at IMC Literary Agency, on behalf of Laura Crockett at Triada US.
August 2025
NYT Bestseller List Announcement
Aurora Ascher's DEMON WITH BENEFITS enters the NYT Paperback list at #12.
August 2025
New Deal Announcement
Nicole Fiorica at McElderry Books has acquired Prank Night by Kelly Coon, a YA thriller pitched as One of Us Is Lying meets Five Survive. When a group of teens break into school after hours to pull off a harmless senior prank, the night turns sinister when they stumble upon a dead body, and find themselves locked in the school with the killer. Publication is scheduled for spring 2027; Uwe Stender at Triada US negotiated the deal for world rights.
August 2025
New Deal Announcement
Kelly Delaney at Random House has bought Not Just a Stage by Kelsey B. Toney (The Unexpected Consequence of Bleeding on Tuesday), an upper middle grade novel about music-lover Sunny, who is torn between musical theater and her rock band, The Pulled Petals—and between her feelings for Kennedy, a fellow castmate, and Carlos, the lead singer of the band. Publication is scheduled for spring 2027; Moe Ferrara at Triada US sold world rights.
July 2025
New Deal Announcement
Jolie Vines's ARRAN'S OBSESSION, CONNOR'S CLAIM, and RIORDAN'S REVENGE, to Potiah (Ukraine), in a nice deal, at auction, by Iza Cupial at Anna Jarota Agency, on behalf of Laura Crockett and Brent Taylor at Triada US.
July 2025
New Deal Announcement
Whitney D. Grandison's THE GILDED, HOLD YOU DOWN, and AWAY FROM THE SUN, to Tantor Media, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency, on behalf of Uwe Stender (world English).
July 2025
New Deal Announcement
NYT-bestselling author of MASTERS OF DEATH Olivie Blake's CLARA AND THE DEVIL, the author's debut, a Faustian romantic suspense about the summer the devil shows up in a small town and disrupts the quiet life of a young librarian with temptations beyond her wildest dreams, illustrated by the author's long-time illustration partner Little Chmura, to Lindsey Hall at 23rd Street, with Aislyn Fredsall and Tess Banta editing, in a good deal, in an exclusive submission, in a multi-book deal, for publication in May 2026, by Amelia Appel at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world).
July 2025
New Deal Announcement
Pitch Wars alum Tesia Tsai's DEATHLY FATES, a fantasy about a priestess who reanimates corpses to shepherd them home, but ends up awakening a prince who is more alive than dead, to Asmaa Isse at Electric Monkey, in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, for publication in winter 2026, by Laura Crockett at TriadaUS Literary Agency (UK/Commonwealth, excl. Canada).
June 2025
New Deal Announcement
Rachel Diebel at Feiwel and Friends has acquired debut author and 2025 Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award winner Hanna R. Neier's When You Write Back, a middle grade novel written in letters between 12-year-old Ellie and her school-assigned pen pal, Daniel. When Ellie realizes their letters are traveling through time, and that Daniel is a Jewish kid living in 1942 Nazi-occupied Paris, she is determined to save him before time runs out. Publication is planned for winter 2027; Laura Crockett at Triada US brokered the deal for world English rights.
May 2025
New Deal Announcement
Daniel Haack's PRINCE & KNIGHT, to EDT (Italy), by Maura Solinas at Piergiorgio Nicolazzini Literary Agency, on behalf of Laura Crockett and Brent Taylor at Triada US.
May 2025
New Deal Announcement
Alina Khawaja's WRITING MR. RIGHT, to City Editions (France), by Diane de Divonne at Donatella d'Ormesson Literary, on behalf of Laura Crockett and Uwe Stender at Triada US.
May 2025
New Deal Announcement
K.M. Moronova's A BALLAD OF PHANTOMS AND HOPE, to RBA (Spain), by Anna Ascolies at IMC Literary Agency; to Family Leisure Club (Ukraine), by Mikolaj Bac at Anna Jarota Agency; on behalf of Laura Crockett and Brent Taylor at Triada US.
May 2025
New Deal Announcement
K.M. Moronova's LEAVE ME BEHIND, to Companhia das Letras (Brazil), in a three-book deal, by Joao Paulo Riff at Riff Agency; also to Balto (Lithuania), in a one-book deal, by Mikolaj Bac at Anna Jarota Agency; and to SVM (The Netherlands), in a one-book deal, by Vere Bank at Sebes & Bisseling; on behalf of Laura Crockett and Brent Taylor at Triada US.
April 2025
New Deal Announcement
K.M. Moronova's LEAVE ME BEHIND, to Innamorata (Croatia), by Andrea Golemac at Corto Literary Agency; to Muvelt Nep (Hungary), by Andrea Golemac at Corto Literary Agency; on behalf of Laura Crockett and Brent Taylor at Triada US.
April 2025
New Deal Announcement
Dana Davis's SOUND AND SOUL, pitched as DAISY JONES AND THE SIX set in the world of Motown, centered around two sisters—a dynamite singer and a shy songwriter—on tour with a rising Motown star, as they follow their hearts and find their voices to reinvent the sound of 1960s America, to Hayley Wagreich at Get Lifted Books, for publication in 2027, by Uwe Stender at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world). Film/TV: sstovall@zandoprojects.com
April 2025
New Deal Announcement
Lynn D. Jung's MOTHSBLOOD, set in modern-day Paris, following an ambitious alchemist who must uncover the dark secrets of her university when the murder of an immortal professor forces her to confront the mysterious past she's trying to escape, pitched for fans of THE STARLESS SEA and NINTH HOUSE, to Sam Bradbury at Del Rey UK, with Feranmi Ojutiku editing, in a very nice deal, at auction, for publication in fall 2026, by Laura Crockett at TriadaUS Literary Agency (UK/Commonwealth, excl. Canada).
April 2025
New Deal Announcement
Jolie Vines's ARRAN'S OBSESSION, CONNOR'S CLAIM, and RIORDAN'S REVENGE, in the Body Count series, to Pioneer Books (Hungary), in a three-book deal, by Andrea Golemac at Corto Literary, on behalf of Laura Crockett and Brent Taylor at Triada US.
April 2025
New Deal Announcement
Kaitlyn Cavalancia's MYSTERY ROYALE, to Ranok (Ukraine), in a nice deal, by Mikolaj Bac at Anna Jarota Agency, on behalf of Laura Crockett of Triada US.
April 2025
New Deal Announcement
USA Today bestselling author K.M. Moronova's LEAVE ME BEHIND, a previously self-published dark military romance, about a lone survivor who joins an elite squad, unexpectedly falling for her cruel superior during a perilous mission where they must rely solely on each other, plus six new frontlist titles and two backlist titles, to Christa Desir at Bloom Books, in a six-figure deal, for publication in fall 2025, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world English).
Rights also to Diana Keller at Blanvalet (Germany), at auction, in a six-figure deal, by Kathrin Nehm at Thomas Schlueck Agency; to Sperling & Kupfer (Italy), at auction, by Maura Solinas at Piergiorgio Nicolazzini Literary Agency; to Marina Mena at Urano (Spain), at auction, in a six-figure deal, by Anna Ascolies at IMC Literary Agency; to Julia Cartier at Chatterley (France), at auction, by Donatella D’Ormesson at Donatella D’Ormesson Literary; to Maria Mazurowska at Kobiece (Poland), at auction, by Piotr Wawrzenczyk at Book/lab Literary Agency; to Georgiana Stefanescu at Editura Calypso (Romania), by Andrea Spuzevic Golemac at Corto Literary Agency; to Jota (Czech), by Andrea Spuzevic Golemac at Corto Literary Agency; to Milena Tasheva at Ciela Norma (Bulgaria), by Andrea Spuzevic Golemac at Corto Literary Agency; to Vered Rave Shmuel at Ahavot/Kinneret (Israel), by Geula Geurts at Deborah Harris Agency; to Potia (Ukraine), by Mikolaj Bac at Anna Jarota Agency; to Zuzana Hinduliakova at Vydavatelstvo Motyl (Slovakia), by Andrea Spuzevic Golemac at Corto Literary Agency; to Ana Beatriz Manso at Top Seller (Portugal), by IMC Literary Agency; to Tugba Atici Cosar at Pukka (Turkey), by Aylin Efe at Kalem Agency; all on behalf of Laura Crockett and Brent Taylor.
March 2025
New Deal Announcement
Charlie Ilgunas at Little Bee Books has acquired world rights to THE LEGEND OF BAN-DAL by Jessica Yoon, illustrated by Seo Kim, a modern Korean folktale about our connection to nature, and how one brave girl helped the Asian moon bear get its characteristic patch. Publication is scheduled for summer 2026; Brent Taylor at Triada US represented the author, and Jennifer Rofé at Andrea Brown Literary Agency represented the illustrator.
March 2025
New Deal Announcement
Tobias J. Rooke's STITCHER, a debut M/M dark fantasy, in which a Stitcher and his Builder, who reanimate corpses in an alternate-world London where immortality goes to the highest bidder, must stop a murderous cult bent on destroying the death trade, while a forbidden romance awakens between them, to Lydia Sharp at Amara, in an exclusive submission, for publication in 2026, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world).
March 2025
New Deal Announcement
Chloe Gong's COLDWIRE, to Universo dos Livros Editora (Brazil), in a three-book deal, by Joao Paulo Riff at Riff Agency, on behalf of Laura Crockett at Triada US.
March 2025
New Deal Announcement
Amber Chen's THE BLOOD PHOENIX, to Artemis (Turkey), by Ayda Konez at Kalem Agency, on behalf of Laura Crockett at Triada US.
February 2025
NYT Bestseller List Announcement
Will Taylor's Wicked Never Waits enters the New York Times MG Bestseller List at #7.
February 2025
New Deal Announcement
Sanah Ahmed at Orion Fiction has acquired THE PERFECT MATCH, by Adiba Jaigirdar, (THE HENNA WARS and HANI & ISHU's GUIDE TO FAKE DATING), a rivals to lovers sports romcom following sworn enemies Maya and Diya, who find themselves back in each others's lives coaching competing football teams. Uwe Stender at Triada US negotiated the deal for world rights.
February 2025
New Deal Announcement
Kelsey Murphy at Viking has acquired An Auction of Souls by Amber Chen (Of Jade and Dragons), a YA fantasy duology that follows a girl who runs a legendary magical auction house, whose life is upended after a stranger shows up wanting to sell a soul. She must embark on a dangerous journey with two Hell guardians to save her grandmother and unravel the mystery of the soul—before hell is literally set loose on earth. Publication is slated for fall 2026; Laura Crockett at Triada US negotiated the two-book deal for world English rights.
February 2025
New Deal Announcement
Amber Chen's OF JADE AND DRAGONS and THE BLOOD OF PHOENIX, to ACCA (Ukraine), in a nice deal, by Iza Cupial at Anna Jarota Agency, on behalf of Laura Crockett at Triada US.
February 2025
New Deal Announcement
L.V. Penalba's SHAPES OF LOVE, to Belinda Conners at Penguin Random House Australia (Australia), in an exclusive submission, by Laura Crockett at TriadaUS Literary Agency, on behalf of Uwe Stender at Triada US (ANZ).
February 2025
New Deal Announcement
Lauren Knowles at Page Street has acquired Brianna Jett's debut YA novel in verse, UNDER A CARNIVORE SKY. Burdened by hunger and labeled an outcast, a teenage girl partners with a would-be mapmaker to uncover the secrets of the carnivorous swamp and slay the monster lurking inside—before it can finish killing her father. Publication is slated for winter 2026; Brent Taylor at Triada US brokered the deal for world English rights.
February 2025
New Deal Announcement
Lynn D. Jung's MOTHSBLOOD, an atmospheric debut set in modern-day Paris, following an ambitious alchemist who must uncover the dark secrets of her university when the murder of an immortal professor forces her to confront the mysterious past she's trying to escape, pitched for fans of THE STARLESS SEA and NINTH HOUSE, to Kenli Manning at Bloomsbury US, in a pre-empt, for publication in fall 2026, by Laura Crockett at TriadaUS Literary Agency (NA).
February 2025
New Deal Announcement
Leslie Rene's MAGGIE AND ARTHUR'S MAGIC MOMENT, a cozy romantasy with an academic twist which brings a professor of incantations and linguistics together with the university's leading—and most brooding—alchemist in order to contain a destructive, ghostly magic that threatens the school, to Sarah Blumenstock at Berkley, in a six-figure deal, in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, for publication in summer 2026, by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world).
February 2025
New Deal Announcement
Jennifer Kropf's WELCOME TO FAE CAFE and SINCERELY, SECRETARY OF DOOM, to VR Editoras (Spain), in a two-book deal, by Anna Ascolies at IMC Literary Agency, on behalf of Laura Crockett and Brent Taylor at Triada US.
February 2025
New Deal Announcement
Phil Stamper's AFTERGLOW, to Clube do autor (Portugal), by Anna Ascolies at IMC Literary Agency, on behalf of Laura Crockett and Brent Taylor at Triada US.
February 2025
New Deal Announcement
Phil Stamper's AFTERGLOW, to Clube do autor (Portugal), by Anna Ascolies at IMC Literary Agency, on behalf of Laura Crockett and Brent Taylor at Triada US.
January 2025
NYT Bestseller List Announcement
Aurora Ascher's MY FUNNY DEMON VALENTINE enters the NYT Paperback list at #11.
January 2025
New Deal Announcement
Kade Dishmon at Holiday House has acquired Moniza Hossain's THE FEAR FACTORY, a middle grade horror novel, in which a lonely boy travels to his family home in Singapore to connect with his deceased mother; when he meets her ghost, frozen in time at age 12, he'll have to untangle the decades-old mystery keeping her trapped—even if it means losing her forever. Publication is scheduled for fall 2026; Uwe Stender at TriadaUS brokered the deal for world rights.
January 2025
New Deal Announcement
Jolie Vines's ARRAN'S OBSESSION, CONNOR'S CLAIM, and RIORDAN'S REVENGE in the Body Count series, to Royal Ink (Romania), in a three-book deal, by Andrea Golemac at Corto Literary, on behalf of Laura Crockett and Brent Taylor at Triada US.
January 2025
New Deal Announcement
Alexandra McKenzie at Charlesbridge has acquired world rights to the board book A PARTY OF COLORS by Aya Khalil, and Bayan Lahham, and Kristen Nobles has acquired world rights for illustration by Olivia Aserr. It's Salem's first trip to the car wash with Baba, and Salem explores sights and sounds, learns the steps for the car to get clean, and observes color mixing in action. Publication is planned for fall 2026 as part of Steamworks; Brent Taylor at Triada US represented the authors, and Jennifer March Soloway at Andrea Brown Literary Agency represented the illustrator