April 2027 New Releases

 

Release date not yet known
Cruel Instincts by Clare Edge (Delacorte) 

Krista Marino at Delacorte Press has bought, at auction, Cruel Instincts by Clare Edge (Natural Selection), a dark, twisty YA speculative thriller pitched as Cruel Intentions meets Hitchcock's The Birds. A girl with a mysterious connection to birds gets drawn into the toxic orbit of a privileged clique as the consequences of her family's twisted secrets come home to roost. Publication is set for spring 2027; Jennifer Azantian at Azantian Literary Agency did the six-figure deal for North American rights.












A Totally Fake Love Story by Zoe Hana Mikuta (Simon and Schuster) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Daniela Villegas Valle at S&S has acquired world rights to Zoe Hana Mikuta's A Totally Fake Love Story. While trying to win a K-drama writing competition, Korean American teen Anna Nari accidentally brings her love interest to life, and the only way to send him back seems to be to open her heart to the one person who broke it. Publication is scheduled for April 2027; Laura Rennert at Andrea Brown Literary Agency brokered the deal.

April 6th
Mermaid Season by Debbie Rigaud (Scholastic) - moved from 2023, then from January 2027.
Aimee Friedman at Scholastic has acquired the next YA novel by Debbie Rigaud, author of Truly Madly Royally and the forthcoming Simone Breaks All the Rules. The currently untitled novel follows Atlanta teenager Claire Hastings, who, after an embarrassing incident at her school, jumps at the chance to visit her cousin in London for the summer where she falls for a cute British boy, and may even be discovered by a top choreographer. Publication is set for 2023; Laura Dail at Laura Dail Literary did the deal for world English rights.

April 27th
Trans Panic! by Logan-Ashley Kisner (Delacorte) - note the addition of a "!" to the title. Moved from September 2026.

Krista Marino at Delacorte Press has bought, in an exclusive submission, in a two-book deal, Trans Panic by Logan-Ashley Kisner, a YA slasher horror novel in which a young trans teen finds herself stuck in a summer camp for queer youth that has been infiltrated by a serial killer; and Docile Creatures, a YA murder mystery thriller set in 1950s America, featuring two trans teens who get caught up in a deadly mystery after swapping identities. Publication is slated for fall 2026 and fall 2027; Chloe Seager at Madeline Milburn Ltd. did the deal for North American rights.