Release date not known
When Dealing With Dragons by Dana Swift (Wednesday Books)
Grace Gay at Wednesday Books has bought, in a preempt, When Dealing with Dragons by Dana Swift (Cast in Firelight), a YA romance about a dragon conservationist who must put rivalries and class divisions aside and partner with a dragon racer to save the last known gold-plated dragon from corrupt powers that would exploit it for its priceless scales. Publication is slated for summer 2026; Kelly Dyksterhouse at the Tobias Literary Agency negotiated the two-book deal for world English rights.
A Prince Among Pirates by Katie Abdou (Atheneum) - moved from May 2026.
Feather Flores at Atheneum has won, in a six-figure auction, A Prince Among Pirates, a queer YA romance by debut author Katie Abdou, pitched as Our Flag Means Death for fans of FT Lukens and Aiden Thomas, with the irreverent voice of My Lady Jane, in whom a foppish nobleman accidentally joins a pirate ship and falls for her debonair captain. Publication is scheduled for summer 2026; Keir Alekseii at Azantian Literary did the deal for North American rights.
Body Count by Codie Crowley (Disney Hyperion) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Rachel Stark at Disney-Hyperion has bought, in a six-figure deal, in an exclusive submission, Body Count by Codie Crowley (Here Lies a Vengeful Bitch). In this sapphic slasher novel, the last time Sundae Valentine was in Wildwood, N.J., she made a deal with a monster and barely escaped with her life. Six years later, she's braving Wildwood again, this time for a beach party to celebrate prom with her fellow cheerleaders and the football team. But this time, the monster is determined to make her pay her debts. Publication is slated for June 2026; Larissa Melo Pienkowski at Jill Grinberg Literary Management did the deal for world English rights.
June 16th
Together We See by Ari Tison (FSG) - moved from 2025, then from April 2026.
This
edge-of-your-seat Indigenous murder-mystery set in Costa Rica from Pura
Belpré and Walter Dean Myers Award-winning author of Saints of the
Household is perfect for fans of Firekeeper's Daughter and Patron Saints
of Nothing.
How far would you go to protect your land? To protect your family?
Told in multiple points of view, Together We See follows Ulá Dominguez, a Bribri-American teenager, searching for the truth behind her land-activist father's mysterious death on their Native territory in Costa Rica. Ulá and her brother, Kabék, uncover secrets and corruption as they face off against illegal loggers, kidnappers, settlers, and the local government in the hunt for clues. Their only allies are a few family friends and relatives still living in Bribri, as well as a young journalist, who may be in danger himself. But as details of their father's death emerge, long-held trust is broken. And in this sinister web of deception, no one is safe.
Inspired by real-world missing, dead, and attacked Indigenous activists, award-winning author Ari Tison writes her first novel in prose and pushes the envelope yet again by pulling together a propulsive story full of grief, environmental justice, and the fight for retribution.
Kingdom of Waves by Melissa de la Cruz (Roaring Brook Press) - moved from January 2026.
The Gilded Wolves meets A Magic Steeped in Poison in this pulse-pounding new YA romantasy duology about two thieves who go after the same mythical treasure, from #1 New York Times–bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz.
Once upon a time, there was a shining kingdom that floated on the sea...
The kingdom of Ophir was one of the most powerful, and beautiful places in the world. But after an invasion by the land of Lacon, it was lost to the waves. Now, the Ophiri live as second-class citizens beneath Lacon's golden palaces.
When two bands of Ophiri thieves—one led by Eban Sadreal, and the other by Ginreth Strong—go after the same treasure, a priceless relic that could change their lives forever, their worlds and hearts suddenly collide. For the relic releases an ancient magic that could restore the legacy of Ophir—a magic that could change the course of Eban and Gin's lives forever.
With impossibly high stakes and an irresistible romance, this heist-fantasy is the next read for fans of Six of Crows and Iron Widow.
How far would you go to protect your land? To protect your family?
Told in multiple points of view, Together We See follows Ulá Dominguez, a Bribri-American teenager, searching for the truth behind her land-activist father's mysterious death on their Native territory in Costa Rica. Ulá and her brother, Kabék, uncover secrets and corruption as they face off against illegal loggers, kidnappers, settlers, and the local government in the hunt for clues. Their only allies are a few family friends and relatives still living in Bribri, as well as a young journalist, who may be in danger himself. But as details of their father's death emerge, long-held trust is broken. And in this sinister web of deception, no one is safe.
Inspired by real-world missing, dead, and attacked Indigenous activists, award-winning author Ari Tison writes her first novel in prose and pushes the envelope yet again by pulling together a propulsive story full of grief, environmental justice, and the fight for retribution.
Kingdom of Waves by Melissa de la Cruz (Roaring Brook Press) - moved from January 2026.
The Gilded Wolves meets A Magic Steeped in Poison in this pulse-pounding new YA romantasy duology about two thieves who go after the same mythical treasure, from #1 New York Times–bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz.
Once upon a time, there was a shining kingdom that floated on the sea...
The kingdom of Ophir was one of the most powerful, and beautiful places in the world. But after an invasion by the land of Lacon, it was lost to the waves. Now, the Ophiri live as second-class citizens beneath Lacon's golden palaces.
When two bands of Ophiri thieves—one led by Eban Sadreal, and the other by Ginreth Strong—go after the same treasure, a priceless relic that could change their lives forever, their worlds and hearts suddenly collide. For the relic releases an ancient magic that could restore the legacy of Ophir—a magic that could change the course of Eban and Gin's lives forever.
With impossibly high stakes and an irresistible romance, this heist-fantasy is the next read for fans of Six of Crows and Iron Widow.
June 30th
Untitled by Elba Luz (Simon and Schuster) - not yet added to Goodreads, moved from 2025, release date announced on author website.
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