March 2027 New Releases

 

 

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A Taste of Memories by Alechia Dow (Feiwel and Friends) 
Emily Settle at Feiwel and Friends has bought A Taste of Memories, a cozy YA fantasy novel by Alechia Dow. The story follows a witch who allows people to relive their fondest memories by recreating recipes from their past at her magical tearoom, and a warlock who arrives on her doorstep haunted by a dangerous spirit that threatens his future. Publication is slated for spring 2027; Katelyn Detweiler at Jill Grinberg Literary Management sold North American rights.

Dread Chaser by Lauren Thoman (Margaret K. McElderry Books)
Kate Prosswimmer and Nicole Fiorica at McElderry Books have bought Dread Chaser, the start of a post-apocalyptic speculative series by Lauren Thoman, in her YA debut, pitched as The Last of Us meets The Mandalorian. A teenage bounty hunter must team up with his rival as they pursue the target of a lifetime in a chase that unravels everything they thought they understood about the world they live in. Publication is planned for spring 2027; Holly Root at Root Literary sold world rights in the two-book deal.

March 1st
Sound Check by Jennifer Fenn (Roaring Brook Press) - moved from April 2022, then from July 2023, July 2024 and May 2025.

Win is a remarkably gifted percussionist. He's also profoundly deaf and plays the drums with his shoes off so he can feel the music through the soles of his feet. He has it all: he's in a band on the verge of breaking out, and he's madly in love with Tristen, their lead singer. The only thing he could ever want: to hear Tristen sing.

Sound Check is told in alternating narratives. The A side - Win decides to get a cochlear implant that will allow him to hear. The B side - Win and Tristen's love story from the day they first met to the day Win heard Tristen for the first time. And in the silence between the tracks? Heartbreak.