September 2027 New Release

 

 

Release Date Not Yet Known
Docile Creatures by Logan-Ashley Kisner (Delacorte)

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.

Cold Blood by Aashna Avachat (Delacorte)

Lydia Gregovic at Delacorte Press has acquired Cold Blood by Aashna Avachat, a whodunit mystery in which an aspiring journalist is recruited to solve the murder of a wealthy patriarch of a reclusive family—before it happens. Publication is scheduled for fall 2027; Laurel Symonds at KT Literary negotiated the deal for world English rights.

Untitled by Aiden Thomas (Feiwel and Friends) - moved from 2024 and from September 2026.

"...A third YA novel, pitched as "gay Titanic in space,"

September 2nd
The Blooming Year by Nikki Van De Car (Running Press Kids)

September 14th
Victoria Dare and the Blood of Kings by Josh Roberts (Owl Hollow Press) - moved from May 2026.
Hannah Smith at Owl Hollow Press has acquired world English rights to Victoria Dare and the Blood of Kings, a historical YA fantasy pitched as Indiana Jones meets The Diviners, by Josh Roberts (The Witches of Willow Cove). In 1939, when the world is on the brink of war, 16-year-old Victoria Dare accompanies her father on an excavation to uncover a lost Egyptian tomb, where she is drawn into a plot involving Nazi occultists, Bolshevik assassins, and a mysterious figure her psychic friend calls "The Shrouded Man." Publication is set for spring 2026; Becky LeJeune at Bond Literary Agency brokered the two-book deal.

September 28th
The Fate of Winged Creatures by Andrea Hannah (Wednesday Books) - moved from December 2026 and May 2027.
The myth of Eros and Psyche meets The Tortured Poets Department in this YA romantic fantasy spanning multiple time loops and one star-crossed relationship.

Beck Penrose is living on borrowed time. With her eighteenth birthday looming, it’s her final chance to be claimed by one of the Greater Angels. If Beck fails, she’ll be sent to the Ravine, where the worst criminals are sentenced to a life of labor and exile.

When Beck’s last-ditch plea for patronage goes horribly wrong, she’s met with a shocking discovery—one that calls into question not only the Angels, but the very fabric of her existence. Leaning on an enigmatic boy who stirs up more questions than answers, she is forced to navigate a series of dangerous, god-forged time loops to uncover the truth.

And as the fate of winged creatures hangs in the balance, Beck must make the impossible decision between an inevitable end and her fatalistic heart.