Rachel Diebel at Feiwel and Friends has acquired Mi Tio Hernán, a contemporary YA graphic novel by debut creator Alondra Araujo. Genderfluid Anibal is sent to live with their estranged Tio Hernán, a macho charro (Mexican horseman) of Jalisco, Mexico, in an attempt to "masculinize" them. Suddenly Anibal is balancing two lives: one in shame pretending to be a macho charro, and another in pride alongside a team of side-saddled horsewomen, all while uncovering the truth to their tio's past that caused him to cut ties from their family. Publication is slated for winter 2028; Alexandra Weiss at Azantian Literary North American rights.
Friday Nights in Chinatown by Michelle Lam (First Second) - YA graphic novel, not yet added to Goodreads.
Samia Garcia-Fakih at First Second has bought, in a preempt, Friday Nights in Chinatown by Michelle Lam (Meesh the Bad Demon), a historical fiction YA graphic novel inspired by her parents' love story and West Side Story, about two teens in 1980s Chinatown who must balance falling in love with the realities of their dreams and the threat of gang violence. Publication is planned for winter 2028; Chelsea Eberly at Greenhouse Literary Agency brokered the deal for North American rights.
Untitled by Deborah Yelle (Little, Brown) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Daughters of Misery #2 by Judy I. Lin (Feiwel and Friends) - not yet added to Goodreads.
The Stolen Queen #2 by Kendare Blake (Quill Tree Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Friday Nights in Chinatown by Michelle Lam (First Second) - YA graphic novel, not yet added to Goodreads.
Samia Garcia-Fakih at First Second has bought, in a preempt, Friday Nights in Chinatown by Michelle Lam (Meesh the Bad Demon), a historical fiction YA graphic novel inspired by her parents' love story and West Side Story, about two teens in 1980s Chinatown who must balance falling in love with the realities of their dreams and the threat of gang violence. Publication is planned for winter 2028; Chelsea Eberly at Greenhouse Literary Agency brokered the deal for North American rights.
Untitled by Deborah Yelle (Little, Brown) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Daughters of Misery #2 by Judy I. Lin (Feiwel and Friends) - not yet added to Goodreads.
The Stolen Queen #2 by Kendare Blake (Quill Tree Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
A Knife to the Throat by Kao Kalia Yang (Dutton) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Andrew Karre at Dutton has acquired, in an exclusive submission, A Knife to the Throat, a YA novel by Guggenheim Fellow and APALA- and Minnesota Book Award-winning author Kao Kalia Yang (The Diamond Explorer), about Chai, a contemporary Hmong teen from Minnesota who lives with his brother's family, while down in their basement, his mother sews he knows not what, her life shrouded in shadows and stories. Publication is scheduled for spring 2028; Erin Murphy at Aevitas Creative Management sold world rights.
Plenty of Fish by Kit Rosewater (Delacorte Romance) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Alison Romig at Delacorte Romance has bought Plenty of Fish by Kit Rosewater (All's Fair in Love and Field Hockey), a queer YA romance about an heiress to a beloved fish and chips shop whose niche video channel goes viral after she interviews—and falls for—a rising TV star, forcing her to navigate the clash between her cozy community and the allure of fame. Publication is slated for spring 2028; Lauren Spieller at Folio Literary sold world rights.
16 Wishes by Gabrielle Prendergast (Penguin Workshop) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Olivia Luchini at Penguin Workshop has acquired world English rights to 16 Wishes by Gabrielle Prendergast, a YA paperback original. This magical YA romance steeped in Irish folklore follows a teen girl's near-disastrous journey after she unknowingly saves a faerie prince and is rewarded with wishes that seem to only create more chaos in her already overwhelming life. Publication is slated for spring 2028; Esty Loveing-Downes at Howland Literary did the deal while at ArtHouse Literary.
Brighter Stars by Mars Lauderbaugh (Feiwel and Friends) - YA graphic novel, not yet added to Goodreads.
Rachel Diebel at Feiwel and Friends has acquired Mars Lauderbaugh's Brighter Stars, a YA graphic novel in which a rule-breaking flight academy cadet discovers the alien alliance they were raised to hate might not be the ones behind the terrorist attacks threatening their home planet—and anyone could be the true enemy, even their closest friend. Publication is planned for spring 2028; Jennifer March Soloway at Andrea Brown Literary Agency did the deal for world rights.
Worth a Shot by Dora Wang (Joy Revolution) - YA graphic novel, not yet added to Goodreads.
Bria Ragin, David Yoon, and Nicola Yoon at Joy Revolution have acquired Worth a Shot by Dora Wang, creator of the comic series Pocket Peaches. In this debut YA contemporary romance graphic novel, high school mascot Ann Chen is content being anonymous, cheering on the girls' varsity ice hockey team, especially their star player Lisa, from the sidelines. But as she and Lisa get closer off the ice, Ann begins to wonder how long she can keep up her carefully constructed disguise—and keep her growing crush a secret. Publication is slated for spring 2028; Britt Seiss at Britt Siess Creative Management sold world English rights.
This Ruthless Day by M. Stevenson (Henry Holt) - not yet added to Goodreads.
No releases currently scheduled.
Flipturns by Andi Porretta (Atheneum) - YA graphic novel.
Feather Flores at Atheneum has bought, in an exclusive submission, Flipturns, a YA graphic novel by Andi Porretta (Ready or Not). Pitched for fans of the Tamakis and set in the suburbs of Philadelphia, this queer love story follows two girls who strike a deal to swap tutoring for swim coaching, only to fall hard into a first love neither of them saw coming. Publication is scheduled for summer 2028; Natascha Morris at Tobias Literary Agency negotiated the deal for world rights.
Out of the Woods by Sydney Chavan (Roaring Brook Press) - YA graphic novel, incorrect release date listed on Goodreads.
Nicolás Ore-Giron at Roaring Brook Press has acquired Out of the Woods, a graphic novel by Sydney Chavan. In this ghostly queer romance, a grieving girl visits a haunted forest in an attempt to speak with her dead father, but instead finds a cute girl with secrets. Publication is planned for fall 2028; Kate Rogers at KO Media Management sold world English rights.
Home Ground by Audrey Meeker (Feiwel and Friends) - YA graphic novel, not yet added to Goodreads.
Rachel Diebel at Feiwel and Friends has acquired Audrey Meeker's (Swing; Last One Picked) first YA graphic novel, Home Ground, featuring Quinn, who is back home in rural Ohio after a disastrous first year of college and an even worse internship, working at the same coffee shop she worked at in high school and wondering whether this gap year is just a small blip in her plans or if she can carve out a space of her own in a town she's always rejected. Publication is slated for fall 2028; Jessica Mileo at InkWell Mangement handled the deal for world rights.
Love Letters to the Dead: The Graphic Novel by Ava Dellaira and Talia Dutton (FSG) - YA graphic novel, not yet added to Goodreads.
Joy Peskin at FSG has bought world rights to the YA graphic novel adaptation of Love Letters to the Dead, which was published in 25 foreign territories, written by Ava Dellaira, to be illustrated by Talia Dutton. This story about 15-year-old Laurel begins with an assignment for English class—write a letter to a dead person—and turns into an epistolary exploration of grief, family, friendship, and first love, told in a series of missives to icons like Kurt Cobain, Amy Winehouse, and River Phoenix. Publication is slated for fall 2028; Richard Florest at Rob Weisbach Creative Management represented the author, and Hannah Mann at Writers House represented the illustrator.
Home Ground by Audrey Meeker (Feiwel and Friends) - YA graphic novel, not yet added to Goodreads.
Rachel Diebel at Feiwel and Friends has acquired Audrey Meeker's (Swing; Last One Picked) first YA graphic novel, Home Ground, featuring Quinn, who is back home in rural Ohio after a disastrous first year of college and an even worse internship, working at the same coffee shop she worked at in high school and wondering whether this gap year is just a small blip in her plans or if she can carve out a space of her own in a town she's always rejected. Publication is slated for fall 2028; Jessica Mileo at InkWell Mangement handled the deal for world rights.
Love Letters to the Dead: The Graphic Novel by Ava Dellaira and Talia Dutton (FSG) - YA graphic novel, not yet added to Goodreads.
Joy Peskin at FSG has bought world rights to the YA graphic novel adaptation of Love Letters to the Dead, which was published in 25 foreign territories, written by Ava Dellaira, to be illustrated by Talia Dutton. This story about 15-year-old Laurel begins with an assignment for English class—write a letter to a dead person—and turns into an epistolary exploration of grief, family, friendship, and first love, told in a series of missives to icons like Kurt Cobain, Amy Winehouse, and River Phoenix. Publication is slated for fall 2028; Richard Florest at Rob Weisbach Creative Management represented the author, and Hannah Mann at Writers House represented the illustrator.
30 Ways to Kill Your Avatar by Claribel A. Ortega and Rose Bousamra (Graphix) - YA graphic novel.
Emily Seife at Scholastic/Graphix has acquired world rights, at auction, 30 Ways to Kill Your Avatar, the next graphic novel from Claribel A. Ortega and Rose Bousamra, the Eisner Award-winning creators of Frizzy, pitched for fans of Ready Player One and The Sims. Grieving teen Aury's life is turned upside down when she is literally sucked into her favorite life simulation video game; now she has to find a way out before her brother beats the game and finishes her off for good. Publication is slated for 2028; Suzie Townsend at New Leaf Literary & Media did the two-book deal for Ortega, and Tamara Kawar at DeFiore & Company represented Bousamra.
Ghost Is a Wish by Wendy Xu (Quill Tree Books) - YA graphic novel.
Alexandra Cooper at Quill Tree Books has acquired North American rights to two graphic novels by Wendy Xu, one middle grade and one YA. Yarrow and the Burning Mountain, due out in 2027, is about a young goblin who, to protect her way of life, takes on her evil estranged cousin who is attempting to mass produce her village's special pottery. A Ghost Is a Wish, due in 2028, features a teen who sees the ghost of a classmate's sister and starts to hang out with an annoying boy and his ghost-hunting friends to escape life with her controlling mother. Linda Camacho at Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency did the deal.
The Book of Agnes by Fran Meneses (First Second) - YA graphic novel, not yet added to Goodreads.
Samia Garcia-Fakih at First Second has acquired, at auction, The Book of Agnes by Fran Meneses, a YA graphic novel series about a teenage girl questioning her place in the world when life and art get messy. Publication is slated for 2028; Daniel Lazar at Writers House did the two-book deal for North American English rights.
Skatefire by Stephanie Evangelista Fukuda and Daigo Fukuda (First Second) - YA graphic novel, adapted from a web comic. Not yet added to Goodreads.
Kiara Valdez at First Second has bought, in an exclusive deal, Skatefire by author-illustrator duo Stephanie Evangelista Fukuda and Daigo Fukuda, a YA adapted from their webcomic of the same name, about a skate crew that tries to stop their island's volcano from erupting by bringing back an annual skate festival. Publication is planned for 2028; Monica Rodriguez at Context Literary handled the two-book deal for world rights.
Whippoorwills by Crystal Frasier and Val Wise (First Second) - YA graphic novel, not yet added to Goodreads.
Robyn
Chapman at First Second has bought, at auction, world English rights to
Whippoorwills by Crystal Frasier, illustrated by Val Wise (Cheer Up:
Love and Pompoms). This Southern Gothic YA graphic novel follows three
young trans women who must band together to survive at a mysterious and
magical all-girls boarding school. Publication is planned for 2028;
Desiree Wilson at Looking Glass Literary and Media represented the
author and artist.
The Last Shadowhunter by Cassandra Clare (Knopf)
The Wild Heir by Vanessa Montalban (Simon Pulse) - not yet added to Goodreads.
The Wild Heir by Vanessa Montalban (Simon Pulse) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Stephanie Garber (Flatiron Books) - listed description is for the first book in the series.
Untitled by K.L. Walther (Delacorte Romance) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Shameen Abubakar (Margaret K. McElderry Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Amie Kaufman (Knopf) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Dami Salako (Tor Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Emma Devlin (Wednesday Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Alicia Jasinska (Peachtree Teen) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Rachel Lynn Solomon (Simon and Schuster) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Sarah Dessen (Simon and Schuster) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by F.T. Lukens (Margaret K. McElderry Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Sara Raasch and Beth Revis (Sourcebooks Fire) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by K.L. Walther (Delacorte Romance) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Shameen Abubakar (Margaret K. McElderry Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Amie Kaufman (Knopf) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Dami Salako (Tor Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Emma Devlin (Wednesday Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Alicia Jasinska (Peachtree Teen) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Rachel Lynn Solomon (Simon and Schuster) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Sarah Dessen (Simon and Schuster) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by F.T. Lukens (Margaret K. McElderry Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Untitled by Sara Raasch and Beth Revis (Sourcebooks Fire) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Queen of Faces #3 by Petra Lord (Henry Holt) - not yet added to Goodreads.
The Fallen Sun #2 by C.M. Basma (Delacorte) - not yet added to Goodreads.
The Secrets We Carry #2 by Tiffany Wang (HarperCollins) - not yet added to Goodreads.
The Raven Engagement #2 by Alison Stine (Wednesday Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Stars Incarnate #2 by Pascale Lacelle (Margaret K. McElderry Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
These Shattered Spires #3 by Cassidy Ellis Salter (Bloomsbury) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Gutterwitch #2 by Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson (Random House) - not yet added to Goodreads.
The Cure #3 by Pedro Urvi (Blackstone) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Two for Joy #3 by Susan Dennard (HarperCollins) - not yet added to Goodreads.
The Lovely Invisible #2 by Kathryn Purdie (Knopf) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Her Hidden Fire #3 by Cliodhna O'Sullivan (Viking) - not yet added to Goodreads.
The New World #3 by Patrick Ness (Candlewick) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Shadow Reaper #3 by Lynette Noni (Knopf) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Cecily #3 by Rebecca Carvalho (Sarah Barley Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
When I Wrote the World #2 by Tracy Banghart (Candlewick) - not yet added to Goodreads.
A Court of Dark Water #3 by P.C. Cast (Wednesday Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
The Fallen Sun #2 by C.M. Basma (Delacorte) - not yet added to Goodreads.
The Secrets We Carry #2 by Tiffany Wang (HarperCollins) - not yet added to Goodreads.
The Raven Engagement #2 by Alison Stine (Wednesday Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Stars Incarnate #2 by Pascale Lacelle (Margaret K. McElderry Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
These Shattered Spires #3 by Cassidy Ellis Salter (Bloomsbury) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Gutterwitch #2 by Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson (Random House) - not yet added to Goodreads.
The Cure #3 by Pedro Urvi (Blackstone) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Two for Joy #3 by Susan Dennard (HarperCollins) - not yet added to Goodreads.
The Lovely Invisible #2 by Kathryn Purdie (Knopf) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Her Hidden Fire #3 by Cliodhna O'Sullivan (Viking) - not yet added to Goodreads.
The New World #3 by Patrick Ness (Candlewick) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Shadow Reaper #3 by Lynette Noni (Knopf) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Cecily #3 by Rebecca Carvalho (Sarah Barley Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
When I Wrote the World #2 by Tracy Banghart (Candlewick) - not yet added to Goodreads.
A Court of Dark Water #3 by P.C. Cast (Wednesday Books) - not yet added to Goodreads.
Making a Splash #2 by Julie Murphy and Natalie C. Parker (Disney Hyperion) - not yet added to Goodreads.
We Hate Wizard School #2 by Austin Grossman and Savanna Ganucheau (First Second) - YA graphic novel, not yet added to Goodreads.
We Hate Wizard School #2 by Austin Grossman and Savanna Ganucheau (First Second) - YA graphic novel, not yet added to Goodreads.
Fourth Wing: The Graphic Novel #2 by Rebecca Yarros (Ten Speed Graphic) - YA graphic novel, not yet added to Goodreads.
Nice to Meet You #3 by Wishroomness (First Second) - YA graphic novel based on a webcomic, not yet added to Goodreads.
The Blind Prince #2 by Cozycroww (Simon and Schuster) - YA graphic novel based on a webcomic, not yet added to Goodreads.
Brass & Sass #2 by antlerella (Random House Graphic) - YA graphic novel based on a webcomic, not yet added to Goodreads.
Nice to Meet You #3 by Wishroomness (First Second) - YA graphic novel based on a webcomic, not yet added to Goodreads.
The Blind Prince #2 by Cozycroww (Simon and Schuster) - YA graphic novel based on a webcomic, not yet added to Goodreads.
Brass & Sass #2 by antlerella (Random House Graphic) - YA graphic novel based on a webcomic, not yet added to Goodreads.
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