Monroe’s New “Epic” Goes to Morrow
William Morrow executive editor Liz Stein has acquired North American rights to two books by Mary Alice Monroe (The Beach House). The deal was brokered by Faye Bender at the Book Group. Morrow said the first book in the deal, Mayfield Hall, scheduled for summer 2025, is “an American epic set in the 20th-century low country” that centers on “a fierce young woman, Eliza Rivers, whose spirit and vision put her on a collision course with the patriarchal traditions of a bygone era.” The second book, Where the Rivers Merge, is scheduled for summer 2026. Set in the mid-century South, the book will continue Eliza’s story. Monroe’s books have sold roughly eight million copies worldwide.
Liew’s ‘Black Bird’ Flies to Pantheon
In an exclusive submission, Chip Kidd at Pantheon Books has acquired world rights (excluding France) to Black Bird by Eisner Award–winning graphic novelist Sonny Liew. Liew was represented in the deal by Nicolas Grivel at Nicolas Grivel Agency. Kidd said Black Bird is the “brilliant and tremendously ambitious” story of “a young cartoonist in Singapore who receives a job offer out of the blue to collaborate on a story with a reclusive billionaire named Quinn,” which includes “a fictional golden-age superhero vigilante whose story curiously overlaps with Quinn’s own.” Black Bird will be published in 2026.
Crown Signs Lockheed Martin History
Kochland author Christopher Leonard has sold North American rights to an as-yet untitled history of defense contractor Lockheed Martin and “the growth of the American military-industrial complex” to Kevin Doughten at Crown. Chris Parris-Lamb at the Gernert Company handled the deal. Crown said the book will unpack “nine decades of U.S. foreign policy and the rise of the American-led global weapons industry.” No pub date has been announced.
S&S Signs New Hillary Clinton Memoir
Simon & Schuster has acquired world rights to Something Lost, Something Gained: Reflections on Life, Love, and
Liberty by Hillary Rodham Clinton. Robert B. Barnett of Williams & Connolly negotiated the deal, and S&S editor-in-chief Priscilla Painton edited the book. The publisher said Something Gained offers a glimpse into Clinton’s “closest friendships and enduring marriage” as well as “her unvarnished views on politics, democracy, the threats we face, and the future within our reach.” The book will publish in September.
Authors Equity Takes Trump Trial Book
New York Times reporter Jonah Bromwich has sold world rights to his definitive account of Donald Trump’s recent New York trial and conviction to Madeline McIntosh at Authors Equity. David Larabell at CAA negotiated the deal. Liz van Hoose will edit the book. Author Equity said the as-yet untitled work, based on the author’s daily reporting of the trial, will “color in the lines of this unforgettable New York panorama” and detail its “historic stakes and larger-than-life characters,” including “a tabloid impresario, a mess-making fixer, a counterpunching porn star, the reality-television president himself,” and “an enigmatic D.A.” The book will be published in 2025.
Dial Picks Up Paramita’s Debut
Katy Nishimoto at the Dial Press has acquired North American rights to P. Paramita’s debut novel, Appetite, a project that emerged from the publisher’s 2023 open submissions program. Paramita was represented by Ashley Lopez at Waxman Literary Agency. Dial said the book is about “the friendship forged between a 23-year-old Bangladeshi immigrant and a famous white wrestler” and explores “the dynamics of para-social relationships, the blurred lines between public and private, the loneliness of young professional life, and the authentic connection shared by chosen family.” No pub date has been announced.
