S&S, Woodward Prepare for ‘War’
S&S CEO Jonathan Karp has acquired world rights to two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Bob Woodward’s latest White House tell-all, War. Robert Barnett of Williams & Connolly brokered the deal. S&S said the book tells the “revelatory, behind-the-scenes story of three wars: Ukraine, the Middle East, and the struggle for the American presidency,” calling it “an intimate and sweeping account of one of the most tumultuous and dangerous periods in presidential politics” based on Woodward’s signature “inside-the-room reporting.” War will be published in October.
Atria, Deprez Pair for Death Investigation
Atria executive editor Yaniv Soha has acquired world rights to Inviting Death In by investigative journalist and National Magazine Award finalist Esmé E. Deprez. Allison Devereux at Trellis Literary Management brokered the deal, following an auction. Atria said the book “is a fearless, moving, and deeply reported examination of the history, evolution, and future of assisted death,” in the spirit of Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal, and was inspired by Deprez’s 2021 Businessweek story about how she helped her terminally ill father qualify for a medically assisted death and held his hand as he took the drugs that ended his life. The book will be published in 2027.
Kashino Accepts Celadon’s ‘Best Offer’
In a preempt, Ryan Doherty at Celadon Books has taken world English rights to Washington Post editor Marisa Kashino’s debut novel, Best Offer Wins. Ethan Schlatter and Meredith Miller at UTA negotiated the two-book deal. Celadon said the book is “a darkly satirical debut thriller about a young woman pushed to increasingly deviant, possibly deadly, means to win her dream house, set in the wildly competitive real estate market of suburban D.C.” Best Offer Wins is set for a winter 2026 publication.
Dial Wins Olympic Star’s Memoir
After an auction, Olympic track star Allyson Felix has sold North American rights to a memoir, Fast and Slow, to Maya Millett at the Dial Press. Richard Pine at InkWell Management negotiated the deal. Dial said the book is a “courageous and tender” story that “explores the author’s journey to mother-hood within a sports industry that both celebrates and unfairly treats its women athletes, chronicling the key milestones that shaped her as a person, mother, businesswoman, groundbreaking change agent, and the most decorated female track and field athlete in Olympic history.” No pub date has been announced.
Hachette Lands Journo’s Menopause Guide
Journalist, filmmaker, and women’s health advocate Tamsen Fadal has sold North American rights to How to Menopause: Take Charge of Your Health, Reclaim Your Life, and Feel Even Better Than Ever Before to Lauren Marino at Hachette, which will publish the book via Nana Twumasi’s Balance imprint at Grand Central. Jill Grinberg at Jill Grinberg Literary handled the deal. Grinberg said Fadal draws on her own experiences to offer women “a uniquely integrative guide,” drawn from more than “40 leading experts and her three-million-plus online community,” that will help women navigate the impact of menopause “on every aspect of their contemporary lives, from work and career to sex and dating and beyond.” The book is slated for March 2025.
Rothschild Finds ‘Grace’ at SMP
St. Martin’s Press executive editor Sarah Cantin has acquired North American rights to Finding Grace, the debut novel from writer Loretta Rothschild. Christy Fletcher at UTA handled the deal on behalf of Jonathan Lloyd at Curtis Brown. The publisher said the book follows “the aftermath of a shocking event that upends a young family, and the unexpected secrets—and seemingly impossible love story—that emerges.” Finding Grace is set for a summer 2025 publication.
