Joy Peskin at FSG has bought Strays, a middle-grade novel by Gia Gordon (The Redemption of Daya Keane), in an exclusive submission. Everyone in 11-year-old Campbell’s life is lost somehow, and it takes a little stray dog, whom Campbell needs to keep secret from her dad (the head of their town’s animal control department), to give them all a path home. Publication is planned for spring 2026; Erin Murphy at Erin Murphy Literary Agency brokered the deal…

Joy Peskin at FSG has acquired, in an exclusive submission, A DAD CAN, a picture book celebration of the complexities and joys of fatherhood co-written by former Ugandan street kid, NOW I AM KNOWN author, foster child advocate, and foster and adoptive parent Peter Mutabazi and bestselling author of BE KIND and adoptive parent Pat Zietlow Miller, illustrated by MOST PERFECT YOU artist Tamisha Anthony, for publication in winter 2027. Mutabazi was represented by…

Jess Harold at Henry Holt has acquired world rights to HOUSE OF JOY: A CELEBRATION OF LUCILLE CLIFTON, AUTHOR AND POET by Clifton student and award-winning author of SPEAK UP and ONE PLASTIC BAG Miranda Paul and illustrator of IDA B. WELLS MARCHES FOR THE VOTE Jerry Jordan, for publication in fall 2026. Erin Murphy and Ammi-Joan Paquette of Erin Murphy Literary Agency represented the author and illustrator, respectively….

Karen Li and Shelley Tanaka at Groundwood has bought Abbie Harlow‘s debut YA novel, Butterfly’s Sting, the story of a teenage girl’s efforts to save herself and her siblings from her abusive guardian, against the violent backdrop of an illegal boxing ring. Publication is slated for fall 2025; Ammi-Joan Paquette at Erin Murphy Literary Agency did the deal for North American English/French rights….