Adult Fiction

Mary E. Roach‘s WE ARE THE MATCH, pitched as a sapphic reimagining of the Helen of Troy myth set in modern-day mobster Greece, in which Helen is the daughter of a powerful crime lord and Paris is the woman hell-bent on destroying her—if they don’t fall for each other first, to Lauren Plude at Montlake, for publication in summer 2025, by Claire Friedman at Inkwell Management (world).

Author of THE GOLD PERSIMMON Lindsay Merbaum‘s VAMPIRES AT SEA, in which two chic emotional vampires from San Francisco set off on a discount queer cruise, eager to feast upon their fellow passengers’ desires and sorrows, until they meet an alluring and possibly magical social media influencer whose power threatens to overwhelm their own, to Amanda Manns at Creature, for publication in spring 2025 (world English).

Katie Chandler‘s BACKHANDED COMPLIMENTS, the author’s debut, a sapphic romance with a speculative twist following two professional tennis rivals who have been trading insults in the press for months and are horrified to discover they’re destined soulmates, to Melanie Iglesias Perez at Atria, in a significant deal, at auction, in a two-book deal, for publication in June 2025 and summer 2026, by Trinica Sampson-Vera at New Leaf Literary & Media (world English).

TikTok influencer H. Lee Justine‘s YOU WATCHED IN SILENCE, pitched as a queer psychological thriller with the bite of Jessica Knoll and the twists of VERITY and set in the toxic unreality of a canceled celebrity family vlogger in the remote Pacific Northwest, where the new nanny is forced to confront mysterious threats as well as a dark past of her own, to Daniel Ehrenhaft at Blackstone Publishing, in a nice deal, for publication in November 2025, by Courtney Paganelli at Levine Greenberg Rostan (world English).

Author of TIL DEATH DO US BARD Rose Black‘s FATED WINDS AND PROMISING SEAS, a queer romantic fantasy following a man imprisoned for a crime he can’t remember committing; when a giant sea serpent attacks the prison, accidentally freeing him, he’s rescued by a ship crewed by outcasts, heretics, and an oddly familiar stranger whose fate seems intertwined with his own, to Natasha Qureshi at Hodderscape, for publication in fall 2024, by Rebecca Podos at Rees Literary Agency (world English).

Author of BITTER MEDICINE Mia Tsai‘s THE MEMORY HUNTERS, a sapphic science fantasy in which a memory hunter and her bodyguard—who is also her potential executioner—seek lost knowledge for the Museum of Human Memory and uncover an ancient secret which could shake their post-climate-change world to its core, as well as threaten the budding romance between them, to Sarah Guan at Erewhon, with Viengsamai Fetters editing, in a nice deal, in a two-book deal, for publication in summer 2025, by Anne Tibbets at Donald Maass Literary Agency (world).

Alexandra McCollum‘s debut THE MIDNIGHT COTTAGE, a queer cozy about a prickly accountant and his eccentric roommate who live at the edge of an enchanted wood and must face a malevolent magical entity and an impending family wedding that force them to finally confront what they mean to one another, to Charlotte Peters at Dutton, at auction, by Pete Knapp at Park & Fine Literary and Media (NA).

Anna Cowan‘s THE DUKE, a queer romance in which a powerful female duke meets the brilliant French courtesan who will destroy her enemies and win her heart, pitched as sapphic Bridgerton, to Vicki Lame at Griffin, in a two-book deal, by Kate McKean at Howard Morhaim Literary Agency.

Young Adult Fiction

Author-illustrator of OUT OF LEFT FIELD and editor Jonah Newman‘s AIDEN AND LILLIE’S TOTALLY NORMAL, DRAMA-FREE SENIOR YEAR, in which two queer teens navigate college admissions madness and cope with pressure from their peers, families, and themselves, to Patty Rice at Andrews McMeel, in a nice deal, in an exclusive submission, for publication in 2028, by Amy Berkower at Writers House (world English).

Sydney Langford’s SOMEONE TO DAYDREAM ABOUT, in which a Deaf, demiromantic 18-year-old spends a whirlwind summer teaching ASL to (and trying not to fall for) a heartthrob lead singer in a boy band so he can communicate with his newly deaf sister—all while trying to save her family’s struggling Deaf Center, to Asia Harden at Farrar, Straus Children’s, in a two-book deal, for publication in summer 2026, by Emily Forney at BookEnds (world).

Haga Jiyoung and Kang Jiyoung‘s graphic novel KING’S MAKER, a boy’s love fantasy with twisting politics that follows the story of two boys—one a rebellious prince and the other a noble’s son held captive by a deviant king; and its sequel series King’s Maker: Triple Crown, to Rebecca Taylor at Inklore and to Kate McHale at Inklore UK, for publication in 2025 (world English).

Tori Anne Martin‘s YA debut NO CHARM DONE, a sapphic rom-com in which rival witches vying for the same boy accidentally produce a powerful curse during a duel, forcing them to work together to save their Salem-coded town—and to realize it’s not the guy they want, after all, to Mora Couch at Holiday House, for publication in fall 2025, by Rebecca Strauss at DeFiore and Company (world).

Ivy Noelle Weir‘s graphic novel THE GREAT GATSBY, pitched as a YA retelling in which a queer Nick Caraway becomes entangled in the lives of his wealthy peers and enamored with the enigmatic Jay Gatsby against the backdrop of two elite boarding schools, illustrated by Isadora Zeferino, to Andrea Colvin at Little, Brown Ink, for publication in 2027, by Anjali Singh at Anjali Singh Agency for the author, and by Britt Siess at Britt Siess Creative Management for the illustrator (world).

Non-Fiction

Psychic medium and TikTok influencer Travis Holp‘s ARE YOU THERE SPIRIT? IT’S ME TRAVIS: LIFE LESSONS FROM YOUR PSYCHIC MEDIUM GAY UNCLE, in which the author recounts transformative lessons learned from thousands of psychic readings, how they have impacted his life, and how others can apply those same lessons to their own lives to become their favorite version of themselves, to Cindy Spiegel and Julie Grau at Spiegel & Grau, in a six-figure deal, in a pre-empt, by David Purse at Inked Entertainment (world English).

Celebrated drag queens Lagoona Bloo, Julie J., Olivia Lux, Alexis Michelle, Kennedy Ann Scott, and Nina West‘s NO TEA, NO SHADE, personal essays exploring themes of LGBTQIA+ rights and life, drag, mental wellness, personal growth, and relationships, to Angela Guzman at Harper One, in a good deal, for publication in fall 2025 (world).

Historian at George Mason University Samuel Clowes Huneke‘s QUEER, a global history of queer life, from the ancient myths of Gilgamesh to today, arguing that queerness, in all its diversity, has been a constant presence in the history of the world, and challenging the idea that that history has followed a simple path of progress from oppression to tolerance, to Maria Goldverg at Liveright, at auction, by William Callahan at Inkwell Management (world English).

Former NBC, CNBC, and MSNBC producer and author of HIGH YELLA Steve Majors‘s GOOD BOY, essay snapshots of the life of the author as he moves from a gay boy in search of father figures to an adult gay man who is a father himself, to Nathan MacBrien at University of Wisconsin Press, in a nice deal, for publication in spring 2026, by Amy A. Collins at Talcott Notch Literary Services (world).