Adult Fiction
‘s UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT, part of the Penalty Box hockey romance series, in which a tightly wound, picture-perfect all-star is forced to babysit a bad boy waiver pickup, on a team decimated by injury, where it’s unclear what could be more devastating—losing the season, or losing their hearts, to Leyla Erkan at Carina Press, in a two-book deal, by Deidre Knight at The Knight Agency (world English).
‘s BLOOM TOWN duology, a sapphic Western romance in which an outlaw running from the gallows kidnaps a sheltered preacher’s daughter, plus two untitled contemporary Western romance novels, to Mae Martinez at Bantam Dell, in a four-book deal, by Maddy Belton at Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency (NA).
NYT-bestselling author of YOU’RE NOT SUPPOSED TO DIE TONIGHT ‘s adult debut OIL ON CANVAS, a queer Black horror-thriller about a woman returning to the upstate New York town where she grew up in order to uncover the terrifying truth about her mother and a set of gruesome paintings, to Daniel Carpenter at Titan Books, in a two-book deal, for publication in May 2027, by Jamie Vankirk at Rainbow Nerds Literary (world English).
and ‘s F*CK THIS MURDER, the first in a new mystery series in which an autistic, queer, and chronically ill woman just wants a five-star review for her new bed and breakfast to save her family’s beautiful Victorian home, but her murdered guests and a plague of unexplained accidents keep getting in the way, to Abby Gillick at Blue Nose Audio, in an exclusive submission, by Elisa Saphier at MacGregor & Luedeke (world English).
Artist and UC Riverside MFA grad Patrick Carroll’s END OF LIFE, following a transformative year in the life of a late-20s queer textile artist who must aid his aphasic father in his choice to seek physician-assisted suicide while shedding his own youth, set between New York City and Silicon Valley, by turns humorous and philosophical, tracing the ways art, grief, and the moments that feel like “the end” shape who we become, to Jessica Vestuto at Mariner, by PJ Mark at Janklow & Nesbit (NA).
‘s ‘TIS THE SEASON TO BE SPELLBOUND, a cozy, small-town romance pitched as a queer PRACTICAL MAGIC for fans of Ali Hazelwood and Mason Deaver, in which a small town’s bad boy finds himself helping the local witch run his apothecary during the holiday season, to Joshua Dean Perry at Tiny Ghost Press, with Kylie Koews editing, in a nice deal, for publication in December 2026 (world English).
‘s DEATH WISH, a supernatural slow burn sapphic romance filled with yearning and hope for the future in which a reaper comes face to face with the soul who got away—a now vampire who’s ready to move on—but first they must track down her killer before he targets another woman, to Mae Martinez at Bantam Dell, in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, for publication in early 2027, by Hannah Todd at Janklow & Nesbit UK (NA).
‘s graphic novel EMPYREAN, a queer court drama fantasy series that follows the political machinations and potential downfall of two royal siblings vying for the throne, to Sarah Peed at Inklore and to Kate McHale at Inklore UK, in a five-book deal, for publication starting in fall 2028, by Tuomas Sorjamaa at Rights & Brands (world English).
Iowa Writers’ Workshop graduate ‘s THE FOOL, about a Yoruba man who, upon discovering his son’s sexuality, is compelled to reexamine his life, from his coming-of-age in 1970s Nigeria to the burying of his own suppressed desires—exploring masculinity, queerness, and the clarity provided by a new generation, to Andy Tan-Delli Cicchi at Holt, at auction, by Kent Wolf at Neon Literary (NA).
Middle Grade Fiction
Lambda Award-winning author ‘s TOO BIG TO SAY, about two friends who help each other make tough decisions while on a joint mission to hike up a mountain and climb a fire tower, pitched as an LGBTQ+ Stand By Me, illustrated by Lambda Award-winning creator , to Liz Kossnar at Little, Brown Children’s, for publication in April 2027, by Erin Murphy at Aevitas Creative Management for the author, and by Brenda Bowen at The Book Group for the illustrator (world).
Young Adult Fiction
Author of CELESTIAL MONSTERS ‘s STRAY GODS, in which a trio of cursed teens navigate the gang-ruled streets of a neon-drenched city, while battling their own monstrous powers, to Holly West at Feiwel and Friends, in a good deal, in an exclusive submission, for publication in the fall of 2029, by Jennifer March Soloway at Starling Literary + Media (world).
and ‘s debut graphic novel BODY COUNT, about a gay college couple whose spring break road trip is derailed by a zombie apocalypse—leading the pair to find romance and revenge confronting their homophobic hometown and their fears about being gay, illustrated by , to Rose Pleuler at Harper Alley, at auction, for publication in spring 2028, by Elise Howard at DeFiore and Company for the author, and by Elise Howard at DeFiore and Company for the illustrator (world).
Non-Fiction
Los Angeles–based New Yorker ‘s MACARONI HEART, a memoir-in-essays that reveals the unglamorous and often treacherous side of the queer millennial experience, tracing the author’s volatile adolescence in conservative Staten Island to his emotionally armored adulthood in New York City, to Dan Crissman at University of Wisconsin Press, for publication in early 2027 (world).
Author of AFTER COOLING Eric Dean Wilson’s QUEER WOODS, blending memoir, history, and queer theory to illuminate the connections between cruising, ecological consciousness, and the power of public parks in the heart of our cities, to Ryan Harrington at Timber Press, in a pre-empt, by Rach Crawford at Wolf Literary Services (world English).
Four-time Emmy-winning actress, producer, and LGBTQ+ advocate ‘s TRANSCENDENT: A MEMOIR, sharing the author’s journey as a transgender woman in Hollywood, confronting childhood trauma, shame, gender identity, her transition, body image issues, her search for romantic love, deep-seated feelings of unworthiness, and ultimately, healing, to Natasha Simons at Gallery, for publication in June 2026, by Michael Johnston and Cait Hoyt at CAA.
