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THE WELCOME PARTY & Untitled Novel, Emily Harding

Two former friends, after eight years apart, are the only ones who make it to the Amalfi Coast for a friend’s wedding, where they end up spending a week together following the trip itinerary, and confronting their lingering feelings. From the author of How Freaking Romantic (2025) and Thank You for Remembering (September 2026), to Gallery Books, World Rights, Summer 2027.  Also includes Untitled Novel, also commercial women’s fiction.

 

HOW TO BE NOBLE: An Ancient Guide to Celtic Wisdom, Philip Freeman

A new translation of seven surviving Old Irish Celtic texts, collected together for the first time, illustrating the moral and political wisdom of the ancient Celts, part of the Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times series. (Princeton University Press, World Rights, Fall 2027)

THE PHILOSOPHICAL FAIRWAYS: 11 Masters on the Metaphysics of Golf, William Ross

Bringing the wisdom of our greatest philosophers to the golf course, from Aristotle’s golden mean and Kierkegaard’s leap of faith to Lao Tzu’s effortless action, these timeless lessons will improve the game of enthusiasts from beginners to the most seasoned pros. (Lyons Press,/Globe Pequot, North American rights, Spring 2027).

WORK: An Ode to Joy, Mark D. Usher

A cross-cultural journey through time and space on the value and purpose of work in the age of AI, drawing on sources as diverse as Plato, Ruskin, Pirsig and Buddhist teachings, by UVM classics professor, farmer and author of How to Be a Farmer and Following Nature’s Lead. (University of Chicago Press, World rights, Fall 2027).

PLANT-BASED DESSERTS AND BAKES, Karla Salinari

Vegan Caribbean-inspired sweets, offering healthy, nourishing takes on traditional treats from cookies, cakes and pies to custards, ice cream and preserves by the author of Abuela’s Plant-Based Kitchen and certified holistic health coach. (Skyhorse, World Rights, Spring 2027)

ALIENATED, Julie L. Hall

An exploration of how broken attachment, trauma and narcissistic culture have eroded families and society, and how reconnecting to our evolved human needs and capacities can help us to heal and forge a healthier future, from the author of The Narcissist in Your Life and “The Narcissistic Files,’ a resource focused on narcissism and its impact. (World Rights, Grand Central Balance, Fall 2027)

 

SALT SISTERS and Untitled Novel, Lindsey J. Palmer

Twin sisters confront their lifelong differences when their paths collide in Cape Cod in a novel that explores the complexities of sisterhood, the twin bond, motherhood and grief–and the courage it takes to let go of what no longer serves you to build a more authentic life. (Lake Union, World Rights, Summer 2026, Summer 2027)

COCKTAILS AROUND THE CLOCK, Nicola Nice

Sociologist, spirits entrepreneur, cocktail historian and Tales of the Cocktail Award-winning author of The Cocktail Parlor uncovers the history, meaning and magic of the cocktail hour and its evolution from a simple pre-dinner libation to a cornerstone of modern hospitality and well-being. (Countryman Press, World English, Fall 2027)

MARCO POLO AND THE SILK ROAD, Philip Freeman

Chair of Humanities at Pepperdine University and author of ALEXANDER THE GREAT and JULIUS CAESAR Philip Freeman’s biography of  Marco Polo, whose journey along thousands of miles of the Silk Road was chronicled in his own Travels and other medieval sources, from his boyhood in Venice to his trek across Asia to China as a teenager, his years and adventures at the court of the great Kublai Khan, and his long voyage home; drawing on the author’s own travels along Marco Polo’s route. (Pegasus, North American Rights, Fall 2027)