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Pop Playbook (4 books), Erik Forrest Jackson

A pop culture activity book series with short biographical chapters, quizzes, games and other interactive elements by media journalist and author Jackson (People, Entertainment Weekly).  (Penguin Workshop, World Rights, Fall 2026 launch.)

THE GOOD WAR AND THE LOUSY LITTLE BOOK, Susan Farrell

Banned, burned, and censored, Kurt Vonnegut’s 1969 novel Slaughterhouse-Five is widely regarded as one of the greatest (and most controversial) novels of the twentieth century. Fusing vivid biography with popular history and literary analysis, this book tells the fascinating story of the making of a modern classic and the writer that created it.New archival discoveries and recently released oral histories give us the fullest account yet published of Vonnegut’s real-life prisoner-of-war experiences at Stalag IV-B and Dresden, which heavily influenced Slaughterhouse-5.  Susan Farrell is a Professor of American Literature at the College of Charleston and the founder of the Kurt Vonnegut Society. (Bloomsbury Academic, World Rights, Summer 2026)

HOW TO HANDLE ANYTHING, Mary Lemmer

Drawing on the principles of improv for transforming life’s inevitable curveballs into opportunities, building resilience, and navigating predictability with confidence, by a creative entrepreneur, speaker and improv veteran. (Bloomsbury, World Rights, Fall 2026).

THE POWER OF COLLABORATION, Tricia Cerrone and Edward J. van Luinen

Former Walt Disney Imagineering creative executive and storyteller Tricia Cerrone and CEO of Global Talent Builders Edward J. van Luinen share a roadmap to building stronger leaders, happier teams, and big results in an increasingly competitive marketplace. (Bloomsbury, World Rights, Fall 2026)

THREE STRANGE CHILDREN, Ben H. Winters

A thriller in graphic form from the Edgar-Award winning author,  following three siblings, who were teenagers when their father was convicted of a series of terrible murders. Now adults, they’re drawn into an investigation when a copycat killer begins paying terrifying homage to their father’s crimes–unless he was innocent, and the whole story of their lives is wrong. (Oni Press, world rights, Spring 2027)

THE MARRIAGE BED, Tommy Hays

A freak accident coming on the heels of a startling revelation lays bare the very foundation of a marriage, leaving a husband and father to come to grips with his grief as he attempts to forge a new identity.  Tommy Hays is the author of four novels, including The Pleasure Was Mine,  and Lecturer Emeritus at UNC Asheville & Founding Director of The Great Smokies Writing Program. (Blair Publisher, World rights, Spring 2027)

BEYOND THE PINK, Eleonora Teplinsky MD

Head of breast medical oncology at Valley-Mount Sinai and clinical assistant professor of medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai’s patient-centered guide to breast cancer, focusing on the physical and mental health challenges of young breast cancer previvors survivors and thrivers. (Grand Central Balance/Hachette, world rights, Spring 2026)

ANNE OF AVENUE A, Audrey Bellezza and Emily Harding

A retelling of PERSUASION set during a fall in the East Village, from the authors of Emma of 83rd Street and Elizabeth of East Hampton. This will be the third in the “For the love of Austen” series. (Gallery, World Rights, Fall 2025)

NOBODY REALLY KNOWS ME, Michael C. Reichert and Gary Barker

Author of HOW TO RAISE A BOY Michael C. Reichert and human rights activist Gary Barker’ raise the alarm about the crisis in young men on the brink of adulthood who report feeling misunderstood, alienated, and angry, drawing on original research and decades of clinical work; exploring why young men are hurting and what we can do about it. (University of Chicago Press, World Rights, Spring 2026).