Kate Meltzer at Roaring Brook has bought world English rights in a two-book, six-figure preempt to Where There Be Monsters, first in the Outersphere series, a middle-grade fantasy by debut author Alby C. Williams.
Anna Roberto at Feiwel and Friends has acquired Aimee Lim’s debut middle-grade, The Spindle of Fate.
Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, has acquired World English rights to Promise Boys, by award-winning filmmaker Nick Brooks, for seven figures in a highly competitive pre-empt from Cake Creative.
Usborne has picked up Love Radio, a debut novel by PRH US marketing director Ebony LaDelle that recently went in America to Simon & Schuster following an 11-way auction.
Cake Creative, helmed by Dhonielle Clayton, and formerly known as Cake Literary, has relaunched with a striking new aesthetic story, major new deal announcements, and an expanded menu of offerings for creators and IP buyers alike.
