Author of WHAT DID THEY EAT? and JUST IN CASE, Megan Clendenan's MANTA RAYS, a book that dives deep into the mysteries of manta rays, explores their place in the ocean ecosystem, spotlights how they are inspiring biomimicry innovations, and considers how we can all work to protect them for the future, to Kristie Hudson at Orca Books, for publication in spring 2027, by Stacey Kondla at The Rights Factory (World).
Dana Goldstein's SHIFT and FLOW, two middle grade STEM novels pitched as having the camaraderie and adventure of HOLES and the environmental conscience of HOOT, to Kim Budnick at Tantor Media, in a two-book deal, for publication in 2025, by Stacey Kondla at The Rights Factory (world.)
Canadian historian and longtime ally of the disability rights movement Dustin Galer's Blame: Death, Disability, and the Search for Justice for Guy Mitchell, told through the lens of a dramatic inquest, the story of the life and death of a man with developmental disabilities, unfolding in flashbacks to reveal a web of culpability that grows increasingly complex, as the author seeks to answer the question of who is to blame and ultimately implicates us all, to Jennifer Albert at ECW Press, for publication in spring 2026, by Kathryn Willms at The Rights Factory (World.)
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