Canadian journalist and content creator Miriam Porter's DARK DESTINATIONS IN NORTH AMERICA: A GUIDE TO HISTORIC PRISONS, HAUNTED PLACES, AND SPOOKY SITES, a travel guide exploring historic prisons and surrounding spooky must-sees across the U.S. and Canada, woven with inspiring stories of redemption and hope from formerly incarcerated people, to David Legere at Globe Pequot, for publication in 2028, by Kathleen Foxx at The Rights Factory (NA).

Howard Pearlstein's THE HAPPY BOOK, THE JEALOUS BOOK, THE BORED BOOK, and THE LONELY BOOK, the fifth through eighth books in the Emotions series, about books that learn to cope with their emotions with insight, introspection, and the reader's help, illustrated by James Munro, to Matthew Howard at Graffeg, in a four-book deal, for publication starting in summer 2027, by Jes Trudel at The Rights Factory.

Hollie Luckie's MATCHMAKING UNDER THE MISTLETOE, a previously self-published holiday romance; and the Rusty Rose four-book cowboy romance series, to Jasmine Callaghan at Boldwood, in a five-book deal, for publication in 2027, by Nikki Carrero at The Rights Factory (world).

Bram Stoker Award-winning author of MY MONSTERS AIN'T LIKE YOURS R.J. Joseph's IMMORTALS, a triptych of stories in which infinity sometimes brings more problems than it solves, to Cassandra Thompson at Quill & Crow, in a nice deal, in an exclusive submission, for publication in 2028, by Natasha Mihell at The Rights Factory (world).

University of Toronto civil engineering professor and Canada Research chair Shoshanna Saxe's INFRASTRUCTURE IS DESTINY: A BLUEPRINT FOR (LITERALLY) BUILDING A BETTER WORLD, a new perspective on our built world that explores histories, myths, current wins, and recipes for future success, offering a passionate case that we can build a world we want to live in and a better future for all, to Leslie Joy Ahenda at House of Anansi, for publication in winter 2029 by Kathryn Willms a

Natasha Mihell's MALIVESTRA, a sapphic, gothic horrormance in which a woman sworn to destroy monsters must decide whether survival is worth becoming one herself, to Marcy Harris at Alcove Press, for publication in fall 2027, by Clara Chuiton at The Rights Factory (world).

Morgan McKinley's HOLD YOUR LAST BREATH, a domestic noir pitched as GONE GIRL meets THE BETTER SISTER, about a terrifying serial killer who abducted one of a pair of teenaged sisters, leaving behind a chilling note with the threat: "I will be back for the other one," to Marcia Markland at Crooked Lane, for publication in 2027, by Wayne Arthurson at The Rights Factory (world).

Hollie Luckie's BRING ME BACK, a contemporary romance in the Riverbank Ranch series, to Alicia Aldridge at Podium Audio, by Nikki Carrero at The Rights Factory (world English).

K.M. Gillis's Ottawa Otters Legends series, a hockey rom-com interconnected standalone series with flirty banter, mature MCs, heart and heat, to Kerri Buckley at Dreamscape Media, at auction, in a three-book deal, by Nikki Carrero at The Rights Factory (world English).

Late German Jewish philosopher, cultural critic, and essayist Walter Benjamin's THE COLLECTED POEMS OF WALTER BENJAMIN, a collection of the author's extant poetry written from 1910 to 1933, unpublished during his lifetime and rediscovered in 1981, in a new translation by Matthew A. Pagan and Howard Eiland, to Maria Goldverg at Liveright, for publication in 2027, by Julia Kim at The Rights Factory (world English).

Arthur Ellis Award-winning Indigenous crime fiction author Wayne Arthurson's A SHARP WIND, a literary mystery following an unnamed Cree narrator, half of a men's doubles champion in an unnamed racquet sport, who discovers his competitive partner murdered in a hotel room on the eve of the world championship, to Aritha van Herk at University of Calgary Press, for publication in 2028, by Julia Kim at The Rights Factory

IT programmer Giovanna Lennox's THE LOVE HACK, a steamy contemporary romance, pitched as "if Legally Blonde's Elle Woods were a spy" meets Ali Hazelwood's THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS, following a tech entrepreneur hired to infiltrate one of London's top corporations by testing its security, a mission that becomes even more complicated when she falls for the infuriatingly handsome heir to the company.

Wayne Ng's SWEETMEAT, pitched as YELLOWFACE meets The Bear, following a Michelin-starred chef's rise from 1990s Hong Kong to Toronto's culinary uber-elite, an ancient wealthy society of cannibals, to Marc Cote at Cormorant Books, for publication in 2028, by Julia Kim at The Rights Factory (world English and French).

Commonweath Book Prize Winner Paulo da Costa's BETWEEN NIGHT AND DARKNESS, pitched as Yann Martel and Madeleine Thein meet John Le Carre, about a ventriloquist and his puppet pretending to be a secret police informant while covertly and sometimes violently supporting revolutionaries in 1974 Portugal to protect his family and atone for his actions as a conscript in the Angola war a decade earlier, to Meghan Macdonald at Dundurn Press, by Wayne Arthurson at The Rights Factory (

Michelle Kirby's VEIL OF KINGS, a fantasy romance trilogy about a woman who conceals her true identity as a mystic, but when the life stones that sustain her realm's villages are seized, her child adversary becomes her unexpected ally as they must uncover the truth behind the king's decree and awaken a power that is no ordinary magic, to Jason Pinter at Simon Maverick, in a three-book deal, by Nikki Carrero at The Rights Factory (world English).

Author of Just in Case: Saving Seeds in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault Megan Clendenan's BOO! THE SPINE-TINGLING STORY OF WHY WE LIKE TO BE SCARED, a middle-grade exploration of why we seek out scares for fun, and why we come back for more, illustrated by Danesh Mohiuddin, to Jennifer Stokes at Owlkids Books, for publication in spring 2028, by Stacey Kondla while at The Rights Factory for the author (now represented by Jes Trudel), and Lemonade Illustration Agency for the ill

Rory Forrest's DAVE, THE SPACE PET, a humorous sci-fi about how weird it is that humans own pets, in which an accountant who gets abducted by aliens and everything that happens to pets happens to him—the gross, good, and godawful, to Summer Stewart at Unsolicited Press, by Stacey Kondla while at The Rights Factory (world English).

By Krista Towns Non-fiction: Food/Beverage June 3, 2026 IACP-nominated author of MUSROOM GASTRONOMY Krista Towns's MUSHROOM ALCHEMY, a modern mushroom cookbook offering recipes combining restaurant-level techniques with accessible home cooking, with photography by the author, to Michelle Branson at Gibbs Smith, for publication in fall 2027, by Kathryn Willms at The Rights Factory (world English).

LeAnna Ehrsam's HEXES GO WELL WITH TEQUILA, CURSES DANCE WITH BOURBON, and THE MOON DRINKS MOJITOS, previously self-published, The Lost Souls series follows a Salem based coven of women in their late thirties battling perimenopause, curses, and a world that can be unkind to powerful women, to Allison Janice at Hay House, in a six-figure deal, at auction, in a three-book deal, for publication in fall 2026, by Alexandra D'Amico at The Rights Factory (world).

Audio rights have sold for R.J. Joseph's MY MONSTERS AIN'T LIKE YOURS, a collection of short stories that explores Black feminist intersectional horror at its rawest, to Audrey Beatty at Tantor Media, in a nice deal, by Natasha Mihell at The Rights Factory (world English). (This collection is coming out in paperback this summer with Quill & Crow).