New Deal: THE REINCARNATIONS and COIL QUAKE RIFT by Nathan Elias (audiobook)

Nathan Elias' THE REINCARNATIONS, the author's debut story collection exploring grief and transformation, and COIL QUAKE RIFT, his debut novel in which three entangled lovers fall into parallel worlds when an earthquake opens a rift in Venice Beach has sold to Kim Budnick at Tantor Media, in a two-book deal, by Natalie Kimber at The Rights Factory.

"Nathan's books are a whole experience. He's so good at setting a scene, and you'll find yourself living inside these spaces, moving with these hearts,” says The Rights Factory agent Natalie Kimber. “You'll laugh and wonder and simmer with the escapism and emotion of it all. I'm overjoyed that these books will soon be available in audio."

New Deal: I AM THAT VERY WITCH by Payton McCarty-Simas

Queer, gender-fluid freelance writer, editor, screenwriter, artist, and Master's student at Columbia University Payton McCarty-Simas's I AM THAT VERY WITCH: GENDER, GENRE, PSYCHEDELICS, AND ABJECTION IN THE 2010S "WITCH" HORROR CYCLE AND BEYOND, which explores depictions of different kinds of witches in the late 2010s horror cycle through to the present in relation to previous cycles and witchcraft lore, to Francesca Barbini at Luna by Stacey Kondla at The Rights Factory (world English).

I AM THAT VERY WITCH is set for publication in fall 2025.

New Deal: GOTH GIRLS GUIDE TO TRAVEL by Kelly Florence and Meg Hafdahl

Co-authors of The Science of Horror series and media moguls, Kelly Florence and Meg Hafdahl's GOTH GIRLS GUIDE TO TRAVEL has sold to Erin McClary at Sourcebooks by Stacey Kondla at The Rights Factory.

This book is a national travel guide featuring the locations of horror films and books, true crime, and dark history found throughout America.

“GOTH GIRLS GUIDE TO TRAVEL is such a cool concept and is sure to inspire those who crave travel and tourism with a dark twist off the well trodden path,” says The Rights Factory agent Stacey Kondla. “Kelly and Meg are a perfect team and I can't wait to plan some of my own travel with this book!”

GOTH GIRLS GUIDE TO TRAVEL is set for publication Fall 2024.