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Deal of the Week
Musa al-Gharbi Takes ‘Those People’ to Princeton
Rachael Levay at Princeton acquired world rights to Musa al-Gharbi’s Those People from Andrew Stuart at the Stuart Agency. The book, the publisher said, “explores the causes and consequences of the growing social distance between elites and the rest of society and the resulting alienation and disenfranchisement felt among those outside rarified centers of cultural and economic influence, looking closely at how elites have capitalized on these schisms—often relying on prejudicially writing off ‘those people’ and their motives.” Publication is set for late 2026.
More New Book Deals of Note
Among this week’s offerings are Dani Shapiro’s Kaleidoscope, a memoir about a profound and sudden upheaval in late middle age; a new novel by Julie Buntin called Famous Men, about a young woman who falls into a boundary-blurring entanglement with an older, famous writer; and Miye Lee’s psychological game show drama Break Room, translated from the Korean by Sandy Jooson Lee.

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The Latest in Children’s and YA Deals
New projects this week include Callum at Last by debut author Paul Webb, a contemporary YA novel with Sex Education vibes set in Brighton, England, about a wallflower who inadvertently causes chaos by harboring an ill-advised crush within his new friend group; The Case of the Scarlet Snakebite by Christyne Morrell, a middle grade mystery about 12-year-old Agatha Christie enthusiast Amber Adler, who stumbles upon a real-life crime in her mother's quaint B&B; and Finding Chance by James Brandon, a queer YA romance/adventure in which a mystery person hacks a news channel broadcasting a quest to find riches, and puzzle-solving introvert Rian Chance, his best friends, and one devastatingly handsome frenemy, embark on a global treasure hunt.

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