- Genevieve Cogman's SCARLET, ELUSIVE, and DAMNED, pitched as a new trilogy that reinvents the tale of THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL with the addition of magic and even more mayhem, on an exclusive submission to Bella Pagan at Pan Macmillan in a good three-book deal for publication to begin in fall 2022, by Lucienne Diver - Erin Bartels's DEEP CUT, in which a down-on-his-luck musician connects with a young woman he does not expect, and THE MAN IN THE MIDDLE DISTANCE, a dual-timeline narrative that follows a once-obscure Impressionist-era artist and the modern-day museum employee determined to acquire one of the paintings she believes is rightfully hers, to Kelsey Bowen at Revell in a nice two-book deal, by Nephele Tempest - Cait Nary's SEASON'S CHANGE, about a hockey player whose career is on the brink and who desperately needs a fresh start with his new team, only to fall for his mindfulness-practicing, kale-smoothie-drinking new teammate and roommate, to Kerri Buckley at Carina Press in a two-book deal, by Deidre Knight - Lucy Parker's ACT LIKE IT, to Jota (Czech Republic), by Kristin Olson at Kristin Olson Literary Agency on behalf of Elaine Spencer
- Jonathan Gelber's THE IDEALIST, a biography of football legend Jack Trice, the grandson of slaves and the first Black athlete at Iowa State University (whose football stadium now bears his name), to Josh Williams at Triumph for publication in 2022 to coincide with the centenary of Trice's untimely death, by Elaine Spencer - Lisa King's BLUE HAVEN, exploring what innovation can achieve—and destroy—despite the best intentions, again to Lou Aronica at The Story Plant in a nice deal, by Travis Pennington - Deborah Blake's THE MODERN ECLECTIC WITCH'S COVEN, a guide for those looking for an alternative to the more conventional approach to group practice with suggestions for how to best practice magic with others in today's world, to Elysia Gallo at Llewellyn, by Elaine Spencer - Faith Hunter's JUNKYARD WAR, the conclusion to a series including JUNKYARD CATS and JUNKYARD BARGAIN, featuring a woman who's been in hiding but has now been found out and must fight once more—this time not alone—in a nice deal to Jo Ann Peritz at Audible Originals, with Steve Feldberg editing, by Lucienne Diver - Rachel Caine's INK AND BONE and PAPER AND FIRE, to Eksmo (Russian Federation), in a nice two-book deal, by Sergei Cheredov and Konstantin Palchikov at Nova Littera on behalf of Lucienne Diver
- Christina Henry's THE GIRL IN RED, to Metropolis (Hungary) in a nice deal for publication in October 2021, by Peter Bolza at Katai & Bolza on behalf of Lucienne Diver - Hailey Edwards's THE REDEMPTION OF BOAZ PRITCHARD, to Kim Budnick at Tantor Media in a nice deal, by Lucienne Diver |