Earlier this month, Norton published The Earth Said Remember Me, Jason Mark’s powerful manifesto meant to counteract the “shifting baseline syndrome,” the tendency for people to forget how things used to be, thus making environmental conservation harder to achieve. With glowing reviews from outlets such as Publishers Weekly and Kirkus, the book was named one of July’s best by the Los Angeles Times and has been praised by the likes of Kim Stanley Robinson, Ben Goldfarb, and Aimee Nezhukumatathil, who declared that “this beautiful and urgent book will convince you that tending to our memories of the Earth―done together, with our hands in the dirt and our eyes lifted―is not only resistance, but a kind of joy, a hopeful and practical way of building a more sustainable tomorrow in the name of wonder.”
Chantal Martineau's Novel None But Ourselves Sells in Three Global Deals to Simon & Schuster
Jenny Xu at Washington Square Press has acquired US rights to Chantal Martineau’s novel None But Ourselves, with Canadian rights acquired by Adrienne Kerr at Simon & Schuster Canada and UK rights acquired by Ravi Mirchandani at Summit UK. Drawing on Martineau’s own family story, this multigenerational saga follows the triumphant rise and tragic fall of Africville, a historic settlement on the outskirts of Halifax, Nova Scotia that was founded by Black Loyalists, Jamaican Maroons, and refugees from American slavery. The book represents Martineau’s fiction debut; currently earning her MFA at City College of New York, she has worked as a journalist for more than two decades covering food, climate, sustainability, travel, and culture.
Yia Vang's Hmong Cookbook Sells to Voracious at Auction
Raquel Pelzel at Voracious has acquired James Beard Award-winning chef Yia Vang’s Vinai, the first major cookbook to celebrate Hmong cuisine and culture. Highlighted by the story of his family's journey from the Ban Vinai refugee camp in Thailand to the midwestern United States, and honoring the sacrifices his parents made to enable the launch of his celebrated Minneapolis restaurant, Vang’s cookbook will feature bold recipes rooted in tradition such as Roast Hilltribe Chicken with Tiger Bite Sauce, Grilled Duck Laab, and Hmong Sausage over Purple Rice with Mustard Greens.
David Bockino's Over/Under Published by Pegasus
Today marks the release of David Bockino’s latest book, Over/Under, a history of sports betting which also proposes the theory that gambling has long served as an essential catalyst for America’s multibillion-dollar sports industry. Over/Under was named one of the most anticipated nonfiction books of 2026 by The New York Times, which noted that “since 2018, sports betting in the U.S. has gone from a maligned hobby to a booming business. After digging into decades of data, and following fans, speculators and grifters across the country, Bockino makes the case that gambling isn’t just entangled with the history of American sports culture—it’s practically responsible for it.” Selected as an Amazon Editor’s Pick, the book has also been recognized by Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, AARP, The Information, Next Big Idea Club, and Cultured Magazine.
Update, June 18, 2026: Bockino has been interviewed about Over/Under this month on the NPR shows “Mountain Money” and “The Indicator from Planet Money” and been featured in the Boston Globe.
Kristen Morita's Matcha Mania Sells to Chronicle
Claire Gilhuly at Chronicle Books has acquired Kristen Morita’s Matcha Mania, a cookbook dedicated to Japanese green tea that will feature more than 60 recipes for drinks, cookies, cakes, mochi, jellies, and other desserts. Highlighting matcha producers, cafes, and tea ceremony masters, Matcha Mania will honor matcha’s deep cultural roots while embracing its modern viral popularity. Slated for publication in fall 2027, it will follow the September 15, 2026 publication of Morita’s forthcoming Mochitsuki, a cookbook also acquired by Gilhuly that covers the history, culture, and tradition of mochi.
UNM Press Publishes Moacyr Scliar Translation
The University of New Mexico Press has published Heath Wing’s English translation of Moacyr Scliar’s The Woman Who Wrote the Bible, published originally in Portuguese as A Mulher que Escreveu a Bíblia in Brazil in 1999 and later in Arabic, Czech, French, Italian, and Spanish. The satirical novel tells the story of one of King Solomon’s seven hundred wives, a neglected woman whose emergent talent results in her authoring the most prominent text in human history. A feminist critique skewering the absurdities of patriarchy, this unique gem joins other notable English translations (including Max and the Cats and The One-Man Army) from the late Scliar, a Brazilian physician and acclaimed author of over a dozen books published in more than twenty countries.
Kyle Paoletta's Out to Pasture Sells to Pantheon
Continuing an editorial relationship started with American Oasis, David Treuer at Pantheon has acquired North American rights to Kyle Paoletta’s Out to Pasture: How Reviving the Wilderness Can Save America from Itself. This history of the American relationship to the natural world will show how the landscapes of Maine, Kansas, and California have been reimagined and altered over the past two centuries. Focusing on overlapping episodes of westward expansion, homesteading, extractive industry, back-to-the-land movements, conservationism, and rewilding, Paoletta will not only explore how people’s attitudes about land have shifted over time, he will also sketch out the possibilities for a future where civilization and nature thrive in harmony.
Sarah DiGregorio's Women in the Time of Monsters Sells to Abrams
Sarah Robbins at Abrams Press has acquired at auction the world English rights for Sarah DiGregorio’s Women in the Time of Monsters: The Incredible True Story of the Ordinary Teachers, Mothers, and Nurses Who Fought Fascism in Vichy France. This historical biography will illuminate the lives of women who resisted the oppressive regime of a patriarchal puppet state in the shadow of Nazi Germany. The book will feature Marie-Louise Giraud, who ran an underground abortion ring and was executed by guillotine; Berty Albrecht, who founded the resistance newspaper Combat; a nurse code-named Marianne, who treated wounded partisans in the Alps; and teacher Madeline Marzin, who organized a Mother's Day protest throwing sardine cans into a hungry crowd.
Luis Cardoso's The Pumpkin Planter Sells to The New Press
Rachel Vega-DeCesario at The New Press has acquired English translation rights for Luis Cardoso’s Portuguese novel O Plantador de Abóboras (Sonata para uma Neblina), or The Pumpkin Planter (Sonata for a Fog). Originally published in Portugal by Abysmo in 2020 (as well as in Brazil by Todavia in 2022; in Colombia, Argentina, and Mexico by Tragaluz in 2022; and Uruguay by Banda Oriental in 2025) this 2021 winner of the Oceanos Prize offers a poetic allegory of the political history of East Timor in the last century. Born in 1958 in Cailaco, Cardoso moved to Portugal and made his debut in 1997 with Crónica de uma travessia, a memoir of growing up in exile from his homeland that was published in English as The Crossing by Granta in 2002.
LP O'Brien’s Cooking up Cocktails Sells to Union Square & Co.
Union Square & Co.’s Nicole Fisher has acquired world English rights for LP O’Brien’s Cooking up Cocktails, a fun and light-hearted guide to crafting next-level cocktails using culinary techniques such as roasting, blending, emulsifying, fermenting, and sous vide. With upwards of 100 recipes plus catchy illustrations and photographs, this book will explain how to whip up amazing drinks with just the tools on hand in a standard kitchen. The winner of the inaugural season of Netflix’s “Drink Masters” and former R&D chef for the famed Silver Lyan cocktail bar in Washington, D.C., O’Brien brings one of the most influential voices in the beverage world today to an exciting and empowering work that will also feature mixologist Carley Noel Hansen and writer Megan Krigbaum.