Publisher’s Weekly Rights Report: Week of October 19, 2020

A screencap of my latest book deal as it was announced on Publishers Weekly!

Julia McCarthy at Atheneum has bought, at auction, Holding On by Sophia N. Lee (l.), illustrated by Isabel Roxas. This picture book follows a girl's visits to her music-loving Lola in the Philippines, and the song-filled summers she shares with her grandmother. But when Lola starts to forget, the girl helps her hold on with music and the joyful memories these songs bring. Publication is set for summer 2022, with a second untitled picture book to follow. Wendi Gu at Sanford J. Greenburger Associates represented the author, and Elena Giovinazzo at Pippin Properties represented the illustrator.

Read the full rights report with all the other amazing deals re future books here.