WCA Deal Report for October 17, 2025
- Author of THE BOOK OF RAIN Thomas Wharton‘s WOLF, MOON, DOG, following an outcast wolf who becomes the first dog and is reborn through history—from the Ice Age tundra to ancient Egypt, Regency England, the Klondike, and even outer space—reimagining humanity’s triumphs, follies, and enduring need for companionship through the eyes of our oldest and most loyal friend, to Claiborne Hancock at Pegasus, in a nice deal, for publication in summer 2026, by Chris Casuccio at Westwood Creative Artists (US).
- Author of THE AFRICAN SAMURAI Craig Shreve‘s THE MAROON KING, pitched as based on a true story, reimagining one of the earliest slave uprisings—an epic tale of rebellion, survival, and the birth of freedom amid 16th-century Spanish colonialism, to Grace O’Connell at Simon & Schuster Canada, in a nice deal, for publication in summer 2027, by Chris Casuccio at Westwood Creative Artists.
