WCA Deal Report for October 2, 2026
- Sustainability educator and author of the Tending Gardens Substack Kana Chan’s KO: A MICROSEASONAL ALMANAC FOR SAVORING THE PRESENT, an illustrated invitation to explore time seasonally for anyone, anywhere, who wants to slow down, embrace the smallest changes of the natural world, and rediscover the quiet joy of paying attention, through the Japanese concept of KO, or the “microseasons” that make up our year, to Cara Bedick at Little, Brown Spark, in an exclusive submission, by Bridgette Kam at Westwood Creative Artists (world).
- Travel journalist Natalie Preddie’s WHAT THE BLOOD REMEMBERS, a memoir tracing the author’s Jamaican and English family histories through genealogy, travel, and archival discovery while reckoning with the legacies of slavery, empire, and race that have shaped her identity and sense of belonging, to Rachel Stapleton at Penguin Canada, in a nice deal, for publication in January 2029, by Chris Casuccio at Westwood Creative Artists.
- Actor, model, and intuitive medium Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman’s MIDDLE FREQUENCY, channeled wisdom pitched in the tradition of ASK AND IT IS GIVEN, which blends the positive advice of Gabrielle Bernstein’s THE UNIVERSE HAS YOUR BACK with the pop culture foundation of RuPaul’s GURU, to Jason Gardner at New World Library, with Kristen Cashman editing, in a nice deal, by Geffen Semach at Westwood Creative Artists (world).
- Author of THE ABDUCTION OF SEVEN FORGERS Sean Dixon’s PROTECTOR, about the bond between an unwitting kidnapper and the abducted child, exploring the mysteries of attachment and the power of chosen families, to Kelsey Attard at Freehand Books, for publication in February 2027, by Hilary McMahon at Westwood Creative Artists (Canada English).
