Archives de catégorie : Frankfurt 2026 Children’s Fiction

THE UNTERVELT PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS de Suzanne Reisman

The first in an irreverent new mystery series set in a New York City where creatures from Jewish folklore are hiding in plain sight: perfect for fans of Maxie Dara, Elle Cosimano, and Only Murders In the Building.

THE UNTERVELT PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS
by Suzanne Reisman
Norton, Fall 2027
(via KT Literary)

Yael Tsoyberer is a menopausal, asexual, Jewish New Yorker who lives with her Holocaust survivor grandparents in a tiny rent-controlled apartment, from which they operate a unique family business. This multigenerational trio are The Underworld Private Investigators, an agency that specializes in supernatural cases related to Jewish lore. Unlike most New Yorkers, Yael, along with her Bubbe and Zeyde, is tuned in to the many demons living in NYC—from the hardworking shretelekh masquerading as doormen, to the powerful demoness Lilith living down the hall, and occasional crises like a golem running amok.

When real estate heiress Andrea Klein reports her fiancé Brian never returned from his Friday night run along the Hudson, the Tsoyberers suspect they are dealing with a straightforward case of demon kidnapping. Brian should have known better than to run alone near a river on Shabbat, but they’ll just need to make a quick trip to the demon kingdom to negotiate his release. But the more Yael and her grandparents start poking around, the more strange warnings and cryptic clues they encounter—from demons and humans alike—and the less straightforward this investigation becomes.

Before long, this case takes an unexpected turn into an untervelt only Zeyde has encountered before: the criminal underworld of Warsaw’s Jewish mob, some of whom landed in New York City after World War II. As Yael’s investigation takes her from the demon kingdom through old family histories, and once-defeated powers become dangerous again, it becomes clear that if the Tsoyberers are to survive this case, the demons aren’t the only evil forces they need to take on.

Suzanne Reisman earned her MFA in Creative Writing from the New School, where she won the 2010 Chapbook Contest for Nonfiction. She was longlisted for the Blue Pencil Agency First Novel Award in 2019 and the Bath Novel Award in 2018. She is also the author of a travelogue, Off the Beaten (Subway) Track: New York City’s Best Unusual Attractions, and her short writing has appeared in McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Bookanista, Flash Fiction Magazine, and The Sunlight Press. Aside from her writing, Suzanne also leads the viral « Garbage & Rat tours » around NYC, which have been featured by Time Out, VICE, the NY Post, and CBS, among others.

FURY SEALED IN STONE de F.C. Yee

Sold in a heated US auction, this exquisite Crossover fantasy duology follows a girl named Casip, orphaned by the early sparks of war and taken under the wing of a wandering philosopher, whose humanist beliefs only support defensive warfare. Incredibly suspenseful and impossible to put down, this ambitious epic is perfect for fans of R.F. Kuang.

FURY SEALED IN STONE
by F.C. Yee
Sourcebooks, Summer 2027
(via Writers House)

The board is set.
The game is life and death.
Out in the dark, the Beast moves first.

The Three Nurukan Kingdoms are famous for their philosophers: strategists who whisper in the ears of royalty and guide their actions with educated wisdom. But when leaders heed the wrong advice, the consequences are devastating. Casip, a young member of the lowest caste of society, pays the greatest price when followers of a brutal warlord known as the Beast raze her village, leaving her its sole survivor.

When a wandering academic and his infuriatingly gifted protégé discover Casip in the burning wreckage, she expects nothing but the disdain and cruelty her people have always received. Instead, they offer her a rare and coveted chance to become a Shandaiist philosopher, a scholar-warrior who can sway nobles, command troops, and shape nations.

As Casip climbs up the class rankings and clashes with her rival at school, the Beast’s armies swell and spread ruin. His imminent arrival draws Casip into a deadly game of defensive battles and court politics, where the fate of an entire city hangs in the balance. To survive, she’ll need to be two steps ahead of allies and enemies alike. But what will her heart choose: the pursuit of justice—or the lure of vengeance?

F. C. Yee grew up in New Jersey and went to school in New England, but has called the San Francisco Bay Area home ever since he beat a friend at a board game and shouted “That’s how we do it in NorCal, baby!” Outside of writing, he practices capoeira, a Brazilian form of martial arts, and has a day job mostly involving spreadsheets.

IRON SWORN de Namina Forna

Sold in a heated six-house auction, a new YA fantasy duology about a teen who discovers she’s the heir to a magical—and fabulously wealthy—family, set in a world that’s Black Panther meets Crazy Rich Asians, from the bestselling author of The Gilded Ones.

IRON SWORN
by Namina Forna
Random House, September 2027
(via Writers House)

Juniper has given up on being adopted out of the Atlanta foster care system… until her long-lost uncle pulls up in a Maserati on her sixteenth birthday. He reveals that Juniper is the heir to the powerful Jawara dynasty, whisking her off to the opulent West African country of Azanzia.

There, Juniper discovers she’s inherited not only riches but a magical legacy. She’s a descendant of the Iron Sworn, an elite group of warriors who bargained for powers from the fae to defend Azanzia from colonizers and monsters. Juniper begins training alongside the other teenage heirs, including beautiful, ruthless Thione, but struggles to command the magic that they’ve spent their whole lives mastering.

When an ancient evil returns to Azanzia and preys on magical beings, Juniper’s fledgling powers and new alliances are put to the test. And when Juniper learns that the key to defeating the evil is buried in her past, she’ll have to confront both monsters and family secrets to uncover her true lineage.

Namina Forna is the New York Times bestselling author of the Gilded Ones series. She’s been published in over 24 different countries and also works in film and television. She loves telling stories with fierce female leads and now lives in London, where she spends all her time trying to stay warm.

RAVENOUS BEAUTY d’Astrid Scholter

Dracula meets Beauty and the Beast.

RAVENOUS BEAUTY
by Astrid Scholter
Wednesday Books, Fall 2027
(via Sterling Lord Literistic)

Cursed 200 years ago by the boy she once loved, Dahlia sustains an endless half-life by ingesting the blood of others. She’s hunted across the land by a band of ruthless trackers, hellbent on ending her long life. The only way for Dahlia to break her curse is to reopen her ice-cold heart to the possibility of love, even if the man she’s falling for is the son of the head of the hunters—the last person she killed.

Astrid Scholte is the internationally bestselling and award-winning author of fantasy novels including Four Dead Queens, The Vanishing Deep and the League of Liars duology. When she’s not writing, she works in film and animation production on such movies as James Cameron’s Avatar, Lilo & Stitch and Wicked. She lives in Melbourne, Australia with her husband, two cats and an ever-growing mountain of Disney merchandise.

P.S. DON’T FALL IN LOVE de Jenna Evans Welch

From the bestselling author of the Love & Gelato series comes a new story about two teens who swap lives for three weeks—and break the one rule they meant to follow: don’t fall in love.

P.S. DON’T FALL IN LOVE
by Jenna Evans Welch
Sourcebooks Fire, Spring 2028
(via Sterling Lord Literistic)

Birdie Hess and Mabel deRossi are strangers who’ve agreed to trade lives for three weeks—new city, new closet, new rules to follow via letters left behind. For heartbroken, love-averse Birdie, the deal seems simple enough: follow a list of cryptic clues around Manhattan, prove she had fun, and go home to Los Angeles no worse for wear. Mabel’s only real instruction is a postscript that should be easy to keep: P.S. Don’t fall in love.

Then there’s Santi—the infuriatingly charming boy next door who’s spent years perfecting the art of never saying goodbye, and who appoints himself Birdie’s tour guide whether she wants one or not. Clue by clue, he leads her through hidden gardens, all-night diners, and the best park bench in the city, and somewhere between the John Lennon memorial and the Brooklyn Bridge at midnight, Birdie starts to feel something she swore she’d locked away for good. The trouble is, Santi doesn’t do relationships, Birdie doesn’t do vulnerability, and neither of them is supposed to be doing this—falling for someone they’re only ever going to have to leave.

With three weeks ticking down and an ocean of unresolved grief, family secrets, and 2,455.5 miles standing between them, Birdie has to decide whether love is a risk worth taking twice. Because rules, it turns out, are so much easier to write than they are to keep.

Jenna Evans Welch was the kind of insatiable child reader who had no choice but to grow up to become a writer. She is the New York Times bestselling author of Love & Gelato, Love & Luck, and Love & Olives. When she isn’t writing girl abroad stories, Jenna can be found chasing her children or making elaborate messes in the kitchen. She lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, with her husband and two young children. Visit her online at JennaEvansWelch.com.