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Staycation with a Book

Customized itineraries for every reader! Staycation with a book instead of overheating outdoors and celebrate those titles that make us want to drop everything and cancel those social plans every time. Starting with FLOATING HOTEL! Welcome to the Grand Abeona Hotel: home of the finest food, the sweetest service, and the very best views the... Read More

Acquisition Announcement: IDOLFIRE – a new book by Grace Curtis, author of FLOATING HOTEL

North American rights have been acquired by Executive Editor Navah Wolfe at DAW Books for a two-book deal starting with Idolfire, which will be published in March 2025 by DAW and Hodderscape in the UK. “Idolfire has been a dream project of mine for a long time now,” Curtis say. “Honestly, I can’t believe it’s going... Read More

Acquisition Announcement: DAW Books acquires MAD SISTERS OF ESI by Tashan Mehta

DAW Books has acquired North American rights for Mad Sisters of Esi, a  stunning meta fantasy about the power of stories, belief, and sisterhood by Tashan Mehta.  In the vein of Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi and Italo Calvino’s If On A Winter’s Night a Traveler, Mad Sisters of Esi is told from the alternating POVs of... Read More

Christopher Ruocchio and the Sun Eater series return to DAW

“…epic science fiction at its most genuinely epic.  Ruocchio has made something fascinating here, and I can’t wait to see what he does next.” —James S.A. Corey, New York Times-bestselling author of The Expanse novels DAW is thrilled to welcome back Christopher Ruocchio and books six and seven of the Sun Eater series!  Betsy Wollheim,... Read More

Acquisition Announcement: DAW Books acquires THE SERPENT CALLED MERCY by Roanne Lau

Katie Hoffman, Senior Editor at DAW Books, has acquired North American rights to The Serpent Called Mercy, a Malaysian Chinese-Inspired epic fantasy novel from debut author Roanne Lau.  Fans of the tense, dynamic action of The Witcher and Squid Games, and readers of Asian speculative fiction like works by Shelley Parker-Chan, Sue Lynn Tan, and... Read More

Acquisition Announcement Beth Revis

For Immediate Release: A New High-Octane Romantic Space Heist Novella Trilogy from NY Times Bestselling Author Beth Revis

For Immediate Release New York, NY (January 17, 2024): Announcing a new high-octane romantic space heist novella trilogy from NY Times bestselling author Beth Revis. Book 1 of the trilogy, Full Speed to a Crash Landing (9780756419462, Aug 6, 2024) follows Ada Lamarr, space scavenger, grifter, and unreliable narrator as she crosses paths and battles... Read More

Debut by Wole Talabi, from Convergence Problems

Read “Debut” from Wole Talabi’s Short Story Collection CONVERGENCE PROBLEMS

“Debut,” a short story from CONVERGENCE PROBLEMS by Wole Talabi The first piece of art that Blombos 7090 and 4020 made together was destroyed by a system reboot. It didn’t find its audience. At 16:17 West African Time, the biodiesel generator at Terra Kulture Arts Studio Arena stopped and restarted seven times. In doing so,... Read More

Small Business Saturday

Small Business Saturday—A Few Indie Bookstore Shout-outs from DAW Authors and Staff!

We asked a few of our authors to share what they love about their local indie bookstore and here’s what they had to say. Kristen Britain, author of the Green Rider series Sherman’s is Maine’s oldest bookstore, and one of the top 10 oldest bookstores in the U.S. renowned for its welcoming staff and the... Read More

Perfectly Giftable SFF – DAW Holiday Gift Guide

Looking for holiday gifts for book lovers? Look no further. These books offer escape, adventure, passion—and each one is an invitation into a world all its own. Hot New Fantasy Dragonfall by L.R. Lam Order now: Amazon • Barnes & Noble • Books A Million • Bookshop.org For the reader who wants some romance with... Read More

Let's Read Duologies

The Best SFF Duologies

Six reasons why you should check out these DAW duologies: Perfect Must-read Duologies from DAW The Desert Magician’s Duology “An epic collision of new tech and elemental magic—suspensful, immersive, and chillingly relevant. Another stunning feat of imagination from Nnedi Okorafor.” —Leigh Bardugo In the witty space opera that is The Thorne Chronicles—which gives Princess Leia... Read More

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