DEALS.

This article from Publishers Weekly provides information on recent book deals. Jesmyn Ward, a two-time National Book Award winner, has signed a three-book deal with Scribner. The first book in the deal is an essay collection titled "On Witness and Respair," which will be published in 2025. Summit Books has also made its first acquisition, securing world English rights to Rob Franklin's debut novel "Great Black Hope," which explores themes of race, class, addiction, and love. Other deals mentioned include H.S. Cross's historical romance novel set in 1920s London, Jim Al-Khalili's exploration of time, Katie Prout's book on reevaluating housing and drug policies in America, and Ben Crump's crime fiction series featuring a Black civil rights attorney. [Extracted from the article]