THE NEWS IS OUT! Hodder & Stoughton has landed a “mesmerising” young adult fantasy duology in a six-way auction from début author Gabi Burton. Molly Powell, editorial director, acquired UK and Commonwealth rights from Jennifer Choi, associate rights director at Bloomsbury US. The first instalment, Sing Me to Sleep, will be published by Hodder and Bloomsbury US simultaneously in June 2023. Sing Me to Sleep follows a murderous siren whose very existence is illegal as she is forced to work with the prince she hates to hunt a deadly killer – herself.