The Dead
of
Summer
OUT 9.16.2025
PREORDER AT...
Welcome to the Island of Anchor's Mercy
For generations, Anchor’s Mercy has welcomed visitors from all over the world to revel in the island’s pristine beauty and queer culture. But something is wrong. Very wrong. And Ollie Veltman is going to have to figure it out if he wants to stop his island, and everyone upon it, from drowning within a supernatural, radiant plague rising from the waves.
Take a deep breath...
Told as a kaleidoscopic drama between past and present, narration and interview, text and pictures, The Dead of Summer is a story within a scavenger hunt for truths so dangerous they will make your skin crawl and your lungs ache for air. Get ready to scream! The best summer ever begins 9.16.2025.
From Publisher's Weekly:
Jody Corbett at Scholastic has bought, in an exclusive submission, North American rights to two YA titles by The Honeys author Ryan La Sala. The first one, titled The Dead of Summer, is about a teen fighting to survive a deadly summer in a queer resort town off the coast of Maine after it is put into lockdown to contain a mysterious, supernatural plague rising from the sea. Publication is planned for fall 2025; Pete Knapp at Park, Fine, & Brower Literary Management brokered the deal.
Literary Agent
Peter Knapp, Park, Fine & Brower – pknapp@parkfinebrower.com
Film/TV Inquiries
Debbie Deuble Hill, APA – ddeuble@apa-agency.com
Foreign/Translation Rights
Peter Knapp, Park, Fine & Brower – pknapp@parkfinebrower.com