AFTER THE POOL, illustrated by X. Fang, sells to Knopf

Rotem Moscovich at Knopf has bought, in a preempt, world rights to After the Pool by Courtney Code, illustrated by X. Fang, a body-positive picture book in which a girl spends the perfect day playing with her aunt at the pool and a perfect evening just being together. Publication is scheduled for summer 2027; Steven Malk at Writers House represented the author, and Erica Rand Silverman at Stimola Literary Studio represented the illustrator.