THE TRAITOR MOTH by Katharine Orton sells to Simon & Schuster (Co-agent: Alli Hellegers)
Krista Vitola at S&S has acquired Katharine Orton's The Traitor Moth, first in the Moon Realm middle-grade fantasy series, about a brave young moth with the gift of prophecy who sets out on a quest to save his exiled clan and the kingdom from peril, pitched for fans of Wilderlore and Erin Hunter's Warriors series. Publication is scheduled for spring 2026; Allison Hellegers at Stimola Literary Studio brokered the two-book deal for North American rights on behalf of Bryony Woods at DKW in the U.K.