Romcom Dear Emmie Blue by Lia Louis has led to a global “rights storm” with the biggest German deal of her agent Juliet Mushens' career. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins Publishers has acquired world all languages rights for two novels by Australian author, Sandy Barker. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Translation rights have gone on offer for the first time Monday (April 1) at Bologna Children's Book Fair for actress Lupita Nyong'o's picture book, Sulwe. The post At Bologna: Rights Sales Open on Oscar Winner Lupita Nyong’o’s ‘Sulwe’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
As the 2019 Bologna Children's Book Fair opens, we bring you a selection of rights deals to children's and YA titles from Slovenia, Finland, Germany, and the USA. The post As Bologna Children’s Book Fair Opens: Rights Roundup of Titles appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Temple had been serving as Acting Register since October, 2016, earning positive reviews. "Karyn has done a superb job as Acting Register for the last two-and-a-half years,” said Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, in a statement announcing the appointment. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amelia Hodgson has been promoted to rights agent, a year after joining The Bent Agency (TBA). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Ink Factory has snapped up film and television rights to The Plotters (Fourth Estate) by Un Su Kim. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The UK needs to “lock down” the issue of exhaustion of rights with the EU to stop countries such as the US changing the status quo after Brexit, a panel of industry figures heard at London Book Fair. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Negotiation of European distribution rights will become “a horror show”, agents have warned, with American publishers emboldened to grab European English-language rights from British firms after Brexit. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hachette UK's Diane Spivey, who speaks Monday at London Book Fair's Introduction to Rights, says there's more recognition these days about how rights sales contribute to publishing revenue, even as the industry eyes Brexit's approach. The post London Book Fair’s Introduction to Rights: ‘A... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lumina Datamatics has upgraded its Rights Platform with the inclusion of blockchain solution RapidRightsChain. Shorter rights acquisition time and lower costs are the main advantages coming out of this new upgrade, the company says. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Canongate will publish Stephen Hall's new book, Maxwell's Demon, in February 2020, with a six-figure pre-empt in the US. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Little, Brown UK has acquired world rights for a fictionalised take on Second World War hero Nancy Wake, due to be turned into a movie by Anne Hathaway. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Prema Raj, a rights assistant at A M Heath, has won this year’s £10,000 Deborah Rogers Foundation David Miller Bursary. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
On February 7, Audible raised the curtain on the second group of theater playwrights selected to receive support from its $5 million Emerging Playwrights Fund to create original works. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Eye Books imprint Lightning has acquired world English rights for the print edition of self-published book The Corner Shop in Cockleberry Bay by Nicola May. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Award-winning author David Diop is the client of a new one-woman literary agency in France. Looking at her rights sales, you can understand the agency's name: So Far So Good. The post Rights Sales for the Winner of the Prix Goncourt des Lycéens: ‘So Good’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
The coming Frankfurter Buchmesse Guest of Honor program is off to an agile start, as we feature several foreign rights hits from Norway–plus work from Germany and India–in our first 2019 Rights Roundup. The post Rights Roundup: On the Run-Up to Guest of Honor Norway at Frankufurter Buchmesse... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House Children’s is restructuring its rights team in a move that will see Camilla Borthwick, Joanna Lawrie and Catherine Harrison leave the company. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
On April 9-10 in Frankfurt, the new RightsTech Europe conference will explore rights management and monetization in book publishing and media industries. The post RightsTech Europe: A New Summit for Publishing and ‘Related Sectors’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]