You might have found works in this Rights Roundup at London Book Fair—had COVID-19 not intervened: From Finland, USA, Spain, France, Sweden, and Italy. The post Rights Roundup: Books That Were To Be Presented at London Book Fair 2020 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-03-20 15:15:08 UTC ]
For 35 years with Simon & Schuster, Marcella Berger had retired from the company in 2011. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson Berger Sold Rights to Titles by Heller, Eggers, Clinton isitation hours are being held Friday (March 20) for Marcella Berger, the late... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-03-19 22:01:05 UTC ]
Marcella Berger, former v-p, director of subsidiary rights at Simon & Schuster, died March 16. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
Wildfire has acquired an authoratative and accessible narrative history, The Persians, by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones in a "major" deal. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-13 12:24:56 UTC ]
Bernardine Evaristo’s Booker winning Girl, Woman, Other (Hamish Hamilton) is being adapted for the screen by “The Constant Gardener” creators Potboiler Television. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-12 14:33:01 UTC ]
Sphere has done a string of "major" international rights deals for a memoir by human rights lawer Benjamin Ferencz, Parting Words, including a pre-empt in Germany. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-10 23:17:05 UTC ]
Journalist Christopher Caldwell laments that the changes of the 1960s left nonelite whites behind. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-03-05 19:23:51 UTC ]
Ridley Scott's production company Scott Free has triumphed in a three-way auction to win the film and television rights for I Alone Survive (Hodder and Stoughton) by début author Bethany Clift. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-05 19:12:41 UTC ]
Film rights to Richard Osman’s debut novel, The Thursday Murder Club (Viking), have been snapped up by Amblin Partners in a 14-way auction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-05 16:08:49 UTC ]
Simon & Schuster UK has landed Bill Bowder's real-life thriller Freezing Order, which has also been at the centre of a flurry of translation deals and secured a six-figure audio deal. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-02 17:16:51 UTC ]
Transworld has snapped up supernatural thriller The Stranger Times by C K McDonnell, with the novel at the centre of a six-way auction in Germany, auctions in France and Spain, and screen rights also sold. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-02-27 00:04:14 UTC ]
To protect your work and expand its reach, understanding film, TV and audiobook rights is a must. Publishing attorney and Grammy-award-winning audiobook producer Jessica Kaye tells how. The post Film and Audiobook Rights 101 by Jessica Kaye appeared first on Writer's Digest. Continue reading >> [ Source: Writer's Digest | 2020-02-21 11:00:57 UTC ]
Pushkin Press has sold North American rights to Penguin Books US for How to be a Fascist by Italian author and politician Michela Murgia. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-01-14 03:52:42 UTC ]
The Publishers Association has welcomed the latest ruling from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on the exhaustion of e-book rights, which has found the re-sale of second-hand e-books infringes copyright. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-12-19 20:42:11 UTC ]
While the Guadalajara International Book Fair is is a regional rights hub, the biggest player missing is the Latin American literary agent. The post Rights Perspectives From Guadalajara as a ‘Gateway to Latin America’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2019-12-19 10:30:30 UTC ]
Strong will step in while a permanent replacement is sought for Register of Copyrights Karyn Temple, who announced last week that she is leaving the Copyright Office to accept a new position at the Motion Picture Association. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
Temple earned strong reviews over her eight years at the Copyright Office, including the last three years as its leader. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House UK has moved to a centralised rights team for the adult trade business, boosting the team by two and announcing a number of senior promotions. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-12-03 19:45:37 UTC ]
Transworld’s rights director Helen Edwards is leaving the publisher later this month as a result of its rights reorganisation. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-12-03 09:48:03 UTC ]
Helena Dorée, formerly senior rights manager, is taking on selling US rights as head of US Rights at Little, Brown Book Group. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-27 15:24:13 UTC ]