Rights Roundup: Ten Titles Turning Deals Ahead of Frankfurter Buchmesse

From mystery, history and political hot buttons to romance, memoir, and a children's book, this rights roundup–on the run-up to Frankfurt–finds us looking at work from seven nations and selling into more than three times that many territories and/or languages. The post Rights Roundup: Ten Titles Turning Deals Ahead of Frankfurter Buchmesse appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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Religion Book Deals: April 28, 2021

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America’s forgotten civil rights movement

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Book Deals: Week of April 26, 2021

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