Rights Roundup: War, Allegory, and Crime Drama Ahead of BookExpo

A wartime tale with a Senegalese protagonist in France, a generational family drama from Georgian author Nino Haratischwili, a Catalan classic, two books for young readers, and the Orient Express with Agatha Christie aboard—all are in our pre-BookExpo rights roundup. The post Rights Roundup: War, Allegory, and Crime Drama Ahead of BookExpo appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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