Subsidiary Rights Deals Announcements

Congratulations to the following TBA clients on their subsidiary rights deals!

Claire Fayers' ACCIDENTAL PIRATES series sold in Iran to Houpaa. 

Stephanie Garber's LEGENDARY sold in Norway to Aschehoug. 

Layla Hagen's YOUR ALLURING LOVE and YOUR TEMPTING LOVE sold in Germany to Piper. 

Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock's THE SMELL OF OTHER PEOPLE'S HOUSES sold in Sweden to Lilla Pirat. 

Dominic Nolan's A WOMAN WITH NO MORE PAST sold in the Czech Republic to Euromedia, and in Slovakia to Ikar. 

Lygia Day Peñaflor's ALL OF THIS IS TRUE sold in Russia to AST Publishers. 

Lori Nelson Spielman's QUOTE ME and THE LIFE LIST sold in Spain to Urano.

Anstey Spraggan's GOODBYE, PARIS sold in Spain to Urano. 

Robin Stevens' A SPOONFUL OF MURDER sold in Germany to Knesebeck, and in Italy to Mondadori. 

Jessica Townsend's NEVERMOOR sold in Croatia to Znanje, in Slovenia to Ucila, in a three-book deal, in Vietnam to Dinh Ti Books, in a three-book deal, and in Portugal to Penguin Random House, at auction, in a three-book deal. 

Gita Trelease's ENCHANTEÉ sold in the Czech Republic to Albatros Media. 

Francesca Zappia's ELIZA AND HER MONSTERS and MADE YOU UP sold in Serbia to Publik Praktikum. 

Subsidiary Rights Deal Announcements

Congratulations to the following TBA clients on their subsidiary rights deals!

Gary John Bishop’s UNF*CK YOURSELF sold in Poland to Insignis, in France to Editions Un Monde Différent, in Korea to Woongjin Think Big at auction, in Italy to Rizzoli Ragazzi, in the Netherlands to Scriptum, and in Germany to Scorpio at auction.

Stephanie Burgis’ THE DRAGON WITH A CHOCOLATE HEART sold in China to Guomai in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, in France to Gallimard at auction, in a two-book deal, in Poland to Nasza Ksiegarnia, in Portugal to 20/20 Editora, in Romania to Storia Books, in Russia to AST Publishers, and in Turkey to Marti, 

Kristen Ciccarelli's THE LAST NAMSARA sold in Hungary to Maxim.

Scarlett Cole’s JORDAN RECLAIMED and ELLIOTT REDEEMED sold in France to Lattès.

Hope Cook’s HOUSE OF ASH sold in France to Bayard.

L.H. Cosway’s HEART series sold in Germany to Lyx Digital in a three-book deal.

Ruby Elliot’s IT’S ALL ABSOLUTELY FINE sold in China to ThinKingDom in a pre-empt.

Stephanie Garber’s CARAVAL sold in Greece to Psichogios.

A.G. Howard’s ENSNARED sold in Croatia to Lumen and UNHINGED sold in Serbia to Publik Praktikum.

Geneva Lee’s CATCHING LIAM and UNWRAPPING LIAM sold in Germany to Blanvalet.

Geneva Lee’s ROYAL series sold in the Netherlands to Boekerij in a three-book deal, in Russia to Ripol Classic in a three-book deal, in Turkey to Pay Dijital in a three-book deal,and in Croatia to 24 SATA in a three-book deal.

Goldy Moldavsky’s KILL THE BOY BAND sold in France to Le Seuil at auction.

Dominic Nolan’s A WOMAN WITH NO MORE PAST sold in Germany to Luebbe.

j.a. reynolds’ OPPOSITE OF ALWAYS sold in Serbia to Publik Praktikum, in the Czech Republic to Albatros Media, and in Brazil to Novo Conceito in a two-book deal.

Lygia Day Peñaflor’s ALL OF THIS IS TRUE sold in the Netherlands to Leopold in a pre-empt, in Italy to Piemme in a pre-empt, in Sweden to Opal, in France to Albin-Michel at auction, in Denmark to Carlsen, in Russia to AST, and in Germany to Arena Verlag.

Jacqueline Sheehan’s LOST AND FOUND sold in Brazil to Novo Conceito.

Jo Spain’s SLEEPING BEAUTIES sold in Germany to Luebbe and THE CONFESSION sold in the Netherlands to De Fontein, in Sweden to Modernista, and in Poland to Wydawnictwo RM.

Lori Nelson Spielman’s THE LIFE LIST sold in Poland to Rebis, SWEET FORGIVENESS sold in Finland to Otava, and QUOTE ME sold in Finland to Otava, in Germany to Fischer, in Taiwan to Delight Press, in Denmark to Art People, in China to Booky in a pre-empt, in Norway to Cappelen Damm, in Poland to Rebis, and in France to Le Cherche Midi.

Anstey Spraggan’s GOODBYE, PARIS sold in Germany to Ullstein in a six-figure pre-empt, in Italy to Sperling at auction, in the Netherlands to Nieuw Amsterdam and in Poland to Czarina Owca at auction.

Robin Stevens’ FIRST CLASS MURDER and JOLLY FOUL PLAY sold in France to Editions Flammarion, JOLLY FOUL PLAY sold in Poland to Grupa Mac S.A., MURDER MOST UNLADYLIKE sold in the Ukraine to Nebo Booklet  and in Norway to Aschehoug. ARSENIC FOR TEA sold in the Ukraine to Nebo Booklabin and in Norway to Aschehoug.

Jessica Townsend’s NEVERMOOR sold in Lithuania to Alma Littera, and in Korea to Arachne in a three-book deal.

Lynn Weingarten’s SUICIDE NOTES FROM BEAUTIFUL GIRLS sold in Poland to JK Jacek Kaszyk.

Lori Wilde's THE WELCOME HOME GARDEN CLUB sold in Germany to Weltbild.

Francesca Zappia’s ELIZA AND HER MONSTERS sold in Russia to Eksmo, and in Romania to Storia Books. 

Subsidiary Rights Deal Announcements

Congratulations to the following TBA clients on their subsidiary rights deals!  

Gary John Bishop’s UNF*CK YOURSELF sold in Greece to Esoptron; in Lithuania to Orizura; in Taiwan to Ba Fun; and in Turkey to Yayincilik.

Scarlett Cole’s THE PUREST HOOK and THE DARKEST LINK sold in France to JC Lattès.

L.H. Cosway and Penny Reid’s THE CAD & THE CO-ED sold in Germany to Bastei Lubbe.

Stephanie Garber’s CARAVAL sold in Azerbaijan to Teas Publishing House and in Sweden to Wahlstroms.

Layla Hagen’s YOUR FOREVER LOVE and YOUR INESCAPABLE LOVE sold in Germany to Piper.

Alwyn Hamilton’s Rebel of the Sands trilogy sold in Romania to Nemira and in Russia to Robins.

Geneva Lee’s COMMAND ME, CONQUER ME, and CROWN ME sold in Poland to Illuminatio and CROWN ME sold in Turkey to Yayincilik.

Penny Reid’s NEANDERTHAL SEEKS HUMAN, FRIENDS WITHOUT BENEFITS, and LOVE HACKED sold in Poland to Poradnia.

j. a. reynolds’ OPPOSITE OF ALWAYS sold in China to Beijing White Horse Time; in France to Pocket Jeunesse, at auction, in a two-book deal; in Germany to Carlsen, at auction; in Greece to Psichogios; in Italy to Piemme, at auction, in a two-book deal; in the Netherlands to HarperCollins Holland, in a pre-empt; in Poland to Zysk, at auction; in Russia to AST; in Spain to Montena, at auction, in a two-book deal; and in Turkey to Pegasus, at auction, in a two-book deal.

Roxie Rivera’s IVAN and CLOSE QUARTERS sold in Italy to Follie Letterarie.

Jacqueline Sheehan’s THE TIGER IN THE HOUSE sold in France to JC Lattès.

Adam Silvera’s MORE HAPPY THAN NOT and HISTORY IS ALL YOU LEFT ME sold in the Netherlands to Clavis and in Poland to Czwarta Strona.

Adam Silvera’s THEY BOTH DIE AT THE END sold in the Netherlands to Clavis.

Robin Stevens’ FIRST CLASS MURDER sold in Japan to Hara Shobo.

Robin Stevens’ MISTLETOE AND MURDER sold in Italy to Mondadori.

Angie Thomas’ THE HATE U GIVE sold in Georgia to Books in Batumi; in Japan to Iwasaki; and in Korea to Woongjin Think Big.

Jessica Townsend’s NEVERMOOR trilogy sold in Ukraine to Vivat.

Lynn Weingarten’s SUICIDE NOTES FROM BEAUTIFUL GIRLS and BAD GIRLS WITH PERFECT FACES sold in Italy to Newton Compton.

Francesca Zappia’s ELIZA AND HER MONSTERS sold in Poland to JC Jacek Kaszyk and in Sweden to Modernista.

Subsidiary Rights Deal Announcements

Congratulations to the following TBA clients on their subsidiary rights deals!  

Becky Albertalli’s THE UPSIDE OF UNREQUITED sold in Norway to Kagge Forlag, in Poland to Papierowy, and in Sweden to Rabén & Sjögren.

Emily Trunko’s DEAR MY BLANK sold in France to Bayard and in the Netherlands to Blossom Books.

Emily Trunko's LAST MESSAGE RECEIVED sold in France to Bayard. 

Francesca Zappia’s MADE YOU UP sold in Latin America to Diamante.

Francesca Zappia’s ELIZA AND HER MONSTERS sold in Italy to Giunti Editore, in France to Robert Laffont, and in Germany to DTV.

Lynsay Sands’ FALLING FOR THE HIGHLANDER sold in Germany to Lyx, in Turkey to Penguen Kitap Kaset, and in Italy to Mondadori.

Lynsay Sands’ TO MARRY A SCOTTISH LAIRD sold in Turkey to Penguen Kitap Kaset.

Lori Roy’s THE TRACKS sold in Sweden to Modernista and in France to Le Masque.

Jean Pendziwol’s THE LIGHTKEEPER’S DAUGHTERS sold in Poland to Swiat Ksiqzki and in Russia to Family Leisure Club.

A.G. Howard’s THE ARCHITECT OF SONG sold in France to MxM Bookmark and in Spain to Oz Editorial.

A.G. Howard’s ROSEBLOOD sold in Spain to Oz Editorial, in Hungary to Maxim, and in Italy to Newton Compton.

A.G. Howard’s Splintered series sold in Russia to Exmo, in a four-book deal, in Romania to Univers Gold, in a two-book deal, and in Poland to Foksal, in a three-book deal.

Staci Hart’s CHASER and LAST CALL sold in Italy to Newton Compton.

Adam Silvera’s THEY BOTH DIE AT THE END sold in Spain to Urano and in Turkey to Pegasus.

Adam Silvera’s HISTORY IS ALL YOU LEFT ME sold in Turkey to Pegasus. 

Lori Nelson Spielman’s QUOTE ME sold in the Netherlands to Muelenhoff Boekerij and in Russia to Atticus-Azbooka.

Lori Nelson Spielman’s THE LIFE LIST sold in Russia to Atticus-Azbooka.

Jen McLaughlin’s BLURRED LINES sold in Italy to Newton Compton.

Jessica Townsend’s NEVERMOOR trilogy sold in Slovakia, at auction, to Ikar and in the Czech Republic to Albatros Media, at auction.

Angie Thomas’ THE HATE U GIVE sold in Portugal to Presenca, in Turkey to Penguen Kitap Kaset, in China to Pioneer, in Taiwan to Global, and in Indonesia to Gramedia.

Lori Wilde’s TRUE LOVE QUILTING CLUB and I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS sold in Germany to Weltbild. 

Stephanie Burgis’ THE DRAGON WITH A CHOCOLATE HEART sold in France to Gallimard, at auction, in a two-book deal, in Romania to Storia Books, in Poland to Nasza Ksiegarnia, in Russia to AST, and in Turkey to Marti. 

Geneva Lee’s COMPLETE ME (Royals Saga Book 7) sold in France to Hugo & CIE.

Geneva Lee’s CROWN ME (Royals Saga Book 3) sold in Italy to Mondadori.

Robin Stevens’ MURDER MOST UNLADYLIKE and ARSENIC FOR TEA sold in Russia to AST and in the Czech Republic to Albatros Media.

Robin Stevens' MISTLETOE AND MURDER and CREAM BUNS AND CRIME sold in Germany to Von Dem Knesebeck.

Stephanie Garber’s CARAVAL sold in Denmark to Turbine, in Iran to Behdad Publications, and in Lithuania to Balto Trader.

L.H. Cosway’s HEARTS series sold in France to MxM Bookmark.

Cherrie Lynn’s Larson Brothers series sold in Germany to Lyx.

Heidi Heilig’s THE GIRL FROM EVERYWHERE sold in Turkey to Pegasus.

Nancy Scanlon’s THE WINTER LAIRD sold in Germany to AmazonCrossing.  

Kristen Ciccarelli’s Iskari trilogy sold in the Czech Republic to Alpress. 

Scarlett Cole’s THE PUREST HOOK sold in Germany to Ullstein.

Scarlett Cole’s THE STRONGEST STEEL and THE FRACTURED HEART sold in Italy to Fabbri, at auction.

Matt Killeen’s ORPHAN, MONSTER, LIAR, SPY sold in Spain to Roca, in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, in Poland to Rodzina, in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, in Italy to Garzanti, at auction, in a two-book deal, and in Brazil to Planeta, at auction, in a two-book deal.

Alwyn Hamilton’s Rebel of the Sands trilogy sold in Iran to Houpaa Publishing House.

Jessica Cluess’ A SHADOW BRIGHT AND BURNING and A POISON DARK AND DROWNING sold in Russia to Ripol.

Seressia Glass’ NAUGHTY & NICE sold in Germany to Droemer.

Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock’s THE SMELL OF OTHER PEOPLE’S HOUSES sold in Italy to Rizzoli Ragazzi.

Welcome John Bowers to TBA!

Hi all, I’m thrilled to begin building a list here at the Bent Agency.  We already have an amazing roster of writers, and it will be my great pleasure to find talented authors of adult literary fiction, science-fiction and nonfiction to join under the Bent Agency banner. 

You can learn a little bit more about me here, and take a look at the agency’s submission guidelines here.  For those considering sharing your work with me, the following should give you a good sense of my overall tastes. 

In general, I’m most intrigued by fiction that:

·      Is smart, edgy, and dark

·      Is timely (particularly politically)

·      Features an unreliable narrator

·      Is atmospheric and gritty

·      Delves into conspiracy theories

·      Features down-and-out characters (especially from the South), but crafts them so that they 

       exist well beyond stereotype

·      Has a charged sense of hyper-realism

·      Offers a character-driven story with a sweeping, historical scope

·      Evokes a sense of internal and/or civil unrest

·      Treats the lives of regular people as though they existed on a grand scale

With that said, here’s some of the fiction that I love: 

·      STONER by John Williams

·      ALL THE KING’S MEN by Robert Penn Warren

·      THE SHIPPING NEWS by Annie Proulx

·      BARKSKINS by Annie Proulx

·      COMING THROUGH SLAUGHTER by Michael Ondaatje

·      SUTTREE by Cormac McCarthy

·      FAY by Larry Brown

·      THE OPTIMIST’S DAUGHTER by Eudora Welty

·      ABSALOM, ABSALOM! by William Falkner

·      THE SOUND OF THINGS FALLING by Juan Gabriel Vasquez

·      100 YEARS OF SOLITUDE by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

·      A BRIEF HISTORY OF SEVEN KILLINGS by Marlon James

·      CIVILWARLAND IN BAD DECLINE by George Saunders

·      THE DISPOSSESSED by Ursula Le Guin

·      THE HANDMAID’S TALE by Margaret Atwood

·      WHITE NOISE by Don DeLillo

As far as nonfiction goes, I’m looking for books that:

·      Help us understand the world

·      Showcase hard truths

·      Uplift and enlighten us

Some of the titles that have most affected me include: 

·      THE WORST HARD TIME by Timothy Egan

·      FACTORY MAN by Beth Macy

·      ALL THE SHAH’S MEN by Stephen Kinzer

·      KING LEOPOLD’S GHOST by Adam Hochschild

·      RIVER OF DOUBT by Candice Millard

·      THE ASCENT OF MONEY by Niall Ferguson

·      THE POWER BROKER by Robert Caro

·      DIRTY WARS by Jeremy Scahill

·      THE LOOMING TOWER by Lawrence Wright

·      CONSIDER THE LOBSTER AND OTHER ESSAYS by David Foster Wallace

·      OUTLIERS by Malcom Gladwell

·      MONEYBALL by Michael Lewis

·      BARBARIAN DAYS by William Finnegan

For anyone curious about my tastes beyond books, I enjoy:

·      Literally every one of the Coen brothers’ films

·      Westworld

·      Mr. Robot

·      The Wire

·      Hypernormalisation

·      Citizen Four

·      Ex-Machina

·      All of Wes Anderson’s films (but not equally, and yes, it’s true)

Alternatively, here’s a short list of what I’m NOT interested in: 

·      Epic, high fantasy

·      Space opera (I like science-fiction, but the kind that’s geared towards the near future and 

       is also technology-based.)

·      Stories that romanticize a particular time or place

·      Stories that primarily explore the lives of college students

If you have something you think I’ll like, I’m currently open to queries and invite you to query me at bowersqueries@thebentagency.com.  I’m very much looking forward to the stories you have to send me.  

Thank you so much for taking the time to read! 

John

Subsidiary Rights Deal Announcements

Congratulations to the following TBA clients on their subsidiary rights deals! 

Jean Pendziwol’s THE LIGHT KEEPER’S DAUGHTERS sold in Italy to Garzanti in a pre-empt, in the Czech and Slovak Republics to Fortuna Libri, in China to Citic in a pre-empt, in Norway to Cappelen Damm, in the Netherlands to HarperCollins Holland at auction, in Spain to HarperCollins Iberica, in the UK to Weidenfeld & Nicolson, in Germany to Penguin Germany at auction, and in Brazil to HarperCollins Brasil.

A.C. Thomas’s THE HATE U GIVE sold in Sweden to Natur & Kultur in a pre-empt, in Finland to Otava in a pre-empt, in Norway to Gyldendal Norsk in a pre-empt, in Denmark to Gyldendal in a pre-empt, in Brazil to Galera/Record in a pre-empt, in Italy to Giunti Editore at auction, in Spain for Catalan rights to Grup Editorial 62, in Hungary to GABO, and in Israel to Kinneret.

Goldy Moldavsky’s KILL THE BOY BAND sold in the Netherlands to Leopold in a pre-empt, and in Italy to DeAgostini.

Becky Albertalli’s THE UPSIDE OF UNREQUITED sold in France to Hachette Romans, and in the Netherlands to Blossom Books. Albertalli’s SIMON VS. THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA sold in Estonia to Pikoprint.

Alwyn Hamilton’s REBEL OF THE SANDS sold in the Czech Republic to CooBoo, in Poland to Wydawnictwo Poznańskie/Czwarta Strona at auction in a two-book deal, and in Hungary to Maxim.

Francesca Zappia’s MADE YOU UP sold in Estonia to Pikes Kirjastus, and in Poland to JK Jacek Kaszyk at auction.

Lisa Renee Jones’s DEEP UNDER sold in Germany to Lubbe. Audio rights to Jones's TALL, DARK AND DEADLY SERIES as well as her new WALKER SECURITY SERIES, plus the short story ONE DANGEROUS NIGHT to Audible.

A.G. Howard’s ROSEBLOOD sold in the Czech Republic to CooBoo/Albatros.  Audio rights to A.G. Howard’s ROSEBLOOD and ARCHITECT OF SONG sold to Audible at auction.

Kathryn Ormsbee’s TASH HEARTS TOLSTOY sold in Poland to Wydawnictwo Otwarte, and in Brazil to Companhia das Letras.

Jessica Cluess’s A SHADOW BRIGHT & BURNING sold in Turkey to Pegasus.

Emily Trunko’s DEAR MY BLANK and LAST MESSAGE RECEIVED sold in Turkey to Pegasus.

Tilli Schulze’s MY THOUGHTS ARE FREE sold in the Netherlands to BBNC at auction.

Robin Steven’s MUDER MOST UNLADYLIKE and ARSENIC FOR TEA sold in Poland to Grupa MAC S.A.

Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock’s THE SMELL OF OTHER PEOPLE’S HOUSES sold in Spain to Maeva Young.

H.M. Ward’s DAMAGED sold in Poland to Helion at auction.

Geneva Lee’s COMPLETE ME, THE SINS THAT BIND US and The Gilt Trilogy sold in Germany to Blanvalet in a six-figure deal. Lee’s COMMAND ME, CONQUER ME and CROWN ME sold in Slovenia to Ucila International.

Audio Rights to Lee's CRAVE ME, COVET ME, CAPTURE ME and COMPLETE ME as well as 3 books in THE GILT series sold to Audible.

Audio rights to Layla Hagen's YOUR IRRESISTIBLE LOVE, YOUR CAPTIVATING LOVE, and YOUR FOREVER LOVE sold to Tantor.

Subsidiary Rights Deal Announcements

It's been a little while since we've done one of these so there is a LOT to announce.  Here goes:

Scarlett Cole’s THE STRONGEST STEEL sold in Germany to Ullstein Verlag in a pre-empt and in France to JC Lattés/&moi, both in two-book deals.

Becky Albertalli’s SIMON VS. THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA sold in the Czech Republic to Euromedia, in Poland to Papierowy Ksiezyc, in Indonesia to Spring/Haru, in Vietnam to 1980Books, in Korea to Dolbegae Publishers, and in Denmark to Rosinante at auction, bringing the total number of territories to 18.

Lynn Weingarten’s SUICIDE NOTES FROM BEAUTIFUL GIRLS sold in Russia to AST and in Turkey to Pegasus Yayincilik.

Robin Stevens’ ARSENIC FOR TEA sold in Italy to Mondadori.

Stephanie Garber’s CARAVAL sold in Poland to Znak at auction in a two-book deal, in Romania to Editura RAO, in Portugal to Presenca in a two-book deal, in Korea to Sam & Parkers in a two-book deal, in the Czech Republic to Egmont in a two-book deal, in Indonesia to Noura in a two-book deal, and in Japan to Kino Books in a two-book deal. 

Jan Moran’s THE WINEMAKERS sold in Germany to Goldmann at auction and in Italy to Newton Compton.

Staci Hart’s WITH A TWIST sold in Italy to Newton Compton.

Lori Nelson Spielman’s international bestseller THE LIFE LIST sold in Japan to Kadokawa and in Greece to Dioptra, bringing the total number of territories to 32.

Adam Silvera’s MORE HAPPY THAN NOT sold in Denmark to Gylendal.

L.H. Cosway’s SIX OF HEARTS and HEARTS OF FIRE sold in Poland to Filia. Cosway’s KING OF HEARTS sold in Germany to Lyx/Egmont.

Penny Reid’s NEANDERTHAL SEEKS HUMAN sold in Albania to Living.

J.M.M. Nuanez’s MY PERFECT ME sold in Israel to Miskal.

Lynsay Sands’ DEVIL OF THE HIGHLANDS, TAMING THE HIGHLAND BRIDE, and THE HELLION AND THE HIGHLANDER sold in Slovenia to Ucila International. 

L.H. Cosway & Penny Reid’s THE PLAYER AND THE PIXIE sold in Germany to Lyx/Egmont.

Major congratulations to all!  

Deal announcement: subsidiary rights

I'm thrilled to announce the following subsidiary rights deals for our authors:

AG Howard’s NYT bestseller ENSNARED sold in Brazil to Novo Conceito.

Becky Albertalli’s SIMON VS. THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA sold in the Netherlands to Blossom Books and in Taiwan to Global.

Lori Nelson Spielman’s SWEET FORGIVENESS sold in Korea to Arumdri Media.

Adam Silvera’s MORE HAPPY THAN NOT sold in Taiwan to Global.

Francesca Zappia’s MADE YOU UP sold in France Collection R/Laffont, in a pre-empt.

Lynn Weingarten’s SUICIDE NOTES FROM BEAUTIFUL GIRLS sold in Germany to Fischer.

LH Cosway’s HEARTS OF FIRE sold to Amarin in Thailand.

Lori Wilde’s CHRISTMAS AT TWILIGHT sold in Germany to Weltbild.

Lori Roy’s LET ME DIE IN HIS FOOTSTEPS sold in France to La Masque.

Sam Garton's I AM OTTER, OTTER IN SPACE and OTTER GOES TO SCHOOL sold in China to CITIC.

Audio rights to Penny Reid's Elements of Chemistry series, ATTRACTION, HEAT, and CAPTURE, sold to Tantor.

Audio rights to Alwyn Hamilton's REBEL OF THE SANDS sold to Recorded Books in a three book deal, at auction.  

Audio rights to Harriet Hapgood Reuter's SQUARE ROOT OF SUMMER sold to Audible.  

Congratulations to them all!

Deal Announcement: Subsidiary Rights

Wow, we have so many really amazing foreign rights deals to report this month.  Congrats to the following TBA clients: 

Becky Albertalli’s SIMON VS. THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA sold in Turkey to Pegasus Yayincilik.

Harriet Reuter Hapgood’s THE SQUARE ROOT OF SUMMER sold in Turkey to Pegasus Yayiniclik.

Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock’s THE SMELL OF OTHER PEOPLE’S HOUSES sold in Germany to Königskinder, in a pre-empt.

Francesca Zappia’s MADE YOU UP sold in Taiwan to Ecus.

Susan Crawford’s THE POCKET WIFE sold in Greece to Enalios Publications.

Alwyn Hamilton’s REBEL OF THE SANDS sold in Bulgaria to Egmont Bulgaria, in a three-book-deal.

Robin Steven’s MURDER MOST UNLADYLIKE and ARSENIC FOR TEA sold in Germany to Knesebeck.

LH Cosway’s HEARTS OF FIRE sold in Germany to Lyx/Egmont.

LH Cosway & Penny Reid’s THE HOOKER AND THE HERMIT sold in Germany to Lyx/Egmont.

Cherrie Lynn’s LIGHT ME UP and BREATHE ME IN sold in Germany to Lyx/Egmont.

AG Howard’s NYT bestseller SPLINTERED sold in Japan to Take Shobo.

deal announcement: LOTS of subsidiary rights deals!

So many amazing subsidiary deals to report!  

Congratulations to the following TBA clients:

Becky Albertalli's SIMON VS.  THE HOMOSAPIENS AGENDA sold in Spain to Urano.

LH Cosway's SIX OF HEARTS sold in Germany to Lyx.

Alwyn Hamilton's REBEL OF THE SANDS sold in Germany to CBT/Random House in a three-book deal, in France to Pocket Jeunesse in a three-book deal, in Italy to Giunti in a three-book deal, in Turkey to Dogan Egmont in a three-book deal, in Spain to Planeta in a three-book deal, in Brazil to Companhia Das Letras in a three-book deal, in Israel to Modan in a two-book deal and in the Netherlands to Luitingh-Sijthoff in a three-book deal.

Harriet Reuter Hapgood's SQUARE ROOT OF SUMMER sold in Germany to Fischer in a two-book deal, in Brazil to Intreseca in a two-book deal, in France to Pocket Jeunesse, in Spain to Urano in a two-book deal, in Italy to Rizzoli Ragazzi in a two-book deal, and in Russia to AST.

Sandra Hill's VAMPIRE IN PARADISE sold in the Netherlands to Audax.

AG Howard's ENSNARED sold in Germany to CBT/Random House.

Jan Moran's SCENT OF TRIUMPH sold in Lithuania to Sofoklis.

Lynsay Sands' THE IMMORTAL WHO LOVED ME sold in the Netherlands to Audax.

Lynsay Sands' HIGHLANDER TAKES A BRIDE sold in Turkey to Yabinici Yayinlari.

Adam Silvera's MORE HAPPY THAN NOT sold in Turkey to Pegasus and in Spain to Urano.

Lori Nelson Spielman's SWEET FORGIVENESS sold in the Netherlands to Meulenhoff, in Bulgaria to Knigopis, and in the Czech Republic to Euromedia.

Robin Stevens' MURDER MOST UNLADYLIKE, ARSENIC FOR TEA and FIRST CLASS MURDER sold in Brazil to Editora Fundamento.

Hope Tarr's TEMPTING sold in Spain to Libros de Seda.

Wow! It's been a busy few months and we are thrilled for everyone.

Jenny

Deal Announcement: Subsidiary Rights Sales

Congratulations to the following Bent Agency clients on their subsidiary rights deals!

Francesca Zappia's MADE YOU UP sold in Slovakia to Ikar and in Brazil to Verus.

Lynsay Sands' THE HEIRESS and THE HUSBAND HUNT sold in Germany to Lyx, and TO MARRY A SCOTTISH LAIRD and THE HIGHLANDER TAKES A BRIDE sold in Japan to Futami Shobo.

LH Cosway's SIX OF HEARTS sold in Turkey to Yabanci Yayinlari.

Robin Stevens' MURDER MOST UNLADYLIKE and ARSENIC FOR TEA sold in Taiwan to Eastern.

Lori Nelson Spielman's THE LIFE LIST sold in Estonia to Eram Books and SWEET FORGIVENESS sold in Russia to Centrepolygraph Publishers and in Norway to Cappelen Damm.

Lynne Raimondo's DANTE’S POISON sold in Thailand to Jamsai.

Audio rights to Jen McLaughlin's OUT OF MIND, FRACTURED LINES, BLURRED LINES and BETWEEN US: SEX ON THE BEACH sold to Audio Realms.

Film rights to FIRE & ICE by Michele Barrow-Belisle sold to Khando Entertainment.

Deal Announcement: Subsidiary Rights Sales!

Congratulations to the following Bent Agency clients on their subsidiary rights deals!

Lori Nelson Spielman's #1 international bestseller THE LIFE LIST has sold in five more territories, bringing the total number of countries up to 29.  She has new deals in Croatia with Fokus, Latvia with Zvaigzne, Vietnam with Women's Publishing House, Lithuania with Alma Littera and Indonesia with PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama.

And Lori Nelson Spielman's upcoming follow up novel SWEET FORGIVENESS has sold in the following countries, bringing the total number up to 11:  Poland to Rebis, France to Le Cherche Midi, Hungary to Agave, Brazil to Verus, Vietnam to Women's Publishing House, Taiwan to Delight Press, Italy to Sperling and Kupfer and in Spain to Urano.

MURDER MOST UNLADYLIKE by Robin Stevens, a middle grade novel recently nominated for the Carnegie Medal and longlisted for the Oxfordshire Book Award in the UK, has sold in France to Flammarion Jeunesse.

UNHINGED and ENSNARED by AG Howard have sold in Turkey to Pegasus Yayinlari.  AG Howard's wonderful SPLINTERED series has now sold in 10 different countries.

THE IMMORTAL WHO LOVED ME by New York Times bestselling author Lynsay Sands was sold to Lyx in Germany, where she is a regular bestseller on the Der Spiegel list.

MADE YOU UP by Francesca Zappia has sold in Turkey to Pegasus Yayincilik.  The book has also sold in Germany and the Czech Republic.

Audio rights to Seressia Glass's TUESDAY NIGHT SURVIVOR'S CLUB series have sold to Tantor.

Audio rights to New York Times bestselling author Vicki Lewis Thompson's new cowboy series, CRAZY FOR THE COWBOY and WILD FOR THE WRANGLER, have sold to Tantor.

Deal Announcement: Subsidiary Rights Sales

Congratulations to the following TBA clients on their subsidiary rights sales!

Hebrew rights to Lori Nelson Spielman's SWEET FORGIVENESS were sold to Miskal in Israel, where her first book, THE LIFE LIST, was a #1 bestseller.

Czech rights to Francesca Zappia's MADE YOU UP were sold to Euromedia.

Brazilian rights to Jessica Cluess' A SHADOW BRIGHT AND BURNING (books one and two) were sold in a pre-empt to Galera.

Dutch rights to Lynsay Sands' TO MARRY A SCOTTISH LAIRD were sold to Audax.  Turkish rights to TO MARRY A SCOTTISH LAIRD and AN ENGLISH BRIDE IN SCOTLAND were sold to Grup Yayinclik.  

Brazilian rights to AG Howard's A MOTH IN THE MIRROR were sold to Novo Conceito.

Turkish rights to Victoria Van Tiem's LOVE LIKE THE MOVIES were sold to Parodi.

Audio rights to Simon Clark's EREN were sold to WF Howes.

Audio rights to AG Howard's ENSNARED were sold to Blackstone Audio.

Deal Announcement: Subsidiary Rights Sales

Lots of terrific subsidiary rights sales to announce this month!

Congratulations to the following TBA clients:

Lynsay Sands' bestseller TO MARRY A SCOTTISH LAIRD sold to Lyx in Germany, where the author is also a bestseller.

Susan Crawford's THE POCKET WIFE sold in France to Editions Harlequin and in the UK to Faber, brining the number of territories sold to six.

Lori Nelson Spielman's international bestseller THE LIFE LIST sold in Sweden to Bonniers, in Denmark to Art People and in Slovenia to Ucilia International, bringing the number of territories to 23.

Kathryn Caskie's A LADY'S GUIDE TO RAKES sold in Russia to Family Leisure Club.

Michael Farquhar's A TREASURY OF ROYAL SCANDALS sold in China to SDX Publishing.

Deal Announcement: Subsidiary Rights Sales

Lots of terrific subsidiary rights sales to report! Congratulations to the following TBA clients:

Lynsay Sands' NYT bestseller AN ENGLISH BRIDE IN SCOTLAND sold in Italy to Mondadori and her NYT bestseller THE HELLION AND THE HIGHLANDER sold in Taiwan to Treetype Publishing.

AG Howard's UNHINGED sold in Germany to cbt/Bertelsmann Juvenile and SPLINTERED sold in Italy to Newton Compton.

Lori Nelson Spielman's THE LIFE LIST sold in Taiwan to Delight Press and in Norway to Cappelen Damm.

Lynne Raimondo's DANTE'S WOOD sold in Israel to Keter Books.

Deal Announcement: Subsidiary Rights Sales

At the Bent Agency, we really pride ourselves on our strong focus on foreign rights.  With that in mind, congrats to the following TBA clients on their new translation deals!

Becky Albertali's SIMON AND THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA sold in Italy to Mondadori and in Israel to Matar Publishing.

Jen McLaughlin's OUT OF LINE, OUT OF TIME and OUT OF MIND sold at auction in Italy to Newton Compton, in a three book deal.

Lynsay Sands had the following deals:  THE LOVING DAYLIGHTS sold to Cora in Germany, and VAMPIRE MOST WANTED sold to Audax in Holland and to Lyx in Germany.

Victoria Van Tiem's LOVE LIKE THE MOVIES sold to Mlada Fronta in the Czech Republic and Fortuna Libri in the Slovak Republic.

Deal announcement: Subsidiary Rights Sales

We are thrilled to announce the following subsidiary rights deals for our clients:

Becky Albertalli's SIMON VS. THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA sold in Brazil, in the title's fourth pre-empt, to Intrinseca. It also sold in France to Hachette Romans.

Lori Roy's Edgar-Award nominated UNTIL SHE COMES HOME sold in Japan to Shueisha.

Rights were sold to three different New York Times bestsellers by Lynsay Sands: VAMPIRE MOST WANTED sold in Germany to Lyx, THE HUSBAND HUNT sold in Japan to Futami Shobo, and LOVE IS BLIND sold in Italy to Mondadori.

Susan Crawford's debut novel THE POCKET WIFE sold in Germany to Heyne, Spain to Roca, and Poland to Znak.

And AG Howard's SPLINTERED sold in Croatia to Lumen.

So many big congratulations to everyone!

Deal Announcement: Subsidiary Rights Sales

The Bent Agency is thrilled to announce the following subsidiary rights deals for our clients:

Finnish rights to Lisa Renee Jones' ESCAPING REALITY and INFINITE POSSIBILITIES sold to Gummerus.

Audio rights to Anita Howard's UNHINGED sold to Blackstone Audio.

UNHINGED also sold in Brazil to Novo Conceito.

Audio rights to Jen McLaughlin's books OUT OF LINE and OUT OF TIME sold to Tantor.

Yangsze Choo's THE GHOST BRIDE sold in Brazil to Darkside Books.

Becky Albertalli's SIMON VS. THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA sold in Germany, in a pre-empt, to Carlsen.

Many congratulations everyone!

Deal Announcement: Subsidiary Rights Sales

Congrats to the following TBA clients on their subsidiary rights sales!  

Celia Rivenbark's BLESS YOUR HEART, TRAMP was optioned for film/television by Twentieth Century Fox.

Beth Pattillo's HEAVENS TO BETSY was optioned for film/television by Front Street Pictures.

Julia London's HOMECOMING RANCH series sold in Turkey to Epsilon Yayinevi and in Italy to Mondolibri.

Robin O'Bryant's KETCHUP IS A VEGETABLE sold in Turkey to Aspendos Yayinevi.

Victoria Van Tiem's LOVE LIKE THE MOVIES sold in Brazil in a pre-empt to BestBolso/Record.

AG Howard's UNHINGED will be published in audio by Blackstone Audio.  

Deal Announcement: Subsidiary Rights Sales

Congrats to the following TBA clients on their overseas deals!

Lynsay Sands' ENGLISH BRIDE IN SCOTLAND sold in Germany to Lyx.

Victoria Van Tiem's LOVE LIKE THE MOVIES sold in Russia to AST.

Lynn Weingarten's SUICIDE NOTES FROM BEAUTIFUL GIRLS sold in the Spanish language to Editorial Océano de México.

Yangsze Choo's THE GHOST BRIDE sold in China to Grand China and in Turkey to Dogan Egmont.