Subsidiary Rights Deal Announcements

I’m thrilled to announce the following subsidiary rights deals for our clients:

H.M. Ward’s bestsellers DAMAGED and DAMAGED 2 sold in Israel to Kinneret.

Becky Albertalli’s SIMON VS. THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA sold in Norway to Kagge Forlag, in Japan to Iwanami Shoten, in Finland to Otava, in China to Sunshine Media, in Romania to Epica, in Thailand to The Reading Room, and in Portugal to Porto Editora, bringing the total number of territories sold to 26.

Jan Moran’s THE WINEMAKERS sold to Sofoklis in Lithuania.

Angela Thomas’ debut THE HATE U GIVE sold in Germany to C. Bertelsmann Juvenile at auction, in Turkey to Indigo Kitap Yayinlari, in France to Nathan Jeunesse, and in Spain to Oceano.

Jen McLaughlin’s BAD ROMANCE and FRACTURED LINES sold in Italy to Newton Compton.

A.G. Howard’s UNTAMED sold in the Czech Republic to Albatros Media. ENSNARED sold in Italy to Newton Compton. Her entire SPLINTERED series also sold in Vietnam to 1980Books in a four-book deal.

Emily Trunko’s DEAR MY BLANK and LAST MESSAGE RECEIVED sold in Germany to Loewe in a pre-empt, and in Russia to AST Publishers.

Paul Tobin’s HOW TO CAPTURE AN INVISIBLE CAT sold in Italy to Piemme.

Robin Stevens’ MURDER MOST UNLADYLIKE series sold in Vietnam to Huy Hoang in a four-book deal.

Lisa Renee Jones’ bestselling HOT SECRETS and DANGEROUS SECRETS sold in Bulgaria to Egmont Bulgaria.

Yangsze Choo’s NYT bestseller THE GHOST BRIDE sold in Vietnam to Innovative Publishing & Media.

Lori Nelson Spielman’s international bestseller THE LIFE LIST sold in Macedonia to Heart Books, in Ukraine to Krajina Mriy, and in Portugal to 20|20 Editora, bringing the total number of territories sold to 34.

Lori Nelson Spielman’s international bestseller SWEET FORGIVENESS sold in Denmark to Art People, bringing the total number of territories sold to 20.

Michael Farquhar’s A TREASURY OF ROYAL SCANDALS sold in Romania to Corint Books.

Lynsay Sands’ THE BRAT sold in Japan to Futami Shobo.

Sam Garton’s I AM OTTER, OTTER IN SPACE, and OTTER GOES TO SCHOOL sold in Turkey to Alfa Grubu Yayinlari.

Jessica Cluess’ A SHADOW BRIGHT AND BURNING sold in Spain to Editorial Hidra in a three-book deal.

Alwyn Hamilton’s REBEL OF THE SANDS sold in Serbia to Urban Reads in a three-book deal.

Heidi Heilig’s THE GIRL FROM EVERYWHERE sold in Russia to AST Publishers, and in Brazil to Editora Morro Branco.

Stephanie Garber’s CARAVAL sold in Serbia to Laguna, bringing the total number of territories sold to 25.

Congratulations to all!

TBA Monthly Wishlist - February 2016

It's time again for the Monthly Wishlist!  Here's the ONE project that each TBA agent would love to see in their submission inbox. If you have something that fits with the below, please check out our submission guidelines and send it over. We can't wait to read!

A literary collection of stories like the ones found in the Modern Love podcast; think Aziz Ansari's MODERN ROMANCE meets Emma Straub's OTHER PEOPLE WE MARRIED - Victoria Lowes

YA or MG with a unique way of telling your story - nonlinear narrative, novels in verse, multi POV’s, illustrated novels, or something else really creative! Surprise me - Gemma Cooper

Accessible, literary YA or MG fiction full of emotion and featuring an underrepresented community, in the vein of my client Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock’s THE SMELL OF OTHER PEOPLE’S HOUSES - Molly Ker Hawn

I'd love a pacey, character driven YA or MG novel that has to do with the Cold War in the 1950s or 1960s -- could be set then or later, as long as that period's history is key to the story - Susan Hawk

Really dark, twisted, possibly magical, YA - Heather Flaherty

Rich, intense, female-centric domestic suspense/thriller with marginalized characters in the starring roles - Beth Phelan

Deal Announcement - HOUSE OF ORANGE by Lianne Oelke

I'm thrilled to share the news of Lianne Oelke's debut book deal for her young adult novel House of Orange, pitched as It's Kind of a Funny Story meets MTV's Daria! Congratulations, Lianne! Here are the details from Children's Bookshelf:

On a personal note, I have never laughed as much while reading a manuscript as I have with House of Orange. Jane Sinner’s world-weary, witty misanthropy is at once familiar and hilarious, and I think readers will delight in recognizing in her their own aggressive passive-aggressions; Lianne has written a book that further broadens the borders of young adult fiction, and I am so excited for others to experience it.

Follow Lianne on Twitter: @lianneoelke

TBA Agent Brooks Sherman Is Closing To Queries

Hi guys, Brooks here! On Monday, February 8, I am closing to queries and unsolicited submissions for a couple months while I catch up. A lot of awesome things have happened for me and my clients these past few months, but one of the unfortunate side effects of all this awesomeness is I am now quite backlogged on responding to queries.

My #1 priority as a literary agent is my clients, but my #2 priority is answering writers who have sent me their work. I have a lot of sympathy for querying writers, having been a writer myself before I got into publishing. I don’t want to forget my roots and become one of “those” agents writers despair of ever reaching — and I don’t want to accidentally bog down a project that might be a better fit for one of my Bent Agency colleagues, either!

If you have queried me in the past but not received a response from me by March 1, please let me know; it is possible I did not receive your original email! From that point on, though, I plan to have a new system of reading and responding to queries, so I will be much speedier in responding to future queries and submissions.

I’ll announce here when I am open again for queries, and I’ll make occasional exceptions to for writers I meet at conferences, #MSWL tweets, or pitch contests in which I’m participating. In the meantime, thanks to everyone for your patience while I get caught up!