Nobel Prize winner Patrick White’s THE TREE OF MAN is finally available in French from Au Vent des Îles – seventy years after its first publication in English, and the reviews are stellar!
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LOVE, MISHA and YOU AND ME ON REPEAT Are William C. Morris Awards Finalists!
From the YALSA Press Release: CHICAGO – The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), selected five books as finalists for the 2026 William C. Morris Award, which honors the year’s best books written for young adults by a previously unpublished author. YALSA will name the 2026 award winner…
CAMARADE Longlisted for Dublin Award!
We are delighted to announce that Camarade, the powerful new novel by acclaimed Cork poet and author Theo Dorgan, has been nominated for the 2026 Dublin Literary Award – the world’s most valuable annual prize for a single work of fiction, worth €100,000. Published in 2025 by Mercier Press, Ireland’s oldest independent publisher, Camarade is one of…
TIG Wins the 2025 Governor General!
The middle-grade novel TIG by Heather Smith (Transatlantic Agency) has won Canada’ prestigeous Governor General’s Literary Award in the Young People’s Literature Text category! The Governor General’s Literary Awards celebrate literature and inspire people to read books by creators from Canada. Kirkus Reviews called it: “A moving, accessible tale of trauma, laced with a compelling sense…
Pre-Frankfurt Newsletter September 2025
With Frankfurt just around the corner, we’re thrilled to share a selection of our latest titles and exciting new deals—neatly packed into our newest newsletter. Don’t miss the chance to see what’s new on our list! It’s been an eventful year at the Lora Fountain Literary Agency, and while Lora’s meeting schedule in Frankfurt is…
First Second Awards in San Diego!
Congratulations to the First Second authors who have won four Eisner Awards at this year’s San Diego Comic Con! Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham took home three awards: Best Publication for Teens, Best Graphic Album—New, and Gene Luen Yang won Best Writer! While Vera Brosgol’s Plain Jane and the Mermaid won Best Publication…
GHOST CITIES Wins the Miles Franklin!
GHOST CITIES by Siang Lu (UQP) has been named the 2025 winner of Australia’s most prestigious literary award. We are thrilled to represent Lu’s ingenious adaptation of Chinese history which reveals the absurdities, contradictions and political follies of modern life.
SOMETHING BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL Rights Keep on Selling!
European rights to Cathryn Free’s beautiful YA love story keep selling! First of all, the Italian rights were pre-empted by Mondadori right before the Bologna Book Fair in April. Then, Pocket Jeunesse came out ahead in the French auction with a two-book deal. The UK rights were won by Pan Macmillan shortly thereafter, and now…
Some Bright and Beautiful News…
We’ve had an extremely exciting day here at Agence Lora Fountain, having closed a preempt with Mondadori Libri for a brand new title, SOMETHING BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL by Cathryn Free. Read more in our latest ‘News Flash’ email here.
Bologna 2025 Adult Fiction and Non-fiction Newsletter
Just in time for Bologna next week, you can find all of our new and exciting titles we have on offer as well as our recent deals in our March newsletter. Click here to take a look! We wish you all the best for those of you going to Bologna, and hope to see you…
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