JERUSALEM, Alan Moore’s long awaited novel, will be published in the UK in September by Knockabout (and by Liveright in North America at the same time). Here’s what the UK slipcase edition will look like. From above: From the side: And here are the covers of the three volumes: 1200+ pages!…
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Four New Sales for Planeta Cómic!
We are very pleased to announce two French sales for Planeta Cómic titles: First of all, Dupuis have snapped up the rights to INTEMPERIE(Out in the Open), the forthcoming graphic novel adaptation by Javi Rey of Jesus Carrasco’s aclaimed novel. This powerful story is definitely not to be missed! …
Stars for MIGHTY JACK and MARGO MALOO!
Kirkus has just given starred reviews to Ben Hatke’s latest book, MIGHTY JACK… ★ MIGHTY JACK by Ben Hatke Kirkus, July 15 Issue, STARRED REVIEW! “Hatke is a master visual storyteller; through sparsely and carefully chosen text, his largely image-based story enthralls from one action-packed panel to the next.” http://us.macmillan.com/books/9781626722644 …
New from the Ute Körner Agency
DÓNA’T (SURRENDER) by Àngels Bassas (Edicions 62/ Planeta) (in Catalan) The first adult novel by Catalan actress and writer Àngels Bassas. Literary women’s fiction on self-determination but also a love tribute to the world of theater, its backstage and hidden rules. Highlight of Edicions 62 for this summer 2016! #3 on the bestseller list this…
A Prize for Morris Gleitzman!
Un Jour (ONCE) by Morris Gleitzman has won the first Raconte-moi l’histoire prize for a book for young people about history, given by the Centre mondial de la paix, des libertés et des droits de l’homme in Verdun! Even better than getting the prize is the fact that the jury was made up of young people!…
JERUSALEM Second Starred Review!
And to end the week on a high note, the US edition of JERUSALEM has just received a starred review from Booklist! “For his latest work, Moore turns in a sprawling, million-word saga blending fantasy and historical fiction set roughly in the Northampton, England, neighborhood in which he grew up. . . . [Moore’s] fans will…
A QUOTE FOR TODAY
“Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or like the ambitious, for the purpose of instruction. No, read in order to live.” ―Gustave Flaubert And may your life be long, happy and filled with books.
First Review for JERUSALEM – with a Star!
Kirkus have given the very first review for Alan Moore’s forthcoming masterwork, JERUSALEM, and it’s a great one! “Mind-meld James Michener, Charles Dickens, and Stephen King and you’ll approach the territory the endlessly inventive Moore stakes out in his most magnum of magna opera…Magisterial: an epic that outdoes Danielewski, Vollmann, Stephenson, and other worldbuilders in…
FINDING THE CURE FOR CANCER by J.R. Helton
(Smile, John!) World English-language rights to J.R. Helton’s latest book, FINDING THE CURE FOR CANCER, have just been acquired by Liveright. Seven Stories Press published DRUGS and THE JUGHEADS in English. And, in France, Au Texas tu serais déjà mort and Voyage au bout de la blanche (DRUGS) were published by 13e Note éditions.
Moore’s JERUSALEM to China!
Simplified Chinese characters rights to Alan Moore’s forthcoming 1200 page novel, JERUSALEM (Knockabout, UK, September 2016), have been sold at auction to Post Wave (Gingko) for publication in 2018.
Lora Fountain Literary Agency 