Category: And the rights go to

JERUSALEM Goes to Liveright

Liveright, an imprint of W. W. Norton & Company, have pre-empted the North American rights to Alan Moore’s forthcoming novel, JERUSALEM. Here’s the announcement from the New York Times‘ Artsbeat blog: http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/17/alan-moores-graphic-novel-jerusalem-coming-in-2016/. (But it’s not a graphic novel.) Previously, Rizzoli acquired Italian rights, and Brazilian rights went to Companhia das Letras, both in pre-empts. Publication in the UK…

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NEWS FLASH! Italian rights to THE MECHANICAL MIND OF JOHN COGGIN sold

Rizzoli have just acquired the Italian rights for THE MECHANICAL MIND OF JOHN COGGIN by Elinor Teele from the Steven Chudney Agency. Here’s the synopsis: Roald Dahl meets dynamite in this action-packed, quirky middle grade adventure novel. John Peregrine Waters knows there is no time to waste. His horrible Great Aunt Beauregard (“Remember, bleakness builds character!”)…

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Sony Acquires Film Rights to THE SCULPTOR!

Breaking news!!! Sony has bought the rights to Scott McCloud’s graphic novel, THE SCULPTOR, to be produced by Scott Rudin and Josh Bratman. Here’s the exclusive announcement inThe Hollywood Reporter: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/sony-scott-rudin-team-up-774395 Also see: Variety – http://variety.com/2015/film/news/the-sculptor-sony-buys-rights-scott-rudin-producing-1201435742/ The Onion AV Club – http://www.avclub.com/article/scott-mcclouds-sculptor-getting-big-screen-adaptat-215427

NEWS FLASH! TWO PRE-FRANKFURT PREEMPTS!

Even before the Frankfurt Book Fair starts, we have had two pre-emptive offers! First, French rights to THE BOOK SCAVENGER by Jennifer Chambliss-Bertman, coming from Holt Books for Young Readers in June 2015, were snapped up by Glenn Tavennec at éditions Robert Laffont in a three-book deal for his new middle-grade collection, launching in autumn 2015….

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More sales of First Second titles!

Summer holidays are over, and with the arrival of Autumn we are very pleased to announce the sales of several more graphic novels from First Second! Roca Editorial have acquired world Spanish-language (Castillan) rights to IN REAL LIFE by Cory Doctorow and Jen Wang and THE WRENCHIES by Farel Dalrymple for their new graphic novel collection.   and …

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SAILOR TWAIN soon to be in Spanish

Mark Siegel’s lyrical graphic novel, SAILOR TWAIN, has already been published in France (Gallimard) and Italy (Bao), and now Spanish rights have been sold to Principal de los Libros. “A gripping novel with compelling characters, enhanced by haunting, erotically charged drawings.” – John Irving “This extraordinary work of fiction pushes the graphic novel well beyond…

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TWO MORE SALES FOR ANDRE THE GIANT

Spanish rights to the biography of wrestling legend and actor, language rights have gone to La Pastèque. Italian rights have already been sold to Panini. Mandy Patinkin called Andre “A giant of a man in every way.” “An achievement that merits a wider readership than just wrestling fans, deserving recognition for the quality of its graphic…

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Coming in 2015: THE SCULPTOR by Scott McCloud (First Second)

We are proud to finally be able to announce that THE SCULPTOR, Scott McCloud’s major new work, will be published in February 2015 by First Second Books. French (Rue de Sèvres), Spanish (Planeta) and Italian (Bao) editions will follow shortly thereafter. THE SCULPTOR is a magnificent novel told in graphic format: David Smith is giving…

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