International Hot Book Properties, Week of January 23, 2017
Two backlist titles find new life abroad, and a French novel set in 11th-century Japan is picking up sales across Europe.
View ArticleInternational Hot Book Properties, Week of February 6, 2017
An Italian memoir about how a hedgehog helped a man through tough times and a French novel set near the Korean DMZ are among the titles picking up new international deals.
View ArticleInternational Hot Book Properties, Week of February 20, 2017
In this week's column a Vatican exposé heats up along with a thriller that initially sold in a four-way auction in Italy.
View ArticleInternational Hot Book Properties, Week of March 6, 2017
A U.K. novel with over 20 foreign sales, a Swedish debut about a hostage negotiator, and an Italian trilogy are among the titles sparking conversation before next week's London Book Fair.
View ArticlePRH Opts to Publish $65 Million Obama Books Globally
The pair of books that Penguin Random House recently bought by Barack and Michelle Obama, for a reported $65 million, will be released globally by the publisher.
View ArticleLondon Book Fair 2017: A Few Novels Gain Buzz Amid Restrained Deal-Making
With no single title emerging as the big book of the fair, and gossip still focused on recent reports about the $65 million advance the Obamas landed from Penguin Random House, a number of novels have...
View ArticleInternational Hot Book Properties, Week of March 20, 2017
A work by a Colombian author becomes one of the hot novels of London Book Fair; the Mediterranean 'The Girl on the Train' piques the interest of European publishers; and more.
View ArticleInternational Hot Book Properties, Week of April 10, 2017
A Finnish lifestyle book about perseverance and a memoir by a Syrian refugee are among the books generating buzz abroad this week.
View ArticleInternational Hot Book Properties, Week of April 24, 2017
A tongue-in-cheek anatomy book about the vagina, by two Norwegian medical students, is racking up foreign sales, along with the new novel by Swedish romance author, Simona Ahrnstedt.
View ArticleInternational Hot Book Properties, Week of May 8, 2017
A book represented by the Salomonsson Agency, about puppets that can calm newborn babies, has sold in a flurry of sales.
View ArticleInternational Hot Book Properties, Week of May 22, 2017
A Swedish novel about a Marxist revolutionary gains traction; a Finish book about a Nordic lifestyle trend sells in the U.S.; and more.
View ArticleInternational Hot Book Properties, Week of June 12, 2017
A Swedish novel about an elderly woman generates a series of preempts; a German debut attracts the Americans and Brits, among others; and more.
View ArticleInternational Hot Book Properties, Week of June 26, 2017
A comic book by a French feminist blogger, and a novel by an Indian author about nine different peoples' relationship with one woman are among the books generating buzz this week.
View ArticleInternational Hot Book Properties, Week of July 10, 2017
Among the books heating up around the globe this week are Raphaëlle Giordano's French bestseller, a debut Swedish thriller and a backlist novel by a Guatemalan author known best for his short fiction.
View ArticleInternational Hot Book Properties, Week of July 24, 2017
This week's hot books include an Italian thriller, a Spanish book on the gardens of great thinkers, and a novel about a writer who finds literary success after becoming a ghost.
View ArticleInternational Hot Book Properties, Week of August 7, 2017
Among the books generating buzz this week are a Spanish mountaineer's memoir; a new romantic comedy co-written by 'Rosie Project' author Graeme Simsion; and a work by a French editor about trying to...
View ArticleInternational Hot Book Properties, Week of August 21, 2017
This week's hot books include a Norwegian middle grade novel, the latest by a Danish bestseller and a novel by an Algerian author.
View ArticleInternational Hot Book Properties, Week of Monday, September 11, 2017
This week's hot books include a Japanese bestseller that has just sold to Grove Atlantic and an Italian diet book with 15 translation rights sales.
View ArticleInternational Hot Book Properties, Week of September 25, 2017
This week's hot books include a Swedish pregnancy guide and an Italian novel that's generating buzz ahead of next month's Frankfurt Book Fair.
View ArticleInternational Hot Book Properties, Week of October 9, 2017
This week's hot books include an Italian thriller that is the first in a new series and a new novel from 'History of Bees' author Maja Lunde.
View ArticleInternational Hot Book Properties, Week of October 23, 2017
This week's hot properties include the first title in a new Norwegian historical series, a Finnish thriller and a book co-written by the Dalai Lama.
View ArticleInternational Hot Book Properties, Week of November 6, 2017
This week publishers are buzzing about a book on cat communication and a title on the Finnish phenomenon known as "pantsdrunk," which celebrates drinking alone in your undergarments.
View ArticleInternational Hot Book Properties, Week of Monday, November 20, 2017
This week's hot literary properties include a Dutch series of "fill-in" books, an Australian debut novel, and a novelization of a Finnish superhero film.
View ArticleInternational Hot Book Properties, Week of December 11, 2017
This week's hot books include a Dutch novel selling in several territories and a debut Australian novel sold to Small Beer Press.
View ArticleInternational Hot Book Properties, Week of January 8, 2018
A French lifestyle book, a Spanish thriller and a reissued quartet of Italian crime novels are among the books generating buzz this week.
View ArticleInternational Hot Book Properties, Week of January 22, 2018
This week's hot books include a title about the history of maps and a take on the politics of power from a popular U.K. blogger and self-described "radical black feminist."
View ArticleInternational Hot Book Properties, Week of February 12, 2018
This week's hot books include a new thriller series from Sweden that has sold in a flurry of sales, and a Polish thriller that sold for world English rights.
View ArticleInternational Hot Book Properties, Week of February 26, 2018
This week's hot books include an Australian middle-grade series and a Finnish bestseller about a blind girl.
View ArticleInternational Hot Book Properties, Week of March 12, 2018
This week's hot books include a Swedish literary novel and an illustrated guide to blockchain out of China.
View ArticleInternational Hot Book Properties, Week of March 26, 2018
This week's hot international books include a linked story collection from Canada that just sold to Norton, and a Chinese series for children that recently sold to Sourcebooks.
View ArticleInternational Hot Book Properties, Week of April 9, 2018
Among the books generating buzz at this week's London Book Fair are a nonfiction title about the modern-day investigation into who betrayed Anne Frank and her family and a psychological thriller out of...
View ArticleInternational Hot Book Properties, Week of April 23, 2018
This week's hot books include an Italian novel that got people talking at the just-wrapped London Book Fair, and a debut thriller by a Dutch film and TV producer.
View ArticleInternational Hot Book Properties, Week of May 21, 2018
This week's hot international titles include a Dutch narrative nonfiction book, an Italian mystery, and a Finnish novel being touted as the world's first "goblin thriller."
View ArticleInternational Hot Book Properties, Week of June 11, 2018
This week's hot books include a biography of Rembrandt, and an Australian YA novel that is collecting several international sales.
View ArticleInternational Hot Book Properties, Week of June 25, 2018
This week's hot books include an Italian family saga and a rediscovered Italian novel originally published in 1945.
View ArticleInternational Hot Book Properties, Week of July 9, 2018
This week's hot books include a philosophical title on the feelings of animals, and a Spanish historical women's fiction novel.
View ArticleInternational Hot Book Properties, Week of July 23, 2018
This week's hot books include a Christmas-inspired story from bestselling author Maja Lunde, and a German debut novel which just sold to HarperCollins in the U.S.
View ArticleInternational Hot Book Properties, Week of August 6, 2018
This week's hot books include a 1,000-page, five-volume German novel, and a Flemish debut.
View ArticleInternational Hot Book Properties, Week of August 20, 2018
This week's hot books include an Australian debut novel which just sold in Italy, and a French memoir by a Rohingya refugee.
View ArticleInternational Hot Book Properties, Week of September 10, 2018
This week's hot books include a Catalan novel recently sold in France and Germany, and a nonfiction title by the former Dutch foreign minister.
View ArticleInternational Hot Book Properties, Week of Monday, September 24, 2018
This week's hot properties include a novel about Venezuela that sold to a new HarperCollins imprint and a Finnish parody of adult coloring books.
View ArticleInternational Hot Book Properties, Week of October 15, 2018
This week's hot international books include a Norwegian thriller set in the North Pole, and an 800-page novel about Mussolini.
View ArticleInternational Hot Book Properties, Week of October 29, 2018
This week's hot books include an Italian novel that sold in over 10 territories during the Frankfurt season, and a Finnish title on the meaning of life that sold to Harper in the U.S.
View ArticleInternational Hot Book Properties, Week of November 12, 2018
This week's hot international books include an Australian backlist novel that has gained new sales after a film adaptation, and a Finnish title about a woman seeking inspiration from historical figures.
View ArticleInternational Hot Book Properties, Week of December 10, 2018
This week's hot books include an Italian novel about the downfall of Lehman Brothers that has won the Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger.
View ArticleBook Deals: Week of December 9, 2019
Big deals this week include two six-figure acquisitions for debuts and a shift to a new publisher for bestseller and Big Stone Gap series author Adriana Trigiani.
View ArticleSouth Korea's Naver to Acquire Wattpad for $600 Million
Naver, Korea's leading internet platform, is acquiring Canadian social writing and reading platform Wattpad for more than $600 million.
View ArticleLau Sees Wattpad and Naver as a Perfect Match
As international, multiplatform entertainment companies offering different publishing formats to readers and writers, "Naver and Wattpad are perfectly aligned," said Wattpad's CEO and cofounder Allen...
View ArticleSimon & Schuster Acquires Mike Pence's Autobiography
Dana Canedy acquired a currently untitled autobiography by former Vice President Mike Pence that, its publisher said, tells the story of its author's "faith and public service" and "addresses the many...
View ArticleWattpad Webtoon Studios Commits $100 Million to Development
Wattpad and Naver's Webtoon are merging their film and television production studios under the name Wattpad Webtoon Studios and committing $100 million to content development and production financing.
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