WCA Deal Report for February 18, 2022
- Ojibwe author Nancy Cooper’s AMIK’S BIG DAY, a story about an industrious beaver who shows her cousins visiting from far away the many things that she and her family do to help different animals in the forest, illustrated by Ojibwe artist Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley, to Karen Boersma at Owlkids Books, for publication in spring 2023, by Jackie Kaiser at Westwood Creative Artists for the illustrator (World).
- Author of ENCOUNTER Brittany Luby‘s WHEN THE STARS CAME HOME, about an Anishinaabe child who misses the night stars when he moves to the city and the traditional Star Blanket that connects him to his ancestors, illustrated by Natasha Donovan, to Susan Rich at Little Brown Books for Young Readers, for publication in Fall 2023, by Jackie Kaiser at Westwood Creative Artists for the author, and by Lindsay Auld at Writers House for the illustrator (World).
- Marc Lewis’ THE BIOLOGY OF DESIRE to Next Door (Spain), by Sandra Bruna at Sandra Bruna Agency, on behalf of Meg Wheeler at Westwood Creative Artists for Michael Levine.
- Richard Wagamese’s MEDICINE WALK to Antigona (Portugal), by Sandra Bruna at Sandra Bruna Agency, on behalf of Meg Wheeler at Westwood Creative Artists for John Pearce and Chris Casuccio.
- Thomas King’s THE RED POWER MURDERS to Liana Levi (World French excl. North America), by Celia Long at Anna Jarota Agency, on behalf of Meg Wheeler at Westwood Creative Artists for Jackie Kaiser.
- Michael Ignatieff’s ON CONSOLATION to Kalich (Czech Republic), by Kristin Olson at Kristin Olson Literary Agency, on behalf of Meg Wheeler at Westwood Creative Artists for Michael Levine.
- Michael Ignatieff’s ON CONSOLATION to Kontrast (Serbia), by Nada Perisic at Plima, on behalf of Meg Wheeler at Westwood Creative Artists for Michael Levine.
- Kim Fu’s LESSER KNOWN MONSTERS OF THE 21ST CENTURY to Host (Czech Republic), by Kristin Olson at Kristin Olson Agency, on behalf of Meg Wheeler at Westwood Creative Artists for Jackie Kaiser.
