WCA Deal Report for January 28, 2022
- Jennifer Lambert at HarperCollins Canada has acquired World English rights to Gina Buonaguro’s VIRGINS OF VENICE, historical fiction in the vein of Philippa Gregory and Laura Morelli, set in Renaissance Venice. It follows two daughters from a noble family, sacrificed to the convent and a strategic marriage to pay off their father’s debts – including to the most infamous courtesan in the city – who decide to push back against their fates. Publication will be in late 2022. The deal was arranged by John Pearce at Westwood Creative Artists.
- B. Brett Finlay and Jessica Finlay’s THE WHOLE-BODY MICROBIOME to Parabooks Co., Ltd. (Korea), by Tae Eun Kim at Shinwon Agency, on behalf of Meg Wheeler at Westwood Creative Artists for Chris Casuccio and John Pearce.
- Dr. Marc Lewis’ THE BIOLOGY OF DESIRE to Wilcza Anna Gruszczynska (Poland), by Tomasz Berezinski at Graal, on behalf of Meg Wheeler at Westwood Creative Artists for Michael Levine.
- Michael Ignatieff’s ON CONSOLATION to Kachi Books (Korea), by Tae Eun Kim at Shinwon Agency, on behalf of Meg Wheeler at Westwood Creative Artists for Michael Levine.
