WCA Deal Report for July 15, 2022

By July 15, 2022July 26th, 2022Deals
  • Anna Comfort O’Keeffe at Douglas & McIntyre has acquired World Rights to Dan Needles’ A GUIDE TO RURAL LIVING, a whimsical and timely observation of the customs and traditions of rural and small town life, as well as the culture clash between villagers and the recent influx of urbanites who discovered during the pandemic that working from home was something they could do anywhere. Publication will be in Fall 2023. The deal was arranged by John Pearce and Chris Casuccio at Westwood Creative Artists.
  • Kim Fu’s LESSER KNOWN MONSTERS OF THE 21ST CENTURY to Héliotrope (World French), by Megan Husain at Anna Jarota Agency, on behalf of Meg Wheeler at Westwood Creative Artists for Jackie Kaiser.
  • Rohinton Mistry’s TALES FROM FIROZSHA BAAG to AST/Neclassics (Russia), by Natalia Sanina at Synopsis Literary Agency, on behalf of Meg Wheeler at Westwood Creative Artists for Bruce Westwood.
  • Rohinton Mistry’s A FINE BALANCE renewed to AST/Neclassics (Russia), by Synopsis Literary Agency, on behalf of Meg Wheeler at Westwood Creative Artists for Bruce Westwood.
  • Gina Buonaguro’s VIRGINS OF VENICE to Laguna (Serbia), by Nada Perisic at Plima, on behalf of Meg Wheeler at Westwood Creative Artists for John Pearce.
  • Glenn Gould’s THE GLENN GOULD READER to Guangxi Normal University Press Group Co. (simplified Chinese), by Claire Qiao at Andrew Nurnberg Associates Beijing, on behalf of Meg Wheeler at Westwood Creative Artists.