WCA Deal Report for May 17, 2024

Foreign:

  • Kathryn Nicolai’s NOTHING MUCH HAPPENS to Qanun (Azerbaijan), by Tatjana Zoldnere at Eastern European and Asian Rights Agency, on behalf of Meg Wheeler at Westwood Creative Artists for Jackie Kaiser.
  • Jay Ingram’s THE SCIENCE OF WHY 5 audio to Beijing Green Beans Book Co. Ltd. (China), by Conor Cheng & Jessica Wu at Andrew Nurnberg Associates, on behalf of Meg Wheeler at Westwood Creative Artists for Jackie Kaiser.
  • Josef Skvorecky’s THE ENGINEER OF HUMAN SOULS to Alpha Books Co., (China), by Jessica Wu & Conor Cheng at Andrew Nurnberg Associates, on behalf of Meg Wheeler at Westwood Creative Artists.
  • Yann Martel’s LIFE OF PI renewed to Prometheus (Netherlands), by Marlous Mettes at Marianne Schonbach Literary Agency, on behalf of Meg Wheeler at Westwood Creative Artists for Jackie Kaiser.

Film/TV:

  • Sahand Moarefy has optioned the film and TV rights to John Little’s biography of Mike Mentzer. This biography, written by Mentzer’s close friend of 21 years, is the first to appear in North America. Drawing upon audio recordings, letters, diary excerpts, as well as interviews with those closest to him, this is the true story of a man who stood up to the fitness industry – and paid the ultimate price for it. The deal was arranged by Michael Levine at Westwood Creative Artists.