WCA Deal Report for May 19th, 2023

By May 19, 2023June 28th, 2023Deals
  • Pegasus Books‘ Jessica Case has acquired World English (excluding Canada) rights to Rachel Phan’s RESTAURANT KID. The non-fiction book is described as a poignant memoir about the uniquely grinding life of restaurant families, the heavy costs of “making it” that immigrants face when they arrive in their new lands, and one daughter’s raw attempts to seek connection with the parents who have always been just out of reach but are now facing the uncertain prospect of retirement. Publication is expected for spring 2025. The deal was arranged by Chris Casuccio of Westwood Creative Artists. 
  • Douglas & McIntyre has acquired Canadian rights to Rachel Phan’s RESTAURANT KID. The non-fiction book is described as a poignant memoir about the uniquely grinding life of restaurant families, the heavy costs of “making it” that immigrants face when they arrive in their new lands, and one daughter’s raw attempts to seek connection with the parents who have always been just out of reach but are now facing the uncertain prospect of retirement. Publication is expected for spring 2025. The deal was arranged by Chris Casuccio of Westwood Creative Artists.
  • Goose Lane Editions’ Simon Thibault has acquired Canadian rights to Alpha Nkuranga’s memoir BORN TO WALK. The non-fiction book is described as a story of resilience, resistance and a refusal to conform to cultural expectations; a story of the barriers facing young women and girls in Africa, and the way one unlikely hero fought through them to find a life more suitable for a survivor. Publication is expected for Fall 2024. The deal was arranged by Chris Casuccio of Westwood Creative Artists.
  • Caitlin Press’ Vici Johnstone has acquired Canadian rights to Debi Goodwin’s RAINS, AT TIMES HEAVY. The novel spans 1950’s Toronto, the 1970’s Hippie Trail in India, and Death Valley in 2014, and explores how tragedy can spiral through generations until someone brave enough takes it on; a story about grief and death that is surprisingly full of life, love and resilience, pitched for fans of Elizabeth Strout, Kristin Hannah and Jodi Picoult. Publication is expected for October 2023. The deal was arranged by Chris Casuccio of Westwood Creative Artists. 

Foreign rights:

  • Craig Shreve’s THE AFRICAN SAMURAI to Canelo (UK & Commonwealth excl. Canada), by Meg Wheeler at Westwood Creative Artists for Chris Casuccio.