Zazie Todd’s Wag Acquired by Greystone Books
We’re delighted to report that we’ve sold World English rights to Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy, by dog trainer and popular Companion Animal Psychology blogger Zazie Todd, to Greystone Books.
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Lenore Newman’s Lost Feast Acquired by ECW Press
We’re delighted to have sold world rights to Lost Feast: A Requiem for Extinct Foods by Canada Research Chair in Food Security and Environment Lenore Newman, examining a series of extinct foods now lost to our insatiable human appetite, and shedding light on which beloved foods we will struggle to protect in the future, to Susan Renouf at ECW Press.
Daniel Jones’s Emotional Promiscuity Sold in China
Simplified Chinese rights to Daniel Jones’s Emotional Promiscuity: The Science of Serial Romance have been sold to Beijing Standway Books Co. by Susie Li of Andrew Nurnberg Associates International Ltd., on behalf of Trena White, principal of Page Two and associate agent of the Transatlantic Agency.
Random House Canada Publishing New Work by Carol Shields This Spring
Anne Collins, publisher of Knopf Random Canada, has acquired Canadian English rights to Startle and Illuminate: Carol Shields on Writing, a book of advice and reflections on writing by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Carol Shields, shimmering with her unique style, sense, humour, vision, and wit.
Dr. Daniel Jones’ Emotional Promiscuity Sold to Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press United States senior editor Abby Gross has acquired world English rights, excluding Canada, to Emotional Promiscuity: The Science of Serial Romance, by Dr. Daniel Jones, the world’s leading researcher into why some people tend to fall in love fast, easily, and often.
Greystone Acquires Limitless, by Louise Green
Associate publisher Nancy Flight of Greystone Books has acquired world all-language rights to Louise Green’s Limitless, a fitness book for plus-size women that makes it clear you don’t need to be slim to be fit.
Deal Announcement: Pailin Chongchitnant’s Hot Thai Kitchen Sold to Appetite by Random House
Robert McCullough, Publisher at Appetite by Random House, has acquired world rights to Pailin Chongchitnant’s Hot Thai Kitchen: Demystifying Thai Cuisine with Authentic Recipes to Make at Home.
Deal Announcement: Geoff Dembicki’s Are We Screwed Sold to Bloomsbury USA
Anton Mueller, Executive Editor of Bloomsbury USA, has acquired world rights to Geoff Dembicki’s first book. Are We Screwed? A Millennial’s Guide to Climate Change keys off 28-year-old Dembicki’s dispatches for Vice, Salon, the Tyee, and others to explain the massive societal shifts Millennials are creating in their response to global warming.
Deal Announcement: Kobo and ECW Sign with Journalist Kevin Donovan to Publish Jian Ghomeshi Book
Page Two is pleased to announce a groundbreaking new publishing deal. In an unprecedented agreement, Kobo will partner with ECW Press to publish Jian Ghomeshi: Secret Life, a detailed exploration of the rise and downfall of the superstar radio personality by our agency client Kevin Donovan, the award-winning Toronto Star investigative journalist who has covered the story.
Dr. Karen Lee’s Fit Cities Sold to Doubleday Canada
We’re delighted to report a new book deal we made through our association with Transatlantic Agency: Dr. Karen Lee’s FIT CITIES: HOW URBAN DESIGN CAN CONQUER THE OBESITY EPIDEMIC, a brilliant, eye-opening look at how we can act now to stop one of the world’s biggest health issues, based on the latest research and interviews with designers and health practitioners, as well as Lee’s own personal experiences in the field.
Deal News: Larry’s Book by Phil Dwyer
Margaret Bryant, director of sales and marketing for Dundurn, has acquired world rights to Phil Dwyer’s Larry’s Book: Lessons in Dying a Good Death, a non-fiction work chronicling the end-of-life experience of Dr.
