2021 - Some Metamorphosis Highlights
Congratulations to Suleena Bibra!
Fiction: Women's/Romance
Suleena Bibra's TWO HOUSES, in which two millennials working for their families' competing auction houses are invited to a billionaire art collector's Long Island mansion for a week-long country house party, where they realize there might be more to their rivalry than just business, to Stephanie Doig at Carina Press, for publication in fall 2021, by Jana Hanson at Metamorphosis Literary Agency (world). Carina Press
Reka Simonsen at Atheneum has acquired Naomi Teitelbaum Ends the World by S. Rose Shanker, an Own Voices debut middle-grade novel in the vein of Aru Shah that gives traditional Jewish folklore a modern twist. Naomi is preparing for her bat mitzvah when she receives a mysterious gift: a Golem that obeys her every command. When the Golem gets out of control, Naomi and her friends are sent on an adventure to set things right before the Golem accidentally brings about the end of the world. Publication is slated for fall 2022; Stephanie Hansen at Metamorphosis Literary Agency negotiated the deal for world rights. Film rights to the work are being handled by Brendan Deneen at Assemble Media. https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/85775-rights-report-week-of-march-8-2021.html #kidlit#middlegrade#booknews#bookdeal
Congratulations @touchpointpress - @tantoraudio has purchased audio rights to @mjkrentz book DEAD ALREADY brokered by Stephanie Hansen - "Absolutely stunning! This is the heart-stopping medical thriller I've waited for." --Stella Cameron, NYT bestselling author. #medicalthriller#thrillerbooks#legalthrillershttps://lnkd.in/gVthpzW7
Congratulations @touchpointpress - @tantoraudio has purchased audio rights to James B Cohoon's book DO NO HARM brokered by Stephanie Hansen - "2020 American Fiction Award winner for Best Medical Thriller" #medicalthriller#thrillerbooks#VigilanteJusticehttps://lnkd.in/gfZ848fc
August 26, 2021 - BLOOD BROTHER, by Susan Keller
Audio rights
Susan Keller's BLOOD BROTHER, the story of curing a cancer and of the enigmatic events that led to finding a man who never wanted to be found, to Kim Budnick at Tantor Media, in a nice deal, by Erica Christensen at Metamorphosis Literary Agency, on behalf of TouchPoint Press.
September 2, 2021 - THE HOUSE THAT BABE RUTH BUILT, by Kelly Bennett
Children's: Picture book
Author of the Norman the Goldfish series Kelly Bennett's THE HOUSE THAT BABE RUTH BUILT, a celebration of the feeling of a day at the ballpark watching Babe Ruth play baseball at Yankee stadium, to Christopher Robbins at Familius, for publication in spring 2023, by Amy Brewer at Metamorphosis Literary Agency.
September 9, 2021 - MISS MATCHED, by Wendy Million
Fiction: Women's/Romance
Author of WHEN STARS FALL and the Donaghey Brothers series Wendy Million's MISS MATCHED, in which a woman decides to sign up for a dating service with a 99 percent success rate but is shockingly paired with an ex who broke her heart years ago, to Deanna McFadden at W by Wattpad, in a nice deal, for publication in spring 2023, by Amy Brewer at Metamorphosis Literary Agency (world).
Rights: rights@wattpad.com
🌍September 28, 2021 - THE HUNTED SERIES and MADE OF STEEL
International rights: Fiction
Ivy Smoak's THE HUNTED SERIES, in a nice deal, in a four-book deal, and MADE OF STEEL, to Helion (Poland), in a nice deal, by Martyna Kowalewska at Book/lab Literary Agency, on behalf of Erica Christensen at Metamorphosis Literary Agency.
🌍October 5, 2021 - Heather Grace Stewart's Love Again and Strangely, Incredibly Good series, to Virtualo (...
International rights: Fiction
Heather Grace Stewart's Love Again and Strangely, Incredibly Good series, to Virtualo (Poland), in a nice deal, in a five-book deal, for publication in 2022, by Martyna Kowalewska at Book/lab Literary Agency, on behalf of Stephanie Hansen at Metamorphosis Literary Agency.
🌍October 8, 2021 - AWAKENED
International rights: Fiction
Ciara Duggan's AWAKENED, to Lella Colacurcio at Queen (Italy), in a nice deal, by Stephanie Hansen from Metamorphosis Literary Agency.
October 20, 2021 - MY NAME IS LAYLA, by Reyna Marder Gentin
Audio rights
Reyna Marder Gentin's MY NAME IS LAYLA, to Cat Zappa at Dreamscape Media, in a nice deal, by Erica Christensen at Metamorphosis Literary Agency on behalf of TouchPoint Press.
🌍November 1, 2021 - PAWN and KNIGHT (FAE GAMES)
International rights: Children's
Karen Lynch's PAWN and KNIGHT (FAE GAMES), to Alexey Smirnov at Eksmo (Russian Federation), in a two-book deal, by Stephanie Hansen at Metamorphosis Literary Agency.
November 4, 2021 - THE NOISY CLASSROOM GOES TO THE MUSEUM, by Angela Shante and Alison Hawkins
Children's: Picture book
Wishing Shelf Silver winner and American Fiction Awards finalist Angela Shante's THE NOISY CLASSROOM GOES TO THE MUSEUM, a sequel to THE NOISY CLASSROOM in which the notoriously noisy third grade class takes a trip to the Natural History Museum, illustrated by Alison Hawkins, to Jennifer Newens at West Margin, for publication in fall 2022, by Stephanie Hansen at Metamorphosis Literary Agency for the author, and by Hannah Mann at Writers House for the illustrator.
International rights: FictionNovember 8, 2021
Laura Snider's UNSYMPATHETIC VICTIMS, UNDETERMINED DEATH, and UNFORGIVABLE ACTS, to Virtualo (Poland), in a nice deal, in a three-book deal, for publication in 2023, by Martyna Kowalewska at Book/lab Literary Agency, on behalf of Stephanie Hansen at Metamorphosis Literary Agency.
