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Transatlantic Opens Virtual Bookstore at Bookshop.org in Support of the Book Industry Charitable Foundation Transatlantic has set up a virtual storefront through bookshop.org featuring our clients' recent titles, to support our clients during the pandemic. Bookshop.org is a new retail website run by Ingram, an independent distribution company, that directly supports independent bookstores via donations and affiliate programs. The site has already raised $500,000 for independe...nt bookstores. Transatlantic earns an affiliate income from each sale from our storefront, which we are donating to the Book Industry Charitable Foundation. Authors receive their standard royalties on each sale. Currently the website is only available in the USA. We hope that this will be an easy way for our friends to buy books online and support a great cause. You can also use Bookshop.org to find an online independent bookstore near you. To visit Transatlantic's storefront, please click here: https://bookshop.org/shop/transatlanticagency To learn more about the Book Industry Charitable Foundation, follow this link: https://www.bincfoundation.org/what-we-do/

DEAL NEWS: 9 International Translation Deals by Evan Brown at Transatlantic Agency on behalf of Page Two. Following a busy fall book fair season we are proud to announce 9 new rights sales in 6 territories around the world! View the Page Two catalogue to learn more about these and other exciting titles from Page Two. Russian rights to Scott Berkun’s HOW DESIGN MAKES THE WORLD sold to Alpina in association with Olga Baykova at The Van Lear Agency, Simplified Chinese rights to... Liaoning ST in association with Yijhen Lee at The Grayhawk Agency, Turkish rights sold to Yakamoz in association with afak Tahmaz at Kalem Agency. Korean rights to Hannah Beach and Tamara Neufeld Strijack’s RECLAIMING OUR STUDENTS sold to Hanmunhwa Multimedia in association with Insoo Lee at Danny Hong Agency, Polish rights to Szum Lasu in association with Ksenia Saladra at Book/lab Literary Agency. Polish rights to Craig and Debbie Lambert’s THE MINDFUL COUPLE sold to wiat Ksiki in association with Martyna Kowalewska at Book/lab Literary Agency. Russian rights to Melanie Deziel’s THE CONTENT FUEL FRAMEWORK sold to Eksmo in association with Olga Baykova at The Van Lear Agency, Simplified Chinese rights sold to Huazhang in association with Jennifer Lee at The Grayhawk Agency. Ukrainian rights to Deborah MacNamara’s REST PLAY GROW sold to Smaki Publishing.

We're thrilled to welcome Jessica Elisheva Emerson to Transatlantic! In 2020, Jessica Elisheva Emerson’s forthcoming debut novel, FROM THE VERB: TO KNOW, won second place in the First Pages Prize and was a finalist in the Tucson Festival of Books Literary Awards. Her stories have appeared in literary journals including The Beloit Fiction Journal, Midwestern Gothic, Drash and Crucible, and she’s also a published poet and produced playwright. She graduated from Antioch Universi...ty with a Master’s of Fine Arts in writing and the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Arts in journalism, and is the inaugural director of the progressive Jewish Emergent Network. Obsessed with stories, pie, Scotch, and working towards a better world, she lives in Los Angeles with her husband and three children. Find her at elishevaemerson.com or on social channels @ElishevaEm. Jessica is represented by Carolyn Forde and Amanda Orozco. https://www.transatlanticagency.com//welcoming-jessica-el/

We're so happy to see Karma Brown's RECIPE FOR A PERFECT WIFE on the top 10 list of most loaned Canadian Fiction--congratulations, Karma! https://www.booknetcanada.ca//most-loaned-canadian-authore

Samra Habib and Kai Cheng Thom have made Chatelaine’s list of 2020 Women Of The Year! Samra Habib, "for (stunningly) telling stories that have often gone untold" and Kai Cheng Thom, "for fostering a community of hope and compassion." Congratulations to these two fabulous women! Samra is represented by Samantha Haywood and Kai Cheng Thom is represented by Marilyn Biderman and Leonicka Valcius. ... https://www.chatelaine.com/living/women-of-the-year-2020/ See more

We're delighted to welcome Yejide Kilanko to Transatlantic! YEJIDE KILANKO was born in Ibadan, Nigeria. She lives in Ontario, Canada, where she practices as a therapist in children’s mental health. Kilanko’s debut novel, Daughters Who Walk This Path, is a Canadian national bestseller. The novel was longlisted for the 2016 Nigeria Literature Prize. Kilanko’s work includes a novella, Chasing Butterflies (2015), and a children’s picture book, There Is An Elephant In My Wardrobe ...(2019). Kilanko’s short fiction is in the anthology, New Orleans Review 2017: The African Literary Hustle. When she's not busy dreaming about more stories and poems, you'll find Kilanko online playing simultaneous games of Scrabble. Yejide is represented by Chelene Knight and Léonicka Valcius. https://www.transatlanticagency.com//welcoming-yejide-kil/

Quill & Quire's "2020 Books of the Year" includes an impressive round-up of authors, featuring some of our clients: Amanda Leduc, Rachel Matlow, Emily Urquhart, Canisia Lubrin, Damian Rogers, and Walter Scott (from Drawn & Quarterly). On DISFIGURED: "Disfigured is not just an eye-opener when it comes to the Disney princess crew and the Marvel universe this thin volume provides the tools to change how readers engage with other kinds of popular media, from horror films to fas...hion magazines to outdated sitcom jokes." On DEAD MOM WALKING: "Matlow’s depiction of the vivacious, outrageous, and tragically misguided Elaine is so lovable that the book’s moments of heartbreak cut that much deeper. It’s that rare book that can make a reader laugh, cry, and laugh again all in the same paragraph." On THE AGE OF CREATIVITY: "Urquhart’s book began as an inquiry into misperceptions about creativity and aging after she observed how her father, the noted painter Tony Urquhart, now in his 80s, is still fully engaged with his work... deal[s] with dementia and old age with sensitivity and respect, and may soothe readers and caregivers coping with the same." On THE DYZGRAPHXST: "Canisia Lubrin’s syntactically exuberant, polyvocal, and polyvalent long poem is at once an act of reclamation and defiance. Melding Creole and Caribbean rhythms and dialect with a technical approach that breaks down and recombines lyrical principles, the poem’s seven sections merge to form something steeped in the history of the Black African diaspora, while also being utterly, utterly new. Shot through with the joy of song and the fire of righteous anger" On AN ALPHABET FOR JOANNA: "Poet Rogers excavates family history and ephemera to piece together the stories of her artistically talented mother’s life" in one of the year's "most heartfelt and thoughtful works of non-fiction." On WENDY, MASTER OF ART "Those in the art world will nod with familiarity, while others will relate to Wendy’s attempts to find her own identity [in Walter's Scott's third collection of Wendy comics]. But despite the signs that she might be growing up, Wendy’s rubber-band body and flailing limbs still draw laughs like a seasoned physical comedian." https://bit.ly/35zT99s

Congratulations to ChefPriyanka Priyanka Naik on her debut book deal for THE MODERN TIFFIN with Tiller Press/Simon and Schuster! Andrea Cascardi represented Priyanka in the deal to editor Anja Schmidt, at auction, for World Rights.

Happy Book Birthday to Liza Woodruff's ONCE UPON A WINTER DAY (Margaret Ferguson/Holiday House). This wonderful picture book received FOUR Starred Reviews! A must have for the winter season, Liza Woodruff's Once Upon a Winter Day is a fun read-aloud that shares details about animal behavior from a child's perspective.

Happy book birthday Marla Lesage! WE WEAR MASKS hits the (virtual) shelves today! https://www.transatlanticagency.com//happy-book-birthday-/

A warm welcome Violet Karim! https://www.transatlanticagency.com//welcoming-violet-cha/

Happiest of book birthdays to BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME by Kate Hilton, out today from HarperAvenue! Join us for the book launch of Kate Hilton's BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME today 11/24 at 7 pm ET, live on Zoom! There will be special guests, giveaways, and signed copies available for purchase. To register, go to: https://us02web.zoom.us//register/WN_r-qn8GBJS6uFSFwtSoBbfQ. Praise & More for BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME: Kate Hilton’s latest, Better Luck Next Time, is a hilarious, astute, an...Continue reading

Listen along as Transatlantic client, cultural critic & nonfiction writer Eva Recinos discusses V.E. Schwab's THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE with Nerdette Podcast host Greta Johnsen and All The Books! podcast host Liberty Hardy for a fun, fresh Tuesday listen! https://www.wbez.org//nerdette-book-club-the-invisible-lif