2016 FRANKFURT RIGHTS GUIDE Blue Rider Press Dutton Penguin Plume TarcherPerigee Sabila Khan Director, UK & Translation Rights Phone: 212-366-2798 Fax: 212-243-6002 [email protected] Jillian Fata Coordinator Phone: 212-366-2449 Fax: 212-243-6002 [email protected] Penguin Publishing Group, 375 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014 TABLE OF CONTENTS Memoir ..................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Narrative Nonfiction, History, Science, Business ......................................................................................................... 3 Pop Culture, Humor, Gift, Illustrated, Cookery ............................................................................................................ 6 Self-Help, Spirituality, Parenting, Health ..................................................................................................................... 9 Fiction ..................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Hot Titles ................................................................................................................................................................. 16 MEMOIR Bussola, Matteo SLEEPLESS NIGHTS AND KISSES FOR BREAKFAST Memoir/Family & Relationships | TarcherPerigee Hardcover | May 2017 | Agent: Susan Raihofer @ Black, Inc. | Editor: Joanna Ng Rights: UK | Status: manuscript available November 2016 Matteo Bussola lives in Verona, Italy, with his wife and their three daughters. For two years, he’s been writing posts on Facebook that capture the beauty of ordinary moments with his family. SLEEPLESS NIGHTS… is the memoir that grew out of these writings. At times, moving, and at others, humorous, these writings remind people to savor the present and appreciate the simple things in life. Matteo Bussola is an architect turned cartoonist. This is his first book. Corona, Martin and Anthony Assenza with Tony Rafael CONFESSIONS OF A CARTEL HIT MAN Memoir/True Crime | Dutton Hardcover | July 2017 | Agent: Jim Hornfischer @ Hornfischer Literary Management | Editor: Stephen Morrow Rights: UK & Translation | Status: manuscript available November 2016 The true confessions of an assassin, who rose through the ranks of the southern California gang world to become the leader of an elite, cruelly efficient crew of men for Mexico’s “most vicious drug cartel”, and eventually found a way out and an (almost) normal life. After serving as an enforcer in the Tijuana drug cartel, Martin Corona turned the state’s evidence against the organization and made possible the federal prosecution that brought an end to it. He lives with his family in witness supervision. Izzard, Eddie SERIOUSLY Memoir | Blue Rider Press Hardcover | June 2017 | Agent: Steve Fisher @ APA | Editor: Sarah Hochman Rights: UK & Translation | Status: manuscript available January 2017 Comedian and actor Eddie Izzard’s book about his life, from his childhood to his rise from London street performer through his comedy world tours and work as an actor on stage and screen. Eddie Izzard is a world-renowned comedian, actor, writer, runner, and activist. He recently appeared on television as Dr. Abel Gideon in Hannibal, and produced and starred in the FX Networks series, The Riches. His films include Valkyrie, Ocean's Thirteen and Ocean's Twelve, Across the Universe, Mystery Men, Shadow of the Vampire, and The Cat's Meow. He plans to run for Mayor of London in 2020. Rights sold: UK & C (Michael Joseph / Penguin UK) / German (Ullstein) / Swedish (Massolit) 1 Maran, Meredith THE NEW OLD ME: My Late Life Reinvention Memoir | Blue Rider Press Hardcover | March 2017 | Agent: Linda Loewenthal @ The David Black Agency | Editor: Becky Cole Rights: UK | Status: manuscript available November 2016 After the death of her best friend, the collapse of her marriage, and her financial demise, writer Meredith Maran starts over in Hollywood at 60. She leaves her life as a freelance writer for a 9-5 job. Battling loneliness, she attends every happy hour in the city, becomes a gym rat, invites herself to neighbors' dinner parties, and along the way learns that "uncoupledom" can be a wonderful life. Meredith Maran is the author of a novel and ten nonfiction books, including Why We Write and Why We Write About Ourselves and the San Francisco Chronicle bestsellers Dirty, Class Dismissed, and What It’s Like to Live Now. Option Publishers: Arabic (Arab Scientific) / Korean (Key) / Russian (Mann, Ivanov & Ferber) Reyes, Emma and translated by & with an introduction from Daniel Alarcón THE BOOK OF EMMA REYES Memoir | Penguin Classics Hardcover | June 2017 | Agent: Sandra Pareja @ Casanovas & Lynch | Editor: John Siciliano Rights: UK | Status: manuscript available November 2016 Written over 30 years ago, THE BOOK OF EMMA REYES is a memoir in letters of a Colombian woman who was raised in a windowless room and then in a convent of 150 orphan girls. It recounts her life from ages four to nineteen, when she escaped from the convent. She was illiterate when she escaped and yet she went on to make a life as an artist, becoming friends with the likes of Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and other leading artists and intellectuals in both Latin America and Europe. Emma Reyes (1919-2003) was a painter and intellectual whose letters were first published in 2012 in Colombia, where it was greeted as a literary discovery. Daniel Alarcón is the author of several books, including City of Clowns and At Night We Walk in Circles, which was a finalist for the 2014 PEN-Faulkner Award. His writing has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Granta, n+1, and Harpers, and he was named one of the New Yorker's "20 under 40." He teaches at the Columbia University School of Journalism. Rights sold to: Dutch (Karaat) / Hebrew (Zikit Books) / Italian (Sur) / Portuguese in Brazil (Companhia das Letras) / Spanish in Argentina (Edhasa) / Spanish in Columbia (Laguna Libros) / Spanish in Mexico (Almadía) / Spanish in Spain (Libros del Asteroide) Waite, Jen A BEAUTIFUL, TERRIBLE THING Memoir | Plume Hardcover | June 2017 | Agent: Myrsini Stephanidis @ Carol Mann Agency | Editor: Becky Cole Rights: UK & Translation | Status: manuscript available November 2016 What do you do when you discover that the person you've built your life around never existed? When "it could never happen to me" does happen to you? These are the questions facing Jen Waite when she learns that her loving husband—the father of her infant daughter, her best friend, the love of her life—is a textbook psychopath. Written in a dual-timeline narrative structure, we see Waite's romance bud, bloom and wither simultaneously in this raw, first-person account of infidelity. Jen Waite is a former model who lives in Maine, where she is enrolled in a Masters of Social Work program with the goal of helping other women recovering from psychopathic relationships. 2 NARRATIVE NONFICTION, HISTORY, SCIENCE, BUSINESS Blauner, Andrew IN THEIR LIVES: A Chorus of Writers Sing the Praises of Their Favorite Beatles Songs Music/History | Blue Rider Press Hardcover | May 2017 | Agent: c/o Blue Rider Press | Editor: Becky Cole Rights: UK & Translation | Status: manuscript available October 2016 IN THEIR LIVES anthologizes essays from 30 authors, actors and musicians, reflecting on their favorite Beatles songs. From Adam Gopnik to Chuck Klosterman to Rick Moody to Francine Prose to Roz Chast, these essays explore how the Beatles' music can be a lifelong soundtrack. From youth to midlife crisis, readers will recall the salve, solace, and joy this music has brought them over the course of their lives. Andrew Blauner is the founder of Blauner Books Literary Agency. He is a graduate of Brown University, and the Columbia University School of Business. Clifford, Steve THE CEO PAY MACHINE: How it Trashes America and How to Stop It Business & Economics | Blue Rider Press Hardcover | May 2017 | Agent: c/o Blue Rider Press | Editor: David Rosenthal Rights: UK & Translation | Status: manuscript available late October 2016 A former top CEO examines the scandalous and corrupt reasons behind obscene pay packages for corporate executives, explains how this hurts all of us, and how we can stop it. Steve Clifford served as CEO for King Broadcasting Company for five years and at National Mobile Television for nine years. He has been a director of thirteen companies and has chaired the compensation committee for both public and private companies. He holds a BA from Columbia University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Ettinger, Amy SWEET SPOT: An Ice Cream Odyssey through America History/Cooking | Dutton Hardcover | July 2017 | Agent: Timothy Wojcik @ Levine Greenberg Rostan| Editor: Jessica Renheim Rights: UK & Translation | Status: manuscript available November 2016 A journalist with a self-professed ice cream obsession scours the country for the best artisanal brands and delivers a fun, fascinating narrative about ice cream and frozen treats in America. Amy Ettinger is an essayist and journalist. She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and more. Ewalt, David DEFYING REALITY: The Inside Story of the Virtual Reality Revolution Business/Technology | Blue Rider Press Hardcover | May 2017 | Agent: Chris Parris-Lamb @ The Gernert Company | Editor: Brant Rumble Rights: UK & Translation | Status: manuscript available