The P.S. Literary Agency had a fantastic year. Below are some of the highlights and I leave you with what’s coming up for us in 2012.
Book releases
- The year began with the release of Gail Vaz-Oxlade’s NEVER TOO LATE. It became a Canadian bestseller. Gail was on the non-fiction bestsellers list in January appearing at #1 (NEVER TOO LATE), #6 (EASY MONEY), and #7 (DEBT-FREE FOREVER).
- Release of French-Canadian edition of DEBT-FREE FOREVER.
- Release of THE 10-POUND SHRED by Tommy Europe.
- Release of THE HAPPINESS EQUATION by Nick Powdthavee in the US.
- Release of ENDANGERED by Pamela Beason from Berkley.
- Release of BLACKJACK SECRETS by Jay Moore from Skyhorse Publishing.
Deals
- Sold English-language rights in India to Gail Vaz-Oxlade’s DEBT-FREE FOREVER.
- Sold Gail’s next book, MONEY RULES, to HarperCollins Canada.
- Sold English-language rights in India to Tommy Europe’s THE 10-POUND SHRED.
- Sold Japanese rights to Nick Powdthavee’s THE HAPPINESS EQUATION.
- Sold German rights to Pamela Beason’s first three titles, beginning with ENDANGERED, in the Summer Westin mystery series, to Egmont, at auction.
- Sold GUNSHIP ACE by journalist and author Al Venter to Casemate Publishers.
Events
- We attended BookExpo America in May.
- The P.S Literary Agency attended the International Festival of Authors in Toronto. I wrote a blog post outlining the international publishing perspective from these sessions and meetings.