Moving past the annual hype over “heated auctions,” it’s time for our first check-in on the actual state of dealmaking heading into the Frankfurt Book Fair, with the big final week still to come. For now, total deal volume is looking strong — particularly for adult titles, with those categories trending in line with 2014, which was busiest Frankfurt dealmaking period in years — though softer children’s and digital publisher sales are holding down the totals. A clearer trend emerges from analyzing reported transactions for six-figures or better. With 7 significant deals for fiction and 4 major deals so far, […]