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Agencies: Europa Content In “Strategic Partnership” with APA

February 23, 2023
By Michael Cader

Last week literary agency Europa Content announced a “strategic partnership” with talent agency APA. The Hollywood Reporter (which is a little confused and calls Europa a publisher; that’s Europa Editions) says, “The goal is to expand APA’s intellectual property and media rights division and to increase resources for both APA and Europa Content clients and […]

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UTA Acquires Fletcher & Company

January 4, 2023
By Michael Cader

UTA announced that it has acquired literary agency Fletcher & Company. Founder and ceo Christy Fletcher will co-lead the UTA Publishing division along with current head Byrd Leavell, with both reporting to UTA President David Kramer. (Fletcher and Leavell had been colleagues at Carlisle and Company many years ago.) The entire team at Fletcher & […]

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Agent Vigliano Sues Former Clients Chip and Joanna Gaines

December 8, 2022
By Michael Cader

Literary agency Vigliano Associates filed suit in a New York court alleging breach of contract against authors Chip and Joanna Gaines, as well as their business enterprises and their current management, United Talent Agency. Vigliano seeks damages of at least $1 million, alleging that the Gaineses improperly avoided paying the agency its 7.5 percent share […]

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Scouting: Pan Macmillan Goes Without

November 11, 2022
By Michael Cader

Pan Macmillan in the UK announced that “it no longer requires a US-based scout” and “will part ways” with Mary Anne Thompson Associates “after a long and fruitful relationship.”  They noted: “The continuously developing bonds and collaboration within the Macmillan Group of our US, UK and German editorial teams means that Pan Macmillan is alert […]

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Wylie Reports on Rushdie’s Wounds, Tells Tales About The Trial

October 24, 2022
By Michael Cader

Spanish newspaper El Pais interviewed Andrew Wylie at the Frankfurt Book Fair, where he reported the sad news that Salman Rushdie has “lost the sight of one eye” and “one hand is incapacitated because the nerves in his arm were cut.” Wylie underscored, “it was a brutal attack” and Rushdie “has about 15 more wounds […]

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International, Estate Rights Discussed in BISG Panel

October 7, 2022
By Katy Hershberger

In a recent Book Industry Study Group program on rights, speakers discussed the changing landscape for translation, international, backlist rights, and more. The BISG also shared their rights tools and resources, including two papers on publishing rights and a multi-part rights education series on the BISG Youtube. BISG has also launched a four-part FAQ on […]

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