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Media: Gail Vaz-Oxlade on NBC's Today
Gail Vaz-Oxlade, author of Debt-Free Forever, appeared on NBC's Today show with Al Roker.
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Rights: Debt-Free Forever to Editions Transcontinental
Non-fiction: Finance. French-Canadian rights to Gail Vaz-Oxlade's Canadian bestseller Debt-Free Forever: Take Control of Your Money
and Your Life, to Editions Transcontinental for publication Winter 2011.
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Rights: The Road to Nuclear Armament to Prometheus Books
Non-fiction: History/Politics/Current Affairs.
Veteran journalist and author of Iran's Nuclear Option and Allah's Bomb Al J. Venter's The Road to Nuclear Armament:
The Third-World Threat, a sobering overview of the state of nuclear armament in the third-world,
to Prometheus Books for publication Winter 2010 (World).
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Rights: The Happiness Equation to Ostvarenje
International rights: Non-fiction. Croatian rights to Dr. Nattavudh (Nick) Powdthavee's The Happiness Equation: The Surprising
Economics of Our Most Valuable Asset, to Ostvarenje.
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The 2010 BookExpo America - New York, May 25-27
P.S. Literary Agency attended this year's BookExpo, the largest publishing event in North America. To quote Publishers
Weekly, "…BookExpo America concluded its first run as a midweek show May 27 with many calling the show a success."
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Rights: The 10-Pound Shred to HarperCollins Canada
Non-fiction: Health & Fitness.
Former NFL and CFL defensive back turned fitness coach, personal trainer and star of The Last 10 Pounds Bootcamp and Bulging Brides
Tommy Europe's The 10-Pound Shred: From Flab to Fit in 4 Weeks, to HarperCollins Canada for publication Spring 2011 (Canadian English).
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Rights: Never Too Late to HarperCollins Canada
Non-fiction: Finance.
Bestselling author of Debt-Free Forever and host of Til Debt Do Us Part and Princess Gail Vaz-Oxlade's
Never Too Late: Take Control of Your Retirement and Your Future, to
HarperCollins Canada for publication Winter 2011 (Canadian English).
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Rights: The Happiness Equation to Icon Books
International rights: UK Non-fiction.
Lecturer in the Department of Economics & Related Studies at the University of York in Great Britain and one of the leading young scholars
in the new science of happiness, Dr. Nattavudh (Nick) Powdthavee's The Happiness Equation: The Surprising Economics of Our Most Valuable Asset,
drawing on the author's research that it's possible to accurately measure happiness and exploring the potential impact on society.
For instance, using the new science of happiness to award compensation to non-market events (like death) in courts, or, government's use of
these findings to create new policies to maximize the happiness of its people,
to Icon Books for publication Summer 2010 (UK/Commonwealth).
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Rights: Debt-Free Forever to The Experiment
Non-fiction: Finance. Star of the CNBC personal finance TV show Til Debt Do Us Part Gail Vaz-Oxlade’s Debt-Free Forever: Take Control of Your Money
and Your Life, whose no-nonsense, tough-love approach to money management is now seen every Saturday following The Suze Orman Show, to The Experiment (US).
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The 2009 Frankfurt Book Fair - October 14-18
P.S. Literary Agency was in attendance at this year's Frankfurt Book Fair, the world's largest trade fair for books. It afforded a great
opportunity to network with our international rights partners from across the globe.
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Rights: Barrel of a Gun to Casemate Publishers
Non-fiction: Memoir. Journalist and author of War Dog Al J. Venter's Barrel of a Gun: A War Correspondent's Misspent Moments in Combat,
chronicling the author's nearly forty years of covering conflicts around the globe, to Casemate Publishers for publication Summer 2010 (World).
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Rights: Debt-Free Forever to HarperCollins Canada
Non-fiction: Finance. Bestselling author and television host Gail Vaz-Oxlade’s Debt-Free Forever: Take Control of
Your Money and Your Life, to HarperCollins Canada (Canadian English).
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The 2008 Frankfurt Book Fair - October 15-19
Our team made its debut at the Frankfurt Book Fair, the global gathering place for the book world, to meet with our
international rights partners from countries as diverse as China, Turkey and Korea to name a few.
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Rights: What Burns Within and The Frailty of Flesh to Shueisha
International rights: Fiction. Japanese rights to Sandra Ruttan’s What Burns Within, and The Frailty of
Flesh, to Shueisha.
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The 2008 BookExpo America - Los Angeles, May 30 - June 1
This year's BookExpo proved to be light on attendance, but for the members of our team it afforded an excellent opportunity to
network with industry colleagues, and gauge industry trends. BEA returned to Los Angeles for the first time since 2003.
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Review: Sandra Ruttan's What Burns Within
Publishers Weekly.
Three Vancouver constables—son-of-a-sergeant Craig Nolan, bombshell in the boys’ club Ashlyn Hart, and stolidly antisocial cop
Tain—are drawn together as the rapes, arsons and child abductions they’re working on respectively converge. The three, who have
a beef over a prior case gone bad, must get over their personal differences and chase scant leads before another raped woman,
burned building or missing girl turns up. Ruttan manages to keep the multiple leads and seconds on the same page admirably: she
doesn’t drop too many clues in their laps or allow the tension to flag. The child abduction and sex crime aspects of the story are
handled without exploitation or kid gloves; the straight proceduralism from Ruttan (Suspicious Circumstances) serves the story well
through the rewarding climax. -- Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Rights: What Burns Within and The Frailty of Flesh to Dorchester Publishing
Fiction: Mystery/Crime. Sandra Ruttan's What Burns Within, a debut police
procedural series set in the Vancouver Area and the second book The Frailty of Flesh in a two-book deal, to
Dorchester Publishing (World English).
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The 2007 BookExpo America - New York, June 1-3
Our team attended this year's BookExpo and were among the many who jammed the aisles. To quote
Publishers Weekly, "It was hot and crowded in most areas of the convention hall, but booksellers
and publishers were upbeat about being back in New York."
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Rights: World Famous to AMACOM Books
Non-fiction: Business. David Tyreman's World Famous: How to Give Your Business a Kick-Ass Brand Identity,
to AMACOM Books (World).
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Rights: Outsourcing and Management to Palgrave Macmillan
Non-fiction: Business. Dr. Thomas N. Tunstall's Outsourcing and Management: Why
the Market Benchmark Will Topple Old School Management Styles, revealing how and why governance
structures, outsourcing techniques, and fluid enterprise boundaries will determine organizational
success, to Palgrave Macmillan (World).
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The 2006 BookExpo America - Washington DC, May 19-21
A few members of our team were at the 2006 BookExpo America. BEA returned to Washington for the
first time in nearly 20 years. Attendees in general seemed to be pleased to be back in the
Capital despite the maze-like navigation of the Center.
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The 2005 Word On The Street Fair - Toronto, Sept. 25
From The Word On The Street: "You and your family, friends and neighbours are invited to
celebrate the joy of reading at The Word on the Street Book & Magazine Fair. From 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
on the last Sunday in September, Vancouver, Calgary, Kitchener, Toronto and Halifax will unite
Canada in a national celebration of literacy and the printed word."
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The 2005 BookExpo Canada - Toronto, June 26-27
P.S. Literary Agency was in attendance at this year's BookExpo Canada. It was a great
opportunity to meet the best authors, publishers and editors that Canada has to offer.
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The 2005 BookExpo America - New York, June 3-5
The BEA made its triumphant return to New York City. To quote Publishers Weekly, "Traffic on
the show floor ranged from heavy to gridlock." Our team enhanced their knowledge base with
educational sessions, networked with industry professionals, and caught up on industry
developments.
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Rights: The Most Powerful Blackjack Manual to Kensington
Non-fiction: How-To. Jay Moore's The Most Powerful Blackjack Manual: A Complete Guide for Both Beginners and
Experienced Players, to Kensington
Publishing (World).
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