BookNet Bestsellers: Canadian Non-Fiction

BookNet's Canadian non-fiction bestsellers list, for the two weeks ending January 29, 2012, contains four entries from our client and personal finance guru Gail Vaz-Oxlade who appears at #6 (It's Your Money), #7 (Debt-Free Forever), #16 (Money-Smart Kids), and #19 (Never Too Late). Click or tap here to view the complete list.

Rights: Not Quite the Classics to Penguin Canada

Fiction: Humour. Whose Line Is It Anyway? comedian Colin Mochrie's Not Quite the Classics, a fun literary spin-off of the Second City improv game First Line, Last Line taking the first line and last line from classic books, poems, and songs and recasting the stories in directions that will delight and entertain readers, to Penguin Canada, at auction, for publication Fall 2012 (Canadian English).

Rights: Untitled to Doubleday Canada

Non-fiction: Humour. Top-three finalist on NBC's Last Comic Standing season 5 and star of the CBC sitcom Mr. D. Gerry Dee's untitled book, riffing on the trials of teaching, reminiscing about his own school days and revealing the truths of parenthood, to Doubleday Canada, for publication Fall 2012 (World English).

Rights: Oranges and Lemons to Insomniac Press

Fiction: Mystery/Crime. Author of Red Rover Liz Bugg's Oranges and Lemons, the author's second Calli Barnow mystery, this time the intrepid PI finds herself in the glamorous world of advertising following a twisted money trail that leads to murder, to Insomniac Press, for publication Spring 2012 (World English).

The 2011 International Visitors Programme - Toronto, October 24

Principal Agent Curtis Russell, and Associate Agent Carly Watters took over a dozen meetings at the International Festival of Authors with publishing professionals from five countries.

Media: Author Gail Vaz-Oxlade and Her Editor on the Writer/Editor Relationship

Bestselling author Gail Vaz-Oxlade and her editor Kate Cassaday at HarperCollins Canada discuss the writer/editor relationship on The Next Chapter with Shelagh Rogers on CBC Radio. Click or tap here to listen.

Rights: The 10-Pound Shred to Global Vision Press

International rights: Non-fiction. English-language rights in India to Tommy Europe's The 10-Pound Shred: From Flab to Fit in 4 Weeks, to Global Vision Press.

Rights: Debt-Free Forever to Global Vision Press

International rights: Non-fiction. English-language rights in India to Gail Vaz-Oxlade's Debt-Free Forever: Take Control of Your Money and Your Life, to Global Vision Press.

Rights: Money Rules to HarperCollins Canada

Non-fiction: Finance. Star of CNBC's and Slice network's personal finance TV shows Til Debt Do Us Part and Princess and author of Debt-Free Forever and Never Too Late Gail Vaz-Oxlade's Money Rules: If You Don't Rule Your Money, Your Money Will Rule You, to HarperCollins Canada for publication Winter 2013 (Canadian English).

Rights: Jihad in Africa to Prometheus Books

Non-fiction: History/Politics/Current Affairs. Veteran journalist and author of The Road to Nuclear Armament Al J. Venter's Jihad in Africa: The Rise of Islamic Extremism on a Volatile Continent, an eye-opening account based on firsthand research of the motley groups of like-minded Muslim militants who intend to change not only the political face of the African continent but history as well, to Prometheus Books (World).

Rights: Gunship Ace to Casemate Publishers

Non-fiction: Biography. Journalist and author of Barrel of a Gun Al J. Venter's Gunship Ace: The Wars of Neall Ellis, Helicopter Pilot and Mercenary, chronicling the career of the best-known mercenary combat aviator alive, to Casemate Publishers (World).

The 2011 BookExpo America - New York, May 23-26

The P.S. Literary team attended BookExpo America 2011 at the Javits Center in NYC May 23 to 26. We took several meetings and attended panel sessions discussing everything from e-books to online book discovery to global publishing issues. We can happily report a robust fair with buzzing industry discourse and bridging of new literary connections to support our growing list of clients.

Rights: The Happiness Equation to Hankyu Communications

International rights: Non-fiction. Japanese rights to Dr. Nattavudh (Nick) Powdthavee's The Happiness Equation: The Surprising Economics of Our Most Valuable Asset, to Hankyu Communications.

Rights: The Happiness Equation to Totem Books

Non-fiction: Science. Dr. Nattavudh (Nick) Powdthavee's The Happiness Equation: The Surprising Economics of Our Most Valuable Asset, to Totem Books (US).

Media: An Interview with Tommy Europe, Author of The 10-Pound Shred

Rights: Endangered to Egmont

International rights: Fiction. German rights to Pamela Beason's first three titles, beginning with Endangered, in the Summer "Sam" Westin mystery series, to Egmont, at auction.

BookNet Bestsellers: Canadian Non-Fiction

BookNet's Canadian non-fiction bestsellers list, for the two weeks ending January 30, 2011, contains multiple entries from our client and personal finance guru Gail Vaz-Oxlade who appears at #1 (Never Too Late), #6 (Easy Money), and #7 (Debt-Free Forever). Click or tap here to view the complete list.

Media: An Interview with Gail Vaz-Oxlade, Author of Never Too Late

Rights: Blackjack Secrets to Skyhorse Publishing

Non-fiction: How-To. Author of The Most Powerful Blackjack Manual Jay Moore's Blackjack Secrets: A Handbook for Beginners, to Skyhorse Publishing (World).

Rights: Endangered to Berkley

Fiction: Mystery/Crime. Daphne du Maurier Award winner Pamela Beason's Endangered: A Summer "Sam" Westin Mystery, when a two-year-old boy vanishes from a campground and the television news instantly convicts the park's cougars, wildlife reporter Sam Westin is forced to battle a media blitz, the hysterical public, and a flash flood to expose the human kidnapper she believes is hiding in the wilderness, to Berkley, in a three-book deal (World English).

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.

Rights: Debt-Free Forever to Editions Transcontinental

Non-fiction: Finance. French-Canadian rights to Gail Vaz-Oxlade's #1 national bestseller Debt-Free Forever: Take Control of Your Money and Your Life, to Editions Transcontinental.

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 (World).

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."

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 (Canadian English).

Media: An Interview with Bestselling Author Gail Vaz-Oxlade

Gail Vaz-Oxlade discusses her #1 national bestseller, Debt-Free Forever. Click or tap here to view the complete interview.

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 (Canadian English).

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 (UK/Commonwealth).