Lyman-Roberts Professor of Classical Languages and Literature at the University of Vermont M. D. Usher’s FOLLOWING NATURE’S LEAD, ancient ways of living in a dying world, drawing on the best lessons from antiquity: How can older ways of thinking help us to solve the modern world’s ecological and economic challenges? What can we learn from the successes, as well as the failures, of the Greeks and Romans in terms of their proximity to the natural world? (World rights exclusive of French translation, Princeton University Press, Spring 2024)
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18 July, 2022
FOLLOWING NATURE’S LEAD, M.D. Usher
7 July, 2022
STRANGER, Ben H. Winters (Audible Original)
A clever riff on Patricia Highsmith’s Strangers on a Train, with a high-tech twist, by the award-winning mystery and science fiction author. (Audible, World Rights, Summer 2022)
23 June, 2022
WILLIAMSBURG AND THE HISTORICAL TRIANGLE COOKBOOK, Holly Herrick
Drawing on the European, African and Native American roots of 21st century fare in Virginia, the latest from the author of The New Charleston Chef’s Table, will profile 65 restaurants and the rich history and lore of the region, illustrated with full-color photography. (Globe Pequot, World Rights, Summer 2024)
13 June, 2022
UNTITLED PICTURE BOOK ON RESILIENCE, Michele Borba (and Julia Cook)
Educator and author of THRIVERS Michele Borba and parenting expert Julia Cook’s untitled book on how to help children learn the keys to resilience, told through a fictional story ( National Center for Youth Issues/World Rights/Fall 2023).
19 May, 2022
WATERBORNE, David J. Marsh
The chronicles of the clan of Noah in which the patriarch’s descendants recount their experiences on the Ark during the great flood and beyond, and also their complicated relationship with their father. (Bold Vision Books/World English/Fall 2023)
17 May, 2022
The Vanishing of Carolyn Wells, Rebecca Rego Barry
Editor of Fine Books & Collections and author of RARE BOOKS UNCOVERED Rebecca Rego Barry’s THE VANISHING OF CAROLYN WELLS, part-biography, part sleuthing narrative, a true-life literary detective story to rediscover the unfairly lost legacy of one of the original grand dames of mystery, the once wildly popular and prolific novelist Carolyn Wells, an author who counted presidents among her fans and whose books were turned into silent films by Thomas Edison. (Post Hill Press, World English, for publication Spring 2024).
14 April, 2022
THE PIRATE KING, Sean Kingsley and Rex Cowan
Maritime archaeologist Sean Kingsley and shipwreck hunter Rex Cowan’s THE PIRATE KING, the story of the “Robin Hood of the Seas,” Henry Avery of Devon who, during the Golden Age of Piracy, absconded with millions from a Mughal ship seized off the coast of India, and literally vanished into thin air. (Pegasus/North American and non-exclusive Open Market/Spring 2024).
24 March, 2022
RICHARD NIXON: NATIVE SON, Paul Carter
Attorney Paul Carter’s biography of our 37th President, drawn from over 600 oral histories and dozens of interviews conducted by the author with Nixon intimates, an examination of Richard Nixon through the lens of his Southern California roots; sharing the story of Nixon’s life, including his humble rural upbringing, his career and life successes, his many defeats, and a close look at the man as a brother, son, husband and father (Potomac Books, World ex Asia, for publication in 2022).
20 January, 2022
Emma of 83rd Street, Audrey Bellezza and Emily Harding
A contemporary retelling of Jane Austen’s EMMA set in Upper East Side Manhattan. (Gallery/Simon & Schuster, World Rights, Spring 2023)
12 January, 2022
THE BABY WILL BE JUST FINE! The (Not So) Selfish Mom’s Guide to Surviving the First Year, Becky Viera
PR professional, writer for Scary Mommy and BabyCenter, and voice behind the Instagram account, Witty Otter ‘s realistic look at new motherhood with actionable, real-world advice focused on the health and welfare of moms. (Union Square & Co/World Rights/May 2023).