Czech it Out
Big news from Prague, the geographical heart of Europe, capital of the Czech Republic, and a city my friend Neil tells me is filled with beauty. (He says the buildings are nice, too.)
Triton publishing has beaten the competition with their offer to purchase translation and distribution rights of the Painted Man and two sequels. This is a fantastic honor, as usually the Czechs are reluctant to purchase rights to unpublished (and therefore untested) books. I hope to do them proud.
If your Czech is a little rusty, I asked google to translate their website.
To keep from being overwhelmed by your seeming unending, unstoppable litany of foreign sales, I have decided to loudly *harumph* with each new one until you finally win a deal in Turkey.
At that point I will likely pee, if only a little bit.
Incredible. Glad to hear this, and remember if you need to celebrate in country, many of these exotic places are represented in Astoria. We could do dinner and drinks with thier expatriots.
We’ve been sending ARCs to Constantinople, but they keep ending up in Istanbul.
Something funny’s going on over there…
People just like it better that way.
Incidentally, I keep trying to think of a “Czechs are in the mail” joke, but my preggo brain isn’t on point these days.
Hi Peter, Dave here from South Africa.
This is to let you know that the distributor of Harper Voyager here in SA, Jonathan Ball Publishers, has sent me an ARC of The Painted Man, and I’ve already started reading it. 🙂
I work in one of SAs biggest chain-bookstores, Fascination Books, so I’ll be reviewing the book and pushing for sales and displays; I’ve got to tell you, with the stunning cover art alone this book will sell in truckloads. 🙂
And here’s some warning for you, I might want to try and do an interview with you (time, writing, and personal life allowing) about your book. 🙂
Looking forward to a great book!
Dave
Ah, the mysterious Cape Town hits on my web traffic logs suddenly make sense.
I knew Harper Voyager distributed to a lot of countries, but not that they sent them all ARCs. I really hope you like the book!
We have a baby on the way any minute, but I would be happy to make time for a written interview. If there’s anything else I can do to help promote in SA, please let me know!