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The Rights Factory @therightsfactory.bsky.social · 35m

Time to celebrate! #JUSTINCASE by #MeganClendenan, illustrated by #BrittanyCicchese, is out now from Charlesbridge!

Perfect for curious young readers and future conservationists, JUST IN CASE shows how protecting seeds means protecting our planet. 🌍✨

Find it here: www.amazon.ca/Just-Case-Sa...

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The Rights Factory @therightsfactory.bsky.social · 23h

Exciting news!

Holistic Métis dog trainer #NikiPerry’s upcoming book #THEDOGSAREALRIGHT has been acquired by Meghan Macdonald at @dundurnpress.bsky.social for publication in spring 2027!

Represented by Trisha Telep at The Rights Factory.

The Rights Factory @therightsfactory.bsky.social · 4d

Congratulations to #JoséÁngelMañas, whose novel #GUERRERO is a finalist for the #2025NewMexicoBookAwards!

Translated by #BrendanRiley, GEURRERO tells the story of #GonzaloGuerrero, the Spanish conquistador who defied Cortés to fight alongside the Mayans.

Full list: nmwriters.org/nm-book-awar...

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The Rights Factory @therightsfactory.bsky.social · 5d

🎙️ What does it take to sell books, pitch stories, and break into Hollywood?

CEO, founder, and agent, #SamHiyate, joins #EstelleErasmus on the #FreelanceWritingDirectpodcast to talk about paths writers can take to publication and beyond.

Catch the episode here: estelleserasmus.com/157-inside-t...

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The Rights Factory @therightsfactory.bsky.social · 6d

#LauraPicklesimer, author of #KILLFORLOVE, is on the East Coast this month with a few special readings for you all!

More information here: www.storywellproductions.com/kill-for-love

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The Rights Factory @therightsfactory.bsky.social · 7d

We're excited to share that #NEGOTIATEITRIGHT by #KamalGupta is out now!

In today’s world of corporate dominance and rising inequality, the power to negotiate is one of the most valuable skills you can have.

Find out more here: www.jaicobooks.com/shop/busines...

The Rights Factory @therightsfactory.bsky.social · 8d

#WILDERNESSMOTHER by #DeannaBarnhardtKawatski is OUT NOW as a fully updated 30th anniversary edition from #RonsdalePress!

First published in 1994, WILDERNESS MOTHER tells the true story of raising a family in the remote wilds of Northern BC.

Order your copy here: www.amazon.ca/Wilderness-M...

The Rights Factory @therightsfactory.bsky.social · 10d

🐺✨ We’re thrilled to share the release of #THREADSOFTIME, the second book in #AWOLFINTHESUN series by #ColtraneSeesequasis, out now from #KegedoncePress!

Get your copy today: www.amazon.ca/Threads-Time...

The Rights Factory @therightsfactory.bsky.social · 11d

⭐ @PublishersWkly.bsky.social has given a glowing review to #StevenSandor's #LEVELINGTHEICE: CONFRONTING RACISM IN HOCKEY, praising its urgent look at how racism continues to shape Canada’s game and what needs to change. 🏒📖

Read the full review here: www.publishersweekly.com/9780807020463

The Rights Factory @therightsfactory.bsky.social · 12d

A big thank you to everyone who came out to #TheWordOnTheStreet’s 36th Annual Festival in Toronto! 📚✨

Wayne Ng joined fellow authors #RachelPhan, #WandaTaylor, and #ZehraAllibhai for the panel “Setting the Table: On Food and Friendship.”

It was a joy to see #JOHNNYDELIVERS connect with readers. 💛

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The Rights Factory @therightsfactory.bsky.social · 13d

📚✨#CaitlinGalway will read from #ASONGFORWILDCATS as part of @junctionreads.bsky.social, alongside #CatherineBush and #MichelleWinters.

The event takes place in person at #TypeBooksJunction and will also be livestreamed on Zoom.

🔗 Learn more: junctionreads.ca/upcoming-sch...

The Rights Factory @therightsfactory.bsky.social · 14d

#HEMOSAPIENS by #EmilyWeedon is out now from @dundurnpress.bsky.social in Canada, and will be coming to US readers on October 28th! 🩸

Don't miss out! Get your copy here: www.dundurn.com/books_/t2211...

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The Rights Factory @therightsfactory.bsky.social · 15d

It's been a busy few weeks at #TheRightsFactory, and we have more agent news to share with you!

Trisha Telep has been promoted to #literaryagent, and we are beyond excited to celebrate with her on this hard-earned achievement.

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The Rights Factory @therightsfactory.bsky.social · 18d

🌍✈️ We’re heading to Frankfurt!

Members of The Rights Factory team will be at the #FrankfurtBookFair from October 14–17. You can find us in Hall 6.2, Stand 31E. 📚✨

Get your ticket to the fair here: www.buchmesse.de/en

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The Rights Factory @therightsfactory.bsky.social · 19d

📣 Big news from the The Rights Factory!

Please join us in congratulating Literary Agents @alexmico.bsky.social and Natasha Mihell on their well-deserved promotions to Co-Associate Film & TV Agents! 🎉📚🎬

We’re so proud to see them take this exciting next step!

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The Rights Factory @therightsfactory.bsky.social · 20d

🌙✨ We’re over the moon to share that #KatieOrtiz’s #THESOUTHERNSORORITYOFSUPERSTITIOUSWITCHES has been acquired at auction by #AlcovePress for publication in Fall 2026!

Think sisterhood, spells, and systemic change. 🔮🖤

Represented by Alexandra D'Amico at TRF.

The Rights Factory @therightsfactory.bsky.social · 21d

We're excited to announce our newest agent, @nikkigetsliterary.bsky.social!

Nikki is looking for adult, new adult, and young adult fiction in the #mystery, #thriller, #suspense, #romance, #womensfiction, and #contemporaryfiction spaces.

#Query Nikki: bit.ly/QueryNikkiCa...

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The Rights Factory @therightsfactory.bsky.social · 22d

We're thrilled to announce that Nicholas Pullen, author of #THEBLACKHUNGER, is back with #FAMOUSBLUE, a queer literary university bildungsroman in the tradition of Donna Tartt, James Baldwin, and E.M. Forster. Acquired by #CormorantBooks.

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Duotrope @duotrope.com · 25d

New agent listing for: Nikki Carrero at The Rights Factory @therightsfactory.bsky.social (Fiction; General, Mystery, Romance, Thriller). #WritingCommunity

New Agent Listing: Nikki Carrero at The Rights Factory

New agent listing for: Nikki Carrero at The Rights Factory @therightsfactory.bsky.social (Fiction; General, Mystery, Romance, Thriller). #WritingCommunity

duotrope.com

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The Rights Factory @therightsfactory.bsky.social · 25d

New #podcast alert 🎙️✨

We’re excited to share #AsianPickles, co-hosted by our client Sho-Sho Smith alongside Hoa Nguyen and Brandon Chien. It's “a podcast about the pickles we find ourselves in as Asian-Americans, and how we find our way out.”

Listen now:
🔗 open.spotify.com/show/223SGTE...

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The Rights Factory @therightsfactory.bsky.social · 25d

TRF client, Beverley Ann D’Cruz, shares a powerful new CBC First Person essay: "I’m part of the sandwich generation—caught between being a new mom and my mom’s caregiver." 🍼❤️👩🦳

Read the full essay here:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The Rights Factory @therightsfactory.bsky.social · 25d

Happy Release Day!

Did you know that monsters need legal help, too?

In #MONSTERLAWYER3: #LAWYERSANDOTHERMONSTERS, Daniel Becker handles his most chaotic cases yet.

Get your copy here: tinyurl.com/monsterlawyer3

The Rights Factory @therightsfactory.bsky.social · 27d

Don't miss #SELFCARE by #RussellSmith, out now from Biblioasis Books!

An electric examination of women and men, sex and love, self-loathing, and twenty-first-century loneliness.

Get your copy now: www.biblioasis.com/shop/fiction...

The Rights Factory @therightsfactory.bsky.social · 28d

#LEVELINGTHEICE: CONFRONTING RACISM IN HOCKEY by #StevenSandor is out now from #BeaconPress! 🏒✊🏽

Through sharp reporting and powerful testimony, Sandor confronts racism in Canada’s game and asks what can be done to change it.

Get your copy today: www.beacon.org/Leveling-the...