Nobel Prize winner Patrick White's THE TREE OF MAN is finally available in French - seventy (!) years after its first publication, and the reviews are stellar.

From the YALSA Press Release: CHICAGO – The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), selected five books as finalists for the 2026 William C. Morris Award, which honors the year’s best books written for young adults by a previously unpublished author. YALSA will name the 2026 award winner at the ALA Youth Media Awards on January 26, 2026, at the Hilton Chicago.

We are delighted to announce that Camarade, the powerful new novel by acclaimed Cork poet and author Theo Dorgan, has been nominated for the 2026 Dublin Literary Award – the world’s most valuable annual prize for a single work of fiction, worth €100,000. Published in 2025 by Mercier Press, Ireland’s oldest independent publisher, Camarade is one of only five titles by Irish authors…

The middle-grade novel TIG by Heather Smith (Transatlantic Agency) has won Canada' prestigeous Governor General's Literary Award in the Young People's Literature Text category! The Governor General’s Literary Awards celebrate literature and inspire people to read books by creators from Canada.  Kirkus Reviews called it: "A moving, accessible tale of trauma, laced with a compelling sense of optimism."  It's all of that. And more. Congratulations!

With Frankfurt just around the corner, we’re thrilled to share a selection of our latest titles and exciting new deals—neatly packed into our newest newsletter. Don’t miss the chance to see what’s new on our list! It’s been an eventful year at the Lora Fountain Literary Agency, and while Lora’s meeting schedule in Frankfurt is now full, we’re always happy to connect.

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Congratulations to the First Second authors who have won four Eisner Awards at this year's San Diego Comic Con! Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham took home three awards: Best Publication for Teens, Best Graphic Album—New, and Gene Luen Yang won Best Writer! While Vera Brosgol's Plain Jane and the Mermaid won Best Publication for Kids!

GHOST CITIES by Siang Lu (UQP) has been named the 2025 winner of Australia's most prestigious literary award. We are thrilled to represent Lu's ingenious adaptation of Chinese history which reveals the absurdities, contradictions and political follies of modern life.

European rights to Cathryn Free's beautiful YA love story keep selling! First of all, the Italian rights were pre-empted by Mondadori right before the Bologna Book Fair in April. Then, Pocket Jeunesse came out ahead in the French auction with a two-book deal. The UK rights were won by Pan Macmillan shortly thereafter, and now Spanish rights (again for two books) have gone to Planeta Grupo after a spirited auction.

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