DAILY EDITION
May 10, 2019
What was before public-facing book fair is this year inaugurating its new life as an industry-focused conference-style event with an impressive speaker line-up.
 
Sarah Odedina and Deborah Ahenkorah have launched a literary agency specialized in mentoring and promoting African writers of middle-grade and teen fiction.

Weekly Book Picks from IPR License
Are you looking to buy translation rights? Each week, we are highlighting a fresh selection of books from IPR members - all with rights available to buy via the platform.

This week, we've selected well-reviewed fiction titles from China, Norway, Sweden, and Finland.

You can see more titles, with rights to buy online, by downloading the latest issue of IPR Rights Magazine.
Worst Seller
by Bighead Horse

“Your biggest problem,” shouts a sadistic instructor at a confused group of writers, “is that you’re too mass-market!” So begins this collection of intertwined short stories.

When the Land Darkens
by Tore Kvæven

In the Norsemen’s Western Settlement, on Greenland, a sense of unease has been creeping in. The walruses have been retreating. The trading ships are few and far between. The Greenlanders’ own vessels are rotting. The people are wondering: is this the end?

Rueful Revenge
by CT Karlsso

In the second part of CT Karlsson's crime trilogy, a body is found by the foot of the lighthouse. Then, the marina owner discovers something awful in a sail boat. All of a sudden, the police have two tragic deaths to investigate.

Dark Light
by Petri Karra

Henrik Valli despises his drug addict son, Niko. But one night the telephone rings. Niko has made a bigger mess of his life than Henrik ever feared. A father’s love wins out: he has to help his son. It requires a crime.

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