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🍸📚 Event Highlight 📚🍸
#BarbaraRadecki will be reading from her novel #THEDARKHOUSE at #Drunk Fiction, a beloved literary series pairing bold writing with strong drinks. Barbara will be reading alongside Teri Vlassopoulos, Alex Pugsley, and Catherine Bush, with Heidi von Palleske hosting.
#BarbaraRadecki will be reading from her novel #THEDARKHOUSE at #Drunk Fiction, a beloved literary series pairing bold writing with strong drinks. Barbara will be reading alongside Teri Vlassopoulos, Alex Pugsley, and Catherine Bush, with Heidi von Palleske hosting.
January 20, 2026 at 5:03 PM
🍸📚 Event Highlight 📚🍸
#BarbaraRadecki will be reading from her novel #THEDARKHOUSE at #Drunk Fiction, a beloved literary series pairing bold writing with strong drinks. Barbara will be reading alongside Teri Vlassopoulos, Alex Pugsley, and Catherine Bush, with Heidi von Palleske hosting.
#BarbaraRadecki will be reading from her novel #THEDARKHOUSE at #Drunk Fiction, a beloved literary series pairing bold writing with strong drinks. Barbara will be reading alongside Teri Vlassopoulos, Alex Pugsley, and Catherine Bush, with Heidi von Palleske hosting.
🎉📘 Out now! 📘🎉
We’re celebrating the release of #THESADBOOK by our client #HowardPearlstein, illustrated by James Munro. This is the third title in the beloved #EmotionBook series.
🔗 Get your copy here: graffeg.com/products/the...
We’re celebrating the release of #THESADBOOK by our client #HowardPearlstein, illustrated by James Munro. This is the third title in the beloved #EmotionBook series.
🔗 Get your copy here: graffeg.com/products/the...
January 19, 2026 at 5:01 PM
🎉📘 Out now! 📘🎉
We’re celebrating the release of #THESADBOOK by our client #HowardPearlstein, illustrated by James Munro. This is the third title in the beloved #EmotionBook series.
🔗 Get your copy here: graffeg.com/products/the...
We’re celebrating the release of #THESADBOOK by our client #HowardPearlstein, illustrated by James Munro. This is the third title in the beloved #EmotionBook series.
🔗 Get your copy here: graffeg.com/products/the...
🎧📚 DEAL ANNOUNCEMENT 📚🎧
TRF client #MeghanFitzmartin is adapting Boom! Studios' hit comic series #SOMETHINGISKILLINGTHECHILDREN by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera for audio!
The deal was negotiated by Matt Belford of The Rights Factory.
TRF client #MeghanFitzmartin is adapting Boom! Studios' hit comic series #SOMETHINGISKILLINGTHECHILDREN by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera for audio!
The deal was negotiated by Matt Belford of The Rights Factory.
January 17, 2026 at 5:02 PM
🎧📚 DEAL ANNOUNCEMENT 📚🎧
TRF client #MeghanFitzmartin is adapting Boom! Studios' hit comic series #SOMETHINGISKILLINGTHECHILDREN by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera for audio!
The deal was negotiated by Matt Belford of The Rights Factory.
TRF client #MeghanFitzmartin is adapting Boom! Studios' hit comic series #SOMETHINGISKILLINGTHECHILDREN by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera for audio!
The deal was negotiated by Matt Belford of The Rights Factory.
Join #NicoleHackett for a book reading from #MOMBRAIN next week at Double Groove Brewing in Forest Hill, Maryland. A great chance to hear from a local author, grab a drink, and celebrate bold, sharp fiction in a relaxed setting. 🍻📚
🗓 January 21, 2026
🕕 6:00 PM
📍 Double Groove Brewing
🗓 January 21, 2026
🕕 6:00 PM
📍 Double Groove Brewing
January 16, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Join #NicoleHackett for a book reading from #MOMBRAIN next week at Double Groove Brewing in Forest Hill, Maryland. A great chance to hear from a local author, grab a drink, and celebrate bold, sharp fiction in a relaxed setting. 🍻📚
🗓 January 21, 2026
🕕 6:00 PM
📍 Double Groove Brewing
🗓 January 21, 2026
🕕 6:00 PM
📍 Double Groove Brewing
📚✨New deal for our clients #TracyGreenan and #FijaDahlia, co-founders of Game-Changing Style and The Fashion in Gaming Awards! Their nonfiction book, #SKINSINTHEGAME: THE RADICAL WORLD OF VIDEO GAME FASHION, has been acquired by Deni Remsberg at Bloomsbury Academic for publication in spring 2027.
January 15, 2026 at 5:01 PM
📚✨New deal for our clients #TracyGreenan and #FijaDahlia, co-founders of Game-Changing Style and The Fashion in Gaming Awards! Their nonfiction book, #SKINSINTHEGAME: THE RADICAL WORLD OF VIDEO GAME FASHION, has been acquired by Deni Remsberg at Bloomsbury Academic for publication in spring 2027.
📚✨ BOOK RELEASE ✨📚
EL PANAMÁ: VIDA DE UN FUERA DE LA LEY by Iñaki Domínguez is now out with Editorial Ariel (Grupo Planeta)!
This gripping biography traces the life of José Manuel Cifuentes—el Panamá—one of the most legendary figures of Madrid’s 1980s underworld.
Get your copy: a.co/d/73mxh4l
EL PANAMÁ: VIDA DE UN FUERA DE LA LEY by Iñaki Domínguez is now out with Editorial Ariel (Grupo Planeta)!
This gripping biography traces the life of José Manuel Cifuentes—el Panamá—one of the most legendary figures of Madrid’s 1980s underworld.
Get your copy: a.co/d/73mxh4l
January 14, 2026 at 5:02 PM
📚✨ BOOK RELEASE ✨📚
EL PANAMÁ: VIDA DE UN FUERA DE LA LEY by Iñaki Domínguez is now out with Editorial Ariel (Grupo Planeta)!
This gripping biography traces the life of José Manuel Cifuentes—el Panamá—one of the most legendary figures of Madrid’s 1980s underworld.
Get your copy: a.co/d/73mxh4l
EL PANAMÁ: VIDA DE UN FUERA DE LA LEY by Iñaki Domínguez is now out with Editorial Ariel (Grupo Planeta)!
This gripping biography traces the life of José Manuel Cifuentes—el Panamá—one of the most legendary figures of Madrid’s 1980s underworld.
Get your copy: a.co/d/73mxh4l
Alexandra West's nonfiction book SCAREDY CATS: THE NINE LIVES OF FELINES IN HORROR has been acquired by Brian Lam at Arsenal Pulp Press for publication in spring 2027!
Blending cultural criticism, film history, and social analysis, SCAREDY CATS explores the evolving role of cats in horror.
Blending cultural criticism, film history, and social analysis, SCAREDY CATS explores the evolving role of cats in horror.
January 13, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Alexandra West's nonfiction book SCAREDY CATS: THE NINE LIVES OF FELINES IN HORROR has been acquired by Brian Lam at Arsenal Pulp Press for publication in spring 2027!
Blending cultural criticism, film history, and social analysis, SCAREDY CATS explores the evolving role of cats in horror.
Blending cultural criticism, film history, and social analysis, SCAREDY CATS explores the evolving role of cats in horror.
📚✨ We’re delighted to share that #TheRightsFactory clients, #LeslieShimotakahara and #MauriceVellekoop, will be reading as part of the #BrocktonWritersSeries, alongside Tamara Jong and Jes Battis this week!
More information here: brocktonwritersseries.wordpress.com/next-event/
More information here: brocktonwritersseries.wordpress.com/next-event/
January 12, 2026 at 5:02 PM
📚✨ We’re delighted to share that #TheRightsFactory clients, #LeslieShimotakahara and #MauriceVellekoop, will be reading as part of the #BrocktonWritersSeries, alongside Tamara Jong and Jes Battis this week!
More information here: brocktonwritersseries.wordpress.com/next-event/
More information here: brocktonwritersseries.wordpress.com/next-event/
✨📘 PRE-ORDER NOW LIVE + COVER REVEAL 📘✨
Pre-orders are now open for #LETMEDOWN: REFLECTIONS ON ABUSE AND LOVE by #CallieRaeOReilly, forthcoming June 2026 from #ECWPress—and we’re also thrilled to share a first look at the cover!
🔗 Pre-order today: a.co/d/a588gh4
Pre-orders are now open for #LETMEDOWN: REFLECTIONS ON ABUSE AND LOVE by #CallieRaeOReilly, forthcoming June 2026 from #ECWPress—and we’re also thrilled to share a first look at the cover!
🔗 Pre-order today: a.co/d/a588gh4
January 9, 2026 at 5:01 PM
✨📘 PRE-ORDER NOW LIVE + COVER REVEAL 📘✨
Pre-orders are now open for #LETMEDOWN: REFLECTIONS ON ABUSE AND LOVE by #CallieRaeOReilly, forthcoming June 2026 from #ECWPress—and we’re also thrilled to share a first look at the cover!
🔗 Pre-order today: a.co/d/a588gh4
Pre-orders are now open for #LETMEDOWN: REFLECTIONS ON ABUSE AND LOVE by #CallieRaeOReilly, forthcoming June 2026 from #ECWPress—and we’re also thrilled to share a first look at the cover!
🔗 Pre-order today: a.co/d/a588gh4
🩸🔥 Pre-Order Now 🔥🩸
#BLOODRISING by #MarkusRedmond—book two in #TheBloodSaga (following BLOOD SLAVES)—is now available for pre-order, ahead of its August 25 release.
🔗 Pre-order here: www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/818137...
#BLOODRISING by #MarkusRedmond—book two in #TheBloodSaga (following BLOOD SLAVES)—is now available for pre-order, ahead of its August 25 release.
🔗 Pre-order here: www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/818137...
January 7, 2026 at 5:03 PM
🩸🔥 Pre-Order Now 🔥🩸
#BLOODRISING by #MarkusRedmond—book two in #TheBloodSaga (following BLOOD SLAVES)—is now available for pre-order, ahead of its August 25 release.
🔗 Pre-order here: www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/818137...
#BLOODRISING by #MarkusRedmond—book two in #TheBloodSaga (following BLOOD SLAVES)—is now available for pre-order, ahead of its August 25 release.
🔗 Pre-order here: www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/818137...
📖✨ New Book Feature ✨📖
#RussellSmith’s novel #SELFCARE has been featured in Zoomer as one of the buzzy, under-the-radar books worth reading right now.
🔗 Read the feature here: zoomer.com/zed-book-clu...
#RussellSmith’s novel #SELFCARE has been featured in Zoomer as one of the buzzy, under-the-radar books worth reading right now.
🔗 Read the feature here: zoomer.com/zed-book-clu...
January 6, 2026 at 5:02 PM
📖✨ New Book Feature ✨📖
#RussellSmith’s novel #SELFCARE has been featured in Zoomer as one of the buzzy, under-the-radar books worth reading right now.
🔗 Read the feature here: zoomer.com/zed-book-clu...
#RussellSmith’s novel #SELFCARE has been featured in Zoomer as one of the buzzy, under-the-radar books worth reading right now.
🔗 Read the feature here: zoomer.com/zed-book-clu...
TRF client Finnian Burnett has launched a Substack called The Queer and Sweary Writer's Survival Guide!
Expect mental health adventures, craft of writing tips, and the occasional bout of them standing on their desk yelling about interiority. 📚
Subscribe here: substack.com/@finnianburn...
Expect mental health adventures, craft of writing tips, and the occasional bout of them standing on their desk yelling about interiority. 📚
Subscribe here: substack.com/@finnianburn...
January 5, 2026 at 5:02 PM
TRF client Finnian Burnett has launched a Substack called The Queer and Sweary Writer's Survival Guide!
Expect mental health adventures, craft of writing tips, and the occasional bout of them standing on their desk yelling about interiority. 📚
Subscribe here: substack.com/@finnianburn...
Expect mental health adventures, craft of writing tips, and the occasional bout of them standing on their desk yelling about interiority. 📚
Subscribe here: substack.com/@finnianburn...
📚✨ Deal Announcement ✨📚
We’re excited to share a new deal for our client #ChrisGudgeon! His middle-grade nonfiction book #EARLYHUMANS, which explores the often overlooked history of early hominids, has been acquired by Ruth Linka at #OrcaBookPublishers for publication in spring 2029.
We’re excited to share a new deal for our client #ChrisGudgeon! His middle-grade nonfiction book #EARLYHUMANS, which explores the often overlooked history of early hominids, has been acquired by Ruth Linka at #OrcaBookPublishers for publication in spring 2029.
January 2, 2026 at 5:02 PM
📚✨ Deal Announcement ✨📚
We’re excited to share a new deal for our client #ChrisGudgeon! His middle-grade nonfiction book #EARLYHUMANS, which explores the often overlooked history of early hominids, has been acquired by Ruth Linka at #OrcaBookPublishers for publication in spring 2029.
We’re excited to share a new deal for our client #ChrisGudgeon! His middle-grade nonfiction book #EARLYHUMANS, which explores the often overlooked history of early hominids, has been acquired by Ruth Linka at #OrcaBookPublishers for publication in spring 2029.
✨ Happy New Year from The Rights Factory! ✨
Here’s to bold stories, powerful voices, and exciting journeys ahead.
Thank you for being part of our world of words! Cheers to a year filled with new deals, new reads, and new possibilities. 📚🎉
Here’s to bold stories, powerful voices, and exciting journeys ahead.
Thank you for being part of our world of words! Cheers to a year filled with new deals, new reads, and new possibilities. 📚🎉
January 1, 2026 at 5:01 PM
✨ Happy New Year from The Rights Factory! ✨
Here’s to bold stories, powerful voices, and exciting journeys ahead.
Thank you for being part of our world of words! Cheers to a year filled with new deals, new reads, and new possibilities. 📚🎉
Here’s to bold stories, powerful voices, and exciting journeys ahead.
Thank you for being part of our world of words! Cheers to a year filled with new deals, new reads, and new possibilities. 📚🎉
We’re thrilled to celebrate Jennifer Lewis on the release of POISONED SOUP FOR THE MACABRE, DEPRAVED, & INSANE, published by Brigids Gate Press. Jenny’s story, “Memory Is a Viewfinder,” appears alongside a stellar lineup of horror writers in this deliciously dark anthology.
a.co/d/1m5obvo
a.co/d/1m5obvo
December 31, 2025 at 2:44 AM
We’re thrilled to celebrate Jennifer Lewis on the release of POISONED SOUP FOR THE MACABRE, DEPRAVED, & INSANE, published by Brigids Gate Press. Jenny’s story, “Memory Is a Viewfinder,” appears alongside a stellar lineup of horror writers in this deliciously dark anthology.
a.co/d/1m5obvo
a.co/d/1m5obvo
🔔 Deal Announcement 🔔
We’re excited to share a new deal for our client #JMBerger! His #thriller THE POPE’S HITMAN—pitched as #JohnWick meets #Conclave, for fans of #TheDaVinciCode—has been acquired by Marcia Markland at Crooked Lane Books.
Congratulations to J.M. and everyone involved!
We’re excited to share a new deal for our client #JMBerger! His #thriller THE POPE’S HITMAN—pitched as #JohnWick meets #Conclave, for fans of #TheDaVinciCode—has been acquired by Marcia Markland at Crooked Lane Books.
Congratulations to J.M. and everyone involved!
December 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
🔔 Deal Announcement 🔔
We’re excited to share a new deal for our client #JMBerger! His #thriller THE POPE’S HITMAN—pitched as #JohnWick meets #Conclave, for fans of #TheDaVinciCode—has been acquired by Marcia Markland at Crooked Lane Books.
Congratulations to J.M. and everyone involved!
We’re excited to share a new deal for our client #JMBerger! His #thriller THE POPE’S HITMAN—pitched as #JohnWick meets #Conclave, for fans of #TheDaVinciCode—has been acquired by Marcia Markland at Crooked Lane Books.
Congratulations to J.M. and everyone involved!
✨ Happy Holidays from all of us at The Rights Factory! ✨
Wishing you a season filled with great stories, warm moments, and well-earned joy.
Thank you for being part of our community—here’s to closing the year with inspiration and looking ahead to new chapters. 📚
Wishing you a season filled with great stories, warm moments, and well-earned joy.
Thank you for being part of our community—here’s to closing the year with inspiration and looking ahead to new chapters. 📚
December 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
✨ Happy Holidays from all of us at The Rights Factory! ✨
Wishing you a season filled with great stories, warm moments, and well-earned joy.
Thank you for being part of our community—here’s to closing the year with inspiration and looking ahead to new chapters. 📚
Wishing you a season filled with great stories, warm moments, and well-earned joy.
Thank you for being part of our community—here’s to closing the year with inspiration and looking ahead to new chapters. 📚
✨ Congratulations to our client, Howard Pearlstein! ✨
#THEWORRIEDBOOK has been longlisted in the 12 Books of #Christmas Picture Fiction for Early Readers category of the #SparkBookAwards—a wonderful recognition for this thoughtful book for young readers.
🔗 Get your copy here: a.co/d/hs7VNYZ
#THEWORRIEDBOOK has been longlisted in the 12 Books of #Christmas Picture Fiction for Early Readers category of the #SparkBookAwards—a wonderful recognition for this thoughtful book for young readers.
🔗 Get your copy here: a.co/d/hs7VNYZ
December 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
✨ Congratulations to our client, Howard Pearlstein! ✨
#THEWORRIEDBOOK has been longlisted in the 12 Books of #Christmas Picture Fiction for Early Readers category of the #SparkBookAwards—a wonderful recognition for this thoughtful book for young readers.
🔗 Get your copy here: a.co/d/hs7VNYZ
#THEWORRIEDBOOK has been longlisted in the 12 Books of #Christmas Picture Fiction for Early Readers category of the #SparkBookAwards—a wonderful recognition for this thoughtful book for young readers.
🔗 Get your copy here: a.co/d/hs7VNYZ
J.Y.H. Ng’s debut novel #ANDALUSIA has been acquired by Marc Côté at #CormorantBooks, in a deal arranged by Natasha Mihell at The Rights Factory (world)! ✨
ANDALUSIA follows a young Chinese woman in downtown Toronto as she navigates the complexities of her secret past relationship.
ANDALUSIA follows a young Chinese woman in downtown Toronto as she navigates the complexities of her secret past relationship.
December 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
J.Y.H. Ng’s debut novel #ANDALUSIA has been acquired by Marc Côté at #CormorantBooks, in a deal arranged by Natasha Mihell at The Rights Factory (world)! ✨
ANDALUSIA follows a young Chinese woman in downtown Toronto as she navigates the complexities of her secret past relationship.
ANDALUSIA follows a young Chinese woman in downtown Toronto as she navigates the complexities of her secret past relationship.
We’re delighted to celebrate TRF client Tara Isabel Zambrano, whose story “Mother, False” has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize by Fractured Lit. Congratulations to Tara and all the nominees!
Read Tara’s nominated story here: fracturedlit.com/mother-false/
Read Tara’s nominated story here: fracturedlit.com/mother-false/
December 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We’re delighted to celebrate TRF client Tara Isabel Zambrano, whose story “Mother, False” has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize by Fractured Lit. Congratulations to Tara and all the nominees!
Read Tara’s nominated story here: fracturedlit.com/mother-false/
Read Tara’s nominated story here: fracturedlit.com/mother-false/
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Excited to welcome Gemma Joyce to @therightsfactory.bsky.social 🥳 you won’t be able to put her stories down!
#newclient #literaryagent #upmarket #womensfiction #commercial
#newclient #literaryagent #upmarket #womensfiction #commercial
December 16, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Excited to welcome Gemma Joyce to @therightsfactory.bsky.social 🥳 you won’t be able to put her stories down!
#newclient #literaryagent #upmarket #womensfiction #commercial
#newclient #literaryagent #upmarket #womensfiction #commercial
Exciting news! Mieke Marple has been featured in a new artist interview in Ramona Mag! 🎙️
Learn about her journey, inspirations, and creative process.
Read the full interview here: ramonamag.com/2025/12/arti...
Learn about her journey, inspirations, and creative process.
Read the full interview here: ramonamag.com/2025/12/arti...
December 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Exciting news! Mieke Marple has been featured in a new artist interview in Ramona Mag! 🎙️
Learn about her journey, inspirations, and creative process.
Read the full interview here: ramonamag.com/2025/12/arti...
Learn about her journey, inspirations, and creative process.
Read the full interview here: ramonamag.com/2025/12/arti...
Deal Announcement! ✨📚
We’re thrilled to share that #SEAFOAMSHALLOWS by Emma E. Murray has sold to #ShortwavePublishing for publication in early 2028.
Congratulations to @emmaemurray.bsky.social and her agent, Clara Chuiton, on this chilling, visionary deal.
We’re thrilled to share that #SEAFOAMSHALLOWS by Emma E. Murray has sold to #ShortwavePublishing for publication in early 2028.
Congratulations to @emmaemurray.bsky.social and her agent, Clara Chuiton, on this chilling, visionary deal.
December 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Deal Announcement! ✨📚
We’re thrilled to share that #SEAFOAMSHALLOWS by Emma E. Murray has sold to #ShortwavePublishing for publication in early 2028.
Congratulations to @emmaemurray.bsky.social and her agent, Clara Chuiton, on this chilling, visionary deal.
We’re thrilled to share that #SEAFOAMSHALLOWS by Emma E. Murray has sold to #ShortwavePublishing for publication in early 2028.
Congratulations to @emmaemurray.bsky.social and her agent, Clara Chuiton, on this chilling, visionary deal.
New on #Substack from #LeslieMcFadden: How the Misuse of Pretext Calls Harms Sexual Assault Investigations.
In her latest essay on #Fractured, Leslie examines how a tool meant to support survivors is often mishandled, and what reform is needed.
🔗 lesliemcfadden.substack.com/p/how-the-mi...
In her latest essay on #Fractured, Leslie examines how a tool meant to support survivors is often mishandled, and what reform is needed.
🔗 lesliemcfadden.substack.com/p/how-the-mi...
December 15, 2025 at 5:01 PM
New on #Substack from #LeslieMcFadden: How the Misuse of Pretext Calls Harms Sexual Assault Investigations.
In her latest essay on #Fractured, Leslie examines how a tool meant to support survivors is often mishandled, and what reform is needed.
🔗 lesliemcfadden.substack.com/p/how-the-mi...
In her latest essay on #Fractured, Leslie examines how a tool meant to support survivors is often mishandled, and what reform is needed.
🔗 lesliemcfadden.substack.com/p/how-the-mi...
AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT: We’ve recently been informed that someone is impersonating a TRF agent.
If you are approached by anyone claiming to be with our agency, please verify their email is from our own domain @therightsfactory.com and that they are listed on our website as an agent.
If you are approached by anyone claiming to be with our agency, please verify their email is from our own domain @therightsfactory.com and that they are listed on our website as an agent.
December 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT: We’ve recently been informed that someone is impersonating a TRF agent.
If you are approached by anyone claiming to be with our agency, please verify their email is from our own domain @therightsfactory.com and that they are listed on our website as an agent.
If you are approached by anyone claiming to be with our agency, please verify their email is from our own domain @therightsfactory.com and that they are listed on our website as an agent.