Translation rights sold in mid-September

15.9.2023

ALMA LITTERA has bought the Lithuanian rights for Mauri Kunnas’ Good Night, Mr Clutterbuck (Hyvää yötä Herra Hakkarainen, Otava) from Rights & Brands.

THIENEMANN VERLAG GMBH has bought the German rights for Aino Havukainen’s and Sami Toivonen’s Tatu’s and Patu’s Mad Machines (Tatun ja Patun oudot kojeet, Otava) from Rights & Brands.

Ayrıntı Yayınları has bought the Turkish rights for Tove Jansson’s Sculptor’s Daughter (Bildhuggarens dotter, Förlaget) from Rights & Brands.

FÖRLAGET M OY AB has bought the Finnish/Swedish rights for Moomin Characters’ Moomin and Little My: Family and Friends (Muumi ja Pikku Myy: Perhe ja ystävät, Tammi), Moomin and Little My: Feelings (Muumi ja Pikku Myy: Tunteet, Tammi), Moominmamma’s Mushroom Book (Muumimamman sienikirja, WSOY), and The Moomins Big Swedish-Finnish Picture Dictionary (Mumins stora bildordbok. Svenska–suomi, Förlaget) from Rights & Brands.

NEBULA PUBLISHING has bought the Azerbaijani rights for Tove Jansson’s The Summer Book (Sommarboken, Förlaget) from Rights & Brands.

18.9.2023

Portál has bought the Czech rights and Charitarium has bought the Ukrainian rights for Saara Kekäläinen’s The Princess Who Did A Runner (Prinsessa joka lähti kälppimään, Schildts & Söderströms) from Helsinki Literary Agency.  

Elust Enesest has bought the Estonian rights for Pinja Meretoja’s Travels In Time: How The Telephone Became Smart (Aikamatka – miten telefoonista tuli älykäs, Tammi) and for Hannele Lampela’s and Ninka Reittu’s Itty Bitty Princess And The Amazing Amusement Park (Prinsessa Pikkiriikki ja hurmaava huvipuisto, Otava) from Elina Ahlback Literary Agency.

19.9.2023

Korean Studies Information has bought the Korean rights and Latvijas Mediji has bought the Latvian rights for Saara Kenkäläinen’s and Reetta Niemensivu’s Penelope and the Big Baby Tooth Ballyhoo (Valpuri ja hirmuinen hammashässäkkä, Tammi) from Helsinki Literary Agency.

20.9.2023

The Black Sheep has bought the Ukrainian rights for Karin Erlandsson’s Night Express (Nattexpressen, Schildts & Söderströms) from Helsinki Literary Agency.

Mladinska Knjiga has bought the Slovenian rights for Ellen Strömberg’s We’ll Just Ride Past (Vi ska ju bara cykla förbi, Schildts & Söderströms | Rabén & Sjögren) from Helsinki Literary Agency.

21.9.2023

Hart has bought the Slovenian rights for Karin Erlandsson’s The Blue Yarn (Det blå garnet, Schildts & Söderströms) from Helsinki Literary Agency.

Knesebeck has bought the German rights for Tiina Raevaara’s ME, MY DOG, AND HUMANITY:  A History of Coexistence Between Species (MINÄ, KOIRA JA IHMISKUNTA: Lajien välisen yhteiselon historia, Otava/Like) from Elina Ahlback Literary Agency.

22.9.2023

Newmag has bought the Armenian rights for Henrik Meinander’s A History of Finland (Finlands historia, Schildts & Söderströms) from Helsinki Literary Agency.

Tänapäev has bought the Estonian rights for Iida Turpeinen’s Beasts of the Sea (Elolliset, S&S) from Helsinki Literary Agency.

Other previously sold rights:

Daad Bokförlag Handelsbolag has bought the Persian rights for Annika Sandelin’s and Linda Bondestam’s Yoko’s Diary 4 (Hemligt och himla normalt – Yokos Nattbok 4, Förlaget) from Rights & Brands.

Cerkabella Könyvek Kft has bought the Hungarian rights for Aino Havukainen’s and Sami Toivonen’s Tatu and Patu at Summer Camp (Tatu ja Patu kesäleirillä, Otava) from Rights & Brands.

Publishing House ”Ranok” Limited has bought the Ukrainian rights for Mauri Kunnas’ Santa’s Christmas Holiday (Joulupukin joululoma, Otava) from Rights & Brands.

LAMBERTH APS has bought the Danish rights for Mauri Kunnas’ The Colourful Ghosts of Pippendorf Manor (Pippendorfin kirjavat kummitukset, Otava) from Rights & Brands.

ALMA LITTERA has bought the Lithuanian rights for Moomin Characters’ The Last Dragon in Moominvalley (Mumintrollen och draken, Bonnier Carlsen) and Moomintroll Sets Sail (Mumintrollen och Havsorkestern, Bonnier Carlsen) from Rights & Brands.

Zangak-97 LLC has bought the Armenian rights for Moomin Characters’ Moomin and the Magic Hat (Mumintrollen och den magiska hatten, Bonnier Carlsen) and Moomin and the First Snow (Mumintrollen och den första snön, Bonnier Carlsen) from Rights & Brands.  

Shanghai LucidaBooks Co., LTD has bought the Chinese rights for Tove Jansson’s The Summer Book (Sommarboken, Schildts / Förlaget), True Deceiver (Den ärliga bedragaren, Förlaget), Fair Play (Rent spel, Förlaget) and Messages (Meddelande, Schildts & Söderströms) from Rights & Brands.