Recent Deals
Jacquie Thomas's COLD CASE BETRAYAL, to Katie Gowrie at Harlequin Love Inspired in a nice deal, by Pamela Harty
Lucy Parker's untitled book, in which two long-time feuding actors on a popular British TV show are horrified when their characters are given a romantic arc—only to discover that, as their fictional alter-egos fall in love, an unexpected chemistry is setting their scripts alight—to Karen Yates at
Ann Marie Walker's BLACK TIE OPTIONAL, ICING ON THE CAKE, and SAVE THE DATE, to Michael Olah at Dreamscape Media in a nice three-book deal on an exclusive submission, by Pamela Harty
Lilith Saintcrow's A FLAME IN THE NORTH, a Norse-inspired epic fantasy in which a clan's seer and her shieldmaiden are demanded as blood price for an unintended death but quickly discover they may be the keys to protecting humanity from the return of a great evil, to
Hailey Edwards's GRAY COURT, GRAY SEAS, untitled BLACK HAT BUREAU book 9, and BLACK SOUL, WHITE HEART, to Kim Budnick at Tantor Media in a nice four-book deal, by Lucienne Diver
Vaishnavi Patel's KAIKEYI, to Orange Books (Bulgaria) in a nice deal, by Mira Droumeva at Andrew Nurnberg Associates on behalf of Lucienne Diver
Kelley Armstrong's A STITCH IN TIME, A TWIST OF FATE, and A TURN OF THE TIDE, to Bookmark (France), in a nice three-book deal, by Sarah Dray at Anna Jarota Agency on behalf of Lucienne Diver
Lucy Parker's untitled book, in which an unexpected chemistry develops between two long-time feuding actors on a popular British TV show after their characters are given a romance arc, to Karen Yates at Audible Originals Australia, by Elaine Spencer
Lucy Parker's untitled book, in which an unexpected chemistry develops between two long-time feuding actors on a popular British TV show after their characters are given a romance arc, to Karen Yates at Audible Originals Australia, by Elaine Spencer
Annabel Paulsen and Lydia Wang's HOPELESSLY DEVOTED, a lesbian romcom in which two contestants on a popular dating show fall for each other instead of the leading man, to Jess Verdi at Alcove Press, by Kristy Hunter
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Film Options
N.K. Jemisin's Hugo Award-winning THE BROKEN EARTH trilogy, to Shary Shirazi and Rikki Jarrett at Sony Pictures' Tristar, with Jemisin adapting, in a major deal for seven figures at auction, by Hotchkiss Daily & Associates on behalf of Lucienne Diver
N.K. Jemisin’s Hugo Award-winning sci-fi fantasy novel The Fifth Season is getting the drama series treatment at TNT. The project is in early development at the cable network with Leigh Dana Jackson (24: Legacy, Sleepy Hollow) set to pen the adaptation and Imperative Entertainment’s (All the Money
Ramez Naam’s NEXUS, about a drug that links minds and the resulting conflict to control it and define humanity, to Paramount with Disruption Entertainment by Sean Daily at Hotchkiss and Associates on behalf of Lucienne Diver.
The first three books in Lynn Flewelling’s fantasy series, NIGHTRUNNER, to writer/director Charlie Spickler at C-Squared Pictures (RED LEGGED DEVILS), by Lucienne Diver of The Knight Agency.
Cara Lockwood’s I DO (BUT I DON’T), published by Pocket Books/Downtown Press, was already a national bestseller in its third printing when film rights were optioned by Ira Pincus Films, in association with von Zerneck/Sertner Films. The novel became a Lifetime Original Movie starring Denise Richards and Dean
I CHOOSE TO STAY (DaFina Books/Kensington) by Salome Thomas-El and Cecil Murphey has been optioned to Disney Studios, in partnership with Solaris Entertainment, for production as a major motion picture, THE MIGHTY BISHOPS. Filmmaking brother team Greg O’Connor and Gavin O’Connor will helm the project. The O’Connor brothers
NYT bestselling authors Don Piper and Cecil Murphey’s 90 MINUTES IN HEAVEN, in which Baptist minister Piper recounts his death, passage to heaven, and return to earth where he endures a long and grueling recovery and spiritual awakening, to Dawn Parouse Productions (PRISON BREAK, TRU CALLING) for a feature film
NYT bestselling author Gena Showalter’s RED HANDED, to Sony Pictures Television (Stargate SG-1), with Dan Wigutow Productions, by Sean Daily at Hotchkiss & Associates, on behalf of Deidre Knight at The Knight Agency.
Cara Lockwood’s BARD HIGH series, in which students discover that the books they’re reading in class have an uncanny influence over the events in their lives, to Susan Adler at Stun Productions, by Sean Daily at Hotchkiss and Associates, on behalf of Deidre Knight at The Knight Agency.
Beverly Brandt’s romantic comedy ROOM SERVICE, optioned to Emmett/Furla Films, by Deidre Knight at The Knight Agency, in association with Matthew Snyder at CAA.
Monica McKayhan’s INDIGO SUMMER books, about a high school freshman dealing with the pressure of sudden popularity in her new school, to Kimberly Ogletree and Karat Films (LOVE SONG, HAIR SHOW), by Sean Daily at Hotchkiss and Associates, on behalf of Pamela Harty at The Knight Agency.
David Cristofano’s THE GIRL SHE USED TO BE, about a woman who after 20 years in witness protection decides to trust the son of the mobster who she’s been running from since she was a little girl, to Mark Johnson’s Gran Via Productions (THE NOTEBOOK, MY SISTER’S KEEPER) and Julie
Film rights to Marley Gibson’s GHOST HUNTRESS series, about a sixteen-year-old girl who moves from Chicago to an historic Southern town and begins to discover her latent psychic powers (the third in the series THE REASON, will be published in May) to Shoulderhill Entertainment, by Sean Daily at
Sean Daily at Hotchkiss and Associates sold dramatic rights to Sara Lunsford’s memoir SWEET HELL ON FIRE to CBS Television Studios. The subtitle of the book (which Sourcebooks published in paperback in November) is “A Memoir of the Prison I Worked In and the Prison I Lived In”; it chronicles
90 MINUTES IN HEAVEN by Don Piper and Cecil Murphey, which recounts Don’s death experience, is being made into a film by Family Christian Entertainment, the new sister company of the nation’s largest Christian retailer, Family Christian Stores. Kate Bosworth (SUPERMAN RETURNS) and Hayden Christensen (STAR WARS) will star. Michael
Black Entertainment Television produced Jacquelin Thomas’s HIDDEN BLESSINGS (BET Books) for cable television in 2000.
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Foreign Rights
Rights for publication of works by Knight Agency authors overseas are handled by a network of foreign rights sub-agents and in some cases by The Knight Agency itself. Working on its own and in conjunction with skilled subsidiary rights agents, The Knight Agency has licensed rights on behalf of its clients in over 50 countries throughout the world.
All inquiries regarding the availability of foreign rights pertaining to Knight Agency titles should be directed at foreign.rights@knightagency.net
The Knight Agency is proud to be in partnership with the following talented group of foreign sub-agents.
Arabic language
Bassem El Kheshen
Bears Factor
Bulgaria, Serbia, Romania
Mira Droumeva
ANA Sophia Ltd
Italy
Maura Solinas
PNLA & Associati Srl
Czech Republic
Kristin Olson
Kristin Olson Literary Agency
Spain, Portugal, Mexico, Central and South America
Montse Yanez
Agencia Literaria, S.L.
Germany
Bastian Schlueck
Thomas Schlück Literary Agency
France
Anne Lenclud or Pierre Lenclud
Agence Litteraire Lenclud
Greece
Nike Davarinou
Read N Right Agency
Turkey
Fusun Kayi
Kayi Literary Agency Ltd.
Hungary
Peter Bolza
Katai & Bolza Literary Agents
Israel
Beverley Levit
The Israeli Association of Book Publishers Ltd.
Poland, Albania, Slovenia, Estonia
Filip Wojciechowski
GRAAL Ltd
Russia
Konstantin Palchikov
Nova Littera Ltd
Japan
Misa Morikawa
Tuttle-Mori Agency, Inc.
Korea
Duran Kim
Duran Kim Agency
Scandinavia & The Netherlands
Philip Sane
Lennart Sane Agency AB
China, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
Gray Tan
Grayhawk Agency