Sale in Turkey!

Excuse the pun...ahem.

We sold The Red Queen series in Turkey!! Huzzah!

This is so exciting - I don't think I'll ever get over the sheer excitement of knowing TRQ will be appearing new countries. Also, I'll have to get another bookshelf for foreign copies and I am a FOOL for bookshelves, so this is a win/win/win/win/win situation.

Welcome aboard!! And of course, a million thanks to Kathleen Ortiz and all of New Leaf. They kick butt!

Greeks bearing (awesome) gifts!

I'm so proud to announce that the rights to The Red Queen have sold in Greece! NOW I MUST VISIT THE PARTHENON.

Russian and Korean Rights!

So excited to say we've sold subrights in both Russian and Korean. I've officially gotten to the point where I can't count my subrights on two hands, which is pretty crazy. Again, snaps to Kathleen Ortiz and New Leaf for making all this possible!

Taiwan and Complex Chinese rights coming in hot!

My first sale in the eastern hemisphere! This a momentous occasion. And I'm dream-planning a crazy globe-trotting trip to make it to all my sale countries. Also, does this count as The Red Queen traveling around the world yet? We're so close to beating Magellan (because he never actually made it around the world and died when sailing through the Philippines. Fun fact: the only ship that made it back to Spain was the Victoria).

So excited to welcome Taiwan aboard the SS Red Queen and thanks to all the warriors at New Leaf, especially Kathleen Ortiz, for piloting the good ship around the world!

Germany!

After a long auction, The Red Queen has finally found its German home. I'm so thrilled to announce this, partly because it means I might get to go to Germany in the future. But mostly because, as this makes the SEVENTH subright sale for RQ, I'm beginning to believe all this is actually real. Mental breakdown via blog to come. :)

Welcome aboard, Dutch rights!

And Dutch rights makes the sixth foreign rights deal for The Red Queen! I'm so excitedly I can barely blog. This still doesn't feel real to me (I'm imagining Suzie calling one day to say there's been a huge mistake) but I'm going to try and believe it. 

I've been to Amsterdam, but it was only once, and then it was just the airport, but they have a MUSEUM in the AIRPORT. The Dutch know what's up. Also, RECLINING CHAIRS. The States need to get with the program and catch up.

the United Kingdom!

That's right, I'll be published in the land of King Arthur, Winston Churchill, and Love Actually!

This is particularly dear to my heart as my mother was born and raised in the UK and we visit often. When I was little, I actually read things incorrectly because my grandmother sent me so many Scottish books and comics to read. I got used to Scottish spelling which, in children's books, is phonetic, and different vocabulary. Oor Wullie and The Broons (Our Willie and The Browns) messed me up for a while

(I may or may not know all the words to Flower of Scotland because it is MY NATIONAL ANTHEM). I'm also in the process of filing for dual citizenship so I can visit my grandparents, Edinburgh, and eat as much fish and chips as I want.

I first went to the Edinburgh Book Festival when I was 13 (I bought a lot of Lord of the Rings encyclopedias, don't ask) and now one day I might attend as an author. I use the word crazy a lot, but only because it is. This all is. :)

All my love to the fabulous Kathleen Ortiz for making this real!