Category Archives: Foreign Rights

German version of The Beggar’s Opera!

Posted on June 8, 2013 by

Love this!

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Beggar’s Opera to be published in the UK as Midnight in Havana!

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

Nice to see this blog post from Birlinn/Polygon, confirming that TBO will be published in the UK on July 4th. New name: Midnight in Havana. Fingers crossed it has a good trip across the pond … “Polygon is delighted to … Continue reading →

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First Norwegian plug for TBO!

Posted on October 13, 2012 by

Under the headline, A Criminally Good Spring, the Oslo crime fiction website Krimfestivalen refers to the Norwegian translation of The Beggar’s Opera (Tigger-dramaet).  What follows is a Google translation. Cool! A Criminally Good Spring! Rarely has a bokvår been marked by … Continue reading →

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The Beggar’s Opera in Norway!

Posted on October 12, 2012 by

Very cool to see that The Beggar’s Opera has been published in Norway with its original name! (The Beggar’s Opera, translated, becomes Tiggerdramaet). My publisher, Cappelen Damm, is using the same cover that Penguin used here in Canada. (I don’t … Continue reading →

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Dutch version of The Beggar’s Opera: Schaduwzijde

Posted on July 11, 2012 by

Well, here it is: I just received my two copies of the Dutch translation of The Beggar’s Opera. Uniboek has done a fantastic job –  I’m dying to find out how sales are going!

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Shadowy Side! The Beggar’s Opera in Dutch!

Posted on May 26, 2012 by

I’m thrilled to let you know that The Beggar’s Opera is now available in The Netherlands as a paperback (and e-book) under the name Schaduwzijde, which means Shadowy Side. And speaking of thrilled, they’ve put it in the “thriller” section! … Continue reading →

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The Beggar’s Opera – the Dutch version

Posted on November 24, 2011 by

Just ran across the Dutch version of The Beggar’s Opera which they’ve renamed Schaduwzijde (something like Shadow Side).  I would never have recognized it if my name wasn’t on it! Interesting photograph of the little boy on the cover (it’s … Continue reading →

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Advances in foreign currencies – some advice

Posted on March 7, 2011 by

If the foreign rights have been sold to your book, you have to think about how to deal with those currencies when you get your advances. (And royalties, too.) In my case, I had contracts in US dollars and Euros for … Continue reading →

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