Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Big Announcement!

My book found a US home! Marshall Cavendish bought North American rights of THE OTHER LIFE!! YAY!!! I'm soo happy!

Here's the PM announcement:

Susanne Winnacker's THE OTHER LIFE, in which a girl leaves a sealed
bunker after years in hiding, only to find Los Angeles devastated and
haunted by humans infected with a mutated rabies virus; struggling to
save her family, she falls for a boy-hunter who is both their saviour
and greatest danger when his desire for vengeance threatens them all,
to Robin Benjamin at Marshall Cavendish, for publication in Fall 2012,
by Sarah Davies at the Greenhouse Literary Agency (NA).

Usborne will publish THE OTHER LIFE in Spring 2012 in the UK and Marshall Cavendish will publish it in Fall 2012 in North America!

I'm so excited!

19 comments:

Brodie said...

Congratulations!! That is fantastic news!! :) The Other Life sounds AWESOME, I am a huge fan of dystopians. SO excited for it's release!

Have Australia been smart cookies and bought the rights to publish it yet? Fingers crossed they do so I can buy it locally!

Susanne Winnacker said...

@Brodie Usborne bought UK and Commonwealth rights, so I guess they'll make sure it'll be published in Australia? I hope so! :D

Kim Harrington said...

Congrats!!! :D

Speech Delay Mamma said...

Congrats hun! I'm so happy for you!

Miranda Kenneally said...

Congrats! So excited for you. Can't wait to read.

K M Kelly said...

What a wonderful Christmas present for you - that's fantastic news.

Jill Hathaway said...

YAY!

I'm so excited to buy your book!

erinjade said...

awesome!!!! congrats! :D

tracythewriter said...

Congrats Susanne!! Such exciting news. :-)

Tricia Springstubb said...

Congrats! A wonderful publishing house and (as you know) a terrific agent!

Meredith McCardle said...

Congratulations!! Such great news!

Veronica Rossi said...

Congratulations! Can't wait to read it!

Heather Dougherty said...

Congrats Susanne! What wonderful news!!!

Jennifer Hillier said...

Huge congratulations! That's incredible news!

Kate Hart said...

Congrats congrats congrats!!

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Talli Roland said...

Whoop whoop whoop! That's awesome! Congrats.

Abby Minard said...

Congratulations! That's wonderful news!!

Annie McElfresh said...

AWESOME!!! :D