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Getting ready for “These Letters End in Tears” by Cameroonian author Musih...
At the Pontas Agency, we are gearing up for the publication of the debut novel These Letters End in Tears by UK-based Cameroonian author Musih Tedji Xaviere. With just a few months to go, the novel...
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Zambian author Mubanga Kalimamukwento joins the Pontas Agency
We are delighted to announce that US-based Zambian author Mubanga Kalimamukwento has joined the Pontas Agency with her debut novel The Mourning Bird, which won the Dinaane Debut Fiction Award and was...
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“Síbaris,” the posthumous play by Domingo Villar, premieres in Vigo to a full...
Síbaris, the posthumous theatre play by our late and dear client Domingo Villar, premiered to a full house in the Galician city of Vigo on September 30th, produced by Contradespés. Síbaris is a comedy...
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The Frankfurt Book Fair 2023 in times of war and artificial intelligence
The 75th edition of the Frankfurt Book Fair took place from October 17th to October 22nd 2023 and the Pontas Agency attended it for the 32nd time in a row. During this edition, war and injustice were...
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Laura Gost wins the Proa Novel Award 2023 in Catalan language
Mallorcan author Laura Gost was awarded the prestigious Premi Proa de Novel·la (Proa Novel Award) on November 7th 2023 with her new novel, Les cendres a la piscina (The Ashes in the Pool), which will...
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"The Villain’s Dance" by Fiston Mwanza Mujila will be published in English in...
Three years after publication in the original French with Éditions Métailié, La danse du villain (The Villain’s Dance) by Fiston Mwanza Mujila will finally reach readers in English on February 20th...
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“Devil’s Breath” by Jill Johnson is featured on BBC’s Between the Covers
On Dec 4th 2023, Nish Kumar, Laura Smyth, Ben Miller and Kerry Godliman joined Sara Cox on the BBC’s Between the Covers Book Club to review new books, including Devil’s Breath by Pontas author Jill...
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Wrapping up 2023 at the Pontas Agency
As the curtain falls on another wonderful year, we’re taking a moment to reflect on the milestones that shaped 2023, celebrating achievements and setting the stage for an exciting new year ahead. Two...
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Books by Pontas authors coming in early 2024
Happy New Year! At the Pontas Agency, we’re excited to see new stories become books, TV series and films in 2024. Here are the first books by Pontas clients that will be published between January and...
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“El maestro de azúcar” by Mayte Uceda hits the shelves!
Spanish author Mayte Uceda’s latest book is now out in Spanish. El maestro de azúcar (The Sugar Master) was published on January 17th by Editorial Planeta with great enthusiasm and to great acclaim....
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The miniseries based on Elvira Mínguez’s novel "Earth's Shadow" begins shooting
At the Pontas Agency, we are always looking forward to adaptations reaching the screens. A recent title that will soon have a miniseries adaptation is Spanish author and actress Elvira Mínguez’s debut...
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“An Orchard in Damascus” by Camille Neveux is longlisted to the Prix Maison...
French journalist and debut novelist Camille Neveux's compelling debut novel Le verger de Damas (An Orchard In Damascus) has been longlisted to the Prix Maison De La Presse 2024 for commercial fiction,...
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Pontas attends the incredibly vibrant London Book Fair 2024
The London Book Fair 2024 was once again held at Olympia between April 12th and April 14th and Anna Soler-Pont, Carla Briner, Carolina Martínez, and Clara Rosell attended on behalf of the Pontas...
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Dolores Redondo’s "The North Face of the Heart" will become a premium...
Pure Fiction Television, the independent production company helmed by Tom Winchester (producer of “Shogun”), has optioned Spanish author's Dolores Redondo’s Baztán Trilogy and the prequel standalone,...
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Sant Jordi 2024: World Book Day in Barcelona
Once again, on April 23rd, the streets of Barcelona filled with hundreds of thousands of people browsing and buying books and roses to gift to their loved ones for World Book Day. It was a beautiful...
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Benjamin Carteret’s debut novel “Perséphone” is making waves in France
French author Benjamin Carteret’s debut novel Perséphone was published by Éditions Charleston on March 20th 2024 and has been garnering wonderful reviews from the media and readers (you can check out...
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Mexican journalist and writer Lydia Cacho joins the Pontas Agency
We are delighted to share that Mexican journalist and author Lydia Cacho has joined the Pontas Agency. Hailed by many as one of Mexico’s most prominent human rights activists, Lydia Cacho is also a...
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Jill Johnson launches her second mystery novel "Hell's Bells" at the Alnwick...
Devil’s Breath author, Jill Johnson, has a new book coming out in the UK on July 11th 2024 with Black & White Publishing (Bonnier UK): Hell’s Bells, in which the protagonist Professor Eustacia Rose...
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A recap of the first half of 2024
What a year it’s been so far! Before our annual break we want to look back at some of the original-language titles by Pontas authors that have been published during these first months of 2024 to...
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Pontas authors at the "Rentrée Littéraire 2024"
Pontas has always had a strong presence in France and this year is no different. Several Pontas clients have books coming out in France during the buzzy Rentrée Littéraire 2024 and we couldn’t be more...
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