They say don’t judge a book by its cover, but the truth is: covers sell books. Why do covers can be so different from each other for the very same novel? And why, sometimes, a cover just gets it for the whole world? At the Pontas Agency we don’t really know all the answers but we
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‘The Hundred Wells of Salaga’ by Ayesha Harruna Attah out in May 2018
The Hundred Wells of Salaga by Ghanaian author Ayesha Harruna Attah is a short yet sweeping tale of slavery in 19th century West Africa told from the point of view of two mould-breaking women whose lives intersect at the town of Salaga, the largest slave market in the region. The Hundred Wells of Salaga offers a remarkable view
Continue reading »‘Rainbirds’ by Clarissa Goenawan is out in English
Set in an imagined town outside Tokyo, Clarissa Goenawan’s dark, spellbinding literary debut Rainbirds follows a young man’s path to self-discovery in the wake of his sister’s murder. Rainbirds was published in March 2018 in English, original language, by Soho Press worldwide except in Singapore, where it was published by Math Paper Press. Translation rights have been sold
Continue reading »The Pontas Agency stands for freedom and democracy
The Pontas Agency has been working since its very beginnings, more than twenty-five years ago, as a bridge between cultures, between languages, between writers from the five continents and its readers everywhere. Although we’re an international company representing authors living in 26 different countries around the world, our offices are based in Barcelona. For this
Continue reading »William Morrow to publish Zara Raheem’s debut novel ‘The Marriage Clock’ in 2019
At the Pontas Agency, we’re incredibly excited to present a debut author: CSU Long Beach MFA student Zara Raheem. Her debut novel The Marriage Clock will be published by William Morrow (HarperCollins) in the US and Canada in 2019. Lucia Macro at Wm Morrow (HarperCollins) has signed World English language rights to this a smart, light-hearted, and witty
Continue reading »“Afrofuturistic” novel ‘A Spy in Time’ by Imraan Coovadia: out in August 2018
South African author Imraan Coovadia’s new and awaited novel is an original dystopia set in a futuristic Johannesburg where white people have been a rarity for centuries. This is a timely novel, in equal parts entertaining and thought-provoking that will resonate with recent successes such as ‘Black Panther’ and in the mood of the new so-called “Afrofuturism”.
Continue reading »Debut novel ‘In The Palace of Flowers’ by Victoria Princewill to be published in 2019
At the Pontas Agency, we’re delighted to introduce a new writer: Victoria Princewill. British-born of Nigerian descent and educated at Oxford and University College London, Victoria Princewill has a BA in English and MA in Philosophy, and her work on race and contemporary culture has been published by the BBC, the Guardian, the Independent, the London Review of Books and n+1 magazine. She co-founded
Continue reading »Martí Gironell wins the Ramon Llull Award 2018
At the Pontas Agency, we’re glad to announce that the 2018 Ramon Llull Award Winner is Martí Gironell, with a novel based on the life of Jean Leon, titled La força d’un destí (The Strenght of a Destiny). The Ramon Llull Award has been awarded to a novel in Catalan language since 1981, and it’s the biggest in
Continue reading »Key feminist voice Minna Salami to be published by HarperCollins US and Zed Books in 2019
HarperCollins US and Zed Books have signed debut book by writer and speaker Minna Salami: Sensuous Knowledge: A Radical Black Feminist Approach for Everyone. Salami is the founder of the popular and influential feminist blog, MsAfropolitan, which connects feminism with contemporary culture from an Africa-centred perspective. Described as one of the key feminist voices of
Continue reading »Exciting and diverse voices to wrap up 2017 and look forward to 2018
2017 was an exciting year for the Pontas Agency, as we started representing new and diverse voices in English language, as well as we kept working to establish other authors who have been with us for a while —all with great books under their belts that we’re delighted to represent! American writer based in Berlin Saskia
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