Author Archives: Pontas

Once again, Pontas has been present at the Salon du Livre in Paris. After a revolution carried out in 2008 (new logo, new poster campaign, structure and implantation of the totally renewed fair), the Salon du Livre is confirming its ambition to become a “cultural reference”, recognised for its pertinent programming and editorial diversity. An

Five years after the Madrid bombings of March 11, 2004, Madrid Connection (How and why Sarhane and Jamal became Jihadi terrorists) by Justin Webster and Ignacio Orovio recreates the parallel lives of the two men who led the terrorist cell that committed the worst terrorist attack of Europe’s history: Jamal Ahmidan and Sarhane ben Abdelmajid

We just finished February with more film and translation rights’ deals and once more the Pontas team  is happy to share and spread the information!   Carmen Domingo’ s first novel, which title is now being considered again and to be published soon by Edebé in Spanish language, will be adapted for the screen by Lacanica

In November 2002, Anna Soler-Pont created the basis for a new TV animation series for children. ThePontas Agency  got involved in the co-production project together with Cromosoma, Televisió de Catalunya-TV3, Televisión Española-TVE and the consultancy services of the Fundació Jaume Bofill and now, more than six years later, we have the pleasure to announce that the 52

The Pontas Agency has just concluded new translation deals!   The Scar of David by Susan Abulhawa has been sold to Aschehoug (Norway) and Enalios (Greece). Born of the long page of history of Israeli-Arab relationships, this moving novel about three Palestinian generations give some light about two countries prisoner of an infernal spiral waiting for brighter

Once more, the Pontas Agency has been present at the Berlinale and Anna Soler-Pont attended the “Books at Berlinale” events on February 8, 9 and 10.   “Books at Berlinale” is the title for a series of activities bringing the publishing and film worlds closer together during the Berlinale. These activities include the presence of

Eric Frattini’s second novel, The Labyrinth of Water, was published a few days ago in Spain after a great press conference organised in Venice by Spanish publishing house Espasa Calpe. The novel will be soon published in Italy by Editrice Nord/MauriSpagnol and several editors around the world have already shown their interest. After the death

We are glad to announce that The Scar of David, the first novel by Palestinian author Susan Abulhawa, will be published by Bloomsbury in 2010!  After having been published already in the US by Journey Press, the rights have reverted to the author and she will be able to make some revisions before this great

At the Pontas Agency we are celebrating the first deals of the year:   Alfonso Armada followed the two last months of Barack Obama’s campaign and wrote a very interesting blog that now will be published as a book by Ediciones del Viento in Spanish: El sueño americano. Cuaderno de viaje a la elección de

The whole Pontas team is back to work after a good break and the blog of Anna Soler-Pont goes on with news around Pontas !   For those who never heard of her: Maha Akhtar is a contributing editor for Departures Magazine and she is also a columnist for The Times of India. She worked