Rechtengids Leopold Bologna 2017

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Bologna 2017

Nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2018

Gideon Samson

Š chris van houts

Translation grants: The Dutch Foundation for Literature supports writers and translators and promotes Dutch literature abroad. Foreign publishers may apply for a subsidy towards translation costs.

For information and application forms: Dutch Foundation for Literature, Agnes Vogt, post@letterenfonds.nl, Nieuwe Prinsengracht 89, 1018 VR Amsterdam, T +31 (0)20 520 7300, www.letterenfonds.nl

Leopold Publishers Postbus 1050, 1000 BB Amsterdam, Netherlands Rights Manager: LuciĂŤnne van der Leije lucienne.vanderleije@wpgmedia.nl rights@leopold.nl www.leopold.nl

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Bologna 2017

recent rights sold

Danish rights sold

World English rights

Danish rights sold to Turbine

to Alvilda

sold to Firefly

Swedish rights sold to Berghs Forlaget Frisian rights sold to Bornmeer

Korean rights sold to

French rights sold to

French rights sold to Versant

Hansol Education

Versant Sud

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selected by the dutch literary foundation for the bologna 2017 brochure:

32 pages

10 years and up

10 years and up

15 years and up

French righs sold to Versant

94 pages

216 pages

384 pages

Sud, World-English rights

German rights sold to Freies

German rights sold

sold to Nord-SĂźd Verlag

Geistesleben

to Gerstenberg

Translation grants: The Dutch Foundation for Literature supports writers and translators and promotes Dutch literature abroad. Foreign publishers may apply for a subsidy towards translation costs.

For information and application forms: Dutch Foundation for Literature, Agnes Vogt, post@letterenfonds.nl, Nieuwe Prinsengracht 89, 1018 VR Amsterdam, T +31 (0)20 520 7300, www.letterenfonds.nl

Leopold Publishers Postbus 1050, 1000 BB Amsterdam, Netherlands Rights Manager: LuciĂŤnne van der Leije lucienne.vanderleije@wpgmedia.nl rights@leopold.nl www.leopold.nl

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Joost Swarte

De Stijl – Visiting the artist’s studio art picture book all ages

• Joost Swarte internationally acclaimed artist • 2017 international celebration: 100 years of De Stijl • ‘Art history doesn’t get any better than this.’ – nrc

At the beginning of the previous century, a group of artists wanted to shake up the art world.

A lot was changing at that time; the world was ‘modernising’ at breakneck speed.

Art was being left behind, they thought.

Why continue to produce paintings that look like real life, when a new technology allows you to take a photo?

What they wanted was paintings, buildings, toys and furniture that fitted into the new age. All designed using simple resources. Rectangular shapes, red, blue and yellow. Black, white and grey were permitted too. And clean, straight lines.

Their ideas came together in a new magazine they called De Stijl (The Style).

De Stijl called for a new art for a new world and is still going strong a century later.

Joost Swarte chose ten artists that were part of De Stijl or were influenced by the movement. He depicts their studio and how they worked in an homage that shows what made these artists, architects and designers unforgettable.

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Original title: De Stijl – Op bezoek in het atelier Full colour | 23,8 x 28,6 cm | 32 pages

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Ted van Lieshout picture book all ages

ART? Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain 1917-2017 • Fun gift book • 100 years anniversary of the world’s most famous ‘readymade’

A hundred years ago the French artist Marcel Duchamp challenged viewers to look at something they would never expect in a museum.

Just like Marcel Duchamp writer, poet and artist Ted van Lieshout plays with our conceptions of what art is.

Can one laugh at it?

What did the artist mean?

Does art need a museum to be art?

Official replicas can be found in important public collections: Centre Georges Pompidou, Tate Modern, the National Gallery of Canada and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

With ART? Ted van Lieshout celebrates the centenary of one of the most striking and influential works in the history of art.

‘I found modern art a complicated affair.

Until I came across Fountain by Marcel Duchamp. It’s not that I understand all modern art now, but since that moment I am open to it.’

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Original title: Kunst? – Marcel Duchamps Fontein 1917-2017 Graphic black and white | 20,3 x 20,6 cm | 32 pag.

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unst? viert schrijver, dichter, kunstenaar n Lieshout het honderdjarig bestaan van een meest opvallende en invloedrijkste werken uit chiedenis van de beeldende kunst.

TED VAN LIESHOUT KUNST? MARCEL DUCHAMPS FONTEIN 1917 – 2017

d moderne kunst een ingewikkeld fenomeen.

Fontein van Marcel Duchamp leerde kennen. ien begrijp ik heus niet alle moderne kunst, k sta er wel wagenwijd voor open.’

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Studio Circus fiction age 1+

Panda big and small & You are super, Panda!

• A new friend for toddlers • Panda is well known from the posters and postcards that decorate many nurseries • Already published in Denmark by Alvilda

You are super, Panda!

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Wake up, everyone! Panda and Fox take a bath. Panda can already dress himself.

Then he can go and play with his friends, indoors and outside. Panda can even read a book already. And then it’s time for dinner. This is how to brush your teeth! A quick pee before going to bed…

Goodnight, everyone. What a super day!

Panda and his young friends are all very different, but they are the best of friends.

Panda big and small

Mousy is little, Panda is big. Bat is black, Polar Bear is white. Rhino is fat, Meerkat is thin… Panda and the other young animals are all different, but they are the best of friends.

Playfully acquaint your baby or toddler with these funny opposites.

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Original title: Panda groot en klein Full colour | 19 x 19 cm | 16 pages Danish rights sold (Alvilda)

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Original title: Wat een superdag, Panda!

Full colour | 19 x 19 cm | 16 pages Danish rights sold (Alvilda)

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Max Velthuijs Frog is ill fiction age 2+

• About being ill and getting better • Internationally loved character

Also by Max Velthuijs:

Frog is lying in bed. He can’t get up today. His head is hot and his stomach hurts. Little Bear doesn’t know what to do and goes to fetch Duck. She says that Frog should stay in bed. Rat asks if a delicious fish might help. But Piggy knows exactly what Frog needs. And then Hare arrives. He’s in such a hurry that he trips and falls down… Now, Frog is the one to help out a friend.

Max Velthuijs is able, like no other, to make life lighter through subtle humor. His illustrations continue to touch readers of all ages.

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Original title: Kikker is ziek Board book | 19 x 19 cm | 16 pages Rights sold: Danish, Swedish and Frisian www.leopold.nl rights@leopold.nl

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Max Velthuijs board book with flaps age 2+

Frog & Friends – Big Board Book with Flaps • Learning new words in a fun way • Big board book with flaps and jokes

Other full colour board books with funny flaps:

Hand Puppet Book:

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Original title: Het grote flapjesboek van Kikker en zijn vriendjes Board book | 27 x 27 cm | 24 pages

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Frog is big and Little Bear is small. Duck is white and the bird is black. Winter is cold and Summer is warm.

Contradictions, colors, numbers, shapes, feelings, seasons and the weather.

Learning new words and terms in a playful manner. Filled with jokes and flaps to make it even more fun to read!

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Jochem Myjer

The world of The Gorgles fiction age 3+

• Previously in The Gorgles…

• The Gorgles is winner of the Netherlands 2016 Children’s Jury award • Bestseller in Holland

Have you heard of the Gorgles? They live on the Island, in their well-hidden holes in the ground. They forage for blackberries and Gurgleberries in the dunes, while the little Gorgles play on the beach. Every night, the little Gurgle Bobba goes to school, where he learns all about nature and the secret, magical powers of the Gorgles. About Human Children and… the Buglies, the nasty creatures that give children a cold or the flu when there’s an R in the month.

When Bobba is big and strong and quick enough, he is given a photo of the Human Child over whom he will watch. A young boy with curly hair… Mel! Bobba sets off on a journey, ready for his first adventure. Yippee!

Also by Jochem Myjer:

Rights sold: German and Danish Over 100.000 copies sold

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Original title: De wereld van de Gorgels Full colour | 24,5 x 33 cm | 32 pages English translation available www.leopold.nl rights@leopold.nl

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Annemarie van Haeringen Ossip finds what’s already there fiction age 4+

• New picture book by three-time Gouden Penseel (Golden Brush) winner

‘Hello, what’s this?’

Ossip has baked sweet rolls. And now he’s waiting for them to cool. But it’s taking a long time… The sun is shining and suddenly Ossip sees something that wasn’t there before. What could it be?

And where is it going?

A surprising story about discovery and friendship from three-time Golden Brush winner Annemarie van Haeringen.

Also by Annemarie van Haeringen:

• Awarded a Zilveren Griffel • World-English rights sold to Clarion Books, German rights sold to Freies Geistesleben, Danish rights sold to Turbine, Simplified Chinese, Korean and Japanese rights sold

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Original title: Ossip vindt wat er al is Full colour | 23,8 x 28,6 cm | 32 pages To be published in June 2017

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Harmen van Straaten George puzzles a dinosaur fiction age 4+

• Night-time adventure in the museum • From the writer of Hey, who’s sitting on the toilet?

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George is the champion. At jigsaw puzzles. At Mikado and competitions.

In counting and sums, he already knows the answer before the teacher can say it.

There’s nothing left for the children in the class and the teacher to do. George always wins! Now he’s secretly going to spend the night in the Natural History Museum.

George takes his notebook and ruler with him to figure out how a dinosaur fits together. During the night, he goes down to the large dinosaur hall, where everything goes wrong. Can George salvage the situation before his class arrives at the museum on their excursion the following morning?

Also by Harmen van Straaten: • Selected for Picture Book Top Ten in the

Beweegt daar wat? Ritselt daar iets?

Joris merkt helemaal niets!

Dat heb je met een echte kampioen: hij kan maar één ding tegelijk goed doen.

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Netherlands • Published in Korean and Simplified

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Original title: Joris puzzelt een dino Full colour | 23,8 x 28,6 cm | 32 pages To be published in April 2017

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Paul van Loon Afraid of vampires fiction age 7+

• Excitement and humour • 10.000 copies sold • Bestseller author • Fun with vampires for early readers

Gilbert wants to read an exciting book.

A book about vampires. But his brother won’t let him. ‘Far too scary for little children.’ Together with Cornelius, Gilbert forms a plan. That night, his brother is visited by two vampires…

Also by Paul van Loon:

10.000 copies sold

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Original title: Bang voor vampiers Hardback | 15 x 22 cm | 48 pages

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Marjon Hoffman

The secret of the nude holiday fiction age 8+

• Funny adventure for early readers • About burned buttocks and being embarrassed

Lawrence is looking forward to it: a holiday in France. But his mother has planned a holiday in a very strange park.

Everyone walks around naked. Lawrence refuses to join in. And so does his brother Morris. Then they meet two nice girls on the beach nearby and do everything they can to hide the ‘naked truth’.

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Original title: Het geheim van de blote vakantie Hardback | 15 x 22 cm | 96 pages To be published in May 2017

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The media on this book: ‘Funny story for early readers.’ – NBD Biblion

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Wieke van Oordt

The secret of the black king fiction age 8+

• Exciting adventure • Chess accessibly explained to young readers

Bill is a member of the chess club. But why are strange men sneaking around? They wear black suits and sunglasses. Does it perhaps have something to do with the new boy?

Also available: Long live the queen

A chess adventure for 9+ after the award winning film Long live the queen.

German edition published by Freies Geistesleben.

The media on Wieke van Oordt: ‘Gripping and modern story.’ – NBD Biblion

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Original title: Lang leve de koningin Hardback | 15 x 22 cm | 192 pages

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Original title: Het geheim van de zwarte koning Hardback | 15 x 22 cm | 128 pages To be published in April 2017

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Tonke Dragt

The Song of Seven fiction age 9+

• Dutch classic • A gripping tale by Tonke Dragt • For fans of The Letter for the King • ‘Brilliant imaginative storytelling’

At the end of every school day, new teacher Mr Van der Steg entertains his pupils with tall tales of incredible events, which he claims really happened to him – involving hungry lions and haunted castles, shipwrecks and desert islands. One day, when he can’t think of anything suitably exciting to tell them, he invents a story about a very important letter which he’s expecting that evening, with news of a perilous mission. Evening arrives and so, to his surprise, does an enigmatic letter...

The media on Tonke Dragt: ‘So nail biting you’ll need to wear protective gloves.’ – Broadsheet reviews ‘In fact, the book itself is like a song, or incantation; a wandering, winding ballad with occasional joyous percussion, to the spell of which the reader can’t help but succumb.’

– The Times, Best Books of 2016 ‘It’s a magical, strange, gripping tale.’

– The Guardian ‘This is a very different story for fans of The Letter for the King, but with the same pace and brilliant imaginative storytelling. It is full of eccentric characters and mystery, with a slight touch of humor. The Song of Seven is sure to go down as a classic in children’s literature.’

– The Spectator ‘An engaging adventure which twists and turns.’ – Booktrust ‘Gloriously written with tons of plot twists and turns, and a barrel-load of excitement.’

– North Somerset Teachers Bookaward ‘An exciting adventure.’ – Readitdaddy blogspot

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BOLOGNA 2017

Original title: De Zevensprong Hardback | 14 x 21,5 cm | 312 pages

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Wouter Klootwijk & Enzo Pérès-Labourdette fiction age 9+

Anne, the horse and the river

• Beautiful story about a girl who confidently steps into the unknown • Sensitive and well-written adventure

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Original title: Anne, het paard en de rivier Full colour | 15 x 22 cm | 80 pages To be published in April 2017

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Anne’s uncle lives far away in the forest and needs a horse. Anne thinks that she’s the best person to bring him that horse.

She climbs on Wilma’s back and begins her journey into unknown territory. The river shows them the way. So begins Anne’s journey, a story about the wide world and all that awaits discovery there…

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Imme Dros & Annemarie van Haeringen art picture book age 10+

And then, Scheherazade? And then? – Tales of Thousand and One Nights

• An unique selection from the original stories • Excitingly and magnificently illustrated by three-time Gouden penseel (Golden Brush) winner Annemarie van Haeringen • Beautiful (gift) presentation in half-linen binding with ribbon bookmark and coloured edging

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Original title: En toen, Sheherazade, en toen?

– Uit de verhalen van duizend-en-een-nacht Full colour | 21,3 x 28,6 cm | 208 pages To be published in October 2017

The media on Annemarie van Haeringen: ‘Witty and exciting, Annemarie van Haeringen is an expert in her field.’ – Penseeljury

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After discovering that his wife has been unfaithful to him, the mighty ruler Shahriar (Persian for king) takes a new virgin bride every night and has them killed the following morning. No woman will ever cheat on him again.

His Vizier’s daughter, the imaginative and inventive Scheherazade, wants to put an end to the slaughter of young girls and, so, chooses to present herself as a bride for Shahriar. On the first night, Scheherazade begins a story that is not yet finished by the morning. The king allows her to live another day, so he can hear the end of the story the following night. But the story continues into another story that hasn’t ended by the next morning.

The cuckolded ruler cannot resist the temptation of the unfinished story: each time he must and shall know the ending.

The nights begin to build up, one after another. And the stories begin to change Shahriar. He feels remorse for the dead brides, as well as guilt, and, to the relief of his people, he marries Scheherazade.

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Gideon Samson Island Days fiction age 12+

• Nominated for the alma 2018 • Gideon Samson has been writing children’s books for almost a decade. He has won various prizes, including the Gouden Lijst and, twice, the Zilveren Griffel.

Jacob is convinced of one thing: this summer will be a disaster. While his mother and her new boyfriend are spending the holiday far away in expensive hotels, he is stuck on a Greek island for weeks on end. What’s he supposed to do in a scorching hot village where everyone speaks a strange kind of gibberish?

And what good is a father you barely know and who never has any time for you?

Then suddenly the cheerful Michaelis enters Jacob’s life. They fill their days with sea, sun and carefree living. Together with Puck – Miech’s girlfriend – they form an invincible trio and an extraordinary friendship. Or is friendship perhaps not the right word?

This Summer will change Jakob’s life forever.

The media on Gideon Samson: ‘A masterpiece.’ – NRC Handelsblad

BOLOGNA 2017

Original title: Eilanddagen Hardback | 14,5 x 22 cm | 160 pages Rights sold: German (Gerstenberg) Rights under option: Catalonia, Denmark Sample English translation available www.leopold.nl rights@leopold.nl

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Gideon Samson Heaven can wait fiction age 10+

• Nominated for the alma 2018 • Nominated for the Gouden Uil Jeugdliteratuurprijs (Golden Owl Youth Award) 2010 • Nominated for the Kinderjury (Dutch Children’s jury) 2010

From the first page to the last, Belle is in bed. And not because she’s tired. By the way, ‘Belle’ means ‘beautiful’ in French, but that’s not really relevant. She loves to run and dance. And she loves her grandfather (very much), because he doesn’t treat her like she’s pitiful. Belle also loves spaghetti, but that’s actually not in the book, so it’s OK to forget this immediately. Even though it’s true.

Since Belle is in bed all the time, you’ll find no running in this book. And for the first dance moves you’ll have to wait for at least hundred pages. Still, lots of things happen.

Mum lies, the doctors chatter, dad keeps flying in and out and grandma falls down the stairs. In the meantime, Brie chatters like a false trumpet through Belle’s life and grandpa tells pretty good jokes. And little Jan is also there, but he doesn’t make it till the end. Or does he?

BOLOGNA 2017

Original title: De hemel kan wachten Hardback | 14,5 x 22 cm | 128 pages Rights sold: Danish (Turbine) Previously published in German Sample English translation available www.leopold.nl rights@leopold.nl

The media on Gideon Samson: ‘Impressive prose.’ – Vrij Nederland ‘Villainous and humoristic.’ – NRC Handelsblad ‘Daring composition, the book charms up to the last page.’

– de Volkskrant

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Maren Stoffels Race fiction age 12+

• Raw and clear style • Lifelike characters • Brilliant mix of goodread and harsh subjects

I always knew exactly how he was doing, whether he talked or not.

It was like Tim had subtitles running across his forehead.

If I could read quickly enough, I could follow all of his thoughts.

River knows her best friend Tim like the back of her hand. But when Tim’s mother dies, the bond between them changes.

Tim feels like an alien, especially since he has to deal with his brother more often, who hates foreigners.

Fortunately, newcomer Ravi arrives and stands out due to his dark skin and bare feet. He brings out feelings in River that she’s never felt before.

Ravi and Tim both sign up for the annual Island Run. What starts out as a sporting contest soon gets out of hand...

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Original title: Omdat jij anders bent Hardback | 15 x 22 cm | 144 pages

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Original title: Race Hardback | 15 x 22 cm | 144 pages

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Maren Stoffels fiction age 14+

• ‘This is Maren Stoffels’ superpower: The way you can relate to her characters.’ – Leesfeest • ‘You simply have to read this book.’ – The Book Girl

Also by Maren Stoffels:

The media on Maren Stoffels: ‘The writing style is raw and clear, the characters lifelike and recognisable. This is Maren Stoffels’ superpower.’ – Leesfeest ‘I often had a lump in my throat, tears running down my cheeks, and several times I had to set the book aside, because I found it such a beautiful and emotional story. (…)

What an impressive book! (…) Maren Stoffels is creating a new style and I love it! (…) This book deserves a 9.5.’

– BOOKS & STORIES

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Original title: Ik zie je tussen de wolken Hardback | 15 x 22 cm | 240 pages Original title: Ik denk dat dit het einde is Hardback | 15 x 22 cm | 240 pages www.leopold.nl rights@leopold.nl

‘A story full of emotion. It simultaneously warms and breaks your heart.’ – 7DAYS ‘What a lovely, inspiring story. Beautiful and sad at the same time. A story that will leave no-one unmoved.

The story, written in a raw writing style, touches, moves and does something to the reader. (…) You simply have to read this book! If it were possible, this book would receive more than five stars. It’s a mustread!’ – THE BOOK GIRL

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Rindert Kromhout One Mann fiction age 15+

• Sensitive portrait of a famous writer and his family

‘Someone like you, Klaus, will never stand in the shadow of another.’ Klaus Mann, nineteen years old, holds an entirely different opinion on this. That the budding writer currently stands in the shadow of his famous father, Thomas Mann, might have something to do with it. But why does Thomas reject him, as a son and as a person? What is Klaus doing wrong? He doesn’t dare to speak to his father on the subject but, instead, decides to write him a letter; a candid, confrontational letter. The letter turns into a gripping novel about a well-known family of writers and stage actors in the restless Munich of the beginning of the 20th century. But who is actually standing in the shadow of whom?

The media on One Mann: ‘Wonderful period piece on the artistic environment around the Mann family, in Germany, between the two world wars. Masterful book.’ – Het Parool **** ‘Anyone who finishes One Mann wants nothing more than to start reading it all over again. It stays in your memory for a very long time.

A book to place on a pedestal, suitable for readers aged 15 and older.’

– Lezenisleuk.nl

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Original title: Een Mann Hardback | 14,2 x 21,3 cm | 384 pages

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One Mann is a story based on facts and historical people. Previous works by Rindert Kromhout include Soldiers don’t cry, April is the cruelest month and Tell me who we were. A colourful collection of artists in England, in the first half of the previous century, is central to this multiaward-winning trilogy on the Bloomsbury Set, which included writer Virginia Woolf and painter Vanessa Bell.

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Erna Sassen I don’t fit in young adult age 15+

• Young Adult novel about love, anger and trust • Previous books published in Germany and Denmark • This Is Not a Diary was nominated for the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis and the Youth Prize

Tessel is stuck. With her school assignment. With her friends. Actually, with almost everything. In any case with herself. By chance she meets Eveline, who recently lost her sixteen-year-old daughter to cancer. A special bond forms between them, one that Tessel doesn’t fully understand. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that Eveline is the only person who is not careful around her. And who doesn’t have time for politeness.

Little by little, Tessel reveals what happened between her and Percival, a friend who turned out not to be a friend at all. Slowly but surely she changes her view of herself and the events. The shame she felt turns to anger, until Tessel is finally able to let go of her lethargy and regain her self-confidence.

Also by Erna Sassen:

BOLOGNA 2017

Original title: Er is geen vorm waarin ik pas Paperback | 14 x 21,3 cm | 216 pages Rights under option: Danish and German www.leopold.nl rights@leopold.nl

The media on Erna Sassen: ‘This is what Sassen was born to write: successful novels about the teenage soul.’ – Trouw on This Is Not a Diary ‘Sassen impresses with her merciless tone of voice and subtle chronologic games.’ – Trouw on Don’t Come Any Closer ‘Sensational book. Funny, heart-wrenching and wise all at once.’

– Seven Days on I don’t fit in