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Independent publisher Beachy Books has partnered with US firm DropCap Inc, which will represent the trade publisher’s foreign translation rights around the world.
Philip Bell, director and publisher at the West Malling press, secured the deal at the company’s first London Book Fair.
Bell, also a published author by Walker Books, said: "I was excited and nervous as it was our first London Book Fair and my meeting with DropCap was the first one of the first day," he said. "But I am very pleased to report they were so friendly and enthusiastic about our books, and I thought they would be a perfect rights partner. By the end of the fair they had agreed to take us on and over the last month we have now signed contracts and our titles are already for sale around the world. It’s a dream come true."
The press publishes a range of children’s books, adult fiction and non-fiction, and focuses on keeping print runs to small, sustainable volumes and printing in the UK where possible.
Based in Minnesota, DropCap is a literary agency and hybrid technology company, specialising in translating texts. Monica Meehan, vice-president of business development and rights director at the firm, said: "DropCap are delighted to be partnering with Beachy Books in representing the foreign rights of their lively, informative and most charming collection of adult and children’s titles."
The first title in the new partnership will be Sabre Prattling: The Language of the Battlefield, a non-fiction title by former Royal Marine Andrew Rigsby, due out on 30th September 2022.