The future of foreign rights sales looks bright

The Finns’ favourite television channel, MTV3, interviewed Literary Agent Elina Ahlbäck on their Sunday news. The message was clear: the foreign rights sales of Finnish literature are really taking off!

Please see the news clip here (in Finnish)

 


Non-fiction rights sold to the UK and Hungary

Elina Ahlback Literary Agency is pleased to report that the World English rights to Kari NarsMiten miljoonia huijataan (“Swindling Billions”) have been sold to a UK publisher. Marshall Cavendish International plans to publish the book in 2011.

The Hungarian rights to the graphic novel Sarasvatin hiekkaa (“Sands of Sarasvati”) by Risto Isomäki, Petri Tolppanen and Jussi Kaakinen were aqcuired by comics publisher Nyitott Könyvmûhely Kiadó. The text will be translated in collaboration with the University of Debrecen. The Hungarian edition will be released in October 2010.


Several rights deals for children’s books

Elina Ahlback Literary Agency has sold the rights to four Tove Appelgren and Salla Savolainen‘s Vesta-Linnea books to China. The same publisher also aqcuired the Simplified Chinese rights to Tittamari Marttinen and Christel RönnsNepi ja koiravahti and Tapani Bagge and Salla Savolainen‘s Tahvo ja Bella pyörremyrskyssä.

In another deal Danish publisher Carlsen bought the rights to Mervi Lindman‘s Urhea pikku Memmuli. The title will be released in November 2010.


The website is getting a facelift!

In the run-up to the upcoming international book fairs Elina Ahlback Literary Agency’s website is getting a full makeover. Visit us regularly to stay informed!

 


Rights to Leena Lehtolainen’s bestsellers sold to Russia and Turkey

Press Release

Finnish crime star Leena Lehtolainen is entering new markets once again when her books are made available for millions of readers in Russia and Turkey.

The Russian language rights to Lehtolainen’s Maria Kallio series’ Ensimmäinen murhani and Harmin paikka were acquired by Moscow-based AST Publishers in July. The publisher is planning to release both titles in Spring 2011.

Turkish Bizim Kitaplar recently bought the rights to Kuolemanspiraali for their 2011 crime list, making Turkey the 17th Leena Lehtolainen country!

Elina Ahlbäck Literary Agency has successfully sold Lehtolainen’s rights since March 2010. In Germany and France Leena Lehtolainens position on the crime fiction markets has already been stabilised with new titles coming out frequently. Other recent Lehtolainen deals have been made with Spanish, Italian and Polish publishing houses.

The 11th Maria Kallio title will be published in Finland by Tammi Publishers today. See Leena Lehtolainen brochure here.

More information:
Elina Ahlbäck, Literary Agent, CEO, tel. +358 400 548 402

 

About author


Leena Lehtolainen

Leena Lehtolainen is the top female crime author in Finland: her new titles always head straight to #1 on the Finnish bestseller lists.

Lehtolainen created her successful protagonist, detective Maria Kallio, in 1993. Having already featured in 16 novels and a complete TV series, a new Maria Kallio TV reboot series was launched in Fall 2021 on C More. Lehtolainen’s novels have been translated into 30 languages and have sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide.

And just like the events in Bodyguard, a that takes the heroine Hilja Ilveskero all around Europe, Lehtolainen’s own work takes her to book festivals, exhibitions and other events across the globe.

Leena Lehtolainen has also published outside the crime genre; her book The Charm of Figure Skating was voted sports book of the year 2010 in Finland, and A Life in Six Scenes showed her return to literary fiction.

The Crossing of the Green Dragon is her first title for YA audiences.

In her free time, Lehtolainen enjoys all kinds of music and follows lynx trails in the forests – just like Maria Kallio.

Bibliography


2023, Crime & Suspense

A Crossing in the Darkness

Leena Lehtolainen


2022, Young Adult (13 or 14+)

The Crossing of the Green Dragon

Leena Lehtolainen


2021, Crime & Suspense

The Lynx Factor

Leena Lehtolainen


2020, Crime & Suspense

The Ripple Effect

Leena Lehtolainen


2019, Crime & Suspense

Oathbreaker

Leena Lehtolainen


2018, Crime & Suspense

The Killer's Girlfriend

Leena Lehtolainen


2017, Crime & Suspense

The End of Innocence

Leena Lehtolainen


2016, General Nonfiction, Memories & Biographies

The Charm of Ice

Leena Lehtolainen


2016, Crime & Suspense

The Eye of the Tiger

Leena Lehtolainen


2015, Crime & Suspense

A Stroke of Sadness

Leena Lehtolainen


2013, Crime & Suspense

The Iron Triangle

Leena Lehtolainen


2012, Crime & Suspense

The Devil's Cubs

Leena Lehtolainen


2011, Crime & Suspense

The Lion of Justice

Leena Lehtolainen


2010, Crime & Suspense

Where Have All the Young Girls Gone

Leena Lehtolainen


2009, Crime & Suspense

The Bodyguard

Leena Lehtolainen


2008, Crime & Suspense

Derailed

Leena Lehtolainen


2005, Crime & Suspense

The Nightingale Murder

Leena Lehtolainen


2003, Crime & Suspense

Below the Surface

Leena Lehtolainen


2000, Crime & Suspense

Before I Go

Leena Lehtolainen


1998, Crime & Suspense

Fatal Headwind

Leena Lehtolainen


1997, Crime & Suspense

Death Spiral

Leena Lehtolainen


1996, Crime & Suspense

Snow Woman

Leena Lehtolainen


1995, Crime & Suspense

Copper Heart

Leena Lehtolainen


1994, Crime & Suspense

Her Enemy

Leena Lehtolainen


1993, Crime & Suspense

My First Murder

Leena Lehtolainen