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RIGHTS PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR RICHARD KING
THE SHORTLIST Alexandra Cliff
RACHEL MILLS LITERARY
Carine Delagrave MAGIC CAT PUBLISHING
Alice Latham ATLANTIC BOOKS
Jemma McDonagh THE MARSH AGENCY
Joséphine Seblon THAMES & HUDSON
Simon & Schuster Rights Team
Usborne Rights Team
HIGHLY COMMENDED WAS
ALEXANDRA CLIFF T
en years on from launch, five years into life at Hachette, and two years after the arrival of Richard King, Bookouture evolved into a
global force in 2022. King’s behind-the-scenes work on transform-
ing the way translation, film and TV rights are handled at Bookouture paid off handsomely, with a near trebling of sales. Several dozen deals, including for a film adaptation, were inked for Freida McFadden’s The Housemaid, and among other standouts were Triona Walsh and Soraya Lane—who was so grateful that she dedicated her second book to King. He also maintained the rights momentum
of Bookouture’s brand authors who publish prolifically in series, like Angela Marsons. He squeezes the last drop out of the sizeable archive—a third of his deals in 2022 were for backlist books—and has become a key player in acquisitions and in-house intellectual property
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development too. While the value of deals at Bookouture don’t hit the heights of some rights pros, they show how relatively small contracts quickly add up to become a major source of income at a publisher. King’s engagement with customers and scouts
is excellent, including through lively newslet- ters, and he has a handselling-style approach to deals. “Richard has done an amazing job in repre- senting a dynamic, rich and very substantial rights list in a new way. He knows his markets really well and has the greatest patience and a sharp business sense,” said one partner. The judges agreed. “Richard is an exceptional
rights person who has driven and grown the Bookouture business with some serious deals… he has lifted the list to international signifi- cance. It is great to see the collaboration with authors and editors, and his commitment to his clients.”
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