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publisher : mesmac@eircom.net
Stephen MacDonogh
Brandon/Mount Eagle
Cooleen, Dingle, Co Kerry, Ireland
+353669151463
+353669151234 (fax)
http://www.brandonbooks.com

Brandon publishes half fiction, half non-fiction and includes
* literary fiction
* crime fiction
* memoir
* political biography
* travel
Although a small company publishing only 12 to 15 titles a year, we have published many of the biggest-selling books ever published in Ireland. While some of our books are local to the British and Irish market, many of our authors and books have been successful in North America and in translation


years experience: Founded 1982
GENRES & SPECIALTIES
General fiction, Mystery, Biography, History, Travel
BEST-KNOWN PROJECTS
The books of Gerry Adams (12 to date)
The memoirs and novels of Alice Taylor (the biggest-selling Irish-published author of all time)
The first four "Jack Taylor" novels by master of noir, Ken Bruen
MOST RECENT PURCHASES/ FORTHCOMING BOOKS
Patrick Taylor: An Irish Country Doctor, An Irish County Village, An Irish Country Christmas (General Fiction: three-book deal purchased from St Martin's/Forge)
Ken Bruen: American Skin (Crime Fiction)
Paul Charles: The Beautiful Sound of Silence (Crime Fiction)
Manchán Magan: Truck Fever – A Journey Through Africa (Travel)
MOST RECENT RIGHTS SALES
Film:
Ken Bruen: The Guards (Magama)

Condensed:
An Irish County Village (Readers Digest)

Translation:
Marion Urch: An Invitation to Dance (Fiction: Arabesque – Russia)
Sam Millar: The Redemption Factory (Crime Fiction: Fayard – France)
Sam Millar: The Darkness of Bones (Crime Fiction: Fayard – France)
William Wall: No Paradiso (Fiction: Eumeswil – Italy)

OTHER LEADING RIGHTS OFFERINGS
Marion Urch: An Invitation to Dance (Fiction: US and translation; film)
Mary Rose Callaghan: A Bit of a Scandal (Fiction: US and translation; film)
Paul Charles: The Beautiful Sound of Silence (Crime Fiction: US and translation; film)
Paul Charles: Sweetwater (Crime Fiction: US and translation; film)
Paul Charles: The Dust of Death (Crime Fiction: US and translation; film)
Sam Millar: Bloodstorm (Crime Fiction:US and translation; film)
Manchán Magan: Truck Fever – A Journey Through Africa (Travel: US and translation)
Manchán Magan: Manchán's Travel – A Journey Through India (Travel: US and translation)
Manchán Magan: Angels & Rabies – A Journey Through the Americas (Travel: US and translation)
SUB-AGENTS/ RIGHTS CONTACTS
France
Lora Fountain
Lora Fountain & Associates
7, Rue de Belfort
75011 Paris
France
email: lora@fountlit.com
Tel: +33-1-43562196
Fax: +33-1-43482272

Germany
Silke Weniger
Literarische Agentur
Pettenkoferstr. 24
D-80336
München
Germany
Email: weniger@litag.de
Tel: +49-89-26018926
Fax: +49-89-26018930

Italy
Cristina Popple
Studio Nabu Literary Agency
Via San Romano 60
50135 Firenze
Italy
Email: cristina.popple@nabu.it
Tel: +39-55-697517 +39-55-697773
Fax: +39-55-697626

Russia
Svetlana Pironko
Author Rights Agency
20 Victoria Road
Rathgar
Dublin 6
Ireland
email: subrights@authorrightsagency.com
Tel: +353-1-4922112

Film
Joel Gotler
Intellectual Property Group
9200 Sunset Blvd
Suite 820
Los Angeles
CA 90069
USA
email: joel@ipglm.com
+1-310-402-5154

KEY RIGHTS AND/OR ACQUISITION PERSONNEL
Steve MacDonogh
mesmac@eircom.net