Cai Gao, center, at the Beijing International Book Fair 2026.
By Erin L. Cox, Publisher | @erinlcox
At an event at the Beijing International Book Fair last week, Cai Gao, the first Chinese recipient of the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration, celebrated the foreign editions of her award-winning book with some of the translators (pictured right).
“I love books and I love art. I think publishing is the happiest industry because you can grow steadily and talk to your inner self and become the person you want to be,” said Cai Gao.
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Mannen som brann (Consumed by Fire)
By Lotta Fritzdorf & Johan Rosenlind
- Publisher: Bokfabriken
- Original language: Swedish
- Rights contact: Lena Stjernström
- Book info: Read more here
Reported rights deals:
- NORWAY | Gyldendal, DENMARK | Gyldendal Astra, GERMANY |Blanvalet
The summer idyll of Halmstad is abruptly shattered when retiring Detective Superintendent Ragnar Ros turns on the local radio and hears a murder take place, live on air. Shortly afterwards, the victim is found inside one of the schools in town. Ros is thrown into the investigation alongside the newly relocated and razor-sharp, but provocatively fearless, Detective Inspector Siri “Garp” Karlsson, newly arrived in town.
When a burning car is discovered in a deserted area on the outskirts of the city, with a man inside, their uneasy partnership is put to the test. The clues point in conflicting directions, and the case expands into a dark web of lies and revenge.
Meanwhile, Garp is stalked by a persistent ex, a former colleague who has grown increasingly unpredictable and refuses to leave her alone. Ros is struggling with grief after the death of his wife and with his strained relationship with his grown-up daughters. Then, suddenly, one of them vanish without a trace.
El preu de néixer (The Price for Being Born)
By Laura Gost
- Publisher: Proa/Grup62
- Original language: Catalan
- Rights contact: Anna Soler-Pont / Pontas Literary & Film Agency
- Book info: Read more here
Reported rights deals:
- DUTCH | Meridiaan (pre-empt), ENGLISH (WEL) | Pushkin Press (pre-empt), FRENCH | JC Lattès (pre-empt), GREEK | Gutenberg/Dardanos (pre-empt), ITALIAN | Astoria, SPANISH | Temas de Hoy/Planeta, TURKISH | Domingo
“Laura Gost needs only a few pages to sketch the outlines of a world that is both unsettling and eerily familiar, where everything has a price and life and death are deeply entwined. With breathless momentum, she builds a story full of twists, populated by characters who conceal secrets and deceive one another.” —Layla Martínez, National Book Award-longlisted author of Woodworm
Set in a world almost identical to our own, The Price for Being Born imagines a principle that reshapes society from its foundations: no child may be born unless another person agrees to die in their place. Life continues, orderly and familiar, at a cost that is quietly devastating.
At the center of this disturbing landscape, one couple pursuing a child experiences the fragile emotional distance the new system inserts between them. Parenthood is no longer a personal decision, but a negotiation with death.
Spion van de Mossad (Spy for the Mossad: The True Story of a Dutchman in the Israeli Secret Service)
By Jonathan Mor & Silvan Schoonhoven
- Publisher: Hollands Diep
- Original language: Dutch
- Rights contact: Marleen Seegers, 2 Seas Agency
- Book info: Read more here
Reported rights deal:
- SWEDISH and FINNISH | Lind & Co
A gripping true-crime spy memoir from a former Mossad operative.
Born and raised in the quiet Dutch province of Overijssel, Jonathan Mor is recruited by the Mossad and drawn into a life of covert operations, false identities, and high-risk missions worthy of a spy thriller.
Spy for the Mossad offers a rare insider perspective on one of the world’s most secretive intelligence agencies. The book centers largely on Israel’s covert struggle with Iran and the wider Middle East intelligence landscape. Through cinematic storytelling and extraordinary real-life operations, Jonathan Mor reveals the psychological pressure, moral ambiguity, and constant danger of living undercover for years.
Qin Ming
Silent Testimony, The Corpse Speaker, and The Eleventh Finger
By Qin Ming
- Publisher: Beijing Xiron Culture Group Co., Ltd.
- Original language: Chinese
- Rights contact: Caroline Gao, Xiron
- Book info: Read more here
Over 5 million copies of these books have been sold.
Author Qin Ming is a public security forensic pathologist who has examined over 2,000 corpses and possesses extensive experience, nicknamed “Old Qin.”
He is a bestselling domestic suspense novelist, a popular science expert in the field of forensic knowledge, a police influencer with tens of millions of fans, and a popular web series “Medical Doctor Qin Ming.” He has received honors such as CCTV Legal Figure, Chinese Original Novel Author of the Year, Dangdang Influential Author of the Year, and the Chunfeng IP Award.
Xiron has published a total of 17 Qin Ming’s works: 6 volumes in the Forensic Qin Ming Wanxiang Series, 3 in the Zhongsheng Series, 4 in the Night Watchers Series, 3 in the Hummingbird Series, and 1 popular science book.
His books have continued to sell well for more than ten years. The screen adaptations have total views exceeding 8 billion, audiobooks over 570 million, and works translated into English, Thai, Vietnamese, Russian, Hungarian, and other languages.
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