Opal acquired Swedish rights to Jukka Behm’s latest YA novel #baghead—from the author whose bestselling Hammersmith United trilogy has even the most reluctant readers hooked.

Czech rights to Liisa Keltikangas-Järvinen’s THE AGE OF SELFISHNESS were acquired by publisher Portál! This is the fourth deal for this title. Rights have been previously sold to Estonia (Rahva Raamat), Lithuania (Alma Littera) and the Netherlands (Park Uitgevers).

World English rights to Maisku Myllymäki’s acclaimed debut novel HOLLY were acquired by Two Lines Press in the US! The book was nominated for the Best Debut Prize in 2021. Rights have previously been sold to Kampa Verlag in Germany. ‘When I first started reading Holly I was mesmerized by the voice—at once unconventional, entertaining, and […]