A Tale of Two Agents: Welcoming the Year of the Ox
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
― Lao Tzu
From the snowy vistas of New York City’s Central Park and a frosty Minneapolis, Minnesota, welcome to the launch of our very first DropCap rights newsletter, A Tale of Two Agents. We are thrilled to be meeting up in your inbox each month to share publishing insights, industry news, celebrations, and visual landscapes of the people and places that catch our eyes.
This Friday, we celebrate Chinese New Year and the Year of the Ox, following the publishing mantra of hard work and discipline! Our cherished Chinese super agent Fanny Yu of CA-Link International tells us that Beijingers shouldn’t travel outside of the city but can thankfully meet locally amid friends and family.
The agency’s recently licensed edition of Joy from Fear by Dr Carla Marie Manly (Familius 2019) to Land of Wisdom Books Co. uniquely captures the feeling that many of us are experiencing right now, and a reminder to embrace the fear that can also bring us joy and peace.
Wheels in Motion
Allison & son, Gavin, biking on Xi’an’s City Wall after the Beijing Book Fair 2011.
Monica & her college friend biking through the former French Concession, Shanghai.
Me and You and the Universe (Free Spirit Publishing 2020) by Bernardo Marçolla, published by Hunan Science and Technology Press, teaches children to understand the beauty of how we are all connected. And how much covers differ in every market!
We’ve also lately been loving the Bottled in China by Emilie Steckenborn Podcast. If you haven’t listened yet, it’s a fun and informative cultural journey.
Warm wishes and happy celebrations,
Allison & Monica
Your DropCap Rights Team
