“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.
– Jorge Luis Borges

Each June, we commemorate so many monumental celebrations in the US and around the world: Juneteenth, Pride Month, Father’s Day, Summer Solstice, and Bloomsday to name a few. Books open up our eyes and senses to the events that have shaped our history and the figures and movements we have admired throughout it. Some of our representative selections include:

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Kodo goes to Paris! Our beloved Kodo Nishimura, author of This Monk Wears Heels and huge LGBTQ+ advocate (watch his fantastic Ralph Lauren video promoting Pride in Japan) met with our lovely French publishing partners Guy Tredaniel.

For those who missed our big news last month, English language rights to The Toltec Legacy: Wisdom to Live By In The New Dawn by Hollywood Latina superstar Michelle Rodriquez and Mexican Healer and author Sergio Magaña have been sold to Watkins. They produced this magnificent cover and will publish in April, 2023. The announcement ties in beautifully with timely topics relating to the need for a positive shift amid the intensity of our world today.

Huge Author Platform: Michelle Rodriguez has 17 million followers on Facebook, 7 million on Instagram and 980k on Twitter. It is her mission to reveal these incredible teachings to the world.
Expert Authors: Sergio Magaña is THE authentic authority on Mesoamerican wisdom.
Perfect for Readers of Spiritual Bestsellers: e.g. Miguel Ruiz, Paulo Coelho, James Redfield
Enthralling Practical Content: e.g. instructions re: dream planting, sowing, conscious sleeping, entering the Delta state to modify and repair our body's programs, lucidity, and using rapid eye movement to modify your dreams and create a new reality.
Timely Topic: racism, climate change, and COVID-19 all demonstrate how the uncontrolled impulses of the Fifth Sun have left us and our planet in a mess. Now, as we enter the Sixth Sun, we have a chance to change — and this book will show us how.

We’re thrilled to introduce a new publishing partner, indie book publisher Beachy Books. Beachy’s press release in the online Bookseller last week aptly describes how excited we are about the collaboration. And another top of our BEST “B”s, we are also very pleased to announce our collaboration with Barlow Books, one of Canada’s biggest hybrid publishers, independently owned and run by seasoned publishing professionals. Watch this space for title updates!

May Deal Highlights

Instant Karma (Conch Books) - Aquamarin - German
Dalai Lama’s Cat and the Four Paws of Spiritual Success (Conch Books) - Iviskos - Greek
Anxious Little Monsters (Mango) - Heliopolis Culture Group + The PaiSha Agency - Chinese Traditional
Adrift (Interlink Books) - Woongjin ThinkBig Co., Ltd. + BC Agency - Korean
My Dad, My Rock (Linguacious,LLC) - Polska Sp. z o.o. - Polish - "A beautifully illustrated, touching tale of love." Kirkus Reviews, starred review, Editor’s Pick, and Best Indie Book of July 2022 - Burda Media
Blockchain Wars (Evan McFarland) - Alma dos Livros - Portuguese Europe - First time author with 5,500 copies sold in English on Amazon