Best of Frankfurt, Part 2: Fiction
With 135 meetings, 29 unscheduled walk-ins, author appearances, and contacts new and old, this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair surpassed our expectations. As we wrap it up, it is a great time for our agency to reflect on our most popular titles.
Below are our "Top 10 Non-Fiction Titles” from the Frankfurt Book Fair, which span a spectrum of sub-genres and showcase the depth and diversity of our offerings.
Please reach out to us if you would like to inquire about rights for any of these titles, or for any others in our Virtual Booth.
Top 10 Titles — Fiction
The Dawn of the Cursed Queen (Rose and Star Publishing)
By Amber V. Nicole
BookTok's new dark romantasy obsession.
Dear Eliza (Flashpoint)
By Andrea J. Stein
Perfect for fans of Emily Giffin, Katherine Center, and Jennifer Weiner, Dear Eliza explores the meaning of family, the complexities of grief, and the beauty in finding your way again.
The Space Between (W.W. Crown)
By Sarah Ready
Jace and Andrea. Andrea and Jace. From the moment of their fate-filled first meeting in Central Park they’ve known one true thing—they’re meant to be. An epic love story full of emotional depth, redemption, found family, and the belief that love can heal the world.
The Good Karma Refuge for Elephants (Conch Books)
By David Michie
When Rob Forbes returns to his childhood home of Zimbabwe after decades away, he doesn’t plan to stay long. A big job back in London awaits. But he finds himself questioning his priorities amid the open-hearted exuberance of people who have so little compared to his wealthy colleagues; a powerful reconnection to the animals and wild places he loved as a child, and his growing friendship with Tibetan guru and neighbour, Rinpoche.
Buried Magic (
Mountolive Publishing)
By TJ Green
Witchcraft, dark secrets, and demons. No one is safe in White Haven. Avery, one of the five White Haven witches, practices her magic alone and spends her days working in her bookshop, refusing to join the coven.
French Holiday (W.W. Crown)
By Sarah Ready
One (crumbling) French castle. Two enemies-at-first-sight. The holiday of a lifetime. Sometimes secrets are uncovered. Mysteries revealed. Hearts laid bare. And friendship can start to feel a lot like caring. A lot like love. It can even make you wish that the holiday never has to end.
Bitter Thaw (Perspective Books)
By Jessica McCann
Minnesota, 1956. Unknown human remains are discovered deep within the mosaic of rugged forests and interconnected waterways once home to the native Ojibwe people. More than 30 years later, fresh news of the cold case reopens old wounds for an Arizona family, from a time when gender stereotypes, racial bigotry, and small-town gossip led to tragedy. Now, three generations - a mother, son and granddaughter - embark on a cross-country journey in a search for truth and a hope of redemption.
The Grays of Truth (Flashpoint)
By Sharon Virts
From bestselling historical true-crime author Sharon Virts comes a gripping tale of murder and deceit. In Reconstruction-era Baltimore, members of the city’s elite keep turning up dead. Below the polished surface of high society, there are illicit affairs, jilted lovers, financial hardships, and countless motives for murder. When Jane Gray Wharton’s husband, Ned, dies unexpectedly while overnighting at his brother’s home, Jane has no reason to question the circumstances of his death. But on a visit to the same house a few weeks later, both Jane and her daughter fall gravely ill, and Jane begins to suspect foul play.
The Bereaved (Sibylline Press)
By Julia Park Tracey
Based on her research into her grandfather’s past as an adopted child, Julia Park Tracey has created a mesmerizing work of historical fiction illuminating the darkest side of the Orphan Train.
1666 (Sibylline Press)
By Lora Chilton
The survival story of the Patawomeck Tribe of Virginia has been remembered within the tribe for generations, but the massacre of Patawomeck men and the enslavement of women and children by land hungry colonists in 1666 has been mostly unknown outside of the tribe until now. Author Lora Chilton, a member of the tribe through the lineage of her father, has created this powerful fictional retelling.
