Audio rights for The Saffron Gate have been sold to Oakhill Publishing.

Linda joined Katherine Govier in a reading at McNally Robinson Booksellers, Don Mills, Toronto, on November 20th.

The Saffron Gate was launched in Toronto at The Sultan's Tent on November 16th. 

Linda discussed the writing life as well as the writing of The Saffron Gate at the Courage to Lead event, sponsored by Women's Post. The venue was Ben McNally Bookstore at 366 Bay Street, Toronto, on Wednesday, November 11.

Linda is Author of the Month for November 2009 at McNally Robinson Booksellers across Canada: www.mcnallyrobinsonbooksellers.com.  

Polish rights to The Saffron Gate have been purchased by Swiat Ksiazki.

The Saffron Gate was launched in Winnipeg at McNally Robinson Booksellers, Grant Park, on October 21. 

The Saffron Gate has been purchased by the French book club France Loisirs, for a "Super Avant Premiere" - the highest category of book selection by France Loisirs.

The Saffron Gate has been chosen for inclusion in Books of the Season 2009, McNally Robinson Booksellers. 

Dutch rights to The Saffron Gate have been purchased by Unieboek.

German rights to The Saffron Gate have been purchased by Verlagsgruppe Random House in a two-book contract offer.

BCA, Britain's biggest mail order bookseller, has purchased copies of The Saffron Gate.

French rights to The Saffron Gate have been purchased by Librairie Plon.

The Saffron Gate has been chosen for inclusion in the Fall Books for Everyone catalogue, a future supplement to the Globe and Mail and available in Canadian bookstores. 

The Saffron Gate became available in the UK and Canada in October 2009. 

In June, Linda spoke to Canscaip members on "Switching Gears" - moving from writing for young adults to the adult market.

Wilhelm Goldmann Verlag, Germany, has published the trade edition of In a Far Country as Der Lotus Garten. 

Borgens Forlag, Denmark, has published The Linnet Bird as Smaragdfuglen 

Club Premiere, Germany, has published In a Far Country as Der Lotus Garten. 

Circulo Leitores, Portugal, has published The Linnet Bird as Opassaro de Caxemira. 

Polish rights to In a Far Country have been purchased by Bertelsmann Media Sp.

J'ai Lu has published a mass market French edition of The Linnet Bird as L'Oiseau du Cachemire.

See also, news from previous years ...

•  Please direct queries regarding publication rights for Linda's adult fiction novels to Sarah Heller, Helen Heller Agency.