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Beverley Slopen Literary Agency
Beverley Slopen Literary Agency has a diverse, distinguished list ranging from major works of history to delightful comic fiction, from self-help to classic memoirs, from award-winning literary and commercial fiction to pop culture and true crime. Whatever the category, we strive for intelligent, accessible and entertaining writing. The Forgotten Daughter by Joanna Goodman from Harper US is a sizzling follow-up to her hugely successful novel The Home For Unwanted Girls. Terry Fallis, author of 8 comic novels, notably Albatross, the heart-winning tale of a championship golfer who hates golf (https://terryfallis.com ). New fiction features Ehab Elgammal’s poignant novel of leaving Egypt. In non-fiction: The Great State: China and World by Timothy Brook, author of the popular Vermeer’s Hat published in 17 territories. Our catalogue features biographies, historical fiction, mysteries, and a new book on supporting your immune system.
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FictionDecember 2019Good Friend, Cancer
by Pam Pam Liu
When my mother gets cancer for the second time, she asked if I would keep her company through her chemotherapy. And of course, I said yes. But how am I meant to cope with it all? Pam Pam uses a clean but comical style to portray the joys and sorrows of accompanying a loved one through an illness. Despite the technical and medical wonders of the modern age, cancer remains one of humanity’s biggest enemies. And while we all know the patients themselves suffer, what of their loved ones, who find themselves sudden becoming carers, struggling with negative emotions, drained by the demands upon them? They too face a long physical and emotional battle. Good Friend, Cancer is a daughter’s first-hand account of her mother’s chemotherapy treatment. Finding herself now responsible for caring for her mother, she worries as she waits in the hospital that maybe her genes mean the same fate is in store for her. And she is also resentful – she has missed out on a change to follow her dreams and travel overseas. And most of all, and most unanswerably: why her? Graphic novelist Pam Pam’s simple style and plain strokes provide a humorous look at a harsh reality and turn misfortunes into charming tales. Over the course of 18 short comics, Pam Pam examines the traditional roles of a “daughter” and the pressures of being an adult as she portrays truths about family relationships which we all recognize – even if we cannot admit to it.
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FictionMay 2020Son of Formosa
by Yu Peiyun, Zhou Jianxin
* 2021 Taipei Book Fair Award The true story of Tsai Kun-lin, born in Qingshui, Taichung, in 1930, as he lives through Japanese rule and the arrival of the Kuomintang. Polite and a good student, Tsai found himself sentenced to ten years in jail for “membership of an illegal organization” after attending a high school book club. This graphic novel recounts his tenacity and determination. The 1930s, Japanese-ruled Taiwan. A young boy, Tsai Kun-lin grows up, accompanied by picture books and folk tales. But the merciless flames of World War 2 soon arrive – protests, bombing and conscription will change his life forever. After the war, the young booklover learns a new language and hopes to finally live a life of peace, never expecting his attendance at a high school book club will land him in jail. Transported to the penal colony for political prisoners on Green Island, he loses ten years of his youth to torture, terror, hard labor, and brainwashing. This series of graphic novels draws on the actual events of Tsai’s life. At Taichung First Senior High School he was a trainee soldier and a good student; years later he was sentenced to ten years in prison for attending a high school book club. On release he worked in publishing and advertising, and founded Prince, a children’s magazine which kept Taiwan’s cartooning tradition alive during martial law. He raised funds to allow a rural little league team to compete in Taipei and, on retirement, became a human rights activist. Tsai’s life is Taiwan’s recent history writ small. There is darkness, but always a light; hardship, but always the strength to endure. A simple yet graceful style faithfully recreates the historical scenes, with the accurate use of the Chinese, Taiwanese, and Japanese languages bringing those times to life. The warmth and vitality of the storytelling demonstrate that while we cannot control events, we can, as Tsai did, persevere through them.
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Graphic novels: true stories & non-fictionDecember 2021Son of Formosa
by Yu Pei-Yun, Zhou Jian-Xin
The true story of Tsai Kun-lin, born in Qingshui, Taichung, in 1930, as he lives through Japanese rule and the arrival of the Kuomintang. Polite and a good student, Tsai found himself sentenced to ten years in jail for“ membership of an illegal organization” after attending a high school book club. On release he worked in publishing and advertising, and founded Prince, a children’s magazine which kept Taiwan’s cartooning tradition alive during martial law. He raised funds to allow a rural little league team to compete in Taipei and, on retirement, became a human rights activist. Tsai’s life is Taiwan’s recent history writ small. This graphic novel recounts his tenacity and determination. VIDEO
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FictionJune 2020A Trip to Asylum
by Pam Pam LIU
“Many things had gone that day, including my healthy mind.”In an asylum strangely with no medical staffs,the hero of this story started experiencing different trippy hallucinations. After many chaotic situations caused by other patients, He started to see the root of his trauma step by step…A trip to asylum" is a fictional story based on Pam Pam's life experiences. Instead of tell the story realistically, Pam Pam choose to drew it with imagination, she hope the readers think and understand more about those uncontrollable symptoms, and also hope they understand that: normal people are not really NORMAL. *In the process of drama series adaptation.*Winner of Taipei International Book Exhibition in Novel SectionVIDEO
