Founded by Marco Nardini, Otago raised anchor in 2010.
Vito di Battista joined the crew in 2016 as Foreign Rights manager.
Our crow’s nest is in Bologna, Italy.
We represent authors in Italy and abroad, foreign publishers and literary agencies in the Italian market, and we manage the foreign rights of some independent Italian publishing houses.
We are proud to be one of the founding members of ADALI, the first Association of Italian literary agents.
We are always open to new collaborations with foreign publishers, co-agencies and literary scouts. We attend the major book fairs, so let’s meet up in Frankfurt, London, Turin, Göteborg and Bologna!
Send us a message in a bottle. It won’t take long to reach us.
↣ Click here to see our Rights List updated to Spring 2025.
↣ Click here to see our Rights List updated to Frankfurter Buchmesse 2024.
↣ Click here to see our Rights List updated to Turin Book Fair 2024.
↣ Click here to see our Rights List updated to London Book Fair 2023.
SUB-AGENCIES
• Brazil, Portugal: LVB & Co.
• China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan: Niu Niu Culture
• Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia: Andrew Nurnberg Associates – Prague
• France: Agence Deborah Druba
• Greece: Read n Right Agency
• Hungary, Croatia: Andrew Nurnberg Associates – Budapest
• Japan: Tuttle-Mori Agency
• Poland: Book/lab
• Spain, Latin America: Casanovas & Lynch
• Thailand, Vietnam: Tuttle-Mori Agency – Bangkok
• The Netherlands: Marianne Schönbach Literary Agency
• Turkey: Anatolia Lit
ScandinaCLIENTI STRANIERI che rappresentiamo in Italia
FOREIGN CLIENTS that we represent in Italy
• Alice Jeunesse (Belgium)
• Arsenal Pulp Press (Canada)
• Babel-Bridge Literary Agency (Denmark)
• Burro Lector (Spain)
• Copenhagen Literary Agency (Scandinavia)
• CotCotCot (Belgium)
• ECW Press (Canada)
• Ferly (Finland)
• Figenshou (Norway)
• FonFon (Canada)
• Immaterial Agents (Scandinavia)
• Jungbrunnen (Austria)
• Nordlyset Literary Agency (USA)
• Northern Stories Literary Agency (Norway)
• Oslo Literary Agency (Norway)
• Québec Amérique (Canada)
• Randle Editorial & Literary Consultancy (UK)
• Right Story Agency (France)
• Saposcat (Chile)
• The Rights Solution (UK-USA-Australia)
• Unnamed Press (USA)
• Winje Agency (Scandinavia)
EDITORI ITALIANI che rappresentiamo all’estero
ITALIAN PUBLISHERS that we represent abroad
VENDITE RECENTI
RECENT SALES
• Soli mai
Claudio Volpe
Einaudi Ragazzi (Italy)
• Riscrivi
Gianluca Morozzi
Mondadori (Italy)
• Far rygg
Niels Fredrik Dahl
Iperborea (Italy)
• Le vite di ieri
Marta Mulè – Francesco Salvatore
Gallucci (Italy)
• Contro il matrimonio
Laura Gramuglia
EDT (Italy)
• Sesso e violenza nelle mafie
Celeste Costantino
Fandango (Italy)
• La Cecilia
Michela Panichi
nottetempo (Italy)
• Av måneskinn gror det ingenting
Torborg Nedreaas
Baldini+Castoldi/LaTartaruga (Italy)
• Dove cadono le comete
Vito di Battista
Feltrinelli (Italy)
• Hvis der skulle komme et menneske forbi
Thomas Korsgaard
Sellerio (Italy)
• A Árvore das Palavras
Teolinda Gersão
Voland (Italy)
• Le occasioni di Giovanna
Claudio Morandini
nottetempo (Italy)
• Il sesso degli alberi
Alessio Arena
Fandango (Italy)
• Variazioni sul tema
Martino Giordano
Solferino (Italy)
• Die Brücke
Heinz Janisch – Helga Bansch
Orecchio Acerbo (Italy)
• Vindens Historier
Ellen Viste
Aboca (Italy)
• Ninna nanna delle mosche
Alessio Arena
Borgerhoff & Lamberigts (The Netherlands/Belgium)
• Dinner on Mars
Lenore Newman – Evan D.G. Fraser
il Saggiatore (Italy)
• L’ultima crociera
Chiara Clini
Piemme (Italy)
• Malotempo
Veronica Galletta
minimum fax (Italy)
• Pulskuren
Torkil Færø
Solferino (Italy)
• Das Große Rennen
Heinz Janisch – Gerhard Haderer
Orecchio Acerbo (Italy)
• Møgmis
Sophie Souid & Thomas Hjorthaab
Il Castoro (Italy) – 2 book deal
• Un goûter festif
Chloé Millete – Zibelinbelt
Babalibri (Italy)
• Petite femme
Sophie Caironi
Kite (Italy)
• Paper Boy
Vince Vawter
Uovonero (Italy)
• The Vampire Almanac
J. Gordon Melton
Mondadori Electa (Italy)
• Maps For Penguins
Tracey Turner – Hui Skipp
Aboca (Italy)
• Isen
John Kåre Raake
Piemme (Italy)
• Fyrstene av Finntjern
Lars Elling
21lettere (Italy)
• Havets kirkegård
Aslak Nore
Marsilio (Italy) – 3 book deal
• Humanimal
Christopher Lloyd
Aboca (Italy)
• Omeocrazia
Maurizio Bonino – Valentina Drago
AltreVoci (Italy)
• Om udregning af rumfang
Solvej Balle
NN Editore (Italy) – 3 book deal
• Il bambino e le isole
Marino Magliani
Bordighera Press (USA)
• Catalogo dei silenzi e delle attese
Claudio Morandini
Anacharsis (France)
• Just Maria
Jay Hardwig
Uovonero (Italy)
• Earth is Big
Steve Tomecek – Marcos Farina
Aboca (Italy)
• Neve, cane, piede
Claudio Morandini
Polyandria (Russia)
• Rocket Girls
Laura Gramuglia
Belas Letras (Brazil)
• Neve, cane, piede
Claudio Morandini
Al Arabi (Egypt)
• Le formiche non hanno le ali
Silva Gentilini
Fame Art (Poland)
• Prima che te lo dicano altri
Marino Magliani
Edicola (Chile, Argentina)
• I rinnegati di Arest voll. I, II, III
Adrian R. Rednic
Fanucci (Italy)
