The Six by Steven Schwankert
"An engrossing blend of detective story, disaster narrative and social history of the Chinese diaspora at the turn of the 20th century"
The New York Times, April 10, 2025
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Joerg Wuttke
Joerg Wuttke is an experienced business leader and policy expert. A Partner at DGA Albright Stonebridge in Washington DC, he spent almost three decades as China Chief Representative for German chemicals conglomerate BASF. During that time, he also served as President of the EU Chamber of Commerce in China.
In this business memoir, Joerg shares his stories of negotiating at the top tables in China, and draws on his deep knowledge of the Chinese economic and political environment to share insights on current and future geopolitical challenges. With unrivalled knowledge of the country at the centre of current economic and geopolitical rivalries, this book will surely be a major publishing event.
World rights available
Sean Buranahiran
Sean Buranahiran ( Sean B.Hiran ) is author of Weapons of the Wise and Broken Times, a #1 Amazon bestseller in Asian American poetry. A young philosopher and writer, Sean's latest book, The Three Friends of Winter, tells a charming and light-hearted tale of a search for meaning, rendered through a modern fairytale-like adventure story and based on an ancient Chinese artistic trope.
Driven by a desire to make a positive impact on the world, Sean is known for his unique voice and viral videos featuring recitations of his poetry and philosophical stories of self-development and spirituality. From his base in Chang Mai, Thailand, Sean believes in working to make a positive impact on the world, using the imagination and storytelling as powerful tools for achieving those goals.
World rights are available for The Three Friends of Winter
Prue Gibson
Prudence Gibson is a Sydney-based art and fiction writer and academic. The author of books including The Plant Thieves (NewSouth 2023), Prue is an expert on the history of plants, poisons, and toxicology. Based at UNSW School of Art & Design (Sydney), her research covers plant humanities, environmental aesthetics, and ecofeminism.
Her latest book, Just Poison Him, explores a history of poisoning and toxicology through the lease of a recent true crime and asks the question: why do our societies fear female poisoners?
World rights available
Florence De Changy
Florence de Changy is an investigative journalist and award-winning foreign correspondent for Le Monde, covering the Asia-Pacific area. She has also worked for Radio France and RFI on their current affairs segments.
Florence’s first book, The Disappearing Act: The Impossible Case of MH370, is a remarkable piece of investigative journalism into one of the most pervasive and troubling mysteries of recent memory. De Changy proposes her own explanation for the mysteries of MH370, drawing together countless eyewitness testimonies, press releases, independent investigative reports and expert opinion. The Disappearing Act offers an eloquent and deeply unnerving narrative of what happened to the missing aircraft.
World Rights (ex Chinese) HarperCollins (2022)
Jill Robinson
Jill Robinson MBE, Dr.med.vet. h.c. is an animal welfare pioneer, working to protect animals in Asia since 1985. The world’s leading expert on the bear bile industry, Jill founded Animals Asia in 1998, an organisation devoted to ending the cruel practice of bear bile extraction and improving animal welfare. The organisation has successfully rescued almost 700 bears, and operates sanctuaries in China and Vietnam.
No Bear Left Behind is the fascinating memoir of Jill Robinson's life. Her story takes us from an early childhood of human loss and a love for animals, to her first encounter with a suffering bear at a Chinese bile farm, to the foundation of her major NGO in Hong Kong and her ongoing work to promote kindness in action.
Wold Rights sold to: Summersdale / Hachette (UK) for 2027 publication
Steven Schwankert
Steven Schwankert is an award-winning writer and editor with 25 years of experience in Greater China, focusing on exploration, technology, and culture. He is the author of The Six, a book and documentary project about the Chinese survivors of Titanic.
A veteran underwater explorer, he led the first-ever scientific expedition to dive Lake Khovsgol, Mongolia, in 2007, where he and his team found two early 20th century wooden shipwrecks. He was the author of Poseidon: China's Secret Salvage of Britain's Lost Submarine. Steven's journalism work has been published in publications including The South China Morning Post, Billboard, Variety, and The Hollywood Reporter, The New York Times and The Washington Post. Steven is a resident of New Jersey, USA.
Chinese (Simplified): Citic Press; English language: The History Press (UK), Perseus (USA)
