31 July 2017
The UK's biggest literary agency, Curtis BrownSee Curtis Brown listing, tops our rights league table for the first half of 2017, doubling the reported deals of the next biggest firm. Curtis Brown has maintained a healthy lead at the summit since The Bookseller began running charts on acquisitions earlier this year. In terms of individual agents, CB dominates, with three of the top four: Cathryn Summerhayes (10 deals), Jonny Geller (nine) and Gordon Wise (eight).
