This page contains information about our foreign rights catalogue, who to contact and an introduction of who we are.
In the link below you can find our latest catalog for Youth and Young Adult and our catalog regarding Thriller and Feelgood. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Melissa.
She can provide you with English translated samples of a few chapters and provide information.
Find us at a book fair!
We would love to meet you at one of the following international book fairs. Please feel free to contact Melissa to arrange a meeting.
Frankfurter Buchmesse 2023
London Book Fair 2024
Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2024
The Cannes Film Festival 2024
Frankfurter Buchmesse 2024
Please don’t hesitate to contact us for an extended synopsis or full PDF’s (original language or English).
We are also represented in Germany by a literary agency
Rights sold
We have sold several book and IP Rights to international markets. Please feel free to comtact us for more information on each book!
My Truth
A story that will make you paranoid!
Nienke Hutten
Hebban

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France
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Lithuania SloveniaLost
One roller coaster after another passes by, and I would advise you not to enter this rollercoaster if you do not like a wild ride.
Jaimy Smeets
Hebban

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Italy
Usa
The Hotel on the Rock
The book is exciting and creepy, but at the same time the author has a clear message. The children learn to think about themselves and how they behave, they learn to deal with their fears and support each other.
Ish
Hebban

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Spain
Lithuania Ukraine FinlandHotel in the clouds
Mel Hartman's smooth and powerful and sometimes cinematic writing style was also well reflected in this story. The story is very exciting and is also full of fantasy, humour and touching moments.
Kim Coenen
Hebban

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Spain
Lithuania FinlandThe Dark School
The Dark School is a delightful children's book with the necessary touch of magic. The story is smoothly written, has several unexpected plot twists that give the story the suspense it needs.
Joëlle
Hebban

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Lithuania Ukraine ItalyHamley and the Dragon
Another delightful adventure in which Sandra takes us along. A story with humour and friendship. Truly a fine story.
Ramonaleest
Hebban

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Czech Republic
The Abandoned House
Once again, Sandra J. Paul wrote this book with the help of her children. I really like the idea of this and it really brings the children's fantasy to life.
Joëlle
Hebban

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Spain
LithuaniaThe Forgotten Garden
The Forgotten Garden is a magically designed book that dragged me along from the very first letter. Possibly very scary here and there for too young children, but definitely a good read from the age of ten. I am already looking forward to the next part in the series.
Petra De clerck
Hebban

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When the Dead Dream
Great, exciting Young Adult. A masterpiece by Mel Hartman!
Kim
Hebban

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Italy
When the Dead Speak
I enjoyed the story it reads wonderfully and brings the necessary suspense, it is not boring at any point and the writer knows how to grab you.
Rebecca
Hebban

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Italy
When the Dead Sleep
This is a series that cries out for international attention, and a translation is imminent. Let the international stars of Urban Fantasy make some room on their stage, here comes Hartman from Belgium!
Lookie.be
Hebban

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Italy
Dust

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Turkey
Hamley and the Pumpkin Hunt
The perfect mix of Halloween and cuteness!
AnneHut
Hebban

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Czech Republic
Hamley in the snow
Magic splashes from the pages!
Ramonaleest
Hebban

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Ukraine
Czech Republic
Alone
What a fantastic debut. Book reads smoothly, features beautiful pictures and stays exciting until the end.
Els1973
Hebban

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FranceRoadtrip to Nowhere
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While reading, you feel like you are on the Portuguese coast yourself and you can almost feel the sand between your toes.
JantsjePsm
Hebban
Fatal Choices
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Fooled by the romantic background, seduced by secrets, enjoyed this debut, eagerly awaiting more from this author.
Moon Kager
Hebban
A Curse of Crows
By letting enough exciting and magical moments seep through the extensive world, and character building, it was not difficult, even in the build-up phase, to let the story take you along.
sheila_hjv_inbooks
Hebban

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UK
Hamley's birthday
We have taken little Hamley into our hearts!
Ramonaleest
Hebban

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Ukraine
The Magic Path

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Lithuania
FinlandIn The Dark
This book has the suspense I was looking for! I stopped reading a few times because I was afraid I wouldn't dare walk through the dark otherwise, which is a good sign!
Nienke | Wegvanboeken
Hebban

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US
The Dark Vision
Are you a tough reader who can stand a few creepy moments?
Then you should definitely read this one.
shirley pellikaan
Hebban

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Finland
Gone
The story is full of suspense , nowhere boring and drags you in. When you start in this , make sure you have the time because you really don't want to put this book away.
Het Boekenbijtje
Hebban

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Lithuania
Back

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Whatever you wish
The cover is again a real gem also little gems appear inside the book. It is a real page-turner
Dirksboekenkast
Hebban

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Finland
The Silver Lady
Bram Baptist's writing style is evocative, adventurous, entertaining and incredibly smooth. You fly through the chapters and before you know it, this 256-page book is out.
HeavenLeighBooks
Hebban

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Finland
The Desert Thief
A thrilling adventure about brotherly love and impossible love. Action, suspense and magic manage to create a story that continues to intrigue.
Dennis van Elten
Hebban

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Finland
The Master Thief
Emmelie Arents' writing style is phenomenal. All the elements you can expect in a YA Fantasy story are incorporated in this series. The structure of the story is strong, the storyline compelling and the writing style is simple but cinematic.
Minca
Hebban

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Finland
About us
A few years ago we, Sandra Vets and Cathy Carlier, had a dream. Sandra has been writing and publishing books herself for years. She is a creative at heart, just like Cathy, with whom she started a business years ago.
The dream of turning our passion for books into our profession came true in the summer of 2018, and thus Hamley Books was born. This name was not chosen at random. We named our publishing house after our quirky jet-black cat. And we just love cats a lot.
In 2021, Melissa Vandeputte joined our team. She is responsible for the foreign rights and makes sure the books travel the world. Thus far many book rights have been sold to different countries.