Frontlist launch: Resurging interest in Gordon's backlist as a result of the September 2012 frontlist, English-language release of Gordon's newest novel, The Winemaker. Film tie-in: Soon to be a major motion picture starring Ben Kingsley, Stellan Skarsgard, and Tom Payne. (The film began production in June 2012.) International fame: Voted one of the 10 most-beloved books of all time at the Madrid Book Fair. Gordon has achieved celebrity status around the world, and this is an opportunity for him to break into the US market at the level he deserves.