Archives for June 2002

King Says Pearson Wrote Ellen Rimbauer Stephen King told fans through his web site that the author of the bestselling DIARY OF ELLEN RIMBAUER (a tie-in to the mini-series production of Rose Red) was Ridley Pearson. In making the brief announcement, King recommends Pearson’s new novel THE ART OF DECEPTION. (Pearson is a friend of […]

Big Auction, New Submission, and More In the latest deal news, there’s the winner in a four-day auction for a first novel, a praised writer moves to a bigger house for his second novel, a hot narrative non-fiction title just sold for big money in the UK and elsewhere now on submission here, a book […]

The Latest Deals A big first fiction sale, a small press sell rights to a rising novelist to a big house, lessons from top CEOs, surprising adventures in a Buddhist retreat, new film licenses, and more — and look for further reports live during the day. Plus, deals are searchable all the time (our database […]

Lots More Deals Already we’ve got a dozen new deals up since Deal Lunch last night, including Diane Ackerman’s latest, benefit books from Colin Powell’s wife Alma, a motivational book from a Nike executive, debut fiction from an NEA fellow, an exploration of the new silent spring, and even a novel about an editorial assistant […]

Happy Birthday Jacob! Subscribers Note The service we use to send out our e-mail will be down almost all day tomorrow due to an unanticipated equipment switch. It’s not clear whether or not tomorrow’s Lunch will get sent out before they take the system down — but we’ll bake one nonetheless, and post it at […]

Lots of Fiction Deals Yesterday was fiction day; one thriller writer jumps houses in a major deal while another thriller writer gets picked up by Sonny Mehta; a Southern “writing legend” finally produces his first novel, a CBA bestseller has a new line of suspense novels, and more — and look for further reports live […]