Archives for July 2002

Why Columbus Wasn’t First and Lots More A mid-seven figure sales for a new fantasy series sold in the UK prior to a US sale and a major deal for a sci-fi writer following his editor to a new house, a potential headline maker that draws on years of research to assert that the Chinese got to America 70 years before Columbus, a “controversial polemic that takes on the black academic establishment,” a chilling memoir of war crimes that’s already been auctioned elsewhere gets a US home, first fiction for Gerry Howard, an entertainment writer’s look at Hollywood’s new crop […]

The Real Atkins, Magical Secrets, and More A new book from Dr. Atkins, a historian of magic reveals “how magicians invented the impossible,” two successful humorists join forces for “the ideal self-help book for these worrisome times,” and much more (14 new ones that didn’t make last night’s Deal Lunch) every day — reported live and fully searchable all the time, for members who sign up at PublishersMarketplace. Join Marketplace here and enjoy full benefits Go directly to the latest deals Deal Reports Have a deal to report for Deal Lunch? Just e-mail to michael@caderbooks.com, or use the form at […]

AOL, Eating Fat, Black Holes and More Two big timely auctions close quickly for the first AOL book and the book version of the NYTimes Magazine article on why carbohydrates may be responsible for increased obesity, plus new titles from Krakauer and Schlosser, a significant deal out of the UK for a book about the Indian Nobel laureate who discovered black holes and his battle with the scientific establishment, a Robert Mitchum biography, and plenty more (close to 60 new deals since last Monday’s Deal Lunch) every day — reported live and fully searchable all the time, for members who […]

The Brain, Security, and More We posted over 20 new deals yesterday alone — including a big book on the current security crisis from the head of Kroll, a bestselling author’s new book about the brain (and a crossover book from a Cambridge research on the difference between men and women’s brains), an NPR host’s first novel, why running an orchestra is like running a business, and plenty more (over 50 new deals since Monday’s Deal Lunch) every day — reported live and fully searchable all the time, for members who sign up at PublishersMarketplace. Join Marketplace here and enjoy […]

Baseball Rules, And Lots More Check out the real big news from Miramax Books, along with a journalist’s look at “the best baseball player in the majors today,” a new deal for a bestselling cookbook author, two Marketplace members together in a fiction deal, and about a dozen other new ones as the new deal reports grow every day — reported live and fully searchable all the time, for members who sign up at PublishersMarketplace. Join Marketplace here and enjoy full benefits Go directly to the latest deals Deal Reports Have a deal to report for Deal Lunch? Just e-mail […]

The Latest Deals A major cookbook deal, a missionary tells of her rescue from the Philippines, a parenting expert on dealing with teens, two deals for literary first fiction, psychological suspense, true crime, and more as the new deal reports grow every day — reproted live and fully searchable all the time, for members who sign up at PublishersMarketplace. Join Marketplace here and enjoy full benefits Go directly to the latest deals Deal Reports Have a deal to report for Deal Lunch? Just e-mail to michael@caderbooks.com, or use the form at PublishersMarketplace.com Report a deal using the online form Burnham […]