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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]