It’s too hot for Lunch, so here we are for a mid-morning snack. Be safe, stay cool, and have fun. The Latest Deals There are actually a lot of deals to catch up on — top yoga instructor Rodney Yee in a big new sale, an unusual collaboration of two bestselling business book authors, the new novel that Tom Cruise just bought (but still being shopped to publishers), a big sale for a leading psychoanalyst, and lot more — and as usual, we’ll report new deals live every day as they come in. Plus, we’ll probably skip Monday’s post-holiday Deal […]
Archives for July 2002
Lunch for Tuesday, July 2
Deal News Have a deal to report? Just e-mail to michael@caderbooks.com anytime, or use the form at PublishersMarketplace.com Report a deal using the online form Phyllis, Non-Exclusively Yours In Random House’s official release issued yesterday, they confirmed that Phyllis Grann is relinquishing her non-job as vice chairman and is now a non-exclusive consultant to the company. “Non-exclusive” is the theme of the release, mentioned three times. Peter Olson says, “In inviting Phyllis to join our company last year we purposely did not define specific executive responsibilities, giving Phyllis the opportunity to get to know the company and its people and […]
Lunch for Monday, July 1
Deal News Have a deal to report? Just e-mail to michael@caderbooks.com anytime, or use the form at PublishersMarketplace.com Report a deal using the online form Chapter Three for Grann? Phyllis Grann will leave her job as vice chairman of Random House, “complaining of boredom with her job,” the NYTimes reports. “Ms. Grann is expected to move into an office in the private equity firm of Leeds, Weld & Company, which recently hired Jonathan Newcomb, former chief executive of Simon & Schuster; the firm sometimes invests in publishing. Ms. Grann declined to comment; a spokesman for Random House declined to comment.” […]