Fuentes Moves to Random House Carlos Fuentes makes headlines as he leaves longtime publisher Farrar Straus for Kate Medina at Random House, in a two-book deal represented by Carl Brandt, beginning with the essay collection THIS I BELIEVE, set for release next year, and followed by a political novel, THE EAGLE’S THRONE in 2005. (Both books have already been published in Spanish-language editions; the essay collection was a bestseller in Spain and France.) Roger Straus tells the AP, “I had no idea he was thinking of leaving. I had dinner with him in London not long ago and we swore […]
Lunch for Tuesday, July 8
For All the Latest New since last night’s big Lunch Weekly are a U.S. deal for Arthur Clarke’s first new novel in a decade, the poetry of Dylan, new fiction for Nan Talese’s imprint, more tales of WWII, another book from a conservative, a music producer’s novel based on the true story of an extraordinary woman, and of course lots more, with new ones reported live all day and a huge archive to search any time. Join PublishersMarketplace.com today as a member and you can see all the deal news, and sign up to get them delivered every day by […]
Lunch for Monday, July 7
An Officer and a Minister Among the very latest: A good sale for the unauthorized history of MTV, Bono’s book of tell-all conversations, more Canadian fiction, a memoir from the winner of the NYT Magazine-sponsored essay contest for high school students, and of course lots more. Join PublishersMarketplace.com today as a member and you can see all the deal news, and sign up to get them delivered every day by e-mail. For the same low month-to-month fee, you get access to all of our great site features, from the “addictive” book tracker, the awesome Book Review Index, and a complete […]
Lunch for Thursday, July 3
An Officer and a Minister Only 15 new deals so far since yesterday’s preview, including a big deal for a WWII book, a highly decorated police officer’s grim account of life on the force, the adventures of the “Hip Hop Minister,” a McLuhan anthology from his daughter than includes an into by Tom Wolfe, another book for a popular conservative author, and still plenty more, and of course lots more. Join PublishersMarketplace.com today as a member and you can see all the deal news, and sign up to get them delivered every day by e-mail. For the same low month-to-month […]
Lunch for Wednesday, July 2
Bestsellers and Bimbos We sent out 23 new deals to PublishersMarketplace.com members last night; a sampling includes Louise Erdrich’s big children’s book deal, the tale of a costly and nearly forgotten battle from WWII, Ann Rule’s long-awaited non-fiction crime chronicle, narrative non-fiction, the royal cousins who ruled much of Europe, an Olympian’s triumph over liver disease, the memoir of a Special Forces sergeant, the tempting PHI BETA BIMBO, and of course lots more. Join PublishersMarketplace.com today as a member and you can see all the deal news, and sign up to get them delivered every day by e-mail. For the […]
Lunch for Tuesday, July 1
Times 2, Literary Fiction, and More Among the 14 new ones since last night’s big Lunch Weekly, there’s full details on the second book to examine the New York Times, lots of new literary fiction, the biography of a Hollywood innovator, a new book from a conservative bestseller, and as ever, much more. (About 75 new deals from last week, the latest entries in our unique archive that now comprises almost 5,500 transactions.) Join PublishersMarketplace.com today as a member and you can see all the deal news, and sign up to get them delivered every day by e-mail. For the […]