Michael Cader

The Latest Deals Another dozen new ones since yesterday, including an Iraqi woman’s chronicle of life in Baghdad during the first war on Iraq and in exile in the years following, War is a Force that Gives Us Meaning author Chris Hedges has a paperback being rushed out to instruct young readers about war and another adult book on the way, one man’s journey across the Sahara, the story of Def Jam Records, first fiction from a Fulbright fellow (say that quickly 3 times) and still plenty more. As usual, PublisherMarketplace.com members can see them all, view more deals live […]

Rose, Carter, and Much More Pete Rose has a new book on the way with an unusual publisher, Jimmy Carter has written a novel, GQ’s Matthew Teague writes about a German U-boat crew sent to terrorize the US, plus a new novel for Gary Fisketjon, British TV writer David Wolstencroft’s spy thriller sells in the US in a major deal, the Firm is selling books to publishers now, and of course plenty more. Join us now as a member and check them all out-along with all of our other great site features. Register here for PublishersMarketplace.com Go directly to the […]

Back from Vacation Today Lunch resumes regular publication. The next deal recap may not be ready to go until tomorrow as I catch up, but in the meantime there are nearly 60 new deals ready and waiting for members of PublishersMarketplace.com, including: Jimmy Carter’s first novel, memoirs of various sorts from Diana Ross, Muhammed Ali, and Tori Amos, lots of first fiction, fitness tips from a Hollywood action hero trainer, reminiscences and revelations from a man who practiced with the legendary Ben Hogan, why everything you know about achievement is wrong, narrative non-fiction adventures (like the group that retraced a […]

Two Big Looks at Terror, and Much More Pre-London The former leaders of two magazines combine forces for a book on science and technology in the age of terror, a big deal for what’s called the first comprehensive, exhaustively researched and reported account of the terrorists and the plot behind the Sept. 11 attacks from an LA Times journalist, books for Bratz, and much more. Access the only live daily deal reporting in the business, as well as the largest deal archive anywhere, get an optional daily deal e-mail, and enjoy many other services and benefits when you join us […]

Movies, Football, and More Clint Eastwood buys film rights to a manuscript being shopped to publishers later this month and a current bestseller gets picked up for film as well, along with the physics of football, a first fiction pre-empt, and many more new deals — over 50 since the beginning of the week and growing as everyone prepares for London. Access the only live daily deal reporting in the business, as well as the largest deal archive anywhere, get an optional daily deal e-mail, and enjoy many other services and benefits when you join us as a member at […]

Yo, Yao; A Menaker Buy; Much More With everyone preparing for the London Book Fair we reported 23 new deals yesterday with surely more to come today: highlights include a non-fiction purchase for Random by Dan Menaker, the story of two seven-foot Chinese basketball players, a major new thriller deal, first fiction at auction and a highly recommended literary psychological thriller, a deal for comedian Wanda Sykes, a fresh look at the map that coined the name “America,” another big movie deal for a children’s trilogy that launches today, and truly plenty more. Access the only live daily deal reporting […]