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Grogan Returns Author of the bestselling Marley & Me John Grogan’s new memoir, THE LONGEST TRIP HOME, has been announced for publication on October 21 by William Morrow. “From his troublemaking childhood to his courtship of a fiery blond named Jenny, Grogan writes about how he came to terms with who he is and what he believes.” It’s called the “story of a son in the making, and of growing up in a loving, but comically old-school Catholic family.” Grogan says in the announcement, “Even before Marley & Me was published, I knew this was the story I wanted to […]

Last Straw for Cody’s After taking brief refuge in a new smaller Berkeley location in March, Cody’s Books has now closed for good — surprising customers on Friday with a locked door and a sign reading “Cody’s Books is Closed — Thank You.” The staff was told that morning, and had no prior warning. Owner Hiroshi Kagawa of the Japanese company IBC Publishing said later in a statement “unfortunately, my current business is not strong enough or rich enough to support Cody’s.” He added, “Cody’s is my treasure and more than that, Cody’s is a real friend of [the] Berkeley […]

Haber Leaves Rodale; Modern Times Imprint to Close Leigh Haber has resigned from her position as vp/editorial director of Modern Times, the non-fiction imprint she founded last year while at Rodale. Her last day in the office was yesterday, and Rodale will close Modern Times after publishing the remaining titles on its list. “It’s been a great four and a half years at Rodale, with eight NYT bestsellers and the creation of a new imprint,” Haber said in an email yesterday. “While I will hugely miss the authors and books I leave behind, I felt that it was time to […]

Amazon’s Clout Helps Debut Novel The Wall Street Journal looks at how David Wroblewski’s debut novel THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE (Ecco) benefited from being championed by Amazon.com. The 566-page literary novel has already gone into its seventh printing — a reported total of 90,000 copies — a week after its publication. Driving that unexpectedly heavy demand has been strong reviews and promotional support from Amazon.com, which chose the book as one of the best books of June, kept it on its home page for two weeks at a 40% discount before the book hit stores, and posted an essay […]

Please Note With the head chef off the grid, deals may be a bit slower than usual to post at Publishersmarketplace.com. Please be patient with time lags — the Lunch team is not ignoring your deals. Also, for those who missed Monday’s note, announcements, news and other items can be sent to marketplacetips@gmail.com through the rest of the week. CSS to Sell PFD CSS Stellar has agreed to sell literary agency Peters, Fraser & Dunlop to PDH, a newly formed company backed by a consortium of investors led by Andrew Neil. The deal, conditional upon approval by CSS shareholders at […]