Diane Salvatore, who left the magazine world briefly to serve as publisher of Broadway Books, is becoming editor-in-chief of Rodale’s Prevention magazine. Richard Price will write a new series of detective thrillers that Holt will publish starting in fall 2011 under the pen name Jay Morris.
Deals
WaPo, PublicAffairs Team Up For Book on Health Care Reform
The Washington Post announced this morning that its guide to new health care reform legislation passed by the House on Sunday night will be published by PublicAffairs in April, first as an e-book and shortly thereafter in paperback format. According to the release, LANDMARK: The Inside Story of America’s New Health Care Law and What It Means for Us All “will provide a comprehensive look at the provisions of the bill as it emerges from the Senate” and “feature exclusive interviews with senior White House officials, lawmakers, lobbyists and industry leaders.”
Bill O'Reilly Follows Steve Rubin to Holt
From our Deals page: Fox News host Bill O’Reilly’s new “major book that will surprise people,” about which no further details are being released for another month or two, following his longtime publisher Steve Rubin to Holt, with Gillian Blake editing, for publication in 2011, by Eric Simonoff at William Morris Endeavor. The deal is for one book, though Rubin remarks, “I hope it will be the continuation of a very long and happy relationship” with O’Reilly.
PFD Is Representing Horror Film Maker
It shows you what the once-illustrious British literary agency has become, as their Frankfurt announcement is representation for Hammer Films–maker of movies like Dracula and Curse of Frankenstein in the 50s, and moribund since the mid-80s, now returning to filmmaking. PFD’s Caroline Michel says they will “bring new life to the brand with exciting contemporary writers,” trying to pitch the horror movie company as just like the James Bond franchise.Variety
Geddes Switches to Distribution Model
Photographer Anne Geddes and her company the Geddes Group will publish their own books as of 2010, with Perseus Distribution handling sales and distribution. Geddes has been published in North America by Andrews McMeel.
Sanford Book Cancelled
Governor Mark Sanford’s book under contract with Sentinel is not going forward. The publisher says in a brief statement: “Sentinel has agreed to release Governor Mark Sanford of South Carolina from his contract to write a book about fiscal conservatism, which was to be called WITHIN OUR MEANS and was scheduled for publication in March 2010. This is a mutual decision. We wish Governor Sanford the best.”