Some days the biggest news happens in the deals section, and today is no exception with Amazon’s announcement that the still-untitled imprint headed by Larry Kirshbaum made its first buy, acquiring Timothy Ferriss’ latest self-help opus, THE FOUR-HOUR CHEF, for publication next year. (Our deals database has more information on the terms.) Previously Ferriss was published by Crown, and both of his earlier books, THE FOUR-HOUR WORKWEEK and THE FOUR-HOUR BODY, have been on the NYT bestseller lists for 84 and 33 weeks, respectively. Amazon’s release ceded most of the “future of publishing” rhetoric to Ferriss, who was quoted as […]
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Amazon Fall Books Preview
It’s August, and that means it’s time for the avalanche of previews for fall books. Amazon kicks things off with a slew of choices in fiction, mystery/thriller, science fiction & fantasy, and non-fiction, as well as their Top 10 Editors’ Picks: INHERITANCE, by Christopher Paolini THE MAGICIAN KING, by Lev Grossman REAMDE, by Neal Stephenson 11/22/63, by Stephen King 1Q84, by Haruki Murakami THE NIGHT CIRCUS, by Erin Morgenstern THE MARRIAGE PLOT, by Jeffrey Eugenides THE SUBMISSION, by Amy Waldman THE ART OF FIELDING, by Chad Harbach BOOMERANG, by Michael Lewis Amazon Fall Books Preview page In other Amazon news, […]
Little, Brown Sells Embargoed, Untitled Book, Apparently About Madoff
Little, Brown has been soliciting orders for a untitled, embargoed November 14 release. The publisher bills it in an e-mail as “the inside story of life with one of the most controversial figures of our time.” A company leaker says the book is listed on company systems as written by Andrew Madoff’s fiancee Catherine Hooper and freelance writer Laurie Sandell. Sandell’s graphic novel memoir THE IMPOSTOR’S DAUGHTER was published by Judy Clain at Little, Brown in 2009, represented by Amanda Urban at ICM. The NYT says the publisher’s e-mail promises a “massive media rollout” and an already-booked 60 Minutes appearance. […]
Hastings’ Book On Offer After Little, Brown Cancels
Michael Hastings’ book The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan, planned for publication in December from Little, Brown, is now in turnaround. Little, Brown spokesperson Nicole Dewey says that their “publication plans have been cancelled due to editorial differences.” Agent Andrew Wylie is said to be offering the book to others now. The NY Post writes that “an investigation by the Department of Defense [following Hastings’ Rolling Stone article on General Stanley McChrystal, “The Runaway General”] said it could not find people to corroborate some of Hastings’ details and cast some doubt on the […]
Authors, Would-Be Authors, and Subjects: Fonda, Anthony and Milchan
Jane Fonda announced on her blog that QVC cancelled a planned introductory appearance for her new book PRIME TIME. “The network said they got a lot of calls yesterday criticizing me for my opposition to the Vietnam War and threatening to boycott the show if I was allowed to appear. I am, to say the least, deeply disappointed that QVC caved to this kind of insane pressure by some well funded and organized political extremist groups. And that they did it without talking to me first.” Fonda adds “this has gone on far too long, this spreading of lies about […]
Today In Books Not Published
As publishers theoretically tempt Maria Shriver into writing a memoir, Page Six says that Arnold Schwarzenegger’s own plans to publish a book will likely have to wait on her. By their account in April “his lawyers were reviewing fine print on an agreement for a multimillion-dollar memoir deal.” A spokesperson tells the column, “I can confirm that the governor is considering a memoir and has looked at offers from different publishers.” But as one publisher tells Page six anonymously, “no woman is going to pay to read Arnold’s story through his eyes.” Shriver is represented by Jan Miller at Dupree […]