Publishers Lunch

Lots of New Deals Almost 30 new ones since Friday morning include Deborah Tannen’s latest, a sweeping look at California today, the story of Emeril, a new anthology from Billy Collins, a NYT food columnist’s memoir, a “thinking man’s thriller,” and still more — with new ones reported live all day, and well over 6,000 […]

Deals Galore US paperback rights are set for the Booker winner (and Finlay’s next novel is apparently called LUDMILLA’S BROKEN ENGLISH) while the US sale is just starting for Jamie Byng’s latest touted first fiction buy (“one of the most assured and understated debuts that I have read in some time”), plus a book and […]

A Tale of Two Novelists (Hemingway and Pamela Anderson) Among the latest deals: Two novels “by” Pamela Anderson, a bio of Dr. Phil, a look at Hemingway’s WWII spy work, Kerik’s film deal, and as usual plenty more — with new ones reported live all day, and well over 6,000 in all in our unparalleled […]

New Deals, Great Features For over 20 new deals that didn’t make last night’s weekly round-up — including an auction for a McSweeney’s contributor, Potter’s seven-figure lifestyle purchase, American Idol Randy Jackson’s advice, a big fiction deal for a former UK book editor, and plenty more — over at PublishersMarketplace.com, where members can view deals […]

Libeskind Memoir On Submission Is it just my imagination, or is it a little trend-in-the-making to start publicizing proposals before the deals close? In any case, architect Daniel Libeskind, designer of the new World Trade Center, is circulating a proposal for a memoir about his career, currently called FOUNDATIONS OF OPTIMISM, through agent Scott Mendel. […]

More Deals, Of Course Among the very latest are Rohinton Mistry’s new novel, the auction for The Art of Survival, a big deal for a Fulbright Fellow’s debut novel, and plenty more, with 60 new ones so far just since Tuesday’s roundup. Join us now as a member to see them all live, search them […]