From More Coulter to PETA’s Founder Matt Drudge reports on a pending deal for one of his favorite authors Ann Coulter, saying she’s “on the verge of signing” for another two books with Crown Forum in an agreement “valued at near $3 million.” Meanwhile, we’ve got a dozen new concluded deals listed since last Friday morning, including a management book from a soldier turned business consultant, a guide from the founder of PETA, and as usual plenty more and new ones live during the day. Plus, anyone can view the ever-burgeoning rights and proposal offerings at the site, with a […]
Lunch for Friday, July 25
Lynch Mystery, Law & Order, and More Rick Bragg may not officially be working with Private Jessica Lynch on a book, but the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette spotted him hitching a ride in a state police car at a hometown parade for her. He said he was “just hanging out,” but state officials “said he was doing research on a possible book about Lynch and was a guest of the Lynch family.” But we really do have deals from everything from a history of pop music in the 70s to the first official Law & Order show book to an exploration of […]
Lunch for Thursday, July 24
Deal News Among the dozen or so latest deals there’s Pulitzer-winning critic Gail Caldwell’s literary memoir, Jon Katz’s new memoir, and an Iraqi teenager’s firsthand account of the war from inside Baghdad,and as usual lots more — plus new ones live as we hear them, and our unparalleled archive of over 5,500 recent deals to search. Plus you get all of our other great features-an optional daily e-mail, our addictive book tracker to follow your books’ sales positions and cross-reference against bestseller lists, easily postable professional pages, an awesome contact database, the most comprehensive coverage of major reviews and more. […]
Lunch for Wednesday, July 23
Deal News As the wires recount today, Jay Leno’s written a picture book, IF ROAST BEEF COULD FLY, with illustrations by S.B. Whitehouse, for publication next summer-by an unnamed publisher. When he was a child, Leno was “fascinated by the roast beef going around the spit” and experimented by getting his plastic comb stuck in the string wrapped around the meat. But we’ve got fuller reports on nearly 20 other deals, including a thriller pitched as “reminiscent of George Pelecanos with shades of early James Patterson,” a wrestler turned self-help guru, a new TV deal for Terry Kay, bestselling novelist […]
Lunch for Tuesday, July 22
Children’s Books Score Big Again British Reverend Graham Taylor self-published his novel for children SHADOWMANCER, “a tale of Christianity and black magic set in the 17th century,” last year and managed to do well in Waterstone’s with it. Faber published the book in paperback last month and has already sold 20,000 copies, with more momentum building, and now Penguin Putnam has bought US rights for a reported $500,000. On top of that, there’s a huge 6-book children’s sale in the UK for a series the publisher is keeping undercover until Frankfurt, plus big auctions in the US and the UK […]
Lunch for Monday, July 21
Deal News About 15 new deals so far since our last dispatch, including a good deal for a few fitness program favored by many female movie stars, a Dutch bestseller gets two English-language publishers, a major deal for a British television personality, an inspirational collection edited by a well-known publishing executive, an answer to “why white kids love hip hop,” and as ever, plenty more-plus new ones live as we hear them, and our unparalleled archive of over 5,500 recent deals to search. Plus you get all of our other great features-an optional daily e-mail, our addictive book tracker to […]