Memoir, Leamer, Yoga and More A big UK sale for a memoir from one half of the Starsky & Hutch team David Soul, on offer here shortly, a former Secretary of the Air Force’s look at the Cold War, Laurence Leamer takes on the newest extension of the Kennedy dynasty, two books from Harlem’s renowned Abyssinian Baptist Church, Ben Franklin in London, a new book from yoga expert Rod Stryker, and of course plenty more (over 20 new ones since yesterday) — plus new ones during the day, and our unique archive of almost 6,500 deals available for searching any […]

Fielding’s Latest, Salvation through Springsteen, and More Among the latest deals: The US deal for Helen Fielding’s new novel (and new character), Stanley Bing’s latest, a big thriller deal, a pre-empt in the UK for a prominent journalist’s book about how as a second generation Pakistani immigrant, he overcame the cloistered British suburbs by an obsession with Bruce Springsteen, and of course plenty more — plus new ones during the day, and our unique archive of almost 6,500 deals available for searching any time (to learn about agents, editors, seasons, buying patterns, and more). All for members of our PublishersMarketplace.com. […]

Dozens of New Deals Already we’ve got 25 deals new since last night’s weekly round-up, including getting fit quick from a trainer who preps stars for their movies, Chuck Kinder’s (fictionalized by Michael Chabon as Grady Tripp) first nonfiction book, a novel called “chick-lit set to a hip-hop beat,” an agent’s guide to query letter, a fiction writer moves to a major house with his seventh book, a quirky look at unwritten books, and of course plenty more — plus new ones during the day, and our unique archive of almost 6,500 deals available for searching any time (to learn […]

Deal Updates A big movie option for Tawni O’Dell, lessons from Bernie Brillstein, lots of fiction, and of course plenty more — plus new ones during the day, and our unique archive of almost 6,500 deals available for searching any time (to learn about agents, editors, seasons, buying patterns, and more). All for members of our PublishersMarketplace.com. Register here for PublishersMarketplace.com Go directly to the latest deals Report Your Own Have a sale or purchase to report for the next Lunch Weekly? Just e-mail to deals@publishersmarketplace.com, or use the form at PublishersMarketplace.com Hit reply or report a deal using the […]

Likeskind, Cabot, Jordan, and More Another busy deal day, again with about two dozen new reports. The sale of Daniel Libeskind’s memoir (and an update on rights sales) leads the way, though we still can’t figure out why the NY Post has it in for him so much. Plus, Meg Cabot gets seven figures, a former UN official exposes the organization’s “incompetence, corruption and anti-semitism,” Garbo is pictured, there’s Neil Jordan’s latest, Macadam/Cage’s first three-book deal, the story of a German girl sold into slavery in the US and then found by her parents years later, a controversial assertion that […]

Lots of Deal News It’s a mighty quiet news day, balanced only by a wealth of new deals: Natalie Goldberg’s latest (for a new publisher), a new book (already optioned for TV) from the author of Eight Simple Rules for Dating My Daughter, a big thriller sale, the author of Kitchen Boy’s new historical fiction, Phyllis Diller’s fetchingly titled memoir, a raucous road story in search of dead rockers’ graves and more, and yes still others — 20 in all since yesterday, plus new ones during the day, and our unique archive of almost 6,500 deals available for searching any […]