The Latest Deals Among the many new reports from Friday there’s Jane Moore’s big US sale, interviews with boxing greats, the story of a Civil War soldier featured in the Ken Burns documentary, a memoir of abuse at a Catholic summer camp, and plenty more. As usual, PublisherMarketplace.com members can see them all, search our huge deals database of over 4,500 transactions, get daily deals via e-mail, and more. How much more? There’s our “addictive” book tracker to follow your titles, our landmark Book Review Index that follows and clips major reviews for about 1 percent the cost of Nexis, […]
Lunch for Friday, April 4
53 Books at Once, the Accidental Cult, Books Inspired by the Sopranos and American Idol, and More Over 20 new deals since yesterday, including a grand new project from the creators of the Day in the Life photo series (resulting in a 53-book deal), the story of a television producer who accidentally created a cult, UK fiction sales, a pre-empt for a book about the battles among the all-news cable channels, a top vocal coach advises on how to sing like an American Idol, Tony Soprano on Management, lessons from the head of Fetzer Vineyards, and still plenty more. Fridays […]
Lunch for Thursday, April 3
Myss, Bay, Interesting New Methods, and More As ever, lots of interesting new deals to report, including bestselling author Caroline Myss moving houses, Willow Bay’s book on how to talk to your kids about difficult times, six-figure sales for a successful author who says you really can make someone change and a psychiatrist/neurologist who treats stress, anxiety and depression with natural methods rather than drugs or talk therapy, a mediation expert’s auction for a book on “instant persuasion” to solve all kinds of conflicts, another self-published success crosses over, and still plenty more. As usual, PublisherMarketplace.com members can see them […]
Lunch for Wednesday, April 2
The Latest Deals Another dozen new ones since yesterday, including an Iraqi woman’s chronicle of life in Baghdad during the first war on Iraq and in exile in the years following, War is a Force that Gives Us Meaning author Chris Hedges has a paperback being rushed out to instruct young readers about war and another adult book on the way, one man’s journey across the Sahara, the story of Def Jam Records, first fiction from a Fulbright fellow (say that quickly 3 times) and still plenty more. As usual, PublisherMarketplace.com members can see them all, view more deals live […]
Lunch for Tuesday, April 1
Rose, Carter, and Much More Pete Rose has a new book on the way with an unusual publisher, Jimmy Carter has written a novel, GQ’s Matthew Teague writes about a German U-boat crew sent to terrorize the US, plus a new novel for Gary Fisketjon, British TV writer David Wolstencroft’s spy thriller sells in the US in a major deal, the Firm is selling books to publishers now, and of course plenty more. Join us now as a member and check them all out-along with all of our other great site features. Register here for PublishersMarketplace.com Go directly to the […]
Lunch for Monday, March 31
Back from Vacation Today Lunch resumes regular publication. The next deal recap may not be ready to go until tomorrow as I catch up, but in the meantime there are nearly 60 new deals ready and waiting for members of PublishersMarketplace.com, including: Jimmy Carter’s first novel, memoirs of various sorts from Diana Ross, Muhammed Ali, and Tori Amos, lots of first fiction, fitness tips from a Hollywood action hero trainer, reminiscences and revelations from a man who practiced with the legendary Ben Hogan, why everything you know about achievement is wrong, narrative non-fiction adventures (like the group that retraced a […]