It’s That Time of Year Again As longtime readers will remember, this is a very special time of year for us at Lunch because it marks the kickoff of our annual Groundhog’s Day Subscription Drive. Rather than cajole you all year long to make a special point of recruiting friends and co-workers to join our mailing list, we concentrate our efforts in building up to this very special (albeit underrated) holiday. For all the people who enjoy their Lunch every day, there are thousands more who have it forwarded to them and countless others who’ve yet to taste a Lunch […]
Publishers Lunch for January 25, 2002
New Deals The latest includes a book about the mysterious, as yet unsolved murder of freelance writer Christa Worthington on Cape Cod, an influential scholar’s look at 35 years of conflict between militant Islam and the West, and more. See new deals every day (and/or get a daily deal e-mail) Plus Why do we keep pushing our PublishersMarketplace.com site so much? It’s really two reasons. As the site grows, it’s our way of taking the power of Lunch in bringing together the attention so many people from the community and turning that attention back to all of you, so you […]
Publishers Lunch for January 24, 2002
Darn Somehow I managed to correctly reproduce Doris Kearns Goodwin’s name in certain but not all editions of Lunch yesterday. Sorry. New Deals The latest includes a new home for Susan Isaacs, a new book from David Halberstam post 9/11, reflections from Orrin Hatch, Clayton Christensen’s follow-up book, and more. See new deals every day (and/or get a daily deal e-mail) New Proposals Again, there are more great additions every day, now including an adventure chronicle of three climbers who fought for their lives on one of China’s highest peaks, rights to a one-time NY Time notable novel, and much […]
Publishers Lunch for January 23, 2002
More for You Every Day Even since last night’s Deal Lunch there are a number of new postings at PublishersMarketplace.com, including Melinda Haynes’s new novel, a seventies bestseller, and an Australian import. Members can view deals live and get a daily deal e-mail among other features. Every day brings more new proposals and rights on offer, and we keep hearing about people finding each other through member postings, where a number of experienced professionals and companies have entries. More people are joining us every day, posting pages, tracking their books at online booksellers and on major bestseller lists, accessing the […]
Publishers Lunch for January 22, 2002
More for You Every Day PublishersMarketplace.com continues to gain momentum and members every week. New deals include a home for Legally Blonde author Amanda Brown (and features include an optional daily deal e-mail for members). Every day brings more new proposals and rights on offer, including a fact based novel on honor killings in Middle East and the after effects on young girl. New and updated member postings run the gamut of talented designers, freelance editors, writers, and more. To find dozens of talented (and published) writers looking for agents, go to “search” and click on the “looking for an […]
Publishers Lunch for January 18, 2002
Deals Have a deal to report? E-mail to michael@caderbooks.com, or just use the form at PublishersMarketplace.com Report a deal using the online form Contardi Goes Out on His Own Another change in the agenting world: Bill Contardi is leaving the William Morris Agency, where he spent the last 11 years selling film and television rights for literary properties. Variety says, “But Contardi’s job became less important to the agency as it rebuilt in the wake of lit division co-topper Robert Gottlieb’s 2000 departure.” While still finalizing his plans, Contardi plans to continue agenting in both publishing and film: “What appeals […]