Lots More Deals Already we’ve got a dozen new deals up since Deal Lunch last night, including Diane Ackerman’s latest, benefit books from Colin Powell’s wife Alma, a motivational book from a Nike executive, debut fiction from an NEA fellow, an exploration of the new silent spring, and even a novel about an editorial assistant — and look for further reports live during the day. Plus, deals are searchable all the time (our database of transactions now has over 2,500 records, great for researching editors, agents, topics, and seasons), at PublishersMarketplace.com. Join Marketplace here and enjoy full benefits Go directly […]

Happy Birthday Jacob! Subscribers Note The service we use to send out our e-mail will be down almost all day tomorrow due to an unanticipated equipment switch. It’s not clear whether or not tomorrow’s Lunch will get sent out before they take the system down — but we’ll bake one nonetheless, and post it at PublishersMarketplace.com in any case. Thanks for your understanding. The Latest Deals Another busy week of deals ended with lots more news — another debut WWII novel in a strong pre-empt, a strong deal for a Booker winner, a defense of Islam for Western readers, a […]

Lots of Fiction Deals Yesterday was fiction day; one thriller writer jumps houses in a major deal while another thriller writer gets picked up by Sonny Mehta; a Southern “writing legend” finally produces his first novel, a CBA bestseller has a new line of suspense novels, and more — and look for further reports live during the day. Plus, deals are searchable all the time (our database of transactions now has over 2,500 records, great for researching editors, agents, topics, and seasons), at PublishersMarketplace.com. Join Marketplace here and enjoy full benefits Go directly to the latest deals Deal Reports Have […]

The Big Deals Fewer deals than yesterday’s, but interesting ones — another entry in the next-Martha Stewart category for Talk Miramax, a big movie deal (said to be the first time Dreamworks has bought from a proposal), a book from R&B star Ashant, and more. Look for new reports live during the day, and searchable all the time (our database of transactions now has over 2,500 records, great for researching editors, agents, topics, and seasons), at PublishersMarketplace.com. Join Marketplace here and enjoy full benefits Go directly to the latest deals Deal Reports Have a deal to report for Deal Lunch? […]

Another Big Deal Day Among the 16 new deals posted yesterday — more high-priced fiction (literary, first novels, and mysteries), a major deal for a new thriller author, a new “cure” from part of the original Arthritis Cure team, Marty Balin’s reminiscences on Jefferson Airplane/Starship, heroic dogs, and more — plus live reports during the day and all the time, and always searchable (our database of transactions now has over 2,500 records, great for researching editors, agents, topics, and seasons), at PublishersMarketplace.com. Join Marketplace here and enjoy full benefits Go directly to the latest deals Deal Reports Have a deal […]

Deals Lead the Day In an otherwise quiet day, our deal news really is the most interesting (with 10 new entries since yesterday’s Deal Lunch). Sandra Brown is leaving longtime publisher Warner Books in a three-book deal; Sophie Dahl has struck a world rights deal for her illustrated novel; plus there’s a biography of “a brilliant, bizarre early rocket scientist” who invented the solid rocket fuel that made space travel possible, a leading journalist’s account of Cuba in Castro’s twilight, a comprehensive look at the New Journalism, and much more. Look for new reports live during the day, and searchable […]