[The following article, originally commissioned for another publication, has been modified slightly — mostly I chopped off the first two graphs, so it may begin abruptly. Also, bear in mind it was written at the beginning of 2002.] The trade world is flat — it has been so for some time, and by most projections will more or less remain that way — and we are waiting with increasing desperation for our Christopher Columbus to come and sail us on to an expanded world we only dream about. For now, though, the clear trend is towards cannibalization rather than exploration […]

Eat Well at BEA For the second year, we’re delighted to announce that we’ll publish a printed daily filled with Lunch-style coverage of the convention on every day of the show. Publishers Lunch will *not* be e-mailed during the three days of BEA; to pick a copy of Convention Lunch you’ll need to visit the booth of one of our terrific sponsors. Like daily Lunch, it will be available every day around mid-morning, with fresh up-to-the-minute writing; quantities will be limited, so make sure to note the following destinations on your schedule. And please thank them when you drop by […]

All Kinds of Deals Quentin Tarantino’s first novel, two more from Neal Gaiman, the John Stossel’s auction, an 18th century French expedition through the Amazon to measure the Earth, a Kitchen Confidential for the bartending world (from a novelist’s wife), a major deal for a historian, a quick book on Halle Berry, and truly a lot more — all waiting at PublishersMarketplace in advance of another big Deal Lunch, and reported live during the day every day. Plus, now Marketplace members can read Lunch on the Web and access our new archive of previous Lunches. Try joining us. Register here […]

Please Note I’m out of town at a conference tomorrow, so no Lunch will be served (it’s getting kind of hot to eat lunch anyway). New Deals They keep coming: a pair of historical crime thrillers that caused a stir in the UK sell here in a major deal at auction, a pre-empt for a coming of age as a lawyer novel, still more first fiction, clever gift books for the discarded, bestelling author Edwin Black’s latest, and more — with new deals every day, during the day, for members of PublishersMarketplace.com Plus, now Marketplace members can read Lunch on […]

Today’s Deals The doctor who invented the use of Botox injections to smooth furrowed brows and wrinkled necks has a book deal just as the procedure gets wider FDA approval, plus there’s a major book on Everest, a soldier’s own account of WWII from D-Day on, a big sale for a book on healthy fast food for kids, something new from the co-author of Growing Up Catholic — plus a whole lot more, with new deals reported live during the day, for members of PublishersMarketplace.com To keep up with all the deals all the time, join us now. Register here […]

New Deals We wound up sharing 19 new deals with Marketplace members during the course of the day yesterday, and after the weekly Deal Lunch went out we logged another five brand-new ones, including a reporter’s book on the millions of women who like guns, a search for the Tasmanian tiger, more yoga for babies, and an executive’s formula for getting rid of meetings — with more reported live during the day every day. Plus, now Marketplace members can read Lunch on the Web and access our new archive of previous Lunches. Try joining us. Register here to view the […]