Note to Readers Welcome back after what I hope was a nice holiday. Today’s Lunch has a variety of new stories and catch-up links if you’re interested — which should be plenty to chew on for the day, so there will not be a Deal Lunch today and we may wait until next Monday to catch up. Highlights from the 20-plus new deals from last week include Chuck Palahniuk’s new deal, two books from porn star Jenna Jameson, a mystery writer crossing over from self-publishing success, yoga instructor Rodney Yee’s newest; to get fastest and best access to these deals […]

It’s too hot for Lunch, so here we are for a mid-morning snack. Be safe, stay cool, and have fun. The Latest Deals There are actually a lot of deals to catch up on — top yoga instructor Rodney Yee in a big new sale, an unusual collaboration of two bestselling business book authors, the new novel that Tom Cruise just bought (but still being shopped to publishers), a big sale for a leading psychoanalyst, and lot more — and as usual, we’ll report new deals live every day as they come in. Plus, we’ll probably skip Monday’s post-holiday Deal […]

Deal News Have a deal to report? Just e-mail to michael@caderbooks.com anytime, or use the form at PublishersMarketplace.com Report a deal using the online form Phyllis, Non-Exclusively Yours In Random House’s official release issued yesterday, they confirmed that Phyllis Grann is relinquishing her non-job as vice chairman and is now a non-exclusive consultant to the company. “Non-exclusive” is the theme of the release, mentioned three times. Peter Olson says, “In inviting Phyllis to join our company last year we purposely did not define specific executive responsibilities, giving Phyllis the opportunity to get to know the company and its people and […]

Deal News Have a deal to report? Just e-mail to michael@caderbooks.com anytime, or use the form at PublishersMarketplace.com Report a deal using the online form Chapter Three for Grann? Phyllis Grann will leave her job as vice chairman of Random House, “complaining of boredom with her job,” the NYTimes reports. “Ms. Grann is expected to move into an office in the private equity firm of Leeds, Weld & Company, which recently hired Jonathan Newcomb, former chief executive of Simon & Schuster; the firm sometimes invests in publishing. Ms. Grann declined to comment; a spokesman for Random House declined to comment.” […]

King Says Pearson Wrote Ellen Rimbauer Stephen King told fans through his web site that the author of the bestselling DIARY OF ELLEN RIMBAUER (a tie-in to the mini-series production of Rose Red) was Ridley Pearson. In making the brief announcement, King recommends Pearson’s new novel THE ART OF DECEPTION. (Pearson is a friend of King’s, and Rock Bottom Remainders bandmate.) Hyperion president Bob Miller had sent Pearson the mini-series to script to see if it provoked any ideas for a tie-in. Miller tells PW, “Ridley read the script, and noticed that a diary was mentioned repeatedly, so he went […]

Big Auction, New Submission, and More In the latest deal news, there’s the winner in a four-day auction for a first novel, a praised writer moves to a bigger house for his second novel, a hot narrative non-fiction title just sold for big money in the UK and elsewhere now on submission here, a book about bragging, more in the wave of movie deals, and plenty 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 […]