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 […]
Publishers Lunch for January 17, 2002
The Latest On the 25th anniversary of Alex Haley’s ROOTS, travel writer and former college professor (and PublishersMarketplace.com member) Pearl Duncan is covered at MSNBC.com for her book-in-progress, DNA DAWNS BRINGING DAYLIGHT. Duncan “has combined extensive DNA testing with years of research to trace her lineage back to Ghana,” and is pictured in the article with one of her “ancestral cousins” from Ghana. For film and book rights, see Duncan’s Marketplace page. In deals, there’s a multi-book contract for What to Expect co-author Heidi Murkoff, lots of first fiction, and more. Our new simplified registration procedure seems to be working […]
Publishers Lunch for January 16, 2002
Deals, Proposals, and More Big deal news includes three film deals and a film that’s finally becoming a book, plus an anthology of new material from bestselling authors, and an international bestseller coming to America. Plus, there are a number of new proposals and manuscripts on offer, and a number of talented writers, editors, and illustrators with new member pages, including people looking for agents. And our script to help members track their books’ online sales and bestseller positioning draws more clicks every day. Check it out all by trying a membership at PublishersMarketplace.com. Register at the home page Members […]