The Top Deals Country star Tim McGraw’s two-book deal, an important collection of African-American photographs from the Library of Congress, a big deal for an Edgar Award winner, a memoir of a writer’s love affair with candy, and more — and there are sure to be 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 a deal to report for Deal […]

The Top Deals There’s two more novels from bestselling Jasper Fforde, a global warning (and prescription) from a founder of Greenpeace, a book on applying the french diet to the American lifestyle and, as ever, 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? Just e-mail to michael@caderbooks.com, or use the form at […]

Get the Jump Enough people are getting advance deal news from PublishersMarketplace.com every day that things are starting to happen as soon as we post — so if you’re waiting for Deal Lunch, you may be missing out. Among the latest: A successfully self-published book about Girls Raised In The South leads to a six-figure deal, a new book from Jim Bouton, a first novel to Jon Karp, and more. Plus 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 […]

Get the Jump Enough people are getting advance deal news from PublishersMarketplace.com every day that things are starting to happen as soon as we post — so if you’re waiting for Deal Lunch, you may be missing out. The latest from yesterday includes Malcolm Gladwell’s new book, Alias tie-ins, a major sale for a book inspired by a popular web site, quick big sales abroad for the chronicle of raising a boy and an adopted chimpanzee at the same time (Disney studied them as models for Tarzan and Cheetah), the story of “America’s greatest con man,” growing up Iranian in […]

The Biggest Deal News What did you miss from Friday’s deals? The memoir of a firefighter’s widow and her mission to advocate for fellow survivors victims, a biography of America’s first published poet, Larry Brown switches houses, an auction for a book on linguistics that challenges the orthodoxy, secrets of the World’s Fittest Man, and much more — along with dozens of deals from earlier in the week. 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. […]

How Much Proposal Press Will It Take to Sell Canseco’s Book? Jose Canseco is generating a lot of ink for an unsold book proposal, ostensibly to drum up interest though it’s starting to feel like they’re using all of their ammunition long before the proposed book ever comes out. Today’s WSJournal says he is “making a hard pitch to sell book editors on a proposed expose — promising to implicate the major leagues, and further implicate himself, in a widening steroids scandal.” They also note, “All this salesmanship is designed to boost the market for a book proposal that is […]