Franken’s Return, Eisenhower Talks, and Much More Al Franken’s next book, in the vein of Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot, Eisenhower’s son finally offers a personal reminiscence, a mountain climber uses his experiences as a metaphor for life, a tie-in to the Mage Knight phenomenon, a sequel to a successful cookbook, a suspense writer takes on a new genre, Ben Stein on winning the market’s money even in volatile times, and still plenty more and still more (over 45 new ones iso far this week) every day — reported live all the time, for members who sign up […]

A Big Series and Much More In a rather quiet day for general news there’s still lots of new deal reports. There’s Anne Roiphe’s new novel, another big sale inspired by a NYTimes Magazine article, an ambitious series of popular books on serious topics begins with a UK sale, Patti Breitman’s last deal, an astrology book with a new twist (for a good price), a film deal for Twelve, previously unpublished photograph of the Wright Brothers, fiction that Rush Limbaugh likes, and still more (over 30 new ones in the last two days) every day — reported live and fully […]

Big Fiction, Goldberg, The Scent of Success, and More Literary thrillers for Sonny Mehta and six-figure commercial fiction elsewhere, bestseller Bernard Goldberg’s next media book, two from another NPR host, an American home for The Scent Trails, a high-profile book on reparations, the business of organics, and much more (14 new ones that didn’t make last night’s Deal Lunch) every day — reported live and fully searchable all the time, for members who sign up at PublishersMarketplace. Join Marketplace here and enjoy full benefits Go directly to the latest deals Deal Reports Have a deal to report for Deal Lunch? […]

Deal Reports Have a deal to report? Just e-mail to michael@caderbooks.com, or just use the form at PublishersMarketplace.com Report a deal using the online form Eggers’ New Novel on the Way We’ve been hearing quietly for a while that Dave Eggers is preparing to publish his long-awaited new novel this fall through McSweeney’s Books and now it is semi-official. First came an e-mail to fans who had pre- registered through the McSweeney’s web site, announcing that the book (simply referred to as “a novel by Dave Eggers”) will be “ready” September 20. Approximately 380 pages, it’s priced at $22 — […]

Please note, I’ll be traveling, so no Lunch tomorrow. The Real Ted Williams, Another Novelist Writes for Kids, and More After a couple of very big deal days things were a little quiter — though you’ll still find a major biography of Ted Williams in all his complexity, a big deal over the feud between Admiral Perry and Frederick Cook over who “discovered” the North Pole, another crossover novel for young readers auctioned to Neal Porter, and more (well over 30 new ones so far this week) every day — reported live and fully searchable all the time, for members […]

Why Columbus Wasn’t First and Lots More A mid-seven figure sales for a new fantasy series sold in the UK prior to a US sale and a major deal for a sci-fi writer following his editor to a new house, a potential headline maker that draws on years of research to assert that the Chinese got to America 70 years before Columbus, a “controversial polemic that takes on the black academic establishment,” a chilling memoir of war crimes that’s already been auctioned elsewhere gets a US home, first fiction for Gerry Howard, an entertainment writer’s look at Hollywood’s new crop […]