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DealsTriumph Books Cancels Book by Imprisoned NBA Referee
According to ESPN.com, "Blowing the Whistle: The Culture of Fraud in the NBA" would have launched in a few weeks, exploring the former referee's NBA work and his 15-month imprisonment for wire fraud. Donaghy was convicted for working with a gambler while refereeing games for the NBA. In the article, Random House expressed "concerns over potential liability," but Pat Berdan from Executive Prison Consultants defended the referee's book. Here's more from the article: "'Somehow, the NBA got wind of the project and let Random House know in a threatening-type correspondence that they would object to the publication of such a book and they threatened that they would sue if they did go ahead and do that,' said Berdan, who didn't see any letters from the NBA." Soft Skull Buys Novel Off Twitter
For his troubles, Stewart earned a GalleyCat post and a book deal. According to Publishers Marketplace, his book sold to Denise Oswald at Soft Skull. The deal was negotiated by Lisa Grubka at Foundry Literary + Media. Stewart explained his microblogging achievement to GalleyCat: "It's tremendously rewarding to see that publishers are embracing a terrific story--and innovative (and dare I say Dickensian!) ways to connect with readers." Library Cat Author Lands Seven-Figure Deal
Here's more from the article: "The industry chatter is that the Penguin imprint paid a $2 million advance for 'Dewey's Nine Lives,' which is in the same vein as Dewey. McGuigan said, in describing the book, that it's about the 'amazing relationships between cats and their people' and added that it will also feature new stories about Dewey himself." Del Rey Books Buys Kim Harrison Graphic Novels
The books will focus on Harrison's witch heroine, Rachel Morgan. Editor-in-chief Betsy Mitchell bought world rights to three original stories set in Harrison's world of vampires, werewolves, demons and more. Harrison will script the graphic novels herself. Here's more from the release: "The first will be a prequel to Dead Witch Walking, to be told from the point of view of Rachel's friend Ivy, when both women were employed by Inderlander Security. The deal was negotiated by agent Richard Curtis." Hudson Street Press' Shopping Spree
Last week, Hudson Street EIC Caroline Sutton bought four non-fiction titles: "Achieve," a book about reaching goals by Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D; "Living Well Through Hard Times," a book about "how to live the best possible life" by Karl Pillemer, Ph.D., Professor of Human Development and Geriatrics at Cornell University; "Rush," a book about finding happiness in challenging situations, by former White House Director of Economic Policy, Todd Buchholz; and finally, "How to Raise Your Adult Child," a book about "big problems of their big children" by Susan Feinberg Ph.D. and Gail Parent. In an email interview with GalleyCat, Sutton praised her rapidly-growing catalog: "I'm very happy with the way the list is shaping up. I'd like to see Hudson Street Press become a name everyone immediately associates with nonfiction that has a really strong takeaway, whether the approach is prescriptive, descriptive, or more narrative." Eat, Pray, Rehash
According to Publishers Weekly, Michael Cooper sold "Displaced" to Hyperion's Brenda Copeland. The book's auction was handled by William Morris Endeavor agent, Rebecca Oliver. Cooper's ex-wife, Elizabeth Gilbert, wrote "Eat, Pray, Love" about how she recovered from their divorce. Here's more from the post: "Cooper offers the flip side of her tale—his account of overcoming the divorce and embarking on his own world journey. According to Hyperion, he goes on a 'search for purpose' that leads him through the Middle East and other developing countries." Former Miss California Lands Book Deal
The deal was sealed by Lee Hough at Alive Communications. Prejean drew criticism, praise, and Biblical comparisons earlier this year for her stance against gay marriage. She was subsequently dethroned for "contract violations." Here's an excerpt from the publisher's punchy press release: "Prejean attracted national attention when she answered a question at the Miss USA Pageant defending traditional marriage ... Now she will tell her side of the story, answering such questions as what happened behind the scenes at the pageant, why she answered the Perez Hilton question as she did, what really led to her losing the Miss California crown, and how she has been forced to battle the left's double-standard on free speech." (Image via) Q-Tip Lands Book Deal
The former member of the hip-hop supergroup, A Tribe Called Quest, Q-Tip (pictured, via) sold his book to to Ballantine editor Porscha Burke. The deal was negotiated by Jay Mandel at William Morris Endeavor Entertainment. According to the release, the book is: "a creatively constructed telling of his life story." Here's more about the artist, from a 1999 profile in Time Magazine: "Q-Tip raps about growing up in Queens, the breakup of A Tribe Called Quest and his embrace of Islam. He admits his partyin' ways don't always conform to Islamic values, but he's constantly striving to better himself, and at least in his mind, it's the effort that really matters." Andrew Keen Sells Book on "Loneliness, Anxiety and Inequality"
Level 5 Media agent Steve Hanselman sealed the deal, and Michael Flamini (who edited James Paul Gee's "What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy" will edit the book. Keen's first book, "The Cult of The Amateur," explore how the Internet is "killing our culture." Here's more, from Keen's blog: "The new book, provisionally entitled DIGITAL VERTIGO: Loneliness, Anxiety and Inequality in the Social Media Age will be a contemplative defense of privacy rights and genuine human interaction in the social networking era." Playboy Snags First Serial Rights to Vladmir Nabokov Novel
The NY Observer reports on the fascinating bidding process as the magazine's literary editor Amy Grace Loyd pursued agent Andrew Wylie for the rights to the story. Knopf will publish the unfinished novel in the United States, and Penguin UK will handle the UK edition. Here's more from the article: "'I'm happy to tell you we've never paid this much for a book excerpt before, ever,' Ms. Loyd said, adding: 'There are parts of it that are much more cohesive than others. But I found it fascinating in that way.'" PreviouslySC Governor Mark Sanford Released from Book Contract What Will Happen to Governor Mark Sanford's Second Book? Read Your "Texts From Last Night" in a Book Book Deal for College Kids' "Twitterature" John Edwards' Aide Pitches Publishers Big Deal for Historical Novel on Hemingway's Wife New Bill Blocks Rod Blagojevich Book Deal Payday Beacon Press Partners with Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Estate Pirate Captive's Book in High-Stakes Auction UK Rights Sold for David Foster Wallace's Last Work Barack Obama's Mother to be Published Quirk-y Assignment Lands Author a Two-Book Deal Meghan McCain Scores "High Six Figure Deal" Condoleezza Rice Scores 3-Book Deal with Crown Adam Begley to Write John Updike Biography Molly Ringwald Signs Book Deal Trident Media Group C.E.O. Responds To Advance Backlash Million Dollar Advance Backlash Viking Raids the Financial Bookshelf Bob Mould Autobiography Goes To Little Brown Mother of 90210, Tori Spelling YA Deal News: Moriarty to Holt Digital Updates: eMusic, LibreDigital, Thomas Nelson, Wiley "Why Write A Book When Tila Tequila's Already Taken Care Of It?" Ecco Has No Reservations about Bourdain 'Millionaire Matchmaker' Patti Stanger's Six-Figure Book Deal Authorized Babyshambles Bio "Will Be Written By The Band's Members And Their Entourage" |
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