1. The election
2. George Bush
It may be a hot topic at CNN but I'm selling books for the Summer and Fall 2009 lists. Every single editor in NYC is praying we will not be discussing or interested in the 2008 election by next summer.
Same for the Olympics.
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
Breaking News-I've stopped stalking Jack Reacher
The reason was announced on Publishers Marketplace today:
Younger brother of Lee Child, Andrew Grant's debut EVEN, introducing David Trevellyan, described as Jack Reacher's younger brother if Reacher had a brother who'd joined the British Navy, and taken James Bond's career path, to Peter Wolverton at Thomas Dunne Books, in a significant deal, in a pre-empt, for publication in June 2009, by Janet Reid at FinePrint Literary Management (that would be me.)
The full story is here, on the Dead Guy blog
Younger brother of Lee Child, Andrew Grant's debut EVEN, introducing David Trevellyan, described as Jack Reacher's younger brother if Reacher had a brother who'd joined the British Navy, and taken James Bond's career path, to Peter Wolverton at Thomas Dunne Books, in a significant deal, in a pre-empt, for publication in June 2009, by Janet Reid at FinePrint Literary Management (that would be me.)
The full story is here, on the Dead Guy blog
Monday, March 03, 2008
Sunday, March 02, 2008
Kirkus (yea KIRKUS!!) loves it!
Remember those "Mikey doesn't like anything" cereal commercials?
I've often thought of them when I've read Kirkus reviews of books I've loved.
Kirkus doesn't seem to like much of anything, and even the things they do, they kind of snarl at.
Well, Kirkus likes Dan Tomasulo's Confessions of a Former Child. Knock me over with a feather boa (red please.)
Here's what they said A practicing psychologist puts himself on the couch. In his witty debut, Tomasulo (Psychology/New Jersey City Univ.) examines episodes in his work and daily life that provoke jarring, sometimes humorous reminders of various childhood traumas.
And here's how they close
Disquietingly funny, stuffed with entertaining details and penetrating insights.
Nothing to Lose...the saga continues
My fresh off the press ARC of Nothing to Lose was kidnapped by the transit police on Friday after a nefarious book thief tried to nab it on the subway.
On Saturday I trudged down to One Police Plaza to reclaim it. Here's what happened:
Me: Two transit cops kidnapped my Lee Child novel.
Desk Sergeant: Which one?
Me: Nothing to Lose
DS: Is that new? I haven't read it.
Me: It's coming out in June. I had an advance reader copy.
DS: Any way to prove it's yours?
Me: Well, I know that some companies are numbering and personalizing ARCs to prevent them from being sold, but I don't think this one has my name in it.
DS: Well, without your name in it there's not much I can do. You might try back in a week or so.
Me: If there's not much you can do, why would coming back in a week help?
DS: Well, I..uh..I'll have a chance to look for it by then.
Passing cop: What he means is he'll have had a chance to read it by then.
And sure enough, there under a stack of forms I spy my very own copy of Nothing to Lose.
Here's the proof:
Me: That's MINE!
DS: Prove it!
Just as I'm about ready to break into sobs of frustration, I hear a voice behind me.
Voice: Actually, it's mine, but give it to her.
DS: Yessir, Mr. Noah. Here you go ma'am.
I turn around but this Noah guy has disappeared.
Me: Who was that guy?
DS: You've never heard of Noah and his ARC?
On Saturday I trudged down to One Police Plaza to reclaim it. Here's what happened:
Me: Two transit cops kidnapped my Lee Child novel.
Desk Sergeant: Which one?
Me: Nothing to Lose
DS: Is that new? I haven't read it.
Me: It's coming out in June. I had an advance reader copy.
DS: Any way to prove it's yours?
Me: Well, I know that some companies are numbering and personalizing ARCs to prevent them from being sold, but I don't think this one has my name in it.
DS: Well, without your name in it there's not much I can do. You might try back in a week or so.
Me: If there's not much you can do, why would coming back in a week help?
DS: Well, I..uh..I'll have a chance to look for it by then.
Passing cop: What he means is he'll have had a chance to read it by then.
And sure enough, there under a stack of forms I spy my very own copy of Nothing to Lose.
Here's the proof:
Me: That's MINE!
DS: Prove it!
Just as I'm about ready to break into sobs of frustration, I hear a voice behind me.
Voice: Actually, it's mine, but give it to her.
DS: Yessir, Mr. Noah. Here you go ma'am.
I turn around but this Noah guy has disappeared.
Me: Who was that guy?
DS: You've never heard of Noah and his ARC?
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