From Publishers Lunch Weekly:
GENERAL/OTHER:
Stewart O'Nan's LAST NIGHT AT THE LOBSTER, to Josh Kendall at Viking, by David Gernert at The Gernert Company (NA).
DEBUT:
Shouts and Murmurs" contributor and former writer for The Simpsons Larry Doyle's I LOVE YOU, BETH COOPER, a humorous and endearing debut novel which follows the coming-of-age (all in one night) of a high school valedictorian who uses his 15 minutes of fame to confess his eternal love for the most popular girl in school, to Lee Boudreaux at Ecco, by Sarah Burnes at The Gernert Company. michael.mckenzie@harpercollins.com
Peter Behrens's THE LAW OF DREAMS, set during the Irish Potato Famine of 1847 and inspired by the author's own family history, about an Homeric journey, to Roland Pease at Steerforth, in a nice deal, by Sarah Burnes at The Gernert Company (NA).chip@steerforth.com
MYSTERY/CRIME:
The Dead Room author Robert Ellis's CITY OF FIRE, the first in a new series featuring an L.A. detective and blending the mystery/thriller elements of Michael Connelly and T. Jefferson Parker with the suspense of Silence of the Lambs, to Ben Sevier at Minotaur, in a three-books deal, by Scott Miller at Trident Media Group (world).
SCI-FI/FANTASY:
NYT and USA Today bestselling Land of Elyon trilogy author Patrick Carman's INTO THE MIST, to David Levithan at Scholastic, by Peter Rubie at Peter Rubie Literary Agency.
THRILLER:
PRAYERS FOR THE ASSASSIN author Robert Ferrigno's HYMN FOR THE ASSASSIN and RESURRECTION FOR THE ASSASSIN, books 2 and 3 in what will be the trilogy, starting three years after the end of PRAYERS, in which the Islamic Republic of America continues to fracture and deteriorate, and in the third book, the quest for reunification of North and South continues, the failure of which will spell doom to the entire globe, to Colin Harrison at Scribner, by Mary Evans at Mary Evans (NA). mary@maryevansinc.com
BIOGRAPHY:
29-year-old Cambridge instructor Anna Whitelock's MARY, THE FIRST QUEEN OF ENGLAND, a biography of Henry VIII's eldest child popularly known as Bloody Mary, viewing her ambition and ruthless treatment of her enemies as necessary to insure her rightful inheritance of the throne, to Susanna Porter at Random House, by Emma Parry at Fletcher & Parry (NA).
HISTORY/POLITICS/CURRENT AFFAIRS:
Valerie Plame Wilson's memoir FAIR GAME, including discussion of "her actual role in the American intelligence community, as well as the prominence of her role in the lead-up to the war," to Rick Horgan at Crown, in a major deal, for reportedly for more than $2.5 million, by Elsye Cheney at Elyse Cheney Agency.
Lincoln on Leadership author Donald T. Phillips's CLINTON CHARISMA: How Bill Clinton Led America, re-evaluating the 42nd U.S. president, and showing how would-be leaders can apply his teachings to their lives, to Anthony Wahl at Palgrave, by Marc Gerald at The Agency Group (world english).marcgerald@theagencygroup.com
ILLUSTRATED/ART:
Jordan Wright's CAMPAIGNING FOR PRESIDENT, an illustrated book telling the story of the American Presidential elections through the author's collection of presidential election memorabilia, to Elisabeth Dyssegaard at Smithsonian Books, for publication in winter 2008, by Andrew Wylie of The Wylie Agency (NA).crissmand@si.edu
MEMOIR:
Dennis Hopper's OUT TAKES, about his career, his life as a Hollywood provocateur and about all the amazing people he has encountered -- and the women he's loved along the way, to Judy Clain at Little, Brown, for publication in early 2008, by James Fitzgerald of the James Fitzgerald Agency.heather.rizzo@hbgusa.com
Bill German's coming-of-age memoir documenting the journey he made beginning as a young man in the Rolling Stones' inner circle, where he created and maintained the official Stones fanzine, Beggar's Banquet, to Claire Tisne for Villard, by Jim Fitzgerald at the James Fitzgerald Agency (world, excl. UK).Rights: ctisne@randomhouse.com UK rights: arabella@abnerstein.co.uk
GENERAL/OTHER:
O.C. Weekly reporter and columnist Gustavo Arellano's ASK A MEXICAN!: Everything You Wanted to Know About Mexicans But Were Afraid to Ask, a guide to all things Mexican and Mexican-American, weaving together cultural commentary, history, and the author's own humorous take on the relationship between those who make up two-thirds of America's Latino population and the rest of the country, to Brant Rumble at Scribner, in a two-book deal, at auction, by David Kuhn at Kuhn Projects (NA).billy@kuhnprojects.com
FILM:
Mike Iaconelli's FISHING ON THE EDGE, on the author's rise to the top of the sport of competitive bass fishing, to Fox Searchlight, by Marc Gerald at The Agency Group. marcgerald@theagencygroup.com
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