From Publishers Lunch Weekly:
FICTION/DEBUT:
Paul Schmidtberger's DESIGN FLAWS OF THE HUMAN CONDITION, a humorous look at two strangers railroaded into an anger management class and examines our flawed capacity to love and to be loved while we bungle everything up along the way, to Andrew Corbin of Broadway, in a pre-empt, by Marly Rusoff (NA). SeeTheWebSite@rusoffagency.com
Journalist and writing teacher Susan Breen's THE FICTION CLASS, about a writer's relationship with her ailing mother and the offbeat members of the creative writing workshop she leads, to Emily Haynes at Plume, in a pre-empt, by Alex Glass at Trident Media Group (NA).
MYSTERY/CRIME:
Cora Harrison's MY LADY JUDGE, to Charles Spicer at St. Martin's, for publication in Spring 2007, in a three-book deal, by Pan Macmillan (US).Rights: Chantal Noel at Macmillan
Two South-African born professors writing as Michael Stanley's DETECTIVE KUBU AND A CARRION DEATH, introducing an overweight opera loving Botswana detective who unravels the mystery of a dead body found in the bush, and in doing so, uncovers a chain of murders linked to the most powerful people in the country, juxtaposing the "old" Africa of superstition, traditional tribal culture, and colonialism, with the "new" Africa of rationality, big business, and nationality, to Claire Wachtel at Harper, for two books, by Marly Rusoff & Associates (world English).SeeTheWebSite@rusoffagency.com
Colin Cotterill's untitled novel about the septuagenarian chief medical examiner of Laos and protagonist of THE CORONER'S LUNCH, in his fifth appearance, to Laura Hruska of Soho Press, by Richard Curtis of Richard Curtis Associates.Foreign: barorint@aol.com rcurtis@curtisagency.com
GENERAL/OTHER:
Zachary Lazar's SWAY, about the dark side of the Sixties, featuring Charles Manson and the Rolling Stones and culminating in the catastrophic concert at Altamont, to Pat Strachan at Little, Brown, by Bill Clegg at William Morris Agency (world).
NYT bestselling author of GARDEN OF LIES and IMMEDIATE FAMILY Eileen Goudge's WOMAN IN RED, about the struggles of a woman finding her way after years in prison for attempted murder, who discovers unexpected romance and faces the unraveling of a family mystery from decades ago, to Roger Cooper at CDS Books, by Susan Ginsburg at Writers House (NA).roger.cooper@perseusbooks.com
CHILDREN'S/MIDDLE GRADE:
Capt. Hook: Adventures of a Notorious Youth author J.V. Hart's CAPT. HOOK: The Adventure Continues, in which King Jas encounters sword fights, star-crossed love, and dastardly villains on his mission to find Neverland, to Laura Geringer at Laura Geringer Books, in a very nice deal, by Sterling Lord at Sterling Lord Literistic (World).cindy.tamasi@harpercollins.com
CHILDREN'S/YOUNG ADULT:
NYT bestselling author of the Echo Falls Mystery series Peter Abrahams's TROPHY KID, asking How far will an overachieving teenager go to solve the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend?, to Laura Geringer at Laura Geringer Books, in a four-book deal, by Molly Friedrich at The Friedrich Agency (World).cindy.tamasi@harpercollins.com
NON-FICTION
HEALTH:
Mary Tyler Moore's MY LIFE WITH DIABETES, an account of overcoming a lifetime of obstacles caused by the Type-1 diabetes she has lived with for 40 years (she also serves as international chairman of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation), and a useful guide to anyone directly and indirectly affected by diabetes, with author Kalia Doner assisting with research, to Phil Revzin at St. Martin's, in a profit-sharing co-publication deal, by Wayne Kabak at the William Morris Agency (NA).John.murphy@stmartins.com
HISTORY/POLITICS/CURRENT AFFAIRS:
Michael Eric Dyson's DEBATING RACE, a collection of his conversations about race with prominent political and intellectual voices, for publication in February 2007, followed by an in-depth look at and commentary on the role of the Black church in America today, for publication in February 2008, plus two other books, to David Steinberger and Amy Scheibe at Basic Civitas (world).michele.jacob@perseusbooks.com
Professor of Sociology and African-American Studies at Columbia University Sudhir Venkatesh's GANG LEADER FOR A DAY, thought-provoking research on crime, urban poverty, and immigration from the sociologist who collaborated with Freakonomics economist Steven Levitt in trying to answer the question "why do drug dealers still live with their moms?," to Ann Godoff at Penguin Press, at auction, by Suzanne Gluck at William Morris Agency.
Rights already sold to Penguin in the UK, Econ in Germany, Sperling e Kupfer in Italy, Campus in Brazil, and Gimm-Young in Korea.foreignrights@wma.com
Political blogger and author of How Would a Patriot Act? Glenn Greenwald's BUSH AGONISTES, examining the character of George W. Bush and legacy of his administration, focusing his analysis on the President's flaws, to Sean Desmond at Crown, for publication in summer 2007 (world).sdesmond@randomhouse.com
EINSTEIN, PICASSO and EMPIRE OF THE STARS author Arthur I. Miller's DECIPHERING 137: Jung, Pauli, and the Quest for the Primal Number, based on original archival research and newly available personal correspondence, an account of the scientist Wolfgang Pauli and his relationship with Carl Jung, who helped him unearth the roots of his obsession about 137, a number that reflects deep symmetries of nature and hints at the origins of the universe itself, to Angela von der Lippe at Norton, in a very nice deal, by Peter Tallack at Conville & Walsh (World English).peter@convilleandwalsh.com
SPORTS:
Don Mattingly and Jim Rosenthal's MATTINGLY ON HITTING: The Ultimate Guide to Batting .300, a professional guide to hitting a baseball by one of the Yankee greats -- now the premiere Yankee batting coach -- which covers stance, proper balance, and coverage of the strike zone to the mechanics of a fluid swing, to Michael Homler at Griffin, in a nice deal (World).Michael.Homler@stmartins.com
GENERAL/OTHER:
Director of design research at Yahoo John Boyd and Stanford psychologist Philip Zimbardo's THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE, on how your perceptions on time influence every facet of your life and the power of time in our modern world, to Leslie Meredith at Free Press, at auction, by Gillian MacKenzie at the Gillian MacKenzie Agency (NA).gmackenzie@gillianmackenzieagency.com
FILM:
Craig Seymour's LUTHER: The Life and Longing of Luther Vandross, to Prophet King and Brilliant Pictures, by Caron Knauer of Caron K Literary Enterprises.
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