Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Herein a selection of very interesting books....

From Publishers Lunch Weekly:

FICTION/DEBUT:

Richard Martin's MIXED ANIMAL, a tale of hillbilly magical realism about the unlikely friendship that develops between a grumpy fix-it man and Reader's Digest connoisseur and the strange animal that fate (and a mad scientist uncle) drops into his lap, to David Adams at MacAdam/Cage, by Michelle Brower at Wendy Sherman Associates (World).

SI-FI/FANTASY:

Mark Chadbourn's THE SWORD OF ALBION, a devilish plot to assassinate the Queen, a Cold War enemy hell-bent on destroying the nation, incredible gadgets, a race against time around the world to stop the ultimate doomsday device: all in a day's work for Elizabethan England's greatest spy, to Lou Anders at Pyr, and UK rights to Simon Taylor at Transworld, in a very nice deal, in a three-book deal, for publication in 2009, by Ian Drury at Sheil Land Associates.

Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough's BARQUE CATS, like sailing ships of old, spaceships have cats but in space they are rare and valuable; what humans do not know is that the cats are plotting to take over the universe, to Sue Moe at Del Rey, in a two-book deal, by Donald Maass at Donald Maass Literary Agency, in association with Diana Tyler at MBA Literary Agents in London (NA).

Note: Anne McCaffrey is one fine writer!

GENERAL/OTHER:

Robert Girardi's GORGEOUS EAST, going inside the modern-day brotherhood that is the French Foreign Legion, a relic of the 19th century, and the last place on earth a man can go for redemption, to Lindsay Sagnette in her first buy at St. Martin's, for publication in Fall 2009, by Emilie Stewart (World English).kerry.nordling@stmartins.comRights: info@emiliestewartagency.com

UK:

Editor of RED magazine, Sam Baker's THE STEPMOTHER'S SUPPORT GROUP, about women's friendship and the support a group of women lend each other when they come together - however reluctantly - through being stepmothers, to Lynne Drew at Harper UK, in a pre-empt, for two books, for publication in September 2009, by Jonny Geller at Curtis Brown.

NON-FICTION
BUSINESS/INVESTING/FINANCE:

David Snider and Chris Howard's THE MONEY TRACK: An Insider's Guide to the People, Firms and Industries Guiding the Modern Market, exploring the histories, firms, people and mechanics of private equity, hedge funds, management consulting, investment banking, and venture capital; based on dozens of interviews with industry leaders - from Seth Klarman, head of the $6 billion hedge fund Baupost, Julian Robertson, founder of Tiger Management, and Rick Wagoner, CEO of General Motors, to Ron Daniel, former head of McKinsey & Company, to Airie Stuart at Palgrave, by Lisa DiMona at Lark Productions (World English).

Associate Professor of Law at University of Connecticut and The New York Times' "Deal Professor" Steven Davidoff's GODS AT WAR: Game Changing M&A in the New Millenium, an in-depth analysis of the game-changing corporate deals in the new millennium and an exploration of the deals that have changed the way deal-makers negotiate and complete takeovers, to Bill Falloon at Wiley, by Pilar Queen at McCormick & Williams Literary Agency (World).

MEMOIR:

Harry Bernstein's THE GOLDEN WILLOW: Life, Love, and Loss in My Nineties, closing the trilogy the author began at age 95 with THE INVISIBLE WALL and THE DREAM, weaving memories of his 40-year marriage and the last half of the twentieth century with perspectives on life after his wife's death, to Jill Schwartzman at Random House, by Daniel Lazar at Writers House (NA).

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