From Publishers Lunch Weekly:
FICTION...
DEBUT:
Jenny Wingfield's MOSES NEVER CLOSES, set in 1956 Arkansas, about the charming, unconventional Moses family and their outspoken 12 year old daughter, who, in her determination to rescue a young friend from his father's terrible abuse, puts them in the center of a dilemma which has far-reaching, dangerous consequences, to Susan Kamil at Dial, in a two-book deal, in a pre-empt, for publication in Spring 2010, by Susanna Einstein at LJK Literary Management (NA).
Stacey McGlynn's KEEPING TIME, the story of a British septuagenarian whose quest to return an engagement gift from her wartime love brings her to the Long Island home of her quirky American relatives and leads to a cross-country odyssey that changes the lives of all involved, to Shaye Areheart at Shaye Areheart Books, for publication in Spring 2010, by Adam Chromy and Jamie Brenner at Artists and Artisans (NA).
Allie Larkin's STAY, pitched as in the tradition of Emily Giffin and Claire Cook, the story of a woman whose relationship with a loveable Slovakian German Shepherd helps her recover from heartbreak after the love of her life marries her best friend, to Erika Imranyi at Dutton, in a pre-empt, for publication in 2010, by Rebecca Strauss at McIntosh & Otis.
Film: ianpolonsky@mcintoshandotis.com
GENERAL/OTHER:
Boston Teran's THE CREED OF VIOLENCE, set in 1910 against a backdrop of violence and political corruption, following an estranged father and son, one of whom is a murderer and the other a FBI agent, as they work to thwart an arms smuggling ring during the Mexican Revolution, to Charlie Winton at Counterpoint, for publication in Fall 2009, by Natasha Kern at Natasha Kern Literary Agency (World English).
Rights previously to Hachette in France, Newton & Compton in Italy, Editora Record in Brazil, and Athenaeum in Hungary.
Film rights to Universal Studios, in a seven-figure deal.
Maggie Pouncey's PERFECT READER, about a young woman who, armed with not much more than a sharp wit, ten pairs of underwear (6 sexy, 4 comforting), one beaded flapper dress, and a pair of clogs, returns to her childhood home in the wake of her father's sudden death to confront the long shadow of his successful academic career while she figures out how to forge for herself in a world that does not look kindly upon smart, forlorn single women, to Deborah Garrison at Pantheon, by Jennifer Carlson at Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency (NA).
Tao Lin's SHOPLIFTING FROM AMERICAN APPAREL, a novella about a young writer who is caught shoplifting from an American Apparel store, to Dennis Johnson of Melville House, in a nice deal, for publication in Fall 2009.
Boston Red Sox second baseman and American League MVP Dustin Pedroia's BORN TO PLAY: My Life in the Game, "a feel-good story about Pedroia's love of baseball, overcoming the naysayers, and winning a world series in his first season," written with journalist Edward J. Delaney, to Anthony Ziccardi for Simon Spotlight Entertainment, for publication in July 2009, by Ian Kleinert at Objective Entertainment (NA).
NON-FICTION...
BIOGRAPHY:
NYT bestselling biographer Wendy Leigh's PATRICK SWAYZE: ONE LAST DANCE, a tribute to this star, who continues to inspire with his courage and hope in the face of his fight against pancreatic cancer, to Jennifer Bergstrom at Simon Spotlight Entertainment, with Sarah Sper editing, for publication in summer 2009, by Dan Strone at Trident Media Group (World).
NYT bestselling author Susan Wels's AMELIA EARHART: THE THRILL OF IT, timed to tie in with the opening of the major movie biopic AMELIA, starring Hillary Swank, Richard Gere, and Ewan McGregor, to Jennifer Kasius at Running Press, for publication in Fall 2009, by Carole Bidnick at Bidnick & Company (World).
HISTORY/POLITICS/CURRENT AFFAIRS:
Classicist Barbara Graziosi's MIGRANT GODS: A History of Greek Civilization, tracing the migrations and transformations of the gods, from ancient Greece, via Persia, India, Egypt, Rome, and Christian Europe, and looking at how the gods of Mount Olympus became, in the course of their travels through history and cultures, ambassadors of a new, secular belief in humanity, which was the true legacy of ancient Greece, to Sara Bershtel at Metropolitan, at auction, by Zoe Pagnamenta at the Zoe Pagnamenta Agency, on behalf of Catherine Clarke at Felicity Bryan (NA).
UK/Translation: catherine@felicitybryan.com
Legendary political journalist Theodore White's THE MAKING OF THE PRESIDENT 1960-1972, four seminal election narratives, brought back into print as the inaugural titles in Harper's new line, Harper Perennial Political Classics, to Cal Morgan at Harper Perennial, by Jason Allen Ashlock at Movable Type Literary Group, on behalf of Michael Carlisle and Ethan Bassoff at Inkwell Management.
Co-winner of the 2009 Lincoln Prize for Lincoln and His Admirals, Craig Symonds's book on the Battle of Midway, for the Pivotal Moments in American History series in 2011, and a second book, looking at Franklin D. Roosevelt's command of US naval operations during WWII, for publication in 2013, to Tim Bent at Oxford University Press, in a very nice deal (World).
MEMOIR:
Author and former Self editor Alexandra Penney's book, based on her blog as the Bag Lady at The Daily Beast about learning to live without all the money she lost in the Bernie Madoff fraud, to Ellen Archer at Voice, by Ed Victor at Ed Victor Ltd.
NARRATIVE:
Reporter Matt Labash's PIRATE KINGFISH, GHOST CITIES AND FLY FISHING WITH DARTH VADER, chronicling the outsized and outrageous characters who populate America's murky periphery, shedding light on everything from ruined cities such as New Orleans and Detroit, to Al Sharpton's eating habits and Dick Cheney's favorite fishing hole, to Colin Fox at Simon & Schuster, by Elyse Cheney at Elyse Cheney Agency.
REFERENCE:
A collection of letters between Eudora Welty and William Maxwell, edited by Welty biographer Suzanne Marrs, published for the first time anywhere, chronicling, their decades-long friendship, their views on other writers, and their own writing lives, to Jenna Johnson at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, for publication in Spring 2011, by Tim Seldes at Russell & Volkening (world).
SPORTS:
Boston Red Sox second baseman and American League MVP Dustin Pedroia's BORN TO PLAY: My Life in the Game, "a feel-good story about Pedroia's love of baseball, overcoming the naysayers, and winning a world series in his first season," written with journalist Edward J. Delaney, to Anthony Ziccardi for Simon Spotlight Entertainment, for publication in July 2009, by Ian Kleinert at Objective Entertainment (NA).
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