Susan Saint Sing’s THE EIGHT: A Season in the Tradition of Harvard Crew pubs today
Susan Saint Sing’s book The Eight: A Season in the Tradition of Harvard Crew is now on sale.
Pre-publication reviews are very positive. Publishers Weekly calls the book a “fluid, thorough work…breathlessly reverential” while Booklist says it’s “fascinating and informative.”
The book is a thrilling, behind-the-scenes look at a group of young men who have given up nearly everything to transform themselves (more…)
March 16, 2010
Stefan Petrucha’s new YA novel SPLIT, goes on sale today
Stefan Petrucha’s new young adult novel, Split, is now available.
In the book, Wade Jackson has always felt split, his love for playing and writing music competing with his ambition to do well in school. But when his mother dies, this need for order competes with his desire to leave it all behind. What follows is a split in his consciousness that takes him to two very different worlds. (more…)
March 16, 2010
Bob Friel’s book COLT sells at auction to Hyperion
In an auction with eight bidders, Elisabeth Dyssegaard at Hyperion won North American rights, in a significant deal, to Bob Friel’s Colt. The book is expanded from an Outside magazine story Friel wrote called “The Ballad of Colton Harris-Moore,” about the titular 18-year-old alleged criminal. Still at large in the Pacific Northwest, Colt is something of a cause célèbre—there are nearly 20,000 members of the “Colton Harris-Moore Fan Club” on Facebook—and was dubbed “America’s Most Wanted Teenage Bandit” by Time magazine.
Literary Agent Joseph Veltre at The Veltre Company brokered the deal. Read more at Publishers Weekly and Publishers Marketplace.
March 15, 2010
SAVOR: Mindful Eating, Mindful Living by Thich Nhat Hanh and Dr. Lilian Cheung featured on Oprah
World-renowned Buddhist master Thich Nhat Hanh has teamed up with Harvard nutritionist Dr. Lilian Cheung to change the way we eat with their book Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Living. Get his take on the root of our weight problems, what he eats every day and how to change your own eating habits forever.
Read more at Oprah.com.
March 14, 2010
Bestselling Thriller Novelist Jason Pinter Gets Two-Book Deal for YA Series
From Galleycat: Thriller novelist Jason Pinter sells a new YA series, Zeke Bartholomew: Superspy! in a two-book deal. The books sold to Jabberwocky senior editor Daniel Ehrenhaft, and the deal was negotiated by Joe Veltre at The Veltre Company.
“Here’s more from Pinter: “Zeke is just like me and just like you. He’s not very popular, kind of dorky, not particularly brave, not particularly skilled, and must rely on the same things you or I might if we were tasked with saving the world (that’s where the dumb luck part comes in). These books will be funny and full of adventure and I can’t wait to share more about Zeke’s world with you. There will be action, humor, and a whole lot of gadgets that seem to serve no purpose whatsoever (but maybe Zeke will find a use for them).”
March 12, 2010
Jeremy Duns in The Sunday Times: How Ian Fleming’s Book on Gems was Neglected
The Book on Diamond Smuggling is as thrilling as Bond, and could have become a blockbuster – so what went wrong?
A man runs across a beach, desperate to reach a plane at the far end of it. He hands something to the pilot just as he takes off. The aircraft rises into a bank of fog, whereupon it erupts into a ball of flame. The man rushes towards the crash, scrambling through the wreckage until his foot hits something. Looking down, he sees a small metal canister. He picks it up and fumbles it open. Diamonds spill into his hand…Read More
March 8, 2010
Trailer for Paula Caligiuri’s GET A LIFE, NOT A JOB: Do What You Love and Let Your Talents Work for You
Paula Caligiuri’s GET A LIFE, NOT A JOB – starring Henry the Hamster
March 8, 2010
Maeve Haran’s novel THE LADY AND THE POET receives a starred review from Library Journal!
” …Haran (Having It All) makes her historical fiction debut with an excellent account of these star-crossed lovers. Not only are the historical details well presented but the love story that unfolds is exciting and beautiful. Filled with excerpts of Donne’s poetry, this love story is not to be missed.”
—Library Journal (starred review)
March 5, 2010
Taylor Antrim in The Daily Beast: “Fiction Wrestles With Global Terrorism”
Taylor Antrim applauds Lorraine Adams’ stellar new novel for being even better than nonfiction at capturing our messy world of politics, espionage, and journalism. Plus: View his picks of other great novels based on current events.
Read more: The Daily Beast
March 5, 2010
Alison Pace’s novel CITY DOG receives award
Alison Pace’s novel, CITY DOG, received the 2009 Maxwell Award from the Dog Writers Association of America for excellence in fiction.
Congratulations!
March 4, 2010
Jason Pinter writes in Huffington Post on “The Top 10 Horror Inspirations of Seth Grahame-Smith, author of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”
In April 2009, Seth Grahame-Smith created a monster when Quirk Books released his literary/horror mashup Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, in which the author infused Jane Austen’s classic tome with “ultraviolent zombie mayhem” (which, frankly, is the only worthwhile kind of zombie mayhem). The book became a surprise smash hit, spending 39 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and spawning a litter of genetically enhanced successors including Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, Android Karenina and Pride and Prejudice: Dawn of the Dreadfuls……Read more: http://bit.ly/aDhAij
March 4, 2010
Lauren Willig Speaks at the Poisoned Pen in Arizona
Lauren Willig and Joanne Dobson speak at the Poisoned Pen in Arizona. Lauren discusses her latest novel, The Betrayal of The Blood Lily, along with many other things including academics, New York and book theives….
March 4, 2010
Oline H. Cogdill’s glowing review of Bob Morris’s new novel, BAJA FLORIDA
From the South Florida Sun-Sentinel -
“A nail-biting thriller as well as a novel about loyalty and friendship. Morris keeps the action brisk as he island-hops throughout the Bahamas. His affection for the Bahamas shines as he showcases the islands’ history and scenery and gives an insider’s view of the hidden Bahamas — and its residents — that tourists never see….Baja Florida [is] a smooth glide across the Atlantic….”
Read the entire review
March 1, 2010
Math of Publishing Meets the E-Book
Basic ebook & publishing math for authors, industry & readers from @motokorich in @nytimes
February 28, 2010
Profile of NYT Bestselling author Jaime Rush
A very nice profile of Tina Wainscott (aka NYT Bestselling author Jaime Rush)
February 28, 2010
Michael Z. Wise in Travel + Leisure
Check out Michael Z. Wise’s intriguing piece in @TravlandLeisure – “Colonial Williamsburg’s New Reenactments”
Read More in Travel + Leisure
February 26, 2010
Congrats to @cdfletcher!
RT @cdfletcher: congrats to @heathbrothers for hitting #1 on the NY Times list in their first week on sale! Switch is out in the world!
February 25, 2010
Paige Williams in Wired
Smart piece – “Dolly, Rejection and Radiohead Journalism” from @paigeawilliams in @wired
February 18, 2010
Jason Pinter in Huffington Post
“Is This the Most Exciting Time Ever for Book Lovers?” – from @jasonpinter in @huffingtonpost
February 16, 2010
Paula Caligiuri’s GET A LIFE, NOT A JOB sells to FT Press
Paula Caligiuri, Ph.D’s GET A LIFE, NOT A JOB: Do What You Love and Let Your Talents Work for You, a timely and radical new approach to redesigning your career, improving work-life balance, and achieving financial freedom, to Jennifer Simon at Financial Times/Prentice Hall, by Joe Veltre at The Veltre Company.
February 10, 2010
