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Evanovich Moves to S&S in 'Blockbuster' Deal

By Rachel Deahl | 03/03/2020 @ 11:00AM

Bestselling author Janet Evanovich has signed with a new publisher in a massive deal--S&S called it a "blockbuster" agreement--that will see her pen four new books for the publisher.
Book Deals: Week of March 2, 2020

By Rachel Deahl | 02/28/2020 @ 07:00PM

Among the big deals this week are a preempt, for a rumored seven figures, to Nina Gramont's novel on the 1926 disappearance of Agatha Christie, along with the sale of a memoir by Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine.
Book Deals: Week of February 24, 2020

By Rachel Deahl | 02/21/2020 @ 07:00PM

Among this week’s notable deals is the seven-figure sale of a debut novel titled 'The Other Black Girl.' The send-up of the publishing industry, by a former Knopf assistant editor, was pitched as 'Get Out' meets 'Younger.'
Former Knopf Assistant Sells Publishing Novel in Seven Figure Deal

By Rachel Deahl | 02/21/2020 @ 10:00AM

Every assistant sifting through the slush pile, dreaming of selling their own novel, can now focus on the tale of Zakiya Harris, a former assistant editor who just sold her debut to Atria in a seven-figure deal.
Book Deals: Week of February 17, 2020

By Rachel Deahl | 02/14/2020 @ 07:55PM

Marilynne Robinson and FSG go back to Gilead, Iowa, and more.
Book Deals: Week of February 10, 2020

By Rachel Deahl | 02/07/2020 @ 07:00PM

Among the big acquisitions this week are a memoir by Bonobos founder Andy Dunn, a new novel by David Duchovny, and a new trilogy by Calendar Girl author Audrey Carlan.
Book Deals: Week of February 3, 2020

By Rachel Deahl | 01/31/2020 @ 07:00PM

S&S signs Jerry Seinfeld, Morrow bets big on a memoir by a woman who taught her dog to communicate, and Harper buys a posthumous memoir by Elijah Cummings.
Book Deals: Week of January 27, 2020

By Rachel Deahl | 01/24/2020 @ 07:00PM

Lee Child re-ups with Random House for a quartet of new Jack Reacher novels, to be written with his brother; a debut novel by a Columbia College Chicago MFA sells in the high six figures; and Maggie Nelson signs a two-book deal.
Book Deals: Week of January 20, 2020

By Rachel Deahl | 01/17/2020 @ 07:00PM

Among the big deals this week are a picture book that sold for a rumored seven figures at auction, a book about the Kennedy clan, and a middle grade memoir, which HarperCollins Children’s nabbed for six figures.
Book Deals: Week of January 13, 2020

By Rachel Deahl | 01/10/2020 @ 07:00PM

Former 'PW' reviews editor Jessamine Chan sold a debut novel, Viking Children’s bought the middle grade debut of YA author Sangu Mandanna for six figures, and more.
Book Deals: Week of January 6, 2020

By Rachel Deahl | 01/03/2020 @ 07:00PM

Notable deals this week include a major acquisition for MIT Press, a first-person tale of survival on the high seas, and a YA novel that HarperTeen won at auction.
Book Deals: Week of December 23, 2019

By Rachel Deahl | 12/20/2019 @ 07:00PM

Ken Follett sells a 'Pillars' prequel to Viking, HMH takes two from a senior writer at the 'Root,' and One World buys a book on the protests in Baltimore after the death of Freddie Gray in police custody.
Book Deals: Week of December 16, 2019

By Rachel Deahl and Alex Green | 12/13/2019 @ 07:00PM

Ecco invests in Alissa Quart’s follow-up to 'Squeezed,' John Banville sells his first mystery written under his own name, Scribner nabs a novel bought for six figures in the U.K., and more.
Book Deals: Week of December 2, 2019

By Rachel Deahl | 11/29/2019 @ 07:00PM

Millennial journalist Jill Filipovic sells a book on her generation to S&S’s newly launched One Signal imprint, Gallery Books lands a YouTube star, and more.
Book Deals: Week of November 25, 2019

By Rachel Deahl | 11/22/2019 @ 07:00PM

Tor pays seven figures for new Christopher Paolini book, true crime podcasters sign with Dey Street and more.
Book Deals: Week of November 18, 2019

By Rachel Deahl | 11/15/2019 @ 07:00PM

David Chang sells a memoir, Catherine Coulter moves houses, MCD spends big on a graphic memoir, and more in this week's notable book deals.
Book Deals: Week of November 11, 2019

By Rachel Deahl | 11/08/2019 @ 07:00PM

The Mueller Report goes graphic, Tor spends six figures on a debut, Doubleday buys a book on Trump from a 'New York Times' reporter and 'New Yorker' columnist, and more in this week's notable book deals.
Folio Lit Acquires Emma Sweeney Agency

By Rachel Deahl | 11/06/2019 @ 10:00AM

Folio Literary Management has acquired the Emma Sweeney Literary Agency, effective January 2, 2020. The latter, founded in 2006, represented such authors as Sara Gruen and Edgar Cantero.
Print Units Are Up 1.1% at the Close of October

By PW Staff | 11/01/2019 @ 07:00PM

Unit sales of print books rose 1.1% in the week ended October 26 over the comparable week last year, helped by strong sales in adult nonfiction, where two big cookbooks debuted.
Book Deals: Week of November 4, 2019

By Rachel Deahl | 11/01/2019 @ 07:00PM

Val Kilmer’s memoir lands at a Big Five house, 'Dead Man Walking' goes graphic, the screenwriter of 'The Jerk' sells a thriller, and more.

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