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Kirsten Gillibrand Sells Memoir to BBD
The book will make a "political call to action for all women to 'get off the sidelines,'" according to the publisher.
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Wattpad Debuts New Crowdfunding Service
The online writing community Wattpad is launching Wattpad Fan Funding, a new crowdfunding service that allows Wattpad members to pledge financial support to writing projects from their favorite Wattpad writers.
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Book Deals: Week of August 12, 2013
Godoff Enters ‘Zone’ and more.
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Rights Report: Week of August 5, 2012
New deals for Julie Murphy, Thanhha Lai, and Antony John.
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Saunders Speech to be Published by RH
Random House announced they will be publishing Congratulations, by the Way, an expanded version of bestselling author George Saunders's recent commencement speech at Syracuse University. Saunders will once again be edited Andy Ward and the book is scheduled for publication in spring 2014.
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Mysterious Press to Publish Early Larsson Story
Mysterious Press announced it will publish a story by a 17-year-old Stieg Larsson never previously available in English.
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S&S Announces New Book By 'Secret' Bestseller, Byrne
Rhonda Byrne, the author behind the New Age megahit The Secret, has a new book called Hero set for November 19.
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Cornwell Moves to William Morrow
Bestseller Patricia Cornwell has signed a world English rights, two-book, deal with HarperCollins's William Morrow imprint.
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NY1's Shupak Sells Debut Novel to Polis Books
NY1 transit reporter Jamie Shupak sold an e-book original called Trans-It Girl to recently announced digital start-up Polis Books.
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Book Deals: Week of August 5, 2013
HC Kids Throws Down For Lai and more.
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Rights Report: Week of July 29, 2013
New deals for Robert Venditti, Michael Buckley and Winifred Conkling.
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Book Deals: Week of July 29, 2013
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers finds the real ‘Winnie’ and more.
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Rights Report: Week of July 22, 2013
New deals for Jonathan Maberry, Pat Zietlow Miller and Lynn Weingarten.
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Little, Brown Buys Seven Plimpton Titles
Little, Brown has acquired seven sports-related titles written by George Plimpton in a deal made with the late journalist’s estate.
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Zinczenko Makes Djokovic First Buy at RH
David Zinczenko has purchased his first book for his new imprint at Ballantine Bantam Dell, Zinc Ink, acquiring Novak Djokovic's Serve to Win.
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Book Deals: Week of July 22, 2013
Bryn Mawr Writing Prof to SMP and more.
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'Fear and Loathing' at IDW
IDW Publishing secured rights to release an original graphic novel adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
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Rights Report: Week of July 15, 2013
New deals for Liesl Shurtliff, Chris Grabenstein and David Wiesner.
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Folio Merges With Literary Group
Folio Literary Management, LLC, has merged with The Literary Group International. The two literary agencies joined on July 1.
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Book Deals: Week of July 15, 2013
Atheneum Re-ups Rhodes-Courter, Bootstrapper Mardi Link's second memoir, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers wins three books at auction and more in this week's notable book deals.