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| Catherine Bourne NIGHTINAGLES, sold to AST/Russia, Damm/Norway, Blanvalet/Germany. Complete ms. in early 08. Sexy, commercial women’s fiction. Grace, filled with heartbreak , yet stepping into a potentially explosive and life-altering relationship, Joanne, addicted to her dangerous ex-husband and coming close to destroying herself, and Cherry, intent on finding a rich Park Avenue doctor, share a house and work in the same hospital. They laugh, cry, argue,and carry on with each other but finally become the three “nightingales” of the title; women who are committed to not only serving their calling but who are there for each other through thick and thin. |
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| David Bowker HOW TO BE BAD, St. Martin's Press. I LOVE MY SMITH & WESSON, sequel to THE DEATH YOU DESERVE, sold to Marc Resnick at St. Martin's Press/North American rights, Pan Macmillan, UK & Commonwealth. |
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Leonard Foglia and David Richards EL SUDARIO -published by SUMA and ASA, Philip Wilson/Poland The clone of Jesus is born in this international thriller compared to The Da Vinci Code and Rosemary’s Baby. First book in the trilogy. Upcoming in 08 is The Blood of the Cloth – Book 2. |
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Eric M. Garcia HOT & SWEATY REX, sold to Jonathan Karp, Random House, US & Canada Sony Magazine/Japan. Third in the REX series -- this time dino detective Rubio infiltrates two warring mafia families in Miami. Will be published March 04. Visit his website at www.ericgarcia.com |
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Risa
Green TALES FROM THE CRIB, hilarious novel: a "Sex in the City" -type woman who is totally unprepared for her first pregnancy and birth of her daughter. This book is the missing link between BRIDGET JONES' DIARY and I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT but true. Sold to NAL, Mondadori, Droemer, Delbelsio- Random House Mondadori-World Spanish Rights, Villagebooks/Japan. Visit her web site at www.risagreen.com |
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Kate Jacobs |
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Xenia Kasper |
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Katayama |
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Sharon
Krum THE THING ABOUT JANE SPRING, sold to Paramount Pictures. THE THING ABOUT JANE SPRING” is that she is mouth wateringly sweet. A delicious and delightful read.” – Cecelia Ahearn Sold to: Viking, US/ Century/UK, Urano/Spain, Mondadori/Italy, Unieboek/Holland, Amphora/Russia, btb/Germany, Woongjin Novelmine/Korea. WALK OF FAME, published by HarperCollins, Australia - bestseller, Quartet Books, UK, Econ Verlag,Germany, Shinchosha, Japan, Sonzogno/ Italy,St. Martin’s Press/US, Spain, Shanghai General Translation Publishing Company. Film rights sold to 20th Century Fox. |
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Jo Kyung Ran TONGUE, published by Mukhadodgne Publishing/Korea. |
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Drew Lerman MAGIC CITY. 16 year old Printz Award winner, Lerman’s debut coming of age novel will be published by David Levithan at Schoalstic’s PUSH Imprint in Spring 07. This edgy, story of three troubled teens can be published as adult fiction in many territories as well. Sold to: Philip Wilson Warsaw Ltd./Poland, Kinneret-Zmorra/Israel. |
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Kam Majd Visit his web site at www.kammajd.com |
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Jeff Povey |
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| Daniel Wagner Visit his web site at www.danielwanger.info |
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| Karen Weinreb THE SUMMER KITCHEN, sold to Elizabeth Beier/St.Martins in a 2 book pre-empt for North American rights., Garzanti/Italy. THE SUMMER KITCHEN is sort of a cross between CHOCOLAT and UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN. Nora, a beautiful socialite and mother of three boys loses everything when her husband is imprisoned for white collar crimes. Her Spanish maid, Beatriz, is the only real friend she has. Together they form a great alliance and not only revolutionize the art of pastry making by creating the Spanish Napolean, they emancipate themselves as women and open a bakery together. Written by a graduate of Yale and Oxford and a former protegé of Harry Evans at Random House, this is Karen Weinreb’s debut novel. |
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Kim Young-ha Sort of THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD, Kim Young ha style.. I HAVE THE RIGHT TO DESTROY MYSELF, published by MunhakdongnePublishing Co/Korea, Editions Philipe Picquier, France. Harcourt (World English) translated by Chi Young Kim, VESPER/Poland, Heyne Verlag/Germany, Ambo/Anthos/Holland. BLACK FLOWER, sold to Philipe Picquier/France Acclaimed and controversial bestselling novel from Korea. Young-ha’s contemporary ideas and style are like LOST IN TRANSLATION meets THE UNDBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING….. his existential stories and exquisite literary style have garened him with awards and praise in Korea. This is his first novel to be published outside of Korea. The protagonist is a man with no name who travels to various places, meeting people who are plagues with illness and thoughts of suicide. His job is to assist them in their desire to end their own lives. The book caused tremendous controversy when published in Korea and it was an instant bestseller. |
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| Dannie Abse THE PRESENCE, published by Hutchinson,Random House, UK. Loss, grief and love are themes of this remarkable memoir from one of Britain’s distinguished poets. Some months after Dannie Abse’s wife Joan died in a car accident in June , 2005, he began to write a diary which is both a record of present grief and a portrait of a marriage which lasted more than fifty years. It is an extraordinary document: painful but celebratory: funny as well as sad, bursting with joy as well as sorryow and full of a deep understanding of what it means to be human. Compared to A YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING and THE BUTTERFLY AND THE DIVING BELL. US rights available. |
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C. Alicea with Carmine DeSena |
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Oliver August |
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| Bill
Berloni Visit his website: www.theatricalanimals.com |
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Dr. Eileen Borris FINDING FORGIVENESS, foreward by the Dalai Lama. World English sold to McGraw Hill. Sold to Pendo Verlag/Germany, Campus/Brazil., East Press/Japan, Purana/Poland. A book which informs the reader about all aspects of forgiveness and the emotional journey one must take to achieve it and that all illusive “peace of mind” we quest for. So, the book is prescriptive. In this world today, there is no more timely book and no more important one. The author is a clinical psychologist for over 20 years and director of a peace initiative international think tank. She has traveled all over the world to places of greatest conflicts teaching forgiveness techniques and peace initiatives. She has contacts to obtain blurbs from Desmond Tutu, Jimmy Carter, Nelson Mandela, Marilyn Robinson, Deepock Chopra and others. |
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| Eliza Brandt THE GIRLS GUIDE TO REVENGE, Feature film optioned by Kopelson Entertainment/Hollywood. Humor guide/parody of a self help book written by a fictitious revenge guru. Eliza Brandt offers her lessons on how to exact revenge from everyone that can make your life miserable including family, friends, co-workers, tele-marketers, doctors, strangers,etc. with graphics, charts and tests. The essential guide for woman all over the world. Eliza Brandt is the alter ego of Eric Garcia, author of Anonymous Rex series, Matchstick Men, Cassandra French’s Finishing School for Boys, and upcoming Universal film, Reposession Mambo. Sold to fUllstein/Germany, AST/Russia, Salani/Italy, Editora Nova Fronteira/Brazil, S.C. Hamitas/Romania. |
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| Jane
Cavalino and Mathew Bunson ALL SHALL BE WELL: A Book of Strength and Inspiration From Great Catholic Thinkers - sold to Denise Silvestro/Berkely Books - will be published Jan. 04. Quotes from people ranging from St. Teresa of Avila to Alfred Hitchcock and Graham Greene. The collection of people quoted is unique and unusual. The quotes are grouped into subjects such as prayers, happiness, bereavement, etc. At the end of the book, there will be short bios of all the people quoted along with additional works they have written. Jane Cavalino is the best-selling author of GROWING UP CATHOLIC series (million copies sold). Mathew Bunson is the author of THE CATHOLIC ALMANAC. |
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| John Geddes HIGHWAY TO HELL – British Bestseller. Century Random London Times Bestseller Written by an ex SAS Private Military Contractor (PMC) in Iraq. It's about his war experiences. It's critical of Blackwater. It received great reviews and has sold over 50,000 copies and made an appearance in the Times Best Seller list. We sold an edition to French publishers and John wrote an extra chapter detailing the actions of the French Foreign Legion in Iraq. He would write an extra chapter or two extending the Blackwater material for a US edition. This is the only book available about what life as a PMC in Iraq is like. John is highly promotable and a highly decorated soldier having served in The Falkland Islands, Iraq War 1, Kosovo and Afghanistan. He has worked closely with Delta Force in particular on cracking the Cocaine cartels in Columbia. He's a genuine heroic figure and the real deal and an unimpeachable witness. World English rights available. |
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| Hape Kerkeling I’M OFF THEN, MY TRAVELS ALONG THE CAMINO DE SANTIAGO — #1 bestselling non fiction book in Germany, Author of the Year, Book of the Year, over 2.3 million books in print published by Piper Verlag. Kerkeling, a TV comedian and actor, burnt out and ill, took six weeks away from his life and went on a solitary walk along the famous Camino de Santiago, looking for spiritual peace and comfort. This memoir is like the male version of EAT, PRAY AND LOVE. Sold in six countries since the Frankfurt Book Fair this year, World English rights available. |
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| Stan Lauryssens DALI AND I. Sold to Peter Joseph/Thomas Dunne Books. Film sold to Entertainment 9 with Andrew McNicol writing and directing; Al Pacino signed to play Salvador Dali. Foreign rights sold to: AST/Russia, Polirom Editura/Romania, Manteau/Standard Uitgeverij/Holland, Bertlesmann Media/Poland, OVVO Publishing/Turkey, Fragment/Czechoslovakia, Fragment/Slovakia, Psichogios/Greece. World English rights handled by Barbara J Zitwer Agency. Translation rights handled by Philip Sane/Lennart Sane Agency. |
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| Mary K. Moore THE UNEXPECTED WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING : THE PREGNANCY GUIDE THAT WILL MAKE YOU RUE THE DAY YOU EVER LET HIM GET ON TOP OF YOU. Sold to Shana Drehs at Sourcebooks for world rights. A spoof on the international best selling pregnancy bible, What to Expect When You’re Expecting. Design layout mimics the original. |
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Maria Rasputin |
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