GalleyCat | January 27, 2012 by Maryann Yin
Actor Tom Isbell has landed a seven-figure book deal at HarperCollins’ children’s division for a young adult fantasy trilogy.
The first book is entitled The Hatchery. Literary agent Victoria Sanders negotiated the deal with acquiring editors Alyson Day and Phoebe Yeh. A tentative publication date has been set for 2013.
Isbell has starred in movies alongside Robert De Niro and Ed Harris. He has also written children’s plays; he is currently adapting Rodman Philbrick‘s Newberry Honor-winning book, The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg (to be produced by Theatre for Young Audiences at the Kennedy Center in the fall of 2012).
When asked on why he has decided to branch out from scripting plays to writing novels, Isbell gave GalleyCat this quote: “Reading was my passion growing up, so I want to pass that on to others.” (via Susan Dennard)
Publishers Marketplace | January 25, 2012
Playwright and actor Tom Isbell’s THE HATCHERY, set in a post-apocalyptic future about a group of sixteen-year-old boys called Less Thans, who are convinced that their overseers at the orphanage are raising them as prey for hunters who kill for sport, to Alyson Day and Phoebe Yeh at Harper Children’s, in a major deal, in a three-book deal, for publication in 2013, by Victoria Sanders at Victoria Sanders & Associates (NA).
The Atlantic | January 26, 2012
The new book Frank Reade: Adventures in the Age of Invention tells of steampunk adventures using meticulously crafted, faux-documentary imagery.
Boilerplate, the Gilded Age’s steam-powered mechanical man, a veritable steampunk god, debuted in Anina Bennet and Paul Guinan’s 2010 illustrated fict-umentary tome titled, Boilerplate: History’s Mechanical Marvel (Abrams Image). So incredible is this retro-robotic invention that he is arguably giving the beloved Robbie the Robot, from the 1956 film Forbidden Planet, a run for its money as the most exotic metal-made character since L. Frank Baum’s Tin Man. Now, Bennett and Guinan have unveiled a sequel that is just as mind-tweaking and ironic, the faux historical biography, Frank Reade: Adventures in the Age of Invention (Abrams Image), a profusely illustrated chronicle of a dime-novel protagonist whose steam-powered, cast-iron machines take him on fantastical exploits over land, sea and air throughout some of the most untamed corners of the world.
San Francisco Chronicle | January 17, 2012
In the tradition set by landmark illustrated books such as “Maus” and “Persepolis,” a new graphic novel about political unrest in Iran in a social-media age is being heralded as a first in literary activism.
Based on YouTube videos, photos and blogs posted by protesters who risked their lives to transmit their views, “Zahra’s Paradise” collates everything into the fictional story of Mehdi, a 19-year-old Iranian who disappeared during the 2009 protests that drew 3 million to downtown Tehran to protest the presidential election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Written by Amir and illustrated by Khalil, two Bay Area men who use nom de plumes for their safety, “Zahra’s Paradise” tells the story of an Iranian mother’s Kafkaesque search for a son under a regime where information often disappears.
1. Atlanta authors and bookstores. For people like me who love to read, Atlanta is a great place to be. Notable authors often come to town for events and signings presented by the Georgia Center for the Book and local bookstores, like A Cappella Books and the Little Shop of Stories. The Decatur Book Festival, held every Labor Day weekend, is another literary highlight.
The city is also home to amazing authors that we’re quite proud of—from Margaret Mitchell (in case you somehow don’t know, she wrote Gone With the Wind) to contemporary writers working in a variety of genres. I’d especially recommend Thomas Mullen (The Revisionists), whose thought-provoking novels aren’t quite like anything else I’ve ever read, and Karin Slaughter (Fallen, Blindsighted), whose thrillers set in and around Atlanta always leave me wanting more.
Publishers Marketplace | January 13, 2012
Hebrew rights to Carolina De Robertis’s PERLA, to Moshe Triwaks at Matar, by Chandler Crawford Agency on behalf of Victoria Sanders & Associates.
Librarian Nancy Pearl will lead a Book Lust Rediscoveries line at Amazon, a series that will reprinting six of her “favorite, presently out-of-print books” every year.
Book Lust Rediscoveries already has a page at Amazon with two titles: After Life by Rhian Ellis and A Gay and Melancholy Sound by Merle Miller. Victoria Sanders & Associates literary agent Victoria Sanders negotiated the deal with Amazon.
Pearl has worked in libraries in Detroit, Tulsa, and Seattle, and her recommendations have guided readers for many years. She has written several books, including Book Lust (2003) and Book Crush (2007).
Publishers Marketplace | December 19, 2011
Simplified Chinese rights to Sarah Pekkanen’s SKIPPING A BEAT and THESE GIRLS, to Beijing Booky, by Gray Tan at The Grayhawk Agency, on behalf of Victoria Sanders at Victoria Sanders & Associates and Chandler Crawford at Chandler Crawford Agency.
Publishers Marketplace | December 12, 2011
Editor-in-chief of FIERCEANDNERDY.COM and the 32 CANDLES Ernessa Carter’s THE AWESOME GIRLS GUIDE TO DATING EXTRAORDINARY MEN, about the journey of four women friends as they navigate work, health, and love, looking for a few extraordinary men for these awesome women, to Kelli Martin at Amazon Publishing, in a two-book deal, for publication in Summer 2012, by Victoria Sanders at Victoria Sanders & Associates (World).
Publishers Marketplace | December 2, 2011
Amy Hatvany’s THE LANGUAGE OF SISTERS (reprint), the story of the love between two sisters, one with special needs who after being attacked and left pregnant in her group home, who is taken in by her sister; out of print for over half a decade, to Greer Hendricks at Atria, for publication in 2012, by Victoria Sanders at Victoria Sanders & Associates (World English).
Publishers Marketplace | November 15, 2011
ICE AGE 3 screenwriter, and author of THE FACTTRACKER Jason Carter Eaton’s HOW TO TRAIN A TRAIN, teaching children everything they need to know about how to track, catch, and train their very own train, to Mary Lee Donovan at Candlewick, by Victoria Sanders and Tanya McKinnon at Victoria Sanders & Associates (World).
Kirkus Reviews | November 14, 2011
While selecting this year’s best fiction, Kirkus’ reviewers and I engaged in a lot of arm wrestling, chair hurling and booze swilling. Not really. Though I may have just nailed the key elements of an Ernest Hemingway novel. The process was more cheery than all that: we singled out the books we loved reading most, the ones we would recommend to friends. And that’s where you come in. Whether you like mysteries, thrillers, science fiction, good ole’ fashioned literary novels—we have something for you. Each book is a standout, and selections are listed in alphabetical order. Have fun!
STEALING MONA LISA by Carson Morton
THE STRANGER YOU SEEK by Amanda Kyle Williams
Publishers Marketplace | November 9, 2011
French rights to Karin Slaughter’s BROKEN and FALLEN, to Ariane Fasquelle at Grasset, by Victoria Sanders and Chris Kepner at Victoria Sanders & Associates.
Publishers Marketplace | November 9, 2011
Russian and Ukrainian rights to Karin Slaughter’s TRIPTYCH, to Family Leisure Club, by Victoria Sanders and Chris Kepner at Victoria Sanders & Associates.
Publishers Marketplace | October 10, 2011
Polish rights to Daniel Polansky’s LOW TOWN (a.k.a THE STRAIGHT RAZOR CURE), to Malgorzata Wroblewska at Bukowy Las, in a three-book deal, by Marcin Biegaj at Graal, on behalf of Chris Kepner at Victoria Sanders & Associates.
Publishers Marketplace | October 4, 2011
Dutch rights to Carolina De Robertis’s PERLA, to Marjolein Schurink at Cargo, by Chandler Crawford on behalf of Victoria Sanders & Associates.
Publishers Marketplace | October 4, 2011
Rights to Karin Slaughter’s TRIPTYCH, to Locus in Taiwan, in a two-book deal, by Gray Tan at Grayhawk Agency on behalf of Victoria Sanders and Chris Kepner at Victoria Sanders & Associates.
Publishers Marketplace | October 4, 2011
Rights to Karin Slaughter’s FALLEN, to Buchmann in Poland, in a seven-book deal, by Marcin Biegaj at Graal on behalf of Victoria Sanders.
Publishers Marketplace | September 12, 2011
Spanish rights to Sarah Pekkanen’s SKIPPING A BEAT, to Maria Casas at Debolsillo, by Chandler Crawford Agency on behalf of Victoria Sanders & Associates.
Publishers Marketplace | September 6, 2011
Croatian rights to Karin Slaughter’s TRIPTYCH, the first book in her Atlanta series, to Branko Matijasevic at Znanje, by Victoria Sanders and Chris Kepner at Victoria Sanders & Associates.
Atlanta & Company | September 6, 2011
Georgia General Assembly | 2011 Special Session, House Resolution 21EX
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend Ms. Karin Slaughter on her amazing talent as an author, recognize her literary accomplishments, recognize her selfless support of public libraries, and invite her to be recognized by the House of Representatives…
WABE Atlanta | August 25, 2011
Georgia-based author Karin Slaughter has written 11 works of thriller fiction, which have sold millions of copies around the world. She visited the Georgia State Capitol on Thursday, August 25th, as part of her campaign to save public libraries, many of which have closed around the nation as local governments struggle with tight budgets. Slaughter spoke with WABE’s Denis O’Hayer. LISTEN NOW
The Republic | August 25, 2011
ATLANTA — The Georgia House on Thursday recognized best-selling author Karin Slaughter, a native Georgian.
Slaughter has written 11 thrillers that have sold more than 25 million copies worldwide.
She urged lawmakers to invest in libraries, saying that every dollar invested in a library pays off by keeping children invested in learning.
Slaughter has founded a website, http://www.savethelibraries.com, where the sale of certain merchandise goes to support public libraries.
She was introduced on Thursday by House Speaker David Ralston, who called her a friend. Slaughter was born and raised in Jonesboro and now calls Atlanta home.
Publishers Marketplace | August 22, 2011
Brazilian rights to Daniel Polansky’s LOW TOWN (a.k.a. THE STRAIGHT RAZOR CURE), to Lidia Luther at Geracao, for publication in Spring 2012, by Chris Kepner at Victoria Sanders & Associates.
Publishers Weekly | August 24, 2011
Novelist Karin Slaughter’s Save the Libraries campaign, which kicked off in Atlanta last March with a $50,000 fundraiser for DeKalb County Public Library, has added two new elements—an e-book original and a trip to the floor of the Georgia legislature.
Tomorrow, Slaughter will release a Kindle Single, Thorn In My Side, under Amazon’s Thomas & Mercer imprint—the mystery/thriller imprint’s first—to raise money for Save the Libraries and its U.K. counterpart The Reading Agency. Slaughter will be donating 100% of her proceeds to Save the Libraries and The Reading Agency, though it’s unclear what kind of contract Slaughter has with Amazon. Though Amazon Publishing head of publicity Katie Finch says “Amazon is happy to support Karin by publishing and promoting her story as a Kindle Single,” they will not be donating to either cause. And while Amazon said earlier this year it is working with OverDrive to make Kindle e-books downloadable to library users, that option has not yet been developed.
August 25 will also see Slaughter speaking in front of a special legislative session of the Georgia House of Representatives on Save the Libraries, bringing her passionate pitch for library support directly to the people holding the purse-strings. Among other points, Slaughter is expected to point out that the $50,000 she raised for DeKalb County Public Library was, due to deep budget cuts, the only money they had to buy new books this year. Slaughter was invited by House Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge), who is “proud to recognize Karin in the Georgia House of Representatives for her accomplishments which she has achieved all over the world.”
Thorn In My Side, available for pre-order, is currently at 98 on Amazon’s list of bestselling Kindle Thrillers.
The Huffington Post | August 24, 2011
Best-selling author Karin Slaughter releases a new short story tomorrow – with all of her proceeds going to local libraries.
According to a press release issued by Slaughter’s organization Save the Libraries, she has already generated more than $50,000 for libraries in DeKalb County, Georgia through various fundraising events.
The story, “Thorn in My Side”, is being published only on the Kindle by Amazon’s thriller imprint Thomas and Mercer, which is named after two cross streets near Amazon’s Seattle headquarters.
Slaughter has experimented with web-only writing before, including placing a bonus chapter for her 2007 book “Beyond Reach” (known as “Skin Privilege” in the UK) on her website.
An outspoken library advocate, the author wrote a piece last year in the Atlanta Journal Constitution stating that “the funding of American libraries should be a matter of national security.”
The Bookseller | August 22, 2011
American crime writer Karin Slaughter has written a digital-only short story exclusive to Amazon, with all the proceeds going to benefit libraries.
Thorn in My Side will be published as a £1.83 Kindle Single on Amazon.co.uk on 25th August, with all the profits going to the Reading Agency. In the US, Amazon Publishing’s Thomas & Mercer imprint will release the single on the same day, priced $2.95, with all profits going to the DeKalb County Library System in DeKalb County, Georgia. Slaughter’s Save the Libraries organisation has already raised $50,000 for the system.
Slaughter said: “Librarians have always stood up for writers and readers in every kind of community across this country. The demand for their programs and services is increasing while their budgets are decreasing. It’s time that we stood up for them. I had a great time writing Thorn in My Side and the fact that it is for this great cause just makes it even better. I appreciate the work the team at Thomas & Mercer has put into this to help me make it reality.”
Reading Agency director Miranda McKearney said: “We are all so cheered and heartened by the news of Karin’s wonderful donation to The Reading Agency. UK libraries are under huge pressure at the moment because of severe financial cuts. Like Karin, we believe passionately in libraries, and have been working with them to help them develop a really compelling reading service for the public. “
Thorn in My Side follows two brothers out on a Saturday night, but “what happens next can only be described in two words: vintage Slaughter”.
Publishers Weekly | August 19, 2011
The top-selling fiction title in the Netherlands in July was Karin Slaughter’s Fallen.
Publishers Marketplace | August 10, 2011
Sarah Pekkanen’s three new novels, again to Greer Hendricks at Atria, in a major deal, by Victoria Sanders at Victoria Sanders & Associates (World English).
Publishers Weekly | June 27, 2011
Moving House
By Mark Siegel. Roaring Brook, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-59643-635-0
Foggytown—rendered evocatively in misty gray panels—used to be nice, “before the factory”; now no one can see the stars anymore. Chloe and Joey’s father and mother plan to move away, but the children, who love their house, with its warm spot in the kitchen and its “long vrooming hallway,” wish the house could go with them. In the middle of the night, the house—drawn with spindly arms and legs and a concerned expression—“wiggled and jiggled, and everything went whoa this way and whoa that way.” “Hang on tight, little people!” the house says lovingly as it takes them up through the fog to see the stars. In his authorial debut, Siegel’s (Boogie Knights) background as an illustrator (and an editor) serve him well; his vignettes and spreads are drafted in clean ink lines, with watercolor washes of blue and red signaling the clean skies above Foggytown. He’s crafted a strong story, too, one in which the environmental theme figures largely, but doesn’t overpower its greatest draw—the victory of Chloe and Joey’s dreams over their parents’ “sensible” plans. Ages 3–6. (Sept.)
Publishers Marketplace | August 4, 2011
Turkish rights to Karin Slaughter’s FRACTURED and UNDONE, to Kirmizi Kedi, by Akcali Copyright Agency on behalf of Victoria Sanders and Chris Kepner at Victoria Sanders & Associates.
CITI PRIVATE BANK FINANCIAL HISTORY OF THE YEAR
For a non-fiction book that examines a historical incident, person, trend or period of interest in finance to Spear’s readers. 2010 winner: How Markets Fail: The Logic of Economic Calamities by John Cassidy (Allen Lane). 2009 winner: Lords of Finance by Liaquat Ahamed.
Barry Eichengreen
Exorbitant Privilege: The Rise and Fall of the Dollar (OUP)
Niall Ferguson
High Financier: The Lives and Time of Sigmund Warburg (Allen Lane)
Sebastian Mallaby
More Money Than God: Hedge Funds and the Making of a New Elite (Bloomsbury)
WINNER: Michael Perino
The Hellhound of Wall Street: How Ferdinand Pecora’s Investigation of the Great Crash Forever Changed American Finance (Penguin Press)
Publishers Marketplace | June 23, 2011
Maria Lennon’s CONFESSIONS OF A SO CALLED MIDDLE CHILD, written for the misunderstood middle children out there who have no room to strive, sandwiched between an overachieving (and probably super hairy) older sister and a sniveling but “cute” younger sibling, to Phoebe Yeh at Harper Children’s, in a pre-empt, in a six figure deal, in a two-book deal, for publication in 2012/2013, by Victoria Sanders at Victoria Sanders & Associates (World).
Publishers Marketplace | June 20, 2011
Czech rights to Karin Slaughter’s FALLEN, to Domino, by Kristin Olson at Kristin Olson Literary Agency on behalf of Victoria Sanders at Victoria Sanders & Associates.
Publishers Marketplace | June 6, 2011
Turkish rights to Daniel Polansky’s LOW TOWN (a.k.a. THE STRAIGHT RAZOR CURE), to Marti Yayinlari, by Akcali Copyright Agency on behalf of Chris Kepner at Victoria Sanders & Associates.
Publishers Marketplace | June 1, 2011
Greek rights to Karin Slaughter’s TRIPTYCH, the first book in her Atlanta series, to Kyriakos Margaritis at Psichogios, by Victoria Sanders and Chris Kepner at Victoria Sanders & Associates.
The Random House Group has today released its first direct to digital fiction title, a short work by Karin Slaughter which will also feature the opening chapter of the thriller writer’s next new book.
The Unremarkable Heart is available for £0.49, with the opening chapter of full-length thriller Fallen, to be published in hardback in July, also included. The publisher described it as “a gripping story that will chill you to the bone”.
Publishers Marketplace | May 19, 2011
Susan Kim and Laurence Klavan’s THE YOUNG COUNTRY, a post-apocalyptic Western set in the near future, where disease and pollution dictate that no one lives past their teens, to Phoebe Yeh at Harper Children’s, in a pre-empt, in a significant deal, in a three-book deal, by Victoria Sanders at Victoria Sanders & Associates (World).
Publishers Marketplace | May 19, 2011
Hungarian rights to Karin Slaughter’s FAITHLESS, to Ulpius-Haz, by Victoria Sanders and Chris Kepner at Victoria Sanders & Associates.
ckepner@victoriasanders.com
Publishers Marketplace | May 9, 2011
George O’Connor’s IF I HAD A TRICERATOPS, re-imagining the timeless story of a boy and his dog through the eyes of a boy and his pet triceratops, plus IF I HAD A RAPTOR and an untitled illustration project, to Mary Lee Donovan at Candlewick Press, in a good deal, by Victoria Sanders and Tanya McKinnon at Victoria Sanders & Associates (World).
Publishers Marketplace | May 6, 2011
Italian rights to Karin Slaughter’s TRIPTYCH, FRACTURED, UNDONE/GENESIS, BROKEN, FALLEN, CRIMINAL, to Sergio Fanucci at Fanucci, by Victoria Sanders & Chris Kepner at Victoria Sanders & Associates.
Publishers Marketplace | May 3, 2011
Italian rights to author of THE INVISIBLE MOUNTAIN Carolina De Robertis’s PERLA, to Monica Tavazzani at Garzanti, by Chandler Crawford Agency on behalf of Victoria Sanders & Associates.
Heeb Magazine | April 29, 2011
Alyson Gerber recently completed her debut young adult novel Gracie Garber Loves Goys. She is earning an MFA at The New School in Writing for Children.
Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA) | April 17, 2011
Young Adult
Countdown by Deborah Wiles (Scholastic)
Leaving Gees Bend by Irene Latham (Putnam)
Zora and Me by Victoria Bond (Candlewick)
Finalists will be judged by a jury of SIBA booksellers. Winners will be announced in July during the week of Independence Day. In September, in Charleston, SC, at the annual SIBA Trade Show, the winners and finalists will be recognized at a special Wacky, Wordy, Wedding version of our popular Writers Block Auction.
Publishers Marketplace | April 14, 2011
Romanian rights to ten books by Karin Slaughter, to Hardcover & Paperback, by Victoria Sanders and Chris Kepner at Victoria Sanders & Associates.
Publishers Marketplace | April 13, 2011
Complex Chinese rights to Daniel Polansky’s LOW TOWN (a.k.a. THE STRAIGHT RAZOR CURE), to Gaea, in a three-book deal, by Gray Tan at The Grayhawk Agency on behalf of Chris Kepner at Victoria Sanders & Associates.
First Second is serializing Zahra’s Paradise online as part of an experimental digital serial-to-print program; it is the inaugural title in this program. Through its serialization, Zahra’s Paradise has received recognition in The New York Times, on NPR, newspaper coverage around the globe, and now – its first pre-publication award nomination. Zahra’s Paradise is scheduled for publication this September.
The Eisner Awards are given at San Diego Comic-Con every year; the winners will be announced at that point (July 22nd). They are the biggest and most important awards in the comics industry.
Zahra’s Paradise
by Amir and Khalil
ISBN: 9781596436428
$19.99
To Be Published 9/13/11
Online at www.zahrasparadise.com
SVT (Swedish Television) | March 1, 2011
Click the image below to watch a clip from SVT where influential Swedish book critic Magnus Utvik praises Karin Slaughter, saying among other things that she’s better than 19 out of 20 Swedish crime writers.
International Thriller Writers | April 4, 2011
Karin Slaughter is the number one international bestseller of several novels, including the Grant County series. A long-time resident of Atlanta, she splits her time between the kitchen and the living room.
The Silver Bullet Award was created by the International Thriller Writers in conjunction with Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) to recognize outstanding and meritorious achievement in the pursuit of literacy and the love of reading. Past recipients include authors Sandra Brown, R.L. Stine, David Baldacci, publisher Tom Doherty, actor Tony Plana (UGLY BETTY), the Nestle Company, Capital One, and Macy’s.
Publishers Marketplace | March 29, 2011
Carolina De Robertis’s PERLA, in which the dutiful daughter of an Argentine Navy captain and his wife is forever altered when she is forced to confront her family’s role in past crimes and the buried secrets of her own origins, to Carole Baron at Knopf, for publication in 2012, by Victoria Sanders at Victoria Sanders & Associates.
Rights to Carolina De Robertis’s PERLA, to Julia Schade at Krueger in Germany and to Kjersti Herland Johnsen at Schibsted in Norway, by Chandler Crawford of Chandler Crawford Agency on behalf of Victoria Sanders & Associates.
Publishers Marketplace | March 12, 2011
Simplified Chinese rights to Carolina de Robertis’s THE INVISIBLE MOUNTAIN, to Yilin Press, in a nice deal, by Gray Tan at The Grayhawk Agency on behalf of Chandler Crawford Agency and Victoria Sanders & Associates.
Publishers Weekly | March 21, 2011
In the fight for more funding, America’s libraries have a new champion in thriller author Karin Slaughter and her Save the Libraries Campaign, whose inaugural event on March 12 raised $42,000 for the 25-branch DeKalb County Public Library in Atlanta, Ga.
Good Day Atlanta | March 9, 2011
Event Hopes to Save The Libraries: MyFoxATLANTA.com
Library Journal | March 4, 2011
Best-selling author and passionate library advocate Karin Slaughter is helping to spread the word about the need for community support for public libraries.
Slaughter, a resident of Atlanta, has organized Save the Libraries, which will have a pilot fundraising event entitled “A Mysterious Evening” on March 12 to benefit the DeKalb County Public Library system in Decatur, GA. The library, which even in good budget times spent only $22 per capita, has had an 85 percent decrease in its book budget since 2008-from $2 million to $300,000, in addition to huge cuts to staff and hours, despite increased usage.
Slaughter hopes that the event and others like it will alert Americans to the devastation their libraries face, bring in much needed money, and be easily replicable at other libraries, with their own local authors, even in smaller locales. To that end, the group is documenting the process of putting together the fundraiser with the aim of minimizing both staff time and cost. In DeKalb County, the event has pulled in corporate and local businesses to cover expenses, so that all proceeds go directly to the DeKalb Library Foundation.
“A Mysterious Evening” launches at the Decatur Library branch with Kathryn Stockett, author of the The Help, and mystery writer Mary Kay Andrews joining Slaughter for a reception and book signing. The event will also feature a silent and online auction, the latter running from March 1-10., that will include autographed prepublication advance reader editions of books by Harlan Coben and Neil Gaiman. A number of signed first editions are also being auctioned, as well as the opportunity to name a character in a book by authors Alafair Burke, Lee Child, and Tess Gerritsen, among a slew of others.
A second event, tentatively scheduled for June in the Boston area, has lined up best-selling authors Dennis Lehane, Douglas Preston, Lisa Gardner, Joseph Finder, Linda Fairstein, and Slaughter.
Publishers Marketplace | February 28, 2011
Bestselling thriller writer Karin Slaughter has launched a new non-profit organization, Save the Libraries, which will host fundraising events for various library organizations. The first such event, featuring Slaughter, Kathryn Stockett and Mary Kay Andrews, will take place on March 12 in Atlanta to benefit the DeKalb County System. A second event benefiting the Boston Public Library is scheduled for June.
The 42nd NAACP Image Awards | March 5, 2011
WINNER for Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Sins of the Mother, based on the novel Orange, Mint & Honey by Carleen Brice
Lifetime Movie Network
WINNER for Outstanding Literary Work — Children
My Brother Charlie
Holly Robinson Peete, Ryan Elizabeth Peete (Authors), Shane W. Evans (Illustrator), co-written by Denene Millner
Scholastic Press
The New Yorker | February 22, 2011
The unrest in the Middle East of late has proven that the romantic notion of the intrepid reporter running off to war is alive and well. Even in articles and newscasts that strive for nuanced approaches, we see a character we love to believe in and rarely challenge: the selfless journalist reporting or tweeting from the fray, making sure the news reaches the rest of the world. Which is why the war correspondent David Axe’s new graphic novel “War is Boring: Bored Stiff, Scared to Death in the World’s Worst War Zones,” with vivid art by Matt Bors, is worth taking note of.
Publishers Marketplace | February 16, 2011
Russian rights to Daniel Polansky’s LOW TOWN (a.k.a. THE STRAIGHT RAZOR CURE), to Daria Sokolova at Eksmo, in a three-book deal, by Chris Kepner at Victoria Sanders & Associates.
