LA Books Examiner | March 8, 2010
But by far the best part of my job is when, within this mix, I find the work of a new writer whose debut work is a true discovery, the kind of book you can’t help but force onto your friends and loved ones as if you had something to do with it. I love that!
This is one of those rare times.
About nine months ago, I started following Sarah Pekkanen…
Publishers Weekly | March 3, 2010
HarperCollins and its Harper Perennial imprint have reached an agreement with the Zora Neale Hurston Trust that will allow the house to continue as the exclusive publisher of Zora Neale Hurston’s adult backlist for the next decade. Hurston, the renowned Harlem Renaissance-era writer and folklorist, is author of such classics as Their Eyes Were Watching God and Mules and Men. Fifty years after her death, Hurston’s books sell nearly 500,000 copies annually…
The Huffington Post | February 22, 2010
When Walker Percy won the National Book Award, he was asked why the South has so many great writers. His response was deceivingly simple: because we lost the war. While I think the south’s defeat in the Civil War certainly resonated for generations, when I am asked the same question (though under decidedly less auspicious circumstances) I generally refer to something Mr. Percy probably discounted: air conditioning.
TV by the Numbers | February 22, 2010
LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK’S Sins of the Mother becomes second highest rated AND SECOND MOST WATCHED original movie in network history. Film based on Carleen Brice’s novel Orange Mint and Honey.
Generates 1.0 Among Women 18-34, 1.7 in Women 18-49 and 2.0 in Women 25-54, with 2.7 Total Viewers.
Kia Dupree makes her legacy published debut in the gritty touching novel, Damaged (Grand Central). The book is receiving phenomenal reviews by fans of urban fiction. Dupree is an example of the growing trend of urban self-published novelist who somehow break all odds and end up landing a traditional publishing deal…
WritersCast | January 29, 2010 and February 2, 2010
[Hold Love Strong by Matthew Aaron Goodman] is flat out one of the best books I have read in a long time. It begins with an incredible story that grabs you instantly and will not let go. I felt like I was holding my breath almost throughout the book. Matthew Aaron Goodman avoids cliches at every turn, loves his characters, demands respect for them from beginning to end, but never hides from the pain and suffering they experience. As readers, we feel like we are living in, through and with his characters, which is a triumph of both the author’s imagination and his deeply felt love for the people he writes about.
It’s difficult to believe that this is Goodman’s first novel. His mastery of language, his ability to inhabit the hearts and souls of his characters, and the simple clarity of his voice are all remarkable for any author, much less a first novelist. I was blown away, and have been recommending this book widely to friends and colleagues.
Premiering February 21, 2010 on Lifetime Movie Network (LMN), SINS OF THE MOTHER is based on Carleen Brice’s first novel, ORANGE MINT AND HONEY
Publishers Weekly | January 18, 2010
First Second editorial director Mark Siegel, a critically lauded cartoonist, children’s book illustrator and designer in his own right, is launching an original web comic, Sailor Twain or the Mermaid in the Hudson, that will begin serializing January 28 at SailorTwain.com with new material posted three days a week. And in an unusual move for a traditional book publisher, once completed Siegel’s web comic series will also be published as a book collection by First Second. The print book deal was negotiated by agent Tanya McKinnon of the Victoria Sanders & Associates.
The Globe and Mail | January 15, 2010
TELL MY HORSE
By Zora Neale Hurston (Harper Perennial, 2009)
An anthropological account of her field work on ritual in Jamaica and Haiti (especially voodoo) in the 1930s by an eminent writer of the Harlem Renaissance.
Publishers Marketplace | December 16, 2009
Norwegian rights to Amanda Kyle Williams’s THE STRANGER YOU SEEK, to Halfdan Freihow at Font, by Chandler Crawford Agency on behalf of Victoria Sanders & Associates.
The Washington Post | December 9, 2009
Those Roosevelt scalawags are at it again. Kermit, Ethel and Archie — endearingly obstreperous scions of America’s 26th president — unleashed all sorts of havoc in “Teddy Roosevelt and the Treasure of Ursa Major,” a children’s musical that frolicked into the Kennedy Center Family Theater three years ago. Now the show’s creators, dramatist Tom Isbell and songwriter-political satirist Mark Russell, have concocted an equally witty and winning sequel: “Teddy Roosevelt and the Ghostly Mistletoe,” a tale of holiday-themed high jinks at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Publishers Marketplace | December 3, 2009
Amy Yurk’s THE EVERY OTHER MOTHER, about a mother whose life spirals out of control when she descends into alcoholism, and her painful battle to get sober and regain custody of her beloved son, to Greer Kessel Hendricks at Atria, in a pre-empt, by Victoria Sanders at Victoria Sanders & Associates (NA).
Publishers Marketplace | November 30, 2009
German rights to Amanda Kyle Williams’ THE STRANGER YOU SEEK, to Alexander Fest and Kathrin Blum at Wunderlich, in a major deal, in a three-book deal, by Chandler Crawford Agency on behalf of Victoria Sanders & Associates.
O, The Oprah Magazine | December 2009
Carolina De Robertis’s The Invisible Mountain—about three generations of strong women whose passions play out against the politics of 20th-century South America—does what the best, most readable novels do: It tells a compelling human story about identity while also quietly evoking a place and time.
Publishers Marketplace | November 18, 2009
DEAL OF THE DAY
Amanda Kyle Williams’s THE STRANGER YOU SEEK, adopted by white southern parents as a child, a Chinese American former FBI profiler is a walking, talking, bundle of contradictions, constantly stumbling over herself as witnessed by her FBI career cut short by alcoholism; she is unofficially hired by her best friend and secret crush, an Atlanta police lieutenant, to find a serial killer wrecking havoc on the citizens of Atlanta, to Kate Miciak and Nita Taublib at Bantam Dell, in a major deal, in a three-book deal, for publication in Spring 2011, by Victoria Sanders at Victoria Sanders & Associates (NA).
Publishers Marketplace – 11-17-09
Simplified Chinese rights to J.A. Osborne’s THE EDITOR, to China Citic, in a nice deal, in a pre-empt, by Gray Tan at The Grayhawk Agency on behalf of Chandler Crawford Agency and Victoria Sanders & Associates.
The Bookseller | October 29, 2009
Century is to continue publishing thriller author Karin Slaughter, having signed a deal for a further two novels via agent Victoria Sanders.
Kate Elton, Century and Arrow publisher, acquired UK and Commonwealth rights for an undisclosed sum. The first book in the new contract will be published in hardback by Century in 2011 and in Arrow paperback the following year.
Elton said: “I’m so thrilled that we have a new deal in place with Karin. In the eight years since we launched her first novel, Blindsighted, she’s grown to become one of the world’s biggest thriller writers and the whole team at Century and Arrow are looking forward to building her to even more stratospheric levels in the future.”
Last year, Century carried out a major market research project, which led to a complete repackage for 2009 and resulted in 30% sales growth year on year. Slaughter’s next thriller from a previous deal, entitled Broken, will be published in July 2010.
Slaughter said: “I am delighted to ink a new multi-book deal with Kate and the team at Century and Arrow.”
—Catherine Neilan
Publishers Marketplace – 10-21-09
German rights to J.A. Osborne’s THE EDITOR, in which a serial killer re-enacts and attempts to perfect some of the most famous serial killings of the 20th century, and THE RACE MASTER, to Jan Wielputz at Lubbe, in a good deal, by Chandler Crawford and Victoria Sanders.
Publishers Marketplace – 10-20-09
Complex Chinese rights to Carolina De Robertis’s THE INVISIBLE MOUNTAIN, to Commonwealth, in a nice deal, at auction, by Gray Tan at The Grayhawk Agency, in association with Chandler Crawford Agency and Victoria Sanders & Associates.
The Denver Post – 10-11-09
Carleen Brice is getting recognized.
Sure, the smattering of freckles splashed across her honey complexion paired with her thick mane of light- brown dreadlocks lend to the writer’s significant presence.
But 12 years after buying her one-story, two-bedroom house in Park Hill, and a decade after publishing her first book, the Denver author is now spotted by strangers for her work, not her memorable looks.
Heeb Magazine – 10-02-09
Publishers Marketplace – 9-22-09
John Osborne’s THE EDITOR, in which a serial killer re-enacts and attempts to perfect some of the most famous serial killings of the 20th century, and THE RACE MASTER, to Kate Elton at Century, for publication in Spring 2011, by Victoria Sanders and Chandler Crawford (World English).
Variety – 09-15-09
Publishers Weekly – 08-17-09
Publishers Weekly – 08-10-09
IndieBound August 2009 Indie Next List
Reuters – 07-15-09
Publishers Weekly – 06-01-09
Publishers Weekly – 05-04-09
USA Today – 05-06-09
The Daily Beast – 04-22-09
Barnes & Noble
Seasonal Picks: Highlighting the most impressive new works published each season.
Time Out Dubai – 02-09-09
france3.fr – 05-04-09
French Video Review of Martin Misunderstood.
The Independent – 06-22-08
The Toronto Star – 09-09-07
METRO – 08-15-06
TIME – 10-04-05
The Washington Post – 09-21-05
The Washington Post Review of FAITHLESS – 09-05-05
The Daily Telegraph – 12-12-04
The crime novelist tells William Leith why she thinks we are so interested in blood and guts.
The Washington Post INDELIBLE Review – 08-01-04
