We’re all over the board this week. (I know, I’m a week or three late here).
Remember that controversial book that wouldn’t be published here? Other countries don’t seem to share that view.
Sherry Jones’s THE JEWEL OF MEDINA, to Newton & Compton Editoria in Italy, by Vicki Satlow, on behalf of Natasha Kern. Rights sold previously to Editora in Brazil, by Lucia Riff Agency; Atheneum in Hungary and Beobook in Serbia by Prava i Prevodi; and AST in Russia, by Nova.
And…
Spanish rights to Sherry Jones’s THE JEWEL OF MEDINA, to Lucia Luengo at Ediciones B, in a very nice deal, for publication in early spring 2009, by Natasha Kern at the Natasha Kern Literary Agency.
Armstrong is weathering the move to hardback well. Her books are still consistently enjoyable and she’s a fan favorite among paranormal readers. Plus, she’s leaving Random House and going back to Penguin. That’s a major loss for Random House.
Kelley Armstrong’s next three paranormal thrillers, to Kathryn Court and Trena Keating at Dutton, in a major deal, for publication starting in 2010, by Helen Heller at Helen Heller Agency (US).
I actually had to look up Jane Boleyn on Wikipedia. If you read The Other Boleyn Girl, this chick is George (Anne’s brother)’s wife. She had an interesting story, but I’m going to guess this will not be one of those ‘feel good’ books.
Brandy Purdy’s VENGEANCE: A NOVEL OF JANE BOLEYN, the fictional retelling of the Boleyn saga by Jane, the other, “other Boleyn girl,” as she sits in the Tower of London awaiting her execution at the command of Henry VIII for her jealousy-driven betrayal against family and country, to John Scognamiglio at Kensington, in a nice deal, by Nicholas Croce at The Croce Agency (World).
Sounds emo, as Jia would say.
Valerie Patterson’s THE OTHER SIDE OF BLUE, in which a girl returns to the Caribbean island of Curacao to unravel, and come to terms with, the mystery of her father’s death, to Jennifer Wingertzahn at Clarion, in a two-book deal, for publication in Fall 2009, by Sarah Davies at the Greenhouse Literary Agency (NA).
More emo.
Simone Elkeles’s sequel to LEAVING PARADISE, reuniting a victim of a hit-and run accident and the innocent boy who went to jail for it, in the HOW TO RUIN series, to Andrew Karre at Flux, in a two-book deal, by Kristin Nelson at Nelson Literary Agency (NA).
I’m on board. Freak High sounds like fun.
Debut author Rachel Hawkins’ paranormal YA trilogy starting with DEMONGLASS, about a sixteen-year-old witch shipped off to a boarding school for witches, shapeshifters, and faeries, where the traumas of mortal high school are nothing compared to the goings on at “Freak High,” for publication in winter 2010, to Jennifer Besser at Hyperion, at auction, in a three-book deal, by Holly Root at Waxman Literary Agency (NA).
I thought this was a mystery until I read the name of the line.
C.J. Carmichael’s HIS PERFECT PARTNER, a former member of the NYPD links up with an old partner to start her own investigation agency, THE PARTNER QUEST, and AN UNLIKELY PARTNER, to Johanna Raisanen at Harlequin Superromance, for publication in December 2009.
More cowboys!
Georgina Gentry’s THE TEXANS, featuring a half-breed gunfighter, an outlaw, a gambler, a rancher, a Texas Ranger, and a cowboy, to Audrey LaFehr at Kensington, by Meredith Bernstein.
More male-oriented urban fantasy.
Hank Schwaeble’s DAMNABLE, about a disgraced special forces interrogator who knows he’s going to Hell, and may be the only hope to keep the rest of us from joining him very soon, to Tom Colgan at Berkley, by Robert Fleck at Professional Media Services (World).
This sounds like Japanese historical paranormal YA? A bit of an eclectic mix.
Simon Higgins’s MOONSHADOW: Eye of the Beast and MOONSHADOW: The Wrath of Silver Wolf, about the youngest member of the Grey Light Order, a band of warrior spies who can see through the eyes of animals and who are charged with protecting the Shogun, to Alvina Ling at Little, Brown Children’s, for publication in Fall 2009, by Catherine Drayton at Inkwell Management on behalf of Random House Australia (NA).
Not really romance, but I just had to include this because it sounds like a bizarre gimmick. It’ll either take off like hotcakes, or…won’t (as in, epic fail). I’m sure every novelist out there is thinking “I want this job” since he only has to write the outlines for seven figures.
Creator and executive producer of the CSI television franchise Anthony Zuiker’s series of three suspense-thriller “digital novels” (every five chapters readers are given website codes to access two-minute films that bridge to the next five chapters) beginning with SQWEEGEL, about an former FBI forensic investigator who retired after his whole family was murdered but continues to work a variety of grim cases, to Brian Tart at Dutton, in a major deal, reportedly for seven figures, at auction, for publication beginning in fall 2009, by Dan Strone at Trident Media Group (world).
Variety says “Zuiker will write a 60-page outline for each book, then supervise a novelist who’ll turn it into a 100-chapter book. Zuiker will write and direct 20 “cyber-bridges,” the two-minute video segments that supplement the pages.”
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Ms. Purdy has self-published (I believe) a book on Anne Boleyn. In my “must read everything Tudor-related” earlier this year, I kept seeing it on Amazon. Looked interesting.
Julia Fox released a non-fiction book on Jane Boleyn recently, just fyi. Although it could have been historical fiction, too. Ms. Fox tried to paint Jane in a good light, as a woman consistently ignored. I prefer the jealous, vindictive version myself.
Oh, and thank you for the deals. I look forward to reading them!!
Jana, I can’t see how she could have been anything but a jealous, vindictive bitch, given what she’s supposed to have done. But she certainly got her comeuppance if she was.
Throughout history, we know political intrigue was rampant and participation necessary, if one wished to live another day. During Henry VIII’s reign, it seems to me, Jane Boleyn was an instrument for the king. Twice, when he wished to rid himself of a wife, he called upon Jane Boleyn to testify. Likely due to this, she not only stayed alive but achieved and maintained the position of lady-in-waiting to three of Henry’s queens. Her downfall was the result of arranging secret meetings between Queen Catherine and the king’s favoured Culpeper. Excluding Catherine, I tend to believe those collective betrayals were political ambition gone wrong; with the king ill and a young son to succeed him, Culpeper might not need wait very long before he would have great political power as friend to the dowager queen. And Jane Boleyn would be secure.
Yes, thanks for starting to post these again! I was having withdrawals.
Thanks for the mention, Jane! I certainly think “Freak High” is fun! ;) I’ve been reading this site for a long time, so to find my name here is super exciting for me.
Moonshadow? Hmmm…