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Ousted U.S. Attorney to Write Justice Department Expose
David Iglesias, one of nine federal prosecutors fired by the Bush administration this winter, has signed a deal with John Wiley to write a book about his experiences as the U.S. Attorney for New Mexico, including the events that led to his dismissal.
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Doubleday Lands Wolff Murdoch Bio
Doubleday has signed well-connected media columnist Michael Wolff to write a biography of News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch that will include the backstory to his acquisition of Dow Jones. Murdoch will cooperate with Wolff and the book, to be edited by Phyllis Grann, is due out in fall 2009.
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Tony Blair Hires Agent Barnett
Former British prime minister's book will be "probably a memoir," says one source.
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McGuigan Again
McGuigan Again On the heels of his big Chris Farley auction, Peter McGuigan at Foundry has made a six-figure deal with Denise Silvestro at Berkley for !Satiristas¡ by Paul Provenza and Dan Dion. In the book, comedians George Carlin, Lewis Black, Janeane Garofalo, Sarah Silverman and others will sound off on everything from race to religion, politics to pornography.
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OJ Book: Publisher Proud, Booksellers Anything But
Eric Kampmann, head of Beaufort Books, today defended his decision to publish O.J. Simpson's If I Did It, telling PW that he is "very, very proud" of the project, which he says will include a new cover not bearing Simpson's likeness, an afterword by "a very famous writer" and possibly a new title.
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Rove's Next Role is Author
Former top White House aide Karl Rove has already contacted Bob Barnett about writing a book now that he has left office, though no details about what the book would include are available.
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It's Back: Infamous O.J. Book Has New Publisher
Los Angeles-based agent Sharlene Martin says she has reached an agreement with a New York publisher to release a repackaged version of O.J. Simpson's infamous If I Did It.
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Crown Preempts
Crown Preempts Rick Horgan at Crown has preempted Lars Brownworth’s Twelve Byzantine Rulers from Tina Bennett at Janklow & Nesbit, who sold North American rights. Brownworth is a high school teacher on Long Island who amassed a huge following upon releasing his ancient history lectures as podcasts, prompting a New York Times profile in January.
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Viking Wins Chris Farley Bio
Viking beat four other houses in a bid for an authorized biography of the late comedian Chris Farley in an auction conducted by agent Peter McGuigan.
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OJ Simpson "Confession" To Be Re-Shopped
OJ Simpson's If I Did It, which supposedly imagines how he would have killed his ex-wife and her friend, is making the rounds again. An LA based agent is representing the Goldman family; She hopes to "recoup" what they deserve.
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Two Preempts for Kneerim
Two Preempts for Kneerim Jill Kneerim at Kneerim & Williams has accepted a preemptive offer for The Worm at the Core by social psychologists Sheldon Solomon, Jeff Greenberg and Tom Pyszczynski; Random’s Will Murphy bought North American rights. The trio, originators of Terror Management Theory, will argue that the fear of death is a driving force in almost all human endeavor.
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Little, Brown Wins Richards Autobio
Little, Brown has acquired world English rights to the forthcoming autobiography from famed rocker Keith Richards. The untitled book is scheduled for publication in 2010.
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Bidding for Richards's Memoir over $7 Million
Bidding for Keith Richards's memoir has reportedly topped $ 7 million for world English rights.
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Stewart Signs 10 Book Deal with Potter
Martha Stewart has signed with her longtime publisher, Clarkson Potter, to release 10 books over the next five years.
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Good Advice
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Crown Preempts Little League Dad Book
Little League Dad Rick Horgan at Crown preempted North American rights to Jesse Katz's The Opposite Field via Jay Mandel at William Morris in a deal said to be worth major dollars. Los Angeles magazine writer Katz will describe his struggle to raise his son as a single dad, while at the same time nurturing the hopes and dreams of a multicultural Little League over which he presides as commissioner.
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'Tiger' to Free Press
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First Deal for a New Leonard
Elmore Leonard’s son Peter Leonard will publish his debut novel with Thomas Dunne/St. Martin's Minotaur
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Hampton Comes Alive
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