MOST RECENT PUBLISHING SALE
LESSONS FROM THE MONK I MARRIED by Katherine Jenkins has just been acquired by Seal Press, a division of Perseus Books, to be published fall 2011. To read more about it, visit Katherine at her website www.lessonsfromthemonkimarried.blogspot.com.
PUBLICITY UPDATES
THIS IS NOT THE STORY YOU THINK IT IS: A Season of Unlikely Happiness by Laura Munson (Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam)
--Read Laura's latest New York Times piece, which ran Sunday, July 25, 2010, in the Times magazine. Below is also a link to her blog.
http://lauramunson.wordpress.com/2010/07/24/new-york-times-lives-column/
--When Laura Munson's essay appeared in the "Modern Love" column of The New York Times it created a firestorm. Readers sent it to their friends, therapists gave it to their patients, pastors read it to their congregations. People everywhere were struck by Munson's wisdom. But how was she able to implement this strategy? Now at last you can read from her memoir how she was able to commit herself to an "End of Suffering" at such a critical time.
--Watch Laura's April 5 appearance on "Good Morning America" http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Books/video/laura-munson-not-story-think-is-10287260 and while on tour in the following cities: NYC, New Canaan, CT, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Denver. Please visit Laura's website for details on readings/signings.
--Laura has been profiled and reviewed in Elle, Redbook, Woman's Day, Vanity Fair, O The Oprah Magazine (South Africa), and Jessie Kornbluth's headbutler.com, among others.
--Glowing advanced praise from Marianne Williamson, Anita Shreve, Arielle Ford, Leslie Morgan Steiner, Melanie Gideon, and Leif Peterson.
Losing My Religion by William Lobdell (Harper Collins/Collins)
- Author William Lobdell interviewed in USA Today, “A Window Into the Faith of Religion Reporters,” Cathy Lynn Grossman, 6/3/09.
- Rave review in The New York Times, “Leaving the Fold,” By Mark Oppenheimer, 4/24/09
- OC Metro, “The Man Who Learned Too Much,” by Craig Reem, published 5/8/08
- April 25 and 26, Saturday and Sunday, Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at UCLA.
Flip! For Decorating by Elizabeth Mayhew (Ballantine Books)
-Congratulations, Elizabeth, on being named the new editor in chief of Woman's Day!
-Elizabeth continues her appearances as ‘Lifestyle Expert’ on NBC's Today Show.
-Praise for Flip For Decorating has appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, Newsday, Martha Stewart Radio, www.allthebest.com, thehaystackneedleblog, among others.
-Elizabeth continues to appear on TBS's "Movie & A Makeover" — the movie is Cheaper by the Dozen, the makeover tips are from FLIP! For Decorating 4/4/09
Smart Girls Marry Money: How Women Have Been Duped Into the Romantic Dream — And How They're Paying For It by Daniela Drake and Elizabeth Ford (Running Press)
-Please be on the outlook for the paperback editor coming in November 2010 for Running Press.
-They've garnered the following publicity: Fox and Friends, The Tom Joyner Morning Show, Wall Street Journal by journalist and The Wallet blogger Mary Pilon, Newsweek.com review, Times UK article by journalist Kate Spicer, LA Confidential Magazine review by Cathy Griffin, Marie Claire, AOL Smart Women: Marry for Money? Not Love?, and covered by ABC TV News.
Lipstick Apology by Jennifer Jabaley (Razorbill)
-Be on the lookout for CRUSH CONTROL, Jennifer's followup YA book from Razorbill, to be published summer 2011.
-For more buzz check out Jennifer’s website
