July 22, 2010
Foreign: Italian rights to Lara Zibners’ IF YOUR KID EATS THIS BOOK, EVERYTHING WILL STILL BE OKAY, to Giunti, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Erin Niumata and Jeff Kleinman, in association with Susanna Zevi Agenzia Letteraria.
Foreign: Korean rights to Josh Shipp’s THE TEEN’S GUIDE TO WORLD DOMINATION, to ViaBook, by Celeste Fine at Folio Literary Management, on behalf of Erin Niumata, in association with the Danny Hong Agency.
Foreign: Turkish rights to Caitlin Kittredge’s DAEMON’S MARK and THE IRON THORN, to Alfa Basım Yayım Dağıtım, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Rachel Vater, in association with Asli Karasuil Telif Haklari Ajansi.
July 21, 2010
Fiction: Michael Poore's debut novel UP JUMPS THE DEVIL, a madcap but ultimately tender tale of the Devil as an American trickster who believes that, with his help--for the small price of a few souls--our poor race of mortals has the power to outshine Heaven itself, and even lure his eternal love, a fellow fallen angel, back to earth, to Abigail Holstein at Ecco/HarperCollins by Michelle Brower.
July 19, 2010
Young Adult: IT'S NOT SUMMER WITHOUT YOU author Jenny Han's two untitled young adult novels, to Emily Meehan at Simon & Schuster Children's, in a very good deal, by Emily van Beek.
July 9, 2010
Nonfiction - Lifestyle: LA journalist and Fit Living expert and spokesperson Laurel House's WORKING GIRL: The Fabulous Life on Thirty Grand, to Dan Weiss at St. Martin's, with Alyse Diamond editing, by Marcy Posner.
July 8, 2010
Audio: Caitlin Kittredge’s STREET MAGIC, DEMON BOUND, and BONE GODS to Steve Feldberg at Audible, by Molly Jaffa.
Audio: Garth Stein’s RAVEN STOLE THE MOON and HOW EVAN BROKE HIS HEAD AND OTHER SECRETS to Kristin Lang at Audible, by Molly Jaffa on behalf of Jeff Kleinman at Folio Literary Management.
Audio: Karen Dionne’s BOILING POINT to Steve Feldberg at Audible, by Molly Jaffa on behalf of Jeff Kleinman at Folio Literary Management.
Foreign: Italian rights to James Gwartney, Richard Stroup, and Dwight Lee’s COMMON SENSE ECONOMICS to Casini, by Celeste Fine on behalf of Scott Hoffman, in association with Susanna Zevi Agenzia Letteraria.
Foreign: Korean rights to James Gwartney, Richard Stroup, and Dwight Lee’s COMMON SENSE ECONOMICS to Korean Economic Daily & Business Publication, by Celeste Fine on behalf of Scott Hoffman, in association with the Danny Hong Agency.
Foreign: Simplified Chinese rights to Dr. Lara Zibners’ IF YOUR KID EATS THIS BOOK, EVERYTHING WILL STILL BE OKAY to Liaoning Science and Technology Publishing House, by Celeste Fine on behalf of Jeff Kleinman and Erin Niumata, in association with the Grayhawk Agency.
Foreign: Turkish rights to Sheila Roberts’ SMALL CHANGE, BIKINI SEASON, and ANGEL LANE to Derin Kitap, by Celeste Fine on behalf of Paige Wheeler, in association with Asli Karasuil Telif Haklari Ajansi.
Foreign: Italian kiosk rights to Brent Ghelfi’s THE BURNING LAKE to Mondadori, by Celeste Fine on behalf of Scott Hoffman, in association with Susanna Zevi Agenzia Letteraria.
Foreign: Turkish rights to Pam Jenoff’s THE ANNIVERSARY CLOCK to Pegasus, by Celeste Fine on behalf of Scott Hoffman, in association with Asli Karasuil Telif Haklari Ajansi.
Foreign: Thai rights to Ilona Andrews’ MAGIC BITES and MAGIC BURNS to Grace Publishing, by Celeste Fine, in association with the Grayhawk Agency.
Foreign: Swedish condensation rights to Garth Stein’s THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN to Reader’s Digest, by Celeste Fine on behalf of Jeff Kleinman, in association with Lennart Sane Agency AB.
Foreign: Polish rights to Garth Stein’s RAVEN STOLE THE MOON to Nasza Ksiegarnia, by Celeste Fine on behalf of Jeff Kleinman, in association with GRAAL Ltd.
June 9, 2010
Foreign: Turkish rights to Michael Pantalon's INSTANT INFLUENCE to Yakamoz Yayınları, by Celeste Fine on behalf of Jeff Kleinman, in association with Asli Karasuil Telif Haklari Ajansi.
May 27, 2010
Foreign Nonfiction: Slovene rights to IF YOUR KID EATS THIS BOOK, EVERYTHING WILL STILL BE OKAY by Lara Zibners, MD, to Orbis, Ljubljana, D.O.O., by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Erin Niumata and Jeff Kleinman, in association with Prava i Prevodi.
May 19, 2010
Foreign: Turkish rights to Jan Bozarth’s The Fairy Godmother Academy series, to Alfa Basım Yayım Dağıtım, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Marcy Posner, in association with Asli Karasuil Telif Haklari Ajansi.
May 17, 2010
Foreign: Polish condensation rights to New York Times bestselling THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN by Garth Stein, to Reader’s Digest, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Jeff Kleinman.
May 10, 2010
Nonfiction - Advice/Relationships: Author and host of the Emmy-nominated television show Judge Hatchet, Judge Glenda Hatchet's DARE TO TAKE CHARGE: How to Live Your Life on Purpose, a plea for personal empowerment, drawing actionable advice from stories of cases she has presided over and people who have overcome life's adversities, to Christina Boys at Center Street, for publication in September 2010, by Steve Troha (world).
Nonfiction - Self-Help: Law of Attraction Coach Christy Whitman and Psychotherapist Rebecca Grado’s Alpha Bitch: How to Get Everything You Want Without Being an Alpha Bitch, which shows readers how to stop controlling, competing, comparing, and cowering to really get what they want in the dog-eat-dog worlds of family, relationships, and business to Glenn Yeffeth at BenBella Books by Celeste Fine. (World English)
April 28, 2010
Foreign: Japanese rights to international behavioral expert Woody Woodward’s YOUR EMOTIONAL FINGERPRINT, to Kanki, by Celeste Fine on behalf of Steve Troha, in association with the Japan Uni Agency.
April 22, 2010
Cooking: Founders of the Kitchen on Fire cooking school in Berkeley, CA, Olivier Said and Chef MikeC's KITCHEN ON FIRE: Break the Recipe Habit!, teaching even the most skeptical cooking amateurs to be great home cooks by eliminating jargon and confusing directions, showing how to gain instincts for seasonings and flavor combinations, and helping to develop a fun and sustainable home cooking habit, to Renee Sedliar at Da Capo, by Steve Troha (World).
April 20, 2010
Foreign: Korean rights to UNSAID by Neil Abramson, to Taedong, by Celeste Fine on behalf of Jeff Kleinman, in association with Danny Hong at the Danny Hong Agency.
April 9, 2010
Foreign:Turkish rights to Naseem Rakha’s THE CRYING TREE, to Pegasus Yayıncılık, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Laney Katz Becker, in association with Prava i Prevodi.
Foreign: Complex Chinese rights to UNSAID by Neil Abramson, to Crown, by Celeste Fine, in association with Gray Tan at the Grayhawk Agency.
March 31, 2010
Foreign: Spanish-language condensation rights to Sheila Roberts' LOVE IN BLOOM, to Reader's Digest, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Paige Wheeler, in association with Philip Sane at Lennart Sane Agency.
Foreign: Russian rights to Naseem Rakha’s THE CRYING TREE, to Centrepolograph, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Laney Katz Becker, in association with Prava i Prevodi.
March 30, 2010
Children's - Middle Grade: Garth Stein's THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN adaptation, to Alyson Day and Phoebe Yeh at Harper Children's, for World English Rights, by Jeff Kleinman.
Nonfiction - Humor: ENSLAVED BY DUCKS author Bob Tarte's book about his cat, who is injured and must wear an 'Elizabethan collar;' the cat turns the plastic cone into a device that forces Bob to spoil her even more - becoming her "funnel of happiness"; Bob realizes that his cats are goofy instructors of the art of achieving contentment, and realizes that, by learning from them, he might get a funnel of happiness of his own, to Kathy Pories at Algonquin, by Jeff Kleinman.
Fiction - Debut: Neil Abramson's UNSAID, narrated by a dead veterinarian terrified of going "beyond" for fear of meeting the souls of the animals she's euthanized in her career, who observes as her grieving husband takes on a legal case to save a chimpanzee, but ultimately changes far more than a single life, to Christina Boys at Center Street, at auction, by Jeff Kleinman (World English).
March 29, 2010
Foreign: Simplified Chinese rights to UNSAID by Neil Abramson, in a pre-empt, to Beijing Fong Hong, by Celeste Fine on behalf of Jeff Kleinman, in association with Gray Tan at the Grayhawk Agency.
March 25, 2010
Foreign: Italian rights to Marie Brennan’s WARRIOR and WITCH, to Newton Compton, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Rachel Vater, in association with Susanna Zevi Agenzia Letteraria.
Nonfiction - Advice/Relationships: MAKE LOVE LIKE A ROMANCE WRITER by Amelia Grey, featuring real-life love stories of bestselling romance writers in their own words, to Michele Matrisciani at HCI, by Celeste Fine. (world)
Foreign: Brazilian condensation rights to New York Times bestselling THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN by Garth Stein, to Reader’s Digest, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Jeff Kleinman, in association with Philip Sane at Lennart Sane Agency.
Foreign: Brazilian condensation rights to LOVE IN BLOOM by Sheila Roberts, to Reader’s Digest, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Paige Wheeler at Folio Literary Management, in association with Philip Sane at Lennart Sane Agency.
Foreign: Turkish rights to Eileen Cook’s UNPREDICTABLE, to Grup Yayıncılık, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Rachel Vater, in association with Asli Karasuil Telif Haklari Ajansi.
March 23, 2010
Nonfiction - Cooking: Journalist and food blogger at TipsyBaker.blogspot.com Jennifer Reese's MAKE THE BREAD, BUY THE BUTTER, embarking on an adventure budgeting a homemade life and examining whether to make or buy household staples in, to Leslie Meredith at Free Press, in a significant deal, for publication in October 2011, by Steve Troha (World).
March 18, 2010
Foreign: Hungarian condensation rights to LOVE IN BLOOM by Sheila Roberts, to Reader’s Digest, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Paige Wheeler, in association with Prava i Prevodi.
Foreign: Hungarian rights to Mindy Pennybacker’s DO ONE GREEN THING, to Cor Leonis Films Kft., by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Jeff Kleinman, in association with Prava i Prevodi.
March 17, 2010
Health: THE SMALL CHANGE DIET by Registered Dietitian Keri Gans, 10 Small Change Plans that create lasting weight loss by training readers to change 10 core behaviors through small, manageable steps, to Patrick Price at Gallery, in a good deal, at auction, by Celeste Fine.
March 12, 2010
Foreign: German rights to Bob Tarte’s ENSLAVED BY DUCKS, to Finanzbuch, by Joachim Jessen at Schlueck Agency, in association with Celeste Fine, on behalf of Jeff Kleinman.
Foreign: Turkish rights to MAGIC BITES, MAGIC BURNS, MAGIC STRIKES, MAGIC BLEEDS, and ON THE EDGE by Ilona and Gordon Andrews, writing as Ilona Andrews, to Pegasus Yayıncılık, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Rachel Vater, in association with Asli Karasuil Telif Haklari Ajansi.
Foreign: World Spanish rights to ON THE EDGE and BAYOU MOON by Ilona and Gordon Andrews, writing as Ilona Andrews, to Ediciones Versatil, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Rachel Vater, in association with Philip Sane at Lennart Sane Agency.
February 25, 2010
Diet: Celebrity fitness and nutrition expert Nancy Kennedy’s THAT’S A WRAP, Hollywood-insider diet tips along with 100 easy and delicious wrap recipes for on-the-go, at auction, to Pam Krauss at Rodale, by Celeste Fine. (North America)
February 22, 2010
Foreign: World Spanish rights to CLAIMING THE COURTESAN by Anna Campbell, to ViaMagna, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Paige Wheeler, in association with Philip Sane at Lennart Sane Agency.
Foreign: Turkish rights to Will Lavender’s OBEDIENCE, to Pegasus Yaynclk, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Laney Katz Becker, in association with Asli Karasuil.
February 17, 2010
Foreign: Turkish rights to Norb Vonnegut’s TOP PRODUCER, to Pozitif, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Scott Hoffman, in association with Asli Karasuil.
February 11, 2010
Foreign: Turkish rights to LOVE IN BLOOM by Sheila Roberts, to Elips Kitap, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Paige Wheeler, in association with Asli Karasuil.
February 8, 2010
Foreign: Complex Chinese rights to Alicia Bessette’s SIMPLY FROM SCRATCH, to Eurasian, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Laney Katz Becker, in association with Gray Tan at the Grayhawk Agency.
Foreign: French rights to the first two books, STREET MAGIC and DEMON BOUND, in Caitlin Kittredge’s urban fantasy Black London series, to Bibliothèque Interdite, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Rachel Vater, in association with Donatella d’Ormesson Literary.
Foreign: Indonesian rights to Tina Gerow’s paranormal romances INTO A DANGEROUS MIND, FIRE MAIDEN, and STONE MAIDEN, to Oak Tree Publishing, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Paige Wheeler, in association with Maxima Creative Agency.
Foreign: Turkish rights to Ciji Ware’s historical novel ISLAND OF THE SWANS, to Epsilon Yayinevi, by Celeste Fine at Folio Literary Management, in association with Asli Karasuil.
January 13, 2010
Foreign: Korean rights to international bestselling author of THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN Garth Stein’s next novel, A SUDDEN LIGHT, on proposal, to Taedong Publishers, by Celeste Fine on behalf of Jeff Kleinman, in association with the Danny Hong Agency.
Foreign: Polish rights to Eve Brown-Waite's FIRST COMES LOVE, THEN COMES MALARIA: How a Peace Corps Poster Boy Won My Heart and a Third-World Adventure Changed My Life, to Pascal, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Laney Katz Becker, in association with the Graal Agency.
December 18, 2009
Foreign: German rights to HAUNTING BEAUTY, the first book in Erin Quinn’s paranormal romance series, to Luebbe, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Paige Wheeler, in association with the Thomas Schleuck Agency.
Foreign: German rights to NIGHT OF THE LOVING DEAD, DEAD MAN TALKING, TOMB WITH A VIEW, the next three books in the Pepper Martin mystery series, by Casey Daniels, Feder & Schwert, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Paige Wheeler, in association with the Thomas Schleuck Agency.
Foreign: Korean rights to international behavioral expert Woody Woodward’s YOUR EMOTIONAL FINGERPRINT, at auction, to Woongjin Think Big Co., Ltd., by Celeste Fine on behalf of Steve Troha, in association with the Danny Hong Agency.
Foreign: Russian rights to TEMPT THE DEVIL by Anna Campbell, to AST, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Paige Wheeler, in association with Prava i Prevodi.
Foreign: Serbian rights to Garth Stein's NYT bestseller THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN, to Carobna Knjiga, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Jeff Kleinman, in association with Prava i Prevodi.
November 17, 2009
Foreign: Turkish rights to Caitlin Kittredge’s STREET MAGIC and DEMON BOUND in her urban fantasy Black London series, to Alfa Basım Yayım Dağıtım, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Rachel Vater, in association with Asli Karasuil Telif Haklari Ajansi.
Foreign: Czech rights to Neil White’s IN THE SANCTUARY OF OUTCASTS, to Jota, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Jeff Kleinman at Folio Literary Management, in association with Prava i Prevodi.
Foreign: Japanese rights to HAUNTING BEAUTY, the first book in Erin Quinn’s paranormal romance series, to Villagebooks, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Paige Wheeler, in association with Japan Uni.
Foreign: Czech rights to Ilona and Gordon Andrews, writing as Ilona Andrews's NYT bestselling fantasy series, MAGIC BITES, MAGIC BURNS, and MAGIC STRIKES, to Fantom Print, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Rachel Vater, in association with Prava i Prevodi.
Foreign: Korean rights to Norbert Vonnegut's financial thriller TOP PRODUCER, to Segyesa Co, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Scott Hoffman, in association with Danny Hong.
Foreign: Simplified Chinese rights to Naseem Rakha's national bestseller THE CRYING TREE, to Arcadia, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Laney Katz Becker at Folio Literary Management, in association with Gray Tan of the Grayhawk Agency.
November 12, 2009
Foreign: Complex Chinese rights to Norbert Vonnegut's financial thriller TOP PRODUCER, to Sharp Point Press, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Scott Hoffman, in association with Gray Tan of the Grayhawk Agency.
November 6, 2009
Non-Fiction - Memoir: Traci Foust’s CONFESSIONS OF AN UNSANE CHILDHOOD a sharp-tongued and wickedly funny debut about a girl growing up with ODC, hypochondria and panic attacks, who knows she isn’t “right” but doesn’t know why – or what to do about it – so she spends a lot of time licking door locks, measuring throw rugs and making sure there’s an even number of Dixie cups in the bathroom, to Abby Zidle at S & S / Gallery Books, at auction, by Laney Katz Becker of Folio Literary Management. (World)
October 29, 2009
Foreign: Japanese rights to SERVICE FOR TWO by Kate Kingsbury, again to Tokyo Sogensha, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Paige Wheeler, in association with Japan Uni.
Foreign: Thai rights to ON THE EDGE and BOOK 2 in a new urban fantasy series by NYT bestselling authors Ilona and Gordon Andrews, writing as Ilona Andrews, to Grace Publishing, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Rachel Vater, in association with Gray Tan at the Grayhawk Agency.
Foreign: Vietnamese rights to Garth Stein's NYT bestseller THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN, to Nha Nam, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Jeff Kleinman.
Foreign: French rights to Naseem Rakha's national bestseller THE CRYING TREE, to L’Archipel, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Laney Katz Becker, in association with Donatella d’Ormesson Literary.
September 21, 2009
Foreign: Korean rights to Michael Pantalon Ph.D.'s INSTANT BREAKTHROUGHS: How to Get Anyone (Including Yourself) to Do Anything in Six Amazingly Fast Steps, at auction, to TheNan, by Celeste Fine on behalf of Jeff Kleinman, in association with Danny Hong.
Foreign: French rights to WARRIOR and WITCH by Marie Brennan, to Bibliothèque Interdite, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Rachel Vater, in association with Donatella d’Ormesson Literary.
Foreign: Portuguese rights in Portugal to EVEN IF YOUR KID EAT THIS BOOK, EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY by Lara Zibners, MD’s, to Bertrand Editora, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Jeff Kleinman and Erin Cartwright Niumata, in association with Philip Sane at the Lennart Sane Agency.
September 3, 2009
Foreign: French rights to the third book MAGIC STRIKES in the NYT bestselling fantasy series by Ilona and Gordon Andrews, writing as Ilona Andrews, again to Bragellone, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Rachel Vater, in association with Donatella d’Ormesson Literary.
Foreign: Indonesian rights to CLAIMING THE COURTESAN, UNTOUCHED, and TEMPT THE DEVIL by Anna Campbell, to PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Paige Wheeler, in association with Maxima Creative Agency.
Foreign: Polish rights to Norbert Vonnegut's financial thriller TOP PRODUCER, to Sonia Draga, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Scott Hoffman, in association with the Graal Agency.
Foreign: Korean rights to Chairman Emeritus of AOL Ted Leonsis's THE BUSINESS OF HAPPINESS, to HwangsoBooks, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Laney Katz Becker and Jeff Kleinman, in association with Danny Hong.
Foreign: Japanese rights to Norbert Vonnegut's financial thriller TOP PRODUCER, to Shogakukan, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Scott Hoffman, in association with Japan Uni.
August 27, 2009
Foreign: Indonesian rights to Chairman Emeritus of AOL Ted Leonsis's THE BUSINESS OF HAPPINESS, to PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Laney Katz Becker and Jeff Kleinman, in association with Maxima Creative Agency.
Foreign: Italian rights to Anna Campbell's TEMPT THE DEVIL, to Mondadori, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Paige Wheeler, in association with Susanna Zevi Agenzia Letteraria.
August 12, 2009
Non-Fiction - Advice/Relationships: Michelle Cove's SHAKE UP THE FAIRYTALE!, a guide that helps single women deal with all stages of "singlehood" and gives them the tools they need to navigate through a changing culture and social order that is still based on "couples," while reassuring single women that happily-ever-after is a lifelong approach to nourishing their sense of well-being, to Gaby Moss at Tarcher, at auction, for publication in Fall 2010, by Laney Katz Becker at Folio Literary Management (World English).
Fiction - Debut: David Hilton's KINGS OF COLORADO, in which a man reflects back on his childhood when, at age 13, he stabbed his abusive father in the chest and was sentenced to two years at a boys reformatory ranch in Colorado, where corruption was the norm, and troubled boys learned to fend for themselves as they cared for and broke wild horses that were just as willful and untamed as the boys themselves, to Kerri Kolen at Simon & Schuster, at auction, by Laney Katz Becker at Folio Literary Management (NA).
August 6, 2009
Audio: Eve Brown-Waite's FIRST COMES LOVE, THEN COMES MALARIA: How a Peace Corps Poster Boy Won My Heart and a Third-World Adventure Changed My Life, a fish-out-of-water memoir, in which an overly pampered college grad recounts her (mis)adventures as she tries her hand at saving the world in Ecuador and later Uganda, to Christina Harcar at Audible, by Laney Katz Becker at Folio Literary Management (World).
July 22, 2009
Non Fiction: Behavioral expert Woody Woodward's YOUR EMOTIONAL FINGERPRINT, showing readers how to identify their own and others' emotional fingerprints and a path to a happier, more fulfilling life, to Tom Miller at Wiley, by Steve Troha at Folio Literary Management (NA).
July 21, 2009
Non-fiction - Advice/Relationships: Yale psychologist and speaker Michael Pantalon Ph.D.'s INSTANT BREAKTHROUGHS: How to Get Anyone (Including Yourself) to Do Anything in Six Amazingly Fast Steps, a groundbreaking scientific method that has caused almost instantaneous change in thousands of people, to Tracy Behar at Little, Brown, in a pre-empt, by Jeff Kleinman at Folio Literary Management (World English). Translation: Celeste Fine at Folio Literary Management.
Foreign: Russian rights to Ilona and Gordon Andrews, writing as Ilona Andrews's NYT bestselling fantasy series, MAGIC BITES, MAGIC BURNS, and MAGIC STRIKES, to AST, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Rachel Vater, in association with Prava i Prevodi.
Foreign: UK rights to Chairman Emeritus of AOL Ted Leonsis's THE BUSINESS OF HAPPINESS, to Tim Whiting at Little, Brown, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Laney Katz Becker and Jeff Kleinman.
Foreign: Thai rights to CLAIMING THE COURTESAN, UNTOUCHED, and TEMPT THE DEVIL by Anna Campbell, to Crystal Publishing, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Paige Wheeler, in association with Gray Tan at The Grayhawk Agency.
Foreign: Hebrew rights to Michael Pantalon Ph.D.'s INSTANT BREAKTHROUGHS: How to Get Anyone (Including Yourself) to Do Anything in Six Amazingly Fast Steps, to Armchair Publishing, by Celeste Fine on behalf of Jeff Kleinman, in association with the Deborah Harris Agency.
July 14, 2009
Non Fiction - Memoir: Mother of NBA superstar Shaq, Lucille O'Neal's WALK LIKE YOU HAVE SOMEWHERE TO GO: A Journey from Mental Welfare to Mental Wealth," written with Allison Samuels of Newsweek, about the story of a woman who would one day have it all, but not before fighting the public battles and personal demons that would threaten to shatter the very foundation of her life, to Joel Miller at Thomas Nelson, in a significant deal, for publication in May 2010, by Steve Troha in his first deal at Folio Literary Management (world).
July 6, 2009
Women’s Fiction: Ciji Ware's A RACE TO SPLENDOR, along with reprint rights to ISLAND OF THE SWANS, WICKED COMPANY, A COTTAGE BY THE SEA, A LIGHT ON THE VERANDA, and MIDNIGHT ON JULIA, to Deb Werksman at Sourcebooks, by Celeste Fine (World English).
Health: Manhattan’s favorite sassy nutritionist Esther Blum's PREGNANT AND GORGEOUS and a GORGEOUS JOURNAL, again to Chronicle, with Ursula Cary editing, by Celeste Fine. (World English).
Parenting: A DREAM IS A WISH YOUR CHILD MAKES, 7 Dream Catchers to help your child strive and arrive at their wildest dreams, by Christopher B. Pearman, father and former manager to Raven-Symoné, with a foreword by Raven and an endorsement by Bill Cosby, at auction, to Chelsea King at Adams Media, by Celeste Fine. (world)
June 29, 2009
Fiction - Upmarket; Women's: German rights to Alicia Bessette’s ALL COME HOME, in a good pre-empt, to Krueger / Fischer, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Laney Katz Becker, in association with the Thomas Schlueck Agency.
Fiction – Romance: A two book deal for Tina Gerow, w/a Cassie Ryan, in which four sisters who are part of the seductive and bewitching creatures of folklore, the Incubi and Succubi, must return to their queen in hopes of escaping certain death when the appearance of a vengeful demon threatens their existence, to Kate Seaver at Berkley by Paige Wheeler.
Fiction – Romance: Linda O. Johnston’s continuation of the Alpha Wolf Series in which a female member of the super-secret military Alpha Force--comprised of shapeshifters--is deployed to Arizona to work as a doctor at a major military hospital where biohazard materials have been disappearing, possibly stolen to create biological weapons, to Allison Lyons at Harlequin Nocturne by Paige Wheeler.
Fiction: Laura DiSilverio’s SWIFT JUSTICE, a new PI series featuring two female sleuths in the vein of Cagney and Lacey meets Lisa Lutz or Stephanie Plum, to Toni Plummer at SMP/Minoatur by Paige Wheeler.
Fiction – Mystery: Killer Hair and Hostile Makeover (both of which recently debuted on Lifetime) author Ellen Byerrum’s continuation of her Lacey Smithsonian, Crimes of Fashion mystery series, in a three book deal, to Claire Zion and Sandy Harding at NAL by Paige Wheeler.
June 25, 2009
Non-fiction: Narrative: Elizabeth Letts's THE CINDERELLA HORSE, an inspirational true story from the 1950s about the special bond between a down-and-out immigrant who spent $80 to save a plow horse bound for the slaughterhouse -- and how he turned the horse, Snowman, into a championship jumper, and, in the process, won the hearts of Americans, to Danielle Perez at Ballantine, at auction, by Jeff Kleinman at Folio Literary Management (world).
June 22, 2009
Foreign: Polish rights to Emily Craig’s TEASING SECRETS FROM THE DEAD, to Znak, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Jeff Kleinman, in association with the Graal Agency.
Foreign: Turkish rights to Garth Stein's NYT bestseller THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN, to Epsilon Yayinevi., by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Jeff Kleinman, in association with Asli Karasuil Telif Haklari Ajansi.
June 14, 2009
Fiction - Upmarket; Women's: Alicia Bessette's ALL COME HOME, to Erika Imranyi at Dutton, in a preempt, in a 6-figure deal, by Laney Katz Becker. In this debut, a young widow forms an unlikely friendship with a 9 year old biracial girl, and the two embark on winning celebrity chef Polly Pinch's first annual Desserts that Warm the Soul baking contest. A tale about heartbreak, hope, healing and most of all, home — set in a fictional town in New England that features a cast of colorful locals.
June 9, 2009
Foreign: German rights to Neil White's IN THE SANCTUARY OF OUTCASTS, to Goldmann, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Jeff Kleinman, in association with the Thomas Schlueck Agency.
Foreign: Croatian rights to Garth Stein's NYT bestseller THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN, to Ljevak naklada, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Jeff Kleinman, in association with Prava i Prevodi.
Foreign: Brazilian rights to Chairman Emeritus of AOL Ted Leonsis's THE BUSINESS OF HAPPINESS, to Agir, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Laney Katz Becker and Jeff Kleinman, in association with Philip Sane at the Lennart Sane Agency.
June 3, 2009
Non-fiction: Science: Princeton professors J. Richard Gott III and Robert Vanderbei's SIZING UP THE UNIVERSE, which provides new scientific research into the massiveness of planets, stars, and galaxies using scaled maps, beautifully done photographs, and object comparisons to demonstrate actual size, from Buzz Aldrin's historic footprint to the visible universe and beyond, to Garrett Brown at National Geographic, by Jeff Kleinman at Folio Literary Management (World).
May 25, 2009
Non-Fiction - Memoir: Journalist and former Larry King Live producer Carol Ross Joynt's INNOCENT SPOUSE, a jaw-dropping debut memoir about marital secrets and financial infidelity that recounts the author's attempt to pick up the pieces of her shattered life when, after her husband's sudden death, she learns that he was under investigation by the IRS for tax fraud and, as his surviving spouse, she is responsible for repaying his debt of over $2.5 million to Suzanne O'Neill (Crown), at auction, by Laney Katz Becker, Folio Literary Management. (Canada & US)
May 21, 2009
Foreign: Complex Chinese rights to Chairman Emeritus of AOL Ted Leonsis's THE BUSINESS OF HAPPINESS, to Commonwealth, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Laney Katz Becker and Jeff Kleinman, in association with Gray Tan at The Grayhawk Agency.
May 11, 2009
Foreign: Simplified Chinese rights to Eran Katz's international bestseller JEROME BECOMES A GENIUS, to Cheers Books, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Scott Hoffman, in association with Gray Tan at the Grayhawk Agency.
Foreign: Dutch rights to June Indie Next Pick IN THE SANCTUARY OF OUTCASTS by Neil White, to Uitgeverij Scriptum, by Celeste Fine on behalf of Jeff Kleinman, in association with Philip Sane at Lennart Sane Agency.
Non-Fiction – Parenting: Frequent guest on Dr. Phil and Harvard educated lawyer Areva Martin's THE EVERYDAY ADVOCATE, which teaches parents how to be effective advocates for their children with autism, to Tracy Bernstein at NAL, in a nine-house auction, in a 6-figure deal, by Laney Katz Becker at Folio Literary Management. (World)
May 4, 2009
Foreign: Indonesian rights to Eran Katz's international bestseller JEROME BECOMES A GENIUS, to UFUK Press, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Scott Hoffman, in association with Maxima Creative Agency.
April 30, 2009
Foreign: Simplified Chinese rights to Chairman Emeritus of AOL Ted Leonsis's THE BUSINESS OF HAPPINESS, to China Citic Press, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Laney Katz Becker and Jeff Kleinman, in association with Gray Tan at The Grayhawk Agency.
April 21, 2009
Non-fiction - Advice/Relationships: Psychologist and marriage therapist Steven Craig's THE SIX MEN ALL WOMEN SHOULD MARRY, dispelling the myth that marriages fail because people change and introduces the revolutionary concept that marriages fail because people don't change, in which the author provides readers with the tools they need to grow into the many different people they need to become in order for their marriages to survive and grow, to Amanda Murray at Simon & Schuster, at auction, by Laney Katz Becker at Folio Literary Management (World).
Fiction - Thriller: Author of the New York Times bestseller OBEDIENCE Will Lavender's next literary puzzle-thriller, DOMINANCE, in which a renowned literature professor—and convicted murderer—teaches a controversial night class from his prison cell, and years later aids a former student in her desperate attempt to solve the next generation of murders as the students from the infamous night class are picked off one by one, once again to Sarah Knight at Shaye Areheart Books, by Laney Katz Becker of Folio Literary Management. (World, excl. China and Taiwan) kschulze@randomhouse.com
April 16, 2009
Health: THE RED LIGHT, GREEN LIGHT GAME PLAN: Playing with your food has never been so good for you, by Joanna Dolgoff, MD, a family nutrition and weight loss program, which enjoys a 96% success rate and categorizes foods by the colors of the traffic light, for publication February 2010, to Julie Will at Rodale, at auction, by Celeste Fine at Folio Literary Management (NA).
April 15, 2009
Non-fiction - Narrative: Jeff Deck and Benjamin Herson's THE GREAT TYPO HUNT: Changing The World, One Punctuation Error at a Time, in which two young men set off on a quest to right the wrongs of punctuation, and find more than they'd bargained for (the typos become a window into history, education, racism, and life), until they correct one error and fall onto the wrong side of the law, to Julia Pastore at Harmony, in a pre-empt, by Jeff Kleinman at Folio Literary Management (World English). Translation: Celeste Fine of Folio Literary Management.
April 14, 2009
Non-fiction - Business/Investing/Finance: Chairman Emeritus of AOL; owner of many sports teams including the Washington Capitals [NHL]; documentary film producer; philanthropist; and serial entrepreneur Ted Leonsis's THE BUSINESS OF HAPPINESS, which explains the connection between personal happiness and professional success, with contributions from major celebrities (Robert Redford, Bono, Ashley Judd, etc.), to Marji Ross at Regnery, by Laney Katz Becker and Jeff Kleinman at Folio Literary Management (NA). Rights: Celeste Fine of Folio Literary Management.
April 13, 2009
Non-fiction - Memoir: THE GHOSTS OF MISSISSIPPI author Dean Faulkner Wells' THE PILOT'S DAUGHTER: A Memoir of the Faulkners of Mississippi, in which William Faulkner's niece tells the story of growing up as the famous author's surrogate daughter, providing insights into both William and the Faulkner family which have never been published, to John Glusman at Harmony, at auction, by Jeff Kleinman at Folio Literary Management (NA). Rights: Celeste Fine at Folio Literary Management.
April 8, 2009
Foreign: UK rights to NYT bestselling fantasy series, MAGIC BITES, MAGIC BURNS, and MAGIC STRIKES, by Ilona and Gordon Andrews, writing as Ilona Andrews, to Orion Books' Gollancz imprint, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Rachel Vater.
March 30, 2009
Foreign: Simplified Chinese rights to Garth Stein's RAVEN STOLE THE MOON, to ThinKingdom, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Jeff Kleinman, in association with Gray Tan at The Grayhawk Agency.
Foreign: German rights to Lynda Simmons' supernatural novel GETTING RID OF ROSIE, at auction, by Bastian Schlueck at Schlueck Agency, in association with Celeste Fine, on behalf of Erin Niumata.
Non-fiction/Lifestyle: Mindy Pennybacker's ONE GREEN THING, an accessible green guide for everyday choices laid out in easily comprehensible format with comparisons, a la EAT THIS, NOT THAT, including a foreword by Meryl Streep, to Karyn Marcus at Thomas Dunne Books, by Jeff Kleinman at Folio Literary Management (NA).
Film Rights: Stand-up comedian Adrian Colesberry's HOW TO MAKE LOVE TO ADRIAN COLESBERRY, a purported self-help manual for the 11 women who will one day make love to the author, charting his transformation from "cowed divorcee to sexual pervert," to Film 360, the film production division of Management 360 (My Best Friend's Girl), with Ben Forkner and Daniel Rappaport (OFFICE SPACE), producing, by Jeff Kleinman at Folio Literary Management.
February 23, 2009
Food and Lifestyle: THE DIVVIES COOKBOOK by Lori Sandler, Founder and Owner of Divvies, an irresistible fun-foods company devoted to baking safe-to-eat, tasty treats for people with life-threatening allergies, at auction, to Alyse Diamond at St. Martin's Press, by Celeste Fine.
January 15, 2009
Foreign: ANZ rights to Norbert Vonnegut's financial thriller TOP PRODUCER, to Murdoch Books, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Scott Hoffman.
Foreign: French rights to Anna Campbell's CLAIMING THE COURTESAN, to J'ai Lu, by Celeste Fine, on behalf of Paige Wheeler, in association with Donatella d'Ormesson Agent Litteraire.
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