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News 8 February 2002FORTHCOMING TITLES:
'This is a courageous and moving account of growing up in the most unfortunate of circumstances, told without any bitterness or self-pity. It's also an uplifting story about refusing to give up on your dreams or letting your spirit be crushed by the cruel, arbitrary blows that fate can deal out. Above all, it will serve as an inspiration to loads of people who've had a similar background to Paolo.' For more information about THE LOOKED AFTER KID see the forthcoming titles section of the web site.
For more information about the book e-mail webenquiries@mainstreampublishing.com |
SERIAL / EXTRACT RIGHTS: TERROR ON THE PITCH continues to garner an enormous amount of
interest both in terms of foreign rights, home sales and serialisation
rights. We have already received a five figure bid from a leading tabloid
for extract rights and is huge. We have a first 5 figure bid in
from a leading tabloid, and a bidding war is about to ensue! For further information on all the above titles please browse the 'forthcoming titles' section of the web site which can be found by pressing the AUTHORS. RIGHTS or BOOKSELLERS buttons on the homepage. And Finally...Readers of the tabloid press will be aware that Jordan (known primarily for her enormous assets and minimal clothing) is planning to give birth live on the internet to promote her web site. You will be relieved that I have no intention of doing anything similar to promote the Mainstream site when I give birth in July! Best wishes |
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Irvine
Welsh has now read the manuscript for THE LOOKED AFTER KID
by Paolo Hewitt to be published in May. We are delighted that he
shares our enthusiasm for the book and has taken the time to supply the
following quote for the jacket:
When
we published PERFECTION SHE DANCES by Robert H Davies last year
Howard Marks supplied a quote which was used on the press releases but
missed the jacket. Later this year the book is being published as a £7.99
paperback under the new title of PRISONER 13498, A TRUE STORY OF LOVE,
DRUGS AND JAIL IN MODERN CHINA. This time the Howard Marks quote will
be on the cover!
We
have just signed a beautifully written memoir by John Andrews with David
Smith of the Annette Green Authors' Agency. FOR ALL THOSE LEFT BEHIND
is a universal tale of what happens to people after they've suffered a
loss set in the world of memory and imagination, but also in the world
of the fisherman. Andrews had an unusual introduction to Mainstream. We
first met when Mainstream were publishing THE GREATEST FOOTBALLER YOU
NEVER SAW about Robin Friday and John was marketing a CD about Robin
Friday with the more rock'n'roll title of MAN DON'T GIVE A FUCK by the
Super Furry Animals. At that time he was Marketing Manager for Creation
Records. When Creation was bought by Sony, Andrews was courted throughout
the music industry and told he could walk into any job he wanted. Instead
he confounded the expectations of colleagues and friends by spending the
next eighteen months writing this book. It will be published in Fall 2002.
We
have also just had our first bid in for THE FILTH. Again,
because of it's sensational content we expect a lengthy bidding war.