News 18 October 2002

Publicity

Len Murray, author of THE PLEADER (184018 6429) had a double page spread in last weekend's Sunday Post. This Wednesday Len Murray is on Midweek.

IN SEARCH OF PIRATES (184018 5694) is extracted in the Autumn/ Winter edition of CNN Traveller. This is a glossy magazine with a huge circulation, it's published in the US too.

Extract and interview in the Sunday Telegraph this week and next for FRAMED by Tod Volpe. The book is published on the 31st of October. The Independent are interviewing Tod to run in the next fortnight.

OMAN had a piece run in the Peterborough column of the Telegraph and the Evening Standard have run a double page spread this week.

HOMELAND

The eagerly awaited title, HOMELAND, by Nick Ryan (184018 4655) has been postponed until February next year. We have had a huge amount of interest in this title from foreign publishers. If you would like to see a copy of the manuscript to consider foreign rights please email me lianne.harvey@mainstreampublishing.com.

New Titles Just Signed

LES McKEOWN'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY, the title of which is still to be decided, is being published in Spring 2003. With a foreword by Irvine Welsh this is the no holds barred account of the rise, and fall, of the Bay City Rollers. The world's first ever boy band consistently reached number one all over Europe and in North America, selling an estimated one hundred and twenty million records. In Japan the band were bigger than the Beatles. It offers more than other books in this genre by providing a fascinating insight into the less savoury aspects of the music industry. Foreign rights are available, contact lianne.harvey@mainstreampublishing.com or for serial or extract rights contact sharon.atherton@mainstreampublishing.com.

THE SPY'S DAUGHTER by Corrine Souza is also published in Spring 2003. This is the story of Britain's Secret Intelligence Services (SIS) as told from the unique perspective of a senior SIS spy's daughter. The author breaks the last taboo of British espionage, namely, the impact Crown Service can have on a spy's family. She takes the reader from the murder of the 'Boy King' of Iraq (1958) through to an SIS fiasco prior to the Gulf War, concluding with SIS attempts to silence her (1994-2001).

BOOK SIGNINGS

Peter Osgood signing session at Sportspages, Caxton Walk, 94-96 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0JG on 7 November from 12.30-2pm.

BALI

Our thoughts and prayers are with the friends and family of Jodie O'Shea, formerly of Pan Macmillan Australia, who was killed in Bali last week.