News 2 July 2003

The HOMELAND sale to Routledge in New York has been confirmed. They have bought US and Canadian rights.

In the last week we have also had two Italian offers, one for HOMELAND and the other for MASTERMINDS OF TERROR. A deal for Japanese rights for MASTERMINDS also looks imminent.

Following David Beckham's signing with Real Madrid and PR tour of Japan, Beckham books are getting a lot of interest. WHITE STORM, 100 Years of Real Madrid, by Phil Ball will be updated to include the Beckham move there and ENGLAND'S EASTENDERS, From Bobby Moore to David Beckham, by Richard Lewis has an exclusive interview and includes Beckham's first ever press interview when he was 15.

TEN GOLDEN RULES is proving popular in Eastern Europe. Following a deal with Hungary last month we have now sold it to Latvia.

FOR ALL THOSE LEFT BEHIND which was longlisted for the William Hill sports book of the year 2002 and shortlisted for the Ladbrokes/National Sporting Association best new writer of the year 2003 has now been shortlisted for the Angling Writers Association book of the year 2003 which will be awarded in October.

Les McKeown, former front man of the Bay City Rollers, is doing his first Scottish interview and cover story for Spectrum - Scotland on Sunday. Alan McGee will be hosting a launch for his autobiography SHANG A LANG at the Notting Hill Arts Club in October.

Product magazine has been relaunched celebrating arts, literature and music. It includes an investigation into the enduring appeal of the Bay City Rollers with details that SHANG A LANG is imminent.

FRAMED has had a wonderful review from a US arts magazine:
'one of the most revealing and useful books about the art world that has been published since Robert Lacey's classic Sotheby's: Bidding for Class. Like the latter, Framed is one these books that deserve the epithet "delightfully scandalous." It is also a cautionary tale of greed and stupidity that will make you think twice about ever again entering an antiques store alone and unarmed.'

Emma Tennant, author of TED AND SYLVIA, is going to be interviewed in the Saturday Telegraph Magazine shortly in their Flashback feature. There will be a review of TED AND SYLVIA in the Mail on Sunday next weekend.

The Guardian, Telegraph, Daily Mail are interested in taking extracts from THE BARNSLEY WHALE by Steve Deput.

Colm Keane, author of GAELIC FOOTBALL'S TOP 20, is confirmed for the Marian Finucan Show - RTE 1 for the first week in September, and the radio series on RTE1- called Gaelic Football's Top 20, will coincide with publication.

And Finally...

Our best wishes to Marketing and Rights Assistant Lianne Harvey who was rushed to hospital on Sunday night. She is now on the mend and we hope that she will be back in the office soon.