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News 17 December 2004
Mainstream
is delighted to have acquired rights to JOHNNY CASH: THE
SONGS edited by Don Cusic. Johnny Cash's voluminous recordings
rank as some of the best in country music history. His songs tell
stories - in his unmistakable tragicomic voice - that
most writers can't tell in 500 pages: stories of hope, despair,
vengeance, lust, God, greed, violence, repentance and love. JOHNNY
CASH: THE SONGS is an unprecedented collection of lyrics penned
by Cash throughout a career which spanned six decades. It confirms
Cash's legendary status as an icon in music and excellently demonstrates
why he is now regarded by many as one of the world's greatest poets.
Don Cusic is one of the foremost writers on country music. He lives
in Nashville. Bill Campbell at Mainstream bought UK and Commonwealth
(excluding Canada) from Blake Freidman. Publication will be June
2005 and the ISBN will be 1840189932. For further information contact Fiona.brownlee@mainstreampublishing.com
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Still on the rights front Mainstream is delighted to be able to confirm five new Italian deals. Hobby and Work will be publishing HITLER'S BASTARD, IN HITLER'S BUNKER and three titles by health guru Jan de Vries - MENSTRUAL AND PRE MENSTRUAL TENSION, MOTHER AND CHILD and PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH.
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Negotiations were handled by Mainstream sub agent, Piergiorgio Nicolazzini. Following last weeks news that we have sold Portuguese rights to RONALDO we have also had an offer for Brazilian rights with several other publishers also interested.
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Mainstream has been doing well in the Christmas round ups in the national press. The Independent's article entitled 'Looking for a Christmas stocking-filler?' (14/11/04) in which writers select their favourite sports book of the last year included no less than seven Mainstream titles! Books included were BALLS, PLAYING AWAY, THE GAFFTA AWARDS, THE FASHION OF FOOTBALL, UP AND OVER, DRAGONS AND ALL BLACKS and THE REAL FOOTBALLERS' WIVES.
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Meanwhile
The Guardian's Sports Book of the Year article, entitled 'Read
It and Keep It', featured DRAGONS AND ALL BLACKS, UP AND
OVER, ROCK OF GIBRALTAR and the rugby league chapter on
St. Helens featured in Charles Nevin's LANCASHIRE, WHERE
WOMEN DIE OF LOVE!
Still on Christmas round ups, Julie Burchill selected THE TROUBLE WITH ISLAM by Irshad Manji in The Times Celebrity Choices (11/12/04) and Joanna Lumley described Charles Nevin's LANCASHIRE, WHERE WOMEN DIE OF LOVE as 'an absolute joy....an admirable, engaging portrait.'
The
long awaited feature film based on FRAMED seems
to be finally getting off the ground. Tod Volpe is working with
US TV host, Montel Williams, to develop the movie. Montel will
be paying the role of the 'art cop'. Michael Lindsay Hogg ('Brideshead
Revisited' and 'Let It Be') will be directing. Marc Kristal who
wrote the foreword for the book will be writing the screenplay.
Three major studios are currently interested in the project. FRAMED
is published by Mainstream in the UK and ECW in North America.
Translation rights are still available. For further information
contact Fiona.brownlee@mainstreampublishing.com
And Finally...
'The Peckham Beckham', fashion-conscious Millwall footballer Darren
Ward, was photographed with authors Paolo Hewitt and Mark Baxter
to celebrate publication of their book,
Pictured L-R: Paolo Hewitt, Darren Ward, Mark Baxter at Milwall
FC