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News 7 January 2005
Mainstream
is delighted to have acquired the rights to SAUDI BABYLON written
by Sandy Mitchell who was imprisoned and tortured in Saudi Arabia and Mark
Hollingsworth, an investigative journalist, who puts Sandy's experience
at the hands of the Saudi and British governments into context. It combines
an intense human interest story with a much broader comment on the hypocrisy
of fundamentalism. In this secret history of Saudi Arabia Hollingsworth
describes how post September 11th the Saudi authorities prevented the FBI
questioning the families of the hijackers (15 out of 19 were Saudi) and
reveals how the Saudi Royals funded Islamic insurrection abroad in order
to protect themselves at home. Mainstream control world rights and will
publish in May 2005. For further information contact fiona.brownlee@mainstreampublishing.com
In
the final days of 2004 rights deals were still being finalised. We can
now confirm that North American rights for FLYING CROOKED by
Elizabeth Gabriel have been sold to Greystone Books in Canada. We have
also sold Brazilian rights to 
RONALDO,
The Journey of a Genius by James Mosley to Versus. Portuguese rights (Portugal
only) have already been sold to Ulisseia by our sub agents, ACER.
We have also had an offer from India for THE NATURE DOCTOR by Dr Alfred Vogel.
World rights are still available for TERROR TRACKER by 'cyber journalist' Neil Doyle. We will be publishing in B-format in May 2005 and have just gathered some marvellous reviews, which will be going on the jacket:
'Neil
Doyle has pioneered a new and vital form of internet-based investigative
journalism which has enabled him to penetrate the dark heart of online
fundamentalism.'
Adam Nathan, Sunday Times
'Neil Doyle is the finest investigator of the shady world of terror we
have today. He is an inspiration.'
Neil Chandler, Daily Star Sunday
'I suggest Doyle sends a copy of his forthcoming book, Terror Tracker,
to MI5.'
Sue Carroll, Daily Mirror
'This book could not be more timely... a gripping look at the greatest
threat to international stability since the Cold War.'
The Herald
We
were delighted to see THE REAL MACKAY featured at No.5
in the list of Best Selling Sports Books of 2005 published in The Independent
on 3 January 2005.
Other Mainstream books making headlines in the New Year include MR NASTY, PLAYING AWAY and GANGSTERS AND GOODFELLAS. MR NASTY was featured in BBC TV documentary, Drugland, on Tuesday 4 January at 9pm. MR NASTY is also the subject of a four page feature in the current (February) issue of 'Front' magazine and the author has been approached by BBC TV's Heaven and Earth Show to do an interview. PLAYING AWAY was extracted in THE SUNDAY SPORT on 9 January 2005 and an extract from GANGSTERS AND GOODFELLAS will appear in NUTS magazine on 12 January 2005.
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ESSEX
BOYS by Bernard O'Mahoney is one of Mainstream's all time bestsellers.
It looks set to get another boost with the news that the case of the
men convicted of the infamous 'Essex Boys' murders is to be referred
to the Court of Appeal. Michael Steele and Jack Whomes were convicted
at the Old Bailey in January 1998 of the murders of gangsters Pat Tate,
Tony Tucker and Craig Rolfe after a trial lasting more than four months. 
The
gangland shootings were later turned into a film starring Sean Bean.
Bernard O'Mahoney's latest book HATELAND will be published
in April 2005.
And Finally...
The Publicity department at Mainstream are raking the awards in this year. Close on the heels of Lindsay Farquharson being made Publicist of the Year by www.parallel.net we have received a certificate from Communications magazine awarding Mainstream Service and Support Acknowledgement 2004.