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News 2 March 2005
Mainstream is delighted to have acquired world rights to MAN INTERRUPTED by Jim Bailey, the true story of one man's experiences as a sufferer of severe Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). The manuscript has already received praise from no less than Mel Brooks who writes:
'I love James Bailey's book. Right from the first page, I was riveted by his compelling honest account of that intense part of his life. Jim is a real old fashioned dyed-in-the-wool storyteller. The book is fraught with wonderfully unique encounters, a lot of pain, a lot of humour and a lot of soul-satisfying truth. I read it in one sitting and I recommend it to anyone and everyone.'
Among Bailey's many compulsions were a fear of germs and a physical aversion to drug addicts. After a period of desperately trying to cope with his illness, he eventually found himself in Boston's McLean Hospital, the most famous psychiatric hospital in the world. The myriad methods of treatment included trips to Harvard Square to meet and greet the homeless and the drug addicts that gathered there. However, while working on his existing disorders at Harvard Square, he developed yet another obsession: this time for Asian women. This, together with the fact that he was housed with around 20 other mental patients, meant that Jim's condition did not improve as quickly as expected. He was eventually discharged from McLean's and as he embarked upon his new OCD-free life, he began to write the story of his experiences.
MAN INTERRUPTED is the thought-provoking account of Jim Bailey's unique and often hilarious journey. Bill Campbell acquired world rights for Mainstream from Patrick Hughes of the Tri-Hughes Entertainment Group in Los Angeles. It will be one of our lead titles at the London Book Fair. For further information contact Fiona.brownlee@mainstreampublishing.com
Following
an interview on ITN's main evening news bulletin and features in the Daily
Mail and Zoo magazine, TERROR TRACKER author Neil Doyle
has been interviewed by BBC's Newsnight for a piece on terrorism. Mainstream
has just signed a new book by Neil Doyle, details of which will be revealed
at the London Book Fair.
Serial
deals concluded this week include CUT-THROAT, The Vicious
Life of Rod McLean - Mercenary, Drug Baron and MI5 Front Man by Wayne Thallon
to a national tabloid.
Tod Volpe, author of FRAMED, was in London from the 16th-25th February working on the New Line film 'Finding Jackson Pollock'. Harry Moses (producer of '60 Minutes') is directing the movie, which will be a theatrical release, scheduled for September 2005.
Wordsworth Books in Camberwell, London, are hosting an event for THE
FASHION OF FOOTBALL on Wednesday 9th March between 6.30pm and 8pm. Paolo Hewitt
will be reading from the book with moral support provided by his co-author
Mark Baxter.
And Finally...
At nearly 8 months pregnant Marketing and Rights Director, Fiona Brownlee, will be blocking the aisles at the London Book Fair. A true professional, she has timed her maternity leave to begin in April after her London follow up and conclude on the first day of the Frankfurt Book Fair. In her absence Karen Brodie will be attending the BEA in New York. Fiona can be contacted at Mainstream until Tuesday 19th April (due date 26th April), thereafter contact Karen.brodie@mainstreampublishing.com with any rights queries.