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News 4 April 2005
Mainstream is delighted to have acquired world rights to UNLOCKING THE SOLOMON KEY by Simon Cox. Author of the bestseller, CRACKING THE DA VINCI CODE, Cox's new book will tie in with publication of Dan Brown's forthcoming novel, THE SOLOMON KEY. Cox is the editor-in-chief of Phenomena, the magazine devoted to challenging dogmas, orthodoxies and half-truths. He has also worked as a researcher for some of the leading names in the alternative-history field, including Robert Bauval, David Rohl and Graham Hancock. CRACKING THE DA VINCI CODE was published in 13 countries including US (Sterling), UK (Michael O'Mara), France (Le Grand Livre du Mois), Japan (PHP), Korea (Yumen), Sweden (Wahlstroms), Greece (Esoptron), Netherlands (Forum), Portugal (Publicacoes Europa-America), Spain (EDAF), Australia (Harper Collins) and Brazil (Bertrand). He aims to deliver a manuscript within two weeks of THE SOLOMON KEY appearing on the shelves and Mainstream will publish as soon as possible after that. Bill Campbell at Mainstream bought world rights from Robert Kirby at PFD.
Rights Deals
We have already sold ANZ rights for a substantial six figure sum following a fast and furious auction immediately after the London Book Fair. All of the major publishers were involved but the victor was Pan Macmillan who will be publishing UNLOCKING THE SOLOMON KEY in Australia and New Zealand to coincide with the UK edition. We anticipate auctioning US rights before the end of April. For further information about world rights please contact fiona.brownlee@mainstreampublishing.com
In
the last week we have also accepted offers from Euromedia in the Czech
Republic for both ONCE I WAS A PRINCESS and 
NO
ONE TAKES MY CHILDREN. ONCE I WAS A PRINCESS which was originated
by Pan Macmillan in Australian has now been sold by Mainstream to Germany,
Holland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Turkey and Bulgaria.
NO ONE TAKES MY CHILDREN has been sold to Holland, Sweden and Australia. Closing dates for US offers is Friday 8th April so e-mail fiona.brownlee@mainstreampublishing.com if you would like me to e-mail the manuscript to you.
Serial rights are also doing well. SAUDI BABYLON has been sold to a leading national paper for a substantial five figure sum to be followed by an interview in a national broadsheet. Serialisation of CUT-THROAT will appear in a national tabloid between 1 May and 15 May.
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Publicity
RING
OF HATE was reviewed in The Times Weekend Review on Saturday
26 March, The Sunday Times on Sunday 27 March and in The Sunday Tribune
(Dublin) on Sunday 20 March. This Morning have confirmed they will
interview the author of KATHY'S STORY, Kathy O'Beirne
at the end of May. David Stenhouse has been commissioned to write
an 1800-word article on HOW THE SCOTS TOOK OVER LONDON for
Saga Magazine (circ. 1,239,221). It will appear in their April issue.
TIME MAGAZINE have interviewed Armin Lehmann, co-author of IN HITLER'S BUNKER, for their special edition on the end of World War II coming out in May.
Kevin
Mervin, author of WEEKEND WARRIOR was interviewed on THE
WORRICKER PROGRAMME, BBC RADIO 5 LIVE and THE MIKE MENDOZA SHOW, TALKSPORT
on Sunday, 3 April.
Film / TV
Author Dougie Brimson tells us that HOOLIGANS took both the top prizes in the narrative competition at the S&SW Film Festival in Texas. News of a release date in the US and the UK will follow but we expect it to hit the screens in August.
News
from Peter Mortimer, author of the forthcoming COOL FOR QAT is
that the BBC are networking a major series called Coast this Summer which
will feature the Yemeni seamen's riots in South Shields in 1930 featured
in the book. Mortimer has acted as adviser on the programme and is credited.
Transmission should coincide with the Edinburgh Book Festival at which
he is appearing.
And Finally...
Brian Mears has been busy promoting CHELSEA -The 100 Year History. He was invited to a party of 100 Famous Chelsea personalities to celebrate the forming of the club by his grandfather.
Brian met Roman Abramovich and Jose Mourinho. Other famous guests at the party were Terry Venables, George Graham, Vialli, Ruud Gullit and Dennis Wise. Celebs included Gordon Ramsay, Claudia Schiffer and Bernie Ecclestone.