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News 20 July 2005
New Acquisition
Mainstream is delighted to have acquired rights to ROSSLYN AND THE GRAIL by Mark Oxbrow and Ian Robertson. Tens of millions of people worldwide were exposed to the mystery of Rosslyn Chapel in Dan Brown's blockbuster novel The Da Vinci Code, and hundreds of thousands have since travelled to Edinburgh to marvel at its magnificent carvings and to wonder if some fabulous treasure lies buried beneath its medieval walls. The astonishing story of Rosslyn brings together a host of famous figures from history and legend, including Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, King Arthur, Merlin the Wizard, Sir Gawain, Alexander the Great, William Wallace, King Robert the Bruce, Mary Queen of Scots and Joan of Arc. Pseudo-history writers, Grail seekers and conspiracy theorists claim that the secret history of the Holy Bloodline of Christ, the Ark of the Covenant, the Lost Gospels of Christ, the embalmed head of Jesus and the legendary treasure of the Knights Templar are all buried under Rosslyn Chapel. But what is the truth? Did the Templars really escape to Scotland? Does the enchanted White Lady of Rosslyn actually guard the Holy Grail? Was Rosslyn Chapel built to hide the Treasure of the Temple of Jerusalem? After 500 years shrouded in mystery and legend, the true story of the chapel, the castle and the Knights of the Round Table is revealed. With material culled from Dark Age and medieval sources, this startling book holds the key to the mystery of Rosslyn. Mark Oxbrow and Ian Robertson have researched, written and lectured internationally on the history and legends of Rosslyn and King Arthur for over ten years. They have contributed to numerous British and American TV and DVD documentaries, bestselling books, magazines and press articles, and are widely acknowledged as 'Rosslyn experts'. World rights are available. If you would like to see a manuscript please contact karen.brodie@mainstreampublishing.com
Rights
We are thrilled to announce that the Spanish world rights for PICKING THE BONES were bought by Editorial Critica c/o Elizabeth Atkins of ACER Agency.
Publicity
Neil Doyle's TERROR TRACKER is particularly pertinent at the moment. In this book the author predicted the terrorist attacks in London. Neil's expert knowledge on terrorism has assisted the media with their coverage of the recent bombings. He appeared as a consultant on the BBC's Panorama, NBC News and for The Sun, he was interviewed for ITV's London Tonight and ITV News and supplied video footage for Newsnight on the BBC. Neil's second book TERROR BASE UK will be published in January.
Another title receiving a great amount of interest is THE TROUBLE WITH ISLAM TODAY. On a visit to the UK last week author Irshad Manji appeared on Newsnight, Richard and Judy, BBC Breakfast, BBC World Service News, The Sunday Times, The Victoria Derbyshire Show on BBC Five Live and The Jeremy Vine Show on BBC Radio 2. The paperback is now being 'rush published' next week.
Mainstream titles feature four times in the 50 Best Football Books Ever in the August edition of Four Four Two. THE FASHION OF FOOTBALL by Paolo Hewitt and Mark Baxter is at number 50, THE MAVERICKS by Rob Steen at 39, THE GREATEST FOOTBALLER YOU NEVER SAW: THE ROBIN FRIDAY STORY by Paolo Hewitt and Paul McGuigan made it to number 32 and THE GLORY GAME by Hunter Davies is placed at number 11.
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Events
Throughout September Peter Mortimer is scheduled to give readings from his book COOL FOR QAT which will be published in August. The readings will take place on:
Sunday, 4 September in Customs House Arts Centre, South Sheilds at 7.30pm.
Tuesday, 13 September in Paper Treasures Book Shop, Whitley Bay at 7.30pm.
Thursday, 29 September in Hatton Gallery, Newcastle-on-Tyne at 7.30pm.
And Finally...
Fantastic sales for the hilarious ROCK AND ROLL MOUNTAINS by Graham Forbes means that the book has remained in the top 20 Climbing and Mountaineering titles on Amazon.co.uk since it was published in April.