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News 19 September 2006
New Acquisition:
Mainstream is delighted to have acquired world rights to CONDOR BLUES by Mark Nicol. Described as 'Bravo Two Zero meets Trainspotting', it is the true story of young soldiers recruited from some of the UK's toughest cities, whose mission was to train 900 members of the Iraqi Civil Defence Corps - a corrupt rabble of insurgents who have been known to turn guns on their instructors. These sex-crazed, hyped-up boy soldiers were shot at, shot each other, overdosed on Viagra, paraded naked, stole weapons and at one point set fire to their camp. It is a visceral, uncensored account of soldiering in the world's most hostile territory - essential reading for anyone who wants the real story behind the propaganda on Iraq. Mainstream will publish in March 2007.
Rights Sales:
Our Spring lead title for 2007, SINCE I WAS A PRINCESS, has been sold, sight unseen, to Record in Brazil. They have also bought rights to Jacqueline Pascarl's original memoir, ONCE I WAS A PRINCESS.
We are delighted to have sold KITCHEN CON to Arcade in the US and Wiley in Canada. The two will publish simultaneously.
NO ONE TAKES MY CHILDREN has just been sold to Piemme Edizione in Italy
Serial rights deals are coming in thick and fast. THE DENIABLE AGENT, EDDIE TURNBULL and STRICTLY NO! will be serialised in daily national tabloids this month.
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Publicity
In addition to serial in a prominent daily, STRICTLY NO! will be the subject of a major feature in ESQUIRE for which Simon will write about the emasculation of men. He has also been asked to speak at the Conservative Party Conference by FOREST (the pro-choice smoking organisation).
KITCHEN CON was reviewed in the Mail on Sunday. It got three stars. The Times Magazine are reviewed it on 16 September and The London Newspaper will review it on Tuesday 19 September.
Trevor has already been interviewed on BBC Radio 4 and UK TV Food.
Magazine coverage is confirmed for a number of our lead Autumn titles. ICE and FRONT will be interviewing Frank Kane, author of IN THE SHADOW OF PAPILLON. ZOO will be interviewing Graham Johnson about FOOTBALL AND GANGSTERS.
FHM will be interviewing Colin Berry (THE DENIABLE AGENT) for their 'A Day in the Life Of' section and PICK ME UP will be interviewing Colin's wife, Alison, in their 'The Woman Behind the Man' section out 2 November.
ESQUIRE are doing us proud with features confirmed on NEWCASTLE UNITED: FIFTY YEARS OF HURT, WHO OWNS THE WORLD and STRICTLY NO!
Events:
The launch of THE BBBC BOXING YEARBOOK 2007 will take place at Number One Piccadilly (formerly the London Pavilion) during the Lonsdale International Sporting Club Fayre on Saturday 21st October. The Fayre starts at 2:00pm and finishes at 6:00pm. Books will be available to purchase on the night with Barry Hugman signing copies. The Fayre is geared towards sports collectors and fans and advertisements are already being posted in Boxing News.
The Exposure Gallery on Little Portland Street will be holding an exhibition of Terry O'Neill's photographs including quotes from THE FASHION OF FOOTBALL by Paolo Hewitt and Mark Baxter from Monday 2 - Friday 27 October. Monday - Friday 9.30-6.30pm
And Finally...
The promotion of SATURDAY NIGHT FOREVER, THE STORY OF DISCO, first published in 1999 really is going on forever.
Last month there was a major party in Paris described by co-author, Jussi Kantonen as 'total delirium, 650- people-long waiting line outside until five in the morning, sauna-like heat.
In other words, massive success!'