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Mainstream Publishing Newsletter
July 2010
In this issue . . .
New Acquisition: Dear Joan. Love Letters from the Second World War by Tony Ross and Joan Charles
Mainstream is delighted to have acquired world rights to Dear Joan: Love Letters from the Second World War by Tony Ross and Joan Charles. A touching love story and fascinating social history, of life both in the UK during war time deprivation, and overseas experiencing new cultures and indeed climates as a member of the airforce. The book is a unique series of letters between a young airman, Tony Ross, and a girl, Joan Charles, whom he met briefly in England before he was posted abroad during the Second World War. Through these letters, the book traces the development of their relationship from friendship to deep love, which resulted in their marrying as soon as Tony returned from the war years after their correspondence
Take A Seat has been sold to Lyons Press in the US.
House By The Dvina has been sold to BBC Audiobooks.
An A to Z of the Occult, An A to Z of Ancient Egypt, An A to Z of Atlantis and An A to Z of King Arthur and the Holy Grail have all been sold to Talent Publishing in France.
The End of Time has been sold to Noriu Books in Lithuania.
Two fantastic serial deals were agreed this month:
Savage! The Robbie Savage Autobiography by Robbie Savage will be serialised by The Daily Mirror 2 - 4 August
Fifty Years on the Street: My Life with Ken Barlow by William Roache will be serialised in News of the World. Dates to be confirmed but likely to be 19 and 26 September, prior to publication in October
Martha Long continues to dominate the Irish bestseller lists. Her latest book, Ma, It's A Cold Aul Night and I'm Lookin for a Bed has been in the Irish Times bestseller list for the past few weeks, including several appearances in the top spot.
Hooked by Clare Gee is doing extremely well in the general trade with particularly strong sales through travel outlets ensuring continued presence in the bestseller list.
Internationally, James Bailey's Man, Interrupted is No.14 in the Los Angeles Times paperback non-fiction chart.
Great publicity for Car Trouble, Wensley Clarkson's funny, moving and poignant memoir about his very unique childhood in '50s and '60s London. On Saturday, the Guardian ran a piece written by Wensley in their Family section, and devoted a 2-page spread to it. Then on Monday, Wensley was in a BBC studio again for a 15-minute interview with BBC Radio Scotland's MacAulay & Co with Fred MacAulay. This is all further to the great reviews the book has already had in the Daily Mail, who said, 'this lovely, funny book captures perfectly the flavour of Sixties England, an emptier and wilder place than it is today' and the Daily Express who called it, 'a compilation of - - stories from a forgotten era that might not be, ahem, always entirely law-abiding, but are always entertaining.' Diary stories also appeared in the Daily Mail and The Independent, and Wensley also gave interviews on numerous BBC regional radio stations, including BBC Radio London's Late Show.
Clare Gee, author of Hooked, made her TV debut on 24 June, with her appearance on ITV1's This Morning. Her interview lasted a full 15 minutes, click here to read the full article. Well done, Clare -- you were fantastic!
Great coverage also for Dominic Gill's debut, Take A Seat, which got a 4-star review in the News of the World, who said that it was 'life-affirming stuff', and another great one in Wanderlust magazine, who advised readers to 'ride along without the hassle of pedalling'.
And another lovely review for Dog Days in Andalucia, this time in bestselling women's monthly magazine Woman & Home. They called the book a 'touching true story.'
Steven McLaughlin will be appearing at Waterstone's in Preston, Carlisle and Southport throughout July. Steven has just launched his new website where you can get more information.
Looking forward to next month and the launch of Savage! by Robbie Savage. Robbie will be doing book signings throughout August, dates to be confirmed.
Also the Edinburgh International Book Festival starts on 14 August, more details on all of these events and more in our August newsletter.
Congratulations to Rights Assistant, Katie Robinson, who this month has bought her first house in the wilds of the Scottish countryside and a dog, Buster.
