- Afghan siege account to Transworld
Doug Young at Bantam Press has won an auction for 52 Days: The Siege at Sangin by James Fergusson.
- Pakistani President Sells His Story
One of the world's most influential men in the war on terror has just inked a deal to publish his memoirs. Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf ......
- U.S. URGES PAKISTAN TO RESPECT FREE PRESS
The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad has urged the Pakistani government to end its crackdown on the country's press, according to United Press International.
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Blake and Searle get strict on Jordan biog ......
- Line Of Fire
The booming beat of the crime drama goes on with a series based in the midsized metropolis of Richmond, Va. In this case, size doesn't ......
- Besson Crazy For 'madman' Book
Luc Besson and his Seaside Prods. have paid an estimated mid-six against high-six figures for Simon Winchester's unpublished novel "The Professor and the Madman." ......
- Bloomsbury buys Soviet reassessment
Bill Swainson at Bloomsbury has bought at auction The Furies Unleashed: The Soviet People at War (1941-45) by historian Steven Merritt Miner.
- Rehme Goes To 'war' With Cain
Independent producer Robert Rehme has made a high six-figure deal for the feature film rights to Jeff Rovin's soon-to-be published thriller novel "St. War." ......
- Katz's 'geeks' Is Popular At Nl
It looks as though America Online's merger with Time Warner may have already had an effect on New Line Cinema. The Time Warner division has ......
- Meet Gilda, teenage psychic
Emily Thomas at Hodder has bought UK rights in two books in a new US series about a 14-year-old who uses her special powers to ......
- Harris Thriller Booked
Warner Bros. has optioned film rights to Robert Harris' Cold War thriller "Archangel" for Mel Gibson and Bruce Davey's Icon Prods. in a deal worth ......
- 2 Batty Barrys Book 'vespers'
The two Barrys -- Sonnenfeld and Josephson -- have swooped into the publishing world with Touchstone to acquire a 15-page book proposal called "Vespers." ......
- Fl Picks 'wife' For Anderson
Fine Line Features has tied the knot on a deal to bring Meg Wolitzer's 2003 novel "The Wife" to the big screen for writer-helmer Jane ......
- In the Line of Fire: How to Handle Tough Questions ...
When it Counts.
In the Line of Fire: How to Handle Tough Questions ... When it Counts. By Jerry Weissman. Pearson/Prentice Hall, 185 pages. $24.95. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Set ......
- Salter Reloads 'hunters' Saga
More than four decades after the first film version of his novel "The Hunters" hit the screen, James Salter is scripting a more faithful retelling ......