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* June 2009: Ted Leonsis, one of our country’s leading entrepreneurs and Chairman Emeritus of AOL, explains the connection between personal happiness and professional success in THE BUSINESS OF HAPPINESS. Includes contributions from celebrities and everyday people, as well as results from his Happiness Questionnaire. To Marji Ross at Regnery.
* June 2009: Princeton professors J. Richard Gott III and Robert Vanderbei's SIZING UP THE UNIVERSE, which provides new scientific research into the massiveness of planets, stars, and galaxies using scaled maps, beautifully done photographs, and object comparisons to demonstrate actual size, from Buzz Aldrin's historic footprint to the visible universe and beyond, to Garrett Brown at National Geographic, by Jeff Kleinman at Folio Literary Management (World).
* June 2009: Journalist and former Larry King Live producer Carol Ross Joynt’s jaw-dropping debut memoir, INNOCENT SPOUSE recounts her attempt to pick up the pieces of her life when, after her husband’s sudden death, she discovers that he owed the IRS more than $2.5 million, and as his surviving spouse, she’s responsible for paying the debt, to Suzanne O’Neill at Crown.
* June 2009: Alicia Bessette's ALL COME HOME, in which young widow forms an unlikely friendship with a 9 year old biracial girl, and the two embark on winning celebrity chef Polly Pinch's first annual "Desserts that Warm the Soul" baking contest, in this debut novel about heartbreak, hope, healing and most of all, home -- set in a fictional town in New England and featuring a cast of colorful locals, to Erika Imranyi at Dutton.
* May 2009: Frequent guest of Dr. Phil, co-founder of Special Needs Network, and an individual rights attorney Areva Martin’s THE EVERYDAY ADVOCATE teaches parents to become effective champions for their children with autism, to Tracy Bernstein at NAL.
* April 2009: Joanna Dolgoff, MD's THE RED LIGHT, GREEN LIGHT GAME PLAN: Playing with your food has never been so good for you, a family nutrition and weight loss program, which categorizes foods by the colors of the traffic light, to Julie Will at Rodale, at auction, for publication February 2010, by Celeste Fine at Folio Literary Management (NA).
* April 2009: Jeff Deck and Benjamin Herson's THE GREAT TYPO HUNT: Changing The World, One Punctuation Error at a Time, in which two young men set off on a quest to right the wrongs of punctuation, and find more than they'd bargained for (the typos become a window into history, education, racism, and life), until they correct one error and fall onto the wrong side of the law, to Julia Pastore at Harmony, in a pre-empt, by Jeff Kleinman at Folio Literary Management (World English).
* April 2009: New York Times Bestseller and International Bestseller Will Lavender’s DOMINANCE, a psychological thriller in which a renowned literature professor -- and convicted murderer -- teaches a controversial night class from his prison cell, and years later aids a former student in her desperate attempt to solve the next generation of murders as the students from the infamous night class are picked off one by one to Sarah Knight at Shaye Areheart Books.
* April 2009: THE GHOSTS OF MISSISSIPPI author Dean Faulkner Wells' THE PILOT'S DAUGHTER: A Memoir of the Faulkners of Mississippi, in which William Faulkner's niece tells the story of growing up as the famous author's surrogate daughter, providing insights into both William and the Faulkner family which have never been published, to John Glusman at Harmony, at auction, by Jeff Kleinman at Folio Literary Management (NA). Rights: Celeste Fine at Folio Literary Management.
* March 2009: Dr. Steven J. Craig’s THE SIX MEN ALL WOMEN SHOULD MARRY revolutionizes the way we view marriage as it identifies the six different people we need to become in order for our marriages to survive and grow to Amanda Murray at Simon and Schuster.
* March 2009: Author of Freezing Point, Karen Dionne's BOILING POINT, her second environmental thriller, in which an erupting volcano, a missing researcher, and a scheme to bring a permanent end to global warming collide, again to Natalee Rosenstein at Berkley, by Jeff Kleinman at Folio Literary Management (world).
* March 2009: Steve Duno's LAST DOG ON THE HILL, the story of a feral pup, who, born of guard dogs on a Mendocino marijuana grow, would grow up to catch rapists, foil armed robberies, teach sign language to kids, comfort dying vets, win his owner a job, and save hundreds of other dogs' lives, to Daniela Rapp at St. Martin's, for publication in spring 2010, by Jeff Kleinman at Folio Literary Management (World).
* Feb. 2009: New York nutritionist Esther Blum's SECRETS OF GORGEOUS, to Jodi Warshaw at Chronicle, by Celeste Fine at Folio Literary Management.
* Feb. 2009: Divvies bakery's founder Lori Sandler's cookbook of safe-to-eat, tasty treats for people with life-threatening allergies, to Alyse Diamond at St. Martin's, at auction, by Celeste Fine at Folio Literary Management (NA).
* Dec. 2008: Former Newsweek writer Deborah Branscum's STUFFOLA, which traces the national journey from impoverished colony to Pack Rat Nation - using both science and personal narrative, to Amy Einhorn at Amy Einhorn Books, by Jeff Kleinman of Folio Literary Management (World).
* Dec. 2008: Ski aficionado Wendy Clinch's DOUBLE BLACK, the first in her "Ski Diva" mystery series, about how a spunky young female skier finds more than she expects in a Vermont ski town, including financial intrigue, family warfare, and murder, to Marcia Markland at Thomas Dunne Books, by Jeff Kleinman of Folio Literary Management (NA).
* Dec. 2008: NYT and Wired contributor John Geoghegan's STORM FROM A CLEAR SKY: Japan's Top Secret Plan to Change the Course of WWII, the story of Japan's creation and deployment of a fleet of technologically advanced submarine aircraft carriers which came perilously close to attacking the US mainland before surrendering to a young U.S. submarine captain (a documentary written by Geoghegan will be airing in 2010), to Sean Desmond at Crown, at auction, by Jeff Kleinman of Folio Literary Management (World).
* Nov. 2008: Emmy-nominated designer and stylist David Zyla's THE COLOR OF STYLE,an empowering and playful style guide to discovering the colors, textures, fabrics, accessories, and overall look that best express who you are, to Amy Hertz at Dutton, in a very nice deal, in a pre-empt, by Celeste Fine at Folio Literary Management(World).
* Nov. 2008: Jade Teta ND, CSCS and Keoni Teta ND, L.Ac CSCS's THE NEW ME DIET, the fat loss program that replaces the traditional science of calorie-burning with the cutting-edge science of hormonal fat burning, to Caroline Sutton at Collins, in a pre-empt, in a good deal, by Celeste Fine at Folio Literary Management (NA).
* Aug. 2008: MORBID CURIOSITY Noted celebrity journalist Alan W. Petrucelli has covered some of the world’s most famous people— some right until their deaths. In Morbid Curiosity, he presents the most disturbing, unexpected, occasionally humorous, and often outright appalling details of the final exits of the rich and powerful, to Jeanette Shaw at Perigee, for publication in 2009, by Erin Niumata at Folio Literary Management.
* July 2008: Editor-in-chief of Animal Fair and a judge along with her dog Lucky on the new CBS show, "AMERICA'S GREATEST DOG," Wendy Diamond's THE 21ST CENTURY DOG LIFESTYLE GUIDE, a fun and practical book for people who want to make dogs not only part of their lives, but part of their families, to Judy Sternlight at Ballantine, in a pre-empt, by Jeff Kleinman at Folio Literary Management (NA).
* July 2008: Karen Masterson's BAD AIR: The Desperate Hunt to Cure the World's Great Scourge in WWII, a gripping account of the use and effects of malaria during World War II and the shocking truth behind the US military's experiments in search of a cure, to Alessandra Bastagli at Palgrave, by Jeff Kleinman at Folio Literary Management (world English).
* July 2008: Carol Bradley's SAVING GRACIE: How One Dog Escaped the Shadowy World of Puppy Mills, the heartwarming story of the rescue and transformation of a puppy-mill dog in a case that galvanized the animal rescue industry, to Pam Mourouzis at Howell House, by Jeff Kleinman (World).
* June 2008: Canyon Ranch fitness director Randy Raugh, MPT’s PRIME FOR LIFE: Functional Fitness for Ageless Living, one of the nation's top physical therapist's approach to keeping your boomer body feeling young and vibrant, to Nancy Hancock at Rodale, by Celeste Fine at Folio Literary Management.
* May 2008: Naseem Rakha's THE CRYING TREE (Broadway Books). Perfect for book clubs, this debut is about a woman's journey towards forgiveness, when the man on death row convicted of murdering her 15 year old son, is slated for execution. Book Expo Emerging Voices selection; Barnes & Noble Discover Great new Writers selection. To Christine Pride at Broadway Books.
* Nov. 2007: Kate Kingsbury's next book in her PENNYFOOT CHRISTMAS mystery series, to Sandy Harding at Berkley, by Paige Wheeler of Folio Literary Management.
* Oct. 2007: Sacco & Vanzetti author Bruce Watson's FLAME OF FREEDOM: The Full Story of the Freedom Summer and How it Changed America, the full story of the "Freedom Summer" of 1964 that, as much as King's 1965 Selma march, led to the Voting Rights Act that enfranchised millions of African-Americans, to Hilary Redmon at Viking, by Jeff Kleinman at Folio Literary Management (NA).
* Sept. 2007: Jim Beaver's LIFE'S THAT WAY. An exquisitely rendered memoir about love, loss and learning to live again, after the death of the actor's wife. (Jim is best known for his roles as Bobby on Supernatural and Ellsworth on HBO's Deadwood.) A Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection. To Amy Einhorn at Amy Einhorn Books.
* August 2007: Lesley Kagen's second novel LAND OF A HUNDRED WONDERS, about a brain-injured young newspaperwoman determined to prove that she is capable of solving a murder, to Ellen Edwards at NAL, by Jeff Kleinman at Folio Literary Management (NA).
* July 2007: Former Mt. Sinai emergency medicine pediatrician Dr. Lara Zibner's EVEN IF YOUR KID EATS THIS BOOK, EVERYTHING WILL STILL BE OKAY, a guide showing parents when - and when not - to take their child to the emergency room, to Natalie Kaire at Wellness Central, in a pre-empt, by Jeff Kleinman and Erin Niumata at Folio Literary Management (NA).
* July 2007: Eve Brown-Waite's FIRST COMES LOVE, THEN COMES MALARIA, a wildly funny, fish-out-of-water memoir about a pampered young woman who decides to save the world. Also a debut. To Christine Pride at Doubleday.
* July 2007: How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets author Garth Stein's THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN, a heart-wrenching but also humorous and uplifting story of the family dog's efforts to hold together a young family in the face of illness, death, and a divisive custody battle, to Jennifer Barth at Harper, at auction, for publication in June 2008, by Jeff Kleinman at Folio Literary Management.
* Feb. 2007: Will Lavender's OBEDIENCE, a smart psychological thriller set on a college campus. Fiction and reality blur in this taut debut which became a New York Times Bestseller and International Bestseller. To Sally Kim at Shaye Areheart Books.
* Nov. 2006: Christiane Jory's THE 99¢ ONLY STORE COOKBOOK, with foreword by store founder David Gold, to Jennifer Kushnier at Adams Media, by Celeste Fine at Folio Literary Management.
* Nov. 2006: Franklin House, M.D., with Ian Blake Newman's THE 30-DAY DIABETES MIRACLE: The Lifestyle Center of America Complete Plan for Preventing and Reversing Diabetes, and THE 30-DAY DIABETES MIRACLE COOKBOOK, based on the Lifestyle Center of America's residential program for combating and reversing diabetes, to John Duff at Perigee, in a good deal, by Celeste Fine at Folio Literary Management.
* July 2006: Sheila Roberts's ON STRIKE FOR CHRISTMAS, a humorous and heartwarming novel about a community of women who are tired of feeling underappreciated for the hard work they put into Christmas each year, so they say Bah Humbug! and stage a boycott, to Rose Hilliard at St. Martin's, in a two-book deal, by Paige Wheeler at Folio Literary Management.
* July 2006: Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan's THE FUG AWARDS, fashion critiques of celebrity outfits from the authors of a popular website, to Jeremie Ruby-Strauss at Simon Spotlight Entertainment, in a good deal, by Scott Hoffman at Folio Literary Management (NA).
* Sept. 2006: Author of The Widow of The South, Robert Hicks' next two books, the first the story of General John Bell Hood, who gave up his command and sacrificed everything - including ultimately his life - to make a new start in New Orleans, where he fought against poverty, racism, and some of the most deadly epidemics ever, again to Amy Einhorn at Hachette, in a major deal, by Jeff Kleinman at Folio Literary Management (world).
* May 2006: Wall Street Journal editor Steve McKee's MY FATHER'S HEART, an examination of the author's journey to avoid his father's fate (death in his 50s from a heart attack) once he learns he shares his father's genetic disposition for heart problems, to Marnie Cochran at Da Capo, for publication in Fall 2007, by Jeff Kleinman at Folio Literary Management (world).
*Feb. 2006: Journalist and naturalist Holly Menino's DARWIN'S FOXES & MY COYOTE, examining how humans encroach on wildlife habits, and the scientific breakthroughs that drive the conservation movement, to Boyd Zenner at University of Virginia Press, by Jeff Kleinman at Folio Literary Management (NA).
*Feb. 2006: Marti Barletta's PRIME TIME WOMEN, follow-up book to Marketing to Women, to Karen Murphy at Dearborn, in a two-book deal, by Jeff Kleinman at Folio Literary Management (world).
