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Janet Evanovich Makes New Deal At RH

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday July 26, 2010 @ 11:27am PDTTags: Book Publishing, Janet Evanovich, Janet Evanovich Book Deal, Peter Evanovich, Random House, St. Martin's Press, Stephanie Plum
Mike Fleming

Janet Evanovich, the bestselling author of the Stephanie Plum bounty hunter series, is moving from St. Martin’s Press to a new 4-book deal for world rights at the Random House Publishing Group. The first title will be published next year under the Ballantine Bantam Dell imprint. Deadline revealed that despite being St. Martin’s biggest fiction author, Evanovich and her agent/son Peter got turned down by the publisher when they asked $50 million for four more books. Interestingly, Evanovich started her book career at Bantam, part of RHPG. Peter Evanovich shopped the deal hard last week. I’m not sure how close he got to that magic $50 million number…

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Halle Berry Fits ‘Shoe Addicts Anonymous’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday July 21, 2010 @ 5:28pm PDTTags: Books, Galgos Entertainment, Halle Berry, Movie Casting, St. Martin's Press
Mike Fleming

320498EXCLUSIVE: Halle Berry has committed to lead an ensemble cast in Shoe Addicts Anonymous, an adaptation of the bestselling St. Martin’s Press novel by Beth Harbison. Directing is Paul Weiland, the British helmer whose film credits include Made of Honour and … Read More »

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Janet Evanovich Shopping New Book Deal

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday July 20, 2010 @ 9:58am PDTTags: Book Publishing, Janet Evanovich, Janet Evanovich Book Deal, Peter Evanovich, Publishing, St. Martin's Author, St. Martin's Press
Mike Fleming

sizzling-sixteenSo, just as I reported, author Janet Evanovich’s agent/son Peter is shopping a new book deal after St. Martin’s Press turned down a $50 million, 4-book extension. (St. Martin’s Losing Biggest Fiction Author) I’m told the deal is being shopped to other publishers. The … Read More »

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St Martin’s Losing Biggest Fiction Author

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday July 14, 2010 @ 10:27am PDTTags: Book Publishing, Books, Janet Evanovich, Katherine Heigl, One for the Money, Peter Evanovich, Publishing, St. Martin's Author, St. Martin's Press, Stephanie Plum
Mike Fleming

janetIn a shocking development, bestselling author Janet Evanovich is leaving St. Martin’s Press after 15 years. The publisher refused to pay her request for $50 million for her next four books — so now her son/agent Peter Evanovich is expected to … Read More »

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