After six years in SoHo, our offices have relocated. Please note the new address:

47 East 19th Street, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10003

CONSEQUENCES OF SIN nominated for Macavity

Clare Langley-Hawthorne received a nomination for the Macavity Award for Best Historical Mystery for her debut novel CONSEQUENCES OF SIN. The winners will be announced in October at Bouchercon.

PHYSICS FOR FUTURE PRESIDENTS well-reviewed

PHYSICS FOR FUTURE PRESIDENTS: The Science Behind the Headlines by Richard A. Muller received a glowing review in the August 3rd issue of the San Francisco Chronicle, which you can read here.

SUCH A PRETTY FAT debuts at #20 on the New York Times bestseller list

In its first week on sale, Jen Lancaster's third book, SUCH A PRETTY FAT, landed at number 20 on the New York Times paperback nonfiction bestseller list as well as at number 126 on the USA Today bestseller list.

Randi Murray has joined DeFiore and Company

We're pleased to announce that Randi Murray joined our agency in August of 2007. Her list of fiction and narrative nonfiction writers includes Joyce Maynard, public radio's Ira Glass and several debut authors. Randi became an agent after a career at Goldman Sachs and as a consultant. She lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area. For more information about her clients or how to submit to her, please visit her page.

MARLEY & ME in production as a Major Motion Picture

Fox 2000 pictures is adapting MARLEY & ME, John Grogan's internationally bestselling memoir about his rambunctious yellow Labrador, for the big screen. The film stars Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston as John and Jenny, as well as Alan Arkin as John's editor at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Directed by David Frankel (The Devil Wears Prada), it will be released on Christmas Day, 2008. For more movie coverage, please visit John's blog.

New Season of This American Life debuts 5/4/08

Season 2 of the Ira Glass's Chicago Public Radio sensation This American Life debuted on Showtime on May 5, 2008. It airs every Sunday night, at 10:00 PM ET/PT. In the same spirit of the radio show, the televised version of the program takes 30-minute looks at stories culled from all over the country. If you'd like more information, please visit their website.

Film Rights for THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF ALFRED KROPP sell to New Regency Productions

New Regency Productions has bought the rights to Rick Yancey's THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF ALFRED KROPP. The story concerns an awkward 15-year-old who gets plunged into an Arthurian adventure when his uncle convinces him to steal an ancient sword that turns out be Excalibur.

Adena Halpern's THE TEN BEST DAYS OF MY LIFE a German Bestseller

Adena Halpern's new novel, THE TEN BEST DAYS OF MY LIFE, will be released by Plume on May 27, 2008. It's already enjoyed great success in Germany, where it has sold over 70,000 copies to date.

Randi Murray at Squaw Valley Writer's Workshop

Randi Murray will be attending the Squaw Valley Writer's Workshop, from August 2-9, 2008.

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