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I just returned from ·
German ― Droemer-Knaur, my German publisher for Sign of the Cross, reached an agreement with Weltbild, a German book club (with several stores of its own.)
They will publish a hardcover German edition of SOTC in December 2008.
(6/24/08) ·
To see the British cover of The Lost
Throne, click the orange title. The book will be released in the UK in
October. It won’t be released in the US until 2009. (6/16/08) ·
I just heard from Alex Clarke, my British editor, and he LOVES my
new book. Absolutely loves it. To be honest, I can’t tell who is more
excited, Alex or me! Actually, I think Alex is. Since The Lost Throne is scheduled to be one of
Penguin UK’s major releases this fall, they would’ve been pissed if I had to
rewrite the damn thing. Thankfully, that isn’t necessary, so both of us can
finally breathe easy. (6/12/08) ·
After many months of hard work and sleepless nights, I turned in
the first draft of my new book, The Lost
Throne, to my American and British editors. And not a moment too soon.
It was due on June 1, and I sent it off with about fifteen minutes to spare.
Talk about cutting it close! The Brits will be releasing the book in October,
so I’m sure I’ll hear back from them soon. Hopefully, they like what they
read. (6/01/08) ·
TURKISH ― Artemis Yayinlari, a major publisher with its own distribution network has
obtained the Turkish rights for Sword of God. Considering the subject
matter of the book, this really surprises me. After all, Turkey is a Muslim
country. (4/30/08) ·
I recently saw the preliminary cover art for the British version
of The Lost Throne, and it looks awesome! Penguin
UK will release the book in the British market in October 2008, several
months before Putnam releases the hardcover in America. This is due to my
great success in the ·
SERBIAN ― Stylos, a large publisher in Serbia with its own distribution
channel, acquired the Serbian rights to Sign of the
Cross. To be released
within a year. (3/17/08) ·
BULGARIAN ― ERA, the Bulgarian publisher that had great success with Sign of the Cross, just obtained the Bulgarian rights for Sword of God. The book is slated for
release within the next year. (3/14/08) ·
The Australian/New Zealand trade paperback version of Sword of God will be released on February
7. To learn more, please visit the Penguin
Australia
site. (2/6/08) ·
INDONESIAN ― Maroon Books outbid
several publishers to acquire the Indonesian rights to Sword of God. It will be released later
this year. (2/1/08) ·
The Indonesian version of Sign of the
Cross was released by Serambi Publishing in Jakarta, Indonesia. To
see the cover (on my site), click here. (1/30/08) ·
SPANISH ― The largest publisher in ·
ITALIAN ― Mauri Spagnol, one of the big three publishers in Italy,
acquired the Italian rights to Sword of God. They will publish it in
hardcover under their Editrice Nord imprint, and eventually release it as a mass-market
paperback. (1/15/08) ·
GREEK ― Modern Times, the Greek publisher that released Sign of the Cross earlier this year, has picked up the option on Sword of God. (12/17/07) ·
CZECH ― Jota Publishing, one of the largest publishers in the Czech
Republic, has acquired the Czech rights to Sign of the
Cross and Sword of God. They will release both books
in hardcover within the next 18 months. (12/12/07) ·
Penguin Australia will release the trade paperback of Sword of God in February 2008. This version
will be available in Australia and New Zealand. (12/4/07) ·
Sword of God was officially released in India and South
Africa. (12/1/07) ·
PORTUGUESE ―
Mill Books, a brand-new publisher in Portugal, just acquired the Portuguese
rights to Sign of the Cross. The coolest part? My book is going
to be one of four foreign titles that will help launch the company.
(11/16/07) ·
RUSSIAN ― Great
news from Moscow. Randall Klein, one of my foreign agents at Trident Media,
sold the Russian rights to Sword of God. They were acquired by AST,
the company that will be publishing Sign of the
Cross in ·
Today is the official release date of the Spanish version of Sign of the Cross, also known as La Señal de la Cruz. For more information, go to
the Booket site where my novel is being
featured. (11/13/07) ·
For the fourth consecutive week, Sword of God is in the British Top Ten.
(11/10/07) ·
Another week and more good news from London. Sword of God is up to #6 in the latest U.K.
charts. If I maintain this ranking for another month, I’m assured a spot in a
BCS bowl game! (10/30/07) ·
For the second consecutive week, Sword of God is #33 on the New York Times bestseller list.
(10/25/07) ·
The American version of Sword of God will soon be available in the
five major e-book platforms (Mobi, Sony, Adobe, MS
Reader, and Palm.) As soon as Penguin announces the launch date, I’ll be sure
to post it on my website. (10/24/07) ·
Wow, I love the British! Sword of God is up to #7 in the latest U.K.
charts. Somehow my book is ahead of new releases from Thomas Harris and Clive
Cussler. That’s right: Jonathon Payne is kicking Hannibal Lecter’s
ass!!! (10/23/07) ·
I recently uploaded the cover art for the Spanish version of Sign of the Cross, which will be released in Spain, Mexico, South America, and wherever Spanish
books are sold on November 13, 2007. To see the Spanish cover, click here. (10/22/07) ·
I just found out that Sword of God made the New York Times bestseller list, debuting at #33. This is my first
appearance on the New York Times
list, so I’m thrilled. (10/18/07) ·
A number of fans have asked me if there are major differences
between the American and British versions of Sword of God. And the truth is, there are. Penguin UK contracted me to write an
additional 10,000 words for their version. That’s roughly 50 extra pages. My
main focus was fleshing out the character of Shari Shasmeen and the members
of her archaeological team. In addition, I extended the conclusion of the
story, adding a twist that fans of Sign of the
Cross will enjoy. If you get a chance, read both versions and let me
know which one you liked better. (10/17/07) ·
Wonderful news from London! Sword of God moved up to #10 on the British
charts, which means it jumped 18 places after a full week of sales. If this
pace keeps up, it will be negative 8 in next week’s rankings! (10/16/07) ·
Even though Sword of God was only available for three
days in the UK, stores sold enough copies to place it #28 on the British
bestsellers’ list. Next week, when my book is available for a full seven days
(like the rest of my competition), I should move significantly higher. At
least I hope so. My fingers are crossed. (10/10/07) ·
With much fanfare, Sword of God was officially released in the
United Kingdom. Since I live in the States, I rely on my British editor (Alex
Clarke) to give me updates on its progress. And let me tell you, I’m still
shaking my head in amazement over all the publicity. Here’s a sampling of
what I’m talking about. Waterstone’s and ASDA named it one of their
paperbacks of the year. WH Smith selected it as its “Read of the Week.”
Sainsbury’s will feature Sword in
next month’s catalog leaflet, which has a print run of eight million copies.
And Tesco placed it in their Top-10, where it will be featured in more than
400 stores during the coming weeks. . . . All in all, I couldn’t be happier!
(10/4/07) ·
I am the author of the month ―
according to MyShelf.com. To read their feature interview or their wonderful
review of Sword of God, just click here. (10/1/07) ·
Sword of God was officially released in
North America. If you haven’t bought a copy, what are you waiting for? Books
are best enjoyed when they first roll off the press. Why? Because you can get
high from sniffing the fresh ink. (9/25/07) ·
Wow! The great news keeps on coming. Today I agreed to a new
book deal with Putnam, which will release my next two novels in hardcover.
For the past 15 consecutive years, Putnam has led the publishing industry
with more New York Times
bestsellers than any other imprint. So I feel honored to be a part of its
stable of authors that includes Tom Clancy, Clive Cussler, Robert B. Parker,
Nora Roberts, and Stuart Woods. ( ·
As part of the Putnam deal, my books will continue to be
released in paperback by ·
Penguin ·
Booket, a division of Editorial Planeta, announced the release date of
the Spanish version of Sign of the
Cross. It will hit stores on ·
Great news from ·
Sword of God received a terrific review in
the latest edition of Publisher’s
Weekly. Among their comments, they said, “This globe-crossing action
thriller evokes the spirit of Dan Brown with welcome doses of Lee Child’s
ex-military tough-guy grit.” ( ·
Cool news. Thanks to my appearance on Bulgarian television
(BTV), Sign of the Cross is a Bulgarian bestseller. As
soon as I get the exact rankings, I’ll post them. ( ·
It’s only August, but I just received word that I’ve been named
My Shelf.com’s author of the month for October. (I
hope I’m not ruining their surprise.) Former winners include James Patterson,
Kathy Reichs, Brad Meltzer, and Faye Kellerman, so this is a really cool honor. At some point
in the near future, they’re going to talk to me about Sword of God. As soon as they post the
interview, I’ll be sure to include a link. ( ·
If you happen to be in ·
To promote the Dutch release of Sign of the Cross, I recently did an interview
for Ezzulia, the largest book forum in the ·
The Bulgarian version of Sign of the
Cross will be released on ·
The American version of Sword of God, my new Payne/Jones thriller,
will be released on ·
The Dutch version of Sign of the
Cross was released by De Boekerij. ( ·
For the sixth straight week, Sign of the Cross is in the British Top-20. (5/19/07) ·
I have a new publicist
at Penguin Group (USA). His name is Tom Haushalter, and he is in charge of
setting up my book events, media coverage, and promotional opportunities. He
can be reached at (212) 366-2203 or tom.haushalter@us.penguingroup.com.
(5/04/07) ·
Penguin ·
Slowly but surely, Sign of the
Cross continues to climb the British bestseller list. This week it’s
up to #11 in the ·
Hoping to capitalize on the success of Sign of the Cross, Penguin ·
This week’s British bestseller list was just released, and Sign of the Cross has climbed to #12. Since this
is my first book in the ·
Sign of the
Cross is officially an international bestseller. It debuted at #19 on
the British bestseller list -- even though the book wasn’t out for the entire
week. Hopefully, with a full week of sales, the book will climb even higher
on the charts. ( ·
AUSTRalIAN ― Penguin Books Australia will be publishing a trade paperback
version of Sign of the Cross on May 7. It will be released
in ·
ESTONIAN ― Eram Books acquired the
Estonian rights for Sign of the
Cross. Eram publishes Dean Koontz, Michael
Connelly, and others. ( ·
LATVIAN ― I accepted a foreign deal with Kontinents, a major publisher in ·
BRITISH ― I just agreed to a foreign deal with Penguin UK
for my next book Sword of God. It
will be released under
their Michael Joseph imprint, although I’m not
quite sure when. This is my first foreign deal for my new book, so I’m pretty
excited it. Once I get more details about the deal, I’ll be sure to post
them. ( ·
The British version of Sign of the
Cross, published by Penguin UK under their Michael Joseph imprint, will be released in
the ·
INDONESIAN ― Serambi Publishing in Jakarta, Indonesia, has acquired the Bahasa Indonesian language rights for
Sign of the Cross. Serambi
was the Indonesian publisher for The Da Vinci
Code. ( ·
TURKISH ― Artemis Yayinlari, a major publisher with its own distribution network in ·
BULGARIAN ― ERA, a publisher in ·
ROMANIAN ― RAO Publishing in ·
Sign of the
Cross was released on September 26 and opened at #13 on the Barnes
& Noble Fiction Mass-Market list. It eventually peaked at #7 in the country.
Technically, this means I can refer to myself as a national bestselling
author . . . Did you hear that sound? That’s my ego getting bigger! ·
GREEK ― Modern Times, a publisher in ·
BRITISH ― I just agreed to a foreign deal with Penguin UK. They will release Sign of the
Cross in
April 2007 under their Michael Joseph imprint. Other MJ authors
include Tom Clancy, Clive Cussler, Jonathan Kellerman,
and Daniel Silva. My original deal with ·
Sign of the
Cross was recently named a featured selection of the Literary Guild, which has been in business
over 75 years and is one of the largest direct marketers of books in ·
One more note on the Literary Guild. They will be releasing a
hardcover version of SOTC, something that won’t be available in
stores. So if you want a hardcover, you’ll have to join their organization
and buy it from them. ·
Russian ― I accepted a deal with AST, the largest publisher in |