Craig Larsen’s debut novel Mania weaves deftly in and around beautifully crafted characters, rendering a reader defenseless against its terrifying climax. Nick Wilder is a young photographer working for the Seattle Times. When his brother is brutally murdered in an apparent random act of violence, Nick begins to lose his precarious grip on reality. In an explosive psychological plot filled with hairpin twists, Nick’s investigation stretches from his childhood relationship with his brother to his romance with his beautiful girlfriend, ultimately forcing Nick to confront his own sanity.

Mania, which debuted at number one on Amazon.com’s Kindle Store bestsellers list, will be published by Kensington as part of a two-book deal. The trailer for this exciting new title screened in theaters this fall, and can be seen here.

Tony Hays' Arthurian "Malgwyn" Series to Continue

When Merlin is accused of murder, King Arthur hires brilliant medieval warrior Malgwyn ap Cuneglas to unearth the facts of the case and clear his court’s name. So begins author Tony Hays’ medieval mystery novel, The Killing Way. Now we have word that Malgwyn’s days will not end there, as Hays has signed with Tor Books to publish subsequent titles in the series: The Beloved Dead and The Family Secret.

NFL Superstar Tony Gonzalez's Fitness Secrets

Now in his thirteenth NFL season, Atlanta Falcons All-Pro tight end Tony Gonzalez has proven that he knows what it takes to excel on the field, but for a good part of that career he wasn’t excelling in the areas of personal nutrition and fitness. Thinking long-term about his post-football life, Tony decided to make some big changes in the way he ate and maintained his body. Kansas City Royals and Kansas City Chiefs’ star nutritionist Mitzi Dulan helped Tony to develop a revolutionary clean-eating and exercise regimen that propelled Gonzalez to record-breaking heights. With Tony’s The All-Pro Diet: Lose Fat, Build Muscle, and Live Like a Champion (Rodale), readers can make some simple lifestyle changes to feel stronger, healthier, and more energetic than ever before.

"The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel" Casts a Spell on the Bestsellers List

The Sorceress, the third installment in author Michael Scott’s hit series, debuted at number forty-one on the USA Today Bestselling Books Top 150 List, propelling the Immortal Nicholas Flamel line onto the series bestsellers lists. With debuts at number five on the New York Times Children’s Series Bestsellers List and number six on the Indie Children’s Fiction Series Bestsellers List, readers seem more than ready for the next installment, The Necromancer, scheduled for release in 2010.

The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series (Delacorte Books) tracks twin siblings Sophie and Josh Newman’s dabbles with magic, dealings with famed alchemist Flamel, and travels across the globe in search of a lost friend.

Movies: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel

Di Bonaventura Pictures will produce film versions of Michael Scott’s six-part fantasy series, The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, with Scott and Barry Krost serving as executive producers. Variety reported that "Flamel was an actual French alchemist who was born in 1330. His character was included in J.K. Rowling's first Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and the film adaptation, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone."

"Michael's fantastic series is a natural evolution from Harry Potter," said Lorenzo di Bonaventura.

More on the Way from Angie Daniels

The Player’s Proposal author Angie Daniels has inked a deal to release her next two novels with Dafina Books. Both titles will feature Daniels’ signature sassy charm as she continues to explore the ups and downs of modern relationships from the African American perspective.

The Tanks That Ravaged Europe

In Hitler's Panzers, World War II scholar Dennis Showalter offers a comprehensive study of Nazi Germany's armored forces, and delves deeply into a detailed history of the theory, strategy, myths, and realities of Germany's technologically innovative approach to warfare. Coming soon from Penguin, Showalter provides a look at the military lessons of the past, and a speculation on how the Panzer ethos may be implemented in the future of international conflict

Spreading the Word of History's Wealthiest Man

Recently published by Tarcher, Bruce Fleet and Alton Gansky’s The Solomon Secret will soon be available overseas. Brazilian and Portuguese rights to the book were sold to Sao Paula, Brazil’s Leya Editora Ltda Av. Angelica, Japanese language to Metropolitan Press in Tokyo, and Bulgarian rights to Bulgaria Publishing Group in Sofia, Bulgaria.The Solomon Secret provides real, relevant financial advice grounded in the teachings of King Solomon.

Brain Surgeon Dr. Black Nominated for Award

World-renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Keith Black’s Brain Surgeon was nominated in the Biography/Memoir category at the fifth Annual African American Literary Awards, held this September in Harlem, New York.

Published by Grand Central Publishing, Brain Surgeon tells Keith Black’s story of perseverance and achievement through the extraordinary stories of his patients, while revealing the inner workings of the brain and its treatments through the fascinating tales of their care.

CSI: Reality

Rod Englert & Kathy Passero’s Blood Secrets, scheduled for release in the U.S. this April by Thomas Dunne Books, has already secured its first foreign rights sale. Pan Macmillan will be bringing the title to Australia. In Blood Secrets, Rod Englert, a 44-year veteran of law enforcement, takes readers inside the world of real crime scene investigators. From his early days growing up in rural Texas with a corrupt police chief, to his undercover work in seedy L.A. and then north to Portland where he worked every assignment from narcotics to vice to homicide, Englert offers readers the full gamut of crime scenes, from the humorous to the horrific.

This Chameleon Comes Out of Hiding, Runs to the Spotlight

Before she was eighteen, traveling between Canada and New York, author Dorothy Proctor became a prostitute, drug dealer, street criminal, convict, prison escapee, and concubine. Then she met Canadian Mountie Stan Dumanskie, who realized that Dorothy’s skills of disguise could be used on the right side of the law.

Now optioned as a film by MUSE Entertainment, Chameleon is Proctor and Fred Rosen’s tale of international intrigue and high-voltage tension. Secret agent Dorothy Proctor’s chameleon-like ability to blend in allowed her to infiltrate Mafia families, the Chinese Triad, and even a Sikh terrorist group planning to murder the Prime Minister of India. Chameleon was published by New Horizon Press.

Maria Menounos Guide to a Better Life

As a correspondent with Access Hollywood and The Today Show, Maria Menounos knows a thing or two about the fabulous lives of celebrities. Now she wants to take some of what she has learned and adapt it to a guide everyone can use as they strive for a healthier, richer, more fulfilling way of life.

The Everygirl’s Guide to Life highlights Maria’s practical tips and hints for living the life and getting the look you want, and will be published by HarperCollins.

Story of Friendship and Perseverance Hits the Bestseller List

This May, almost nine million Americans tuned in to watch “Farrah’s Story,” the late Farrah Fawcett’s documentary chronicling her three-year battle with cancer. By her side throughout the illness, actor, former model, longtime Fawcett friend Alana Stewart’s My Journey With Farrah: A Story of Life, Love and Friendship released August 11, debuted at number nine on the New York Times Non-Fiction Bestseller list.

Writing candidly about aging, marriage, motherhood, and faith, Alana provides a moving tribute to a woman, once Hollywood's golden girl, and an inspiring celebration of life. My Journey with Farrah is the story of two courageous women who stood by each other through the ultimate test of friendship.

My Journey With Farrah was published by William Morrow.  The Thai, Dutch, Japanese, and Portuguese rights have been sold abroad.

First to the Edge of the World, Now to Paperback

In the wake of the attacks on September 11, author Glen Heggstad set out to complete his life-long goal riding his motorcycle in a lap around South America. Soon after his journey began, Heggstad was captured and held for ransom by Columbia’s deadliest rebel army. What followed pushed Heggstad to his limits, bringing him to the brink of death, the edge of sanity, and the southern tip of the world. This incredible story is recounted in Two Wheels Through Terror: Diary of a South American Motorcycle Odyssey, available soon in paperback from ECW Press. Two Wheels Through Terror was originally published by Whitehorse Press.

"Who Cut the Cheese" Trilogy Soon to Be Complete

After the successes of his first two books on the most fragrant of bodily functions, Jim Dawson, author of Who Cut the Cheese: A Cultural History of the Fart and Blame it on the Dog: A Modern History of the Fart has agreed to write the final chapter in his trilogy, Did Someone Step on a Duck?, for Ten Speed Press.

The Beatles As Never Seen Before

It’s hard to believe that The Beatles, perhaps the most popular music act of all time, last toured the United States as a complete unit over forty years ago. HarperCollins is set to publish late Beatles Tour Manager Bob Bonis’ candid shots of the Fab Four from that final 1966 tour. Taken while the band was at its peak of fame and influence, these photos have only been previously displayed in an exhibition at collection owner Larry Marion’s Not Fade Away Gallery in Manhattan, NY.

An Inside Look at How America's Heroes Have Been Made

Congressional Medal of Honor winner and longtime NBC News military analyst Col. Jack Jacobs (Ret.) has teamed with New York Times bestselling author David Fisher to write Basic Tales, an insider's look at the experience of basic training in the United States military and its evolution over time. Basic Tales will be published by Thomas Dunne Books.

Making the Most of Your Gifts

Celebrity Apprentice star and former Playboy Playmate of the Year Brande Roderick brings Bounce, Don't Break, a compendium of tips on how to maximize your assets and acknowledge your faults, emphasizing hard work, self-reliance, courage and entrepreneurial fortitude. Written in collaboration with Liz Topp, Roderick’s guide will be published by Running Press.

From the Bedroom to the Big Screen

Family Treo Productions has acquired the film rights to urban street lit author Relentless Aaron's Extra Marital Affairs (St. Martin’s), a cautionary tale about the sexual taboos of middle-class America.

Sicily, the Streets of New York, and Now Russia

A Man of Honor is the memoir of former Bonnano crime family head Joe Bonanno. In the Fifties and Sixties, Bonanno chaired “The Commission” - holding the head seat of the board established to bring order to the American Mafia community - and he was known for his immense organizational skill and respect for the traditions of La Cosa Nostra. Chronicling his Sicilian upbringing, the formation of “The Five Families,” his thirty-year run as father of the Bonannos, and his subsequent retirement to Arizona, A Man of Honor tells the story of Bonanno’s truly remarkable life. Originally published by St. Martin’s in 1983, rights to finally bring this bestseller to Russia have been sold to PoligraphTechno.

Stefanie Powers Ready to Share a Piece of Her Hart

Audiences know her best from her role opposite Robert Wagner in the hit television show Hart to Hart, but actress Stefanie Powers has much more to talk about in One From The Hart, her upcoming memoir from Pocket Books. With New York Times bestselling author Richard Buskin, Powers writes about her terrific career, her extensive involvement in wildlife conservation, and her close relationship with talented but troubled Oscar-winning actor William Holden

Psychologists Teach Parents the Truth About Boys and Girls

Clinical psychologist and media personality Dr. Belisa Vranich calls attention to the fact that young women are almost always cajoled into doing something against their better judgment by a boy - a peer or one who is older. Being neurologically wired to avoid conflict, women sometimes cave to such pressure, and the repercussions can be both physically and emotionally damaging in the long-term. Using straightforward advice based on cutting-edge research, Boys Lie (HCI Books) will emphasize the manner in which boys can be taught to be more responsible and informed while girls can and must cultivate a healthy skepticism.

Discovering a Better You in Just Two Weeks

In Get a Grip, clinical psychologist, author, and media personality Dr. Belisa Vranich shares a fourteen-day program of self-action and self-therapy that helps you make difficult choices, set and pursue your goals with confidence and skill, and understand what you really need from your closest relationships. Get a Grip is available now from Wiley.

An Expert Helps You Separate the Keepers from the Chaff

Maybe you haven’t found the perfect man, but clinical psychologist Dr. Belisa Vranich wants to help you figure out whether he one day might be good enough. In He’s Got Potential, Vranich tells you want you need to know in order to determine whether he has the kinds of qualities that can be improved over time, or whether you’d be better off looking elsewhere. He’s Got Potential comes from Wiley in January 2010.

The Tricks to Making an Impression in the Digital Age

President and owner of Monster PPC, Robert Noll, and Jessica Bernstein have written a comprehensive guide for entrepreneurs looking to drive traffic to their website and generate a buzz without start-up capital. Secrets to Free Advertising on the Internet will be released this November by Morgan James Publishing.

Entrepreneur and First Muslim Woman in Space Teams Up with Homer Hickam

Anousheh Ansari has lived a remarkable life, and next year she’ll be sharing her journey with readers in My Dream of Stars. In collaboration with bestselling Rocket Boys author Homer Hickam, Anousheh details her escape from Iran, her experience as the first Muslim woman in space, how she fell in love and attained her fortune, and the life lessons she discovered along the way. My Dream of Stars will be released in 2010 by Palgrave Macmillan.

The Making of a Fashion Icon

In a richly illustrated memoir, fashion designer Anna Sui will share collection photographs, personal snapshots, fashion illustrations, inspiration boards, and textile designs. She will also reveal the intimate details behind the inspiration for her clothing line, and her trajectory through the fashion world. Sui’s book will be published by Chronicle Books.

The Voyage of the Catalpa Set to Hit the Big Screen

In 1876, “The Fremantle Six” fled Britain’s infamous Fremantle, Australia prison colony aboard an American whaling ship en route to New York. That ship, the Catalpa, sits at the center of journalist Peter Stevens’ The Voyage of the Catalpa, an exploration of the political tensions between America, England, and the Six’s homeland of Ireland that led to that harrowing escape. Published by Basic Books, the story of the Six has now been optioned for a feature film by Octagon Films.

American Crime History Gains Interest Abroad

Foreign rights for Charles Brandt’s New York Times bestselling true-crime story, I Heard You Paint Houses (Steerforth Press) have been optioned to Hayakawa Publishing House in Japan.

Seized

The U.K. rights to Seized, by Max Hardberger, have sold to Nicholas Brealey in the U.K.