Publishers Want a Piece of the Hollywood Pie
According to the New York Times, Simon & Schuster’s children’s division has been bitten by the Hollywood bug. After seeing The Spiderwick Chronicles made into a blockbuster Tinseltown movie and getting nothing but a slight bump in book sales, the New York-based publisher has decided to be more proactive in their quest to synergize books and movies. After employing the help of The Gotham Group, an LA-based management firm, Simon & Schuster has hit the ground running. The Times reports that filmmaker David O. Russell (I HEART HUCKABEES, THREE KINGS) is developing a series of YA-books for the publisher and is writing the film scripts for them simultaneously. But will the director’s Hollywood track record (and rumored violent outbursts) translate into adoring YA fans? Or will his first book, titled “Alienation,” do just that to his career?
This new wave of thinking means that Hollywood development deals would now be included in the publishing deal, instead of waiting until after the book has been published. Who knows if this film-oriented end goal will muddy the publication process, or bring it to a higher level? Only time (and some well-paid marketing/PR gurus) will be able to tell….
Read the entire article HERE.
Do you have a YA book that’s ripe for publishing (and the cineplex)? Why not send a query letter to Farrar, Straus & Giroux Books for Young Readers? The sooner you send your work out, the sooner you’ll be going straight from your book signing to your premiere. WordHustler wants to help you get a big ol’ piece of the success pie.
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