He loves paranormal novels, but he hasn't been able to sell them to the big houses . . . He continues to love paranormal, but continues to be very discouraging about the possibilities of selling one to a major house . . . unless things have changed since last year, he's not eager to represent paranormal.
According to Publishers Marketplace, Eric's been a busy guy and he has made sales to big houses.
November 15, 2007
Children's:
Middle grade Karl Wolf-Morgenlander's RAGTAG, about a young swallow who leads a band of birds against an empire of raptors that have invaded Boston, to
Jennifer Wingertzahn at
Clarion, for publication in spring 2009, by
Eric Myers of
The Spieler Agency.
June 22, 2007
Fiction:
Mystery/Crime Anthony Award-winner Chris Grabenstein's HELL HOLE, in which an ex-military policeman must investigate the alleged suicide of corporal who recently returned from Iraq, to
Jason Pinter at
Minotaur, in a two-book deal, by
Eric Myers at
The Spieler Agency (World).
November 1, 2006
Children's:
Middle grade Anthony Award winner for TILT-A-WHIRL Chris Grabenstein's ghost story about an 11-year-old boy who comes face-to-face with the spirit world when he moves with his family from Manhattan to suburban Connecticut, to
Schuyler Hooke at
Random House Children's, in a good deal, in a two-book deal, by
Eric Myers at
The Spieler Agency (World).
February 28, 2006
Fiction:
Thriller TILT-A-WHIRL author Chris Grabenstein's SLAY RIDE, in which the driver of a Lincoln Town Car who picks up a young executive at the airport isn't just bad, but evil, to
Don Weise to
Carroll & Graf, by
Eric Myers at
The Spieler Agency (world).
February 7, 2006
Fiction:
Mystery/Crime Tilt a Whirl author Chris Grabenstein's WHACK A MOLE and HELL HOLE, the third and fourth in the John Ceepak/Danny Boyle series focusing on a veteran police detective and his rookie partner, to
Don Weise at
Carroll & Graf, by
Eric Myers at
The Spieler Agency (world).
April 18, 2005
Non-fiction:
Memoir Joan Kelly's DEVIANT: The Secret Memoir of a Professional Submissive Who Has Trouble Taking Orders, an erotic and often humorous glimpse into an unusual profession, reconciling it with her feminist credo, too, to
Don Weise at
Carroll & Graf, by
Eric Myers at
The Spieler Agency (world; excl. Japan).
March 24, 2005
Fiction:
General/Other Jaffe Cohen's TUSH, a gay, comic, romance novel about a loveless astrologer searching for love in Provincetown, to
Don Weise at
Carroll & Graf, in a nice deal, by
Eric Myers of
The Spieler Agency (world English).
February 23, 2005
Fiction:
Mystery/Crime Debut writer Chris Grabenstein's TILT-A-WHIRL and MAD MOUSE, launching a series of mystery thrillers set in a seaside tourist-trap resort town and centered on a veteran detective who lives by a strict code of ethics, to
Don Weise at
Carroll & Graf, for publication beginning in fall 2005, by
Eric Myers at
The Spieler Agency (world).
August 27, 2004
Non-fiction:
Biography Kelly Di Nardo's GILDED LILI: An Intimate Portrait of Lili St. Cyr and the Striptease Mystique, about the premiere stripteaser of the 1950s, whose elegant routines brought her superstar status, a string of sensational lawsuits, and a high-profile personal life that included six marriages, to
Bob Nirkind at Billboard Books, by
Eric Myers at
The Spieler Agency (world).
July 30, 2004
Non-fiction:
Pop Culture NEWSDAY film critic John Anderson and Warner Independent Pictures marketing director Laura Kim's I WAKE UP SCREENING: WHAT TO DO AFTER YOU'VE MADE YOUR MOVIE, a guide for independent filmmakers on how to create the best buzz on a film -- getting it into festivals, finding a distributor, making sure it's seen by the right critics and tastemakers, to
Bob Nirkind at Billboard Books, by
Eric Myers at
The Spieler Agency (world).
July 23, 2004
Non-fiction:
Pop Culture Meinhardt Raabe's MEMORIES OF A MUNCHKIN, written with Dan Kinske, an illustrated autobiography in which Raabe, now 89, recounts life on the set of the film classic The Wizard of Oz (he played the role of the Munchkin Coroner), to
Mark Glubke at Backstage Books, in a nice deal, by
Eric Myers at
The Spieler Agency (world).
July 6, 2004
Non-fiction:
History/Politics/Current Affairs Social psychologist David Myers and evangelical writer Letha Dawson Scanzoni's THE SEX WAR SOLUTION, which draws on social science research to make a case to the faith-based market for same-sex marriage, to
Eric Brandt at Harper San Francisco, for publication in 2005, by
Susan Arellano at
Susan Rabiner Literary Agency (world).
March 1, 2004
Non-fiction:
Biography John Anthony Gilvey's untitled bio of Gower Champion, the legendary stage director who made "Hello, Dolly!", "Mame", "42nd St." and others into Broadway hits, to
Michael Flamini at St. Martin's, in a nice deal, by
Eric Myers at
The Spieler Agency (world).
July 8, 2003
Non-fiction Pam Tent's MIDNIGHT AT THE PALACE: My Life as a Fabulous Cockette, about her adventures as a member of San Francisco's legendary drag performance troupe of the hippie era, to Nick Street at Alyson Publications, in a nice deal, by Eric Myers at the Spieler Agency (world).
May 22, 2003
Non-fiction L.A.-based critic and journalist David Chute's TIGERS AND DRAGONS: An Explorer's Guide to Chinese Martial Arts Films, going from its genesis during the silent era through its newest incarnations in the hands of world-class directors like John Woo, Ang Lee, and Quentin Tarantino, to Linda Rosenberg at Faber and Faber, in a nice deal, by Eric Myers at the Spieler Agency (world English).