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	Nicholas Ellison Nicholas Ellison was Editor-in-Chief of Delacorte Press and Funk & Wagnalls, and Senior Editor at Harper & Row and Thomas Y. Crowell. During his tenure as Delacorte's Editor-in-Chief, he either edited or published authors as varied as Kurt Vonnegut, Irwin Shaw, Danielle Steel, James Clavell, Robert Parker, Thomas Berger, James Kirkwood, and Tim O'Brien. Nicholas Ellison, Inc. is a separate, independent division of SJGA. Mr. Ellison's father was the president of a distinguished publishing house, Howell Soskin, as well as teaching law and writing at Columbia University. He was also the book reviewer for the New York Herald Tribune. His mother is the author of the Winnie-the-Pooh Cookbook, and has authored over 20 children's books. Publishing seems to run in his family. With a select and very successful list of non-fiction projects, Mr. Ellison represents fiction primarily and his projects range from belles lettres to popular entertainment. Mr. Ellison works with each author meticulously from concept to finished work, and every one of his authors has had and will have his/her books on the New York Times or Publisher's Weekly bestseller lists; or they are bestselling authors within their genre, i.e., mystery. Mr. Ellison wrote a book while in college in Paris, and had internships with Doubleday in Paris and Harry Abrams in New York. He has taught creative writing at two universities and was a professional boxer for two years in Boston, a pursuit which has served him well in dealing with editors.

Nelson DeMille is one of the top three bestselling male authors in the world, with more than 50 million books sold. His titles have spent 380 weeks combined on the New York Times bestseller list. In The Panther, DeMille's highly anticipated new novel for Fall 2012, he unites gut-wrenching suspense, his trademark politically incorrect humor, and rich characterization. Nelson DeMille novels are continually in high demand in Hollywood-Mayday appeared as a CBS-TV primetime movie in November 2005, Word of Honor appeared on TNT as a movie of the week in 2003, and The General’s Daughter was one of the top grossing films in Paramount’s history. Film versions of a number of DeMille’s other novels are in the works. Visit the author’s website at nelsondemille.net.

Christopher Moore’s new novel, Sacrè Bleu, is one of his most ambitious and poised to be a major success here and abroad when it is published by William Morrow in the summer of 2012. Set in Paris during the 1880’s, Christopher Moore observes the beginning of the Belle Epoque through the eyes of the Impressionists - Toulouse-Lautrec, Manet, Monet, Gaughin, and Vincent Van Gogh, among others. He has captured the spirit of fin de siècle France with vitality, passion and his brilliant satirical wit. The story highlights the grime and genius of the birth of Modernism with enough pain and bohemianism to transport you to this magnificent time. Chris’s books continually reach the top of national bestseller lists and are chosen as #1 IndieBound picks. With seven of his thirteen books currently under film option, Christopher Moore has been hailed as “deft and funny” by The New York Times Book Review, “as funny as writing gets” by the Toronto Star, and as “the 21st century’s best satirist” by the Rocky Mountain News. Chris has one of the bestselling backlists of any author writing today. William Morrow will be selling several hundred thousand copies making it certain to be high on the New York Times bestseller list. Visit the author at ChrisMoore.com

Alan Weisman-in his forthcoming book, Countdown, sold for seven figures to Little, Brown (we control translation rights), Weisman will probe as a journalist, not preach as an activist one possible, controversial solution to save the planet. One of the most brilliant journalists and environmental writers in the world, Alan Weisman is writing what will surely be an instant classic and his most important book to date. Alan Weisman’s hugely successful The World Without Us spent 26 weeks on The New York Times Bestseller list and considers what would happen if human beings disappeared due to climate change, disease or war. The book was selected as Nonfiction Book of the Year by Time and Entertainment Weekly; Best Book of the Year by Salon, Mother Jones, Canada National Post; #1 Nonfiction Audio Book of the Year by iTunes; and a Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.

Jeff Lindsay- Double Dexter, the sixth in the highly successful series, debuts October 2011, to coincide with the sixth season of “Dexter,” Showtime’s #1 ranked cable TV show for the past five years. Eight million viewers tuned in to see Michael C. Hall as Dexter in Showtime’s Season Four debut. The New York Times named Darkly Dreaming Dexter as one of the Top Ten books of the summer in 2004, raving “demonology has a dastardly new darling.” Jeff’s second novel, Dearly Devoted Dexter was met with the same enthusiasm and success as his third book, Dexter in the Dark which debuted at #7 on The New York Times Bestseller list. Dexter has reached truly iconic proportions and has become a pop cultural phenomenon and lasting reference.

Sarah Dunn-is at work on major new novel that will be ready for presentation in several months. Secrets to Happiness was a major novel as well as a magnificent tour de force. Its humor is at once ribald and subtle; her examination of modern relationships is slyly brilliant. Time magazine writes, “Dunn is a wise and brilliant writer who doesn’t sacrifice emotional complexity for low humor-she gives you both.” The New York Times lauded her debut novel, The Big Love as “Charming. There's genuine wit at work here... The Big Love has a worried, wisecracking voice.” Likewise, Time acclaimed it as “Perfect. Like a highlights reel from Sex and the City. It's that funny.” Visit the author at SarahDunnBooks.com.

Charles Wohlforth - The Fate of Nature: Recovering Our Inborn Ability to Rescue the Earth explores why the oceans are dying and was published as a lead title for Picador paperbacks. Charles’ previous book, The Whale and the Supercomputer, an exceptional work of non-fiction, was awarded the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science & Technology.Visit the author at Wohlforth.net

P.T. Deutermann -. Pacific Glory, a thrilling World War II novel was published in March 2011 by St. Martin’s Press. Deutermann’s previous offerings in The Cam Richter series has been praised in a starred Publishers Weekly review for “Well-drawn characters, intelligent, realistic dialogue and top-notch writing." Deutermann's latest novel, The Last Man, a rich and compelling mystery is due out in 2012. Visit the author’s website at PTDeutermann.com.

The Rule of Four by Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason reached #2 on The New York Times bestseller list as well as dozens of regional bestseller lists around the country. Hailed as “profoundly erudite” (The New York Times) and “an astonishingly good debut” (Kirkus Reviews).

Emily Benedek is the author of Red Sea, a gripping and intelligent thriller set in post-9/11 Israel and America and its hotly anticipated follow up due out in Summer 2011. The Red Sea was published as a lead trade paperback for St. Martin’s Press in Fall 2009, and has been lauded by Library Journal as “densely plotted and cagily realistic.”

Shepherd Mead -The new Broadway musical tie-in edition of Mead’s classic. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying is being published by Simon & Schuster to coincide with the Broadway musical that has debuted in New York and is slated to debut in London, Spring 2012. Mead’s books have sold 10 million copies worldwide.

Nancy Geary - With her signature talent for delving into the provocative matrix of blue blood society and incisively drawn characters, Nancy Geary delivers an astonishing novel entitled Being Mrs. Alcott. "Reminiscent of Evan Connell's superlative Mrs. Bridge (1958), Geary's portrait of a conflicted yet stalwart woman is an equally exquisite study of human nature." - Booklist. Her previous novels, Misfortune, Regrets Only, and Redemption have also enjoyed success abroad and we plan to expand the market for this most deserving author.

Peter Farrelly grew up in Rhode Island and graduated from Providence College and Columbia University. He co-wrote and codirected Dumb and Dumber and There’s Something About Mary and codirected Kingpin among many other comedic films. His stature is now iconic as a filmmaker and we would like to present the hilarious and critically acclaimed novel, The Comedy Writer.