Macomber Signs with Howard for Nonfiction
By Matthew Thornton -- Publishers Weekly, 6/18/2008 8:08:00 AM
Romance writer Debbie Macomber, who has over 100 million copies of her novels in print, has just inked a deal with Touchstone Fireside's Howard Books for two nonfiction inspirational titles. Howard senior editor Cindy Lambert won world rights in an auction conducted by Wendy Lawton at Books & Such. The first of the two, Fishes and Loaves: Living in a Spirit of Generosity, will expound on Macomber's belief that a willingness to live in a spirit of giving will yield unforeseen miracles; in the book, she'll share stories from her own life and from others who commit intentional acts of generosity.
Macomber, who celebrated a career milestone last fall when 74 Seaside Avenue reached #1 on The New York Times, USA Today and PW bestseller lists, will stay with publisher Mira for her fiction; her current Blossom Street bestseller is Twenty Wishes. Howard, the Christian publishing arm of S&S, plans a fall 2009 publication for Fishes and Loaves.
