NEWSDAY TUESDAY ...

A NEW SEASON, A NEW PICTURE (and more updated website pics to come soon ...)

AND LOTS OF RECENT MACGREGOR LITERARY DEALS DONE :

Ginger Garrett is collaborating with celebrity stylist and life coach Michelle Phillips on a beauty and lifestyle book titled THE BEAUTY BLUEPRINT

 Cheryl Moeller is creating CREATIVE AND COMPLETE COOKING WITH DUAL CROCKPOTS for Harvest House

Jay Payleitner is writing three more books for Harvest House, including 52 THINGS WIVES NEED FROM THEIR HUSBANDS

Pat Rushford is writing another title for Guidepost's HOPE HAVEN series

Wesleyan has contracted Arloa Sutter to create two follow up Bible studies for her upcoming social justice title, THE INVISIBLE

Releasing in 2011, Melanie Dobson's next title with Summerside; LOVE FINDS YOU IN AMANA, IOWA 

Susy Flory and Mike Hingson are collaborating on a book for Thomas Nelson about a blind man who, working high in the World Trade Center on Sept 11th, was led down 70 flights of stairs to safety by his guide dog.

Mel Lawrenz, the longtime pastor at Elmbrook Church in Wisconsin, is doing a book on "spiritual leadership" with Zondervan.

Vicki Hinze's LOST INC, a suspense series about a government department looking into unsolved cases, has been sold to Harlequin.

Nicole O'Dell's THE WISHING PEARL, the first in a new YA series about teens facing difficult life dilemmas, has been contracted with Barbour.

Rachel Hauck's THE WEDDING DRESS, chroncling the history of a beautiful wedding gown that serves a major role i the lives of four women over 100 years, has been  contracted with Thomas Nelson.

Leslie Gould and Mindy Starns Clark are teaming up to write THE WOMEN OF LANCASTER COUNTY with Harvest House.

Shane Stanford, author of A POSITIVE LIFE, is going to write MAKING LIFE MATTER, which explains how the steps to leading an extraordinary life are found in the ordinary decisions and attitudes of our day-to-day lives. It was contracted with Abingdon, who is also publishing Shane's book with Deanna Favre, THE CURE FOR THE CHRONIC LIFE.

Janice Hanna has contracted to write LOVE ME TENDER with Summerside Press -- the story of a woman trying to save her family's old soda shop by hosting a fundraising concert.

Kit Wilkinson is going to write A PLACE CALLED HOPE, her third novel with Harlequin.

Susan Page Davis has agreed to write THE PRAIRIE LADY SERIES, which tells the story of a young Englishwoman setting out across America with her maid to find her uncle, the new Earl of Branwell.

Darlene Franklin has been busy, agreeing to write both PLAINSONG and FIRST CHRISTMAS for Heartsong Presents.

NEWS AND REVIEWS

Susan Page Davis' THE CRIMSON CIPHER was an August Top Pick on RT Book Reviews
BookPage is currently featuring a review of Carla Stewart's CHASING LILACS in their September print edition.

The September print issue of CBA Retailer+Resources Magazine highlights the following MacGregor Literary upcoming projects in their list of exceptional Fall 2010 "Publishers Picks":

- CHARLOTTE FIGG TAKES OVER PARADISE by Joyce Magnin Moccero, Abingdon Press

- Alison Strobel's REINVENTING RACHEL, David C. Cook

- SIMPLY SARA by Hillary Manton Lodge, Harvest House

- Julie L. Cannon's I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS, Summerside Press

- THE MAYAN APOCALYPSE, coauthored by Al Gansky, Harvest House


And ... a website just for fun:

Slush Pile Hell

Comments

[Teri Dawn Smith]

Congratulations for all the contracts!

[Kirk]

You all rock! Keep up the fantastic work.

[Sarah Forgrave]

Wow, you all have been busy! Congrats on the successes!

[AimeeLS]

Slush Pile Hell rulz.

Just sayin'.

[Jodie]

Awesome news! Congrats to all. You guys rock. And Sandra, love the new picture!

[Theresa Lode]

Sandra- Great new pic and congrats on all the achievements.
And oh my! That Slush Pile Hell blog is hilarious.

[Brent Winter]

Thanks for the Slush Pile Hell tip. That one's getting added to my Google Reader!

[chip responds]

LOVE the slush pile from hell site, Sandra!

[Sandra]

My all time favorite from my own slush pile:

"Now that we have a black president, this book about gangs is more important than ever."

You think I'm kidding, don't you?

Sandra

[Jennifer AlLee]

Great new pic, Sandra. You're the world's happiest agent :+} And Slush Pile Hell rocks. I'm constantly amazed that people really write stuff like that.