Book deals

Publishers Lunch brings word that Stacey Grenrock Woods (of Esquire, Oprah, "The Daily Show" and L.A. Innuendo) has signed a book deal. I, California will be "a memoir of being born and raised on the left coast which tackles, among others, the titillating power of Peter Frampton's bare chest, how posing for Playboy makes you hungry, and the shame you feel when a loved one unearths your old Sting tee-shirt." Simon & Schuster grabbed it at auction. Also semi-locally, Patagonia founder and owner Yvon Chouinard has sold his memoir to Penguin Press.