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Kirk Douglas says that Let's Face It will be the last of his nine books. The announcement at Publishers Lunch calls it a "humorous and poignant examination of moments in his life that have shaped him." Wiley will publish.
Also sold: NPR commentator Heather King placed Pulse: Heart of Jesus with Viking Penguin. It's her story as a recovering alcoholic who shares her unlikely conversion to Catholicism and her wonder at, and passion for, her newfound faith after a life very hard lived.