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Publishers vying for Williams memoir
At least three publishers are vying for the rights to a book by nine-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams, with offers reportedly approaching USD1m, reports Publishers Weekly. Suzanne Gluck at William Morris is said to be planning meetings with the top three bidders.
The memoir by Williams, who won her third US Open last week, will include elements about race and her faith; according to two publishers who passed on the 30-page proposal given the expected steep price tag, sample chapters included one on a searing experience she had at a tournament a few years ago, and another on her trip to Africa.
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