Simon & Schuster Accumulates Forthcoming Memoir 'Weekends With Daisy' (Exclusive)

Getty Inside a significant pre-emptive deal, Simon & Schuster has acquired world British publication privileges towards the memoir Weekends With Daisy because of its Gallery Books imprint.CBS Films pre-emptively bought film privileges toDaisy Thursday. Both deals were stop of the detailed proposal that incorporated nearly 30 sample pages. Compiled by journalist Sharron Kahn Luttrell, the nonfiction book particulars the associations she created having a service dog she started training on weekends and also the inmate who had been training the Labrador puppy throughout a few days included in a prison program. EXCLUSIVE: Prison Canine Training Memoir 'Weekends With Daisy' Headed to Giant Screen Fairbank Literary agent Sorche Elizabeth Fairbank repped the purchase from the publication privileges. Jen Bergstrom and Abby Zidle closed the offer for Gallery, with Zidle editing. The Gotham Group, which reps Simon & Schuster,handled the purchase from the film privileges on Fairbank's account.Lauren Shuler DonnerandJack Leslieof the Donners' Company are developing and creating the film project. CBS Films