Not quite as notable as the seven-figure deal in the lede, Left in the Wind nonetheless earned a spot in Publishers Weekly’s notable book deals:

Gray Spins in the ‘Wind’ at Pegasus
Pegasus Books editorial assistant Katie McGuire bought world English rights to Ed Gray’s debut novel, Left in the Wind: A Novel of the Colony; the Roanoke Island Journal of Emme Merrimoth. Gray, one of the founding editors of Gray’s Sporting Journal (a literary publication started in 1975), wrote the book as a fictional diary of one of the actual Roanoke colonists; McGuire said the narrator “recounts every moment of the Lost Colony, from its early planning in England to its dramatic, and still mysterious, end.” Gray was represented by Jennifer Unter at the Unter Agency; Pegasus has the book set for May 2016.

Hmm. About the PW headline: ironic, coincidental, or both? Might be a good night to listen to this song. My dad’s in it, too, Jimmy.