North American publishing rights to former pro football tight end Ben Utecht‘s poignant memoir Counting The Days Until My Mind Slips Away: A Love Letter To My Family have been acquired by the Howard Books Division of Simon & Schuster. With a “substantial six-figure advance,” the deal was brokered by Steve Ross, director of the book division at Abrams Artists Agency. Utecht will co-write the m…
SOURCE: Deadline at 11:45AM on August 12, 2015