Book Publishing News: 39
This is page 39 of the book publishing news archives.
International Booker Shortlist Announced (2007-04-14): Margaret Atwood and Philip Roth have both made the shortlist for the International Booker Prize, according to the BBC.
Tina McElroy Ansa Founds New Publishing House (2007-04-14): Fed up with the publishing industry's indifference to serious fiction by black writers, novelist Tina McElroy Ansa founded her own publishing house.
Dewey the Library Cat Gets His Own Memoir (2007-04-09): Librarian Vicki Myron has been awarded a $1.
Chasing the Enigmatic Thing (2007-04-07): Robert McCrum, the literary editor of The Observer (U.
Philip Roth Wins First Saul Bellow Award (2007-04-02): Philip Roth has won the first PEN/Saul Bellow Award for Achievement in American Fiction.
Harry Bernstein Becomes an Author at Age 96 (2007-04-02): 96 year old Harry Bernstein decided to write his memoirs in his 90s, after his wife died.
ABA Booksense Awards Announced (2007-04-02): The American Booksellers Association has announced the winners of the Book Sense Book of the Year Awards.
Andre Agassi's $5 Million Book Deal (2007-03-29): Andre Agassi has signed a book deal with Knopf with a reported $5 million advance, which is an amazing figure for a sports figures's memoir.
Cormac McCarthy Enters the World of Oprah (2007-03-28): Before today, Cormac McCarthy was best known as being the author of All the Pretty Horses, which became a popular film starring Billy Bob Thornton, Penelope Cruz and Matt Damon.
Harlequin's Looking For a Few Good-Looking Men (2007-03-27): Book publisher Harlequin is looking for a few good-looking men to grace the covers of its romance novels.
Warner Books Gets a New Name (2007-03-26): Warner Books will soon be no more.
Regan-HarperCollins Settlement Negotiations Break Down (2007-03-20): Settlement talks between ousted publishing maven Judith Regan and HarperCollins have ended, according to Radar Online.
Teaching Booksellers to Sell Digital Content (2007-03-19): The Washington Post reports on one independent bookseller's efforts to make sure the store stays relevant in the digital age of books.
Madonna Nanny Book Canceled (2007-03-15): The Book Standard reports that the much-awaited tell-all book by Madonna's former nanny Melissa Dumas has now been canceled.
Former Nanny for Madonna and Guy Writing Tell All Memoir (2007-03-09): Madonna's former nanny is shopping a book proposal for a tell-all memoir around.
Ebook Textbooks Not Coming Soon (2007-03-06): Information World Review reports on why e-books haven't yet caught on in a big way with consumers, despite advances in the technology.
Where's Wally Search Engine Coming (2007-03-02): Where's Wally was a popular children's character featured in books that were published in over fifty languages.
The Secret is a Publishing Phenomenon (2007-03-01): Rhonda Byrne's self-help book, The Secret (Atria) has now hit #1 on Amazon.
Barnes and Noble Announces Winners of Discover Great New Writers Awards (2007-02-28): Barnes & Noble announced the the winners of the 14th annual Discover Great New Writers Awards for fiction and nonfiction.
Postage Rate Hike Expected (2007-02-27): The U.

