Book Publishing News: 42

This is page 42 of the book publishing news archives.

J.R.R. Tolkien Has a New Book Coming Out (2006-09-19): A new, previously unpublished work by J.R.R. Tolkien called The Children of Hurin will hit bookstores in April, 2007. Christopher Tolkien is helping to complete the work.

J.K. Rowling vs. Airport Security (2006-09-14): J.

Amazon to Launch Kindle Ebook Reader (2006-09-12): Engadget sent book lovers into a frenzy when it posted photos of a proposed ebook reader which will be sold by Amazon.

Scholastic Severs Ties With Controversial 9/11 Film (2006-09-11): Scholastic has severed its ties with the much-criticized docudrama The Path to 9/11, because the film contained misleading and inaccurate information.

James Frey and Publisher Settle Lawsuit (2006-09-07): James Frey and his publisher Random House have settled the lawsuit brought by disgruntled readers who said they were defrauded into thinking the bestselling book A Million Little Pieces was nonfiction, when in fact it was mostly fiction.

James Frey and Random House Settle Fraud Lawsuit (2006-09-07): The New York Times reports that Random House and James Frey have reached an agreement in connection with the lawsuit over A Million Little Pieces, Frey's so-called memoir that turned out to be mostly fiction.

The Return of Norman Mailer (2006-08-30): After a 10 year absence from book publishing, Norman Mailer is back.

Book Targeting Gone Wild (2006-08-29): The New York Times takes a look at Hyperion's new anti-chick lit imprint, which is aimed at women aged 35 and up.

When Libel Sinks a Novel (2006-08-28): It is extremely unusual for a novel to get dropped because of libel concerns, but it does happen.

Reading the Text Novella (2006-08-22): The Wall Street Journal reports on a new way to read books: 160 words at a time.

Haydon Carter Gets His Devil Wears Prada Moment (2006-08-17): Variety reports that the success of The Devil Wears Prada has spawned another film.

Gunter Grass Can Keep His Nobel Prize (2006-08-16): German author Gunter Grass will keep his Nobel Prize for literature, despite his recent admission that he was a member of Hitler's SS during World War II.

The Ongoing Google Book Scanning Wars (2006-08-14): The Washington Post has a lengthy article about Google's agreement with Stanford University to digitize the libarary's collection for its controversial digital library project.

Blogging The Da Vinci Code Part 2 (2006-08-14): The Da Vinci Code can still be found in many theatres since opening nearly three months ago.

Novels Set in Paris Book Publishing Trend (2006-08-09): A hot trend in books right now is the novel set in Paris.

The Business of Writing Romance (2006-08-02): The Associated Press has an interesting report about the recent Romance Writers of America convention.

Book Publishers Want a Piece of the Hollywood Pie (2006-07-22): Book publishers are now demanding more of a profit in the film versions of books they published.

Blog Leads to Book Deal for Breakup Babe (2006-07-15): A blog that helped Seattle writer Rebecca Agiewich get over a breakup has also led her to a book deal.

JLo Stops Tell All Book (2006-07-03): Jennifer Lopez has managed to stop publication of a proposed tell-all book by her first husband, waiter Ojani Noa.

IDPF Pushes for Common Ebook Standard (2006-06-20): Publishers Weekly reports that the International Digital Publishing Forum continues to push ebook producers and manufacturers to accept a software standard for ebooks.