Publishing doyenne Judith Regan has announced that she will move her publishing imprint/bestseller factory, ReganBooks, to L.A. to capitalize on entertainment industry synergies, reports the New York Times. Regan, the feisty, oft-controversial brain behind tell-all tomes by Amber Frey, Jenna Jameson and Jose Canseco, plans to develop new properties for Harper Collins and Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.

Regan plans to bring her zeitgeist-tapping powers (watch out, Mark Burnett) to bear on her new neighbors, imparting a "different idea of culture" to Angelenos:

"I would like to create a cultural center," she said, a sort of salon where authors could meet informally with people in the television and film businesses, with a bookstore and cafe, space for readings or other cultural events and perhaps a studio for a radio show that she hopes to serve as host.

Informal meetings and group events? We think Ms. Regan's zeitgeist will be right at home.

Pub shifting hub: Regan book imprint heads to H'wood [Variety]
Trend-Setting Publisher Plans to Move to and Go Hollywood [NYT]
The Devil and Miss Regan [Vanity Fair]