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Archives: May 2007
We're Headed to BookExpo America
Now Even Amazon Reviewers Got Worry
Homecoming for Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Scene @ Cosmo's Fun & Fearless Fiction Party
It's Official: There Will Be a Harry Potter Theme Park
Publishers Enlarge Print For Boomers' Needs
Random House Films Goes for Infested
We're Doing More Puzzles: USA Today Scores Branding Deals with Multiple Publishers
Scene @ The Floating Island Cruise
Announcing...the Tesco Book Club
Observe the Man Behind the Curtain
First Quarter Results for BAM, Borders
New Boss for HarperCollins UK Children's Division
What Did You Get Your Copyeditor?
Networked Books, Tentative and Complete
Atlanta's Weaver Flips to Magazine Pages
It's Not Just a Book Review Crisis
Indie Publishing: On the Ropes or On the Rise?
"Everything Just Goes Bad... And Worse..."
Publicity-Hungry Bookseller Lures AP Reporter to Clearance Sale with Flickering Lights
Literary Superstar Closer To Greenlight
Getting the Comics Out, Large and Small
Review Copy Revenue Stream Moves Above Ground
Average American Sequel: "Better and in Heels"
Real-life Abduction Affects UK Novel Promotion Plans
A Party Picture with Little or Lots of Explanation
Life After JT: Laura Albert "Not Sorry," Moving On
Doubleday Posts Summer Fantasy Blockbuster
Rosier Outlook for Canadian Bookbuying
Publishing Vets Join New Venture
Asda Goes Direct for Children's Books
Borat Book Finally Lands at Flying Dolphin
S&S UK to Follow Parent Lead on Contract Changes
Murray Promoted to HC Worldwide President
Scene @ HarperCollins Pizza Party
I'm Ready for Satellite Radio Now!
B&N Reports Fairst Quarter Sales
Blown Book Deal Story Hard to Swallow
Scene @ Eliza Griswold's Wideawake Field Party
So Much for Taking America by Storm
The Morning After Gotham Book Mart's Auction
CBS Stockholder Deeply Unhappy with Carter Book
Scene @ NYPL Young Lions Fiction Award
It Gives "Get Me Rewrite!" New Meaning
A Perfectly Nice History of the Met
Travel Publisher Makes Good Use of Online Capabilities
Rosie De Courcy Joins Random House UK
Spend All Day Writing for Charity!
Touchstone's 1st Amateur Hour Draws Near
Scene @ Byron Society's Imposture Meeting
Our Exit Interview with Don Weise
Gotham Book Mart Goes to Liquidation
Hillary Books: What's the Rush?
Author Slams Blogs; Publicist Sighs Quietly
Warner Rebrands Business Imprint as Business Plus
"This Is Sorta Like the Blair Witch Project"
New Kenyan Library from Online Book Drive
Samsung Tries Out a Digital Audiobook
Carrington's Childhood Sketches on Exhibit
Borders Pulls Out of Miami Airport Bidding
Wait, Rosie Used a Ghostwriter?
Lethem Picks Director to Make "Free" Movie
Mine, All Mine: Novelist Calls for Infinite Copyright
S&S Turns to Public for Help with Book Projects
New Book Prize Honors Romantic Comedy Writer's Memory
Old Man, Look at My Blog: Schickel Mouths Off About Blogs to Larger Audience
Writers Slash Their Not-So Favorite Books Into Pieces
Alison Bechdel Brings Fun Home Art to Lambdas
The Case of the Litigious Ghostwriting Firm
Solidifying Takeover, Perseus Guts Seal Press
A True-Blue Independent Publisher
The Life of Reilly: From Funnies Page to Happy Ending
Publishing Casts Lures to Private Equity
Asda To Add 300 Home-based Stores
Department of Obvious: No New Dan Brown Book in 2007
Cineastes Abuzz for Persepolis Cartoon?
NYT Premium Content? 33-Year-Old Anecdotes
More on S&S's Boilerplate Contract Changes
"JT Leroy" Confronts Readers in Chelsea
A Dangerous Path to Bestseller Status
More Developments in Our Future Hit Show
Oprah? Chabon Refutes (from) Berkeley Thus
Scene @ Thomas Mallon's Fellow Travelers Party
Scene @ Library of American 25th Anniversary
Macmillan Surprised at Viral Campaign Success
OJ Book Can Be Sold, Bankruptcy Court Rules
If We Weren't Blacklisted from Prairie Home Companion Before, We Probably Are Now
A Further Look at Random House Films
Woolworth States Case in Bertrams Takeover
Random House UK to Sell Direct
You Go to Press With the Manuscript You Have?
Controversy Over Changes to S&S's Boilerplate
Scene @ the American Academy of Arts and Letters Annual Ceremonial
Wanted: A Literary Simon Cowell
Douglas Brown's Excellent Marital Sex Adventure
Has Oprah Chosen "Escapist" Literature?
Now Every Writer Will Want Opening Acts!
Disney Publishing Relocates Staff to White Plains
Three Guys Showing Off Their Aural Skills
Harper UK Goes for the Personal Touch
Waterstone's Taps Its Literary Next Generation
Publishing Happenings on Second Life
Soft Skull Purchased by Winton, Shoemaker LLC
Another Look Back at Alternate History
Split Decision in Cussler/Anschutz Trial
No Half-Measures for Aussie Art Writer's Mainstreaming
Of Course, Why We Need A Second Sequel Is Another Story
Vonnegut's Name Near the Street Where He Lived
Almost Like Beach Reading, Only Further Inland
Another "NetFlix for Books" Idea
B&N Buys Back $400 Million Worth of Shares
Mitt Romney's Adolescent Reading Tastes
Why David Blum Should Get Out More
Sherman Alexie Breaks Book Reviewer's Heart
Audiobook Narrator Takes Name off "7"
Second-Guessing Our Oprah Guesses
The Slow-Building Success of Debbie Macomber
Scene @ I Love You, Beth Cooper Launch
Spielberg & Jackson Team up for Tintin
Miller Moves from Vintage to Knopf
Slight Q1 Loss for Bertelsmann
Let's Guess What Oprah's Reading Next!
Tara McKelvey, Bane of Memoirists
Twilight of the Idols?: Sci-Fi Pros Consider Market
PEN Gives Short Stories Brief Spotlight
Kyle Smith Changes His Tune on Chabon?
Bloggers Killed Your Reviewers? Let NYT Help!
Scene @ SFWA Nebula Awards Ceremony
Thirteen Moons: The 240,000-Selling Flop?
Scrotum-Fearing Librarians Apparently Unwelcome in the Colbert Nation
After 1,612 Pages, the Same Old Conclusion
Do Normal Women Read Superhero Comics?
Harry Potter and the Illusion of Moneymaking
Publishing Deal Gets Compromised by Ritz-Carlton
Amazon Launches Podcast Network
Department of Publishing Obvious: Nobody Knows Anything
Advice from Digital Publishing Conferences: Develop Standards, 'Cuz the Boom's A'Comin'
The Last Hottie Post (Until the Summer, Anyway)
Scene @ Not the Man I Married Launch
They Got Their Blurb in Action
When a Literary Event Hits A Bit Too Close
Gargoyle Rep Makes Ugly Face at Pre-emp
One Comics Mega-Series Ends, Another Begins
The Return of the Literary Thriller
Kim Scott Walwyn Prize to Nature
Free Book Scammer on the Loose
More Confirmation HMV is a Sinking Ship
BREAKING: Massive Reorganization for Perseus
And You Thought Our Hottie Polls Were Suggestive?
Counterpoint Bought by Winton; New Venture Begins
Apparently, Before Publishers Starved Out Book Review Sections, They Had a Go at Typesetters
The Colbert Report Book Review Debate
Got Some Experimental Fiction You Want Judged?
Your Favorite Authors We Left Out
Gates: "Reading to Go Completely Online"
Perhaps the Coolest Alarm Clock Ever Built
What of the Harry Potter Offshoots?
Selling Books in Lebanon, One Stall at a Time
Analyst Calls for Borders/B&N Merger
Trailers Apply for Book Conferences, Too
An Early Morning with Linda Olsson
Book Keeping: Finding the 'Aha' in Bloggy Parenting Advice
Several Figures Directly Included in Speech
Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Hottie of Memoirville
An Author-Surfer Collaboration
Oliver Joins Endeavor Book Division
Wow, A Movie Plays Fast and Loose With History? Who Knew?
3rd Quarter Improvements for HarperCollins
HMV Shares Climb As Takeover Talk Ensues
Aussie Bookseller Weighs in on Romantic Times/Blogger Flare-Up
Who's Coming to the BKLN Book Fest?
Thriller Writers Raise Funds for RIF
Scene @ Leo Lerman's Grand Surprise Party
Scene @ 2007 Triangle Awards Ceremony
Grammar Girl Sells Audiobooks, Too
Reed Trades Harcourt Education Units to Pearson
Thomson Gets Busy with Acquisition Possibilities
With Friends Like Johnny Knoxville...
New York Exposes the Socialite Rankers
Amy Hempel Has No New Book to Plug, And That's OK
Shriver's Fine Line Between Writing and Reviewing
Romantic Times CEO: "It Probably Is Me," Unless "Someone Hacks Into My Computer"
Joe Eszterhas: Gonif With an Underwood?*
Rager Media Grows its Literary Presence
Are You Ready for the BookExpo?
Hanging Out With Kristen Buckley
Bertelsmann Makes Book Clubs Work in Eastern Bloc
Scene @ Tim Willocks' Religion Party
Headline to Publish Novel Online for Free
Take an Owl Home With You Saturday
Harry Potter and the Continuing Price Wars
Dutton's on Verge of Historic Landmark Declaration
Hudson Booksellers & CNN Partner for Anderson Cooper
The Quills Gets a Serious Revamp
Universal Press Syndicate and Lulu Team Up
Knock It Off With Them Negative Waves
The Best Pitch I've Heard All Day
Look What Michael Dirda Done Wrought
Imaginary Babydykes Freak Out Teen's Mom
Ronald Reagan Diaries to be Published
More Adventures in Online Marketing
Wright and Chandrasekaran Divvy Up Prizes
Swiss Government Says "Nein" to Net Book Agreement
But S&S is Doing Just Fine, Thank You
Random House & Asda Team Up for Chantelle Mobile Marketing Campaign
My Blog's So Big, I Need Interns
How Not to Disrupt an Author Event
Book World Editor: I Will Survive
Can/Should Book Reviews Be Saved?
Who Gets to Be A Book Reviewer?
Chronicle Book Review Editor: My Paper's Still Bigger Than Your Blog
Highlights of the BA Conference
Hurin Follows in Tolkien's Bestselling Footsteps
Cussler/Anschutz Trial Draws to Close
Campbell Diaries Beat Gag Rush
Good Results for Harlequin; Pearson Shares Up
The Nibbies, Publishing Edition
Come Party with mediabistro.com & Sally Koslow!
No "White House Money" for Ex-Spymaster
Blogs Under Fire @ Festival of Books
Scene @ The Salon Launch Party
Scene @ N-YHS American History Prize
Recommendations for a Better Waterstone's
Wanna See All My Festival Pics?
Take Amazon's First Quarter Success with Grains of Salt
Distributor News: Overseas PGW Sale closes; Fujii and Heinecken Merge
