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DJ Wendy Williams' Husband Accused of Plotting Hot 97 Rival's Murder (NYDN)
Shock jock Wendy Williams' husband plotted to kill a Hot 97 rival deejay for bad-mouthing his wife on the air, an explosive federal lawsuit charges. Kevin Hunter, who is married to Williams, sought out a male WBLS employee for help in finding a hit man to rub out Hot97 personality Tarsha Jones, according to the lawsuit filed Wednesday.

Denis Johnson to Serialize Follow-up to Tree of Smoke in Playboy (NYO)
Denis Johnson's follow-up to Tree of Smoke, the National Book Award-winning Vietnam novel, will be serialized in 10,000 word excerpts in Playboy over the course of four months starting in July. The book, described as a Chandlerish noir set out west, will be published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in fall 2009.

LAT Madness is Brand Suicide (Content Bridges)
Ken Doctor: The decision to launch (re-launch) a new advertiser-friendly magazine in and of itself is no shocker, and not a bad idea. The New York Times and the Boston Globe are just two of numerous well-regarded papers to plumb design, home, fashion and more, going after high-end and luxury dollars. But at the LA Times, of course, the situation had to blow up, handled in an unbelievably clumsy way.

James Frey's Bright Shiny Morning (Portfolio)
It's become a commonplace observation that a public scourging is as often as not, a great career move. And with his new novel lingering among the country's top 150 sellers (it's been as high as No. 43 on the USA Today list, shortly after its May 22 publication date) it's hard to say that James Frey, 39, hasn't benefited in some way from his notoriety.

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