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 A Supermodel's 
 Summer Reads 

You can look smart, but still get your fill of juicy sex

Aug 27, 09 1:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Paulina Porizkova “quit school at 15 to live off of my looks,” but she’s also a lifelong bookworm, she writes for Modelinia. Because she feels “the need to constantly prove I’m not some dumb model,” she offers up her “summer reading for folks... More »

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publishing • model • reading • summer • novel • book • supermodel • Paulina Porizkova

(Newser) - Nearly half a century after it was published, Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking is entering the New York Times bestseller list—at No. 1. The film Julie & Julia, starring Meryl Streep as the famous chef, has electrified sales of the cookbook despite its antiquated recipes... More »

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cooking • publishing • butter • cookbooks • best seller • Julia Child • Julie & Julia

OPINION

 How Recession 
 Could Kill Chick Lit 

Fluffy novels 'must respond to a more sober age'

Aug 11, 09 2:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - The world of chick lit is populated with material concerns and hefty price tags—but in today’s battered economy, such themes may no longer resonate, writes author Sarah Bilston for DoubleX. Her latest book's “cheery consumerism and aimless career-dithering were clearly out of touch in a world of... More »

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literature • publishing • chick lit • book • Confessions of a Shopaholic • women's issues

PROFILE

Loner Author Charts His
Own Course

Vollmann's new opus is typical—brilliant, but sometimes unreadable

Jul 29, 09 3:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Author William T. Vollmann is an odd bird—“a loner, a bit of a recluse,” Charles McGrath writes in the New York Times, “and a throwback: a wandering, try-anything writer-journalist in the tradition of Steinbeck or Jack London.” And his new book, Imperial, about Southern California,... More »

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California • Mexico • publishing • illegal immigration • author • William T. Vollmann • Imperial County • irrigation • Salton Sea

(Newser) - Bam! Biff! Pow! President Obama might be struggling over health care reform, but he's going gangbusters in comic books, reports the New York Daily News. No longer content to play second fiddle to Spidey, the comic version of Barack Obama is now grabbing top billing in a new series of... More »

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Barack Obama • Marvel Comics • superhero • publishing • Sarah Palin • President Obama • comic books • Spiderman • Devil's Due Publishing

(Newser) - Former Miss California and gay-marriage opponent Carrie Prejean will pen a memoir about her time at the center of a media maelstrom, US News & World Report notes. Still Standing is due on shelves before Christmas. “The 22-year-old won the respect of millions for modeling something other than evening... More »

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gay marriage • Miss USA • publishing • beauty pageant • celebrity tell-alls • Carrie Prejean • Miss California • Regnery

Judge Quashes Trump's Suit Against Author

The Donald took issue with being called mere multi-millionaire

Jul 16, 09 2:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Donald Trump will have to live with being regarded as somewhat less astronomically wealthy, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports, after a judge today dismissed his defamation suit against Timothy O’Brien, author of TrumpNation. O’Brien estimated that Trump is worth $150-$250 million; Trump says he’s worth billions, and claimed... More »

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real estate • Donald Trump • libel • publishing • lawsuit • real estate development • billionaire • millionaires • The Donald • Timothy O%u2019Brien • TrumpNation

 Ad Slump KOs Vibe 


Jun 30, 09 3:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hip-hop magazine Vibe is ceasing operations today, the New York Times reports. The publication has been in dire financial straits, and its chief said it had sought new investors or a plan “to restructure the huge debt on our small company” to no avail. Though Vibe reported healthy circulation... More »

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entertainment • magazine • publishing • recession • circulation • hip-hop • print advertising • Vibe • out of business

(Newser) - Nora Roberts is the most popular romance writer in America, but it’s not easy being on the top. “People go, ‘Oh, you work six or eight hours a day, oh my God,’” she tells the New Yorker. “‘Well, yeah, how many hours do... More »

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publishing • writer • romance • novel • book • Nora Roberts • J.D. Robb • genre

INTERVIEW

 Maybe Dave Eggers 
 Can Save Newspapers 


Jun 9, 09 5:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dave Eggers, author, editor, and professed lover of print, is hatching a plan to save newspapers. Or at least a modern version of them. Eggers tells the Rumpus that he and his crew at McSweeney's will publish their version of a daily newspaper in September. It will exist for one... More »

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Hurricane Katrina • New Orleans • publishing • McSweeney's • Dave Eggers • newspaper industry • print • Zeitoun

 Cheney Hunts Book Deal 

Former veep selling story as a look at Republicanism from Nixon onwards

May 23, 09 6:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dick Cheney is seeking as much as $2 million from publishers for a book on his life in politics, the New York Times reports. Insiders say the former vice president, who served in four Republican administrations, is selling the book as not just a look inside the Bush administration, but... More »

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Bush administration • Dick Cheney • publishing • vice president • book deal

(Newser) - The rocky relationship between President Obama and Joe Biden comes under scrutiny in a new book by a Newsweek reporter, Fox News reports. In Renegade: the Making of a President, Richard Wolffe writes that Obama is “distracted by his vice president's indiscipline” and has had to personally rebuke... More »

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Joe Biden • Newsweek • publishing • discipline • book • Valerie Jarrett • Obama administration • President Obama • Richard Wolffe

 Authors Want 
 Boom Lowered 
 on Book Pirates 

Book piracy balloons with growth of e-readers

May 12, 09 5:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - A surge in book piracy has followed hot on the heels of the growth in ebooks, the New York Times reports. Publishers trying to stamp out unauthorized editions online say the ease with which books can now be copied online make their efforts little more than a game of "... More »

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publishing • file sharing • author • book • copyright infringement • ebooks • e-readers • Jay-ZTV

 Publishers Turn Internet 
 Laughs Into Fast Cash 

User-generated content sites can have publishers pounce within days

Apr 18, 09 8:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - The blog-to-book cycle is speeding up as publishers seek fast cash from Internet funnies, the New York Times reports. Sites like Pets Who Want to Kill Themselves—featuring user-submitted photos of pets in bizarre outfits—have gone from startup to print in a matter of weeks, with the "authors"... More »

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user generated content • blogging • publishing • blog • blogger • I Can Haz Cheezburger • book deal

(Newser) - The unfinished manuscript that Lolita novelist Vladimir Nabokov ordered destroyed after his death will hit bookstores in November, The Bookseller reports. Penguin Classics, which acquired The Original of Laura from Nabokov's son Dimitri in a six-figure deal, will reproduce the index cards on which Laura was written alongside transcriptions of... More »

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publishing • Vladimir Nabokov • Dmitri Nabokov • Penguin

(Newser) - Meghan McCain has snagged a book deal thought to be in the high six figures, the New York Observer reports. The 24-year-old chose Hyperion over at least three other publishers. No official word on the subject, but a good bet is the future of the Republican party and how to... More »

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publishing • author • Meghan McCain • conservatives • young Republicans • book deal

Two More Crichton Novels to Be Released

Late author left behind pirate yarn, and part of techno-thriller

Apr 6, 09 7:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Crichton fans will have at least two posthumous releases to look forward to, the New York Times reports. The late author left behind a completed 17th-century adventure yarn called Pirate Latitudes that publisher HarperCollins plans to release this November, and the company is seeking an author to finish a... More »

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publishing • author • HarperCollins • Michael Crichton

(Newser) - The Decider, aka George W. Bush, will write a book titled Decision Points, the New York Post reports. The former president's rumored advance for the book, due out in 2010, is $7 million. That’s $5 million short of Bill Clinton’s deal for My Life, $1 million less than... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Tony Blair • Bill Clinton • publishing • memoir • Random House • George W. Bush • book deal • Crown Publishing Group • My Pet Goat

WWII Nazi Opus Ignites Passions (Pro and Con)

Publishers roll dice on shocking French work by Yank Jonathan Littell

Mar 4, 09 10:10 AM CST
(Newser) - A novel about a Nazi officer with a taste for sodomy and incest might not scream “bestseller”—especially at nearly 1,000 pages long and translated from French. Yet Jonathan Littell’s The Kindly Ones topped charts in France and precipitated a bidding war among US publishers. HarperCollins... More »

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Holocaust • literature • publishing • Nazi • HarperCollins • novel • book • Leo Tolstoy • Jonathan Littell • The Kindly Ones • War and Peace

Hearst to Roll Out E-Reader for Newspapers, Magazines

Publishing giant aims to save periodicals with new device

Feb 27, 09 6:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Hearst Corporation aims to do for periodicals what the Kindle's doing for books with a new electronic reader, CNN reports. The company—which publishes an array of magazines and newspapers, including Cosmopolitan, Esquire and the San Francisco Chronicle—hopes the device will help cushion revenues in light of sinking ad... More »

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newspaper • magazine • publishing • consumer electronics • Kindle • magazine publishing • Hearst • e-readers

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