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 6 Books Top Odd Title List 




Feb 21, 09 6:01 PM CST
(Newser) - Every year since 1978, Britain's Bookseller magazine has awarded the Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year, the Telegraph reports. The mag's six-title shortlist just came out:
  • Baboon Metaphysics
  • Curbside Consultation of the Colon
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weird • publishing • Britain • book • book title • Diagram Prize • Bookseller Magazine

Grisham Shelves His Opposition
to E-Books 

Author nears deal to offer 22 bestsellers for Kindle, other readers

Feb 11, 09 7:41 AM CST
(Newser) - One of publishing's last major holdouts has decided it's time to kill his opposition to e-books, reports the Wall Street Journal. John Grisham is close to finalizing a deal that would make all of his 22 bestsellers—including new legal thriller The Associate—available for Amazon's Kindle reader and all... More »

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publishing • author • book • Kindle • John Grisham • Random House • ebooks

 No Time For Faith? 
 Try a Podcast 

Practitioners of all stripes distill religious teaching for on-the-go Americans

Jan 7, 09 2:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Overscheduled Americans are fueling a boom in devotional books and media that mete out bite-sized doses of faith, the Los Angeles Times reports. An editor at a Christian book house calls its One Minute Bible “a ready-made, quick little devotion they can do every day.” But it’s... More »

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radio • Christianity • religion • Judaism • publishing • podcast • Bible • Buddhism • devotional

book review

 Rowling Gives Us More Magic 


Dec 4, 08 7:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Harry Potter's saga may be done, but author JK Rowling's new book proves she's still a master storyteller. Her "charming" Tales of Beedle the Bard reveals anew that Rowling is a "genius with words, blessed with wisdom, a sly wit and an effortless prose style," writes Deirdre... More »

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Harry Potter • JK Rowling • publishing • fairy tales

analysis

Murdoch Relies More
on Impulse Than Vision


Nov 29, 08 3:13 PM CST
(Newser) - Rupert Murdoch may be a titan of the media world, but don't look too deeply to figure out what motivates him. In fact, the "most radical idea" in a new biography of Murdoch by Newser founder Michael Wolff is "that there was never a vision or a broad... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • publishing • News Corp • Michael Wolff

Houghton Mifflin Stops Accepting Manuscripts

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt puts freeze on new books amid slowdown in sales

Nov 25, 08 3:21 AM CST
(Newser) - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has asked its editors to stop buying books, Publishers Weekly reports. The publisher already has plenty of works in the pipeline and the freeze is only temporary, according to executives, who offered no indication when it might be lifted. Still, it unsettled literary agents, who say they've... More »

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publishing • publisher • author • book • publishing industry

 Ivanka Snags Book Deal 


Nov 21, 08 10:43 AM CST
(Newser) - Ivanka Trump sees herself as a motivational figure, and a prominent book publisher agrees, reports the New York Post. The one-time model, 27, says the tome will present a "positive perspective with the women of my generation.” A Simon & Schuster rep called the aspiring author and... More »

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Donald Trump • publishing • Ivanka Trump • book • Simon & Schuster

(Newser) - Literary agent Dan Strone oversaw two multimillion-dollar celebrity book deals last week, stunning the publishing industry, the New York Observer reports. He scored $2.5 million for a Sarah Silverman book and drew bids topping $7 million for a Jerry Seinfeld title. Both were auctioned without a proposal. “I... More »

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Jerry Seinfeld • literature • publishing • Sarah Silverman • book • celebrity tell-alls • Dan Strone

(Newser) - Funny girl Sarah Silverman will be paid $2.5 million by HarperCollins to write a collection of comic essays, the New York Observer reports.The bankable big- and small-screen star set off a spirited bidding war among publishers, though she will fall short of the reported $6 million that fellow... More »

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publishing • Sarah Silverman • book • comedian • Bill Maher Grid

Race Is on for Laura's Memoirs; Dubya Not So Much

Book deal could be worth millions; lame-duck President must shelve ambitions

Nov 11, 08 11:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Laura Bush is likely to net millions from publishers bidding on her memoirs, the New York Post reports—not exactly the case for her lame-duck husband. “The wives of presidents generally write books that have a greater public interest,” one insider says. “Husbands usually try to rewrite... More »

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Washington DC • White House • Laura Bush • Bill Clinton • president • publishing • Ronald Reagan • memoir • George W. Bush

Economic Crisis Translates to Bad News for Ethnic Media

Dip in advertising hits hard in print journalism's one bright spot

Oct 3, 08 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ethnic newspapers and magazines, until recently a bright spot in the gloomy print-journalism industry, are feeling the pain of the economic crisis, New America Media reports. Ethnic publications rely on ads from local businesses—like real estate brokers—and as their business goes downhill, so do the papers'. “I... More »

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newspaper • Southern California • magazine • publishing • American media • ethnic diversity • advertising sales

OPINION

 To Blurb or Not to Blurb 

William Leith defends endorsements

Sep 24, 08 3:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite a reputation for being over the top, book blurbs are more meaningful than not, writes William Leith in the Guardian. The blurber, as a rule, cannot expect endorsement in return, but he "is flattered to be asked, and wants to score a tiny ad for himself on the... More »

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publishing • book • Harold Pinter • Dave Eggers • writers

A 'Prose Guy' Explores the Comics Boom

How graphic novels went from nothing to something

Aug 23, 08 3:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bob Thompson is a self-professed “prose guy,” but still can’t ignore the biggest trend in publishing: graphic novels. Thompson sets out for the Washington Post to discover how literature that uses word balloons can be book world's sole growing sector. He discovers that many “little see-saws”... More »

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literature • publishing • comics • graphic novel

Top-Secret Woodward Tome Gets a Name

White House braces for debut of Iraq-centric The War Within

Aug 19, 08 11:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bob Woodward’s fourth book on the Bush White House, originally a mere 352 pages, has ballooned into 496 pages of inside dope and is due in stores Sept. 8, Politico reports. And the mystery-shrouded volume, which focuses on the Iraq conflict, officially has a name: The War Within: A ... More »

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Bush administration • Dick Cheney • Condoleezza Rice • Bob Woodward • publishing • Bush legacy • biography • Iraq war • Simon & Schuster • George W. Bush • Alice Mayhew

 Public Vetoes Most Pols' Books 

Exceptions incluide Clintons, Obama, McCain

Aug 12, 08 3:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are big deals in Congress, but their power apparently doesn’t extend to bookstores, Politico reports. Despite much-hyped releases, new books by the Speaker of the House and the majority leader have sold a mere 6,500 copies—combined. These days, even B-list lawmakers have... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Congress • Newt Gingrich • Harry Reid • publishing • book • publishing industry


 'Garfield' Without
 Garfield Lands
 Book Deal

Surreal blog branches out with original creator's blessing

Jul 31, 08 6:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some comic strip authors might be miffed—or turn litigious—if a fan became a minor celebrity by systematically removing the namesake character and posting the edited strips on the Internet. Not "Garfield" creator Jim Davis, Editor & Publisher reports. With his blessing, Davis’ publisher will issue a... More »

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Internet • publishing • cartoon • comics • book • Garfield • Jim Davis • Dan Walsh

 Publisher Sues Lil' Kim,
 Foxy Brown

Sez neither produced books they were paid for

Jul 25, 08 10:11 AM CDT
(AP) - Simon & Schuster Inc. sued rappers Foxy Brown and Lil' Kim yesterday, saying they were paid advances for books they never delivered. The publishing house wants Brown to return a $75,000 advance she received in 2005 for an autobiography called Broken Silence and wants Lil' Kim to return the... More »

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New York City • publishing • celebrity • Foxy Brown • rapper • civil lawsuits • Simon & Schuster • Lil' Kim

For Albom's Latest, You'll Need a Kindle

Tuesdays With Morrie author releases new text only as an e-book

Jul 18, 08 10:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mitch Albom's newest work is less than 4,000 words long and available for 99 cents—but only if you have a Kindle e-book reader to view it on. The exclusive deal for the text—a speech Albom delivered to his nephew's graduating class in May—could reveal some of... More »

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publishing • Kindle • Amazon.com • digital media • Mitch Albom • ebooks

 Textbook Revolution?
 Free and Paperless 

Pilot project offers hundreds of undergraduates content at no charge

Jul 17, 08 4:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - The hefty cost of university textbooks now averages $900 per student each year, and financial aid can't be counted on to cover the expense. But starting in September, one publisher will be offering its textbooks online—for free, Time reports. "Nobody's satisfied with the status quo," said the... More »

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publishing • college • book • financial aid • online learning • college student

 New Bond Hits Bookstores 

Latest Bond thriller released on Ian Fleming's 100th birthday

May 27, 08 1:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new James Bond novel will hit bookstores tomorrow, marking what would have been the 100th birthday of creator Ian Fleming, AFP reports. Details of the new thriller, Devil May Care, have been kept secret, but author Sebastian Faulks—given a license to write Bond books by the Fleming estate—... More »

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publishing • James Bond • novelist • novel • Sebastian Faulks • Ian Fleming

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