The PW Morning Report, March 31, 2008
By Dermot McEvoy -- Publishers Weekly, 3/31/2008 6:31:00 AM
Monday, March 31, 2008
A daily
round-up of the latest publishing news: Conte to Spill BALCO Juice; Lupica on Canseco; Literary Obits; Stovepipe Horsley; New Keneally; Amazon’s New Rules; Blog Book Deal; Mrs. Falwell’s Book; and Oddest Book Title
Conte BALCO Book to Skyhorse, reports New York Daily News
BALCO founder Victor Conte to spill juice on steroids and athletes. BALCO: The Straight Dope on Barry Bonds, Marion Jones and What We Can Do to Save Sports is coming from Skyhorse Publishing in September
Mike Lupica: Canseco Book "Reads Like A Ransom Note"
New York Daily News sports columnist lowers the boom on Jose Canseco and his pal Roger Clemens
Dith Pran, Killing Fields Photographer, Dead at 65, reports New York Times
Sydney H. Schanberg’s "The Death and Life of Dith Pran," article and book, eventually became the basis for the film, The Killing Fields
Robert Fagles Dead at 74, reports New York Times
Fagles translated Greek and Latin classics, which became bestsellers and classroom staples
Jonathan Williams, 79, Dead, reports New York Times
Publisher was the founder of Jargon Society in North Carolina
Stovepipe Hat Was Sebastien Horsley Downfall, reports New York Times
Which goes to show, what works for Abe Lincoln doesn’t necessary work for "infamously debauched" British writers
Thomas Keneally Has New Book on Schindler, reports The Bookseller
Schindler’s Ark will be published in October by the U.K.’s Sceptre
Amazon Tightens Books-on-Demand Rules, reports Wall Street Journal
From now on publishers of books-on-demand titles will have to use Amazon’s facilities
Have Blog, Will Write—And Get Book Deal
New York Times tells how a blog called www.whatwhitepeoplelike.wordpress.com got its founder a $300,000 book deal with Random House
Mrs. Falwell Writes Book on Husband, reports AP
Jerry Falwell is gone but apparently not forgotten. His wife will publish Jerry Falwell: His Life and Legacy on May 15th, the first anniversary of Falwell’s death. Howard Books is the publisher
Get Ready—Here’s the Oddest Book Title of 2007 Winner, reports AP
If You Want Closure in Your Relationship, Start With Your Legs. Need I say more?
