The PW Morning Report, April 11, 2008

By Dermot McEvoy -- Publishers Weekly, 4/11/2008 5:33:00 AM

Friday, April 11, 2008

A daily round-up of the latest publishing news: NYPL’s 25 Books to Remember; A Room With A View on PBS; Bob Miller’s Publishing Revolution; London Book Fair on Deck; Penguin’s "Word-of-Mouth" Bestsellers; Canseco Axes Lawyer; and a Newsweek Q&A with Junot Diaz

New York Public Library Announces Its 25 Books to Remember from 2007
From Charles Schultz to Edith Wharton and from Junot Diaz to William Trevor, there’s something for everyone here

A Room With A View Comes to PBS, reports New York Times
E.M. Forster’s masterpiece gets a new airing on public television

Bob Miller’s "Innovative and Creative" Revolution? It’s Been Working for Small Publishers for a Long Time, says Leon Neyfakh in the New York Observer
Neyfakh talks to small publishers who’ve been working the "innovative and creative" angle for years

London Book Fair to Target Digitalization and Environment, reports The Bookseller
Fair gets underway next week with increased participation anticipated

Penguin Excels at Creating "Word-of-Mouth" Bestsellers, reports AP
Some recent examples: The Secret Life of Bees, The Kite Runner, The Memory Keeper's Daughter, Eat, Pray, Love, and Three Cups of Tea

Jose Canseco Fires Lawyer, reports New York Daily News
Steroid author ends book tour for Vindicated by 86ing lawyer Robert Saunooke

Newsweek Q&A with NBCC Award Winner Junot Diaz
Author of The Brief, Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao talks about expectations, writing, and how it feels to be pigeon-holed as a "Latino writer "