The PW Morning Report, April 22, 2008
By Dermot McEvoy -- Publishers Weekly, 4/22/2008 5:25:00 AM
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
A daily ro
und-up of the latest publishing news: Stan Lee & Virgin; U.S. Sales Boosts Kogan; Accent Opens NYC Office; Sad Chris Farley; Pulitzer Prize Poet Philip Schultz; Sophia Dahl’s Puppy Editor; and The Cult of Oprah?
Stan Lee in Deal with Virgin Comics, reports Variety
Deal would have Lee create ten superheroes by 2009
U.S. Sales Boost British Publisher Kogan, reports The Bookseller
As sales in the U.K. remain steady, Kogan reports a 30% boost in the U.S.
Welsh Publisher Accent Opens New York Office, reports The Bookseller
Also changes distributors from Dufour to NBN Inc.
Chris Farley’s Non-Funny Life Revealed in New Book, reports Gatecrasher in the New York Daily News
The sad, desperate life of the comedian is depicted in The Chris Farley Show by Tom Farley Jr. and Tanner Colby, which will be published by Viking on May 6
Pulitzer Prize Winning Poet Philip Schultz Proves Failure Can Be Successful
New York Times takes a look at the Greenwich Village poet who was shocked by his Pulitzer win
Puppy Editor Saves Roald Dahl’s Granddaughter from Literary Ignominy, reports AP
Sophie Dahl is a high fashion model with a literary pedigree and a new novel called Playing With Grown-ups (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday)
The Cult of Oprah?
Liz Smith echoes Roger Friedman of Fox News in asking about Oprah relationship with author Eckhart Tolle, Tom Cruise, John Travolta and others
