The PW Morning Report, April 28, 2008

By Dermot McEvoy -- Publishers Weekly, 4/28/2008 5:17:00 AM

Monday, April 28, 2008

A daily round-up of the latest publishing news: Nabokov’s Last Novel; Rebel Islam Sisters; Chick-Lit Time for Moms in U.K.; and Roger Mudd Remembers

Defying Father’s Wishes, Nabokov’s Son Plans to Publish Unfinished Novel, reports New York Times
The Original of Laura is uncompleted, its contents on 50 index cards

Rebel Sisters Tackle Islam, reports New York Times
Authors Ayaan Hirsi Ali (Infidel) and Irshad Manji (The Trouble With Islam Today) take different approaches in their quest to change Islam

In the U.K., After the Baby It’s Chick-Lit Time, reports Daily Mail
Moms are too busy to get bogged down in serious literature and turn to light reads

HuffingtonPost’s Q&A With Roger Mudd
Former CBS newsman remembers the time when newsmen were actual journalists, not teleprompter readers, in his new book The Place To Be (PublicAffairs)