The PW Morning Report, May 9, 2008
By Lynn Andriani -- Publishers Weekly, 5/9/2008 5:26:00 AM
Today's round-up of the latest publishing news: Does the truth matter in memoir?, Turin Book Fair causes stir, Susan Cheever tells steamy tales, McCain says Huffington just wants to promote her book, what's behind Olson's exit?Memoirs: Whose Truth – and Does It Matter?
The Christian Science Monitor looks at some recent high-profile memoir publishing scandals. A purchasing manager at Powell's says he and his colleagues have developed a running joke. Whenever they come across an especially sensational life story, somebody will ask, "What's the pool? How many weeks before it's exposed as fraudulent?"
Turin Book Fair Causes a Stir
The festival honors Israeli writers, coinciding with the 60th anniversary of the creation of the Jewish state. It has unleashed cries of protest from a number of Arab and Italian intellectuals and left-wing activists, who charged that celebrating Israeli letters ignores the plight of the Palestinians, says the LA Times.
Susan Cheever Tells Steamy Tales
Susan Cheever, acclaimed novelist and biographer daughter of John Cheever is putting the finishing touches on Desire: Where Sex Meets Addiction (S&S, Oct.). Page Six says in the book, Cheever argues that the unending quest for sex and love is really a serious problem that everybody winks at. "Cheever is about to blow the lid off what she calls the world's most hushed-up dependency - sex addiction. And she'll bare her own experiences and those of her close friends to make her point."
McCain Says Huffington Has a Book to Promote and Would Make Anything Up
Did Senator John McCain not vote for George W. Bush in 2000? That question has kicked up a minor ruckus in political circles this week as Arianna Huffington and the McCain campaign have traded barbs. The McCain campaign swiftly quashed the account and said Huffington had a book to promote and would make anything up, relates the NYT.
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The Week examines coverage of the Olson story. Among the comments: Olson "shouldn’t be entirely blamed for poor book sales at Random House" and the CEO should have tried to grow library sales.
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