The PW Morning Report, May 21, 2008
By Dermot McEvoy -- Publishers Weekly, 5/21/2008 5:03:00 AM
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
A daily round
-up of the latest publishing news: B&N Looking to Acquire Borders?; Staff Cuts at Random?; State Dept. Drafts Writing Icons; Who Wrote "Footprints"?; and New Borgnine Autobio
B&N Looking to Acquire Borders?
Wall Street Journal says B&N has assembled a team to study whether a Borders acquisition is feasible
Heads to Roll at Random?
Keith Kelly of the New York Post speculates what new head honcho Markus Dohle—"the guy is a complete production bean counter," said one RH employee—means to the Random work force
Bradbury, Steinbeck and Lee Drafted Into the U.S. Diplomatic Corp, reports The Guardian
Works of the three great American writers will be part of the Big Read U.S./Egypt diplomatic initiative
Who Wrote "Footprints in the Sand"?
UPI says poet Mary Stevenson’s son is suing two who claimed that they, and not his mother, penned the poem
New Ernest Borgnine Autobio Coming From Citadel/Kensington, reports Cindy Adams in the New York Post
Ernie will cover the life and times of the "Marty" and "McHale" actor. The Ethel Merman chapter should be a doozy. Publication date is July 29
