The PW Morning Report, July 14, 2008
By Dermot McEvoy -- Publishers Weekly, 7/14/2008 5:31:00 AM
Monday, July 14, 2008
A
daily round-up of the latest publishing news: Zondervan and Nelson Sued Over Bible; Teen Brand Names; Stephenie Meyer; More Jane Mayer on Torture; True Patriots; The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society; Seinfeld Cookbook Battle, Round 2; Sue Alexander Dead; One Minute to Midnight to Fox 2000; and Who Shot Bobby Kennedy?
Zondervan and Nelson Sued Over Bible’s Reference to Homosexuality As Sinful, reports Chicago Tribune
Bradley LaShawn Fowler, 39, sues religion publishers for discrimination, emotional pain and mental instability
New York Times Looks at the "Incessant Litany of Brand Names" In Teen Novels
Moschino minis, Jimmy Choo sandals, Chanel No. 19, Range Rovers, Glaceau Vitamin Water and a Louis Vuitton backpack
"The Twilight Saga" Through the Eyes of Gail Collins
New York Times columnist takes a look at the success story by Stephenie Meyer that many of us have never heard of
The Dark Side: Guantanamo—Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Jane Mayer’s book is directing more attention on George Bush’s torture policies, this time in the Washington Post
Who’s a True Patriot?
Time magazine listed five books—including A Patriot’s Handbook by Caroline Kennedy and The True Patriot by Eric Liu and Nick Hanauer—that may get you thinking about true patriotism in this election year
Have You Heard About The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society? You Will
Wall Street Journal looks at a unique book from Dial that just may turn out to be the sleeper hit of the summer
Oprah Appearance Reheats Seinfeld Cookbook Battle, reports New York Times
What’s next? A show for Missy Chase Lapine and Jessica Seinfeld on the Food Network called The Plagiarizing Chefs?
Sue Alexander, Children’s Author, Dead at 74, reports Los Angeles Times
She wrote 25 books including Nadia the Willful
One Minute to Midnight Rights Acquired by Fox 2000, reports Variety
Authored by Michael Dobbs of the Washington Post, the Knopf title about the Cuban Missile Crisis has just hit the New York Times Bestseller List
RFK Assassination Inquiry To Be Reopened?, asks Rush & Molloy in New York Daily News
Who Killed Bobby? by Shane O’Sullivan (Union Square Press) asks some disturbing questions about Bobby Kennedy’s assassination 40 years ago
