The PW Morning Report, July 29, 2008

By Dermot McEvoy -- Publishers Weekly, 7/29/2008 6:02:00 AM

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

A daily round-up of the latest publishing news: Tyndale+Christ+Football=Bestseller; Penguin U.K. E-Book Push; A Rushdie Fatwa Book?; Madonna’s Charlie McCarthy; Speaker Pelosi Q&A; London Book Fair Looks to India; and Authors $eek Bucks

Another Christian Football Book from Tyndale Hits the Bestseller List, reports New York Times
Jim Tressel, Ohio State’s head football coach, follows in the literary footsteps of Tony Dungy and Deanna Favre with his new book, The Winners Manual

Penguin U.K. Rushes to Follow U.S. Division in E-Book Push, reports The Bookseller
After seeing that their U.S. partner exceeded its total 2007 e-book sales figure in the first four months of the year, Penguin U.K. wants to be ready for the arrival of the Sony Reader on their side of the Atlantic come September

Salman Rushdie May Write Fatwa Book, reports Agence France Presse
In regards to the death threats placed on his head in 1989 when he published The Satanic Verses, Rushdie told the BBC: "I guess there’s a story there. ... One of these days—there’s various people encouraging me to tell it, and maybe I will"

Is Madonna’s Brother Really Her Charlie McCarthy?
New York Post says Madonna "actually ghost-wrote parts of it," referring to her brother Christopher Ciccone’s Life With My Sister Madonna. But wait, Liz Smith is having none of it. Either way, this is shocking, shocking—calling Captain Renault!

Speaker Nancy Pelosi Does A Q&A with the Washington Post
She discusses the old boys club and their "secret sauce"—gee whiz, what could that be? The occasion is the publication of Know Your Power, being published today by Doubleday

India Will be Focus of 2009 London Book Fair, reports The Bookseller
South Africa will be top dog in 2010

New York Times: If You’re An Author $eeking Bucks? Hit the Road, Jack
Ray Charles may have had the best advice for writers looking to make a bigger buck—the lecture circuit