The PW Morning Report, August 27, 2008
By Dermot McEvoy -- Publishers Weekly, 8/27/2008 5:31:00 AM
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
A daily r
ound-up of the latest publishing news: Danish Publisher Eyes The Jewel of Medina; Dems Boost Tattered Cover; Japan’s Book Crisis; Marvel to Redesign Heroes for Japan; Rushdie: From Sublime to Ridiculous; Hillary Swank Acquires Rights to Something Borrowed; Writing Tie-In Novels; and OMG, Samantha Ronson, Author?
Danish Publisher Eyes The Jewel of Medina, reports the Guardian
Publisher Trykkefrihedsselskabets Library (Free Speech Library) is presently in negotiations with Jones’s agent to publish the novel Random House deemed too dangerous to their safety
Tattered Cover Gets Boost From Democratic Convention, reports Los Angeles Times
"Jacket Copy" sez that Denver’s eponymous bookstore is the place to be if you’re an author hawking your wares
Book Crisis in Japan, reports Japan Times
People are not reading and stores are closing—in 2007 52% of Japanese people said they did not read one book in the previous month
Marvel To Redesign Heroes for Japanese Market, reports UPI
Marvel teams up with Tokyo animation studio Madhouse to develop new versions of characters such as Spider-Man and Iron Man for 2010 delivery
Salman Rushdie Touts Britain’s "Declaration of Falsity" Law, reports The Bookseller
Rushdie was able to get publisher John Blake to remove false allegations about him from Ron Evans On His Majesty’s Service
Mother’s Gossip Was Rushdie’s Inspiration, reports AP
Now we go from the sublime to the ridiculous: Sir Salman has more words of wisdom for young writers—listen to your mom’s gossip then you’ll be able to write a book like Midnight’s Children. Yeah, right
Hillary Swank Acquires Rights to Something Borrowed, reports Variety
Swank and producing partner Molly Smith have acquired the rights to the Emily Giffin novel, possibly as a starring vehicle for Swank
Tod Goldberg on Writing Tie-In Novels
His essay in the Los Angeles Times on penning Burn Notice will leave many working writers with a smile of recognition on their faces
From the Let’s Get the Hell Outta Here for the Long Weekend Already Dept: Samantha Ronson To Write Book?
E! Online—what would we do without them?—sez that Lindsay Lohan gal-pal may write a book. Like Pete Rose and his autobiography, this may give her a chance to write one more book than she’s actually read. Publishers, man your advances!
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