The PW Morning Report, September 4, 2008

By Dermot McEvoy -- Publishers Weekly, 9/4/2008 6:15:00 AM

Thursday, September 4, 2008

A daily round-up of the latest publishing news: U.S. and U.K. Publishers Found for The Jewel of Medina; Lynne Spears Memoir A September Pub; Perseus’ "Constellation"; Pinch Is Trumped; and New Orhan Pamuk Novel

U.S. and U.K. Publishers Found for The Jewel of Medina
Fast breaking news on both sides of the Atlantic. The Bookseller is reporting that Gibson Square will publish the Sherry Jones novel in the U.K. in October. The AP is reporting that a U.S. publisher has been found, but not announced. Random House pulled the novel from it’s list in the U.S. because they were fearful of terrorists attacks against the corporation

Delayed Lynne Spears Memoir to Be Published This Month, reports Reuters
Through the Storm: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World will be published September 16th by Christian publisher Thomas Nelson. Sounds like Spears preempted that title and subtitle before Sarah Palin could get her hands on it

Perseus’ "Constellation" to Aid Small Publishers With Digital Technology, reports New York Times
Perseus plans to help small publishers make use of electronic readers, digital book search, print-on-demand and other digital formats

Pinch Is Trumped, reports Page Six
It’s The Donald versus New York Times top honcho Arthur Sulzberger—a Pinch, not a Punch—and it’s all about Timothy O’Brien’s 2005 Trump bio TrumpNation. Pinch must testify about O’Brien and The Donald is joyous

Orhan Pamuk Publishes New Book in Turkey, reports Reuters
Controversial 2006 Pulitzer Prize-winner will publish Museum of Innocence, a love story set in present day Istanbul