The PW Morning Report, September 5, 2008
By Dermot McEvoy -- Publishers Weekly, 9/5/2008 5:44:00 AM
Friday, September 5, 2008
A daily r
ound-up of the latest publishing news: Woodward: Bush "Failed to Lead"; Rona Jaffe Foundation Awards; Emeril to Harper Studio; Sarah Palin Pumped for Banned Books Week; Michael Hammer Dead; Peter Manso Indicted; and Oddest Book Title
Woodward: Bush "Rarely Was the Voice of Realism on the Iraq War" and "Failed to Lead," reports Washington Post
The War Within by Bob Woodward also says the U.S. spies on the Iraqi prime minister. It cites the true reasons the surge worked. Woodward describes a strangely detached President Bush. When Woodward asked him why the surge received five brigades when the military said it could provide only two, Bush replied: "Okay, I don’t know this. I’m not in these meetings, you’ll be happy to hear, because I got other things to do." Bush also replaced Defense Secretary Rumsfeld with Robert Gates without consulting Vice President Cheney. Woodward also concluded that Bush "rarely was the voice of realism on the Iraq war" and "too often failed to lead." Post will begin excerpting book this Sunday. S&S book goes on sale Monday
Six Women Given Rona Jaffe Foundation Awards, reports AP
All will receive grants of $25,000 each for "women writers of talent and promise in the early stages of their writing careers"
Bob Miller Snags Emeril Lagasse for Harper Studio, reports Keith Kelly in New York Post
Emeril at the Grill—the first book in a 10-book series focusing on several topics—is slated for publication in June 2009
Sarah Palin Pumped— Banned Books Week Begins September 27
The Los Angeles Times "Jacket Copy" reminds us that it’s almost time for Banned Books Week and talks to librarians about the Alaskan governor’s penchant for censoring books like an Irish archbishop, circa 1900. By the way, governor, Banned Books Week celebrates the freedom to read
Michael Hammer, Business Author, Dead at 60, reports New York Times
Hammer was the co-author of the bestselling Reengineering the Corporation, which influenced the way corporations reorganized, maximizing the expertise of their employees
Author Peter Manso Indicted By Cape Cod Grand Jury, Claims Bias, reports New York Times
The author of bios on Mailer and Brando is writing a book for S&S about the murder of Christa Worthington, who was raped and murdered on the Cape in 2002. The prickly Manso is charging ineptitude and corruption among the local police; they counter with a 12-count indictment. Who is right?
Oddest Book Title? Greek Rural Postmen and Their Cancellation Numbers, reports Reuters
The book—a comprehensive record of Greek postal routes by Derek Willan—received 13 percent of the 1,000 international public votes
