The PW Morning Report, November 13, 2008
By Dermot McEvoy -- Publishers Weekly, 11/13/2008 5:49:00 AM
Thursday, November 13, 2008
A da
ily round-up of the latest publishing news: Obama Book Boom; Plowin’ Palin; Castro’s New Book; Michael Crichton Last Book Cancelled?; John Leonard Remembered; Google Looking to Expand Deal Beyond U.S.; First Middle Eastern Book Festival; Artie Lange Writes; and Virginia Woolf’s Waves
Obama Book Boom, reports AP
But if you read this week’s cover feature in PW—"Obama’s Imprint"—you’d already know that
Palin May "Plow" Right By Dubya in Book Derby, reports Reuters
Bullwinkle may not be the only thing Sarah Palin has in her sights—will she beat President Bush to a book deal? Betcha she does
Fidel Castro Has New Book, reports Reuters
Speaking of another politician who doesn’t know when it’s time to leave the stage, the bearded one will publish La Paz en Colombia, a book about Cuba’s role in the Colombian peace process
Michael Crichton Last Book Cancelled?
USA Today is reporting that HarperCollins has cancelled the last book from the late Crichton. An untitled Crichton novel was scheduled to be released in May and was removed from Amazon.com recently
John Leonard Remembered
Both the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times recently published appreciations about the former editor of TNYTBR
Google Looking to Expand Deal Beyond U.S., reports The Bookseller
Google is to "actively work" with publishers outside the U.S. to try and implement a deal, similar to the provisional agreement signed with American publishers
First Middle Eastern Book Festival to Take Place in 2009, reports The Bookseller
The inaugural Emirates Airline International Festival of Literature (EAIFL) will take place in Dubai from February 26 to March 1, 2009
Howard Stern Sidekick Artie Lange Has Written A Book, reports Rush & Molloy
If sordid tales of Christina Applegate and Tom Cruise float your boat, Too Fat to Fish (Spiegel & Grau) may be for you
Virginia Woolf’s Waves Coming to Lincoln Center, reports New York Times
The adaptation from Woolf’s novel, The Waves, was first performed in London in 2006
