The PW Morning Report: Wednesday May 13, 2009

By Craig Morgan Teicher -- Publishers Weekly, 5/13/2009 5:39:00 AM

A daily roundup of book and publishing news from across the Web: Palin Signs with HC; Walcott Withdraws; Cat in the Hat on TV; NYT 2.0; White House Poetry Slam Jam.

Sarah Palin Signs with HarperCollins
HC will publish Governor Palin's memoir next spring.

Walcott Withdraws from Professor of Poetry Race
Nobel-winning poet Derek Walcott withdrew from the race for Oxford Professor of Poetry, one of the most prestigious posts a poet can hold, when allegations of sexual harassment resurfaced.

Cat In The Hat Headed to TV
Random House, Seuss Enterprises and PBS have signed an agreement to produce a new show called The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That.

The New York Times Launches New Electronic Version
There’s been much buzz about Times Reader 2.0, which tries to simulate the experience of reading a real paper.

Poetry Slam at the White House
Michelle Obama oversaw an evening of spoken word, hip hop and jazz last night at the White House.