The PW Morning Report: Wednesday, May 20, 2009

By Craig Morgan Teicher -- Publishers Weekly, 5/20/2009 5:33:00 AM

A daily roundup of book and publishing news from across the Web: Salinger’s Lawyers Investigate ‘Catcher’ Sequel; Giant Kindle; McCourt Fights Cancer; A Two Pipe Problem; Secret Sonnets.

Salinger’s Lawyer’s Investigating ‘Catcher’ Sequel
J.D. Salinger’s lawyers are looking into the legality of John David California’s 60 Years Later Coming Through the Rye, a sequel to Salinger’s classic book. California’s people aren’t worried, though, because the Holden Caufield character is referred to merely as “Mr. C.”

A Giant Kindle
This parody video imagines Amazon’s next move.

Frank McCourt Battling Cancer
Irishcentral reports that the Angela’s Ashes author has been hospitalized in New York for treatment.

Robert Downey Holmes
Here’s a preview of the forthcoming Sherlock Holmes movie starring Robert Downey Jr. as Holmes.

Shakespeare’s Shoulda-Been-Secret Sonnets
Did Shakespeare ever intend us to read his sonnets?