The PW Morning Report: Thursday, July 2, 2009

By Craig Morgan Teicher -- Publishers Weekly, 7/2/2009 5:52:00 AM

A daily roundup of book and publishing news from across the Web: Frey’s YA Series to HC; The Translation Database; Palin Memoir to Be Published in ‘Regular’ and ‘Christian’; Baseball Books.

Frey’s YA Series Goes to HarperCollins
A series of YA novels written by James Frey and a co-author, about alien teenagers, has sold to HC.

The Translation Database
Chad W. Post of Open Letter has been keeping track of all the translations published in the U.S., and here’s his data and analysis.

Palin Memoir to Be Published in Separate Christian Edition
Sarah Palin’s memoir will have a separate edition from Zondervan with extra material on faith.

Review of the Day: Baseball Books
The Cleveland Plain Dealer rounds up this summer’s books about America’s favorite game.

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