Publishers Weekly 08/25/2003 Table of Contents

PWK - August 25, 2003

Features

Selected Gay & Lesbian Titles, June 2003—March 2004
Women in Pants: Manly Maidens, Cowgirls and Other Renegades (June, $35) by Catherine Smith and Cynthia Greig...

Straight Eye on the Queer Spine

Book News

If You Build It, Will They Come?

Bookselling

Gospel According To Deacon

Distribution Daybook

Westward, Ho!
Northern Lights

Fall Festival

Bumbershoot Adds Showcase

Last Chapter

Million Story Book Company Closes Its Doors

Manhattan Bookstore Tour

Painting the Town Read

Children's Books

On the Road With Jan Brett

News

Potter Spikes Sales, Chains Hope Magic Lasts

Behind the Bestsellers

Blackout 2003

The Crisis That Whimpered

Canadian Retailing

Indigo Cuts First-Qtr. Loss; Sales Rise to $164M

Digital Downloads

Struggling MediaBay Gets New Chief

Earnings

Varsity Gets Busy

Hot Deals

Left vs. Right

Fox Goes to Court As 'Lies' Arrives in Stores

Licensing

Big Bird Hopes To Land in China

Litigation

Court Awards Penzler $2.8M in Viner Suit

New England Publishing

New House Offers Harold Evans Title

Online Reference

Books24x7 Adds Wrox Titles

Reference Publishing

Britannica Signs Trade Distributor

Results

FEP Sales Down, Income Up

Retail

Borders Buys Hawley-Cooke Booksellers

Self-Examination

Self-Distribution for a Self-Help House

Spreading

Catholic Publisher Seeks to Up Trade Sales

Timely

ABDO Current Events Series a Fast Seller

Windfall

Parisi, Wiman Rise at Revamped 'Poetry'

PW Forecasts

Nonfiction

In Daniel Pearl's Footsteps
It's All in a Song