MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 18-25, 2006 Edition Publishers, TV Networks To Launch Unprecedented Kids’ Bilingual Programming New York, NY/5/9/06—In an unprecedented combination of distribution and content players in children’s television, Scholastic, NBC Universal, Corus...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 18-25, 2006 Edition Publishing Sales Maintain Upward Climb in March NEW YORK, NY/5/15/06—Book sales remained steady in March for most of the categories tracked by the Association of American Publishers (AAP). Children’s /YA Hardcover rose while...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 18-25, 2006 Edition Graywolf Press To Open Offices In New York City NEW YORK, NY/5/17/06—Graywolf Press, a successful non-profit Minnesota publisher, will open a second office this spring in New York City, but has no plans to shift its focus...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 18-25, 2006 Edition J.K. Rowling, Stephen King, John Irving to Read Works Live on Stage in New York New York, NY/5/10/06—J. K. Rowling, creator of the HARRY POTTER series; Stephen King, author of CELL, THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION and CARRIE, and...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 18-25, 2006 Edition Oxford Press Merges Trade Academic Divisions Oxford, England/5/17/06—Oxford University Press will merge its U.S. trade and academic divisions under the direction of publisher Niko Pfund. As a result, three staff members will...

Random House Launches Initiative To Boost Paper Recycling NEW YORK, NY/5/16/06—In the most substantial environmental initiative in the company’s history, Random House, Inc., the U.S. division of Random House, the world’s largest trade book publisher, has announced...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 8-18, 2006 Edition RANDOM HOUSE ACQUIRES LEADING SPORTS BOOK PUBLISHER NEW YORK, NY/5/8/06—The Random House Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., the world’s largest trade book publisher, has acquired the industry leader in sports...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 8-18, 2006 Edition Pat Schroeder Speaks at Launch Of "Big Read" Initiative Washington, DC May 9, 2006—Former Congresswoman Pat Schroeder, who now heads the Association of American Publishers (AAP), was at New York’s Carnegie Hall May...

MSU Journal Calls for Poetry, Short Fiction MO: Writings from the River, a journal published annually in January by Montana State University and the Great Falls Literary Guild, is currently accepting submissions of high quality poetry, short fiction, essays, and...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 4-11, 2006 Edition One World/Ballantine Launches Nikki Turner Urban Fiction Imprint NEW YORK, NY/5/3/06—One World/Ballantine, a division of Random House, has launched a new urban fiction line, called Nikki Turner Presents, named after...