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Little Brown Recalls Opal Novel in Face of Plagiarism Charges

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES May 4-11, 2006 Edition Little Brown Recalls Opal Novel in Face of Plagiarism Charges NEW YORK, NY/4/29/06— The New York Times reported yesterday that Little Brown has decided to recall all editions of Kaavya Viswanathan’s debut book, How Opal Mehta...

May 4-11, 2006

Corwin Departs Rodale, Perl Steps In Temporarily Tami Booth Corwin, president of Rodale Book Group, is leaving the company in June to spend more time with her family. She is expecting her second child. Corwin has served as Rodale’s president and editor-in-chief since...

April 27 – May 4, 2006

Personnel Changes at William Morrow New York, NY/4/25/06—Several big editorial changes have taken place at William Morrow/Harpercollins. Lynn Grady has been promoted to vice president, associate publisher for William Morrow,HarperEntertainment, Eos and Morrow...

CBS Corporation Reports 4% Gain In Revenues

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 27 – May 4, 2006 Edition CBS Corporation Reports 4% Gain In Revenues NEW YORK, NY/4/26/06—CBS Corporation (NYSE: BS.A and CBS), which now owns Simon & Schuster, has reported results for the first quarter ended March 31,2006, posting solid...

Random House Refuses Author?s Plagiarism Apology

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 27 – May 4, 2006 Edition Random House Refuses Author’s Plagiarism Apology NEW YORK, NY/4/25/06—Crown/Random House has indicated that it may not accept author Kaavya Viswanaathan’s apology for having “unintentionally” copied a number of...

Atria Senior Editor Launches Nonprofit Event for Ethic Authors

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 27 - May 4, 2006 Edition Atria Senior Editor Launches Nonprofit Event for Ethic Authors Malaika Adero, a senior editor at Atria Books/Simon & Schuster, has launched a nonprofit organization to produce an annual book and arts festival. The...

Annie Callanan Named President and CEO of Bowker

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 27 - May 4, 2006 Edition Annie Callanan Named President and CEO of Bowker NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ/4/18/06—Annie Callanan, a seasoned executive who has successfully led a number of business-to-business media companies, has been named the new...

Professional Critics To Write Commentary For NBCC?s New Blog

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 27 - May 4, 2006 Edition Professional Critics To Write Commentary For NBCC’s New Blog The National Book Critics Circle launched its own Blog April 21. The site will feature publishing and criticism, news and commentary, noteworthy reviews,...

April 27 – May 4, 2006 News

Billionaire Trump Teams With Kiyosaki To Self Publish Book NEW YORK, NY/4/25/06—Billionaire Donald Trump and millionaire Robert Kiyosaki have decided to jointly self-publish a book about investing, which has not yet been titled. The new book, to be released in...