Atria Books to publish Abrams' debut novel The Lost Diary NEW YORK, NY/2/27/2006—Atria Books has purchased North American rights to two novels by author Douglas Carlton Abrams, Judith Curr, executive vice-president and publisher announced today. Vice-President and...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 23 - March 2, 2006 Edition MTV, Pocket To Beef Up Books For Teen Girls New York, NY/2/17/06—Teen fiction is hot! And MTV Books, in conjunction with Pocket Books/Simon & Schuster, is giving young readers what they want with a special...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 23 - March 2, 2006 Edition Book Picks on UK’s Richard & Judy TV Show Snapped up by BBC LONDON/2/22/06—BBC Audiobooks has acquired the audio rights to four book titles picked for appearances on the Richard & Judy Book Club show. The BBC...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 23 - March 2, 2006 Edition Harcourt Seeks Buyer for School Library Division NEW YORK, NY/2/17/06—Harcourt Education is seeking a buyer for its its global elementary library operations. Up for sale are the Heinemann, Raintree and...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 23 - March 2, 2006 Edition Penguin Australia Cuts Author Royalties In Line With UK and US AUSTRALIA/2/17/06—The Australian division of Penguin Group (Australia), owned by Pearson Plc., has announced it will cutback royalty rates paid to...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 23 - March 2, 2006 Edition Barnes & Noble Declines Bid For Digital Retailer LONDON/2/19/06—According to an article in the Business Telegraph, Barnes & Noble, the world's largest chain of book stores, has declined to bid on the acquisition...

Leff’s Debut Novel Purchased by NBC as New TV Series NEW YORK, NY./2/20/06— Better Homes and Husbands, by Valerie Ann Leff ( see previous Authorlink interview) , has been purchased by NBC for development as a television series. Meryl Poster, former head of production...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 23-March 2, 2006 Edition Breaking News Dow Jones Reorganizes Print, Electronic Properties, Names New WSJ Publisher NEW YORK, NY/2/22/2006—Dow Jones & Company has named a new publisher for The Wall Street Journal to oversee a merging of...

Barnes & Noble Signs Exclusive CD Deal with Opera Prodigy New York, NY/2/16/06—Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS), the world’s largest bookseller, has announced an exclusive CD and in-store performance agreement with Holly Stell, the 13-year-old Northern California opera...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 16-23, 2006 Edition Focus/Random House Pick First Two Film Projects for New Venture NEW YORK, NY/2/14/06—A novel set in contemporary Tel Aviv and a work of nonfiction by a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist have been selected...