MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 1-15, 2005 Edition Plagiarism Lawsuit Threatens to Bar Sales of Da Vinci Code LONDON/10/31/05A preliminary High Court hearing was scheduled in London October 26, pitting Random House Group and Dan Brown, author of the wildly popular The...
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National Weekly Publisher Acquires Village Voice
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 1-15, 2005 Edition National Weekly Publisher Acquires Village Voice NEW YORK, NY/10/25/05The Village Voice, known for its anti-establishment views, has been acquired by New Times Media, a large weekly newspaper chain with publications in...
Judges Name Finalists For 2005 National Book Awards
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 1-15, 2005 Edition Judges Name Finalists For 2005 National Book Awards Oxford, MS/10/13/05The 20 Finalists for the 2005 National Book Awards, announced in mid-October, include a few of Americas most well known and pre-eminent authors and...
Kaplan Publishing Combines Test Prep and Trade Book Units
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 1-15, 2005 Edition Kaplan Publishing Combines Test Prep and Trade Book Units NEW YORK, NY/10/17/05Kaplan today announced the formation of Kaplan Publishing, a new unit that will focus on both education and business trade publications. The...
Walden Media Acquires Film Rights To Mike Lupica?s Heat
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 1-15, 2005 Edition Walden Media Acquires Film Rights To Mike Lupicas Heat LOS ANGELES/10/24/05Walden Media has acquired the rights to New York Times best-selling author Mike Lupicas forthcoming book Heat, which is being published by...
November 1-15, 2005
Publishing News People November 1-15, 2005 Edition PEOPLE Spiers Leaves Mediabistro to Finish Book NEW YORK, NY/10/22/05Elizabeth Spiers is leaving Mediabistro to work as a freelance journalist and complete her novel, And They All Die in the End. The work has been...
November 1-15, 2005 General News
Publishing News General News November 1-15, 2005 Edition GENERAL NEWS Online Sales Spur Battle Over Books By CHRIS HAMEL chamel@repub.com Reprinted with permission from Chris Hamel and The Republican SPRINGFIELD/10/17/05Harold J. O'Brien is a bibliophile who, driven...
THE SEA WINS THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE FOR FICTION 2005
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 15-31, 2005 Edition THE SEA WINS THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE FOR FICTION 2005 www.themanbookerprize.com LONDON/10/11/2005John Banville became lucky for the second time Monday night, October 10 when he was named winner of the £50,000 Man Booker...
British Playright Pinter Earns Nobel Prize for Literature
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 15-31, 2005 Edition British Playright Pinter Earns Nobel Prize for Literature STOCKHOLM, Sweden/October 13, 2005The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2005 has been awarded to British playwright Harold Pinter. The announcement was made October...
October 15-31, 2005 News
Publishing News People October 15-31, 2005 Edition PEOPLE Bestselling Author Michael Crichton to Discuss Latest Thriller at BN Online Reading Group NEW YORK, NY/10/3/05Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world's largest bookseller, has announced that legendary...
