MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 1-15, 2005 Edition National Weekly Publisher Acquires Village Voice NEW YORK, NY/10/25/05—The Village Voice, known for its anti-establishment views, has been acquired by New Times Media, a large weekly newspaper chain with publications in...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 1-15, 2005 Edition Judges Name Finalists For 2005 National Book Awards Oxford, MS/10/13/05—The 20 Finalists for the 2005 National Book Awards, announced in mid-October, include a few of America’s most well known and pre-eminent authors and...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 1-15, 2005 Edition Kaplan Publishing Combines Test Prep and Trade Book Units NEW YORK, NY/10/17/05—Kaplan today announced the formation of Kaplan Publishing, a new unit that will focus on both education and business trade publications. The...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES November 1-15, 2005 Edition Walden Media Acquires Film Rights To Mike Lupica’s Heat LOS ANGELES/10/24/05—Walden Media has acquired the rights to New York Times best-selling author Mike Lupica’s forthcoming book Heat, which is being published by...

Publishing News People November 1-15, 2005 Edition PEOPLE Spiers Leaves Mediabistro to Finish Book NEW YORK, NY/10/22/05—Elizabeth 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...

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/10/17/05—Harold J. O'Brien is a bibliophile who, driven...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 15-31, 2005 Edition THE SEA WINS THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE FOR FICTION 2005 www.themanbookerprize.com LONDON/10/11/2005—John Banville became lucky for the second time Monday night, October 10 when he was named winner of the £50,000 Man Booker...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES October 15-31, 2005 Edition British Playright Pinter Earns Nobel Prize for Literature STOCKHOLM, Sweden/October 13, 2005—The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2005 has been awarded to British playwright Harold Pinter. The announcement was made October...

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/10/3/05—Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world's largest bookseller, has announced that legendary...

Publishing News Awards October 15-31, 2005 Edition AWARDS Seattle Writers Sweep Book Awards In Washington State Non-fiction books and books by writers from Seattle dominated this year's Washington State Book Awards, according to an article in the Seattle...