AWARDS November 15-30, 2005 Edition William T. Vollmann Wins 2005 National Book Award for Europe Central New York, NY/11/17/2005—William T. Vollmann was presented with the 2005 National Book Award for fiction on November 16 at an awards dinner in New York City. His...

Publishing News People in Publishing November 15-30, 2005 Edition PEOPLE IN PUBLISHING Jackson Joins Crown as Executive Editor NEW YORK, NY/11/7/05—Heather Jackson has been named executive editor at Crown/Random House, after a stint at Rodale. Disney Names Bubbosh...

Publishing News General News November 15-30, 2005 Edition GENERAL NEWS Abebooks.com Acquires Of Bookfinder.Com NEW YORK, NY/ 11/08/05—Abebooks.com, an online marketplace for new and used books, has acquired BookFinder.com, a price comparison shopping service. In...

Publishing News General News November 1-15, 2005 Edition GENERAL NEWS Online Sales Spur Battle Over Books By CHRIS HAMEL [email protected] Reprinted with permission from Chris Hamel and The Republican SPRINGFIELD/10/17/05—Harold J. O'Brien is a bibliophile who, driven...

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...

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...

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 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 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 Plagiarism Lawsuit Threatens to Bar Sales of Da Vinci Code LONDON/10/31/05—A preliminary High Court hearing was scheduled in London October 26, pitting Random House Group and Dan Brown, author of the wildly popular The...