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Journalist Questions Whether Quill Awards Are Just a PR Ploy

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 15-31, 2005 Edition Journalist Questions Whether Quill Awards Are Just a PR Ploy NEW YORK, NY/8/8/05—An article by Adam Kirsch in the New York Sun explores the ever-expanding universe of book awards and he questions whether the latest...

Educational Publisher Making Big Difference For Inner-City Kids

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 15-31, 2005 Edition Educational Publisher Making Big Difference For Inner-City Kids NEW JERSEY/8/7/05—In an online article in the North Jersey News, staff writer Richard Newman profiles the founders of People’s Publishing Group,...

Harlequin?s Australian Arm Turns to Real Life Plots and Heroines

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 15-31, 2005 Edition Harlequin’s Australian Arm Turns to Real Life Plots and Heroines AUSTRALIA/8/8/05—Real life has finally caught up with publisher Mills & Boon, Australian division of Harlequin, according to an article by John...

Houghton Mifflin Cuts Losses, Reduces Staff

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 15-31, 2005 Edition Houghton Mifflin Cuts Losses, Reduces Staff NEW YORK, NY/8/10/05—Houghton Mifflin reported today that sales in its trade and reference division declined 15.5% to $28.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2005. The...

August 15-31, 2005 General News

Publishing News General News August 15-31, 2005 Edition GENERAL NEWS Fantagraphics To Publish Series Of Dennis the Menace SEATTLE, WA/8/10/2005—Comic book publisher Fantagraphics has announced it will publish the first book in a 25-volume series, “Hank Ketcham’s...

August 15-31, 2005 Book Selling

Publishing News Awards August 15-31, 2005 Edition BOOKSELLING Competition Forces Michigan Bookseller To Close After 32 Years FERNDALE, MICH/ 8/10/2005—Paperbacks, an independent bookseller in Ferndale, Michigan since 1973, is closing its doors September 15. “We just...

August 15-31, 2005 Book Deals

Publishing News Book Deals August 15-31, 2005 Edition BOOK DEALS Madeleine Albright to Write Two New Titles for HarperCollins NEW YORK, NY/8/10/05—Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, who has already written a bestselling memoir, has signed a contract with...

August 15-31, 2005 Awards

Publishing News Awards August 15-31, 2005 Edition AWARDS Coleman Receives B&N’s Lone Star Scribe Award NASHVILLE, TN/8/8/05—Center Street author Britta Coleman has just received the coveted Lone Star Scribe Award from Barnes and Noble for her debut novel Potter...

Aug 15 – 31, 2005 Awards

Publishing News Awards August 15-31, 2005 Edition AWARDS Coleman Receives B&N’s Lone Star Scribe Award NASHVILLE, TN/8/8/05—Center Street author Britta Coleman has just received the coveted Lone Star Scribe Award from Barnes and Noble for her debut novel Potter...

Aug 15 – 31, 2005 Book Deals

Publishing News Book Deals August 15-31, 2005 Edition BOOK DEALS Madeleine Albright to Write Two New Titles for HarperCollins NEW YORK, NY/8/10/05—Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, who has already written a bestselling memoir, has signed a contract with...