Publishing News People April 15-30, 2005 Edition PEOPLE Literary Giant Saul Bellow Dies at Age 89 NEW YORK, NY/04/07/05Nobel Prize-winning author Saul Bellow died April 7 in his Massachusetts home at age 89. His wife, Janis, and daughter, Naomi, were at his beside...
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Ivan Held Named President of G.P. Putnam’s
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 1-15, 2005 Edition Ivan Held Named President of G.P. Putnam's New York, NY/03/29/05Ivan Held has been named President of GP Putnam's Sons, it was announced today by Susan Petersen Kennedy, President of Penguin Group (USA). Mr. Held, who will...
April 1-15, 2005 Book Deals
Publishing News Book Deals April 1-15, 2005 Edition BOOK DEALS Atria Books to Publish Javier Sierras Bestseller The Secret Supper NEW YORK, NY/03/21/05The international bestseller The Secret Supper by Spanish novelist Javier Sierra has been signed in a pre-emptive...
April 1-15, 2005 General News
Publishing News General News April 1-15, 2005 Edition GENERAL NEWS Small Press Center Offers Writers' Event NEW YORK, NY/03/23/05The annual New York Roundtable Writers Conference, sponsored by the Small Press Center, will be held April 29-30 at the Center at 20 West...
April 1-15, 2005 Financials
Publishing News Financials April 1-15, 2005 Edition FINANCIALS Barnes & Noble Anounces Repurchase of Common Shares New York, NY/03/24/2005Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the worlds largest bookseller, today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a...
Pearson, Wiley Settle Contempt Case Against Illegal Book Seller
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 1-15, 2005 Edition Pearson, Wiley Settle Contempt Case Against Illegal Book SellerNew York, NY/03/21/05Pearson Education, Inc., and John Wiley & Sons, Inc., have settled an action seeking an Order of Contempt that was filed by them against...
GOP Strategist Matalin to Head S&S’s New Political Imprint
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 1-15, 2005 Edition GOP Strategist Matalin to Head S&S's New Political Imprint NEW YORK, NY/03/28/05Republican strategist Mary Matalin, also the wife of Democratic consultant James Carville, has been selected to head a new, as-yet-unnamed,...
Scholastic Records Third Quarter Profits After Last Year’s Loss
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 1-15, 2005 Edition Scholastic Records Third Quarter Profits After Last Year's LossNEW YORK, NY/03/17/05Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL - News) has announced its fiscal 2005 third quarter results for the quarter ending February 28, 2005....
Dorchester Answers Readers’ Inquiries About Dara Joy
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 1-15, 2005 Edition Dorchester Answers Readers' Inquiries About Dara Joy NEW YORK, NY/03/28/05Dorchester-Leisure Books, responding to readers' inquiries about the availability of star author Dara Joy's next book, posted a lengthy response on...
Harlequin Tests New Taller Mass Market Format
MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 1-15, 2005 Edition Harlequin Tests New Taller Mass Market Format NEW YORK, NY/03/15/05Harlequin will introduce a taller format for its mass market titles beginning in July 2005 with its imprint called Next. The new mass market books will not...
