MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 15-30, 2005 Edition Thomson Nelson Acquires Harcourt's Canadian DivisionTORONTO/04/07/05—The reference and electronic division of Thomson Nelson, Inc. has acquired the kindergarten-Grade 12 educational publishing division of Harcourt Canada....

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 15-30, 2005 Edition Weisbach to Guide Miramax Through Transition to DisneyNEW YORK, NY/04/07/05—Miramax Books has named Rob Weisbach president and chief executive officer. He will guide the company through its gradual takeover by Walt Disney...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 15-30, 2005 Edition Atria Re-Releases Books by Pope John Paul II Once Only Sold in Vatican NEW YORK, NY/04/06/05—Atria Books releases two hardcover books from The Private Prayers of Pope John Paul II series this week, originally published in...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 15-30, 2005 Edition Breaking News Random House Signs Two New Doctorow Books NEW YORK, NY/04/27/2005—E. L. Doctorow, the author of some of the most renowned novels of our time—among them RAGTIME, THE BOOK OF DANIEL, and BILLY BATHGATE—will...

Publishing News General News April 15-30, 2005 Edition GENERAL NEWS Random House to Release Barbie Diaries NEW YORK, NY/04/05/05—Barbie, the doll that inspired generations of young girls, will soon appear as a diarist, penning her life events and thoughts in two books...

Publishing News Book Deals April 15-30, 2005 Edition BOOK DEALS Riverhead Signs Popular Playwright Tyler Perry For First Book New York, NY/04/11/05—Tyler Perry, the ground-breaking and immensely popular playwright and performer who created the #1 hit movie, Diary of A...

Publishing News People April 1-15, 2005 Edition PEOPLE Book Industry Study Group, Inc. Announces Two New Directors New York, NY/03/22/05—Book Industry Study Group, Inc. (BISG), a non-profit trade association representing the publishing industry, announced last week...

Publishing News Financials April 1-15, 2005 Edition FINANCIALS Barnes & Noble Anounces Repurchase of Common Shares New York, NY/03/24/2005—Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest bookseller, today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 1-15, 2005 Edition Book Critics Announce 2004 WinnersNEW YORK, NY/03/18/05—The National Book Critics Circle has announced its 2004 award winners. Marilynne Robinson has earned the fiction award for Gilead (Farrar, Straus and Giroux). Gilead...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES April 1-15, 2005 Edition Wiley Forms Publishing Partnership with Institute of Chemical Engineers Hoboken, NJ/03/21/05—Global publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) today announced that they have...