MAIN NEWS HEADLINES August 1-15, 2004 Edition FSG to Distribute Drawn & Quarterly Literary ComicsNEW YORK, NY/07/23/04—Farrar Strauss & Giroux has agreed to handle U.S. distribution of graphic novels for Dawn & Quarterly in Montreal. The deal teams the esteemed...

Publishing News General News August 1-15, 2004 Edition GENERAL NEWS Gannett to Acquire 23 Newspapers, Specialty Publications Green Bay, WI/07/24/04—Gannett Co., which publishes USA Today and The Indianapolis Star, has agreed to buy 23 newspapers and 11 specialty...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 15-31, 2004 Edition Breaking News Harlequin Nixes Three Lines in U.S., Beefs Up Others NEW YORK, NY/07/14/2004—In a sweeping move to “change with the times” and respond to their readers, Harlequin will discontinue the distribution of three...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 15-31, 2004 Edition Literary Reading in Dramatic Decline, Says NEA ReportNEW YORK, NY/07/08/04—Literary reading is in dramatic decline with fewer than half of American adults now reading literature, according to a National Endowment for the...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 15-31, 2004 Edition Publishers Share NEA Concern About Reading CrisisWashington, DC/07/09/04—A new report issued by the National Endowment for the Arts showing a startling decline in book readership is a matter of deep concern for publishers...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 15-31, 2004 Edition Author House/1st Books May Be Subject to Class Action Suit GARY, INDIANA/07/09/04—The law firm of Robert L. Lewis in Gary, Indiana (219- 944-2755) is reportedly soliciting participants for a class action law suit against...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 15-31, 2004 Edition PW Study Shows High Job Turnover, Smaller RaisesNEW YORK,NY/07/08/04—An annual industry salary survey conducted by Publishers Weekly shows a slight decline in pay raises and job satisfaction from among a high number of...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 15-31, 2004 Edition Paula Danziger, Legendary Children’s Author, Dies at Age 59NEW YORK, NY/07/09/04—Award-winning and beloved author, Paula Danziger died on the afternoon of July 8, 2004 at St. Luke’s Hospital in New York City after...

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES July 15-31, 2004 Edition AAP Calls for Benjamin Award NominationsWashington,DC/07/08/04—The Association of American Publishers is currently accepting nominations for the prestigious Curtis Benjamin Award. AAP presents the award annually to an...

Publishing News Book Deals July 15-31, 2004 Edition BOOK DEALS The Elephants of Style Offers Funny, Educational Read for Writers, Copy Editors In his first book, Lapsing Into a Comma, Bill Walsh of The Washington Post created a word-nerd classic that continues to...