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Awards Feb 15-29, 2004

Publishing News Awards February 15-29, 2004 Edition AWARDS Bausch, Freudenberger Jointly Receive PEN/Malamud Award 2/5/04—Richard Bausch, author of The Stories of Richard Bausch (HarperCollins), and Nell Freudenberger, author of Lucky Girls, have jointly been...

Book Deals Feb 15-29, 2004

Publishing News Book Deals February 15-29, 2004 Edition BOOK DEALS THE NINTH DAY OF LOUS DRAX TO BE DIRECTED BY MINGHELLA LOS ANGELES, CA/2/5/04—Anthony Minghella, director of COLD MOUNTAIN, will write and direct a screen adaptation of Liz Jensen's soon-to-be-released...

General News Feb 15-29, 2004

Publishing News General News February 15-29, 2004 Edition GENERAL NEWS Borders Books & Music to Open Store in Cincinnati ANN ARBOR, MI/2/11/04—Borders Books & Music will open a 21,000-square-foot store in Cincinnati in July. The store will be located in...

Borders Experiences 2003 Sales Boost

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 15-29, 2004 Edition Borders Experiences 2003 Sales Boost ANN ARBOR, MI/02/10/04—Borders Group, Inc. recorded an 8.9 percent sales increase to $827 million in the fourth quarter of 2003. For the entire 2003 year, the bookseller also...

Time Warner Award to Honor the Late Sara Ann Freed

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 15-29, 2004 Edition Time Warner Award to Honor the Late Sara Ann Freed NEW YORK, NY/2/10/04—The Mysterious Press, an imprint of Time Warner, has created the Sara Ann Freed Memorial Award for a first mystery novel, offering a $10,000...

Romantic Times to Host NY Book Fair and Booklovers Convention

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 15-29, 2004 Edition Romantic Times to Host NY Book Fair and Booklovers Convention NEW YORK, NY/2/11/04—The 21st Booklovers Convention sponsored by Romantic Times Bookclub Magazine, is expected to attract several thousand readers and...

Ex-BBC Head to Sign Million Dollar Deal With HarperCollins UK

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 15-29, 2004 Edition Ex-BBC Head to Sign Million Dollar Deal With HarperCollins UK LONDON/02/06/04—Greg Dyke, the fired director general of the BBC, is expected to sign a £1m book deal with a major publisher (probably...

Millbrook Files for Chapter 11

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 15-29, 2004 Edition Millbrook Files for Chapter 11 BROOKFIELD, CT/ 2/6/04—The Millbrook Press announced February 6 that it has filed for Chapter 11 after failing to find a buyer. The company published nonfiction hardcover and...

AAP President Responds To CALPIRG Report

MAIN NEWS HEADLINES February 15-29, 2004 Edition AAP President Responds To CALPIRG Report WASHINGTON, D.C./2/3/04—Pat Schroeder, president and CEO of the Association of American Publishers, has sent a letter to the director of the State Public Interest Research...