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'Potter' Finale Deathly for
Book Business

Jun 25, 2007 9:06 AM CDT

'Potter' Finale Deathly for Book Business

Final chapter casting spell on readers, but sellers don't feel magic

(Newser) - The final Harry Potter installment will likely fly off the shelves like a Quidditch player, but retailers are feeling decidedly grounded. Facing megasized hype, chains and websites will sell Harry for cost, leaving independent bookstores practically out of the selling loop. And Business Week reports Scholastic's lodestone is diverting attention...

Texas Builds an Ultimate Archive

Jun 17, 2007 4:00 PM CDT

Texas Builds an Ultimate Archive

(Newser) - Start with 48 Gutenberg Bibles—yes, count 'em, 48. Move on to the corrected proofs of Joyce's Ulysses and then to part of Kerouac's original manuscript for On the Road. Then finish up with Woodward and Bernstein's Watergate notes. These items and much, much more are in the Harry...

Achebe Wins Booker Prize

Jun 13, 2007 7:00 AM CDT

Achebe Wins Booker Prize

Author of Things Fall Apart honored for his body of work

(Newser) - Chinua Achebe, author of Things Fall Apart, won the Booker International prize, an award given out every two years to recognize a living writer's body of work. The 76-year-old Nigerian is credited with the creation of the modern African novel and is the most translated African author.

Publisher Fights Lefty Bias
in Kids' Lit

Jun 1, 2007 8:34 PM CDT

Publisher Fights Lefty Bias in Kids' Lit

Is this rabbit a communist?

(Newser) - A California publishing exec is doing his darnedest to combat the insidious leftward tilt of most children's books. Fed up with gay penguins and anti-business Loraxes, Eric Jackson started his own publishing house. His first release, "Help! Mom! There Are Liberals Under My Bed!"—about a kids'...

Kurt Vonnegut Dies at 84

Apr 12, 2007 9:09 AM CDT

Kurt Vonnegut Dies at 84

Genre-defying novelist was voice of more than one generation

(Newser) - Kurt Vonnegut, one of the most popular novelists of the 20th century, died yesterday at 84 in Manhattan. Defying genres, he wrote on everything from the firebombing of Dresden to alien abduction—and that was just Slaughterhouse-Five.

Novelist Gives
Away Movie Rights

Mar 26, 2007 11:07 AM CDT

Novelist Gives Away Movie Rights

Jonathan Lethem wants to shake up thinking about intellectual property

(Newser) - Jonathan Lethem is giving away the film option and, eventually, all ancillary rights to his new novel, "You Don't Love Me Yet," publicly grappling with issues of intellectual property and copyright law. "What I'm seeking to explore is that incredibly fertile middle ground where people control some...

Novelist Slaps Ex
With $40 Million Suit

Mar 23, 2007 10:21 AM CDT

Novelist Slaps Ex With $40 Million Suit

Terry McMillan cites extortion in post-divorce mud-slinging contest

(Newser) - Bestselling author Terry McMillan filed a $40 million lawsuit Wednesday against her ex-husband Jonathan Plummer, alleging that he conspired to destroy her reputation during their divorce. In the lawsuit McMillan alleges that her "little fag," a.k.a. "common extortionist" ex-husband has threatened her safety after the...

Muggles Save Trees From Harry

Mar 21, 2007 11:15 AM CDT

Muggles Save Trees From Harry

(Newser) - It's almost 800 pages long and everyone you know will buy one, so Scholastic has a big chance to score green points with the printing of the final Harry Potter book this summer. The latest installment will use at least 30% recycled material in the U.S., and a "...