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Search by:  Books  Edition |  Music |  Software  Video Games |  Video:  DVD  VHS Today's Book News Audio Books Bestsellers `Girls From Ames' chronicles longtime friendships (AP) Thu, 02 Jul 2009 AP - A year before it became a best seller, author Jeffrey Zaslow wondered if all the time he'd put into his book about the longtime friendship of 11 women would be wasted. us.rd.yahoo.com Biographies Web Exclusive Reviews: 6/29/2009 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 This week: David Henry Sterry collects stories from sex workers, Andrew Blauner compiles the stories of brothers, and Zack Lynch recounts tales from the frontiers of neurotechnology; new memoirs from Buzz Aldrin, Jan Lancaster, Quinn Cummings and Czech ecobiologist Vojtech Novotny; a look at athletes. Lance Armstrong and Michelle Wie; and... www.publishersweekly.com Grandson re-edits Hemingway's Moveable Feast Tue, 30 Jun 2009 Seán Hemingway has edited a new edition of his grandfather's memoir, which he says gives 'a much better impression of what he was trying to accomplish' Ernest Hemingway's classic memoir of his time in Paris in the 1920s, A Moveable Feast, has been reworked by his grandson to give "a much better impression. of what he was trying to... feeds.guardian.co.uk John Edwards' Fall Guy Writing Tell All Memoir Tue, 30 Jun 2009 Disgraced politician John Edwards is about to get hit with a tell all book by his former aide, Andrew Young. Young pretended to be the father of John Edwards' love child with Rielle Hunter, but now he's not covering for Edwards anymore. A man who was one of former Senator John Edwards's closest aides. has a deal to write a book... www.readersread.com Hachette Backs Use of Text-To-Speech Thu, 02 Jul 2009 Hachette issued a statement this morning saying that as long as its authors don't object it has no problem with devices adding text-to-speech functionality. The only exceptions would be for books that fall under its audio program or in special circumstances, like memoir, where the author's. voice is crucial to the work... www.publishersweekly.com Graphic Novel Lifts Curtain on Modeling Business Mon, 29 Jun 2009 Petite model Isobella Jade has already written a memoir, Almost 5’4”, and now she's written a fictional graphic novel based on her experiences in modeling. Model Life, illustrated by Jazmin Ruotolo, will be published by Soft Skull Press in October. www.publishersweekly.com Children's Book Reviews: 6/29/2009 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 Reviewed this week: the latest picture book from the Emberley clan, a picture-book biography of the inventors of Day-Glo paint, new novels from Richard W. Jennings and Elizabeth Scott, as well as a round-up of concept books for younger readers. www.publishersweekly.com Grand Central Acquires Out-of-Print Jackson Bio Wed, 01 Jul 2009 Grand Central is stepping into the Michael Jackson fray, looking to respond to the dearth of titles currently available on the King of Pop with its acquisition of J. Randy Taraborrelli's currently-out-of-print biography on the superstar. www.publishersweekly.com The PW Morning Report: Thursday, July 2, 2009 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 A daily roundup of book and publishing news from across the Web: Frey’s YA Series to HC; The Translation Database; Palin Memoir to Be Published in ‘Regular’ and ‘Christian’; Baseball Books. www.publishersweekly.com Red, White And True: The Great American Biography Thu, 02 Jul 2009 Country legend Johnny Cash, bon vivant George Plimpton and consummate entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. don't have much in common. But their lives have much to tell us about what it means to be a great American. www.npr.org Books of The Times: Father’s Tribute, Fulfilling Son’s Wish Wed, 01 Jul 2009 Darrell Griffin Sr.’s memoir combines his own observations with e-mail messages, blog posts and journal entries from his son, an Army staff sergeant who died in Iraq. feeds.nytimes.com Montreal publisher's Michael Jackson biography out next week Thu, 02 Jul 2009 A Montreal publisher sent an unauthorized biography of Michael Jackson to the printing press Thursday and it could hit bookstores next week. www.cbc.ca ‘Moveable Feast’ Is Recast by Hemingway Grandson Tue, 30 Jun 2009 Seán Hemingway’s edition of his grandfather’s memoir paints his grandmother in a more sympathetic light. feeds.nytimes.com The Junior Officers' Reading Club by Patrick Hennessey: review Thu, 02 Jul 2009 Keith Lowe examines a thoughtful candid memoir by Patrick Hennessey an officer who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan www.telegraph.co.uk Children's The showbiz writer who went to war Thu, 02 Jul 2009 Jane Bussmann used to pen facile interviews with Hollywood starlets. Then she decided to cover genocide in Africa. Why? She had a crush on a peace envoy, she tells Patrick Barkham A comic novel about child soldiers is a difficult concept to grasp, particularly when it is written by a showbiz journalist. based in Hollywood who travelled... feeds.guardian.co.uk Tough Love: An Open Letter to Kids' Book Publishers Wed, 01 Jul 2009 Dear Publishers: I'm a school librarian. During the past 30 years, I've worked with children and young adults from ages 3 to 18 (not to mention teachers, families, administrators, lecturers, and visiting authors), and I've read a lot of books. Because there are so many kids' books being published these. days, I'm not expecting total... www.schoollibraryjournal.com Authors lobby government for statutory school libraries Wed, 01 Jul 2009 Writers including Philip Pullman, Michael Rosen and Francesca Simon petition for universal provision A high-profile group of children's authors, publishers, teachers and librarians is calling on the government to make school libraries statutory. Signatories to a petition to Number 10 include Philip. Pullman, Horrid Henry creator... feeds.guardian.co.uk Podcast: Claire Messud Reads "Land Divers" Mon, 29 Jun 2009 Novelist and critic Claire Messud, author most recently of The Emperor's Children, reads her new story "Land Divers," from the Review's Summer Fiction Issue. To read Messud's story, or her other work from the Review, please visit nybooks.com feedproxy.google.com Former Aide to Edwards Will Write Tell-All Book Tue, 30 Jun 2009 In his book proposal, Andrew Young quotes John Edwards begging him to confess to fathering a child with the former Democratic presidential candidate’s mistress. feeds.nytimes.com New in paper: Akpan's stories of African children Wed, 01 Jul 2009 Say You're One of Them by Uwem Akpan (Back Bay Books, $14.99, fiction, reprint) USA TODAY's Deirdre Donahue wrote that this story . rssfeeds.usatoday.com Comics Diamond’s New Minimums Shape a Tough Comics Market Tue, 30 Jun 2009 Earlier this year, Diamond Comics Distributors, the dominant distributor to the roughly 3,000 store comics shop market, raised its minimum sales order and if a comic doesn’t reach the new advance minimum sales order, Diamond will not distribute it. The change sparked an immediate outcry from small. comics presses, self-publishers... www.publishersweekly.com Diamond’s New Minimums Shape a Tough Comics Market Tue, 30 Jun 2009 Earlier this year, Diamond Comics Distributors, the dominant distributor to the roughly 3,000 store comics shop market, raised its minimum sales order and if a comic doesn’t reach the new advance minimum sales order, Diamond will not distribute it. The change sparked an immediate outcry from small. comics presses, self-publishers... www.publishersweekly.com New ICv2 Confab on Comics and Media Crossovers Tue, 30 Jun 2009 Milton Griepp, longtime comics and pop culture business analyst and CEO of ICv2, a pop culture trade news website, decided to take a closer look at the powerful connections between comics, the Hollywood film industry, TV and the videogame industry and has organized the Comics and Media Conference to. be held on July 22, just before... www.publishersweekly.com Scars and Stripes Forever: Peter Bagge’s Everybody Is Stupid Except For Me. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 This July, Fantagraphics Books once more unleashes the works of best-selling Hate comics creator Peter Bagge in Everybody Is Stupid Except For Me (And Other Astute Observations), a decade’s worth of cartoon reporting for Reason magazine. Armed with a Libertarian-leaning viewpoint and his signature. bemused approach to his... www.publishersweekly.com Scars and Stripes Forever: Peter Bagge’s Everybody Is Stupid Except For Me. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 This July, Fantagraphics Books once more unleashes the works of best-selling Hate comics creator Peter Bagge in Everybody Is Stupid Except For Me (And Other Astute Observations), a decade’s worth of cartoon reporting for Reason magazine. Armed with a Libertarian-leaning viewpoint and his signature. bemused approach to his... www.publishersweekly.com Current Events Advice to the Prince Thu, 16 Jul 2009 By David Bromwich Power Rules: How Common Sense Can Rescue American Foreign Policy by Leslie H. Gelb Barack Obama: "A New Beginning" 'Force projection' in the Middle East is the largest legacy Barack Obama inherits from the administration of George W. Bush; and the main question asked about. Obama in his first months in office... feedproxy.google.com The World Finance Crisis & the American Mission Thu, 16 Jul 2009 By Robert Skidelsky Fixing Global Finance by Martin Wolf By common consent, we have been living through the greatest economic downturn since World War II. It originated, as we all know, in a collapse of the banking system, and the first attempts to understand the resulting economic crisis focused. on the reasons for bank failures... feedproxy.google.com Hardcovers: Social Sciences Mon, 29 Jun 2009 ALTAMIRA PRESS Anthropologists in Arms: The Ethics of Military Anthropology (Sept., $65) by G.R. Lucas Jr. examines the history and practice of anthropological work used for war. CENTER STREET Living Oprah: My One-Year Experiment to Live as TV's Most Influential Guru Advises (Jan., $24.99) by Robyn Okrant. tells how one 35-year-old... www.publishersweekly.com Hardcovers: Performing Arts Mon, 29 Jun 2009 ABBEVILLE Starstruck: Vintage Movie Posters from Classic Hollywood (Oct., $65) by Ira M. Resnick reproduces 250 lush posters and 60 stills from the years 1912–1962. ABRAMS The Art of Avatar (Nov., $29.95) by Lisa Fitzpatrick serves as a companion book to James Cameron's 3-D action-adventure film. coming in December... www.publishersweekly.com Hardcovers: War & Military Mon, 29 Jun 2009 AQUILA POLONICA (dist. by NBN) The Mermaid and the Messerschmitt: War Through a Woman's Eyes, 1939–1940 (Sept., $29.95) by Rulka Langer. More than 100 photos and supplemental material have been added to this new edition of an eyewitness account of the war's early days. BOSTON MILLS PRESS (dist. www.publishersweekly.com Men at War: PW talks with Evie Wyld Mon, 29 Jun 2009 Repressed trauma trickles down through generations of Australian veterans, POWs and recluses in Evie Wyld's After the Fire, a Still Small Voice. Think Annie Proulx by way of North Queensland. www.publishersweekly.com I Led Two Wars Mon, 29 Jun 2009 Richard N. Haass, who did government service under both President Bushes and became a critic of the son’s policies, contrasts the wars each fought with Iraq. feeds.nytimes.com Patrick Hennessey interview: How we survived Iraq Mon, 29 Jun 2009 In a new book The Junior Officers' Reading Club former solder Patrick Hennessey explains how he and his fellow officers survived Iraq by reading books. www.telegraph.co.uk Fiction Vikram Seth writes Suitable Boy sequel Fri, 03 Jul 2009 A Suitable Girl brings the story into the present day and is due out in 2013 There's no word yet as to whether it will stretch to the arm-breaking length of A Suitable Boy, but Vikram Seth has announced that he is writing a sequel to his most popular novel. A Suitable Girl will see Lata, the 19.-year-old heroine of A Suitable Boy... feeds.guardian.co.uk Page to stage Mon, 29 Jun 2009 The Black Album is a sprawling book about late 80s London, taking in radical Islam, ecstasy – and Prince. It wasn't easy to adapt for theatre Last summer I suggested to Jatinder Verma that we attempt a dramatisation of my second novel, The Black Album. This was a novel I had begun to think about in. 1991, not long after the publication... feeds.guardian.co.uk Science fact into fiction Wed, 01 Jul 2009 One of the more extraordinary aspects of the first moon landing was that the BBC chose to use David Bowie's Space Oddity in its coverage. It's a wonderfully haunting song, of course: a dialogue between ground control and Major Tom, as he sits far above the world in his tin can. But quite aside from the. theory that the lyrics are really a... feeds.guardian.co.uk Beyond the fringe Wed, 01 Jul 2009 'You don't need to write about big cities to say big stuff,' says novelist Edward Hogan. William Trevor, Alice Munro and Annie Proulx are among his small-town stars Last week, Edward Hogan won the Desmond Elliott first novel prize for Blackmoor, the story of a Derbyshire village during the miners' strike. He chooses his favourite stories... feeds.guardian.co.uk Booker Winner Adiga's New Short Stories Tue, 30 Jun 2009 Writer Aravind Adiga won the prestigious Man Booker Prize for his novel The White Tiger. Now, he has a book of 14 short stories set between the assassinations of two Indian leaders — one in 1984 and the other in 1991. Alan Cheuse says that in Between the Assassinations , Adiga reveals great. breadth and depth in the hearts of his... www.npr.org Judge Stops Publication of Catcher in the Rye Sequel Wed, 1 Jul 2009 A federal district court judge in Manhattan has ruled that a Swedish author may not publish a sequel to J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye in the United States. Salinger had sued to stop publication of the book on the grounds that it infringes on his copyright to the original novel. The author tried. to argue it was a parody, but the... www.readersread.com Tweet revenge: literary feuds go short and sharp Tue, 30 Jun 2009 A negative review might once have prompted a stern letter to the editor of the relevent publication. Today, the weapon of choice for an angry author appears to be Twitter. Novelist Alice Hoffman was so enraged last weekend by a lacklustre review in the Boston Globe - her new novel, The Story Sisters., apparently "lacks the spark of [her... feeds.guardian.co.uk Vikram Seth Writing Sequel to A Suitable Boy Thu, 2 Jul 2009 Reuters reports that Indian author Vikram Seth is writing a sequel to his novel, A Suitable Boy . A Suitable Boy sold over a million copies. Seth calls the upcoming novel a "jump sequel" because young Lata, the central character in A Suitable Boy , is 75-80 years old in A Suitable Girl . In. A Suitable Boy, the central... www.readersread.com Bad Writing Leads To Literary Award Tue, 30 Jun 2009 San Jose State University's Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest honors bad writing. This year's winner is 55-year-old David McKenzie of Federal Way, Wash., who beat out hundreds of entries from around the world for crafting the worst-written beginning to an imaginary novel. McKenzie discusses his win. www.npr.org "The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Pounder": a sweet, spunky dose of Southern charm Thu, 02 Jul 2009 Rebecca Wells' new novel "The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Pounder" introduces a new heroine, but she and her friends demonstrate the same sweetness, spunk and grit as the Ya-Yas. Wells reads July 10 at Seattle Public Library and July 14 at Bainbridge Performing Arts. seattletimes.nwsource.com Fiction Book Reviews: 6/29/2009 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 This week, reviews of new novels from James Ellroy, Jeff Lindsay, Philippa Gregory, Richard Russo and Mary B. Morrison. Plus, Dick and Felix Francis deliver another horse caper, Tilly Bagshawe channels Sidney Sheldon, senator Barbara Boxer weighs in with another Beltway thriller. www.publishersweekly.com 'Queen Takes King': The Nature Of Love Sun, 28 Jun 2009 NPR's Liane Hansen talks with Gigi Levangie Grazer about her new novel, Queen Takes King. Grazer is the author of The Starter Wife and Maneater, which was recently adapted for a miniseries. She also wrote the screenplay for the movie, Stepmom. www.npr.org The PW Morning Report: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 A daily roundup of book and publishing news from across the Web: Frey Shopping YA Novel; Amazon Cuts North Carolina Affiliates; Inside the Espresso Book Machine; Instant MJ Books Due This Week; In Defense of Google Books. www.publishersweekly.com A Nuanced Novel Of Race In The Deep South Wed, 01 Jul 2009 Author Kathryn Stockett explores racial tensions in the Deep South from three different perspectives in her novel The Help. Karen Grigsby Bates says if you read one book this summer, this should be it. www.npr.org Salinger wins Catcher in the Rye copyright case Thu, 02 Jul 2009 A federal judge in New York has indefinitely banned publication in the U.S. of a novel based on J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye because of its substantial similarities to the 1951 classic. www.cbc.ca From Francine Prose, A Tale Of Growing Up, Loss Wed, 01 Jul 2009 In the novel Touch, Francine Prose tells the story of the conflicting accounts that arise after a 14-year-old girl is groped by three male friends on a school bus. www.npr.org Slow-starting 'Marriage Bureau' weds love story, Indian culture Thu, 02 Jul 2009 Jai ho! The Marriage Bureau for Rich People, the first novel by Indian-born, London-based investment banker Farahad Zama, doesn't . rssfeeds.usatoday.com 'The Great World': Setting, history and characters in fine balance Thu, 02 Jul 2009 Colum McCann's novel opens with a stunning five-page set piece about a tightrope performance that was called "the artistic crime . rssfeeds.usatoday.com You can tell these beach books by their titles Thu, 02 Jul 2009 Driftwood, dune, swimming. If the words in a novel's title evoke the season, it's sure to grab our attention while the weather's . rssfeeds.usatoday.com In 'Brooklyn,' the life of an Irish immigrant takes root Thu, 02 Jul 2009 Colm Toibin's Brooklyn, about a young Irish woman coming to New York in 1952, is one of those magically quiet novels that sneak . rssfeeds.usatoday.com Interviews Upper West Side Story: An Interview with Rebecca Stead Wed, 01 Jul 2009 Twelve-year-old Miranda is receiving mysterious notes, one of which says, “I am coming to save your friend’s life, and my own.” To make matters worse, the sender seems to know exactly what’s going to happen before it occurs. How did you come up with the idea for When You Reach. Me? The idea came from an article... www.schoollibraryjournal.com Non-Fiction Audio Reviews: 6/29/2009 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 Fiction from Tatiana De Rosnay, Bret Easton Ellis, Emily Giffin, Lionel Shriver, Harlan Coben, Paulo Coelho, James Patterson and Maxine Paetro, David Baldacci and more; nonfiction includes Giulia Melucci, Mike Robbins, Donald Trimp, Daniel Coyle, Bob Barker, Michael J. Fox, and Isabel Gilles. www.publishersweekly.com Nonfiction Reviews: 6/29/2009 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 Starred reviews for: Toby Lester's The Fourth Part of the World, John Franklin's The Wolf in the Parlor, Graham Farmelo's The Strangest Man, and The Score Takes Care of Itself by Bill Walsh with Steve Jamison and Craig Walsh. www.publishersweekly.com Obituaries Poetry Hardcovers: Poetry Mon, 29 Jun 2009 AKASHIC BOOKS Hello Sunshine (Feb.; $24.95, paper $15.95) by musician Ryan Adams follows up on his first book, Infinity Blues. COLUMBIA UNIV. PRESS Bright Wings: An Illustrated Anthology of Poems About Birds (Nov., $22.95), edited by Billy Collins, paintings by David Sibley, pairs the former poet laureate.'s verse with detailed... www.publishersweekly.com Prizes Cetaceous tales Fri, 03 Jul 2009 Leviathan, the winner of this year's Samuel Johnson prize, is a monster of a book which takes in the history, lore and science of the whale. Philip Hoare tells how a lifelong fear of water played its part in his fascination with the world's biggest mammals. He recounts the story of the whale skeleton. that inspired Herman Melville's... feeds.guardian.co.uk Hardcovers: Nature & Environment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 ATLANTIC MONTHLY PRESS (dist. by PGW) Now or Never: Why We Must Act Now to End Climate Change and Create a Sustainable Future (Oct., $18) by Tim Flannery argues for immediate global action. AVERY BOOKS A World Without Ice (Oct., $26) by Henry Pollack, foreword by Al Gore. The co-winner of the Nobel Peace. Prize lays out steps for avoiding... www.publishersweekly.com Stay Thirsty Lures Veteran Writers Mon, 29 Jun 2009 Shamus Award–winning mystery writer David Fulmer first heard about Stay Thirsty Press when a friend sent him an e-mail. “It was a notice from Craigslist that a publisher was looking for original works to publish as e-books,” said Fulmer. “I'd had this book, The Last Time, that. had technically been shopped around... www.publishersweekly.com Reviews The Great Review Mash-up: Traditional Media+Blogs=Better for Everyone Wed, 01 Jul 2009 Lately, there’s been a lot of talk about the differences between book reviews by bloggers and those found in the established media (like us). Panelists speaking at SLJ’s Day of Dialog (“The Blogger, the Book, and the Buzz”) and BookExpo America helped fuel this discussion, which. spilled over, naturally, into the... www.schoollibraryjournal.com Hardcovers: True Crime Mon, 29 Jun 2009 BERKLEY We're Going to Win This Thing: The Shocking Frame-Up of a Mafia Crime Buster (Dec., $24.95) by Charles Brandt and former FBI agent Lin DeVecchio explores accusations that DeVecchio was illegally tied to his Mafia source. CHICAGO REVIEW PRESS (dist. by IPG) Murder in Baker Company: How Four American. Soldiers Killed One of Their... www.publishersweekly.com Alain de Botton: You'll regret those words until your dying day Thu, 02 Jul 2009 Alain de Botton's attack on a reviewer is in a fine tradition of literary punchups. Philip Hensher reviews some legendary insults and explains how he dishes up revenge. www.telegraph.co.uk Spirituality Hardcovers: New Age Mon, 29 Jun 2009 FINDHORN PRESS (dist. by IPG) Gems of Wisdom from Eileen Caddy: 366 Daily Sayings and Photographs from Findhorn (Oct., $21.95) by Eileen Caddy offers inspiration for those seeking spiritual truth. FIRESIDE Truth About Psychics: What's Real, What's Not, and How to Tell the Difference (Nov., $23.99) by. Sylvia Browne examines spiritualism... www.publishersweekly.com 'Family': Fundamentalism, Friends In High Places Wed, 01 Jul 2009 In the book The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power, author Jeff Sharlet examines the power wielded by the secret Christian group known as The Family or The Fellowship. www.npr.org General Land Divers Thu, 16 Jul 2009 By Claire Messud The burglar stood at the bedroom window and watched them drive the Mini into the garage. They'd had the car windows open and Noddy and Cissy had been singing, very loudly, the calypso carol the lower school choir would perform at the Christmas concert: 'See him a-lying on a bed of. straw, drafty stable with an open door... feedproxy.google.com Manhood for Amateurs: The Wilderness of Childhood Thu, 16 Jul 2009 By Michael Chabon When I was growing up, our house backed onto woods, a thin two-acre remnant of a once-mighty wilderness. This was in a Maryland city where the enlightened planners had provided a number of such lingering swaths of green. They were tame as can be, our woods, and yet at night they still. filled with unfathomable shadows... feedproxy.google.com WH Smith boss defends exclusive deal with Penguin Fri, 03 Jul 2009 Controversial arrangement to sell only Penguin guides is popular response to declining sales, claims chief executive WH Smith chief executive Kate Swann has defended the chain's controversial deal to stock only Penguin's international guide books in its travel stores, saying it was in response to a. "fairly steep decline" in the travel... feeds.guardian.co.uk Venice: The Masters in Boston Thu, 16 Jul 2009 By Andrew Butterfield Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese: Rivals in Renaissance Venice an exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, March 15–August 16, 2009, and the Louvre, Paris, September 14, 2009–January 4, 2010 On view now at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, is the first group show ever. organized in America about Venetian... feedproxy.google.com US government investigates Google book deal Fri, 03 Jul 2009 American authorities are conducting a formal investigation into whether Google's $125m deal with the US book industry is anti-competitive. The Department of Justice has confirmed that it is looking into the internet giant's agreement with authors' groups to pay for the right to digitise and sell millions. of books. Rumours of the... feeds.guardian.co.uk The digested read Mon, 29 Jun 2009 Bloomsbury £14.99 Two brothers sit naked in the Kalahari desert. "I am at one with the Sublime," says Iron Guy, beating a parched elephant bone against his thigh. "I too have found Perfect Happiness," Iron David replies. "If I recite Gerard Manley Hopkins, do you think Iron Laurens van der. Post might appear?" "No, but you will... feeds.guardian.co.uk Hardcovers: Reference Mon, 29 Jun 2009 MITCHELL BEAZLEY/OCTOPUS BOOKS Snapshot: The Visual Almanac for Our World Today (Sept., $29.99) by CIRCA presents facts, figures and trends through graphics, charts, tables and photos. BLOOMSBURY PRESS Schott's Quintessential Miscellany (Oct., $16) by Ben Schott collects necessary trivia, uncommon knowledge. and vital irrelevance from Ben... www.publishersweekly.com Slumdog Millionaire Star Rubina Ali Writes Book Mon, 29 Jun 2009 People reports that Slumdog Millionaire star Rubina Ali has a book coming out that tells the story of her life so far. She's only nine but she has experienced two very different worlds: the slums of Mumbai and Hollywood. July 16 will find her book, Slumdog Dreaming, simulatenously released in the. U.S. and U.K. Publisher Transworld... www.readersread.com Too cool for school: meet the new history boys and girls Sat, 27 Jun 2009 Theory is a thing of the past for these hip young historians, says Oliver Marre What does history mean to you? Dusty tweed in ivory towers, perhaps, or a man of a certain age, with a slightly funny voice, being both caustic and informative on television? Does it mean tramping around a site of historical. interest on a wet afternoon? Or... feeds.guardian.co.uk Thomas Paine gets his own festival in Lewes Thu, 02 Jul 2009 Sometime home of the massively influential agitator honoured with lectures, debates – and folk dancing There's something in the water in Lewes, and probably in the beer as well. The beautiful East Sussex town is stuffed with historic buildings and museums, dear little tea rooms and shops selling flowery. dresses and posh chocolates... feeds.guardian.co.uk Hardcovers: Women's Studies Mon, 29 Jun 2009 SCARECROW PRESS Learning Curves: Body Image and Female Sexuality in Young Adult Literature (Sept., $35) by Beth Younger examines how cultural assumptions about young women are reinforced through common representations. VILLARD I Am an Emotional Creature (Feb., $23) by Eve Ensler gives voice to the emotional. lives of teen girls through... www.publishersweekly.com Hardcovers: Photography Mon, 29 Jun 2009 AA PUBLISHING (dist. by Trafalgar Square/IPG) Travel Photographer of the Year: Journey Three (Oct., $45) by Chris Coe celebrates the images of travel photographers around the world. ABBEVILLE PRESS Botanica Magnifica: Portraits of the World's Most Extraordinary Flowers and Plants (Sept. $185; $225 slipcased.), photos by Jonathan Singer... www.publishersweekly.com Hardcovers: Travel Mon, 29 Jun 2009 BARRON'S 1001 Escapes to Experience Before You Die (Oct., $35), edited by Helen Arnold, suggests extraordinary activities, from sailing on the Nile to staying in a Newfoundland lighthouse. JOHN BEAUFOY (dist. by Midpoint Trade) African Safari: Into the Great Game Reserves (Oct., $49.95) by Peter and. Beverly Pickford offers an armchair... www.publishersweekly.com Hardcovers: Relationships & Dating Mon, 29 Jun 2009 DK PUBLISHING The Book of Love (Sept., $25) by Laura Berman teaches how to connect, communicate and be romantically and sexually satisfied. GOTHAM BOOKS The Conversation: How Black Men and Women Can Build Trusting Relationships (Sept., $20) by Hill Harper aims to spark dialogues about various issues. in African-American relationships... www.publishersweekly.com Hardcovers: Sports Mon, 29 Jun 2009 ABRAMS New York Yankees 365 (Sept., $29.95) by the Associated Press, foreword by Don Mattingly, celebrates the team from its early struggles as the New York Highlanders to its first game in the new stadium. AURUM PRESS/JR BOOKS (dist. by Trafalgar Square/IPG) Axis of Greatness: Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray. Leonard and Angelo Dundee (Sept... www.publishersweekly.com Hardcovers: Science Mon, 29 Jun 2009 ARTISTS' AND PHOTOGRAPHERS' PRESS (dist. by Sterling) Bogus Science: Ideas That Fool Some of the People All of the Time (Nov., $12.95) by John Grant asks if pseudosciences are mere folly or threats to civilization. BELLEVUE LITERARY PRESS (dist. by Consortium) Strange Bedfellows: The Surprising Connection. Between Sex, Evolution and... www.publishersweekly.com AOT #168: Jennifer Chiaverini Podcasts The Lost Quilter Mon, 29 Jun 2009 Jennifer Chiaverini, celebrating the 10th anniversary of her beloved Elm Creek Quilts series, reads from and discusses her 14th series installment The Lost Quilter, which picks up the threads from The Runaway Quilt, to tell another tale of adventure, love, perseverance and, of course, quilting. ($24.00) Simon and Schuster ISBN #0-06... feedproxy.google.com Will Zondervan Still Publish Kate Gosselin's Cookbook? Sat, 27 Jun 2009 Kate Gosselin has a book scheduled for release in October called Love Is in the Mix: Making Meals into Memories . While the book is up for pre-order on Amazon.com it may not be published as scheduled now that the Gosselin's have filed for divorce . USA Today reports that Zondervan's CEO says. they are going to work with Kate... www.readersread.com The library that never closes Wed, 01 Jul 2009 The Open Library hopes to unite the net and the printed word by creating a web page for every book. Bobbie Johnson talks to the audacious project's leader The internet's relationship with books, it is fair to say, has been a tumultuous one. Ever since the digital revolution started changing our relationship. with information, the... feeds.guardian.co.uk Hardcovers: Self-Help & Recovery Mon, 29 Jun 2009 ATRIA How to Rule the World from Your Couch (Oct., $23) by Laura Day offers techniques for utilizing one's intuition to its maximum potential. Women, Work, and the Art of Savoir Faire (Oct., $24.95) by Mireille Guiliano explains how to live the good life even if most of it is spent at work. BEYOND WORDS. Infinite Possibilities (Sept... www.publishersweekly.com

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