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SATC Author Plans Carrie Prequel

Bushnell's 2-volume Carrie Diaries set in high school

(Newser) - Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell is writing a pair of teen novels, The Carrie Diaries, that "takes readers back to Carrie Bradshaw's formative years in high school, giving an inside look at Carrie's friendships, romances, and how she realized her dream of becoming a writer," publisher...

Roth's Latest Doesn't Measure Up
 Roth's Latest 
 Doesn't Measure Up 
BOOK Review
Sep 17, 2008 6:11 PM CDT

Roth's Latest Doesn't Measure Up

New Novel's protagonist too earnest for a fun read, says Kakutani

(Newser) - Unlike the emotionally twisted and tortured heroes of Philip Roth's finer works, the dead 19-year-old narrator of Indignation is an uncomplicated soul—and the novel suffers because of its milquetoast protagonist, writes Michiko Kakutani in the New York Times. "All of Marcus' unrelieved niceness makes for a somewhat pallid...

GOP Plays Down Book-Ban Controversy
GOP Plays
Down Book-Ban Controversy
Sep 12, 2008 10:37 AM CDT

GOP Plays Down Book-Ban Controversy

Party says Palin's censorship questions were hypothetical

(Newser) - Sarah Palin’s inquiries into book-banning were hypothetical and entirely appropriate, a McCain campaign spokesman said today, trying to clamp down on the growing online controversy. As mayor of Wasilla, Palin on three occasions asked the head of the library if she’d have a problem with banning books. The...

'Fletch' Author Dead at 71
 'Fletch' Author Dead at 71 
Obituary
Sep 11, 2008 11:01 AM CDT

'Fletch' Author Dead at 71

Boston Globe scribe succumbs after long cancer battle

(Newser) - Novelist and ex-Boston Globe reporter Gregory Mcdonald is dead at 71, Variety reports, succumbing after a long battle with cancer. Mcdonald is best known for his best-selling Fletch mystery novels, which comprise 15 of his 26 books. Four of his books have been turned into movies, including Fletch, Fletch Lives,...

Mills Hawks 'Novel' of Model Married to Rock Star

McCartney's ex hawking 'fictional' tale about a model's ill-fated marriage to top rock star

(Newser) - A gag order can't stop enterprising Heather Mills: She’s working on a "novel” about a model whose marriage to the world's most famous rock star sours, the Daily Mail reports. Paul McCartney’s ex-wife is asking for a nearly $2 million advance. "It doesn't take a genius...

New Reader May Top Kindle
 New Reader May Top Kindle 
PRODUCT REVIEW
Sep 8, 2008 7:10 PM CDT

New Reader May Top Kindle

Plastic Logic's version is lighter, thinner, wider

(Newser) - Move over, Kindle. A new e-book reader made by German/British firm Plastic Logic is on its way, and seems to fix many of the Amazon reader’s apparent flaws, Wired reports. PL’s as-yet-unnamed reader is 8.5 inches by 11 inches, but less than 3/10 of an inch thick...

Book on Greek Postmen Wins Weird Title Prize

Beats out People Who Don't Know They're Dead

(Newser) - Greek Rural Postmen and their Cancellations is the weirdest book title of the past 30 years, according to The Bookseller magazine, which awarded the 72-page tome—a record of Greece’s postal routes—its coveted prize for weirdest title. The postmen narrowly beat out People Who Don’t Know They’...

Horse Whisperer Writer Poisoned by Mushrooms

Author and family recovering after eating varieties they'd picked

(Newser) - The author of the best-selling novel The Horse Whisperer is recovering in a hospital after eating poisonous mushrooms he and his family picked during a holiday in Scotland, his agent said yesterday. Nicholas Evans, his wife, her sister and the sister's husband received dialysis treatment because the mushrooms included the...

Bushnell Reflects on Middle Age
 Bushnell Reflects on Middle Age
Aug 27, 2008 12:32 PM CDT

Bushnell Reflects on Middle Age

Sex and the City writer has new book coming out

(Newser) - Nearing her 50th birthday, Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell is facing the fact that even with Botox, men no longer flock to her at parties, the Times of London reports. “Somewhere in your forties…everyone starts to look the same! Middle-aged. Now when I look in the...

Genre-Setting Travel Author Dies at 47

Dave Freeman visited about half the sites on his adventurous list

(Newser) - Dave Freeman, co-author of 100 Things to Do Before You Die, died at age 47 after falling and hitting his head at his California home last week, the Los Angeles Times reports. Published in 1999, the free-spirited travel guide, among the first to offer a sight-seeing agenda based on adventure...

Phelps Lands Book Deal, Condo, Girl

(Newser) - Michael Phelps hasn't exactly rested since his eighth medal triumph Saturday night: The swimming sensation not only signed a $1-million deal to pen a behind-the-scenes book on his training regimen and bought a $1.7 million Baltimore condo, he was caught in a steamy make-out session with Australian swimmer Stephanie...

Retail Politics Entangle Book on Obama

Barnes & Noble cuts order over publisher's deal with Amazon

(Newser) - Barnes and Noble says its stores will not stock Obama’s Challenge, a new book outlining a progressive economic agenda for the Democratic candidate, because the publisher cut an exclusive deal with Amazon.com, the Wall Street Journal reports. Amazon’s print-on-demand service will offer the title beginning Monday, while...

Is Germany Ready for Mein Kampf ?
Is Germany Ready for
Mein Kampf?
Aug 17, 2008 10:30 AM CDT

Is Germany Ready for Mein Kampf?

Access to banned book would sap its power, some Germans argue

(Newser) - Adolf Hitler's banned hate-filled manifesto Mein Kampf should be returned to the nation's bookstores, some Germans argue. A critical edition—annotated to put the tome "into context"—would demystify it and shed light on the author's mad ramblings, they say. The push comes as the book's copyright nears...

Obama Launches Corsi Counterstrike
Obama Launches Corsi Counterstrike
Aug 15, 2008 10:10 AM CDT

Obama Launches Corsi Counterstrike

Candidate hits back at Obama Nation with detailed rebuttal

(Newser) - Barack Obama is launching an aggressive counterattack on Obama Nation, the Jerome Corsi book aimed to derail his reputation, Talking Points Memo reports. In sharp contrast to John Kerry's "don't dignify that with a response" approach to Corsi's book demolishing the decorated veteran's Swift Boat record, the Obama campaign...

Public Vetoes Most Pols' Books
 Public Vetoes Most Pols' Books 
Aug 12, 2008 3:52 PM CDT

Public Vetoes Most Pols' Books

Exceptions incluide Clintons, Obama, McCain

(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are big deals in Congress, but their power apparently doesn’t extend to bookstores, Politico reports. Despite much-hyped releases, new books by the Speaker of the House and the majority leader have sold a mere 6,500 copies—combined. These days, even B-list lawmakers have...

Obama Policy Book Debuts Sept. 9

New volume will outline candidate's positions, include speeches

(Newser) - He's written million-selling books about his early years and the meaning of public life. Now, Barack Obama has another side to share with readers: policy wonk. Change We Can Believe In: Barack Obama's Plan to Renew America's Promise, which hits shelves Sept. 9, will offer a foreward by Obama and...

How 5,000 Years of Marriage Led Us to 'I Do'
How 5,000 Years of Marriage Led Us to 'I Do'
REVIEW
Aug 10, 2008 3:38 PM CDT

How 5,000 Years of Marriage Led Us to 'I Do'

Modern lovers aim to invert roles long 'set in stone,' author says

(Newser) - Author Susan Squire takes a long view of marriage—about 5,000 years, in fact. Her new book, I Don’t: A Contrarian History of Marriage, traces matrimony’s bizarre historical journey, from pure mating ritual to Christian "lust-containment facility" to modern romance. In an interview with Salon, she...

To Turn Boys Into Readers, Gross Them Out

Publishers embrace books about farts, boogers, blood

(Newser) - Young boys, who trail far behind their female peers as readers, are reversing that trend with help from publishers who seek to exploit their love for everything gross. The Wall Street Journal examines the wave of children's’ titles rife with farts, boogers, blood, and flesh-eating bacteria—and talks with some...

Steven Tyler Snags $2M for Memoir

HarperCollins lands "sex, drugs, rock-n-roll" tell-all

(Newser) - HarperCollins will pay $2 million to publish Steven Tyler's memoirs, Crain's New York Business reports. The 60-year-old's tell-all will delve into his childhood, his kids, “and all of the sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll imaginable,” the publisher said in a statement to the New York Times....

Du Maurier: Neglected Genius?
 Du Maurier:
 Neglected Genius? 
OPINION
Aug 2, 2008 7:51 PM CDT

Du Maurier: Neglected Genius?

Author of Rebecca was more than pop-lit hack

(Newser) - Novelist Daphne du Maurier’s works have been read by millions, adapted into films, and kept in print for decades—yet she has been unable to shake her reputation as a pop-lit hack. Cynthia Crossen looks at her career in the Wall Street Journal and argues that the author of...

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