This is page 30 of the book publishing news archives.

Miramax Sues Allison Pearson For Undelivered Novel (2008-08-14): Miramax is now suing Allison Pearson for failure to turn in her new novel, I Think I Love You, which is about a girl's infatuation with David Cassidy.

Former Male Model Bruce Hulse Tells All in New Memoir (2008-08-13): Former male model Bruce Hulse has written a new tell-all book about his steamy affairs with supermodels such as Elle MacPherson and Paulina Porizkova and his former paramours are not happy.

Authorized Warren Buffett Biography Drops September 29 (2008-08-12): The authorized biography of Warren Buffet is hitting stores on September 29, 2008.

Breaking Dawn Fans Up in Arms (2008-08-11): Hachette Books broke records when it sold 1.

Fearing Muslim Violence, Random House Withdraws The Jewel of Medina Novel (2008-08-11): Author Sherry Jones just had her book contract canceled by Random House.

Book Based on Edwards' Mistress Tops Bestseller List (2008-08-11): Now that former Senator John Edwards has admitted he had an affair with Rielle Hunter (although he denies he is the father of her baby), journalists are looking into the back ground of Rielle.

Analyst Ups Kindle Sales Forecast to 380,000 (2008-08-11): Bloomberg reports that a Citigroup analyst is doubling the projection of the number of Kindles Amazon.

Amy Tan's New Opera Premieres in September (2008-08-09): Amy Tan talks to The Wall Street Journal about her new opera for which she wrote the libretto.

Publisher Delays Book About Salman Rushdie Over Lawsuit Threat (2008-08-06): The publisher has delayed production on a former policeman's memoirs after the threat of a lawsuit by Sir Salman Rushdie.

Alexander Solzhenitsyn: Mostly Forgotten in the New Russia (2008-08-06): The New York Times has an interesting article about the Russian reaction to the death of Nobel Prize winning author Alexander Solzhenitsyn.

Sir Salman Rushdie Furious at Bodyguard's Tell All Memoir (2008-08-02): Sir Salman Rushdie is furious at a tell-all book written by a former body guard. He is threatening to sue.

Grudge Between Florence and Dante's Descendants Still Going Strong (2008-07-31): A direct descendant of Dante Aligheri is now boycotting a ceremony by the city of Florence, Italy which was to posthumously pardon the famous writer for alleged crimes that got him expelled from the city.

Are Books the New Cigarettes? (2008-07-28): Are books the new cigarettes? A new program in Britain called the Adopt a Book Scheme aims to encourage reading in the workplace.

Simon and Schuster Sues L'il Kim and Foxy Brown (2008-07-24): Simon and Schuster is suing Foxy Brown and L'il Kim for keeping advances but never turning in promised book manuscripts.

Canadian Author Chats With Queen Elizabeth (2008-07-24): Canadian author Lawrence Hill got to do something that most writers never will: he was granted a private audience with Queen Elizabeth to discuss his award-winning book, Someone Knows My Name.

Barnes and Noble Stays in the Rare Books Business (2008-07-19): Most people don't know that Barnes & Noble sells rare books.

New Letters From Bloomsbury Group up For Auction (2008-07-15): New letters from The Bloomsbury Group have surfaced and shed some light on one of Virginia Woolfe's lesbian affairs.

400-year-old Shakespeare Volume Recovered Intact After Theft (2008-07-12): A volume of Shakespeare's works worth millions of dollars which was stolen from a museum ten years ago has been recovered.

Salman Rushdie' s Midnight's Children Wins Best of the Booker Award (2008-07-11): Salman Rushdie's book Midnight's Children has won the "Best of the Booker" prize.

Kafka Papers May See Light of Day Soon (2008-07-10): Scholars are anxiously awaiting the release of the papers of Franz Kafka, which have been hidden away for 40 years in a Tel Aviv apartment.