Book Publishing News: 37

This is page 37 of the book publishing news archives.

Victoria Beckham Inks Deal With HarperCollins (2007-08-16): Victoria Beckham has finalized a deal with HarperCollins to bring her U.

Neil Gaiman's Stardust Opens Tonight (2007-08-10): The feature film adaptation of Neil Gaiman's brilliant adult fairy tale, Stardust, opens nationwide today so why not go see it tonight and support Neil? Friday night box office numbers are very important in Hollywood (ridiculously so, actually) and he's up against Rush Hour 3.

Harry Potter and the Chinese Pirates (2007-08-09): The ink was barely dry on the print runs of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, when the Chinese began cranking out unauthorized, incredibly bizarre stories which illegally use J.

J.Lo Wins Lawsuit Over Tell-All Book (2007-08-08): Jennifer Lopez has won her lawsuit against her creepy first husband, Ojani Noa.

The Dangerous Book For Boys To Be A Feature Film (2007-08-06): Producer Scott Rudin will adapt Hal Iggulden's bestselling book The Dangerous Book For Boys (Collins) for Walt Disney Films.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Sells 11.5 Million Copies (2007-08-06): Scholastic announced that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has now sold 11.

Wikipedia Versus Libraries (2007-08-01): Richard Farmbrough, a 45-year-old technology project manager living in England, is said to be the person with the most Wikipedia entries.

Nan Talese Talks Oprah and James Frey (2007-07-31): Legendary publisher and editor Nan Talese, who is the Senior Vice President of Doubleday and the Publisher and Editorial Director of Nan A.

Little, Brown Buys Piatkus Books (2007-07-25): The Bookseller reports that Little, Brown has purchased British independent publisher Piatkus Books.

Last Harry Potter Book Breaks Sales Records (2007-07-24): Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has broken all sales records.

Deathly Hallows Delivers Record Sales (2007-07-24): Booksellers called it the biggest day in publishing history and they were right.

J.K . Rowling to Write Encylopedia of Potter (2007-07-24): J.

The Biggest Day in Publishing History (2007-07-20): It's being called the biggest day in publishing history.

Tintin In the Congo in Racism Controversy (2007-07-19): The Tintin controversy is spreading to the U.

Harry Potter Books Mailed Out Early, Scholastic Ready to Sue (2007-07-18): A large batch of the latest Harry Potter novels somehow reached consumers before they were supposed to.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pages Posted Online (2007-07-17): Some lowlife posted scans of the new Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on the file-sharing site, Gaiaonline.

Fans Beg J.K. Rowling to Write More About Harry Potter (2007-07-09): Fans are so unhappy at the thought of losing Harry Potter that they are begging J.

James Patterson Responds to Stephen King's Attack (2007-07-05): Remember when Stephen King recently attacked author James Patterson, saying how he has no respect for Patterson's work? Well, our eagle-eyed reader Angie Thomson spotted Patterson's response to King's vicious literary attack.

Court Awards Damages in J.T. LeRoy Fraud Case (2007-06-29): San Francisco writer Laura Albert lost big in court when a federal jury awarded the production company $116,500.

Librarians Just Say No to Patriot Act (2007-06-27): Wired reports on librarians who refused to comply with the Patriot Act.