This is page 42 of the book publishing news archives.

James Frey and Publisher Settle Lawsuit (2006-09-07): James Frey and his publisher Random House have settled the lawsuit brought by disgruntled readers who said they were defrauded into thinking the bestselling book A Million Little Pieces was nonfiction, when in fact it was mostly fiction.

James Frey and Random House Settle Fraud Lawsuit (2006-09-07): The New York Times reports that Random House and James Frey have reached an agreement in connection with the lawsuit over A Million Little Pieces, Frey's so-called memoir that turned out to be mostly fiction.

The Return of Norman Mailer (2006-08-30): After a 10 year absence from book publishing, Norman Mailer is back.

Book Targeting Gone Wild (2006-08-29): The New York Times takes a look at Hyperion's new anti-chick lit imprint, which is aimed at women aged 35 and up.

When Libel Sinks a Novel (2006-08-28): It is extremely unusual for a novel to get dropped because of libel concerns, but it does happen.

Reading the Text Novella (2006-08-22): The Wall Street Journal reports on a new way to read books: 160 words at a time.

Haydon Carter Gets His Devil Wears Prada Moment (2006-08-17): Variety reports that the success of The Devil Wears Prada has spawned another film.

Gunter Grass Can Keep His Nobel Prize (2006-08-16): German author Gunter Grass will keep his Nobel Prize for literature, despite his recent admission that he was a member of Hitler's SS during World War II.

The Ongoing Google Book Scanning Wars (2006-08-14): The Washington Post has a lengthy article about Google's agreement with Stanford University to digitize the libarary's collection for its controversial digital library project.

Blogging The Da Vinci Code Part 2 (2006-08-14): The Da Vinci Code can still be found in many theatres since opening nearly three months ago.

Novels Set in Paris Book Publishing Trend (2006-08-09): A hot trend in books right now is the novel set in Paris.

The Business of Writing Romance (2006-08-02): The Associated Press has an interesting report about the recent Romance Writers of America convention.

Book Publishers Want a Piece of the Hollywood Pie (2006-07-22): Book publishers are now demanding more of a profit in the film versions of books they published.

Blog Leads to Book Deal for Breakup Babe (2006-07-15): A blog that helped Seattle writer Rebecca Agiewich get over a breakup has also led her to a book deal.

JLo Stops Tell All Book (2006-07-03): Jennifer Lopez has managed to stop publication of a proposed tell-all book by her first husband, waiter Ojani Noa.

IDPF Pushes for Common Ebook Standard (2006-06-20): Publishers Weekly reports that the International Digital Publishing Forum continues to push ebook producers and manufacturers to accept a software standard for ebooks.

Judge Rules For Family in Steinbeck Copyright Case (2006-06-13): A judge has awarded the publishing rights to some of John Steinbeck's most important novels to Steinbeck's son and granddaughter.

Product Placement Biz Booming in Novels (2006-06-12): Motoko Rich of The New York Times discusses the booming business of product placement in novels.

Using BookScan As a Weapon (2006-06-05): Slate has a feature which points out the evil uses of Bookscan.

Barbara Walters Looks For a Better Book Deal (2006-05-30): Barbara Walters reportedly is unhappy with her measly $6 million book deal with Miramax, and has opted out of her current contract to find a better deal.