This is page 45 of the book publishing news archives.

New Trademark Bill Could Affect Writers and Journalists (2006-02-17): In your new novel, your character drinks a Coke, has some Doritos and then uses his Xerox machine to copy some documents.

Reading Frey With No Novocaine (2006-02-08): William Loizeaux of the Christian Science Monitor ponders the implications of the James Frey/Million Little Pieces debacle and how it will affect the genre itself in the future.

Time Warner Book Group Sold (2006-02-07): Bloomberg reports that Time Warner's book group has been sold to French company, Lagardere SCA.

Nan Talese Takes the Fall (2006-02-02): The New York Observer delves into the James Frey/Nan Talese ritual humiliation on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

Hugh Laurie's Taste in Books (2006-01-31): British actor Hugh Laurie, who plays the brilliant yet acerbic Dr.

Frey Fallout Continues (2006-01-30): It looks like the fallout from the James Frey/Million Little Pieces controversy is continuing.

Will Publishers Now Ask the James Frey Question? (2006-01-28): The Chicago Tribune has an article about what changes may occur in the publishing industry when it comes to buying new memoirs now that James Frey was skewered on the Oprah Winfrey Show? Morgan Entrekin, president and publisher of Grove/Atlantic, told the Tribune, "From now on, it would be a very slow-witted publisher who wouldn't ask The James Frey Question: 'What exactly have you done with the truth in this memoir?'" The Tribune says future memoirs will likely contain a prologue or preface.

Oprah Cuts Frey Into A Million Little Pieces (2006-01-27): Oprah Frey had James Prey on her show to answer questions about his lying and she cut him into a million little pieces.

Oprah Issues the Smackdown to Frey (2006-01-27): Oprah played it cool at first: she invited James Frey to come back on her show to discuss the scandal.

James Frey to Face the Music on Oprah (2006-01-25): It's time for James Frey to face the music: tomorrow, January 26, 2006, the author will appear once again on The Oprah Winfrey Show to discuss the controversy surrounding his drug addiction memoir, A Million Little Pieces.

Osama bin Laden Does a Book Blurb (2006-01-20): Now there's a book blurb that most authors really would not want to have: in his recent videotape, terrorist Osama bin Laden endorsed William Blum's Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower.

Bill Maher to Host Amazon.com Series (2006-01-19): It looks like Amazon.

Nan Talese Talks About Frey (2006-01-18): The Observer reports on Nan Talese's repsonse to James Frey's assertions that his editor (Talese) wouldn't publish his book as a novel but demanded that it be sold as a nonfiction memoir.

Stephen King on Your Cellphone (2006-01-18): In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Stephen King told reporter Jeffrey Trachtenberg that he hates cellphones and won't use them -- which is interesting, given the fact that his new novel, Cell is all about cellphones and a very evil plan which utilizes the devices to control the users.

Harlequin Launches Ebook Program (2006-01-17): Harlequin, a publisher of romance and women's fiction, recently announced distribution agreements with three electronic content providers.

The Mystery Identity of J.T. Leroy (2006-01-09): The New York Times investigates the mystery of the true identity of novelist J.

SLG Publishing Creates Comics in Disney Deal (2006-01-09): SLG Publishing recently announced a partnership with Disney Publishing Worldwide to publish four new Disney-inspired comic book series: Haunted Mansion, TRON, Wonderland and Gargoyles.

BookScan's List of the Bestselling Books of 2005 (2006-01-05): The Book Standard compiles a list of the bestselling books of 2005.

The San Francisco Chronicle Press Debuts With Two Books (2006-01-05): The San Francisco Chronicle Press, a new division of The San Francisco Chronicle, recently debuted its inaugural books, according to Narda Zacchino, Editor of The San Francisco Chronicle Press and deputy editor of The Chronicle.

World's Largest Book Goes on Display (2006-01-03): The National Library of Scotland will be the setting for the new display of the world's largest book, which measures 1.