This is page 53 of the book publishing news archives.

Silver Lining For Fired CBS Producer (2005-03-24): Editor and Publisher reports on a silver lining for fired CBS producer, Mary Mapes.

Small World Toys to Create Toys Based on Eric Carle's Books (2005-03-22): Small World Toys has announced a licensing agreement with children's book author and illustrator Eric Carle.

Miramax Employees the Last to Know (2005-03-21): The future of Miramax Books and its authors has been in limbo during the acrimonious breakup between Miramax's Weinstein brothers and Disney.

Wiley and CoachInc.com to Publish Training Books (2005-03-11): John Wiley & Sons, a business education publisher, and CoachInc.

Penguin Group Announces New Paperback Format (2005-03-11): This summer, Maeve Binchy, Clive Cussler and Nora Roberts will sport a new look in paperback when Penguin Group (USA) introduces the Penguin Premium format -- a new format that Penguin says is designed to feel better and read more comfortably than the current mass market paperbacks.

Hyperion To Publish Bob Newhart's Memoir (2005-03-11): Hyperion has announced plans to publish a memoir by Bob Newhart.

Smithsonian and HarperCollins Announce Book Deal (2005-03-04): The Smithsonian Institution and HarperCollins Publishers have announced a publishing partnership.

Cranium and Little, Brown Announce Publishing Deal (2005-03-04): Little, Brown Books for Young Readers and Cranium, creators of the popular Cranium games, have announced a joint publishing venture that will bring the Cranium concept to a line of books for children.

Rodale Buys Condoleezza Rice Biography (2005-03-04): Rodale Executive Editor Leigh Haber has acquired North American rights to an important new biography of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice by Newsweek Senior Editor and Chief of Correspondents Marcus Mabry.

The New, Improved, More Exciting ISBN Numbers (2005-03-03): The increase in the number of books being published has led to a decision to increase the ISBN number from 10 to 13 digits.

Chiappardi and Lyman Launch New Entertainment Company (2005-03-03): Bob Chiappardi of Concrete Marketing Inc.

Questia Media Adds Taylor & Francis Books (2005-03-03): Questia Media, Inc.

New Line and Walden Media to Film Hoot (2005-02-28): New Line Cinema has partnered with production companies Walden Media and the Kennedy/Marshall Company to produce a feature adaptation of the popular Carl Hiaasen children's novel Hoot.

ShoPro and Viz to Merge (2005-02-26): ShoPro Entertainment Inc.

Borders Announces 2004 Original Voices Award Winners (2005-02-25): Borders has announced the adult fiction and nonfiction winners of the Borders Original Voices Awards, the retailer's program that honors emerging and innovative authors.

Joe Wilkert on How to Hit the Bestseller Lists (2005-02-23): Joe Wilkert, the Vice-President and Publisher for the Trade and Professional Divison of Wiley, has started a blog he is calling the Average Joe (did he watch that reality tv show, by chance?).

Richard Chilcott Named Senior Vice President, Paperchase U.S. (2005-02-19): Borders Group Inc.

Jason Alexander to Publish Children's Book (2005-02-18): Scholastic, a children's book publisher, announced that it will publish a new picture book by first-time author -- comedian and actor Jason Alexander in May, 2005.

David Yates to Direct Fifth Potter Film (2005-02-18): British television helmer David Yates has been signed to direct Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the fifth film adaptation of J.

P. Diddy and the Writer's Block From Hell (2005-02-16): We've heard of writer's block, but this is ridiculous.