Book Publishing News: 56

This is page 56 of the book publishing news archives.

Google Wants Your Book (2004-10-07): Amazon.

Writers and Charity: Dirty Money? (2004-10-03): Bestselling author Erica Jong has an interesting essay in the New York Times today about writers, money and charities.

Lois McMaster Bujold Wins Hugo Award (2004-09-24): The Hugo Awards for best science fiction works in 2003 were announced Saturday, September 4, 2004 at the 62nd World Science Fiction Convention, Noreascon 4, in Boston.

Blume to Receive National Book Foundation 2004 Medal (2004-09-24): The National Book Foundation will bestow its 2004 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters upon Judy Blume, a widely read children's author and an activist against censorship.

2004 Man Booker Prize Shortlist Announced (2004-09-20): Officials have announced the shortlist for Britain's most prestigious literary award, the Man Booker Prize.

YTD Publishing Sales on Track Despite Weak July (2004-09-17): Publishing sales were up for the year in all but three categories tracked by the Association of American Publishers (AAP), and despite losses in some categories for the month of July and no net growth for that month, publishing sales remained very much on track for 2004.

Joe Veltre Launches Artists Literary Group (2004-09-17): Joe Veltre has announced the establishment of a new literary agency, Artists Literary Group, LLC (ALG) in New York.

S.E. Hinton Returns to Writing (2004-08-24): S.

Literary Novelists are Writing Cookbooks (2004-08-24): USA Today reports that several popular fiction novelists are now offering cookbooks containing their favorite recipes.

An Important Tech Lesson for Writers (2004-08-22): Here is another important lesson about backing up your computer and always keeping an extra copy of your manuscript somewhere.

Librarian of Congress Appoints Ted Kooser Poet Laureate (2004-08-20): Librarian of Congress James H.

Magazine Launches Based on Popular Chicken Soup Books (2004-08-20): Modern Media, LLC, and Chicken Soup for the Soul Enterprises, Inc.

RWA Names Rita Award Winners (2004-08-06): The winners of this year's RITA awards have been announced by the Romance Writers of America (RWA), a professional organization for romance writers.

Symantec and Addison-Wesley to Launch Symantec Press (2004-07-30): Symantec and Addison-Wesley Professional have announced a strategic collaboration to launch Symantec Press, a publishing arm developed by Symantec that will feature books focused on critical and valuable information security topics.

HarperCollins Launches Behind The Pages Program (2004-07-30): HarperCollins announced that its Perennial imprint is launching a new trade paperback program called P.

June Publishing Sales Mixed (2004-07-30): Publishing sales projected to both ends of a continuum in June.

Blue Balliett Awarded 2004 Chicago Tribune Prize (2004-07-23): Blue Balliett has been named the recipient of the 2004 Chicago Tribune Prize for Young Adult Fiction for her debut children's novel, Chasing Vermeer.

Fox and Walden Media Sign Five Picture Deal (2004-07-23): Twentieth Century Fox and Walden Media have entered into a five picture production and distribution deal.

Saddam's New Novel is Called Get Out, You Damned (2004-07-20): According to The Scotsman the first excerpt of Saddam Hussein's new novel, Get Out, You Damned, appeared in Asharq al-Awsat, a London-based Arab newspaper.

Creative Writing Sweeps America (2004-07-16): A recent NEA Report (PDF) was a real shocker.