Nonficion Book News Page: 10

This is page 10 of the nonfiction book news archives.

Cary Elwes Writing Book About the Making of The Princess Bride (2013-12-12): Cary Elwes is writing a book about the making of the film, The Princess Bride. Cary played Westley in the film.

Rare Book of Psalms Sells for $14.16 Million at Auction (2013-12-01): A rare 1640 Book of Psalms is now the most expensive printed book: it sold at auction for $14.16 million to a collector.

Derek Jeter Gets His Own Book Imprint at Simon & Schuster (2013-11-16): Derek Jeter gets his own book imprint at Simon & Schuster which will publish adult and children's books. Could his retirement from baseball be next?

Google Wins Big as Judge Rules Against Authors Guild in Decade Long Book Scanning Case (2013-11-15): Google is celebrating tonight as Judge Denny Chin rules that the book scanning project constitutes fair use under copyright laws. Authors Guild is devastated, vows to appeal.

Artie Lange Reads Terrible Reviews of His Bestselling First Book, Too Fat to Fish (2013-11-12): Comedian Artie Lange reads awful reviews of his bestselling book, Too Fat to Fish. He promises fans they will hate his next book just as much.

2013 National Book Awards Finalists Announced (2013-10-16): MSNBC announced the finalists for the National Book Awards this morning. The finalists include Jhumpa Lahiri and Thomas Pynchon.

George Washington Finally Gets His Own Presidential Library at Mount Vernon (2013-09-28): America's first president, George Washington, finally got a presidential library which opened on the grounds of his historic home at Mount Vernon.

Grand Central to Publish Memoir by Boston Marathon Bombings Survivor Jeff Bauman (2013-09-25): Grand Central Publishing to publish memoir by Bostom Marathon bombings survivor Jeff Bauman. The memoir, called Stronger, will be co-written by Bret Witter.

Gallery Books to Publish Memoir by Grace Jones (2013-09-19): Gallery Books has announced it will publish a memoir by Grace Jones in fall 2014.

E.L. Doctorow and Maya Angelou to be Honored by National Book Foundation (2013-09-07): Dr. Maya Angelou and E.L. Doctorow to be honored by the National Book Foundation for their contributions to writing and their humanitarian work.

New Documentary and Book Claim a Treasure Trove of New J.D. Salinger Works to be Released in 2015 (2013-08-25): New documentary and movie claim a treasure trove of works by J.D. Salinger will be released starting in 2015

Adam Corolla Inks Political Humor Book Deal With It Books (2013-08-24): Actor, comedian and bestselling author Adam Corolla inked deal for a book full of comedic rants about American politics and society.

Rhonda Byrne to Publish New Book, Hero, This Fall (2013-08-16): Rhonda Byrne, author of The Secret, has a new book, Hero, coming out this fall.

A Street Cat Named Bob (2013-08-04): A Street Cat Named Bob tells the story of London street musician James Bowen and the stray cat that changed his life.

Amazon Announces Big Fall Books Preview (2013-07-29): Amazon's editors have made their selections for Fall's top 20 big books.

Stan Lee Explains How to Draw Superheroes in New Book (2013-07-24): Stan Lee explains how to draw superheroes in his new how-to book from Watson Guptill.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to Publish Memoir by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino (2013-07-22): Houghton Mifflin Harcourt will publish a memoir by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino in Spring 2014.

David Robertson Explains How Lego Conquered the Toy Industry in Brick by Brick (2013-07-09): Author David Robertson explains how Lego conquered the toy industry in his new book, Brick by Brick.

Astronaut Chris Hadfield to Publish Book (2013-07-08): Astronaut Chris Hadfield will publish a book, An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth, in October

Amy Tan's First Novel in Eight Years, The Valley of Amazement, to be released in November (2013-07-01): Amy Tan's first novel in eight years is The Valley of Amazement. It will be published in November by Ecco, who just inked a deal for her next two books.