This is page 18 of the nonfiction book news archives.

Rare Book Find Sheds Light on Old Australian Mystery (2011-10-19): Grant Gardner, an auctioneer for Gardner Galleries, found a real prize when evaluating an estate of a deceased couple.

Atria Books Announces The Magic From Rhonda Byrne, Author of The Secret (2011-10-14): Rhonda Byrne, the author of The Secret, has a new book coming out called The Magic. Atria Books is the publisher.

2011 National Book Award Finalists Announced (2011-10-12): The finalists for the 2011 National Book Awards have been announced. Tea Obreht, just 26, is the youngest of this year's finalists.

Mitch Winehouse Publishing Memoir About Daughter Amy Winehouse, Donating Proceeds to Charity (2011-10-11): It Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, announced that it has bought the rights to Mitch Winehouse's memoir about his daughter, Amy Winehouse.

William Shatner Talks New Book, Staying Young (2011-10-08): CBS' Betty Nguyen talks with William Shatner about his age (he's 80), his new book, Shatner Rules: Your Guide to Understanding the Shatnerverse and the World at Large and how he juggles such an active life.

Simon & Schuster Moves Up Date for Steve Jobs Biography to October 24 (2011-10-07): Simon & Schuster is bumping up the public date from Walter Isaacson's Steve jobs biography to October 24th.

William Morrow to Publish Courtney Love Memoir (2011-09-29): William Morrow announced that it will publish a memoir by Courtney Love.

Amazon Launches the Kindle Fire Tablet Which Retails for $199 (2011-09-28): Today Amazon.

Colin Powell Writing Book About Leadership and Life Lessons (2011-09-27): Colin Powell is writing a new book, It Worked For Me: Lessons in Leadership and Life, which will be published by HarperCollins in May, 2012.

Knopf to Publish New Book by Bill Clinton Called Back to Work (2011-09-23): Alfred A.

Simon & Schuster to Publish Arnold Schwarzenegger's Autobiography (2011-09-22): Simon & Schuster has announced it will publish Arnold Schwarzenegger's autobiography.

Que Launches 20th Edition of Scott Mueller's Upgrading and Repairing PCs (2011-09-21): Que has launched the 20th edition of Scott Mueller's helpful book, Upgrading and Repairing PCs.

Neil Young to Publish Memoir in Fall 2012 (2011-09-20): Singer-songwriter Neil Young will publish his memoir next year.

University of Michigan Library Delays Free Downloads of So Called Orphan Works From Hathitrust (2011-09-19): The University of Michigan Library has reversed its position on allowing free downloads of so called "orphan works" from the HathiTrust.

Google Library Project Lawsuit Gets Closer to Trial (2011-09-15): The Google Library Project scanning lawsuit had a status conference today with federal judge Denny Chin.

Library Copyright Alliance Blasts Authors Guild for Hathitrust Copyright Lawsuit (2011-09-15): Today the Library Copyright Aliance issued a statement blasting the Authors Guild and the other plaintiffs that are suing HathiTrust, the University of Michigan and four other universities for copyright infringement in connection with the Google Books scanning project.

2011 National Book Award Finalists to be Announced on Think Out Loud (2011-09-14): The 20 finalists for the 2011 National Book Awards will be announced live on Think Out Loud, a morning program from Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB).

Authors Guild Sues Universities, Hathitrust For Copyright Infringement Over Digitally Scanned Books (2011-09-12): The Authors Guilde is suing several universities for copyright infringement over digitally scanned books.

Random House Launches Current Affairs Website (2011-09-10): Publishers Weekly reports that Random House has launched a new current affairs website.

Michele Bachmann Lands Book Deal, Bio Will Hit Stores in November (2011-09-04): Congresswoman Michele Bachmann has landed a book deal with Penguin Group's conservative imprint, Sentinel.