This is page 25 of the nonfiction book news archives.

Brad Gooch Talks Flannery O'Connor (2009-08-25): CNN's Matthew Carey interviewed Brad Gooch whose new biography of Flannery O'Connor is Flannery: A Life of Flannery O'Connor.

Release Date For Ted Kennedy Memoir Moved Up (2009-08-25): The release date for the new Ted Kennedy memoir, True Compass, has been moved up to September 14, according to USA Today.

Microsoft, Yahoo and Amazon.com to Oppose Google Book Settlement (2009-08-21): The Google Book Settlement is now facing even more objections.

Google Book Settlement Faces Another Roadblock (2009-08-20): The Google Book Project settlement could be facing a new roadblock.

Heathrow Airport Has a Writer in Residence (2009-08-19): The New York Times reports that author Alain de Botton is sitting in Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport in London writing a book.

Audible Launching Classic Books Series (2009-08-19): Audible announced that it is coming out with a new line of audio books to be called "Audible Modern Vanguard.

Top Chef Expands its Book Empire (2009-08-18): Top Chef has been a tv phenomenon that has spawned a cookbook empire.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Parent Avoids Bankruptcy (2009-08-17): Education Media & Publishing Group, the corporate parent of Houghton Mifflin, has staved off bankruptcy by refinancing over $1 billion of the company's staggering $7.

Now Teens Can Learn The Secret (2009-08-03): Rhonda Byrne's self-help bestseller The Secret is being made into a teen version, The Secret to Teen Power.

Sony to Launch Wifi Ebook Reader in UK (2009-07-31): The ebook reader wars are heating up.

British Library to Display Medieval Alphabet Book (2009-07-28): The British Library has succeeded in keeping a national treasure in Great Britain after bidding $600,000 for a medieval alphabet book which displays a collection of both beautiful and bizarre fonts.

Farrah Fawcett's Close Friend to Publish Book (2009-07-13): Reuters reports that Alana Stewart, a close friend of late actress Farrah Fawcett.

Terrorism and Censorship: An Interview With Peter Lance (2009-07-10): Peter Lance explains how U.S. District Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald threatened to sue his publisher and stop publication of his 9/11 expose Triple Cross.

Authors Turn Booksellers to Help Promote Oxfam Bookfest (2009-07-06): Authors and celebrities have joined forces to help promote the first annual Oxfam Bookfest, a nationwide book festival in Great Britain.

Will Zondervan Still Publish Kate Gosselin's Cookbook? (2009-06-27): Kate Gosselin has a book scheduled for release in October called Love Is in the Mix: Making Meals into Memories.

Jennifer Love Hewitt Writing Dating Advice Book (2009-06-19): US Weekly reports that Jennifer Love Hewitt is writing a dating advice book.

Taschen to Publish $1,000 Apollo 11 Book (2009-06-17): Taschen, a publisher of illustrated books, is going to publish a book about the Apollo 11 moon landing to coincide with the 40th anniversary.

President Obama's Half Brother Lands Book Deal (2009-06-16): Another member of the Obama family has just landed a book deal.

Ben Franklin Book Sells at Auction for $556,500 (2009-06-10): An authentic copy of Ben Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanac sold at auction at Sotheby's for $556,500, which is the second highest price ever paid for a book printed in America (the highest price was for a copy of George Washington's copy of The Federalist Papers which went for $1.

Barbra Streisand is Writing About Her Life (2009-05-29): Broadway World reports that Barbra Streisand has been writing about the construction of her home in Malibu.