Nonficion Book News Page: 28
LOLCat Book Out Later This Month (2008-10-02): The LOLcats meme which combines adorable cat pictures with bad kitty grammar is moving to book form.
Serena Williams Inks Deal With Grand Central Publishing (2008-09-16): Number one ranked tennis star Serena Williams has signed a deal with Grand Central Publishing to publish her memoirs in 2009.
Undaunted, Steve Vander Ark to Publish Harry Potter Travel Book (2008-09-10): Only one day after a judge ruled against him in the J.
Tori Spelling Hits #1 on Bestseller List (2008-09-09): Tori Spelling's book, sTORI Telling will hit #1 on the New York Times bestseller list on September 14th, according to Entertainment Tonight.
Oddest Book Title Awarded to Greek Hellenic Philatelic Society (2008-09-06): Congratulations to Greek Hellenic Philatelic Society of Great Britain, which has won the prize for Oddest Book Title.
Sarah Palin Biography Becomes Bestseller (2008-09-04): Sarah Palin was an unknown to the vast majority of American's before John McCain chose her as his running mate.
Barnett's Lament: Books Ruined By Hollywood (2008-08-18): David Barnett of The Guardian has a very entertaining essay about how Hollywood has ruined all his favorite books.
The Great Library Fine Debate (2008-08-15): A fierce debate has arisen in Britain over the subject of library fines.
Former Male Model Bruce Hulse Tells All in New Memoir (2008-08-13): Former male model Bruce Hulse has written a new tell-all book about his steamy affairs with supermodels such as Elle MacPherson and Paulina Porizkova and his former paramours are not happy.
Authorized Warren Buffett Biography Drops September 29 (2008-08-12): The authorized biography of Warren Buffet is hitting stores on September 29, 2008.
Book Based on Edwards' Mistress Tops Bestseller List (2008-08-11): Now that former Senator John Edwards has admitted he had an affair with Rielle Hunter (although he denies he is the father of her baby), journalists are looking into the back ground of Rielle.
Anti-Obama Books Become Bestsellers (2008-08-07): Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama has had his own books - Dreams From My Father and The Audacity of Hope - on the bestseller list for months now.
Publisher Delays Book About Salman Rushdie Over Lawsuit Threat (2008-08-06): The publisher has delayed production on a former policeman's memoirs after the threat of a lawsuit by Sir Salman Rushdie.
Alexander Solzhenitsyn: Mostly Forgotten in the New Russia (2008-08-06): The New York Times has an interesting article about the Russian reaction to the death of Nobel Prize winning author Alexander Solzhenitsyn.
Alexander Solzhenitsyn Dead at 89 (2008-08-04): Alexander Solzhenitsyn has died.
Last Lecture Author Randy Pausch Dies at Age 47 (2008-07-25): Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon computer science professor who became a YouTube phenomenon with his "Last Lecture," has died of complications from pancreatic cancer.
Simon and Schuster Sues L'il Kim and Foxy Brown (2008-07-24): Simon and Schuster is suing Foxy Brown and L'il Kim for keeping advances but never turning in promised book manuscripts.
Canadian Author Chats With Queen Elizabeth (2008-07-24): Canadian author Lawrence Hill got to do something that most writers never will: he was granted a private audience with Queen Elizabeth to discuss his award-winning book, Someone Knows My Name.
Story Telling Spelling Plots a Sequel (2008-07-21): Us Magazine reports that Tori Spelling is writing a book called Mommywood as a sequel to sTori Telling.
Barack Obama's Writing Advice (2008-07-15): Barack Obama gave out some writing advice the other day, in response to a question from a supporter.