Nonficion Book News Page: 31

This is page 31 of the nonfiction book news archives.

Ishmael Beah Denies Allegations of Factual Errors in Bestselling Book (2008-01-22): Ishmael Beah and his publisher are under fire for alleged factual inaccuracies in his book about his time as a child soldier in Sierra Leone's civil war, A Long Way Gone.

Jessica Seinfeld Sued For Plagiarism (2008-01-07): Jessica Seinfeld has been sued for plagiarism by Missy Chase Lapine over a kids recipe book.

Coming Soon Books Updated (2007-12-05): The Coming Soon Books section has been updated.

Unboxing the Kindle (2007-11-23): Robert Scoble was so excited to receive his new Amazon Kindle ebook reader that he videotaped the exciting unboxing.

The Judith Regan $100 Million Lawsuit: What's It All About? (2007-11-21): The New York Observer takes a look at the claims made by fired uber-publisher Judith Regan in her $100 million lawsuit against News Corp and Jane Friedman, the CEO of HarperCollins.

Decline in Reading Blamed For Declining Test Scores (2007-11-20): A decline in reading has been linked to lower test scores.

The Kindle Has Landed (2007-11-19): The Kindle has landed.

Judith Regan Files $100 Million Defamation Lawsuit (2007-11-14): Judith Regan is mad as hell and she's not going to take it anymore.

Borders Puts TV Screens In Stores (2007-11-13): Borders Books has decided to install giant television screens in the stores which will feature ads and book-related news.

Lynne Spears to Write Parenting Book (2007-10-26): There's a new celebrity memoir coming out.

Jerry Hall Signs With HarperCollins (2007-10-12): HarperCollins has signed a book deal with supermodel Jerry Hall for an "explosive" memoir.

Banned From Louis Vuitton: The Price of Journalism (2007-10-10): Journalist Dana Thomas' new book has reportedly gotten her banned from all future Louis Vuitton fashion shows.

British Teen Arrested, Owned The Anarchist Cookbook (2007-10-09): A young man in Britain was arrested for possessing a text file of the book, The Anarchist Cookbook.

Nobel Prize For Literature Will Be Announced October 11th (2007-10-08): The Swedish Academy announced that it will name the Nobel Literature Prize winner on October 11th.

John Grisham Sued for Libel (2007-10-01): John Grisham is being sued for libel.

College Football Books and Bo Schembechler (2007-09-26): It is college football season and a slew of books about college football have been released for sports fan to read.

Alan Greenspan Tops Online Bestseller Lists (2007-09-21): Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan has topped the Amazon.

Big Brother Is Watching You Read (2007-09-20): A new report says that Homeland Security is watching what you read on airplanes, presumably to see if you are a terrorist.

Simpson Arrests Boosts Book Sales (2007-09-19): O.

Oprah Won't Read If I Did It (2007-09-17): Oprah has spoken: she will not buy or read If I Did It, the O.