Nonficion Book News Page: 8
Poet, Author and Activist Maya Angelou Dead at 86 (2014-05-28): Poet, author and activist Maya Angelous is dead at age 86.
Author, Civil Rights Activist and Historian Vincent Harding is Dead at 82 (2014-05-22): Historian, author and civil rights activist Vincent Harding, author of one of Martin Luther King's most controversial speeches, is dead at 82.
Jennifer Lopez to Publish Memoir in October (2014-05-19): Jennifer Lopez will publish her memoir with Celebra on October 28, 2014.
Time Life Books Brand Relaunches (2014-05-18): Time Home Entertainment has relaunched its Time Life books brand. The books will be sold as full-color paperbacks.
Chipotle Mexican Grill to Feature Author Essays on Cups and Bags (2014-05-15): Chipotle Mexican Grill hired authors such as Toni Morrison and Jonathan Safran Foer to pen essays to appear on its packaging so people have something to read while they eat.
Misha Defonseca Ordered to Pay Back $22.5 to Publisher Over Fake Holocaust Memoir (2014-05-12): Author Misha Defonseca has been ordered to pay her publisher $22.5 million in a copyright case about the author's fake Holocaust memoir.
Rizzoli Publishes Hello Kitty Coffee Table Book (2014-05-11): Rizzoli has published a Hello Kitty coffee table book called Hello Kitty Collaborations
Margaret Atwood and Kathleen Jamie Win 2014 Orion Book Award (2014-05-08): Margaret Atwood and Kathleen Jamie are the winners of the 2014 Orion Book Award.
Dana Perino to Publish Memoir in May 2015 (2014-05-07): Dana Perino will publisher a memoir in May 2015 through Twelve, an imprint of Grand Central Publishing/Hachette Book Group
Jason Priestley Publishes Memoir With HarperOne (2014-05-06): Jason Priestley has published his memoir with HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins.
Winners of the 2014 Edgar Allan Poe Awards Announced (2014-05-05): Winners of the 2014 Edgar Allan Poe awards were announced at the Mystery Writers of America Gala Banquet in New York City.
Gordie Howe's Autobiography Arrives in October (2014-05-04): G. P. Putnam's Sons will publish Gordie Howe's autobiography, Mr. Hockey, in October.
Christie Brinkley to Publish Diet, Fitness and Style Book (2014-05-03): Grand Central Publishing will publish a diet, fitness and style book by Christie Brinkley
Abrams to Publish The Olive Stone Experience in Fall 2015 (2014-04-30): Abrams has announced it will publish The Oliver Stone Experience in Fall 2015. Matt Zoller Seitz has been conducting interviews with Stone for the book
Hillary Clinton's New Memoir, Hard Choices, Arrives in Bookstores on June 10th (2014-04-21): Hillary Clinton's new memoir is called Hard Choices. The title was revealed by publisher Simon & Schuster.
J.K. Rowling, Gene Luen Yang and Ruth Ozeki Win L.A. Times Book Prizes (2014-04-14): J.K. Rowling, Gene Luen Yang and Ruth Ozeki Win L.A. Times Book Prizes. The winners were announced Friday night.
Simon and Schuster and TED Conferences Team up for Book Collection (2014-04-12): Smon and Schuster will publish a 12 book collection by popular TED speakers. The nonfiction collection will launch in September, 2014.
Karin Slaughter to Publish Nonfiction Crime Series with HarperCollins (2014-04-10): Karin Slaughter will publish a nonfiction crime series with HarperCollins. The series tells the stories of the FBI's Most Wanted.
ALA Announces Fiction and Nonfiction Shortlists for 2014 Andrew Carnegie Medals (2014-04-07): The ALA has announced the fiction and nonfiction shortlists for the 2014 Andrew Carnegie Medals. Knopf cleans up, publishes three of the six nominees.
Flea to Publish Memoir With Grand Central Publishing (2014-04-06): Flea, bassist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, will publish his memoir with Grand Central Publishing.