Archives for December 2006

Carter Courts Controversy Today’s book newsmaker is former president Jimmy Carter, whose PALESTINE: Peace Not Apartheid “strongly criticizes Israel and the United States for blocking serious peace initiatives and exacerbating terrorism in the Middle East” as the LAT puts it. Carter tells the paper, “This is a subject which, in my mind, has rarely if ever been honestly debated or discussed in the United States.” LAT Sentenced Martha Ivery was recently sentenced to 65 months in prison, Victoria Strauss reports on her blog, after pleading guilty a year ago to 15 counts of mail fraud “in connection with taking money […]

Deal Reports Just e-mail to deals@PublishersMarketplace if you aren’t using the online form linked below. Report a deal using the online form The Key As usual, the handy key to our Lunch deal categories. While all reports are always welcome, those that include a category will generally receive a higher listing when it comes time to put them all together. “nice deal” $1 – $49,000 “very nice deal” $50,000 – $99,000 “good deal” $100,000 – $250,000 “significant deal” $251,000 – $499,000 “major deal” $500,000 and up FICTION Debut NY Giant star and two-time Super Bowl champion Mark Bavaro’s first novel, […]

Leno and NBC Sue Over Joke Books Jay Leno and NBC Studios, joined by comedians including Rita Rudner, filed suit in federal court in LA on Wednesday against author Judy Brown and publishers said to include Andrews McMeel and Sterling for 19 joke collections of hers. The suit claims the books comprise “substantial amounts of published comedic material that is wholly original with [the] plaintiffs.” The filing also asserts that Brown “apparently covered the LA comedy scene as a journalist — thus she has stolen the jokes of the very comedians she was supposed to be writing about. Ms. Brown […]