In advance of a July 10 court hearing on the request for a temporary restraining order to delay publication of Mary Trump’s TOO MUCH AND NEVER ENOUGH, Simon & Schuster has moved that publication date up to July 14. The change was “due to high demand and extraordinary interest in this book,” the publisher said. Chris Bastardi, spokesperson for Mary Trump, said: “The act by a sitting president to muzzle a private citizen is just the latest in a series of disturbing behaviors which have already destabilized a fractured nation in the face of a global pandemic. If Mary cannot […]
Legal
For Now Appeals Court Lifts Publication Block Against Simon & Schuster, But Not Mary Trump
New York State Appeals Court Justice Alan Sheinkman has lifted the order blocking Simon & Schuster from distributing and publishing Mary Trump’s. But like that original order, the relief is temporary as well, lasting until the scheduled Dutchess County Court hearing on July 10. For now, Justice Scheinkman found that “S&S is not a party to” Mary Trump’s settlement agreement with the Trump estate. “Unlike Ms. Trump, S&S has not agreed to surrender or relinquish any of its First Amendment rights. Since the predicate for the plaintiff’s application for a temporary restraining order is the existence of the confidentiality provision […]
Elliott’s Defamation Suit Against Moira Donegan Moves Forward to Limited Discovery
Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall has denied “Sh—y Media Men List” creator Moira Donegan’s motion to dismiss the defamation lawsuit against her by Stephen Elliott, one of the men who made the list. Donegan might ultimately be entitled to immunity under the Communications Decency Act, but Judge DeArcy Hall ruled on June 30 that the facts in Elliott’s complaint weren’t sufficient to throw the case out on that basis. Instead, the parties will “proceed without delay to narrowly tailored discovery to address factual issues related to Defendant’s CDA immunity defense. Once such discovery is completed, the parties may move for summary […]
Judge Blocks Mary Trump’s Book Until July 10 Hearing, But It Has Printed and Shipped
New York State Judge Hal B. Greenwald of Dutchess County ordered Mary Trump and her publisher Simon & Schuster to temporarily refrain from “publishing, printing or distributing” her book Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man or “any portions thereof.” The order lasts until a full hearing on July 10 on Robert Trump’s request for an injunction blocking publication. Alas, in papers filed with the court later on Tuesday, S&S ceo Jonathan Karp indicated that, “As of today, approximately 75,000 copies have been printed and bound and are ready for publication, thousands of […]
People, Etc.
Sandy Lu has founded Book Wyrm Literary Agency, focusing on commercial fiction and nonfiction, bringing over her clients from the L. Perkins Agency, where she has been for almost 12 years. Chelene Knight has joined Transatlantic Agency as associate agent. She was previously managing editor at Room magazine and festival director for the Growing Room Literary Festival in Vancouver. Tara Gavin has joined Alcove Press and Crooked Lane Books as a senior acquisitions editor, working on book club and women’s fiction as well as select mysteries. Previously she was an executive editor at Kensington. President of Oxford University Press USA Niko Pfund took over […]
People, Etc.: Enderlin Named President at St. Martin’s
St. Martin’s Publishing Group publisher Jennifer Enderlin has been promoted to president. Macmillan president Don Weisberg writes in the announcement, “When I arrived at Macmillan six years ago I had heard of the legendary feats of Jen as editor and as publisher, and her success in launching the careers of many #1 bestselling authors. She is indeed an extraordinary editor, publisher, and student of the business whose passion for books is second to none. I have also come to admire her attributes as a friend, colleague, mentor, advisor, and most assuredly as a leader.” Enderlin has all the same direct […]