Judith Regan says she will sue Michael Wolff over remarks about her in his book THE MAN WHO OWNS THE NEWS. Regan tells the NY Daily News: “Michael Wolff has been obsessed with me and my sex life for close to 30 years. I’m finally going to give him what he wants – he’s going to get [bleeped] by Judith Regan.” She addsL “Michael Wolff had an obligation to prominently set the record straight. He’s grossly irresponsible. I’m going to sue him personally, so he’ll have to spend his own money.”NYDN
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Former Rodale Books editor-in-chief and then president Tami Booth Corwin has joined SparkPeople.com as evp of publishing and content, just as the company has struck their first book deal with Hay House. Agent Elise Proulx notes that her new job will be marketing and outreach coordinator for the eScholarship Publishing Group at the California Digital Library (CDL), University of California. Lori Burke will move over from DK to Penguin Children’s next week in the dual role of director of licensing for Grosset & Dunlap/Price Stern Sloan and US brand manager for Warne Books (Beatrix Potter, Spot and Flower Fairies), managing […]
People, Award News, and More
In the marketing and publicity departments at Tor and Forge; Phyllis Azar has bee promoted to executive director of marketing; Patty Garcia has been promoted to director of publicity; Brian Vaughan moves up to the new position of director of publishing operations; Joseph Bendel takes the new position of manager of publishing operations; and Jennifer Kaufler has been promoted to marketing manager. In the UK, Pan Macmillan non-fiction publisher Richard Milner will leave at the end of next week to explore “new opportunities.” In awards, the American Library Association has announced nominees for their new YA debut award for books […]
Judith Regan's Price, Revealed (and She Counterclaims Against Law Firm)
The settlement in January of Judith Regan’s lawsuit against News Corp. and HarperCollins was for $10.75 million, according to a court filing yesterday by Dreier LLP. The firm originally represented Regan in the case, and then sued her in a dispute over their fee after the settlement was reached.Bloomberg Following the revelation, Regan said she is seeking the dismissal of Dreier’s suit against her, arguing that they violated a nondisclosure agreement in revealing her settlement amount.
What Does It Mean for Reviews? Freeman to Run Granta
John Freeman–the No. 1 “top reviewer” tracked at the Publishers Marketplace Book Review Index (with 576 reviews noted since October 2002 (yes that’s about 125 books a year, with 65 percent positive reviews, and just 7 percent pans)–is taking a staff job. As of January he will join Granta Magazine as their American editor, reporting to Alex Clark. “Working closely with Granta’s headquarters in London, he will develop an ambitious program of author events and provide a vital connection between the magazine, US-based writers and Granta’s North American and Canadian readership.”
"The Most Dangerous Man in Publishing"
In a year of honors for former Grove publisher Barney Rosset, Newsweek has a long feature article: “On a recent afternoon, Rosset sat on a worn leather couch with a book of Beckett’s and a binder of his letters with the Nobel laureate. He was working on his autobiography, The Subject Is Left-Handed–a title taken from his FBI file, which his wife, Astrid Myers, was paging through at a small table nearby. Rosset has been working on the book for years. ‘I don’t know what the publisher wants,’ he said. ‘No idea. Been in the same job for many years–I […]