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Michael Crichton's "Pirate Latitudes" Has Blockbuster Movie Written All Over It

The Washington Post | Ron Charles | Posted 11.25.2009 | Books


Hoist the Jolly Roger above the bestseller list, ye mateys, 'cause Michael Crichton has just published a swashbuckling pirate thriller. The popular au...

Happy Thanksgiving! This Year It Is No Longer Humiliating To Be Explaining Your Unemployment Around the Thanksgiving Table!

Stephen Viscusi | Posted 11.25.2009 | Media


Stephen Viscusi

Losing your job is dreadful, no matter what the reason. In this journalist's mind, it is still better than health issues, divorce, or death -- but t...

Palin Book Sales: She's No Bill Clinton

AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 11.24.2009 | Books


NEW YORK — Sarah Palin appears well on her way to becoming a million-selling author. "Going Rogue" sold 700,000 copies – a number that in...

Does This Black Republican Understand Sarah Palin's Appeal? You Betcha!

Kevin Ross | Posted 11.21.2009 | Politics


Kevin Ross

Despite Sarah Palin's success as a wife, a mother, politician, opinion leader and now author, large numbers of black people just are not feeling her.

Lemony Snicket Moves To Little, Brown With New Series

Publishers Weekly | Jim Milliot | Posted 11.12.2009 | Books


Daniel Handler, who had a long and successful run with his Lemony Snicket-penned A Series of Unfortunate Events series at HarperCollins, is moving to ...

Sarah Palin's Brand New Tell-All Book to Document Her Soon-to-Be Released Tell-All Book

Ben Berkon | Posted 11.05.2009 | Comedy


Ben Berkon

According to sources close to Palin, the first chapter will cover how Palin sat in a beauty salon all day while her first book was written by a much smarter person who was in dire need of money.

A Long Walk to Frankfurt

David Colbert | Posted 10.16.2009 | Books


David Colbert

The news that Nelson Mandela's diaries are becoming "the book of the fair" at the Frankfurt Book Fair reminded me of the time I chased the first Mandela autobiography at Frankfurt, exactly twenty years ago.

Dear Publishing Colleagues

Amy Hertz | Posted 10.13.2009 | Books


Amy Hertz

I know many of you are looking at this Books section and wondering what the heck is going on and how the hell you are going to make any noise for your books.

Sarah Palin's E-Book Delayed; Publisher Stressing Hardcover Sales Of "Going Rogue"

Wall Street Journal | JEFFREY A. TRACHTENBERG | Posted 09.29.2009 | Media


For the second time this month, a publisher has decided to delay the electronic-book release of a major new title in hopes of maximizing hardcover sal...

Lynn Vincent: Palin Chooses Evangelical Magazine Editor To Co-Write Memoir

Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics


HarperCollins announced Thursday that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has chosen the editor of an Evangelical magazine to help write her memoir. Lynn Vincen...

Sarah Palin Book Deal: Memoir To Come Next Year

AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 06.12.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — You knew it was coming: Sarah Palin is ready to tell her side, agreeing to publish a memoir with HarperCollins. The book comes out in...

Comedic King Lear and Jack Bauer Clone - Audiobook Reviews

Tom Alderman | Posted 05.29.2009 | Media


Tom Alderman

In Fool, Moore's sell is his Pythonesque-meets-Austin-Powers dialogue and descriptors, delivered on these CDs with sly British sincerity and skill by Euan Morton.

Two Posthumous Michael Crichton Novels To Be Published

AP | Posted 05.07.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — Two new Michael Crichton novels, one of them unfinished, have been scheduled for release. Publisher HarperCollins announced Monday t...

Job Fairs or Job Fairy Tales?

Stephen Viscusi | Posted 04.29.2009 | Business


Stephen Viscusi

Today's career fairs seem anything but "fair" to me. Approach those companies that don't appear to be looking. Another secret if you're unemployed is to offer yourself to employers on a "per-project" or "temp" basis.

"Twitter Wit": HarperCollins' It Books Imprint To Publish Book Of Funny Tweets

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 04.05.2009 | Media


The New York Times' Motoko Rich writes Thursday about a new imprint from HarperCollins called "It Books," to focus on pop culture, sports, style, and ...

John Updike Bio By New York Observer Editor Bought By HarperCollins

The New York Observer | Leon Neyfakh | Posted 03.23.2009 | Media


Adam Begley, The Observer's longtime book review editor, has signed on with HarperCollins to write a biography of John Updike, who died last month of ...

Bernie Madoff Books Coming From Two Major Publishers

AP | Posted 01.19.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — The Bernard Madoff books are in the works. Less than one week after the former chairman of the Nasdaq Stock Market was arrested for ...

Judith Regan's Settlement Sum Revealed: $10.75 Million

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 01.10.2009 | Media


In January of this year, controversial publisher Judith Regan and News Corp. settled her defamation lawsuit — in which she sought $100 million &...

6.5% Unemployment Rate: Work is Not a Democracy

Stephen Viscusi | Posted 12.08.2008 | Business


Stephen Viscusi

In Bulletproof Your Job (HarperCollins) I have 50 rules to follow that will guarantee that you can "bulletproof your job" in these economic times.

Lauren Conrad, Author! MTV Reality Star Inks Three-Book Deal With HarperCollins

People | Jennifer Garcia | Posted 10.12.2008 | Media


She's already a reality star and a fashion designer, but Lauren Conrad is adding another title to her crowded resume: Author. Conrad, 22, has signed ...

Emeril Lagasse Signs Deal For 10 More Cookbooks

Crains New York | Kira Bindrim | Posted 10.06.2008 | Media


Bam! Ten more books. Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc., which owns the rights to the Emeril Lagasse franchise of books, television shows and kitch...

Steven Tyler Memoir Fetches $2 Million From HarperCollins: Report

Crains New York | Matthew Flamm | Posted 09.07.2008 | Media


Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins, has won an auction to publish the autobiography of rock legend Steven Tyler, according to publishing sources. Ecco...

Mean Girls And Lolitas Are Bad For Business

Tina Wells | Posted 07.15.2008 | Entertainment


Tina Wells

Every time I read something about the latest Lolita scandal in Hollywood I wonder: "What the heck are they thinking?" No, not the Vanessa Hudgenses and Miley Cyruses of this world -- I mean the adults who run their lives.

Audio Book Review: Shadow of Power

Tom Alderman | Posted 06.26.2008 | Media


Tom Alderman

This plot is like Hamburger Helper. There's a modest ingredient somewhere in there, to which is added a whole lot of filler in an attempt to bulk up a meager meal.

Mark Halperin, John Heilemann Get Six Figure Deal To Co-Author Book About 2008 Campaign

New York Post | Keith Kelly | Posted 06.19.2008 | Media


Two magazine veterans, each on the campaign trail for nearly two decades, have snared a big-bucks deal from HarperCollins to write about the current p...