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Keith Olbermann Names Rupert Murdoch "Worst Person In The World" For Friedman Firing

Huffington Post | Posted 06.14.2008 | Media


On Thursday night's "Countdown," Keith Olbermann named Rupert Murdoch his "Worst Person in the World" for allegedly firing HarperCollins CEO Jane Frie...

Jane Friedman Out At HarperCollins: Total Media Surprise

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 06.13.2008 | Media


The only thing clear about the sudden resignation — or "resignation" — of HarperCollins CEO Jane Friedman is that it took the media totall...

Craig Ferguson To Open Up On Addiction, Suicide Attempts In Memoir

Variety | Michael Schneider | Posted 05.16.2008 | Media


Latenight talker Craig Ferguson is taking his act to the page. Ferguson has inked a deal with HarperCollins to write his memoirs. "American on Purpos...

New HarperCollins Unit To Try To Cut Author Advances

AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 04.11.2008 | Media


NEW YORK — In an ever-uncertain market for publishers, HarperCollins is looking to resolve two of the industry's major concerns: High author adv...

Tolkien Estate Sues New Line Cinema

AP | ALEX VEIGA | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


LOS ANGELES — The estate of "Lord of the Rings" creator J.R.R. Tolkien is suing the film studio that released the trilogy based on his books, cl...

HarperCollins To Offer Free Electronic Versions Of Books

New York Times | Motoko Rich | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


In an attempt to increase book sales, HarperCollins Publishers will begin offering free electronic editions of some of its books on its Web site, incl...

HarperCollins Rushing To Publish Bhutto Memoir

New York Post | Keith Kelly | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


Book publisher HarperCollins, which just received the manuscript for Benazir Bhutto's upcoming book, is now moving quickly to get it on the shelves by...

Rudy Giuliani's Rivals Attack Him Over Latest Twist In Kerik Scandal

The New York Observer | Jason Horowitz | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Rudy Giuliani's rivals are not at all satisfied with the former mayor's dismissal of the newest twist in the Bernard Kerik scandal. Commenting on book...

Judith Regan's Lawsuit: HarperCollins A Portrait Of Rivalry And Retaliation

New York Times | MOTOKO RICH | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


The lengthy defamation complaint filed in State Supreme Court in Manhattan by Judith Regan creates a picture of rivalry and retaliation within the Har...

Sources: Judith Regan Has Secret Tapes Of News Corp And Fox Execs

Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


In July of this year Rush & Molloy's column at the New York Daily News wrote about secret tape recording's Judith Regan made to use in a possible laws...

Judith Regan Lawsuit: News Corp. Exec Wanted Me To Lie To Protect Giuliani

New York Times | RUSS BUETTNER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Judith Regan, the former book publisher, says in a lawsuit filed yesterday protesting her dismissal by the News Corporation, the media conglomerate, t...

Judith Regan Files Lawsuit

Gawker | Emily Gould | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


From the mailbag: "at Milberg Weiss, Judith Regan has just filed a defamation lawsuit against Harper Collins, NewsCorp. and Jane Friedman." ...

Seinfeld Defends Wife Against Plagiarism Charges, Says She "Isn't In This For The Money Or The Publicity"

New York Times | Motoko Rich | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


Jessica Seinfeld, the comedian Jerry Seinfeld's wife, has a hot best seller with "Deceptively Delicious," a cookbook for parents of picky eaters. Ms. ...

Jerry Hall Signs $2 Million Book Deal To Dish On Mick

Daily Mail | Richard Simpson | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


She recently accused Mick Jagger of being "tight" leaving her to pay for the upkeep of their marital home in west London and for their four children. ...

HarperCollins Snubs NYT For Frey Book Scoop

New York Observer | Leon Neyfakh | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


At 5:15 on the afternoon of Wednesday, August 29, James Frey informed his fans, in strikingly confident terms, that he had finished his first novel. "...