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Should booksellers buy books “blind?”

Using the new Christopher Ciccone-penned Madonna tell-all as a lead-in, Slate looks at the book-world phenomena of buying books "blind": Christopher Ciccone's new celebrity tell-all, Life With My Sister Madonna, hit store shelves on Tuesday. ... Read More »

July 18, 2008 | Filed under: Bookselling, Industry news

Judith Regan sued by her own former lawyers

By Nathan Whitlock

From USA Today: Former book publishing powerhouse Judith Regan was sued Monday for legal fees by the firm that prepared her lawsuit against HarperCollins LLC after the publishing company fired her. In court papers, Dreier ... Read More »

March 4, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Judith Regan settles with former bosses

By Nathan Whitlock

Judith Regan may be sleazy, but she's not that sleazy, at least according to Regan's former bosses at News Corporation, the owners of HarperCollins U.S., where Regan had her own imprint. According to Yahoo! News, ... Read More »

January 28, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Judith Regan sues News Corp.

By Nathan Whitlock

Judith Regan, former president of HarperCollins' ReganBooks division who was fired last year following her controversial plan to publish O.J. Simpson's If I Did It, is suing HarperCollins' parent company, News Corp., for $100 million ... Read More »

November 14, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Mulroney and O.J.: Bad company

By Nathan Whitlock

Wondering just who is buying O.J. Simpson's controversial book If I Did It, now being published by the Goldman family? There was a clue to be found on Amazon.ca today. The website noted that "Customers ... Read More »

September 19, 2007 | Filed under: Authors

Bookmarks – Poe mystery solved, and more

By Leigh Anne Williams

You know that mysterious figure who visited Edgar Allan Poe's grave every year? Nevermore. And it turns out it was all a publicity stunt cooked up by the guy "who led the fight to preserve ... Read More »

August 16, 2007 | Filed under: Book links

Goldman family acquires the rights to O.J. Simpson book

By Nathan Whitlock

The family of Ron Goldman has acquired the rights to the controversial O.J . Simpson book about the murders of his wife, Nicole Brown-Simpson and Goldman, The Guardian reports. The book, which was titled If ... Read More »

July 4, 2007 | Filed under: Authors

Great moments in Canadian publishing

By Leigh Anne Williams

A little-known Canadian publisher has made news by announcing that it, ah, might be interested in publishing the confessional O.J. Simpson book that HarperCollins canned last fall. The company in question is the entertainment firm ... Read More »

February 6, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

O.J.: Passive and aggressive

By Alison Jones

In an article from Vanity Fair, James Wolcott reviews O.J. Simpson’s If I Did It after obtaining a copy that avoided being pulped. Wolcott refers to the “confessional” as “a vanishing act in full view,” ... Read More »

January 23, 2007 | Filed under: Uncategorized

And the O.J. shocks keep coming

By Leigh Anne Williams

Holy moly! HarperCollins parent company News Corporation has pulled the plug on the O.J. Simpson book that was set to launch to universal revulsion next week; a planned interview special on Fox TV (another News ... Read More »

November 20, 2006 | Filed under: Book news

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Search Results by tag: O.J. Simpson

Should booksellers buy books “blind?”

Judith Regan sued by her own former lawyers

Judith Regan settles with former bosses

Judith Regan sues News Corp.

Mulroney and O.J.: Bad company

Bookmarks – Poe mystery solved, and more

Goldman family acquires the rights to O.J. Simpson book

Great moments in Canadian publishing

O.J.: Passive and aggressive

And the O.J. shocks keep coming

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