Publishing News Archives: Page 6

Sterling to Publish Books with DIY Network (January 3, 2005): Sterling Publishing Co.

Publishing Industry Soundbytes 12-28-04 (December 28, 2004): People · William Safire will publish his final column as a New York Times Op-Ed columnist on January 24, 2005.

AAP Reports Mixed October Publishing Sales (December 17, 2004): Publishing sales were down in seven categories tracked by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) in October; however, gains in six categories countered the losses leading to only a slight loss in year-to-date sales that could be easily made up for in the way of strong holiday sales.

Tom Hanks Takes Lead in Da Vinci Code Film (December 10, 2004): Two-time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks has been cast in the lead role of the famed symbologist Robert Langdon in Columbia Pictures' upcoming film adaptation of Dan Brown's bestselling thriller The Da Vinci Code.

Chronicle Books to Publish Senator Barbara Boxer Novel (December 10, 2004): Chronicle Books has acquired the rights to a novel by United States Senator Barbara Boxer of California.

Borders Announces 2004 Original Voices Nominees (December 3, 2004): Borders Books & Music has announced the nominees for the 2004 Original Voices Awards.

New Line Buys Rights to Bestselling Relationship Book (December 3, 2004): New Line Cinema has acquired the rights to the bestselling nonfiction book He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth To Understanding Guys and has struck a deal with authors Greg Behrendt and Liz Tucillo to adapt the book into a feature screenplay, it was announced by New Line production president Toby Emmerich.

China's Linktone Launches Mobile Literature Channel (December 3, 2004): Linktone Ltd.

Children Find Books Inside Cheerios Cereal Boxes (December 3, 2004): Starting in November 2004 and continuing into early 2005, Cheerios is giving away more than five million children's books free inside Cheerios boxes.

New Line Acquires Rights to Marquez Novel (November 29, 2004): New Line Cinema has acquired the rights to Nobel Prize winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez' novel Love in the Time of Cholera from producer Scott Steindorff and has hired Oscar-winning screenwriter Ronald Harwood (The Pianist) to pen the feature film adaptation.

Kingfisher and New York Times to Publish Children's Books (November 29, 2004): Kingfisher Publications, a Houghton Mifflin Company imprint, and the New York Times have announced an agreement to publish a line of nonfiction books for young readers.

HarperCollins to Launch Collins Division (November 19, 2004): HarperCollins Publishers announced that it will launch a Collins division in the U.

Tom Petty Signs Deal for Authorized Biography (November 19, 2004): Tom Petty, one of the great songwriters of American rock 'n' roll, has signed a publishing contract with Omnibus Press.

Publishing Industry Soundbytes 11-19-04 (November 19, 2004): People · Stamats Communications' business-to-business media operating unit Stamats Business Media has named Rob Fixmer to the position of editor-in-chief for ARCHI-TECH magazine.

Publishers and Authors File Suit against Treasury Department (November 19, 2004): A group of publishers and authors associations have filed suit against the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in federal court in New York.

Thomas Nelson Launches Political Imprint (November 5, 2004): Thomas Nelson, Inc.

Dylan Thomas Literary Prize Launched (November 5, 2004): The Dylan Thomas Literary Prize is a new International award which rewards writing in English by authors under the age of 30 from anywhere in the world is the latest literary prize initiative.

Monarch Publishing to Focus on Spirituality and Healing (October 22, 2004): Dr.

New Line Acquires Film Rights to Susanna Clarke Novel (October 22, 2004): New Line Cinema has acquired the feature film rights to the British fantasy novel Jonathan Strange & Mr.

Meredith and Marvel Announce Children's Book Deal (October 22, 2004): Meredith Corporation, the publisher of The New York Times bestseller Trading Spaces: Behind the Scenes and Marvel Enterprises, Inc.