Yahoo! News: Books/Publishing NewsBooks/Publishing NewsPUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS (AP)- June 19, 2008 AP - 1. "Sail" by James Patterson and Howard Roughan, (Little, Brown) (F-H)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/books/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080619/ap_en_ot/b... Author restores human side to Gandhi, Churchill (AP)- June 18, 2008 AP - "Gandhi & Churchill: The Epic Rivalry That Destroyed an Empire and Forged Our Age" (Bantam Books. 609 pages. $30), by Arthur Herman: Every time the history of the 20th century has been written, the places of Sir Winston Churchill and Mohandas Gandhi are secure.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/books/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080618/ap_en_ot/b... Copernicus book sells for more than $2.2M in NYC (AP)- June 18, 2008 AP - A first edition of the Nicolaus Copernicus book that puts forth the theory that the sun not the earth is at the center of the universe has fetched more than $2.2 million at an auction, nearly double the expected price.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/books/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080618/ap_on_re_u... Patti LuPone working on memoir (AP)- June 17, 2008 AP - Broadway star Patti LuPone, known for her Tony Award-winning roles in "Gypsy" and "Evita," is working on a memoir, tentatively scheduled to be released in 2010 by Harmony Books, an imprint of Random House Inc.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/books/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080617/ap_en_ce/b... Scenes from Mexico City show its human heart (AP)- June 17, 2008 AP - "First Stop in the New World: Mexico City, the Capital of the 21st Century" (Riverhead Books. 336 pages, $25.95), by David Lida: Mexico City is a sprawling, throbbing stew of 20 million people, but David Lida, in his new book, cuts through the chaos with an array of verbal snapshots that aim to paint the city's soul.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/books/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080617/ap_en_ot/b... Klavan's latest is tedious political diatribe (AP)- June 17, 2008 AP - "Empire of Lies" (Harcourt, 383 pages, $25), by Andrew Klavan: Jason Harrow, the hero of Andrew Klavan's new crime novel, used to be a sexual sadist, taking pleasure in causing pain to submissive New York City women. But then he found God, moved away from Gomorra, settled down in the wholesome Midwest and married a nice, normal woman.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/books/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080617/ap_en_ot/b... Progressive Book Club launched Monday (AP)- June 16, 2008 AP - For the past five years, liberal books, especially the Bush-bashing kind, have been a thriving market. A new online club is betting that they can evolve from a market to a movement, long after the president has left office.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/books/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080616/ap_en_ot/p... Bush contemplates writing his memoir (Reuters)- June 15, 2008 Reuters - President George W. Bush, scrutinized in books by former colleagues including a blistering critique by his ex-spokesman, is considering writing a memoir of his own.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/books/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080615/us_nm/bush... Author Keyes takes on domestic violence with humor (Reuters)- June 13, 2008 Reuters - Irish author Marian Keyes has had her fair share of personal suffering -- alcoholism, depression, suicidal thoughts, rehab -- but decided to take on the pain of domestic violence victims in her latest book.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/books/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080613/us_nm/book... Madonna's brother to publish book on life with her (Reuters)- June 12, 2008 Reuters - Pop star Madonna's brother Christopher Ciccone has written a memoir called "Life With My Sister Madonna," to be published next month by Simon and Schuster.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/books/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080612/en_nm/book... |