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book (s)news
February 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Hello readers and welcome to a book “news” post. I tend to offer book news when I’ve decided that eBooks are tiresome to complain about, or when my muse is drunk on mint juleps in Palm Springs. The problem is, this week there is a whole lot of news on books written by people, who, if you’re me, you are not at all sure you want to hear from. But alas, books are books.
Let’s begin with Mitt Romney who warns in his new book No Apology that “America’s status as a leading nation is in danger if the country as a whole is unable to work through the challenges it faces.” Oh really? We had no idea.
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“Sean Hannity of Fox News Channel is coming out with a book next month — his first in six years — that’s sure to please some folks while enraging others. Conservative Victory: Defeating Obama’s Radical Agenda will be published March 30 by HarperCollins, with a first printing of 1.5 million copies”… (the rest, here.)
Sigh.
And surprise! Tori Spelling ventures into children’s books:
“American actress Tori Spelling has a reality TV show, a children’s clothing line, and two autobiographical books to her name, and now she is branching out into a new area: children’s literature. Simon & Schuster said its Aladdin imprint is to publish Spelling’s first children’s book called “Presenting … Tallulah” in September this year.” (The rest, here.)
(The Tori thing wouldn’t bug me so much if my daughter’s name wasn’t Tallulah, but it is, so…)
Here’s one that could be interesting, but somehow I doubt his life is as fun to read as his inventions are to use:
Steve Jobs assists with the writing of his new biography -
“The book, which is in the early planning stages, would cover the entire life of Mr. Jobs, from his youth in the area now known as Silicon Valley through his years at Apple…” (More, here.)
Now I’ll attempt to balance out the mediocre news by linking to a list of the Black history month books for children -
“Every year at this time, publishers commemorate Black History Month by releasing a round of new titles memorializing the struggles and accomplishments of African-Americans.”
This year’s releases offer a potpourri of subjects that either celebrate black history through family stories of slavery and civil rights, or illuminate some of the lesser-known achievements of black pioneers.”
Click here for a selection of actually worthy titles!