Still More Lawsuit News
The LA Times picked up a Bloomberg News report about still another literary lawsuit. Former Yale Law School researcher John Lott is claiming that Steven Levitt and HarperCollins Publishers Inc. damaged his reputation with the publication of Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything. In the book, Levitt writes that other scholars had been…
continue readingRecycling Titles
Hillel Italie, AP National Writer, examines the frequency of publishers using recycled titles.
continue readingThe Da Vinci Fence and Operation: Fashion Variety
WCAX-TV in Burlington, VT reported that bestselling author Dan Brown has started construction on a wrought-iron fence around his home in Rye, NH. The report stated that Brown’s attorney said that the author didn’t want to fence himself in, but that he needs to protect the privacy and safety of his family. The Portsmouth Herald reported that…
continue readingFire Damages Bleak House
The New York Times reported that fire damaged the home where Charles Dickens wrote David Copperfield. The home used to house a Dickens museum but was recently sold to a private owner. No one was inside the structure during the blaze on Sunday night. Other reports state that forty fireman extinguished the blaze within an…
continue readingIt Even Comes with a Guarantee
This bold and enterprising eBay seller is seeking a mere $1,163,000 for the movie rights to his story. And he’s willing to guarantee the success of this idea. “If the Movie does not stand among the best 10 movies of the year, all the money paid during purchase will be refunded excluding the fees and taxes incurred…
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