Publishers Weekly articles from May 2009

Publishers Weekly archives from May 2009

Swords into ploughshares--and paper: war veteran and poet produce poetry books from old military uniforms.(Independent Publishing)(Greg Delanty)
May 11, 2009... "Complicity is a theme I "that runs through all my poems," says Greg Delanty, an Irish-born poet, recent Guggenheim Fellow and professor at St. Michael's College in Burlington, Vt. "We're involved in things we don't want to be--killing people,...

A re-energized Abrams turns 60: new name, logo for the evolving publisher.(Abrams at 60)
May 11, 2009... Abrams is flaunting its age. The publisher, turning 60 this year, is marking the occasion with a newly designed Web site, launched last month, as well as a sleeker new name. Formerly known as Harry N. Abrams or HNA Inc., the company will now be...

The lonely stand of print reference: today's reference titles are facing stiff online competition.(Cover story)
May 11, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In 2008, Google made a startling announcement: in July of that year, Internet users had used the Web site to perform 235 million...

From scarcity to abundance: researching in the Internet era.(Why I Write ...)
May 11, 2009... One reason I write is simple curiosity. Writing gives me license to look into things I'd like to look into anyway, such as quotations, language use and word origins. Researching my first book on language two decades ago ("Nice Guys Finish...

Bending the Rules.(Brief article)(Book review)
May 18, 2009... Bending the Rules Susan Andersen. HQN, $7.99 (384p) ISBN 978-0-373-77393-0 Anderson (Cutting Loose) creates a sexy, feel-good contemporary romance starring down-to-earth Seattle artist Poppy Calloway and handsome but rigid police...