Paper says publishers' conference won't be held (AP)
AP - The Washington Post asked lobbyists and business leaders to pay $25,000 to attend a dinner discussion with government officials and journalists at the home of its publisher, and then canceled the event after the invitations became public.(Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:53:49 GMT)

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS (AP)
AP - 1. "Finger Lickin' Fifteen" by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's)(Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:44:30 GMT)

BC-US--Best Sellers-Books-USAToday (AP)
AP - Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback(Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:43:40 GMT)

WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS (AP)
AP - 1. "Finger Lickin' Fifteen" by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's)(Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:42:09 GMT)

SC 1st lady says she may forgive husband's affair (AP)
AP - The wife of embattled South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford called his affair with an Argentine woman "inexcusable" but said Thursday she is willing to forgive him.(Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:44:14 GMT)

`Girls From Ames' chronicles longtime friendships (AP)
AP - A year before it became a best seller, author Jeffrey Zaslow wondered if all the time he'd put into his book about the longtime friendship of 11 women would be wasted.(Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:50:24 GMT)

Ark. town a forgotten haven for Hemingway (AP)
AP - The quail rose out of the cornfields and briars of northeast Arkansas, giving the young writer just enough time to swing his shotgun up like a pitchfork toward their flight.(Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:01:04 GMT)

Judge blocks publication of Salinger spinoff book (AP)
AP - A Swedish author whose new book was promoted as a sequel to J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye" cannot publish it in the United States because it too closely mirrors Salinger's classic without adequate parody or critique, a judge ruled Wednesday.(Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:40:38 GMT)