As the embattled 39-year-old Australian hacker's lawyers fight his extradition to Sweden, he'll be working on a memoir. The book will be published in the U.S. by Knopf, a division of Random House, and in the U.K. by Canongate. Admirers -- and detractors -- can't wait.
The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission had planned to publish its findings in book form with Little, Brown. But the unusual deal between the two, which involved an advance payment from the publisher, has fallen apart, and PublicAffairs Books has stepped in as the new publisher.
Showbiz veteran Betty White has been cresting quite the popularity wave lately. After work on TV shows like The Golden Girls, Super Bowl ads and a guest-hosting stint on Saturday Night Live, she has landed a two-book deal with Penguin.
The most famous uninvited guests in the world have already conquered reality television. Now they are taking on publishing. Could a film be far behind?
