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...came a penny-a-liner for the pulps; since then he has banged out 70 novels and some 600 short stories. He calls his tales "why-did-its," not whodunits, and likes to think of them as "folk dances." Since most of his books have been published in paperback, he has thus far escaped serious critical attention in the U.S. A pity...
...does get Macmillan, all three U.S. networks will have big stakes in book publishing. But their three-sided literary competition may not last long. CBS, which owns Holt, Rinehart and Winston and the Fawcett and Popular Library paperback houses, seems content with its acquisitions. But, in an apparent effort to concentrate on larger operations, RCA, NBC'S parent company, is planning to sell off its Random House subsidiary...
...last fall's hit parody Not the New York Times is back, this time with a send-up of tomorrow's news, The 80s: A Look Back at the Tumultuous Decade 1980-1989. Due out next month, the 288-page, large-format book (Workman Publishing; $14.95; paperback $6.95) offers a fantastical but not utterly implausible history of "hot years, cold years, big years, little years, sweet years, sour years, yes-years, no-years...
...though critics may jeer his work is "tripe" and "crud," the people have made him a millionaire many times over. A mansion in Beverly Hills! A villa in Cannes! And an empire of readers throughout the world! Some time this month, a fan will buy the 200-millionth paperback copy of a Harold Robbins novel. A sensational achievement! Unprecedented! Soon to be a major motion picture...
...American Book Awards cannot ignore serious writing. But as in a children's summer camp, there will be a prize for nearly everyone. In addition to the standard awards for the best novel and verse, there will be recognition for jacket designs and paperback covers. To reduce further the chance of disappointment, the academy assures its sponsors that a book that does not win in hardback will be eligible to compete in paperback categories the following year...