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...FUDGE FATALE Popular children's author Judy Blume hasn't written a kid's book in 12 years. But that's about to change, reports PW. In September, Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers will publish "Double Fudge," the latest hardcover entry in her best-selling Fudge series. There are currently16 million Fudge books in paperback...
...GLOBE-TROTTING Move over, Moby Dick. In April, two books will be coming out about a bloody moment in maritime history: the bloody mutiny on the whaleship Globe. Norton, publisher of Thomas Heffernan's "Mutiny on the Globe: The Fatal Voyage of Samuel Comstock," writes, "When Comstock - a headstrong 20-year-old - signed on to the whaleship Globe in 1822, his sea chest contained an unusual secret stash - a diverse collection of seeds, tools, medical supplies and weapons. With these neatly packed items, Comstock intended to carry out a strange career goal: to become king of his own South Seas...
...CHENEY FOR CHILDREN On May 21, Simon & Schuster will publish "America: A Patriotic Primer," an alphabet book for elementary school children by Lynne Cheney, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and wife of the Veep. Proceeds will be donated to charity...
...SUPERFLY AND APPLE PIE In August, HarperEntertainment will publish "Pimpnosis" by Tracy Funches and Rob Marriott. Says the publisher, "In the deepest recesses of our imagination lies a fascination with the dark side. Most of us, at one time or another, have wondered what a life lived outside the law might be like. Often, it has been the figure of the pimp - the image, the persona, but not always the reality - upon which we project these fantasies. The pimp mentality and approach to life is (an) all too frightening reflection of our intensely materialistic, highly sexed, hyper-capitalist society. Sometimes...
...socially conscious among us will perform Habitat for Humanity manual labor. The adventurous can backpack through Europe or Asia. The science-concentrating seniors may journey to Cambridge’s illustrious bio labs to complete their theses. The semi-secret Sorrento Square social organization which used to occasionally publish a so-called humor magazine might choose to crash at Hugh Hefner’s Playboy mansion in Los Angeles...