HarperCollins-related stories
Posted Sep 11th 2009 8:04AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Celebrities, Reality-Free

It's been a while since we brought you news that
Jessica Seinfeld (Jerry's wife) was being sued for copyright infringement and trademark violations for her book
Deceptively Delicious. Author Missy Chase Lapine had accused Seinfeld of copying from her book,
The Sneaky Chef, which came out several months before Seinfeld's similar book. Both books feature ways to get your kids to eat healthier foods.
The judge said that, yeah, there are similarities between the two books but
not enough to prove Lapine's case.
Continue reading Seinfelds cleared in copyright suit
Posted May 8th 2008 3:36PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Late Night, Talk Show, Reality-Free

How hot is Craig Ferguson? By my thermometer, he's sizzling. His
Late Late Show has risen up to challenge Conan O'Brien in the Nielsens, he was the emcee at the
White House Press Correspondents dinner -- riffing on W. right to his face! -- and now the publishing world wants his story.
HarperCollins has signed Craig Ferguson to write American on Purpose, the story of his life from small town Scottish boy to big time talk show comic. The book is due to be published in the fall of 2009.
As the title suggests, a big part of the story is Craig's choice to become an
American citizen, which he did earlier this year. Craig said he hopes the book "...will inspire other alcoholic punk rock drummers from Scotland to find their true place in U.S. late night television." Well, I say to that, hooray! The talk show host also cracked, "I wanted to get the story down before I get so old I forget it and start believing the crap on Wikipedia."
Continue reading Craig Ferguson inks deal for memoirs