A freelance writer drops his plagiarism suit against Kitty Kelley “after realizing that he was likely to lose because he had failed to register his copyright with the United States Copyright Office.” [NY Times]
Mary Mapes, the CBS News producer fired over “Memogate,” signs a six-figure deal with St. Martin’s to write The Other Side of the Story. [Crain’s New York]
mb’s David Hirschman interviews new Paris Review editor Philip Gourevitch. [mediabistro.com]
The Independent takes a look at the mounting competition to Lynne Truss’s upcoming etiquette rulebook, Talk to the Hand: The Utter Bloody Rudeness of Everyday Life, or Six Good Reasons to Stay Home and Bolt the Door. [Independent]
