War Pushes book Promotion Out Of Spotlight

Publishers rushing to promote war-relevant books, are abandoning other books as TV promotion concentrates on the war on Iraq. “Books, perhaps even more than movies or music, depend on the news media for publicity. And for now, TV news is all war, all the time. That means some authors are being unceremoniously bumped, while others who had trouble attracting publishers a few years ago suddenly are welcomed as experts.”