By Kat Stoeffel 3/22/12 1:47pm

Publishing

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$70,000 Worth of Marijuana Shipped to Nonexistent St. Martin’s Press Employee

Federal agents intercepted eleven pounds of marijuana bound for St. Martins Press’s Flatiron headquarters earlier this month, reports The Smoking Gun. The two parcels, addressed to a fictitious St. Martins employee named Karen Wright, were seized at a post office in California after they were sniffed out by a drug detection dog.

A company operator told The Smoking Gun no one by that name works at the company.

Because the Feds did not attempt to smoke out “Karen Wright” with a controlled delivery, the excitement is pretty much over for the moment, except on Twitter, where someone with the handle @KarenWright_SMP has been asking if anyone has seen the day’s mail and soliciting tips for coming up with $70,000 fast. Hypothetically speaking. Read More

By Emily Witt 5/03/11 11:55pm

books

SEAL Treats! St. Martin’s Wins the Bin Laden Book Battle

In the aftermath of Osama bin Laden’s death, publishers have clamored to sign deals about the event. Former Newsweek chief Jon Meacham is editing an e-book essay collection called “Beyond Bin Laden” for Random House. Peter Bergen has been signed by Crown to write the “definitive” book, tentatively called The Manhunt. One publisher, however, is Read More