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The “Z” that stands for Zorro core fans who have an eye for design, Pocket
Isabel Allende’s latest novel, Zorro, is forging a Books is holding a contest in which fans can
path for several incarnations of the famous design a starship to adorn the cover of an
bandit known for carving out a Z with his upcoming novel—in addition to the ninth
sword after fighting injustice. The character, annual Strange New Worlds short-story con-
created in 1919 by Johnson McCulley, has been test for amateur authors.
a pop-culture icon since his inception. The
current revival includes Allende’s novel, a Reagan’s diaries
Zorro comic series to be released in three parts HarperCollins has won world rights to for-
this summer and an accompanying graphic mer President Ronald Reagan’s diaries. The
novel to be published in October. Another publisher plans to publish the book, which
book will look at the television series, while Jan includes Reagan’s observations for all eight
Adkins will have a children’s book published years of his presidency, in 2006.
about the masked bandit later this year.
Additionally, The Legend of Zorro, a sequel to Source: Publishers Weekly
the film The Mask of Zorro, will hit theaters in
October. Then he’ll take to the stage in a musi-
cal, with an original score by the Gypsy Kings,
in early 2006 in London’s West End.
Costco has an autographed copy
of Harlan Coben’s The Innocent to
give away.
To enter, print your name, membership number, address and daytime phone number on a postcard or
letter and send it to: The Innocent,
The Costco Connection, P.O. Box
34088, Seattle, WA 98124-1088; or
fax it to (425) 313-6718.
No purchase is necessary.
Entries must be received or postmarked by midnight, July 1, 2005.
Void where prohibited. Employees
of Costco and their families are not
eligible. Winners will be notified by
mail. One entry per household.
To boldly publish …
Captain’s log: It was a sad day when the series
finale of Star Trek: Enterprise aired last
month. Luckily, fans’ exploration of the “final
frontier” can continue with the help of Pocket
Books. Since 1979 the imprint of Simon &
Schuster has published more than 500 Star
Trek titles, and they plan to publish a new
mass-market novel each month, along with
several trade and hardcover titles each year.
The books introduce new characters and settings. For old-school fans, Pocket Books is
launching Star Trek Vanguard, a saga that
revisits the original era of Star Trek through
the eyes of new characters. And for the hard-
signings
Kelly Lange signs Graveyard Shift on
June 4, at 1 p.m., at the Van Nuys,
California, Costco, at 6100 Sepulveda
Blvd.
Ken McKowen and Dahlynn McKowen
sign Chicken Soup for the Fisherman’s
Soul on June 4, at 1 p.m., at the Folsom,
California, Costco, at 1800 Cavitt Court.
Charles Lindsay signs Lost Balls on June
5, at noon, at the Melville, New York,
Costco, at 625 Broadhollow Road.
David McCullough signs 1776 on June
18, at noon, at the Portland, Oregon,
Costco, at 4849 NE 138th.
Janet Evanovich signs
11 on Top on June
26, at 1 p.m., at the Montgomeryville,
Pennsylvania, Costco, at 740 Upper
State Road.
(Click here for maps and
directions to Costco locations.)
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Harry is back!
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth
book in the bestselling series, takes up the story
of Harry Potter’s sixth year at Hogwarts School
of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the midst of the
battle of good and evil alluded to in the previ-
ous book, Harry Potter and the Order of the
Phoenix.
