operations, which took the Macmillan name in 2007, are changing again, this time to von Holtzbrinck Gruppe, effective immediately. There is, I believe, something in our superior genes responsible for this.' 'I haven't checked yet, but my masters at Holtzbrinck must know a lot about this kind of thing,' said Macmillan's John Sargent. Markus Dohle of Bertelsmann, whose accent seems to have thickened in recent weeks, said, 'Our company thrived during a similar historical period in the 20th century, and I anticipate repeated success in this era. Random House and Macmillan, both of which are owned by German media companies, expressed approval about the changes. 'Even in Dearest Leader's earliest writings, we can see the seeds of Great Obamaism.' Obama will also be co-author with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Gauleiter Harry Reid of The Mod Squad: Yes, We Can and Yes, We Did! The trio will tour with Vice-Regent Joe Biden, whose new work is called A Big F**king Book, which he inadvertently wrote last week. 'We're so excited,' said editor Sonny Mehta. The initial volume covers the first decade of his life and includes notes to his mother, letters to relatives and homework assignments. The Collected Works of President-for-Life Obama will begin appearing with the fall season.

The newly opened New York branch of North Korea's Foreign Languages Publishing House and its ambitious debut list have already led the Big Six to become the Big Seven.

We're going to be learning a lot from the best minds of our new Nazi-Communist-socialist-African-atheist-Islamist regime.' Among changes in the landscape: Post-apocalyptic fiction, which had gained dramatically in popularity the last few years, has been renamed 'current events.' Led by media czar Bill Clinton, the national certification program for all authors and book reviewers has proceeded quickly and led to the wholesale changes, including the replacement of New York Times lead reviewer Michiko Kakutani by Chelsea Clinton, who, her dad said, is 'a quick study' and should grow into the role nicely.

'Already houses have dropped inappropriate titles from this year's lists and signed up-often in multibook deals-exciting, previously overlooked authors, including Bill Ayers, Raul Castro, Dennis Kucinich, Idi Amin, Father Coughlin, Robert Mugabe, George Lincoln Rockwell, to name just a few. 'Everyone sees a myriad of opportunity,' said one publisher who wished to remain anonymous.

The past two weeks, following passage of the health-care bill, are no exception. Political and economic systems may come and go, but the book world has always shown a remarkable ability to adapt to change.

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