Tim Russert plans new dads' paean

NEW YORK — TV newsman Tim Russert, who wrote fondly of his dad in the bestselling "Big Russ and Me," has another book planned about fathers and children.

Russert's publisher, Random House, said his new project "will be a treasury of tales and observations about dads, drawn from interviews with notable Americans about their experiences as children [and parents], plus letters from sons and daughters that Russert has received from readers of 'Big Russ and Me.' "

The book doesn't have a title or publication date yet.

Russert, best known as the moderator of NBC's "Meet the Press," said people have approached him "with so many wonderful stories about their fathers that I realized there is much more to cover -- the lessons we learn, the moments we treasure, the wisdom that stays with us through a lifetime."