Authors Guest Essay: Tim W. Brown on the History and Future of Zines By Ethan on Jun. 27, 2008 - 1:02 PM When I heard about Tim W. Brown’s novel Walking Man, a satiric novel that depicts the life and times of the most famous zine publisher in America, I wondered “what happened to the zine?” Here’s Tim Brown ...
Events Scene @ The Devil in Dover Book Party By Neal on Jun. 27, 2008 - 11:04 AM Laurie Lebo (left) breaks away from her conversation with publicist Bec Zajac at the party New Press threw in their offices Tuesday night to celebrate the publication of The Devil in Dover, Lebo’s behind-the-scenes account o ...
Events Scene @ The Romantics Rooftop Party By Neal on Jun. 27, 2008 - 11:02 AM Galt Niederhoffer (center) celebrated the publication of her second novel, The Romantics, with a Chelsea rooftop party keyed to the book’s story: “It’s like a wedding reception in your mouth,” a publicist g ...
Digital (Dragon) Riders on the Storm By Ethan on Jun. 27, 2008 - 10:00 AM Christopher Paolini, bestselling author of the “Inheritance Cycle” books (Eragon, Eldest) has a 3rd book coming out this September. Ramping up to it Random House Children’s Books launched an innovative team-based ...
Events Scene @ How the Other Half Hamptons, Starting in Manhattan By Neal on Jun. 27, 2008 - 9:01 AM When debut novelist Jasmin Rosemberg (second from right, in the orange dress) threw a launch party for How the Other Half Hamptons at 1Oak Tuesday night, she lured at least three paparazzi to the scene, along with friends from the ...
Digital INTERVIEW: Publicists, take note of Yen Cheong’s Blog By Ethan on Jun. 27, 2008 - 8:51 AM Yen Cheong, Assistant Director of Publicity at Viking and Penguin Books writes The Book Publicity Blog on which she posts tips/suggestions and publishing/marketing trends that may be of use to book publicists and others in the pub ...
Publishing No Time to Blog? How About Selling Books? Got Time for That? By Neal on Jun. 27, 2008 - 8:04 AM Earlier this week, novelist Kit Reed wrote an essay for Critical Mass about authors and the “pressures” of the online world: “Author blogs range from feisty to funny to flat-out narcissistic,” she mused, &# ...
Sponsored Content The Book Trailer as Personal Testimony By Neal on Jun. 27, 2008 - 7:04 AM I’ve talked a lot about how the power of a successful book trailer lies in the storytelling. This short video from my friend Karen Spears Zacharias for her book Where’s Your Jesus Now?, which comes out at the end of th ...
Book Biz Could One Blog’s Shadow Cast Fear into the Hearts of Editors? By Neal on Jun. 27, 2008 - 7:01 AM So far, the wildest rumor floating around Emily Gould‘s collection of autobiographical essays that’s made its way to my inbox is the notion that two editors were interested in what Emily describes in her proposal as &# ...
Book Biz FishbowlNY: What’s in Emily Gould’s Book Proposal? By Neal on Jun. 26, 2008 - 9:00 AM Actually, FishbowlNY editor Glynnis MacNicol doesn’t know the contents of the proposal Emily Gould‘s agent has begun pitching a possible memoir a book that may be called And the Heart Says… Whatever; what she can ...