Bookselling Book Stock Watch: Student’s Amazon Suit By Jason Boog on Jul. 31, 2009 - 5:23 PM In bookselling headlines, 17-year-old Justin D. Gawronski sued Amazon.com, Inc. for remotely deleting “1984” from his Kindle. The move allegedly zapped the high school student’s electronic notes about George Orwe ...
Authors Welcome to Methland By Jason Boog on Jul. 31, 2009 - 2:23 PM “If I don’t have respect for who I am writing about and like them personally, then it is very hard for me to write about them–because I just don’t want to spend time with them,” explained author Nick ...
Authors Booker Longlister Fights Wikipedia Critics By Jason Boog on Jul. 31, 2009 - 12:23 PM A member of the 13-author Booker Prize longlist is combating critics both in public and online, giving a glimpse into the tangled world of Wikipedia criticism. Debut novelist Ed O’Loughlin served as Middle East correspondent ...
Authors Drawing Thomas Pynchon By Jason Boog on Jul. 31, 2009 - 10:23 AM As Thomas Pynchon fans count the days until the August 4th release of “Inherent Vice,” Entertainment Weekly dusted off an artist’s time-aged drawing of the reclusive and practically un-photographed novelist. Clic ...
Publishing 65 To Be Laid Off at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt By Jason Boog on Jul. 31, 2009 - 9:23 AM After establishing a new partnership with the outsourcing firm Cognizant Technology Solutions, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co. will cut 65 employees, The Boston Globe reports. While the article didn’t speculate on h ...
Book Biz Rodale CEO Replaced by Founder’s Granddaughter By Jason Boog on Jul. 31, 2009 - 8:23 AM Rodale CEO Steven Pleshette Murphy announced yesterday that he will step down, replaced by the chair of the book and magazine company, Maria Rodale. According to FishbowlNY, Maria is the granddaughter of the publisher’s foun ...
People At the Drive-In Volcano by Aimee Nezhukumatathil By Jeff Rivera on Jul. 31, 2009 - 7:30 AM At the Drive-In Volcano” (Tupelo Press) is my book of color pick of the day. It is written by award-winning author, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, a mouth-full of a last name but a brilliant poet whose insights on how she sees the w ...
Reviews Man Booker Book Club By Jason Boog on Jul. 31, 2009 - 7:23 AM The 2008 Man Booker Prize winner Aravind Adiga is leading the first edition of a digital book club at The Daily Beast, exploring his new novel, “Between the Assassinations.” In an essay about his writing process, the a ...
Revolving Door Don Linn Joins Quartet Press By Jason Boog on Jul. 30, 2009 - 2:23 PM Taunton Press publisher Don Linn is leaving his post to help launch the digital publishing outfit, Quartet Press. He joins a publishing team that includes Kassia Krozser of Booksquare.com; Kirk Biglione of Medialoper.com; and book ...
Book Biz Gawker, Publishing, and the Creative Underclass By Jason Boog on Jul. 30, 2009 - 12:23 PM For months, GalleyCat readers have debated the question: How do unpaid internships and low salaries affect the quality of writing in New York City? Nobody covers the feelings of the so-called creative underclass better than Hamilt ...