People Slant by Laura E. Williams By Jeff Rivera on Aug. 27, 2009 - 7:30 AM Laura E. Williams is the author of the story behind Lauren in Slant (Milkweed), today’s Featured Book of Color Pick of the Day. Lauren is a 13 year old Korean American adoptee. Faced with the same pangs as every teenager, La ...
Authors Author and Journalist Dominick Dunne Has Died By Jason Boog on Aug. 26, 2009 - 7:23 PM Author and journalist Dominick Dunne has passed away after battling cancer, leaving behind a collection of bestselling novels, a memoir, and two essay collections. In a mediabistro.com interview last year, the legendary Vanity Fai ...
Publishing Publishing Job Board: Simon & Schuster Sales By Jason Boog on Aug. 26, 2009 - 5:23 PM Even as this GalleyCat editor tries to ignore the impending end of the summer, a number of publishers are already hiring for the Fall. In an effort to keep the GalleyCat community up-to-date, we are tracking new jobs fresh off the ...
Comic Books Harvey Pekar Tweets Web Comic By Jason Boog on Aug. 26, 2009 - 3:23 PM With this simple post: “Don’t go thinkin’ I started usin’ computers or anything. I’m just givin’ my twitters over the phone,” the curmudgeonly poet behind the comic book series American Sp ...
Publishing Former HarperCollins CEO Jane Friedman Is Looking for Romance By Jason Boog on Aug. 26, 2009 - 2:23 PM When news broke that former HarperCollins CEO Jane Friedman had raised $3 million in start-up funds for her new OpenRoad Integrated Media digital publishing venture, everybody started guessing what she’ll do next with her pr ...
Authors Politico Writer on Ted Kennedy’s Legacy By Jason Boog on Aug. 26, 2009 - 12:23 PM Today’s guest on the Morning Media Menu was Politico.com staff writer Michael Calderone, discussing the sad passing of Senator Edward M. Kennedy. Kennedy leaves behind both a legislative and literary legacy from his long car ...
People GalleyCat Exclusive Interview with Royal Pains Star, Reshma Shetty By Jeff Rivera on Aug. 26, 2009 - 11:45 AM
Book Biz Book Review Sparks Reporting Feud By Jason Boog on Aug. 26, 2009 - 11:23 AM Over the weekend, journalist Dan Baum reviewed Rebecca Solnit’s new book, “A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster” for the Washington Post. At the end of the review, Baum c ...
Authors Frustrated Novelist Julia Child Finally Tops Bestseller List By Jason Boog on Aug. 26, 2009 - 10:23 AM Yesterday news broke that Julia Child’s “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” will debut at number one on the New York Times bestseller list for hardcover Advice, How-To and Miscellaneous–reportedly the fir ...
Authors Senator Edward M. Kennedy Has Died By Jason Boog on Aug. 26, 2009 - 9:23 AM Senator Edward M. Kennedy passed away yesterday evening, at 77-years-old. Here’s a tribute to Kennedy from President Barack Obama released today: “For five decades, virtually every major piece of legislation to advance ...