Reviews Large Hadron Collider in Book Reviews By Jason Boog on Mar. 30, 2010 - 5:23 PM This morning the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) broke world records for smashing together elementary particles at high levels of energy–a physics project that has inspired a generation of authors with doomsday scenarios. That p ...
Bookselling Glenn Beck Unveils His Upcoming Novel By Jason Boog on Mar. 30, 2010 - 4:23 PM Over the last few years, conservative host Glenn Beck has emerged as a publishing star. This summer, he’ll test the waters with an adult novel published by Threshold Editions–the Simon & Schuster imprint publishing ...
Book Biz Colum McCann Sells Two New Novels to Random House By Jason Boog on Mar. 30, 2010 - 4:23 PM National Book Award winner Colum McCann has sold two new novels to Random House, including a story about a murder inspired by a famous poem. Random House editor Jennifer Hershey acquired the books, and the deal was negotiated by S ...
Events Freakonomics Adaptation Stars at Tribeca Gala By David on Mar. 30, 2010 - 3:23 PM The Tribeca Film Festival announced yesterday that its closing night gala will feature a showing of Freakonomics: The Movie. The documentary version of the bestselling book features a whole gang of big-name documentarians, includi ...
Digital Seton Hill University Promises Incoming Students a MacBook and an iPad By Jason Boog on Mar. 30, 2010 - 3:23 PM The private Catholic university Seton Hill has made a costly pledge to give students both a MacBook and an iPad when they come to the Pennsylvania institution next fall. Here’s more about the project: “Beginning in the ...
Publishing Yale Launches New Publishing Course By David on Mar. 30, 2010 - 1:01 PM Yale University will add a week-long publishing course to its summer offerings this July, picking up where Stanford left off when it discontinued its long-running course last year. The weeklong intensive program (held in the Green ...
Book Biz Hello, Hello By David on Mar. 30, 2010 - 12:15 PM Hi, folks. My name is Mark Byrne and I’ll be joining the GalleyCat staff, starting today. I’ve been working in and around the publishing industry for a few years, in a couple capacities: first, as an associate editor a ...
Authors Stephenie Meyer to Release First New Book in Almost Two Years By Jason Boog on Mar. 30, 2010 - 10:23 AM Little, Brown Books for Young Readers will release Stephenie Meyer’s first new title in almost two years–both in hardcover and a free online edition. Entitled The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, the novella will sell ...
Awards Sarah Langan Wins Bram Stoker Award for “Audrey’s Door” By Jason Boog on Mar. 30, 2010 - 9:23 AM Over the weekend, Sarah Langan won the Best Novel award at the Bram Stoker Awards for her horror novel, Audrey’s Door. The scary and semi-NSFW book trailer is embedded above. The first novel award went to Damnable by Hank Sc ...
Bookselling Borders Group Confronts Crucial Deadline By Jason Boog on Mar. 29, 2010 - 4:23 PM On Thursday, Borders Group must confront a deadline on a $42.5-million loan. As that fateful day approaches, publishing commentators around the Internet have shared opinions. A Detroit Free Press article speculated over the weeken ...