Book Biz How to Change Your Writing Style But Keep Your Agent By Jason Boog on Jul. 30, 2010 - 9:23 AM Earlier this year, novelist Tony D’Souza finished a novel that completely broke out of the style of his first two novels, Whiteman and The Konkans. When he turned the manuscript in to his agent, Liz Darhansoff, they seriousl ...
Videos YouTube Encourages 15 Minute Book Trailers By Jason Boog on Jul. 29, 2010 - 5:03 PM Today YouTube announced that the upload limit for users has been increased to 15 minutes. Undoubtedly, authors around the country are already plotting 15 minute book trailers. Not that we would advise authors to create 15 minute b ...
Authors Anne Rice: ‘I Quit Christianity’ By Jason Boog on Jul. 29, 2010 - 4:03 PM In a dramatic series of Facebook posts, novelist Anne Rice declared that she is no longer a Christian. Check it out: “I quit being a Christian. I’m out. In the name of Christ, I refuse to be anti-gay. I refuse to be an ...
Events Annie Oakley, Fish & Rainbows Get Booked By Maryann Yin on Jul. 29, 2010 - 3:59 PM Thanks to the magic of Facebook, our calendar is now packed with literary events around the country–find readings and signings near you in our regular Booked feature. Author Michele Carlo is inviting the whole world to join ...
Publishing | Reviews Best YA Books for Adults By Jason Boog on Jul. 29, 2010 - 3:23 PM Ever since Harry Potter, adults have been dipping into the YA bookshelf. Counting on our readers’ collective knowledge of books, GalleyCat Reviews regularly features curated book lists from Flashlight Worthy Book Recommendat ...
People FDR’s Newly Acquired Letters Include Notes from His Mistress By Maryann Yin on Jul. 29, 2010 - 3:03 PM The United States’ 32nd President, Franklin Delano Roosevelt had the extraordinary tasks of seeing our nation through the Great Depression and much of World War II. Wouldn’t that make for an interesting memoir? Archivi ...
People Joshua Jackson Celebrates Dawson’s Creek Fan Fiction By Jason Boog on Jul. 29, 2010 - 2:23 PM In the Funny or Die video embedded above, actor Joshua Jackson staged a mini-festival outside Comic-Con to celebrate fan fiction writers who love his Dawson’s Creek character, Pacey Witter. During his satirical San Diego Com ...
Authors Hemingway’s Doppelgängers Celebrate By Maryann Yin on Jul. 29, 2010 - 2:23 PM Ernest Hemingway lives on. Since 1981, Florida has been home to the Hemingway Look-Alike Contest held at Sloppy Joe’s Bar in Key West. That tradition continues with the crowning of the 29th “Papa.” This group of ...
Bookselling Amazon to Release $139 Wi-Fi Edition of Kindle eReader By Jason Boog on Jul. 29, 2010 - 2:23 PM Last night, with typical Amazon timing, Amazon unveiled a $139 edition of the Kindle eReader. The “Kindle Wi-Fi” will be smaller, cheaper, and have higher resolution. UPDATED: eBookNewser has more Amazon news todayR ...
Publishing Punk Rock Publishing By Jason Boog on Jul. 29, 2010 - 1:23 PM What can the publishing industry learn from a bunch of DIY ‘zine makers and punk rock fans from the 1980s? A lot. Today’s guest on the Morning Media Menu was rock journalist and publisher Ian Christe–talking abou ...