People Literary Modern Love By Maryann Yin on Aug. 31, 2010 - 8:03 AM Two weeks ago, GalleyCat wrote a post about Alikewise.com, a free dating site intended to connect people based on their literary compatibility. We’ve also uncovered some offline literary matchmaking. Brooklyn’s Word Bo ...
Bookselling Barnes & Noble to Shutter Upper West Side Superstore in NYC By Jason Boog on Aug. 30, 2010 - 4:33 PM Barnes & Noble announced today that they will shutter the Upper West Side branch–a four-story, 15-year-old bookstore. Crain’s NY reported: “In an epic case of what goes around comes around, Barnes & Noble ...
Videos Ron Charles Takes 60 Seconds to Save Book Reviewing By Maryann Yin on Aug. 30, 2010 - 4:30 PM Ron Charles, the fiction editor at Washington Post‘s Book World, put down his pen for a video book review last week. He explained in the video embedded above: “I know you can’t be expected to read a whole book re ...
Comic Books Steampunk Sarah Palin By Jason Boog on Aug. 30, 2010 - 4:23 PM This weekend we uncovered that image from Steampunk Palin, a one-shot comic book from Antarctic Press with a script by Fred Perry and art by Ben Dunn. Wikipedia will teach you all about steampunk if you need a refresher course. He ...
Publishing | Reviews 6 YA Books to Read After Mockingjay By Maryann Yin on Aug. 30, 2010 - 3:23 PM A week has passed since the midnight release of Mockingjay. Many readers have now finished Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games trilogy. With that in mind, Flashlight Worthy Book Recommendations posted a list of six titles to dive ...
Book Biz | Publishing Dick and Jane and Vampires: Behind the Scenes By Jason Boog on Aug. 30, 2010 - 3:23 PM The Penguin imprint Grosset & Dunlap released Dick and Jane and Vampires this month, bringing the mash-up trend to children’s books. We caught up with Penguin designer Megan Bennett to find out how they created more than ...
Digital Google & Arcade Fire Launch Customized Music Video By Jason Boog on Aug. 30, 2010 - 3:23 PM Today Google, Arcade Fire, and artist Chris Milk have launched a music video that actually incorporates Google Maps and Google Street View images of the viewer’s hometown into the video. The viewer enters a street address in ...
Revolving Door Kobo Books Opens NYC Office; Ami Greko & Jan Ehrlich Join Staff By Jason Boog on Aug. 30, 2010 - 2:23 PM The Canadian eBook company Kobo has opened a New York City office, building a staff “focused on publisher relations and content acquisition for the US market.” To staff this new office, the company has hired Ami Greko ...
Awards Guardian First Book Award Longlist Announced By Maryann Yin on Aug. 30, 2010 - 1:23 PM The £10,000 Guardian First Book Award recognizes the debut publication of a writer each year. The 2010 longlist includes five fiction titles, four non-fiction titles, and one poetry collection. The Guardian will announce the ...
Book Biz Thomas Pynchon Defends Ian McEwan Against Plagiarism By Jason Boog on Aug. 30, 2010 - 12:43 PM In 2006, the reclusive novelist Thomas Pynchon rose to the defense of Ian McEwan during a controversy over alleged plagiarism in McEwan’s novel, Atonement. Pynchon mailed a typewritten letter to the novelist’s British ...