Book Biz Write the First Page of Snooki’s Novel So She Doesn’t Have To By Jason Boog on Sep. 30, 2010 - 5:03 PM Yesterday, out of a sense of general decency and empathy for all the aspiring writers in the audience, we neglected to tell you that Jersey Shore star Nicole Polizzi (a.k.a. Snooki) scored a book deal to write a new novel. Today, ...
Reviews Naomi Novik Takes Flight with ‘Tongues of Serpents’ By Jason Boog on Sep. 30, 2010 - 4:52 PM Reviewed by Clea Simon Read more GalleyCat Reviews Dragons, anyone? With her sixth Temeraire novel (Tongues of Serpents) in hardcover and a Peter Jackson film deal in the works, Naomi Novik may have finally stepped out from the ra ...
Book Biz Ruth Reichl Scores Book Deal & Editor-at-Large Spot By Jason Boog on Sep. 30, 2010 - 3:59 PM Former Gourmet magazine editor-in-chief Ruth Reichl will publish three books with the Random House and take a new role as editor-at- large at the publisher. Random House publisher Susan Kamil will edit all three titles: The Tao ...
Revolving Door Jonathan Lethem Named David Foster Wallace’s Professor Successor By Maryann Yin on Sep. 30, 2010 - 2:23 PM Novelist Jonathan Lethem (pictured) will be taking over the late David Foster Wallace’s position as as the Roy Edward Disney Professor in Creative Writing at Pomona College on the sunny west coast of California. Quite a chan ...
Digital Andrew Malkin Explores eBook Content at Zinio By Jason Boog on Sep. 30, 2010 - 12:23 PM Yesterday we launched a new video series with Movable Type Literary Group. Entitled “The Book Futurists,” the series will feature interviews with ten digital publishing pros. The first interview is embedded above, as A ...
Authors Naseem Rakha’s Journalistic Instincts Influence Her Novel Writing By Maryann Yin on Sep. 30, 2010 - 11:23 AM Author Naseem Rakha became the only American on the UK’s coveted Richard & Judy’s Book Club list with her book, The Crying Tree. Her debut novel explores issues connected to capitol punishment, mercy, self-reflecti ...
Book Biz | Resources Writing Professor’s Email Generates 75,000 Hits on Gawker By Jason Boog on Sep. 30, 2010 - 10:37 AM Yesterday Gawker published the complete text of an email written by author and Columbia professor Janette Turner Hospital (pictured, via). They called it “the world’s haughtiest email,” sparking a debate about re ...
Publishing | Trends Tea Party Coloring Book for Children By Jason Boog on Sep. 29, 2010 - 6:23 PM Really Big Coloring Books has published the most political children’s book of the year–The Tea Party Coloring Book for Kids!. Sample photos are included above. The 32-page book retails for $3.59, introducing children t ...
People Preston Bailey Launches Four Websites for Four Books By Maryann Yin on Sep. 29, 2010 - 4:30 PM Event designer and author Preston Bailey has launched four new sites to support his event planning books. EDITOR’S NOTE: All four sites are attached to the same author homepage, not independent entities. Bailey’s four ...
Book Biz Lauren Myracle Tops Most Frequently Challenged Book List By Maryann Yin on Sep. 29, 2010 - 4:23 PM Lauren Myracle (pictured at an ALA advocacy rally) has been singled out as the chart-topper on 2009’s top 10 most frequently challenged books. Her Internet Girls series have spawned a writer in many “un-fans” as ...