Publishing HarperCollins Resolves Lawsuit with Gawker By Jason Boog on Nov. 24, 2010 - 9:23 AM In a statement, HarperCollins revealed they have resolved their lawsuit against Gawker over a post containing photographed excerpts from Sarah Palin’s memoir, America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith, and Flag. Over th ...
Publishing | Resources Write or Die for Motivation: NaNoWriMo Tip #24 By Jason Boog on Nov. 24, 2010 - 8:14 AM If you have trouble focusing on your National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) manuscript, you can use WRITE OR DIE! to put your work in mortal terms. A tech-minded creative writing student named Dr. Wicked felt overwhelmed by the ...
Trends Celebrate Doctor Who Day with Free Time Travel eBooks By Jason Boog on Nov. 23, 2010 - 4:57 PM Today is Doctor Who Day, an annual celebration of the time traveling BBC hero. The first episode of the science fiction show aired on November 23, 1963. To celebrate, the BBC has shared the clip embedded above–a snippet from ...
Authors | Bookselling Kelle James on Being a Model & Author By Maryann Yin on Nov. 23, 2010 - 4:20 PM Model and author Kelle James just published her memoir, Smile For the Camera. Escaping an abusive home at age 16, she went to New York City aspiring to be a model. She ultimately succeeded, confronting both homelessness and povert ...
Book Biz | People Rand Paul Lands Book Deal By Jason Boog on Nov. 23, 2010 - 3:53 PM Newly elected Senator Rand Paul has scored a book deal with Hachette Book Group’s Center Street division. The publisher will crash The Tea Party Goes to Washington for February, timed to coincide with the Tea Party candidate ...
Authors Vladimir Nabokov’s Love Letters to be Published By Maryann Yin on Nov. 23, 2010 - 3:42 PM Novelist Vladimir Nabokov sent his wife Vera Nabokov hundreds of love letters throughout their 52-year marriage. 300 of those letters will be published in Letters to Vera next year. UPDATE: Alfred A. Knopf will publish the lette ...
Publishing | Resources Turn Your Computer Into a Typewriter: NaNoWriMo Tip #23 By Jason Boog on Nov. 23, 2010 - 3:23 PM As we enter the penultimate week of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), you need to reduce distractions. The free Q10 program will convert your distracting computer into an old-fashioned typewriter–focused by real typi ...
Book Biz | Revolving Door Forward Press Closes in UK; 100 Staffers Laid Off By Maryann Yin on Nov. 23, 2010 - 3:22 PM U.K. poetry publisher Forward Press has closed and its 100-person staff was laid off. Printweek reported that the publisher will begin liquidation on November 29th to pay creditors. The company billed itself as the “largest ...
Awards Jonathan Franzen Tops Bad Sex in Fiction Award Nominee List By Jason Boog on Nov. 23, 2010 - 2:47 PM The Literary Review has announced the shortlist for its annual Bad Sex in Fiction Award. Jonathan Franzen‘s Freedom literally topped the list (see the complete list below). Sex causes lots of problems for Franzen’s c ...
People Dancing with the Stars: Sign Our Author Petitions By Jason Boog on Nov. 23, 2010 - 2:42 PM Tonight Bristol Palin faces off against a Dirty Dancing star Jennifer Grey and a Disney Channel celebrity Kyle Massey in the 2010 finale of Dancing with the Stars. All three are pictured, via the official site. UPDATE: Grey has wo ...