Adaptation Upcoming Literary Adaptations for Summer By Maryann Yin on May. 27, 2011 - 10:23 AM Sunny weather isn’t the only thing to look forward to this summer–Hollywood has lots of new literary movies scheduled. Here is a round-up of five upcoming literary movies. X-Men: First Class provides the back story on ...
Publishing | Reviews Radiance & Simple Twist of Fate: Coming Attractions By Maryann Yin on May. 27, 2011 - 9:23 AM Here are some handpicked titles from our New Books section. Want to include your book? Just read our Facebook Your New or Upcoming Book post. Don’t forget to include your title’s exact release date and a link. Radiance by Lo ...
Adaptation | People | Publishing Mr. Popper’s Penguins Trailer Released By Maryann Yin on May. 26, 2011 - 4:20 PM Fox has released the official trailer for the film adaptation of Mr. Popper’s Penguins. Above, we’ve embedded the full-length trailer. What do you think? As we previously noted, the film stars Jim Carrey and is directed by ...
Events BEA 2011: Return of the GalleyCat By Jason Boog on May. 26, 2011 - 3:47 PM As the publishing world concluded one last day of bookselling, panel discussions and parties at BookExpo America, GalleyCat continued to cover the conference. Check out our BEA 2011 Cheat Sheet if you want to explore the conferenc ...
Libraries Queens Libraries Stopped Buying New Books in December By Maryann Yin on May. 26, 2011 - 3:23 PM In a cost-cutting measure, 62 branches of Queens libraries in New York City stopped adding new books in December 2010. According to The New York Daily News, Queens libraries annually purchase 8,500 new books. This means Queens pat ...
Bookselling Amazon Lists Top 20 Most Well-Read Cities in America By Jason Boog on May. 26, 2011 - 3:07 PM Today Amazon counted the Top 20 Most Well-Read Cities in America. The list analyzed “data of all book, magazine and newspaper sales in both print and Kindle format since Jan. 1, 2011, on a per capita basis in cities with mor ...
Authors | Publishing Rick Riordan Shares Secrets About Next Percy Jackson Book By Maryann Yin on May. 26, 2011 - 2:47 PM Percy Jackson author Rick Riordan headlined a charity reading event with Maximum Ride author James Patterson last night. Riordan revealed secrets from the next installment of the The Heroes of Olympus series, The Son of Neptune. P ...
Digital | Events | Videos Colson Whitehead Film Festival By Jason Boog on May. 26, 2011 - 2:23 PM Introducing his upcoming Zone One at BEA this week, novelist Colson Whitehead created a massive list of classic films that influenced his novel. Oddly enough, this GalleyCat editor has a soft spot in his heart for this particular ...
Book Biz Andrew Wylie on ‘Devaluation of Quality Editing and Writing’ By Jason Boog on May. 26, 2011 - 12:47 PM In the new issue of WSJ Magazine, agent Andrew Wylie shared his thoughts about the contemporary publishing industry in an opinionated essay. We got a sneak peek at the essay where the famous agent pondered our digital future. His ...
Authors | Publishing James Patterson To End Maximum Ride Series By Maryann Yin on May. 26, 2011 - 12:40 PM At a charity reading event last night with Rick Riordan, novelist James Patterson revealed that he will end the popular Maximum Ride series with Nevermore. Patterson was confident that the movie will be adapted. In fact, the team ...