Bookselling powerHouse Arena Sustains ‘Major Damage’ from Hurricane Sandy By Jason Boog on Oct. 30, 2012 - 4:55 PM @powerhousearena: .@danielpowermeasures the water line. 28 inches. twitter.com/powerHouseAren… — powerHouse Arena (@powerHouseArena) October 30, 2012 Hurricane Sandy pounded powerHouse Arena and the Brooklyn bookstore ...
People How To Help Hurricane Sandy Victims By Jason Boog on Oct. 30, 2012 - 3:40 PM Hurricane Sandy smashed through the East Coast last night, leaving many in need. If you want to help victims of this terrible storm, you can donate money to Red Cross disaster relief right now. You can also make an appointment t ...
Bookselling Bookstores Reopen After Storm By Jason Boog on Oct. 30, 2012 - 3:23 PM As the East Coast emerged from Hurricane Sandy, a few bookstores opened their doors to the community. At the same time, literary blogger Edward Champion reported that Brooklyn’s Powerhouse Arena has been “devastated.&# ...
Bookselling Barnes & Noble Brings Nook To The U.K. By Dianna Dilworth on Oct. 30, 2012 - 3:07 PM Barnes & Noble has launched its Nook line of eReaders in the U.K. The bookseller is currently selling the Nook Simple Touch for £79 and the Nook Simple Touch GlowLight for £109 via its website nook.co.uk. The bookseller has ...
Book Biz Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark Playwright Inks Deal at Simon & Schuster By Maryann Yin on Oct. 30, 2012 - 2:23 PM Glen Berger, one of the playwrights behind the Broadway’s Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, signed a book deal with Simon & Schuster. Berger’s book, Song of Spider-Man: The Inside Story of the Most Controversial Mus ...
Resources Writing Contest Deadline Extended By Jason Boog on Oct. 30, 2012 - 2:02 PM GalleyCat readers are furiously rewriting Varney the Vampire, a bestselling vampire novel packed with purple prose and surreal scenes. To account for Hurricane Sandy, we are extending the contest deadline from October 31 until ...
Authors Brooklyn Author Held Down Her Roof During Hurricane Sandy By Jason Boog on Oct. 30, 2012 - 1:23 PM Brooklyn-based author Deanna Zandt spent six hours during Hurricane Sandy holding down the roof of her house. Literally. As high winds buffeted the East Coast, the fire escape hatch blew open on her home in Brooklyn. Worried that ...
Libraries Library Status Updates After Hurricane Sandy By Jason Boog on Oct. 30, 2012 - 11:23 AM Many East Coast readers have visited their libraries today, looking for a dry place, electricity or online resources. Libraries play an important role after natural disasters, offering a community space and resources for displaced ...
People How To Maximize Battery Life on Your Devices By Jason Boog on Oct. 30, 2012 - 10:23 AM Flooding from Hurricane #Sandy at Battery Park twitter.com/NYGovCuomo/sta… — Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) October 30, 2012 Hurricane Sandy left millions of Americans without power last night, including nearly 750,000 New ...
Awards Will Ferguson Wins 2012 Scotiabank Giller Prize By Jason Boog on Oct. 30, 2012 - 10:23 AM Novelist Will Ferguson has won the $50,000 prize (in Canadian currency) Scotiabank Giller Prize for his novel, 419. The jury had this commentary: Ferguson’s 419 points in the direction of something entirely new: the Glob ...