Book Biz Again With the Fight Over Women’s Fiction Cover Art By Neal on Jul. 31, 2008 - 9:04 AM The last time we touched upon the ongoing debate over “women’s fiction” book covers, back in April, I told you about Philadelphia journalist Karen Heller‘s suggestion that publishers were demeaning serious ...
Authors Stephenie Meyer’s First Comic Book Convention Turns into Media Blitz By Neal on Jul. 31, 2008 - 9:02 AM Stephenie Meyer was probably one of the most popular prose writers (as opposed to the graphic novelists) to visit the San Diego Comic-Con last weekend—especially with the media, which is hardly surprising given that her four ...
Comic Books Book Industry Pros @ Comic-Con: Hard Work, But Fun By Neal on Jul. 31, 2008 - 8:04 AM DK associate publicity director Rachel Kempster went to San Diego for the Comic-Con last weekend, and got her picture taken with the Elvis Trooper, perhaps the festival’s most easily recognized attendee. “DK has been a ...
Digital Popping the Hood On Doubleday’s Online Redesign By Neal on Jul. 31, 2008 - 8:02 AM Doubleday‘s associate director of online marketing, Jeffrey Yamaguchi, opened up to Book Business about relaunching the publisher’s website with WordPress, “[simulating] the look and usability of a blog while mai ...
Authors Orson Scott Card: Gay Marriage Could Spark a Coup d’Etat By Neal on Jul. 31, 2008 - 8:00 AM For years now, the iconic status of Orson Scott Card (left) within the science fiction community has had an asterisk: Yes, Ender’s Game and its various sequels are perennial favorites, but Card’s homophobic politics, a ...
Reviews Book Blogs: Surprisingly Different from Mainstream Media By Neal on Jul. 31, 2008 - 7:00 AM Thanks to those of you who let me know about the brief mention of GalleyCat in Lissa Warren‘s HuffPo essay about how book blogs fail to replicate newspaper book review sections. I’m always somewhat tickled to be accord ...
Comic Books Fans (& Other Billyburgers) Stock Giant Goddess of War Diorama By Neal on Jul. 30, 2008 - 11:50 AM This Sunday, Lauren Weinstein will be appearing at Desert Island, a comic book shop in Williamsburg, to promote her new graphic novel, The Goddess of War. The in-store event features a window display filled with cartoon characters ...
Editors Job Post of the Week- I’m going to Disney By Ethan on Jul. 30, 2008 - 11:49 AM I’ve known two types of people who move to NYC and get into publishing. Those that stay and those that go back to California in a year or so. Well, for those of you who want to stay in publishing but miss LA, here’s a ...
Comic Books Judge Parker’s Fascination With Little Red Book Continues By Neal on Jul. 30, 2008 - 11:31 AM Two weeks ago, I noticed that Judge Parker was plugging The Little Red Book, the late Harvey Penick‘s guide to improving one’s golf game. At the time, I joked that we could look forward to “several days of Sam Dr ...
Digital Wasserman on Internet Book Coverage By Ethan on Jul. 30, 2008 - 10:11 AM The Book Publicity Blog pointed me toward a great interview with former L.A. Times Book Review editor, Steve Wasserman on Monday’s NewsHour segment about the demise of print book reviews. Now that there are only four papers ...