Reviews Bloggers: Next Best Hope for Book Reviews? By Neal on Oct. 31, 2008 - 9:00 AM We meant to say something about Thomas Nelson‘s new “Book Review Bloggers” program sooner after its launch Wednesday morning; it’s just been a busy week. The deal, which is largely a formalization of promot ...
Publishing A Better Understanding of Doubleday’s Mini-Implosion By Neal on Oct. 31, 2008 - 8:00 AM One of the reasons we’d been so skeptical of the notion that Dan Brown‘s writer’s block caused the Doubleday layoffs is that it just made no sense to us that the publisher would continue to bank on a sequel to Th ...
Book Biz The Scariest Books By Jason Boog on Oct. 30, 2008 - 4:23 PM The Second Annual Literary Halloween Party kicks off at McNally Jackson Books tomorrow. Find a friend and dress like a socialite–taking your book into court like two New York sisters. There’s a little something for eve ...
Authors Exclusive Interview: Author Barry Lopez on the Election By Jason Boog on Oct. 30, 2008 - 2:23 PM Should young writers worry about Sarah Palin? Barry Lopez, the National Book award-winning author of Arctic Dreams, answered that question in a thoughtful interview with GalleyCat last night. As we reported, Lopez was the featured ...
Book Bix Then Again, It Could Be Dan Brown’s Fault… Or Could It? By Neal on Oct. 30, 2008 - 2:00 PM We indulged ourselves in a bit of sarcasm yesterday when the NY Times raised the possibility that the recent layoffs at Doubleday might be Dan Brown‘s fault; our exact words being “Yes, we’re so sure Doubleday ha ...
Trends Should Layoffs Be Publicized? By Jason Boog on Oct. 30, 2008 - 1:23 PM In a new feature, Slate has begun to archive grim layoff notes. The feature is called You’re Fired, and opens with the email that announced 600 Time Inc. layoffs. The feature editorializes about the email language: “Th ...
Awards 2008 Whiting Writers’ Awards By Jason Boog on Oct. 30, 2008 - 10:23 AM “Write until your heart is nothing but ashes,” declared Barry Lopez, the National Book award-winning author of Arctic Dreams, addressing the ten winners of the 2008 Whiting Writers’ Awards last night. Ten authors ...
Book Biz If They’d Waited a Week, They Could’ve Called It November Rain By Neal on Oct. 30, 2008 - 8:03 AM If you’ve been watching Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, you know about the book proposal Gary Busey says he’s put together for a collection of “Buseyisms,” where he turns ordinary words into acronyms—l ...
Trends Campaign Ads, Book Trailers, and Evolution By Jason Boog on Oct. 29, 2008 - 4:23 PM As Barack Obama rules the airwaves this evening, writers and publishers should ponder what television campaign ads can teach us about selling books. The Museum of the Moving Image has a brilliant exhibit online entitled The Living ...
Authors From a Month-Long Writing Marathon, A New Tale of the Undead By Neal on Oct. 29, 2008 - 3:03 PM You may recall a few weeks back, when we considered a cluster of zombie novels coming out from St. Martin’s early next year. It was right around that time that we got an invite from Delacorte to come out to dinner with a few ...