Book Biz Add Conan O’Brien to the List of Celebrity Readers By Neal on Nov. 20, 2008 - 10:11 AM It’s not quite Pamela Anderson reading Unmarketable on her patio, but here’s some footage from Hollywood.TV of NBC late-night talk show host Conan O’Brien, spotted at a sidewalk café in Los Angeles reading S ...
Awards Here Are Your 2008 National Book Awards By Neal on Nov. 20, 2008 - 12:53 AM Here’s Peter Matthiessen, accepting congratulations from Dan Simon of Seven Stories Press just a few minutes after winning the National Book Award for fiction for his novel, Shadow Country. The decision came as a surprise to ...
Awards Judy Blundell, A Dark Horse Even to Herself, Comes Through By Neal on Nov. 20, 2008 - 12:21 AM When we caught up with National Book Award nominee Judy Blundell (left) during the dinner break at last night’s ceremony, we asked what it was like being at the ceremony as a shortlisted author rather than as a judge for the ...
Awards National Book Awards on Wall Street By Jason Boog on Nov. 20, 2008 - 12:12 AM After the stock market plunged more than 400 points yesterday, hundreds of writers and publishing folks gathered at Cipriani Wall Street–celebrating the National Book Awards just blocks from the New York Stock Exchange. Gall ...
Sponsored Content Watching Watchmen Sell Books By Jason Boog on Nov. 19, 2008 - 4:23 PM Despite a flagging economy and gloomy holiday book sale predictions, artist Dave Gibbons expects heroic sales of his upcoming book, Watching The Watchmen: The Definitive Companion to the Ultimate Graphic Novel. Over twenty years a ...
Book Biz Club Promoter Sues Simon & Schuster Over “Douchebag” Book By Jason Boog on Nov. 19, 2008 - 3:23 PM Club promoter Michael Minelli sued Simon & Schuster for libel after he was included in the company’s July book, Hot Chicks with Douchebags. While damages were unspecified, the case could ultimately set a precedent for th ...
Authors Joseph Heller’s Daughter Bashes Literary Efforts of Plumber and Palin By Jason Boog on Nov. 19, 2008 - 12:23 PM In a passionate tribute to her father’s work, Erica Heller criticized Sarah Palin and Samuel Joseph “Joe the Plumber” Wurzelbacher for shopping books. Dreaming about a simpler time for publishing in the Huffingto ...
Digital Romance Titles Coming To the iPhone By Jason Boog on Nov. 19, 2008 - 12:23 PM A giant digital book and audiobook online store just joined forces with a leading mobile phone digital reader, bringing an entire catalog of romantic books from Samhain Publishing to your iPhone. BooksOnBoard, an ebook company wit ...
Sponsored Content UnBeige: What’s New With… Yes We Can? By Neal on Nov. 19, 2008 - 9:04 AM Right after the presidential election, we told you about Yes We Can, the photo album of Barack Obama‘s historic campaign, and now Stephanie Murg of UnBeige, mediabistro.com’s design blog, says PowerHouse has sold out t ...
Awards What’s New With… James Cañón? By Neal on Nov. 19, 2008 - 9:00 AM Back in the spring, we called your attention to <a href="James Cañón and the multiple literary award nominations he’d been receiving for his debut novel, Tales from the Town of Widows. He’s still gett ...