Digital Twitter Tributes To John Updike By Jason Boog on Jan. 28, 2009 - 2:23 PM When news broke yesterday that the 76-year-old novelist John Updike had died, Twitter overflowed with hundreds of tributes to the author. Designer Tim Shey had this to memory: “Oh no, John Updike died! I’m glad I got t ...
Book Biz Movable Type Literary Group Closes Two Deals By Jason Boog on Jan. 28, 2009 - 12:23 PM The fledgling agency, Movable Type Literary Group, just scored two book deals this week. GalleyCat caught up with founder Jason Allen Ashlock for an exclusive video interview about his work. The first deal was for screenwriter Ste ...
Reviews Book World To Cease Stand-Alone Publication By Jason Boog on Jan. 28, 2009 - 11:23 AM While the news has not been officially confirmed, the National Book Critics Circle reports that Book World, the Washington Post‘s stand-alone book supplement, will cease publication after February 15. Daily book reviews will ...
Publishing HaperCollins Introduces Voluntary Retirement Program By Jason Boog on Jan. 28, 2009 - 10:23 AM Yesterday HarperCollins revealed they are extending voluntary retirement packages to any interested employee over 55-years-old with more than 5-years working at the publisher. With these looming cost-cutting measures, Publishers W ...
Digital 86 Percent of Japanese High Schoolers Read Cell Phone Novels By Jason Boog on Jan. 28, 2009 - 9:23 AM As American publishing companies grapple with the recession, some encouraging reading statistics have emerged in Japan. According to a recent report, ten of Japan’s print bestsellers in 2007 were based on cell phone novels&# ...
Book Biz Agent Auctions His College Classmate’s Novel By Jason Boog on Jan. 28, 2009 - 8:23 AM Stephen Barbara scored his first deal at Foundry Literary + Media, connecting a college friend with Gerry Howard at Doubleday after an auction. Barbara secured the deal for debut novelist Sam Munson and his book, The November Crim ...
Authors Molly Ringwald’s Book Reviewing Career By Jason Boog on Jan. 27, 2009 - 5:23 PM Earlier today GalleyCat reported that 1980s movie star Molly Ringwald had scored a book deal with HarperCollins–noting that the Pretty in Pink actress had also written book reviews. This afternoon we caught up with Ringwald& ...
Digital Expert Predicts February Release of Amazon Kindle 2 By Jason Boog on Jan. 27, 2009 - 2:23 PM Amazon has scheduled a press conference for February 9th at the Morgan Library in midtown Manhattan. While they won’t disclose the reason, one expert believes it could mark the release of the new Kindle digital reader. Journ ...
Book Biz Novelist John Updike Has Died By Jason Boog on Jan. 27, 2009 - 1:27 PM The NY Times is reporting that novelist John Updike died today. The 76-year-old novelist wrote more than 50 books, including his Pulitzer Prize-winning novels, Rabbit is Rich (1981) and Rabbit at Rest (1990). In addition, he won t ...
Book Biz How President Barack Obama’s Book Was Rejected By Jason Boog on Jan. 27, 2009 - 1:23 PM In news that will cheer aspiring authors around the country, Barack Obama survived a missed deadline and rejection with his memoir, Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance. The Daily Beast interviewed editor Henry F ...