Digital Short Story Published in a Spreadsheet By Jason Boog on Mar. 31, 2009 - 4:23 PM Author David Nygren released an experimental spreadsheet short story, “Under the Table”–stuffing the plot, dialogue, and characters’ thoughts into the cold, hard lines of an Excel page. The one-scene story ...
Book Biz Todd Palin Gets the Celebrity Treatment By Jason Boog on Mar. 31, 2009 - 3:23 PM His wife shopped a book and starred in a comic, but an upcoming Esquire feature might put Todd Palin next in line for a memoir. As this compelling video illustrates, Sarah Palin’s has all the fixings for a classic 2009 celeb ...
Digital OUP Executive Explains “Why Ebooks Must Fail” By Jason Boog on Mar. 31, 2009 - 2:23 PM Evan Schnittman, head of Global Business Development at Oxford University Press, opened his personal website yesterday with an evocative first post: “Why Ebooks Must Fail.” While calling the current publishing model a ...
Publishing Journalist Studies Indie Religious Publishing By Jason Boog on Mar. 31, 2009 - 12:23 PM Author Kathryn Joyce explores the Christian patriarchy movement in her new book, “Quiverfull.” GalleyCat caught up with Joyce for an interview about her research. Joyce analyzes the work of countless evangelical Christ ...
Book Biz Welcome to the Monkey Bar By Jason Boog on Mar. 31, 2009 - 11:23 AM Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter recently re-launched the Monkey Bar in Manhattan, a hip new spot for editors and writers who can still afford to get drinks in Midtown. As the NY Observer reported, the watering-hole first opened ...
Awards Toni Morrison and Tom Piazza in Final for Tournament of Books By Jason Boog on Mar. 31, 2009 - 10:23 AM “A Mercy” by Toni Morrison and “City of Refuge” by Tom Piazza face off in the conclusion of The Morning News’ annual Tournament of Books. Seventeen writers weighed in about the final contenders, and t ...
Digital Scribd Responds to Piracy Critics By Jason Boog on Mar. 31, 2009 - 9:23 AM Responding to a Times of London article that found unauthorized copies of books by J. K. Rowling and Ken Follett on the document sharing site Scribd, the company said the news story “was misleading and included factual error ...
Sponsored Content FT Plunges into Science with New Imprint By Neal on Mar. 31, 2009 - 8:02 AM Three or four years ago—give or take a couple months—Tim Moore of FT Press saw a cover story in The Economist predicting, as he recalled it, “that if the 20th century was the century of physics, the 21st century ...
Sponsored Content They’re Only NOW Getting Around to This Question? By Neal on Mar. 31, 2009 - 8:01 AM If you’ve been reading GalleyCat for a while, you may be familiar with the ongoing saga of Rogues’ Gallery, Michael Gross‘s unauthorized history of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and how, after an initial misund ...
People Featured Book of Color By Jeff Rivera on Mar. 31, 2009 - 7:34 AM My YA “Book of Color” Pick of the Day is Hot Girl by debut novelist, Dream Jordan. Bursting on to the publishing scene–geared for the underserved market of teens of color– Jordan tells the story of Kate. Sh ...