Revolving Door Caroline Sutton Named EIC of Hudson Street Press By Jason Boog on Mar. 25, 2009 - 3:23 PM This afternoon, Caroline Sutton was named the new editor-in chief of Hudson Street Press. She will start work on May 4th. Sutton had served as executive editor at the Collins Publishing Group, working most recently on “A Pea ...
Bookselling CEO Ponders Christian Book Expo Turnout By Jason Boog on Mar. 25, 2009 - 2:23 PM Publishers of all stripes pondered last weekend’s Christian Book Expo, trying to figure out why only 1,500 readers arrived when organizers were expecting between 15,000 and 20,000 people. Organizer and Thomas Nelson CEO Mich ...
Book Biz Brooklyn Versus Brooklyn By Jason Boog on Mar. 25, 2009 - 12:23 PM Two Scribner writers–Joanna Smith Rakoff and Colm Toibin–unwittingly picked the same title for upcoming books. As the NY Observer reports, only one book entitled “Brooklyn” could survive. The article recoun ...
Digital Apple Sued Over E-Reader Apps By Jason Boog on Mar. 25, 2009 - 10:23 AM Switzerland’s MONEC Holding has sued Apple in Virginia district court over the iPhone’s digital reading applications. The communications company alleged that Apple infringed on a patent the company held for a mobile e- ...
Authors Al Gore Announces New Book By Jason Boog on Mar. 25, 2009 - 9:23 AM Al Gore has returned to the literary scene with a new book, “Our Choice,” focusing on “real solutions to global warming.” Rodale will publish the title in the United States, and Simon & Schuster Audio w ...
Book Biz Authors Win Literary Triva Showdown By Jason Boog on Mar. 25, 2009 - 8:33 AM Five authors beat out five agents and five editors at a literary trivia contest this week at a Slice Magazine fundraiser. GalleyCat missed the event, but the New Yorker‘s Book Bench reported on the “rowdy audience̶ ...
People Featured Publicist of Color – Jia Gayles By Jeff Rivera on Mar. 25, 2009 - 7:30 AM Black American publicist, Jia Gayles of The Knight Agency dreamed of breaking into the world of book publishing for years. After dabbling in magazine publishing and holding sales and marketing positions, she finally landed her dre ...
Awards James Beard Foundation Awards Book Nominees Announced By Jason Boog on Mar. 24, 2009 - 5:23 PM As one GalleyCat editor wondered about dinner, the 2009 James Beard Foundation Awards Nominees were announced this afternoon. Since 1990, the foundation has given awards for excellence in the food and beverage industry. Nomination ...
Revolving Door Emily Cook Joins Granta as Advertising Director By Jason Boog on Mar. 24, 2009 - 4:23 PM The literary journal Granta has hired Emily Cook as US Advertising Director, bringing one of Publishers Weekly‘s featured “50 Under 40” publishing leaders to the publication. Previously, Cook worked as marketing ...
Digital Book Trailer Theater: Vikings and Volcanoes By Jason Boog on Mar. 24, 2009 - 3:23 PM The book trailers in GalleyCat’s Book Trailer Theater this week took a decidedly narrative turn–two publishers created suspenseful video stories to pitch books by two young literary men. First up, Scribner built a spoo ...