Bookselling Book Stock Watch: Borders Executive Pay By Jason Boog on Apr. 24, 2009 - 4:23 PM Earlier this week, the Detroit Free Press looked at the salaries of current and former Borders Group, Inc. executives. Here’s an excerpt: “Former CEO and President George Jones received $4.6 million in salary, stock an ...
Authors Erica Jong Knocks Publishing Parity By Jason Boog on Apr. 24, 2009 - 3:23 PM On Thursday evening, Honor Moore, editor of “Poems from the Women’s Movement,” hosted a poetry reading at Saint Peter’s Church in Manhattan–bringing together generations of renowned poets to celebrate ...
Authors Author Lee Woodruff Celebrates Twitter By Jason Boog on Apr. 24, 2009 - 2:23 PM During her keynote speech at the New York Round Table Writers’ Conference this afternoon, author Lee Woodruff told a starstruck audience of writers how George Stephanopoulos’ wife, actress Allie Stephanopoulos, helped ...
Adaptation The Most Successful Pre-Sell Tour Ever By Jason Boog on Apr. 24, 2009 - 11:23 AM Earlier this year, GalleyCat interviewed debut novelist Josh Bazell about his pre-sell visits to booksellers for his novel, “Beat the Reaper.” It must have worked–Variety reports the novel is being adapted into a ...
Reviews Five Reviewers Walk into a Bar… By Jason Boog on Apr. 24, 2009 - 10:23 AM A New York Magazine blog took a stab at revitalizing the book review with a new feature this week, the Vulture Reading Room. Led by New York book critic, Sam Anderson, the feature has five literary folks take shots at the same boo ...
Adaptation “Straw Dogs” Revives Out-of-Print Novel By Jason Boog on Apr. 24, 2009 - 9:23 AM While an upcoming film will remake a violent classic, the fate of the original novel still remains unclear. Rod Lurie, director of “The Last Castle” and the “Line of Fire” television series, will remake Sam ...
Reviews The Fate of the Newspaper Science Fiction & Fantasy Review By Jason Boog on Apr. 24, 2009 - 8:23 AM Will the Internet kill newspaper science fiction & fantasy book reviews? The Random House website Suvudu interviewed five reviewers from newspapers around the country. The roundtable included journalists from The Seattle Times ...
Bookselling Amazon’s Net Income Up 28 Percent in Q1 By Jason Boog on Apr. 23, 2009 - 5:23 PM Since Amazon.com, Inc. released the Kindle 2 and Kindle iPhone application in the first quarter of 2009, net sales have risen 18 percent to $4.89 billion. In contrast, net sales were $4.13 billion during the first quarter of 2008. ...
Authors John Lithgow Resurrects Mark Twain By Jason Boog on Apr. 23, 2009 - 3:23 PM Actor John Lithgow channeled Mark Twain in that book trailer and a free audiobook (available for one week only) at the The New Yorker–all to celebrate the launch of HarperStudio’s new title, “Who Is Mark Twain?&# ...
Digital International Protect a Poet Day By Jason Boog on Apr. 23, 2009 - 2:23 PM The world lost six poetic souls on this date over the past few centuries, making April 23 a good day to protect (and appreciate) the poets you love. As the Guardian notes, two of England’s greatest poets died today: William ...