Trends Former Newspaper Man Warns Publishers By Jason Boog on Apr. 23, 2009 - 12:23 PM In a new essay, Brendan Sherar–the founder of Biblio.com and former new media director of a newspaper–warned literary types to pay attention to digital books to avoid the same fate as newspapers. In his essay, Sherar l ...
Awards J.G. Ballard Remembered By Jason Boog on Apr. 23, 2009 - 11:23 AM Since novelist J.G. Ballard died earlier this week, tributes have streamed in from all corners of the Internet. Among them, Channel4 had an audio interview with Martin Amis about his relationship with the author. Novelist Neil Gai ...
Revolving Door Broadway EIC Jumps to Simon & Schuster By Jason Boog on Apr. 23, 2009 - 10:12 AM Broadway Books editor-in-chief Stacy Creamer is moving to Simon & Schuster. Effective May 11, she will serve as VP and publisher of Touchstone Fireside, reporting to Free Press publisher Martha Levin. Both Touchstone Fireside ...
Awards Drenka Willen Wins Lifetime Achievement Award By Jason Boog on Apr. 23, 2009 - 9:23 AM Harcourt Houghton Mifflin senior editor Drenka Willen was awarded the London Book Fair Lifetime Achievement Award yesterday. The award was sponsored by SBS Worldwide, in association with the UK Publishers Association. Willen’ ...
Trends Garry Trudeau Mocks Journalists on Twitter By Jason Boog on Apr. 23, 2009 - 8:23 AM As NY Times columnist David Pogue prepares to write a book with the help of his Twitter followers, cartoonist Garry Trudeau bashed journalists who spend too much time on Twitter. Recently, the cartoonist ran a series of imaginary ...
People Featured Book of Color By Jeff Rivera on Apr. 23, 2009 - 7:30 AM I’m a real sucker for any books that have to do with the Underground Railroad. My grandfather was a black history professor and author of a book on the subject. So, when I received this riveting book by author Betty DeRamus, ...
Book Biz Hudson Street Press EIC Scores “America’s Best Known Doctor” By Jason Boog on Apr. 22, 2009 - 5:03 PM Newly-hired Hudson Street Press editor Caroline Sutton landed a plum first deal earlier this week, buying the next book by Andrew Weil M.D., the author of five consecutive #1 NY Times bestsellers. The NY Times once wrote that Weil ...
Adaptation Could Jack Black Play Ken Kesey? By Jason Boog on Apr. 22, 2009 - 4:23 PM In some of the trippiest adaptation news to surface in years, both Jack Black and Woody Harrelson are on the shortlist to play novelist Ken Kesey in a film version of Tom Wolfe’s classic examination of hippie culture, “ ...
Publishing Penguin Takes E-Books to China By Jason Boog on Apr. 22, 2009 - 2:23 PM Penguin Group recently announced a distribution agreement with Beijing-based Founder Apabi Group to sell both front and backlist digital books in English to Chinese readers. The books will be available by May 2009. In addition, Pe ...
Revolving Door Mark Gompertz Named Digital Publishing VP at Simon & Schuster By Jason Boog on Apr. 22, 2009 - 12:23 PM Simon & Schuster named Mark Gompertz executive vice president of digital publishing. In the new post, Gompertz will coordinate digital publishing efforts at all levels of the company, from editorial to sales. Since 1993, Gompe ...