Authors A Western Writer Named L. Ron Hubbard By Jason Boog on Jun. 29, 2009 - 9:23 AM Most readers remember L. Ron Hubbard as the founder of Scientology and a science fiction writer, but one publisher just celebrated the pulp fiction author’s 30 westerns–books based on memories from his Montana childhoo ...
People You Can Do It! by Tony Dungy By Jeff Rivera on Jun. 29, 2009 - 7:30 AM I love positive books for kids and Tony Dungy’s You Can Do It! is definitely one of those. Illustrated by Amy June Bates, this book has spiritual overtones and is an uplifting story the whole family can share. This is defini ...
Book Biz The Literary Side of Doctor Who By Neal on Jun. 29, 2009 - 7:00 AM In an article for the BBC website, actor/screenwriter Mark Gattis pays tribute to the Doctor Who novelizations of his youth, which were produced by a British publishing company named Target. “Scarcely anything was repeated o ...
Reviews Alice Hoffman Is Ready to Rumble By Neal on Jun. 29, 2009 - 12:01 AM Alice Hoffman has a new novel out, and The Boston Globe reviewed it yesterday—freelance critic Roberta Silman, though describing herself as a fan of Hoffman’s “gifts of precise prose and the ability to create sym ...
Bookselling Amazon’s Warning: Book Stock Watch By Jason Boog on Jun. 26, 2009 - 5:23 PM Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) made the biggest bookselling headlines this week. The WSJ reported that Amazon.com Inc. mailed a letter to California lawmakers, warning that the company will “end its business with marketing affiliat ...
Trends Michael Jackson Jokes Cut By Jason Boog on Jun. 26, 2009 - 4:23 PM How will Michael Jackson’s tragic death affect the way people write about the pop star? The Internet has archived thousands of jokes about the legendary singer, and Twitter writers unleashed a stream of off-color humor last ...
Trends Transformers Rule iPhone Paid Book Apps By Jason Boog on Jun. 26, 2009 - 1:23 PM As “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” steamrolls the box office this weekend, iPhone readers are lining up to buy .99-cent digital comics in the Apple iPhone store. Transformer tie-ins now occupy the #2, #4, #6, #7, ...
Authors 1 Week, 100 Milkshakes: Adam Ried Did It for YOU. By Neal on Jun. 26, 2009 - 12:32 PM Boston Globe food columnist Adam Ried got one of his best column ideas ever when a late-night case of the munchies led him to try making a milkshake out of chocolate sorbet. “It was so much better than the mocha shakes IR ...
Book Biz Remembering the Stonewall Riots By Jason Boog on Jun. 26, 2009 - 12:23 PM As the world celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots on June 28th, author Kate Clinton reflected in Beacon Broadside what the gay pride landmark means for people around the country. Her post comes as New York City i ...
Book Biz Aspiring UK Designers Test Their Skills on Donna Tartt By Neal on Jun. 26, 2009 - 11:58 AM A while back, Penguin UK invited design students to create “a fresh and bold new look” for Donna Tartt‘s The Secret History “in order to bring it to a new generation of readers,” and the judging commi ...