Reviews Can Poetry Reach the Common American Reader? By Jason Boog on Sep. 30, 2009 - 5:23 PM Tomorrow two poetry stars will share a stage at the 92nd Street Y in New York City. English poet, playwright and translator Simon Armitage (left) will join recent U.S. Poet laureate Charles Simic (right) for an evening of poetry. ...
Digital Apple Tablet Rumors Multiply By Jason Boog on Sep. 30, 2009 - 4:03 PM Is the mythical iPod Tablet coming to rock the publishing world? Two tech news outlets are reporting on rumors about plans Apple Inc. (AAPL) has for a large-screen device. According to a “reliable source” at iLounge, A ...
Publishing Job Detective: Macmillan Match By Jason Boog on Sep. 30, 2009 - 2:23 PM As October looms over the horizon, publishers are looking for new employees. Like a hardboiled gumshoe, GalleyCat has been investigating publishing work on the mediabistro.com job boards. For your resume-making pleasure, here are ...
Book Biz Zombie-ification of Literature Shambles Onward By Jason Boog on Sep. 30, 2009 - 12:23 PM Following the monstrous trend brought to life by bestseller success of “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,” Del Rey Books just bought Porter Grand’s “Little Women and Werewolves”–remixing the clas ...
Bookselling Simon & Schuster Combines Simon Spotlight Entertainment and Pocket Books By Jason Boog on Sep. 30, 2009 - 11:23 AM Today Simon & Schuster announced that they will unite two imprints–Pocket Books hardcover and trade paperbacks, and Simon Spotlight Entertainment–into a single imprint called Gallery Books. In a memo, CEO Carolyn R ...
Digital More eBook Summit Guests Revealed By Jason Boog on Sep. 30, 2009 - 10:23 AM From Sarah Palin’s delayed digital book to Disney’s online book push, eBooks have dominated the headlines all week. Keeping up with these changes, a number of new speakers have been added to the roster for mediabistro. ...
Digital Will Amazon Kindle Finally Arrive in the U.K.? By Jason Boog on Sep. 30, 2009 - 9:23 AM Years after a successful launch in the United States, Amazon.com (AMZN) reportedly will bring the Kindle to U.K. readers. While no one would confirm the news on the record, Bookseller reports that unidentified sources predict an A ...
Bookselling Tarcher’s $1000 Gift to NYC Book Buyers By Neal on Sep. 30, 2009 - 8:00 AM Visit the right New York City bookstore on your lunch hour today and you could get a $1 gift from Tarcher/Penguin; employees of the Penguin Group imprint will be standing in front of the Grand Central Posman Books, McNally Jackson ...
People Rene Alegria — The Godfather By Jeff Rivera on Sep. 30, 2009 - 7:30 AM Rene Alegria began his career in publishing as an intern. What many do not realize, however, is that he was attending school and simultaneously working four jobs at the same time. While a managing editor at HarperCollins, he pitch ...
People Interview with Ruth Cavin of St. Martin’s Press By Jeff Rivera on Sep. 30, 2009 - 7:30 AM Ruth Cavin, an editor at St. Martin’s Press, should be an inspiration to us all. Pushing the age of 90, she is still active and still looks forward to the daily challenges of the publishing field. Cavin’s career began ...