Editors Harper’s Magazine Editor Departs By Jason Boog on Jan. 26, 2010 - 3:23 PM Harper’s Magazine editor Roger D. Hodge will be leaving next week. According to an anonymous source in a NY Times report, Hodge was pushed out of the literary magazine. Here’s an excerpt from the article: “Howeve ...
Reviews The Death of Watchdog Journalism? : Reviewing “Losing the News” by Alex Jones By Jason Boog on Jan. 26, 2010 - 3:23 PM By Peter Osnos Excerpted from Foreign Affairs In “Losing the News,” Alex Jones, who won a Pulitzer Prize while at The New York Times and is now director of the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public ...
Publishing Are Self-Publishing Companies “Monetizing the slush pile?” By Jason Boog on Jan. 26, 2010 - 12:23 PM Over the weekend, romance author Shiloh Walker (author of “No Prince Charming” and 50 other books) made waves with a post knocking some self-publishing companies, addressing a letter directly to the CEO of Author Solut ...
Book Biz Literary Publicity Firm Precedent Media Unlimited to Close By Jason Boog on Jan. 26, 2010 - 11:23 AM Online literary publicist Jason Gordon has decided to close the publicity firm he founded, Precedent Media Unlimited. “For over three years, I have worked hard to make sure that Precedent Media delivered the most thorough an ...
Bookselling Borders Group CEO Has Resigned By Jason Boog on Jan. 26, 2010 - 9:23 AM Borders Group CEO Ron Marshall has left the company for another opportunity. On Jan. 18, Marshall had said the company was “disappointed” in holiday sales. The Detroit Free Press reports that Marshall “has accept ...
Digital Living in a Digital Book World By Jason Boog on Jan. 26, 2010 - 8:23 AM For the next two days, the publishing Twitter-sphere will be tuned to Digital Book World. The conference will cover eBooks, eReaders, and all the digital developments that will affect publishing. GalleyCat and eBookNewser will be ...
Trends “You Took Me to Your Library and Kissed Me in the Stacks” By Jason Boog on Jan. 25, 2010 - 5:23 PM At one point in their lives, everybody in the GalleyCat audience had a crush on a librarian. To help literary types cope with these feelings, Flavorwire compiled a list of “10 Best Songs About Libraries and Librarians” ...
Reviews Welcome to GalleyCat Reviews By Jason Boog on Jan. 25, 2010 - 4:23 PM GalleyCat reviews launched today with a review of “Remarkable Creatures” by Tracy Chevalier. As we add more review content, all the posts will be archived on our main GalleyCat Reviews page. GalleyCat Reviews will feat ...
Authors Author James Arthur Ray Interviewed about Sweat-Lodge Deaths By Jason Boog on Jan. 25, 2010 - 3:23 PM Last October, three people died and more hospitalized after a sweat-lodge ritual during a Spiritual Warrior Retreat led by self-help author James Arthur Ray (pictured, via) and his employees in Sedona, Arizona. Following the death ...
Bookselling The Mystery Company Bookstore to Close By Jason Boog on Jan. 25, 2010 - 2:23 PM Today the sad news broke that another bookstore will close its doors. Jim Huang, the owner of the independent bookstore The Mystery Company, announced that he will close the Indiana bookshop after seven years. His sad blog post la ...