Awards David Simon, Yiyun Li, and Annette Gordon-Reed Awarded $500,000 Genius Grants By Jason Boog on Sep. 28, 2010 - 9:23 AM Today the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation celebrated 23 creative individuals who will receive one of the Foundation’s annual $500,000 awards–the famous “genius grants.” Three writers were incl ...
Bookselling Strand Bookstore Installs Candy Counters By Maryann Yin on Sep. 27, 2010 - 4:23 PM The Strand Bookstore in New York City has added a 40-foot long candy counter at the cash register area of the store. Large chains like Barnes & Noble and Borders already sell chocolate bars at the register stations. In an effo ...
Book Biz Worst Day-Jobs for Writers By Jason Boog on Sep. 27, 2010 - 4:23 PM Before this GalleyCat editor took some family leave last week, we asked our faithful Facebook readers: What’s the worst day-job you ever held to keep writing? Responses poured in, and we have randomly chosen two winners to r ...
Book Biz Stephenie Meyer’s ‘Twilight Saga’ Frequently Challenged By Maryann Yin on Sep. 27, 2010 - 4:03 PM Novelist Stephenie Meyer has joined J.K. Rowling on the list of the most frequently-challenged books. According to the 2009 American Library Association’s (ALA) list, the Twilight Saga was challenged for various reasons, inc ...
Book Biz ‘All Joy and No Fun: The Parent’s Paradox’ Author Scores Book Deal By Jason Boog on Sep. 27, 2010 - 4:02 PM After her New York magazine cover story, “All Joy and No Fun: The Parent’s Paradox,” earned 1.5 million hits on the magazine’s website and sparked parenting debates around the country, Jennifer Senior has l ...
Book Biz Steve Ross Negotiates His First Book Deal at Abrams Artists Agency By Jason Boog on Sep. 27, 2010 - 1:23 PM In his first book deal at a new literary agency, Steve Ross has sold You Are Your Own Gym: The Bible of Bodyweight Exercises for Men and Women by trainer Mark Lauren to Ballantine after a two-day auction. Ross–the former pre ...
Book Biz Andrew Wylie in Comic Strip Form By Maryann Yin on Sep. 27, 2010 - 12:23 PM New York Magazine published The Life of Wylie–a comic strip version of literary agent Andrew Wylie’s biography. The Dan Goldman-illustrated comic will be featured in the October 4th print edition of New York Magazine. ...
Publishing HarperCollins Launches Conservative Imprint Broadside Books By Maryann Yin on Sep. 27, 2010 - 10:23 AM HarperCollins will launch a new conservative books imprint, Broadside Books in January 2011. Adam Bellow has been named the head of this new division. According to the New York Times, the imprint is currently set to publish titles ...
Reviews Granta to Release Best of Young Spanish-Language Novelists List By Jason Boog on Sep. 27, 2010 - 9:47 AM Granta will put a new spin on its coveted “Best of Young Novelists” series this year, releasing a “Best of Young Spanish-Language Novelists” list in Granta 113. The 20 new writers will be announced on Octob ...
Reviews Jack Shafer Reviews the Wall Street Journal Book Review By Jason Boog on Sep. 27, 2010 - 9:23 AM Journalism watchdog Jack Shafer reviewed the inaugural edition of The Wall Street Journal‘s new standalone book review section. Earlier this month, we linked to a Media Matters report that studied the newspaper’s recor ...