People | Publishing Sarah Palin Compares WikiLeaks Exposure to HarperCollins Memoir Leak By Jason Boog on Nov. 30, 2010 - 9:42 AM On Twitter yesterday, author and reality television star Sarah Palin compared the WikiLeaks exposure of diplomatic cables to the leak of her embargoed memoir. She tweeted: “Inexplicable: I recently won in court to stop my bo ...
Publishing | Resources NaNoWriMo Tip #30: Share Your Final Sentence By Jason Boog on Nov. 30, 2010 - 8:17 AM If you need a little extra motivation to finish your 50,000-word novel draft, here’s an extra push from the National Novel Writing Month Facebook page: “We’re so close to the last day! If you’ve crossed the ...
Social Media ‘Writers Needed’ Spam Drives Literary Twittersphere Crazy By Jason Boog on Nov. 29, 2010 - 5:23 PM All day, hundreds of literary Twitter users have complained about mounting “Writers Needed” spam on Twitter. We won’t link to the offending tweets, but follow this link to see the long list of user complaints. UP ...
Bookselling Simon & Schuster Offers Groupon Discount By Jason Boog on Nov. 29, 2010 - 3:47 PM Groupon has struck its “first deal featuring a book publisher,” offering an online store discount for Simon & Schuster–the offer expires today. Here’s more about the deal: “Before books, wild wo ...
Events Participatory Journalism & Poets Theater Get Booked By Maryann Yin on Nov. 29, 2010 - 3:23 PM Our literary calendar includes everything from poetry to Tequila Tales. To get your event posted on our calendar, visit our Facebook Your Literary Event page. Write About Now reading series features Florence Aubenas and Ted Conove ...
Book Biz | Publishing Colin Robinson & OR Books: Handselling Online By Jason Boog on Nov. 29, 2010 - 2:56 PM Today’s guest on Mediabistro’s Morning Media Menu was Colin Robinson, co-founder of the new publisher, OR Books. The company focuses on a stripped-down distribution model with the unofficial motto, “No book print ...
Adaptation | Comic Books Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark Has Rocky Public Run-Through By Jason Boog on Nov. 29, 2010 - 2:07 PM Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark (the Broadway musical based on the comic book hero) staged its first public run-through yesterday, and The New York Times counted five full stops during the program. While the article admitted these e ...
Bookselling Bookstore Co-Owner Helps Run Virginia Bookstore from London By Maryann Yin on Nov. 29, 2010 - 1:54 PM Jenesse Evertson resides in London, England. Despite the geographical hurdle, she will run Narnia Children’s Books in Richmond, Virginia with her best friend, Jill Stefanovich. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports: “The ...
Bookselling Amazon Book Reviewer Feuds Profiled in The Daily Mail By Maryann Yin on Nov. 29, 2010 - 11:24 AM Today The Daily Mail profiled two authors allegedly targeted by fake reviews on Amazon. Rosie Allison’s first novel, The Very Thought Of You, received 16 one-star reviews on Amazon after she was longlisted for this year̵ ...
Publishing | Resources Lulu Titlescorer Tests Your Title: NaNoWriMo Tip #29 By Jason Boog on Nov. 29, 2010 - 8:03 AM Last week, we posted about how the self publishing company Lulu developed Titlescorer–a way to measure your novel title’s hypothetical success against historical bestseller lists. It is the perfect tool for the final d ...