Book Biz Johnny Diaz Lands Film Deal By Jeff Rivera on Jun. 28, 2011 - 5:23 PM Open Road Integrated Media, a New York-based digital publisher and multimedia content company, has optioned the TV, film and digital rights to Johnny Diaz’s first three novels, Boston Boys Club, Miami Manhunt, and Beantown Cuban ...
People | Publishing Levar Burton Plans Reading Rainbow Flash Mob By Jason Boog on Jun. 28, 2011 - 3:47 PM Actor and director LeVar Burton will assemble an army of Reading Rainbow fans for an Internet-organized event, planning a fan flash mob that will sing and dance to the show’s theme song. UPDATE: Burton tweeted this afternoon ...
Digital Penguin Classics iPhone App Launches with Annotations for 1,500 Titles By Dianna Dilworth on Jun. 28, 2011 - 3:23 PM To celebrate is 65th anniversary, Penguin has launched a new iPhone app, the Penguin Classics Complete Annotated Listing–an app with annotations for 1,500 Penguin Classics and quizzes for 65 books from the series. The app al ...
Book Biz Gaby Rodriguez Lands Book Deal By Jeff Rivera on Jun. 28, 2011 - 2:47 PM 17-year-old Gaby Rodriguez caused a stir when she faked her pregnancy last year. Her campaign sparked a movie deal with Lifetime, a Today Show appearance and a book deal with Simon & Schuster Young Readers. Sharlene Martin, ...
Comic Books | Libraries LeVette Fuller Wins $20,000 Great Graphic Novel Library Giveaway By Maryann Yin on Jun. 28, 2011 - 2:42 PM Librarian LeVette Fuller has won the $20,000+ Great Graphic Novel Library Giveaway at the 2011 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference. Fuller works at the Shreve Memorial Library located in Shreveport, LA. Here’ ...
Videos 5 Things You Need to Know This Week: Marriage, Michele, and Movies By Andrew Gauthier on Jun. 28, 2011 - 2:24 PM In this week’s episode of “5 Things You Need to Know This Week,” we challenge Michele Bachmann to a staring contest, take a journey through the t-shirt of Novak Djokovic’s dad, and uncover the history behin ...
Publishing | Reviews The Genesis Key & A Sea’s Sorceress: Coming Attractions By Maryann Yin on Jun. 28, 2011 - 11:23 AM Here are some handpicked titles from our New Books section. Want to include your book? Just read our Facebook Your New or Upcoming Book post. Don’t forget to include your title’s exact release date and a link. The Genesis Ke ...
Authors | Editors The Truth About Book Editors By Maryann Yin on Jun. 28, 2011 - 10:23 AM In the YouTube clip embedded above, video blogger and children’s author John Green sent a video letter to his brother–giving readers a peek into the editorial process with his editor, Julie Strauss-Gabel. Green explain ...
Publishing | Social Media When Is the Best Time To Post on Facebook? By Jason Boog on Jun. 28, 2011 - 8:23 AM When is the best time to post on Facebook? Our readers have been debating Twitter timing all weekend, but Facebook is a whole different story… The KISSmetrics blog published an infographic report breaking down the best sta ...
Bookselling Amazon Releases ‘Best Books Of The Year So Far’ List By Dianna Dilworth on Jun. 27, 2011 - 6:03 PM Mitchell Zuckoff’s World War II epic memoir Lost in Shangri-La is the best book of the year so far, according to Amazon. Today the retailer published its annual Best Books of the Year So Far list, which highlights the “best bo ...