Videos 5 Things You Need to Know This Week: Steve Jobs, Coldplay, and a Haunted Hayride By Andrew Gauthier on Oct. 25, 2011 - 1:23 PM In this week’s episode of “5 Things You Need to Know This Week,” we dance like Chris Martin, get spooked by Angela Merkel, and talk to Siri about the Steve Jobs biography. Oh, and the world’s population inc ...
Authors Joseph Heller Catch-22 Letters Up For Auction By Dianna Dilworth on Oct. 25, 2011 - 12:17 PM Auction house Nate D. Sanders has two letters from author Joseph Heller up for bid. In the letters, Heller discusses his Catch-22. Each letter is estimated to sell between $2,000 and $5,000. Bidding is open from now until Tuesday ...
Authors Haruki Murakami Publishes 1Q84 Today By Jason Boog on Oct. 25, 2011 - 10:25 AM Haruki Murakami‘s massive 1Q84 is in stores today. Fans gathered in midnight release parties to celebrate the translation of the Japanese bestseller. We’ve covered the novel for months, so here are some 1Q84 links to h ...
Book Biz | Publishing | Videos John Green Reveals New Cover & Contest By Maryann Yin on Oct. 25, 2011 - 9:42 AM In the video embedded above, novelist John Green unveiled the cover for The Fault in Our Stars. His publisher also announced a contest to create a new cover for his 2006 book, An Abundance of Katherines. Follow this link for more ...
Social Media 5 Ways to Improve Your Facebook Page By Jason Boog on Oct. 24, 2011 - 4:23 PM At Mediabistro’s Socialize West conference last week, InfiniGraph CEO Chase McMichael offered some simple advice to improve your Facebook page. His advice focused on some common problems that affect publishers, authors and reade ...
Book Biz | People Michelle Obama to Publish Her First Book By Jason Boog on Oct. 24, 2011 - 3:47 PM Michelle Obama will publish American Grown: How the White House Kitchen Garden Inspires Families, Schools, and Communities next April. Crown will publish the four-color hardcover, the first book written by the First Lady. Obama wi ...
Authors | Book Biz HarperCollins Acquires Newmarket Press Catalog & Name By Jason Boog on Oct. 24, 2011 - 3:07 PM Today HarperCollins acquired most of Newmarket Press‘ catalog and its name. New Market founder Esther Margolis will now serve as an executive editor at the publisher’s It Books imprint. Margolis opened New Market in 19 ...
Resources | Videos Richard Nash Introduces Small Demons By Jason Boog on Oct. 24, 2011 - 2:23 PM In the video embedded above, you can explore Small Demons, a new site that collects and catalogs thousands of references to music, movies, people and objects mentioned inside of books. As the database grows, you can compare detail ...
Authors Condoleezza Rice Memoir Details Qaddafi, Hurricane Katrina By Dianna Dilworth on Oct. 24, 2011 - 12:23 PM Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has a new book coming out next week called No Higher Honor: A Memoir of My Years in Washington. In the book, she writes about her meeting with the recently executed Libyan dictator Muamma ...
Reviews | Social Media | Trends What Book Did Your Lover Give You? By Jason Boog on Oct. 24, 2011 - 11:23 AM The Books They Gave Me is a new Tumblr blog collecting memories of books shared by lovers. Here’s one story from the blog: “He, lovelorn literary loser, just like me—but better at even that than I was, for I was a me ...