Awards Patrick deWitt Wins the Tournament of Books By Jason Boog on Mar. 30, 2012 - 8:23 PM Patrick deWitt has won The Morning News’ annual Tournament of Books. The contest pits novels in a competitive bracket like basketball teams during the NCAA tournament. The two finalists this year were deWitt’s The Sist ...
Bookselling Publishers Struggle with iBooks vs. App Problem By Dianna Dilworth on Mar. 30, 2012 - 4:07 PM With the release of iBooks 2, Apple is proving that it wants to be the place for interactive books. Yet for now, when it comes to creating interactive kids books, publishers are often forced to create apps because many features wo ...
Resources When Should Writers Work for Free? By Jason Boog on Mar. 30, 2012 - 3:47 PM When should writers work for free? It is one of the most difficult questions facing writers in the 21st Century as unpaid outlets multiply online. In an interview at The Paris Review, we found a historic moment when famous authors ...
Authors Former Goldman Sachs Executive Greg Smith Inks $1.5M Book Deal By Dianna Dilworth on Mar. 30, 2012 - 3:23 PM Greg Smith, the former Goldman Sachs executive director who quit his job earlier this month in a scathing New York Times op-ed, has reportedly landed a $1.5 million book deal with Hachette’s Grand Central imprint. Apparent ...
Publishing Ben Schrank on the Art of Compartmentalizing By Maryann Yin on Mar. 30, 2012 - 3:07 PM Novelist and publishing executive Ben Schrank has mastered the art of compartmentalizing his life. During business hours, he is the publisher of Penguin Young Readers Group Razorbill imprint, but he has maintained a writing life a ...
Book Biz CONTEST: Write the Worst Sentence in 25 Words By Jason Boog on Mar. 30, 2012 - 2:14 PM Think you can write the world’s worst opening sentence in 25 words or fewer? You should enter the free Lyyttle Lytton contest. Readers can submit their own writing or nominate someone else at this link. You must enter your t ...
Book Biz | Events 9-Year-Old Author Throws Cupcake Book Party By Jason Boog on Mar. 30, 2012 - 1:23 PM Nine-year-old author and cupcake blogger Carrie Berk just co-wrote Peace, Love and Cupcakes with her mom, former Life & Style Weekly editor-in-chief Sheryl Berk. To celebrate the release of the novel (published by Sourcebooks ...
Resources | Videos Weekend Writing Inspiration: War Robots By Jason Boog on Mar. 30, 2012 - 11:39 AM Need some writing inspiration this weekend? We’ve collected a series of mind-boggling robot demo videos from Boston Dynamics, a company creating robotic tools for the military. As you can see by the Sand Flea robot video emb ...
Publishing Operation Ruby Slipper & Pulse of Mixed Media: Coming Attractions By Maryann Yin on Mar. 30, 2012 - 10:33 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. Operation Ruby ...
Social Media Facebook Timeline for Pages Tips By Jason Boog on Mar. 29, 2012 - 8:23 PM By tomorrow, Facebook Pages will automatically convert to Facebook Timeline–so publishers, agencies and other organizations should take some time today to clean up their new pages. Facebook has published a Pages Overview Gui ...