Bookselling | Digital iPad as Mount Everest Journal By Dianna Dilworth on Mar. 23, 2012 - 2:23 PM Mountaineer Hilaree O’Neill is getting ready to climb Mount Everest with an iPad. The Colorado mountain climber plans to do so by following the path of famed hikers Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, the first documented climb ...
Adaptation | Videos Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Trailer Released By Jason Boog on Mar. 23, 2012 - 11:23 AM A new trailer has been released for the adaptation of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, a big screen adaptation of a mash-up novel by Seth Grahame-Smith. Produced by the great Tim Burton, the film comes out in June–what do yo ...
Events BookRadio Show Premieres in Santa Monica By Jason Boog on Mar. 23, 2012 - 9:23 AM On Saturday (March 24th), this GalleyCat editor will talk about digital books at the premiere of Kari Moran‘s BookRadio Show at The Writers Junction in Santa Monica. Here’s more from the release: “Guest authors o ...
Awards Steven Millhauser Wins $20,000 Story Prize By Jason Boog on Mar. 22, 2012 - 8:23 PM Author Steven Millhauser has won the $20,000 Story Prize for his short story collection, We Others. The two runners-up, Don DeLillo and Edith Pearlman, were given $5,000 apiece. Story Prize director Larry Dark had a conversation w ...
Videos Deborah Norville: My First Big Break By Alex Weprin on Mar. 22, 2012 - 6:23 PM In the latest episode of mediabistroTV’s “My First Big Break,” we talk to author and “Inside Edition” anchor Deborah Norville. Now everyone knows her as the face of the syndicated CBS news program, bu ...
Publishing The Hunger Games & Revolution By Jason Boog on Mar. 22, 2012 - 3:42 PM The Hunger Games will open in theaters around the country today and the movie will undoubtedly send readers scrambling for the sequel–a timely book that could help the younger generation think about these revolutionary times ...
Bookselling | Publishing | Revolving Door Marysue Rucci Returns to Simon & Schuster By Maryann Yin on Mar. 22, 2012 - 3:07 PM After leaving in 2010 to work as editorial director at Penguin’s Putnam imprint, Marysue Rucci has returned to Simon & Schuster. She will now serve as editor-in-chief of Simon & Schuster’s adult trade imprint. ...
Book Biz Occupy Wall Street Library Confiscated in Union Square By Jason Boog on Mar. 22, 2012 - 2:23 PM These are the remaining books left in the Occupy Wall Street Library following a police action. Earlier this week, the Occupy Wall Street librarians posted a picture of the newly rebuilt Occupy Wall Street Library in New York City ...
Adaptation | Publishing | Videos Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 Teaser Trailer Unveiled By Maryann Yin on Mar. 22, 2012 - 1:23 PM Summit Entertainment has released the first teaser trailer for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2. We’ve embedded the trailer above–what do you think? The 15-second clip has drawn more than 116,800 “likes ...
Publishing Momnesia & Silly Frilly Grandma: Coming Attractions By Maryann Yin on Mar. 22, 2012 - 1:23 PM 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 Acid Reflu ...