Bookselling | Reviews Major Bestsellers with More Than 150 One-Star Reviews By Jason Boog on Aug. 27, 2012 - 3:23 PM How do you know if a book review is real or fake on Amazon? The New York Times explored the world of paid book reviews in a long article this weekend, showing how hard it can be to spot a paid review. Check it out: “[Researc ...
Adaptation | People James Franco Casts As I Lay Dying Adaptation By Maryann Yin on Aug. 27, 2012 - 3:07 PM Actor and author James Franco has begun working on his film adaptation of William Faulkner‘s celebrated book, As I Lay Dying. The New York Daily News reported that Franco plans to be “loyal” to the Faulkner text ...
Adaptation Benjamin Black Books Adapted As TV Series For BBC ONE By Dianna Dilworth on Aug. 27, 2012 - 2:42 PM Quirke, the detective character who recurs throughout the works of the Man Booker Prize-winning Irish novelist John Banville (who is better known under the pen name Benjamin Black), is making his screen debut in a new television ...
Bookselling Amazon Election Map Shows Political Races Based On Book Sales By Dianna Dilworth on Aug. 27, 2012 - 12:23 PM President Barack Obama‘s memoir The Audacity of Hope has sold more copies than presidential contender Mitt Romney‘s No Apology: The Case for American Greatness in the last 30 days, according to Amazon’s new elect ...
Book Biz Emma Straub Sells New Novel to Riverhead By Jason Boog on Aug. 27, 2012 - 11:09 AM With her first novel debuting on September 4th, author Emma Straub has sold her second book to Penguin’s Riverhead imprint. The Good Face will be published in 2014. Here’s more from the author: “The Good Face is ...
Resources | Videos Scott Turow Script Debuts on YouTube By Jason Boog on Aug. 27, 2012 - 10:25 AM A new script by Presumed Innocent novelist and Authors Guild president Scott Turow debuted online today. “Rochelle” stars Pulp Fiction‘s Rosanna Arquette and launched on WIGS, a YouTube channel “producing h ...
Bookselling C.S. Lewis: ‘Your book bill ought to be your biggest extravagance’ By Jason Boog on Aug. 27, 2012 - 9:23 AM In a 1941 letter to a student, the great novelist C.S. Lewis delivered some advice that should apply to all readers and writers: “Your book bill ought to be your biggest extravagance.” How much do you spend on books? O ...
Resources David Foster Wallace Thesaurus and ‘Sex & The Single Girl’ Audition By Jason Boog on Aug. 25, 2012 - 8:23 PM For your weekend reading pleasure, here are our top stories of the week, including David Foster Wallace on your Mac’s thesaurus, the worst sentence of the year and our massive Free eBook Flowchart showcasing most popular di ...
Bookselling | Publishing Osama Bin Laden Raid Book Tops Amazon Bestseller List By Dianna Dilworth on Aug. 24, 2012 - 3:23 PM On September 11th, Penguin’s Dutton Adult is publishing a first hand account of the killing of Osama Bin Laden. The title, No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden, was written by a memb ...
Bookselling powerHouse Arena to Open Park Slope Bookstore By Maryann Yin on Aug. 24, 2012 - 3:07 PM Brooklyn’s powerHouse Arena and bookstore will launch a second brick-and-mortar store in Park Slope. According to The Brooklyn Paper, the Eighth Avenue shop will open in October, filling a space that used to hold a video re ...