View Post Adaptation Reese Witherspoon To Produce Another Knopf Book By Jason Boog on Mar. 21, 2013 - 5:23 AM Reese Witherspoon will produce an adaptation of J. Courtney Sullivan‘s The Engagements, a novel that won’t be published until June 11. Deadline Hollywood had the scoop: The novel tells a deeply romantic story that foll ...
View Post Editors | Publishing | Revolving Door Revolving Door News at Crown, Peanuts Worldwide & More By Maryann Yin on Mar. 21, 2013 - 4:42 AM A number of publishers announced new hires and promotions this week. Tracy Behar has been promoted to executive editor and VP at Little, Brown and Company. She has been with this imprint for eight years. Lania Adler now holds the ...
View Post Bookselling | Digital Simon & Schuster To Share Piracy Stats with Authors & Agents By Jason Boog on Mar. 21, 2013 - 3:23 AM Simon & Schuster will now share piracy statistics with authors and agents. The publisher has worked with Attributor since 2011, a company that searches millions of pages for pirated copies and sends takedown notices every day. ...
View Post Book Biz Red Hen Press’ Chocolate Bar Strategy By Jason Boog on Mar. 21, 2013 - 1:23 AM Red Hen Press brought 250 custom-made chocolate bars to the AWP conference this year, promoting books on their list with a tasty treat. They didn’t bring any leftovers home (photo of Rodney Wittwer‘s Gone & Gone ...
View Post Book Biz Books That Made Us Cry By Jason Boog on Mar. 21, 2013 - 12:42 AM What are the books that have brought you to tears? One reader posed that question at Reddit , generating a massive list of great books from readers. Below, we’ve alphabetized the list and linked to free samples of all the b ...
View Post Adaptation | Book Biz | Publishing H. P. Lovecraft Kid’s Book Series on Kickstarter By Maryann Yin on Mar. 20, 2013 - 5:06 PM Writer Tro Rex and artist Eyo Bella are raising funds on Kickstarter for a kids’ book series called Littlest Lovecraft. The first book will be an adaptation of H. P. Lovecraft‘s 1928 short story “The Call of Ct ...
View Post Book Biz Poetry Foundation Launches Book Group in Chicago By Jason Boog on Mar. 20, 2013 - 12:23 PM For all our Chicago readers, the Poetry Foundation has launched a monthly group that studies a book handpicked by “individuals from a varied background.” Author and New York Times staff writer Jeff Gordinier made th ...
View Post Reviews Roger Ailes Biography Gets Michiko Kakutani Review By Jason Boog on Mar. 20, 2013 - 11:23 AM Fox News CEO Roger Ailes got a biography this month, Roger Ailes: Off Camera. TVNewser covered the book and its reception among critics and television news personalities. Check it out: Zev Chafets, is making the TV news rounds th ...
View Post Revolving Door Publishing Jobs: Knopf, Globe Pequot Press, Hallmark By Nadine Cheung on Mar. 20, 2013 - 11:23 AM This week, Knopf is hiring a publicist, while Globe Pequot Press needs an associate project editor. Hallmark is seeking a gift book editor, and Rizzoli New York is on the hunt for a publicist. Get the scoop on these openings and m ...
View Post Adaptation Neil Gaiman’s ‘Neverwhere’ Adapted for BBC Radio By Jason Boog on Mar. 20, 2013 - 3:42 AM Reviving the lost art of the radio drama, BBC4 has released the first episode of an radio adaptation of Neverwhere, Neil Gaiman‘s 1996 novel. Follow this link to listen online. James McAvoy, Natalie Dormer, Christopher Lee ...