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Schiel & Denver Book Publishers opens up new book publishing market channels outside the U.S. and Europe in Australia and Asia

Published on 2013-03-09 23:32:16

The world is looking for solutions. At Schiel & Denver Book Publishers, one of the reasons we invest so deeply in sustainable publishing methods, and cherish our independent authors and talented writers so much, is that you have taken the time to mak

2013 UN Resolution renews emphasis on strengthening the rols of Global Compact with local book publishing networks

Published on 2013-02-04 07:07:02

Schiel & Denver Book Publishers has moved steadily into the New Year with a wide range of events, webinars, and engagement opportunities in the works. On the eve of the 1st January 2013, the Second Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (Ec

News From United Nations Global Compact: A new resolution to put emphasis on strengthening the role of local GC network

Published on 2012-12-20 19:34:27

The United Nations Global Compact can be a secret weapon for professional authors in getting an unheard-of-before title into the mainstream distribution channel, as retailers increasingly look for a more global literary flavor to offer readers. As a

Rupert Murdoch and Harpercollins reportedly looking to challenge the merger between Penguin and Random House, Inc

Published on 2012-10-30 13:16:49

Full regulatory approval over 12 months away and a backlash from authors worried about a less competitive book publishers‘ market may not be the only issues facing the merger deal between Bertelsmann, owner of the Random House book publishing unit, and Pearson’s Penguin Group. The Week reports that Rupert Murdoch’s Harpercollins book publishing outfit is [...]

Advertising methods in mainstream book publishing

Published on 2012-10-24 00:42:54

As Microsoft demonstrates from their development of publishing tool software, the role of the advertising executive in modern book publishing practice, has never been so ubiquitous and important. Executives of any book publishers organization should take every convenient opportunity of speaking in public, provided they are good performers. The reading of papers at conferences, speaking [...]

Book Publishers, Google Finally Reach Long Awaited Settlement After Several Years Court Battle

Published on 2012-10-04 11:22:46

After a lengthy and complex litigation process, today both Google and the following book publisher plaintiffs (The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.; Pearson Education, Inc. and Penguin Group (USA) Inc., both part of Pearson; John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; and Simon & Schuster, Inc. part of CBS Corporation) announce that a legal settlement agreement has been reached [...]

Library of Congress records indicate more U.S. authors are writing about Congress and American Foreign Policy

Published on 2012-09-24 19:31:53

With U.S. President Obama today preparing to arrive in New York ahead of the United Nations General Assembly, amid criticism from Mitt Romney’s campaign on foreign policy, professional book publishing research conducted by Schiel & Denver Book Publishers reveal that never before in our nation’s history are so many independent writers (without waiting for acceptance [...]

The Soundtrack To Your Novel: Hans Zimmer Voted #1 Would-Be Choice

Published on 2012-08-11 18:14:26

The breathtaking beauty of Hans Zimmer’s music makes many people feel that they would like his compositions to be the soundtrack to their life. But what about your book? In a recent poll, Schiel & Denver Book Publishing Company and Book Distributors found that mystery and thriller authors would prefer Hans Zimmer above all other [...]

Similiarities between the Boston Tea Party and the Mitt Romney / Paul Ryan 2012 Presidential Race Nomination Ticket

Published on 2012-08-11 18:01:46

Let’s first consider the historical setting, as any writer who wishes to make a decisive introduction to retrospective comparison should consider. In 1773 the English Parliament passed a tea act, taxing colonial merchants; and in doing so outraged the Colonists and united them in opposition. When the first small cargoes of tea consigned to Boston, [...]

Exploring ISBN Book Publishing Issues Through The Federalist Papers

Published on 2012-08-11 17:44:16

Our Constitution was finished in September of 1787. But it had to be ratified by the individual states through popular conventions. The people of the states, rather than the state governments, had to approve the new document. Supporters of the Constitution had to appeal directly to the American people. It was not easy as the [...]

How To Write About U.S. Sovereignty in Context To Modern American Literature

Published on 2012-08-10 08:55:13

Continuing with Schiel & Denver Book Publishers‘s U.S. Constitution series in modern American political life, today we consider further areas of writing appropriately about our Constitution and how to frame narrative in these sensitive contexts. The intent of the Common Laws in America was to preserve the Sovereignty and rights of all citizens in the [...]

The importance of fact-checking surrounding early U.S. Constitutional Events when writing for public consumption

Published on 2012-08-08 15:44:39

As has now been reported widely in the New York Times and Washington media circuit, Jonah Lehrer, the disgraced writer who fabricated Bob Dylan quotes, has now had his book publisher, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, begin running digital adverts through the Google Adwords system, telling booksellers to send back copies of the plagiarized book, “Imagine.” But [...]

Writing tips for integrating work regarding the U.S. Constitution into modern prose

Published on 2012-08-08 15:19:31

It’s not a commonly asked question – just how many times do independent and self-published authors cite the American Constitution in their work; there are no reliable figures or clear guidelines on how to quote from the Constitution to be both legally accurate and grammatically correct. In this new series of posts, Schiel & Denver [...]

An Excerpt from Ruben Dario Diaz’s ‘Future Block’

Published on 2012-08-05 10:54:12

Schiel & Denver is very pleased to bring you an excerpt from novelist Ruben Diaz’s Future Block, which can be bought here on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Specializing in providing independent authors with major distribution to top bookstores with large print runs across America, Canada, Europe and Australia, Schiel & Denver Book Publishers offers [...]

5 Problems with Parallelism

Published on 2012-07-07 07:09:12

Something is wrong with this sentence. To diagnose the problem, remove one of the noun phrases from the beginning of the sentence and determine whether the remaining statement is still correct, then replace it and remove the other one. Original Post: 5 Problems with Parallelism Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

5 Problems with Parallelism

Published on 2012-07-07 07:09:12

Something is wrong with this sentence. To diagnose the problem, remove one of the noun phrases from the beginning of the sentence and determine whether the remaining statement is still correct, then replace it and remove the other one. Original Post: 5 Problems with Parallelism Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

bruit

Published on 2012-07-07 01:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 07, 2012 is: bruit • BROOT

bruit

Published on 2012-07-07 01:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 07, 2012 is: bruit • BROOT

Rosecrans Baldwin on "Paris, I Love You but You’re Bringing Me Down"

Published on 2012-07-06 14:00:00

A couple weeks ago, I sat down with Rosecrans Baldwin, author of the terrific travel memoir Paris, I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down. Rosecrans talked about life in contemporary France, what it's like when your coworkers read about...

Rosecrans Baldwin on "Paris, I Love You but You’re Bringing Me Down"

Published on 2012-07-06 14:00:00

A couple weeks ago, I sat down with Rosecrans Baldwin, author of the terrific travel memoir Paris, I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down. Rosecrans talked about life in contemporary France, what it's like when your coworkers read about...

Graphic Books Best Sellers: Five Batman Books Crowd the Hardcover List

Published on 2012-07-06 12:37:16

"Batman: The Black Glove" hits enters the list at No. 2.

Graphic Books Best Sellers: Five Batman Books Crowd the Hardcover List

Published on 2012-07-06 12:37:16

"Batman: The Black Glove" hits enters the list at No. 2.

Tom Cruise Reacher & Wal-Mart Library: Top Stories of the Week

Published on 2012-07-06 12:02:23

For your weekend reading pleasure, here are our top stories of the week, including disappearing books, a Wal-Mart library and Tom Cruise playing Lee Child‘s thriller hero, Jack Reacher (video embedded above). Click here to sign up for GalleyCa...

Tom Cruise Reacher & Wal-Mart Library: Top Stories of the Week

Published on 2012-07-06 12:02:23

For your weekend reading pleasure, here are our top stories of the week, including disappearing books, a Wal-Mart library and Tom Cruise playing Lee Child‘s thriller hero, Jack Reacher (video embedded above). Click here to sign up for GalleyCa...

Latest Review: "Emmaus" by Alessandro Baricco

Published on 2012-07-06 12:00:00

The latest addition to our Reviews Section is joint review by Sarah 2 and Quantum Sarah on Alessandro Baricco’s Emmaus, which is translated from the Italian by Mitch Ginsburg and is available from McSweeney’s. Here is an excerpt from thei...

Latest Review: "Emmaus" by Alessandro Baricco

Published on 2012-07-06 12:00:00

The latest addition to our Reviews Section is joint review by Sarah 2 and Quantum Sarah on Alessandro Baricco’s Emmaus, which is translated from the Italian by Mitch Ginsburg and is available from McSweeney’s. Here is an excerpt from thei...

Robert Caro Working on Another Book – And It’s Only Partly About LBJ

Published on 2012-07-06 11:41:37

The biographer will write about how he came to tackle Lyndon Johnson and Robert Moses as his subjects.

Robert Caro Working on Another Book – And It’s Only Partly About LBJ

Published on 2012-07-06 11:41:37

The biographer will write about how he came to tackle Lyndon Johnson and Robert Moses as his subjects.

Book Review Podcast: Superman and Supremely Boring Books

Published on 2012-07-06 11:32:07

Larry Tye talks about his new biography of the iconic American superhero.

Book Review Podcast: Superman and Supremely Boring Books

Published on 2012-07-06 11:32:07

Larry Tye talks about his new biography of the iconic American superhero.

Mediabistro Book Club Returns to Los Angeles

Published on 2012-07-06 10:30:50

You can read all the online book reviews in the world, but nothing beats real-world conversations between readers and authors. To help our community grow, we will host our second West Coast edition of the Mediabistro Book Club on July 18th at Wh...

Author Katie Workman: Mother’s Day Gift to Ourselves

Published on 2012-05-12 10:00:00

[The editors at Omnivoracious are grateful to Katie Workman for this special guest post about her new cookbook, The Mom 100 Cookbook: 100 Recipes Every Mom Needs in Her Back Pocket, selected as one of our Best Cookbooks of the...

Author Katie Workman: Mother’s Day Gift to Ourselves

Published on 2012-05-12 10:00:00

[The editors at Omnivoracious are grateful to Katie Workman for this special guest post about her new cookbook, The Mom 100 Cookbook: 100 Recipes Every Mom Needs in Her Back Pocket, selected as one of our Best Cookbooks of the...

In L.A. Pregnancy ‘Hot Spot,’ An On-Campus Clinic

Published on 2012-05-12 05:19:00

Roosevelt High School in East Los Angeles has the only Planned Parenthood-funded family planning clinic in the Los Angeles Unified School District. The program has its opponents, but the school's chief nurse says "90 percent of the time, abstinence just isn't working for them."

recalcitrant

Published on 2012-05-12 01:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 12, 2012 is: recalcitrant • rih-KAL-suh-trunt

pacify

Published on 2012-05-11 01:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 11, 2012 is: pacify • PASS-uh-fye

Book Review: “Spunk and Bite”

Published on 2012-05-10 22:56:34

The Elements of Style, by William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White, has been widely celebrated as one of the masterworks of English usage. Time magazine listed it as one of the one hundred most influential books written in English since 1923. Original Post: Book Review: “Spunk and Bite” Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

Newbery Winner Jack Gantos Kicks Off Summer Reading

Published on 2012-05-10 16:55:00

Jack Gantos is the author of this year's Newbery Medal-winning book, Dead End in Norvelt, and he's also the perfect guy to kick off our Summer Reading for Kids & Teens destination as our first featured author. Gantos is a...

Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group Seeks Digital Marketing Manager

Published on 2012-05-10 13:51:56

Are you a marketing whiz? Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group is looking for a new digital marketing manager to join its New York team. In this role, you’ll help manage and execute all digital marketing initiatives, ensuring that deadlin...

Kirsten Dirksen: Seventies DIY Pioneer Publishes Book on Tiny Homes

Published on 2012-05-10 12:39:31

Lloyd Kahn's Tiny Homes: Simple Shelter is a nod to the current "grassroots movement to scale things back," and in it he profiles about 150 builders who have created homes under 500 square feet. Read more: Book Publishing, Shelt...

Joss Whedon Writes Fans After The Avengers Breaks Records

Published on 2012-05-10 12:09:45

Over at the fan blog dedicated to his work, director Joss Whedon wrote a letter thanking his fans for their dedication. His powerful community of fans delivered last weekend, as Whedon’s The Avengers shattered box office records and earned $207 ...

Three Percent Podcast Featured on the Picador Tumblr

Published on 2012-05-10 12:04:02

Tom and I answered a bunch of questions for Gabrielle Gantz and the Picador Book Room tumblr. I think this makes for a fun and interesting read, and it actually became the basis for a good part of our discussion on this week’s podcast (which will...

Facebook To Sell Apps

Published on 2012-05-10 11:20:36

Facebook is getting into the app business by opening up its own app store called the App Center, which will include apps for free as well as for sale. AppNewser has more: “The App Center will feature all kinds of apps, including iOS, Android, we...

Harry Potter eBooks Coming To Kindle Lending Library

Published on 2012-05-10 10:47:49

Amazon has negotiated an “exclusive license” with Pottermore, adding all seven Harry Potter eBooks to the Kindle Lending Library. J.K. Rowling‘s major bestseller will join more than 145,000 books that Amazon Prime member can check out...

Ann Coulter Inks Book Deal for October

Published on 2012-05-10 10:30:17

Ann Coulter has landed a book deal with Penguin Group’s Sentinel imprint, scheduled to publish an unnamed book “directly relevant to the presidential election” in October. William Morris Endeavor agent Mel Berger negotiated the deal w...

College Grads Struggle To Gain Financial Footing

Published on 2012-05-10 01:54:00

A new Rutgers University survey finds just half of those who graduated from college between 2006 and 2011 are working full time. Burdened by student loan debt, and with wages depressed even for those with jobs, many say they no longer believe that education and hard work will necessarily lead to success.

tranche

Published on 2012-05-10 01:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 10, 2012 is: tranche • TRAHNSH

Interview with Bill Willingham: Fables and Moral Cues

Published on 2012-05-09 16:56:00

This coming December, Bill Willingham's bestselling comic Fables, a series about fairy tale characters who escape to modern day, will be 10 years old. In a decade, the series has 14 Eisner Awards to its name (as of this post)...

Cultural Heavyweights Let Public Library Know They Don’t Like Planned Revamp

Published on 2012-05-09 16:10:33

The signers of the letter protesting the New York Public Library's plan include Salman Rushdie, Jonathan Lethem and Art Spiegelman.

YA Wednesday: Veronica Roth "Insurgent" Exclusive

Published on 2012-05-09 13:00:00

Divergent, the first book in Veronica Roth's trilogy, has been especially popular with Hunger Games readers--a tough act to follow, I know, but Divergent really is that good. Also like The Hunger Games, once you read the first book you...

Mediabistro Book Club Returns to NYC

Published on 2012-05-09 12:14:31

You can read all the online book reviews in the world, but nothing beats real-world conversations between readers and authors. In an ongoing effort to build community among readers, writers, and publishing types in real life, we are hosting our next Me...

Revolving Door News: Sara Nelson, Parul Sehgal & Mary Kole

Published on 2012-05-09 11:42:58

A number of publishing professionals have announced big job changes today. Sara Nelson (pictured, via) is leaving O, The Oprah Magazine to serve as editorial director at Amazon.com Books. Publishers Weekly had the scoop: “A spokesperson for Ama...

How Much Is an Email Newsletter Worth?

Published on 2012-05-09 10:42:43

How much is an email newsletter worth? Letter.ly lets you build an email newsletter and decide if you want to charge readers for the newsletter subscription. Currently, paid newsletter subscription prices range from 99-cents per month for “Brutal...

agog

Published on 2012-05-09 01:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 09, 2012 is: agog • uh-GAHG

7 Idioms from the Military

Published on 2012-05-08 22:27:09

Military terminology and slang is a rich source of expressive expressions. Most, like “bite the bullet,” are clichés, but some, such as “bomber crew,” are unusual (so much so, sometimes, that in writing they may require a partial explanation). Original Post: 7 Idioms from the Military Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

Where Will Summer Reading Take You?

Published on 2012-05-08 18:48:21

What will I read this summer? It’s a question many of us ask ourselves every year (and have been asking ever since we were young enough to look forward to summer vacation), and the answers vary from quick beach reads...

New York, Cultural Capital of the World? Discuss

Published on 2012-05-08 13:40:12

Two panels at the Public Theater wrestled with whether New York was still a nurturing home for artists.

This Week on the mediabistro.com Job Board: Random House, Tor Books, Hachette

Published on 2012-05-08 13:05:17

This week, Random House is hiring an associate publisher, while Tor Books is on the hunt for a senior publicist. Hachette Book Group needs an art director, and Trident Media Group is seeking a foreign rights assistant. Get all the details below, and f...

Trend Stetting 15: Speak Easy

Published on 2012-05-08 13:00:00

Another column, another orange book. I know—I'm a broken aesthetic record. But David Orr's ode to poetry and Peter Elbow's Vernacular Eloquence have little in common besides their complexion. Orr exemplifies journalistic brevity, while Elbow, a professor emeritus at the...

Maurice Sendak & His Brother

Published on 2012-05-08 12:02:24

Writing about the death of Maurice Sendak, the New York Times reported that My Brother’s Book will be posthumously published next February: “a poem written and illustrated by Mr. Sendak and inspired by his love for his late brother, Jack.R...

Jeff Kinney Wins Author of the Year Award at 2012 Children’s Choice Book Awards

Published on 2012-05-08 11:30:26

Wimpy Kid series author and illustrator Jeff Kinney was crowned “Author of the Year” at the Children’s Choice Book Awards gala in New York City. This marked the second year in a row that a middle grade author has emerged victorious in ...

Glenn Beck on Radio: ‘The Most Powerful Form of Communication Out There’

Published on 2012-05-08 11:08:34

On Thursday, mediabistroTV will present the next installment of our series “My First Big Break,” featuring best-selling author, book publisher, radio personality and former Fox News host Glenn Beck. Beck, who got his first taste of the radi...

Students To Congress: Don’t Let Interest Rate Double

Published on 2012-05-08 10:34:00

If lawmakers can't come to an agreement, the federal Stafford loan interest rate will jump from 3.4 to 6.8 percent on July 1, adding an average of $1,000 to the cost of a year of college. Students from across the country visited Capitol Hill on Tuesday to ask Congress to keep that from happening.

torrid

Published on 2012-05-08 01:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 08, 2012 is: torrid • TOR-id

Media Monday

Published on 2012-05-08 00:28:55

For those of you who noticed that Media Monday was offline for a couple weeks, it's because I was on vacation. It's a little hectic being back, but I've been collecting some interesting stories, reviews, and tidbits, which I'm happy...

Media Monday

Published on 2012-05-08 00:28:55

For those of you who noticed that Media Monday was offline for a couple weeks, it's because I was on vacation. It's a little hectic being back, but I've been collecting some interesting stories, reviews, and tidbits, which I'm happy...

Give It to Me Straight: The Cardinal Rules of Critiquing for Writers

Published on 2012-05-07 02:05:00

The hands-down scariest moment of writing is when you first hand the fruits of your labor to a reader. And for good reason! You bared your soul and poured your heart into your manuscript. Lost sleep over it. Cried tears...

Tornado Recovery Offers Joplin Students New Lessons

Published on 2012-05-07 01:48:00

It's been nearly a year since a tornado tore through Joplin, Mo., destroying several school buildings. As the city rebuilds, some students have been attending a makeshift facility at the mall. Students, teachers and administrators reflect on a tumultuous year that has brought healing and hope.

satiety

Published on 2012-05-07 01:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 07, 2012 is: satiety • suh-TYE-uh-tee

Courtesy Titles and Honorifics

Published on 2012-05-06 23:57:35

There was a time when it was considered proper form to refer indirectly to people in writing with a courtesy title or an honorific -- a designation that identifies gender, profession, or title of nobility. That time, to the great relief of writers everywhere, has passed. Original Post: Courtesy Titles and Honorifics Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

validate

Published on 2012-05-06 01:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 06, 2012 is: validate • VAL-uh-dayt

When Julie Andrews Came to Tea

Published on 2012-05-05 10:12:11

Earlier this week, Julie Andrews--yes, that Julie Andrews--paid a visit to the Amazon Books team (see photo below) and left everyone who met her giddy for the rest of the day. I'm not even being overly dramatic, Andrews' really does...

putative

Published on 2012-05-05 01:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 05, 2012 is: putative • PYOO-tuh-tiv

7 Heavenly Bodies as Sources of Adjectives

Published on 2012-05-04 23:48:42

Through in modern usage our planet’s Latin name, Terra, appears only in science fiction, the adjective terrestrial is often employed to refer to phenomena associated with Earth or with land as opposed to water. Original Post: 7 Heavenly Bodies as Sources of Adjectives Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

Some Book Ideas for Mother’s Day

Published on 2012-05-04 17:44:25

Books... They're thoughtful, relatively inexpensive, and easy to wrap. With Mother's Day fast approaching, I've gotten a few requests for Mother's Day book recommendations. Since then I've been compiling a Mother's Day book list in my head. It's by no...

The 2012 Best Translated Book Award Winners: Wiesław Myśliwski’s "Stone Upon Stone" and Kiwao Nomura’s "Spectacle & Pigsty"

Published on 2012-05-04 17:30:00

The winning titles and translators of this year’s Best Translated Book Award were announced earlier this evening at McNally Jackson Books as part of the PEN World Voices Festival. In poetry, Kiwao Nomura’s Spectacle & Pigsty, translated from th...

Three Percent #36: A Couple Gin & Tonics Does NOT Make Me a Better Oulipian

Published on 2012-05-04 17:09:32

This week’s podcast features a special discussion with Daniel Levin Becker, author of Many Subtle Channels: In Praise of Potential Liteature, a history of of the Oulipo, past, present, and future. For the uninitiated, the Oulipo is a 50-year-old ...

Overview/Review of Daniel Levin Becker’s "Many Subtle Channels"

Published on 2012-05-04 17:00:00

To supplement this week’s podcast, I thought I would post the review I wrote of Daniel Levin Becker’s Many Subtle Channels on GoodReads. Matt Rowe is planning on writing up a full review of this book for Three Percent, but for the time bein...

Hazing Hard To Prosecute In Fla. Despite Tough Laws

Published on 2012-05-04 14:00:00

The culture of hazing is back in the national spotlight after charges were filed against 13 people in connection with the hazing death of a Florida A&M University student. Florida has one of the toughest anti-hazing laws in the country, but legal experts say prosecuting the crime is tricky.

Florida Library Removes ‘Fifty Shades of Grey,’ Erotic Trilogy, From Shelves

Published on 2012-05-04 12:59:23

The Brevard County Public Library said it viewed the erotic trilogy as pornographic and not suitable for public circulation.

Book Review Podcast: L.B.J. in the White House

Published on 2012-05-04 12:45:49

Robert Caro discusses "The Passage of Power," his latest book about Lyndon Johnson.

Stephen King on Taxes & Paulo Coelho on eBook Prices: Top Stories of the Week

Published on 2012-05-04 10:30:13

For your weekend reading pleasure, here are our top stories of the week, including Paulo Coelho‘s eBook price change, a Henry David Thoreau video game and an inspiring poster about literacy (embedded above). Click here to sign up for GalleyCat

For College Seniors, One Last Lap Before Graduation

Published on 2012-05-04 02:01:00

Requiring students to pass a swimming test to graduate was once a widespread tradition. Today, only a handful of colleges still require the exams. Some schools are trying to persuade procrastinators to put the test behind them long before their last college semester.

bon vivant

Published on 2012-05-04 01:15:02

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 04, 2012 is: bon vivant • bahn-vee-VAHNT

Treatment of Words That Include “Self”

Published on 2012-05-03 22:39:33

Self, as a prefix, is attached by a hyphen to other words in several parts of speech. The combination can be a noun (self-control), an adjective (self-absorbed), a verb (self-medicate), or an adverb (self-importantly). Original Post: Treatment of Words That Include “Self” Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

Nitpicking grammar in the digital age

Published on 2012-05-03 14:30:06

With more and more communication happening digitally, is it time to stop the grammar gripes?As we pored over the transcripts of the newly declassified John F. Kennedy recordings—45 of the 248 hours of taped conversations during his White House ye...

Children’s Book Guest Blogger: Big Nate’s Lincoln Peirce

Published on 2012-05-03 12:54:57

Lincoln Peirce (sounds like "purse") has turned his popular comic strip into bestselling books about the imaginitive sixth grader known as Big Nate. In celebration of his newest book, the comic compilation Big Nate: What Could Possibly Go Wrong, we...

‘Hunger Games’ Sequel ‘Catching Fire’ Finds Its Director

Published on 2012-05-03 12:50:22

Francis Lawrence, whose previous films include "Water For Elephants" and "I Am Legend," will direct "Catching Fire," taking over the "Hunger Games" movie series from the director Gary Ross.

Jane Rogers Wins Arthur C. Clarke Award for ‘The Testament of Jessie Lamb’

Published on 2012-05-03 12:07:32

Jane Rogers has won the 2012 Arthur C. Clarke Award for her novel, The Testament of Jessie Lamb. Below, we’ve embedded free samples of all the books on the shortlist for the UK’s prestigious science fiction prize. Here’s more from Tom...

Sourcebooks Is Hiring a Graphic Designer

Published on 2012-05-03 11:23:05

Looking for a new gig? Sourcebooks is on the hunt for a great graphic designer to join its “small, fast, and incredibly cool” team. In this role, you’ll be responsible for designing a variety of marketing materials, including traditi...

Self-Published Author Lands Book Deal After 125 Years

Published on 2012-05-03 10:23:40

125 years after it was first self-published, Illustrations of the Nests and Eggs of Birds of Ohio by naturalist and artist Genevieve Jones will be published by Princeton Architectural Press. Inspired by viewing John James Audubon‘s The Birds of A...

Target Drops Kindle: ‘A Mild Annoyance for Amazon’

Published on 2012-05-03 09:27:58

Big box retailer Target, which has been selling Amazon’s Kindle devices in its stores since 2010, is pulling the devices from its shelves. However, industry experts don’t think the move will hurt Amazon’s device sales. The New York Ti...

Denounce vs. Renounce

Published on 2012-05-02 22:21:22

What’s the difference between denounce and renounce? Their related Latin ancestors shared a neutral sense, but in English they acquired exclusively condemnatory connotations. Denounce is externally directed -- one denounces another’s words or deeds -- while renounce is internally focused -- one renounces one’s own viewpoints or actions, or is called on to do so. Original Post: Denounce vs. Renounce Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

Cal State Faculty On Strike Amid A ‘Scary Future’

Published on 2012-05-02 16:25:00

The nation's largest four-year, public university system is in trouble. Wednesday, professors authorized a strike over working conditions and pay, and students began a hunger strike demanding a tuition freeze. Higher education in California has been pushed to the breaking point.

Explosion In Free Online Classes May Change Course Of Higher Education

Published on 2012-05-02 16:15:00

It's become much cheaper and easier to put college courses online, and new technologies have only made these classes more valuable. Following the lead of other top universities, Harvard and MIT announced a new venture Wednesday to provide online classes for free.

YA Wednesday Exclusive: Kristin Cashore and Richelle Mead Talk Books

Published on 2012-05-02 14:07:42

Richelle Mead and Kristin Cashore are two YA authors at the top of their game. Bitterblue, Cashore's compaion to Gracling and Fire has just released, and The Golden Lily, the second book in Mead's new Vampire Academy spin-off series, Bloodlines,...

Coming Of Age In An Ever-Recovering Economy

Published on 2012-05-02 14:00:00

Students of all backgrounds are coming of age in an era when the economy is always described as "recovering" — never "recovered". So with graduation coming up, how are college students are feeling about their prospects? Audie Cornish visited the University of Maryland to find out.

Amazon Studios to Fund Comedy & Children’s Series

Published on 2012-05-02 12:23:21

Amazon Studios will now accept pitches for comedy and children’s series, hoping to add one project a month to the company’s growing slate of projects to develop for its instant video viewers. The company will pay creators $55,000 if they di...

Steve Coll Talks About the Power of Exxon Mobil

Published on 2012-05-02 12:17:36

The author of "Private Empire" answers questions about the global operations and influence of Exxon Mobil.

The Ten Things You Won’t Hear At Commencement

Published on 2012-05-02 12:00:00

Charles Wheelan is sick of typical graduation speeches. When he spoke at his alma mater, Dartmouth College, he delivered what he called an "anti-commencement" speech. He packed it with straightforward advice that he wishes someone had given him at graduation, such as "Don't try to be great."

The Best Ways To Integrate Special Needs Students

Published on 2012-05-02 12:00:00

Budget cuts in many school districts have some parents and teachers questioning whether they have the resources to support their students. NPR education correspondent Claudio Sanchez and Thomas Hehir of Harvard University talk about how to integrate special needs students into mainstream classrooms.

Literary Adaptations Earned MTV Movie Award Nominations

Published on 2012-05-02 11:23:03

MTV has unveiled the nominees for the 2012 Movie Awards. Literary adaptations ruled the “Movie of the Year” category, earning four out of the five spots: The Hunger Games, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2, The Help and The Twili...

cachinnate

Published on 2012-05-02 01:15:02

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 02, 2012 is: cachinnate • KAK-uh-nayt

Another Quiz About Parallel Structure in Sentences

Published on 2012-05-01 22:13:24

Errors of organization plague writing -- not just in overall structure or paragraph formation but also even within sentences. One frequent problem is a misunderstanding about how multiple elements in a sentence must be marshaled to clearly communicate relationships between the components. Original Post: Another Quiz About Parallel Structure in Sentences Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

That’s Some Catch, That Catch-22

Published on 2012-05-01 18:29:52

Happy birthday to Catch-22 author Joseph Heller, on what would have been his 89th. If you haven't read it (and you should), the novel follows Yossarian, a bombardier named stationed in Italy during World War II, who is as determined...

Support World in Translation Month by Purchasing Just One Open Letter Book

Published on 2012-05-01 15:16:49

Years and years ago, when Karl Pohrt and I were launching the Reading the World program to enable independent bookstores to promote more literature in translation, we found out that May was officially World in Translation Month. This was a pretty happy...

Five (More) Great Nonfiction Books to Make You Think

Published on 2012-05-01 14:53:29

A lot of great nonfiction books have come across my desk in the last few months-- so many that the time seems right to compose a new list-- kind of like the list I composed a while back. Since we're...

BTBA Awards Ceremony

Published on 2012-05-01 14:00:00

For anyone in the New York area (or planning on being there for the PEN World Voices Festival), this Friday, May 4th, we’ll be announcing the winners of the 2012 Best Translated Book Awards for fiction and poetry. Tom Roberge and I will be doi...

"False Friends" by Uljana Wolf [5 Days of Poetry]

Published on 2012-05-01 13:20:00

With the Best Translated Book Award announcements taking place Friday, May 4th at 6pm at McNally Jackson Books it’s time to highlight all six poetry finalists. Over the course of the week we’ll run short pieces by all of the poetry judges o...

This Week on the mediabistro.com Job Board: Cambridge University Press, Routledge, RT Book Reviews

Published on 2012-05-01 12:30:50

This week, Cambridge University Press is hiring a development editor and a sales and marketing assistant. Meanwhile, Routledge needs a marketing assistant, and RT Book Reviews is looking for a new magazine editor/writer. Get all the details below, and...

HBO Passes on Jonathan Franzen Adaptation

Published on 2012-05-01 12:22:55

After ordering a pilot last year, HBO has passed on The Corrections, a television adaptation of Jonathan Franzen‘s bestselling novel. Director Noah Baumbach shot the pilot and Franzen produced alongside Scott Rudin. Franzen discussed the project...

What Do You Want to Ask Rick Riordan?

Published on 2012-05-01 12:00:00

This is a big Rick Riordan week for us as not only does the final Kane Chronicles book, The Serpent's Shadow, release today, but the author himself is coming to town--and we want to ask him your questions. What would...

How to Convert an Adjective to an Adverb

Published on 2012-04-30 23:34:59

How do you determine whether the adverbial form of an adjective should end in -ly or -ally? In this post we'll explore the issue. Original Post: How to Convert an Adjective to an Adverb Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

M.J. Rose: The Mystery of a Book Bus Tour

Published on 2012-04-30 14:29:25

The Atria Mystery Bus tour took off April 12th. I think that what made the strongest impression on me was much we all love books. The authors on the tour. The amazing booksellers who hosted us. And the readers who came out to see us. ...

"engulf — enkindle" by Anja Utler [5 Days of Poety]

Published on 2012-04-30 14:00:00

With the Best Translated Book Award announcements taking place Friday, May 4th at 6pm at McNally Jackson Books it’s time to highlight all six poetry finalists. Over the course of the week we’ll run short pieces by all of the poetry judges o...

Writers Beware of the ‘Second Option’ Clause

Published on 2012-04-30 13:58:19

Nothing makes an author happier than scoring a book deal. But before you sign on the dotted line, it’s important to read through a book contract with a fine-toothed comb. While it’s a good idea to shell out some money to have a lawyer read ...

‘These Are Your Kids on Books’ Poster Goes Viral

Published on 2012-04-30 13:03:20

The Denver, Colorado nonprofit literacy group Burning Through Pages has gone viral with a gorgeous black and white poster encouraging parents to share books with their kids. The poster (embedded above) has earned more than 3,500 Facebook likes, 2,500 ...

A Ten-Volume Look at Jewish Culture

Published on 2012-04-30 12:37:45

Yale University Press and the Posen Foundation are teaming to produce the Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization.

Stephen King to Mitt Romney: ‘you couldn’t have made it in America without America’

Published on 2012-04-30 11:09:21

In an expletive filled essay at The Daily Beast, novelist Stephen King warned wealthy Americans to pay their “fair share” of taxes before civil unrest deepens in the United States. Do you agree with King’s bombastic essay? His essay a...

Microsoft Invests $300 Million in B&N’s Digital Subsidiary

Published on 2012-04-30 10:42:15

Barnes & Noble and Microsoft settled their patent litigation dispute, partnering to build a new corner of Barnes & Noble’s business. Microsoft will invest $300 million into a new, unnamed subsidiary that will contain the bookseller’...

Books-A-Million Executive Chairman & Family Make Buyout Bid

Published on 2012-04-30 10:07:58

Books-A-Million executive chairman Clyde B. Anderson and his family have made a bid to acquire all the publicly-held shares of the bookseller. If the deal is accepted, the release noted that “the Anderson family expects the Company’s man...

How to Write the DOJ about the eBook Pricing Lawsuit

Published on 2012-04-30 09:47:46

Readers, writers and publishing professionals can share their thoughts about the Department of Justice’s lawsuit filed against Apple and publishers over eBook prices. According to The Tunney Act, “members of the public have an opportunity...

Mood Killers: Four Book-Throwing Offenses (and How to Avoid Them)

Published on 2012-04-30 02:05:00

You kno w what I’m talking about. We’ve all been there. You’re immersed, in the zone, and totally engaged. You can feel the damp stone, taste the stale air, hear the “drums, drums in the deep” . . . When...

spiel

Published on 2012-04-30 01:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 30, 2012 is: spiel • SPEEL

Preventative vs. Preventive

Published on 2012-04-29 23:52:43

When you wish to refer to something that serves to prevent, which is the correct adjectival or noun form, preventative, or preventive? The latter word is more commonly cited, appearing by a ratio of three to one, but the longer variant is also widely employed, and with increasing frequency. Might, however, does not necessarily make right. So, which one is better? Original Post: Preventative vs. Preventive Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

Giada De Laurentiis visits Amazon – And Leaves a Recipe Behind

Published on 2012-04-29 10:27:07

We're going to need a bigger room... That's what one of my colleagues said to me as scores of Amazon employees began piling into a conference room one afternoon last week for a visit from Giada De Laurentiis, who was...

notorious

Published on 2012-04-29 01:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 29, 2012 is: notorious • noh-TOR-ee-us

obliterate

Published on 2012-04-28 01:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 28, 2012 is: obliterate • uh-BLIT-uh-rayt

36 Adjectives Describing Light

Published on 2012-04-27 23:19:31

A bright constellation of adjectives referring to various qualities of light, or other phenomena related to light, is brought to light in the list below. Quite a few of them, from lucent to lustrous (and even illuminating), stem from the Latin word lucere, meaning “to shine,” while many others begin with the consonant gl-, betraying their descent from a proto-Germanic word with the same meaning. Original Post: 36 Adjectives Describing Light Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic Engli [..]

Henry David Thoreau Video Game & Screenwriting Tips: Top Stories of the Week

Published on 2012-04-27 17:14:55

For your weekend reading pleasure, here are our top stories of the week, including how to speed read, a Henry David Thoreau video game and why old books smell (video embedded above). Click here to sign up for GalleyCat’s daily email newsletter, gett...

Who’s in Charge Here?

Published on 2012-04-27 15:51:04

With a a PhD in political science from Stanford University, Ian Bremmer knows a thing or two about international events and their effects on markets. His latest book, Every Nation for Itself, looks at the current state of the world...

Graphic Books Best Sellers: A New Volume of ‘Batman: No Man’s Land’

Published on 2012-04-27 14:49:17

Batman and his various allies and enemies stay behind when Gotham is evacuated in this story.

M.J. Rose: Sales Appeal

Published on 2012-04-27 14:14:40

Bridges of Madison County, The Da Vinci Code, The Help and Sarah's Key have very little in common with each other. But they all had that certain indefinable something that appealed to readers. Read more: Bestsellers, Authors, Pu...

How I Wrote It: Alice Hoffman, on Writing Anywhere

Published on 2012-04-27 13:36:34

One of the best parts of this job is spending time with funny, thoughtful, and charming authors like Alice Hoffman. During her visit to Amazon awhile back, she discussed the research and writing of her very personal new novel, The...

Three Percent #35: All You Need Is a Gun and a Girl

Published on 2012-04-27 12:50:58

This week we completely avoid talking about Amazon and the Department of Justice to focus on genre books in translation. Tom’s a big noir/thriller fan, so we talk about a number of those, but we also discuss some works of science-fiction, includi...

Book Review Podcast: Nell Freudenberger’s New Novel

Published on 2012-04-27 12:00:57

In "The Newlyweds," a Bangladeshi woman and American man decide to marry after meeting online.

Latest Review: Why Is the Child Cooking in the Polenta

Published on 2012-04-27 12:00:00

The latest addition to our Reviews Section is a piece by Heather Simon on Aglaja Veteranyi’s Why the Child Is Cooking in the Polenta, which is translated from the German by Vincent Kling and published by Dalkey Archive Press. Heather Simon is a...

Teaching The LA Riots At Two City Schools

Published on 2012-04-27 01:43:00

It's been 20 years since four white police officers were acquitted in the beating of Rodney King and Los Angeles erupted in riots. NPR visited two schools – one not far from the flashpoint of the riots and the other surrounded by million dollar homes – to see how the riots are being taught to students who weren't born when the violence hit.

Bonds vs. Bounds

Published on 2012-04-26 23:07:38

What’s the difference between a bond and a bound, and the relationships of the verb and adjective forms? Both words have to do with constraints, but the multiple meanings aren’t necessarily related. Original Post: Bonds vs. Bounds Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

Ask Augusten Burroughs: Advice from a Man Who’s Survived It All

Published on 2012-04-26 16:58:56

Got problems? Don't despair: Augusten Burroughs, ultimate survivor and writer of remarkable insight, has answered our call to author an "Ask Augusten Burroughs" advice column, here on Amazon's Omnivoracious blog on four Mondays in May. (See below for how to...

Decades Later, Man Apologizes To 7th Grade Teacher

Published on 2012-04-26 14:00:00

Melissa Block talks to Larry Israelson about his 39 year late apology to his 7th grade teacher. When he was 12 years old, he did something he only later realized probably hurt his teacher. It was minor but in time, when he was older and wiser, he wanted to find his teacher and apologize.

39 Years Later, Oregon Man Apologizes To Teacher

Published on 2012-04-26 14:00:00

Melissa Block talks to Larry Israelson about his 39 year late apology to his 7th grade teacher. When he was 12 years old, he did something he only later realized probably hurt his teacher. It was minor but in time, when he was older and wiser, he wanted to find his teacher and apologize.

39 Years Later, Man Apologizes To Teacher

Published on 2012-04-26 14:00:00

Melissa Block talks to Larry Israelson about his 39 year late apology to his 7th grade teacher. When he was 12 years old, he did something he only later realized probably hurt his teacher. It was minor but in time, when he was older and wiser, he wanted to find his teacher and apologize.

Last Chance to Vote for the Children’s Choice Awards

Published on 2012-04-26 13:00:00

Only one week left to vote for the Children's Choice Book Awards and over 500,000 votes are in but some of the finalists are neck and neck. If you haven't voted yet, there is still have time to finish that...

Amazon Sales Up 34% in First Quarter of 2012

Published on 2012-04-26 12:35:46

Today Amazon released its earning report for the first quarter of 2012, beating Wall Street estimates. Nevertheless, net income decreased by 35 percent compared to the same period last year. Here’s more from the release: “Net sales increase...

Ellen DeGeneres Narrates ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’

Published on 2012-04-26 12:28:14

Talk show host and author Ellen DeGeneres shared a short skit online, attempting to read the audiobook version of E. L. James‘ steamy erotica, Fifty Shades of Grey. We’ve embedded the video above (Completely Safe for Work)–what do yo...

William Morrow Seeks Talented New Designer

Published on 2012-04-26 11:23:54

Are you a bookworm with creative skills? William Morrow needs you. The publishing company is looking for a new designer to join its New York team. In this role, you’ll work with art directors to conceptualize and create jackets and covers for ad...

unabashed

Published on 2012-04-26 01:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 26, 2012 is: unabashed • un-uh-BASHT

10 Tacky Terms

Published on 2012-04-25 23:19:55

The English language teems with terminology for referring to ostentation or bad taste, or both. Here are ten words that help readers imagine imagery that they perhaps would rather not think about. Original Post: 10 Tacky Terms Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

Grace McCleen on Her "Land of Decoration" and Finding Music in Words

Published on 2012-04-25 19:31:36

This spring, I became captivated by The Land of Decoration, a debut that made our list of the Top 10 Best Books of April. Grace McCleen's visionary novel (widely compared to Emma Donoghue's Room) grapples with immortal questions, especially for...

"Animal House" Exclusive Interview: New Book, New Stories and Visions of Broadway

Published on 2012-04-25 15:47:03

Animal House, one of the most-loved movie comedies of all time, is hotter than ever. There’s a Broadway show in the works and a new, behind-the-scenes book called Fat, Drunk, & Stupid by producer Matty Simmons, who talks to us...

INFOGRAPHIC: Meet the 19%

Published on 2012-04-25 15:23:29

Publishers need to focus on the 19 percent. Graphic designer Boris Benko created a sprawling infographic (embedded below) visualizing recent trends in digital reading. According to the research, 19 percent of U.S. adults own eReaders and 19 percent of ...

This Month’s GoodReads Giveaway: "The Planets" by Sergio Chejfec

Published on 2012-04-25 14:00:00

It seems like almost everyone I talk to is a big fan of Sergio Chejfec’s My Two Worlds (translated by Margaret Carson). It got a ton of press when it came out last fall, and was even longlisted for the Best Translated Book Awards. Well, this summer (June to be exact), we’re going to be bringing out The Planets (translated by Heather Cleary), one of his earlier books that focuses on the Dirty War period in Argentina’s history. Although, seeing that this is a Chejfec book, it& [..]

Henry David Thoreau Video Game Gets $40,000 NEA Grant

Published on 2012-04-25 13:23:18

The University of Southern California has received a $40,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to produce a video game based on the work of Henry David Thoreau. Here’s more about the project: “To support production costs for a ...

Two New Translation-Centric Websites Worth Checking Out

Published on 2012-04-25 13:14:45

Over the past month, two new websites have launched that will likely be of great interest to Three Percent readers . . . First up is the Biblioasis International Translation Series, which is updated every week or so with interesting translation-rela...

Lack Of Pulitzer Didn’t Hurt Book Sales

Published on 2012-04-25 12:03:20

While no Pulitzer Prize was awarded for fiction this year, it didn’t hurt book sales as many booksellers worried. In fact, the controversial press may have helped sales for Train Dreams by Denis Johnson, Swamplandia! by Karen Russell and Th...

Parents Hold Bake Sales To Pay Teachers

Published on 2012-04-25 12:00:00

After years of cuts to public school budgets across the country, many districts are relying on parents to pay for classroom supplies, extracurricular activities and even teacher salaries. But some worry that uneven distribution of funds will widen disparities between schools and between districts.

cahoot

Published on 2012-04-25 01:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 25, 2012 is: cahoot • kuh-HOOT

Negotiating The College Funding Labyrinth

Published on 2012-04-25 00:35:00

Paying for college is kind of like solving a mystery. What do four years of college really cost? Are your loans government or private? And when you graduate, how much will you really owe? Many students and parents don't have a clue.

Obama Pushes Low-Rate Student Loans

Published on 2012-04-25 00:32:00

President Barack Obama went after the college vote Tuesday, pitching cheaper student loans as he courted the one age group where he has a decided advantage over Republican rival Mitt Romney. The twist? Romney, too, has endorsed the idea, though it's unclear whether deficit-leery Republicans in Congress will go along.

Write How You Write, Not How You Speak

Published on 2012-04-24 22:19:19

Recently, I wrote about word patronage, the often-unnecessary inclusion of self-referential expressions as “as you will” and “so to speak” in one’s writing. This post expands on that one to recommend that you inspect your writing for anything that smacks of spoken English. Original Post: Write How You Write, Not How You Speak Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

Can A Computer Grade Essays As Well As A Human? Maybe Even Better, Study Says

Published on 2012-04-24 16:30:00

A new study has determined that some automated essay graders can do as good a job as humans, but education columnist Michael Winerip says there weaknesses to the automated systems.

Resigning Acting Antitrust Chief Defends eBook Lawsuit

Published on 2012-04-24 14:00:35

In a speech at the Brookings Institution entitled “Promoting Competition and Innovation Through Vigorous Enforcement of the Antitrust Laws on Behalf of Consumers,” acting assistant attorney general Sharis A. Pozen defended the Department of...

Robot Eyes As Good As Humans When Grading Essays

Published on 2012-04-24 14:00:00

A new study has determined that some automated essay graders can do as good of a job as humans. Host Melissa Block talks with New York Times education columnist Michael Winerip about the study and the weaknesses of automatic essay readers.

Student Loan Debt Exceeds One Trillion Dollars

Published on 2012-04-24 14:00:00

President Obama wants Congress to extend the 2007 College Cost Reduction and Access Act, which would freeze interest rates on subsidized Stafford student loans for one year. Melissa Block speaks with Mark Kantrowitz, a student loan expert and publisher of FinAid.org for a primer on student loans and repayments.

Obama Takes Multistate Trip To Woo College Voters

Published on 2012-04-24 14:00:00

President Obama kicked off a three university tour on Tuesday at UNC-Chapel Hill. Student debt now surpasses credit card debt in the U.S., and Obama is pressing Congress to pass an act that would keep interest rates on those loans from doubling this summer. Robert Siegel talks to Scott Horsley.

Abigail Tarttelin: ‘You have to close your mind to frustrations & know that you wrote something worth reading’

Published on 2012-04-24 13:00:56

Novelist Abigail Tarttelin just landed a six-figure book deal with Orion Books UK for the UK and Commonwealth rights to her new book, Golden Boy. Publication is set for May 2013. Agent Jo Unwin from Conville & Walsh negotiated the deal with Arzu Ka...

kowtow

Published on 2012-04-24 01:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 24, 2012 is: kowtow • KOW-tow

Chicago Wants Longer School Day; Foes Want Details

Published on 2012-04-23 02:37:00

Most Chicago public schools have less-than-six-hour school days — some of the shortest in the country. And many have no recess. Mayor Rahm Emanuel is pushing to lengthen the day to at least seven hours. But critics say some crucial details are missing — especially, how much a longer school day would cost.

Things to Consider When Plotting World Domination: Play to your Strengths

Published on 2012-04-23 02:05:00

You there! Stop! Whatever you do: don’t touch that pen. Before you write even one word of that outline, there’s something you need to think about long and hard. It’s a very important question. It will determine whether your first...

pace

Published on 2012-04-23 01:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 23, 2012 is: pace • PAY-see

How to Form Plurals of Compound Nouns

Published on 2012-04-22 23:42:11

Many compound nouns present a challenge when it comes to determining how to convert them from singular to plural form. The solution usually seems simple enough -- slap on an s -- but the plural appendage doesn’t automatically go at the very end. Original Post: How to Form Plurals of Compound Nouns Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

The Only 3 Pieces of Writing Advice You Will Ever Need

Published on 2012-04-22 09:23:04

At the Los Angeles Festival of Books, we uncovered the only three pieces of writing advice you will ever need. In the middle of a panel discussion about “Creativity & Imagination,” one audience member asked three great nonfiction writer...

vindicate

Published on 2012-04-22 01:15:02

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 22, 2012 is: vindicate • VIN-duh-kayt

Robert Kirkman Shares Comic Book Pitch Advice

Published on 2012-04-21 10:08:31

At the Los Angeles Festival of Books this morning, The Walking Dead creator and writer Robert Kirkman shared pitching advice for aspiring comic book writers. Using the Image Comics submission guidelines as his main example, he urged writers to find an...

Dick Clark (1929-2012): "I don’t make culture, I sell it."

Published on 2012-04-21 03:05:00

If you're reading this on a Saturday, and you're roughly the same age as me (over 40, fearing 50) you may have fond memories of those 1970s pajama-and-pancake mornings of cartoons, Soul Train, and, in the early afternoon, Dick Clark's...

20 Words for That Certain Something

Published on 2012-04-21 01:22:00

Some people have it, and some people don’t. But what, exactly, is it? Here’s a list of words describing a special quality that sets certain people apart from others, and their meanings. Original Post: 20 Words for That Certain Something Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

malediction

Published on 2012-04-21 01:15:02

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 21, 2012 is: malediction • mal-uh-DIK-shun

Graphic Books Best Sellers: Hero on the Beach

Published on 2012-04-20 14:21:43

"Flex Mentallo: Man of Muscle Mystery" is No. 1 on the hardcover list this week.

Book Review Podcast: Frank Langella on the Famous People He Has Known

Published on 2012-04-20 11:47:13

In his new memoir "Dropped Names," the actor Frank Langella dishes about the bold-face names he has known.

Free Film Resources & Challenged Library Books: Top Stories of the Week

Published on 2012-04-20 11:39:15

For your weekend reading pleasure, here are our top stories of the week, including the most frequently challenged library books, Tumblr tips and free film resources so you can build a better book trailer (like the one embedded above). Click here ...

Anthony Marx, New York Public Libary President, Answers Reader Questions

Published on 2012-04-20 11:11:12

The general public has its own questions about the plan to renovate its Fifth Avenue main building. Anthony Marx, the library's president, agreed to answer a few of them, selected by The New York Times.

Apple May Settle Price Fixing Case in EU

Published on 2012-04-20 10:42:20

Apple has reportedly proposed to settle its eBook pricing case with the European Union’s competition commissioner. The Telegraph had the news this afternoon. Check it out: Joaquín Almunia, the European Union competition commissioner, said he has...

Publishing Triangle Winners Unveiled

Published on 2012-04-20 10:23:49

The Triangle Awards, a ceremony which honors the best lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered fiction, nonfiction, and poetry was presented in New York this week. Author Alison Bechdel, whose memoir Are You My Mother? comes out this spring, won the ...

Graphic Novel Friday: Hawk & Dove, Guilty Pleasures Revisited

Published on 2012-04-20 10:14:04

In the late 1960s, Steve Ditko and Steve Skeates created the original pairing of Hawk and Dove—two brothers, Hank and Don Hall, who were entrusted with superpowers and represented diametric ideologies (Hawk: a hot-tempered conservative; Dove: a passive liberal). Together,...

Learn How to Speed Read with Handy Infographic

Published on 2012-04-20 10:07:16

Do you want to learn how to speed read? Mindflash has created a handy infographic that will teach you how to train yourself to speed read. We’ve embedded the complete infographic below for your Friday afternoon reading pleasure. If you want to k...

Billy Connolly Reads ‘My Shadow’ by Robert Louis Stevenson

Published on 2012-04-20 09:42:11

In honor of National Poetry Month, we’ve dug up a video featuring UK actor Billy Connolly reading Robert Louis Stevenson‘s “My Shadow.” The video features scenes from Disney’s 1953 animation film, Peter Pan. Connolly is curre...

gregarious

Published on 2012-04-20 01:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 20, 2012 is: gregarious • grih-GAIR-ee-us

It’s Acceptable to Use (Some) Contractions

Published on 2012-04-20 00:29:04

Do you believe it’s acceptable to use contractions in formal writing, or is the elision of certain letters and their replacement by apostrophes something that shouldn’t appear in a respectable publication? What’re your thoughts? Original Post: It’s Acceptable to Use (Some) Contractions Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

John D’Agata and Jim Fingal Address the Facts

Published on 2012-04-19 18:00:17

The authors of "The Lifespan of a Fact" discussed the controversial book at McNally Jackson Books on Wednesday night.

Author Jim Lynch, on Seattle’s Space Needle. Literally.

Published on 2012-04-19 16:05:24

After 18 years as a newspaper reporter, Jim Lynch made the leap from truth telling to fiction writing. His first two books, The Highest Tide and Border Songs, established him as an agile and fresh-voiced novelist, capable of taut prose...

Alabama School Strife Strikes Outside Of Class

Published on 2012-04-19 14:00:00

Alabama is near the bottom of the country's academic rankings. The state has problems with test scores, school improvement ratings and dropouts. But the district in Birmingham has a different kind of issue. The state recently took over the school board because of infighting on the board. The move has triggered cries of racism.

How to Star in a Classic Novel

Published on 2012-04-19 13:23:33

For $24.95, the customized book company U Star Novels will reprint a paperback edition of a classic novel starring you and your friends as the main characters. The titles include everything from Pride and Prejudice to Dracula to A Christmas Carol to An...

The Social Media Shuffle: From Kony To Spooning

Published on 2012-04-19 12:58:00

Remember Joseph Kony? A video about the African warlord dominated social media early last month. But its call to action on Friday night is largely being ignored by many of the same young people who were initially drawn to the cause. Some are focused on new and much less serious things.

Orion Book Award Finalists: Free Samples

Published on 2012-04-19 11:31:31

Snubbed by the Pulitzer Prize board, novelist Karen Russell has been named one of the five finalists for the Orion Book Award. Check it out: “Each spring near Earth Day, an important work of fiction or nonfiction is presented with the Orion Book ...

George RR Martin Answers Facebook Questions

Published on 2012-04-19 10:58:38

A while back, George R.R. Martin came to Amazon to talk to a large crowd of worshipful Amazonians (yes, we call ourselves "Amazonians"). Afterwards, we went to a quieter place so that he could answer some Facebook questions. Here's the...

Cassandra Clare & Holly Black Ink Deal for 5-Book Series

Published on 2012-04-19 10:23:40

Mortal Instruments author Cassandra Clare and The Spiderwick Chronicles author Holly Black have landed a book deal for a five-book middle grade fantasy series. Scholastic will publish the first book, The Iron Trial, in 2014. Editorial director David L...

threshold

Published on 2012-04-19 01:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 19, 2012 is: threshold • THRESH-hohld

Discrepancy vs. Disparity

Published on 2012-04-18 23:13:01

What’s the difference between discrepancy and disparity and other similar words beginning with the prefix dis-? The meanings are often the same or closely related, but some distinctions apply. Original Post: Discrepancy vs. Disparity Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

Open Letter’s "Golden Calf" a Finalist for the Rossica Translation Prize

Published on 2012-04-18 22:41:26

The shortlist for the Rossica Translation Prize was announced today and features five works translated from Russian into English: The Cathedral Clergy: A Chronicle by Nikolay Leskov, translated by Margaret Winchell; Petersburg by Andrei Bely, translate...

Five New Argentine Books Worth Checking Out

Published on 2012-04-18 15:30:00

Over at The Argentina Independent, Joey Rubin has an article about five “exciting new Argentine novels” that have recently been translated into English. As a huge fan of Southern Cone literature, the fact that there’s quality conte...

YA Wednesday: Best of the Month Pick "The False Prince"

Published on 2012-04-18 15:05:51

When we first heard about The False Prince, which went on to become one of our Best Young Adult Books of April, it was explained as "The Game of Thrones for teens." As it turns out, that was a very...

Latest Review: "Dukla" by Andrej Stasiuk

Published on 2012-04-18 14:30:00

The lastest addition to our Review Section is a piece by Claire Van Winkle on Andrej Stasiuk’s Dukla, which is translated from the Polish by Bill Johnston and available from Dalkey Archive Press. Claire is the first of three students (so far) ...

Lori Culwell: Harlequin Picks Up "Sh*t Girls Say" Book, But Can Old Industries Keep Up With Internet Time?

Published on 2012-04-18 13:26:07

Most Internet memes have the shelf life of a banana, and trying to capture these memes in traditional forms like publishing or television is often an exercise in "too little, too late, no one cares anymore." Read more: Internet,...

High-Wire Artist Philippe Petit Inks Deal with ABRAMS

Published on 2012-04-18 13:02:18

High-wire artist Philippe Petit has landed a deal with ABRAMS to publish his nonfiction title, Why Knot? How to Tie the Most Ingenious, Useful, Beautiful, Life-Saving, Magical, Intriguing, and Secure Knots Ever Knotted. The book will be released in s...

Quarterly Conversation #27: Saer, Lispector, Rodoreda, and More . . .

Published on 2012-04-18 11:30:54

OK, granted, this came out a couple weeks ago, which is basically a million eons in Internet time, but the new(est) issue of the Quarterly Conversation is now online and is loaded with great translation-centric material. (And great reviews of Open Lett...

Superman Check Sells For $160,000

Published on 2012-04-18 11:23:02

In 1938, D.C. Comics wrote a check for $412 to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster as a payment to acquire the rights to Superman. This week that same check sold for $160,000 at auction to an unnamed buyer. The check was up for auction on ComicConnect.com an...

From Silicon Valley, A New Approach To Education

Published on 2012-04-18 01:58:00

Four major Universities –- Stanford, Princeton, the University of Pennsylvania and Michigan — are joining forces with a start-up called Coursera to offer free online classes in more than three dozen subjects. The professors involved hope this kind of interactive online education transforms higher education.

bedizen

Published on 2012-04-18 01:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 18, 2012 is: bedizen • bih-DYE-zun

A Quiz About Hyphenating Phrasal Adjectives

Published on 2012-04-17 23:01:34

One of the most frequent mechanical errors in writing is the omission or misuse of hyphens when two or more words are used to modify a following noun. In the sentences below, remedy the absence or abuse of hyphens in the phrasal adjective and compare your revision to mine. Original Post: A Quiz About Hyphenating Phrasal Adjectives Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

Guest Post: "Presidents Club" Authors on the Oval Office experience

Published on 2012-04-17 18:33:59

Our thanks to Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy, authors of The Presidents Club--selected as one of the top 10 Best Books of the Month for April--for this exclusive look at other books exploring the public and private sides of the...

A Memorial, Ribald and Reverent, for Christopher Hitchens

Published on 2012-04-17 18:01:17

Friends, including Stephen Fry, Martin Amis and Salman Rushdie, will gather on Friday to pay tribute to Christopher Hitchens, the author and columnist who died in December.

Rediscovering Pulitzer Winners After a Blank Year

Published on 2012-04-17 15:07:54

After the news that a Pulitzer Prize would not be awarded for fiction this year, readers might take a moment to search out a neglected winner from the past.

Blue Metropolis Preview

Published on 2012-04-17 13:28:31

On Thursday morning, I’ll be taking off to attend (and participate in) this year’s Blue Metropolis festival in Montreal. In case you haven’t heard of it, the Blue Met is one of the (or maybe just the?) largest literary festivals in...

Amazon to Reissue James Bond Books

Published on 2012-04-17 13:13:21

Amazon has cut a deal for a ten-year print and eBook license for North American rights to Ian Fleming‘s James Bond series. Starting this summer, Amazon Publishing’s Thomas & Mercer imprint will re-release the classic spy series. Curtis ...

This Week on the mediabistro.com Job Board: Random House, Phaidon Press, Kirkus Media

Published on 2012-04-17 12:10:43

This week, Random House is hiring an international marketing manager, while Phaidon Press needs a business development manager. Kirkus Media is seeking an editorial manager, and Trident Media Group is on the hunt for an e-book operations assistant. Ge...

Sixty Years of "Charlotte’s Web"

Published on 2012-04-17 11:25:31

This fall it will be exactly 60 years since Charlotte's Web was first published--more on that below--and E.B. White's story of friendship, love, and life is as as important in 2012 as it was in 1952. As a kid, Charlotte's...

nebbish

Published on 2012-04-17 01:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 17, 2012 is: nebbish • NEB-ish

11 Forms of Word Patronage to Forgo

Published on 2012-04-16 23:04:52

Various specimens of a curious class of self-referential expressions often find their way into spoken and written discourse. Such locutions in speech are nigh inevitable, because spontaneous communication frequently necessitates verbal placeholders, and the speaker’s self-consciousness or self-regard demands self-induced back-pedaling or backslapping. Original Post: 11 Forms of Word Patronage to Forgo Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

Mark Rylance Play, Written With a Favorite Poet, Is Coming to the Guthrie

Published on 2012-04-16 17:15:51

"Nice Fish," written by Mark Rylance and Louis Jenkins, whose poems he has recited at the Tony Awards in lieu of more traditional acceptance speeches, will make its debut at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis next year.

Julie Gerstenblatt: How to Get a Book Deal: Tiger Mom, Diet Mom and Me

Published on 2012-04-16 15:58:10

In the spirit of the "damned if you do/damned if you don't" memoir, I am determined to find my inner Tiger Mom/Diet Mom and expose her to the world. Read more: Vogue, Book Publishing, Relationships, Humor, Book Deal, Dara-Lynn W...

No Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Awarded

Published on 2012-04-16 15:23:10

There was no Pulitzer Prize for fiction awarded this year. Train Dreams by Denis Johnson, Swamplandia! by Karen Russell and The Pale King by David Foster Wallace were all nominated. Stephen Greenblatt won the General Nonfiction award for  The Swerve: ...

The 2012 Pulitzers – Apparently, Truth is Greater than Fiction

Published on 2012-04-16 14:35:11

No Pulitzer-winner for fiction was announced. Should we consider it a three-way tie? The 2012 Pulitzer prizewinners and nominated finalists were announced today, and there was no winner for the Fiction Prize. Last year's winner was Jennifer Egan's A Visit...

AppNewser Answers the Question: What Is an App?

Published on 2012-04-16 14:23:53

When we first launched eBookNewser, eBooks made up a fraction of the publishing industry. Now, digital books have become a mainstream part of the writing world and it was time for the eBookNewser blog to evolve. Our eBookNewser blog has expa...

J.K. Rowling Starts Her Potter Encyclopedia

Published on 2012-04-16 12:29:30

The new work will be "an encyclopaedia of Harry's world,'' said the author, who added that she would donate any royalties from the book to charity.

Checking out Pottermore

Published on 2012-04-16 12:27:39

For the past two weeks, the first thing I check when I get to work is the Pottermore site, hoping today will be the day in "early April" that the site becomes available to everyone. Well, the wait--most of it...

Huffington Post Wins Pulitzer Prize; Read the eBook

Published on 2012-04-16 12:23:45

The seven-year-old Huffington Post has won its first Pulitzer Prize for “Beyond the Battlefield,” a ten-part series about veterans by military correspondent David Wood. The series is also collected in a $4.99 eBook published by The Huffing...

Five Steps to Finding Your Voice

Published on 2012-04-16 02:05:00

Writers worry constantly over how they sound. They worry that they don’t sound smart enough, hip enough, deep enough, or worst of all, writerly enough. That their writing is regressing, that everyone will find out that they’re faking it, that...

Five Steps to Finding Your Voice

Published on 2012-04-16 02:05:00

Writers worry constantly over how they sound. They worry that they don’t sound smart enough, hip enough, deep enough, or worst of all, writerly enough. That their writing is regressing, that everyone will find out that they’re faking it, that...

piquant

Published on 2012-04-16 01:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 16, 2012 is: piquant • PEE-kunt

4 Rules for Setting Designations off with Commas

Published on 2012-04-15 23:39:39

Where do commas go in the vicinity of references to city and state names, or when identifying a date? Is a comma necessary before Jr. or II after a person’s name, or between a corporate name and a tag like Inc.? The rules for use of such functional punctuation follow. Original Post: 4 Rules for Setting Designations off with Commas Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

New York Teacher Ratings Renew Evaluation Debate

Published on 2012-04-14 16:11:00

The Obama administration is making some federal funds contingent on schools using student test scores and classroom observations to evaluate teachers. New York City recently sparked a controversy when it rated thousands of teachers with test scores alone — and then released those ratings to the public.

Q&A with Debut Author Wiley Cash, "A Land More Kind Than Home"

Published on 2012-04-14 04:16:00

Following up on last week's interview with Ron Rash (The Cove), I'm happy to share this Q&A with Wiley Cash, another author with ties to my former home town of Asheville, N.C.* Cash's A Land More Kind Than Home was...

derring-do

Published on 2012-04-14 01:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 14, 2012 is: derring-do • dair-ing-DOO

60 Synonyms for “Walk”

Published on 2012-04-13 23:32:01

When you walk the walk, talk the talk: Replace the flat-footed verb walk with a more sprightly synonym from this list. Original Post: 60 Synonyms for “Walk” Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

The 2012 Hugo Awards: Omni Catches Up with Finalists Mira Grant, Mary Robinette Kowal, and More

Published on 2012-04-13 19:10:19

Last Saturday, the 1012 Hugo Award finalists were announced, and Omnivoracious posted the ballot. To follow up, we caught up with a few of the nominees to get a small, decidedly unscientific sampling of perspectives on the Hugo Award. We...

Erik Larson to Write Book on Sinking of the Lusitania

Published on 2012-04-13 15:13:36

Erik Larson's next book, scheduled for publication in 2015, is tentatively titled "Sea of Secrets."

Book Review Podcast: The Unspoiled Sounds of Nature

Published on 2012-04-13 14:35:12

Bernie Krause's "The Great Animal Orchestra" catalogs and celebrates the sounds of the world's truly wild places.

Graphic Books Best Sellers: The Latest ‘Drops of God’

Published on 2012-04-13 13:38:24

Seven new titles enter the manga best-seller list this week.

R.L. Stine Publishes ‘The Brave Kid’ Horror Story on Twitter

Published on 2012-04-13 12:51:51

R.L. Stine, the author of the popular Goosebumps horror series for kids, gave his nearly 49,000+ Twitter followers another free story this afternoon. To celebrate Friday the 13th, the novelist tweeted a mini-horror story called “The Brave One....

Introducing ‘By the Book’

Published on 2012-04-13 12:22:48

David Sedaris is the first subject of a new feature asking prominent people about their reading habits and recommendations.

Most Frequently Challenged Library Books of 2011

Published on 2012-04-13 12:07:39

The American Library Association (ALA) has released its annual list of the most frequently challenged library books of the year. We’ve linked to free samples of all the books on the list–follow the links below to read these controversial books ...

Mediabistro Launches Online Literary Festival & Writing Workshops

Published on 2012-04-13 10:29:51

From July 16 through August 1, 2012, Mediabistro will host its first online literary festival and writing workshops. Author Susan Orlean open LitFest with a keynote speech about the story behind her new book, Rin Tin Tin. It will be a chance to learn f...

querulous

Published on 2012-04-13 01:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 13, 2012 is: querulous • KWAIR-yuh-lus

The Ups and Downs of “Left” and “Right”

Published on 2012-04-12 23:02:39

Left has gotten a bad rap throughout history. Because of overwhelming majority of people are right-handed (most estimates are in the range of 85 to 90 percent), left-handedness has come to be associated with weakness -- the word left itself is descended from an Old English word meaning “weak.” Original Post: The Ups and Downs of “Left” and “Right” Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

"What Will You Look Back On?" by Dave Ramsey

Published on 2012-04-12 18:01:38

Dave Ramsey is the New York Times best-selling author of Financial Peace Revisited, The Total Money Makeover and More than Enough. In his most recent book, EntreLeadership, he opened his championship playbook to give readers the keys to business success....

Theater Talkback: Frank Langella Telling Tales

Published on 2012-04-12 14:11:46

In his terrific new memoir, Frank Langella reflects on the "impermanence" of the actor's life.

Orhan Pamuk Inks Deal with ABRAMS

Published on 2012-04-12 12:23:13

Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk has landed a deal with ABRAMS for The Innocence of Objects. The book is slated for worldwide release in October 2012. Andrew Wylie of the Wylie Agency negotiated the deal with editor-in-chief Eric Himmel. This publication ca...

Dick Teresi Talks About the Line Between Life and Death

Published on 2012-04-12 12:22:41

In "The Undead," Dick Teresi questions the diagnosis of brain death and its relationship to organ transplantation.

Harry Who? J.K. Rowling’s New Novel: "The Casual Vacancy"

Published on 2012-04-12 11:20:29

So long, Harry. Hello Barry. Little, Brown and Company announced this morning that J.K. Rowling's forthcoming novel, entitled The Casual Vacancy, will be published on September 27 (in hardcover and Kindle book). The publisher described Rowling's first novel for adults...

J. K. Rowling Unveils New Book: The Casual Vacancy

Published on 2012-04-12 10:42:44

J. K. Rowling has finally revealed details about her first novel for adults. The Harry Potter author will release The Casual Vacancy on September 27th. The publisher billed the new book as “Blackly comic, thought-provoking and constantly surprisi...

Smashwords To Keep Agency Pricing Model

Published on 2012-04-12 10:23:07

While Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster have agreed to abandon an agency model for eBook pricing, digital publishing platform Smashwords will continue to use the format to let its users set eBook prices. Smashwords CEO Mark Coker told e...

Jack Prelutsky: ‘A poem is a living organism, and no two are alike.’

Published on 2012-04-12 10:07:54

Happy National Poetry Month! All throughout April, we will interview poets about working in this digital age. Recently we spoke with the United States’ first children’s poet laureate, Jack Prelusky. Prelutsky did not enjoy studying poetry d...

tragus

Published on 2012-04-12 01:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 12, 2012 is: tragus • TRAY-gus

A Few Rounds About Bullet Lists

Published on 2012-04-11 23:37:49

Before reading this post you might wanna check one we published a while ago titled 7 Rules For Formatting Lists. Here’s a quotation from it: “The items in unnumbered lists are often preceded by dots or other symbols known collectively as bullets, though such markers are technically not necessary, especially in a recipe or a [...] Original Post: A Few Rounds About Bullet Lists Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

YA Wednesday: The ‘Catching Fire’ Book Club & My Farewell

Published on 2012-04-11 16:00:00

This is a bittersweet YA Wednesday for me, as it is my last post as part of the Amazon Books team. Working here for the last two-and-a-half years has been a wonderful experience. I've interviewed inspiring authors for this column,...

Report Faults UC Davis Administrators, Police In Pepper Spray Incident

Published on 2012-04-11 15:46:00

As they sought to quell a November protest at the University of California-Davis, campus police officers' "decision to use pepper spray was not supported by objective evidence and not authorized by policy," according to a review of the incident released Wednesday.

Spate Of Bomb Threats Annoys Pittsburgh Students

Published on 2012-04-11 15:18:00

The University of Pittsburgh has received more than 50 false-alarm bomb threats since mid-February, which have disrupted campus life. Security has tightened but the threats continue, and some students are wondering how they'll be able to make up class work and prepare for final exams.

Rushdie’s Memoir Title Pays Tribute To A Pair of Fellow Authors

Published on 2012-04-11 13:30:36

"Joseph Anton: A Memoir," due out in September, borrows its name from the alias Mr. Rushdie used when he was under death threat after the publication of "The Satanic Verses."

The 5th Annual Tournament of Audiobooks @ Audible.com

Published on 2012-04-11 13:19:10

Our friends at Audible are hosting a tournament we thought you should know about. Now that college basketball has named its 2012 Champion, it’s time to focus on the tournament that really matters – Audible.com’s 5th Annual Tournament of Audiobooks....

16 State Attorneys General Sue Major Publishers

Published on 2012-04-11 12:20:26

The Texas Attorney General and the Connecticut Attorney General have mounted a state-based lawsuit against publishers and Apple, following in the footsteps of the eBook pricing lawsuit that the U.S. Department of Justice announced today. Follow this PD...

Times Readers Recommend Their Favorite Baseball Books

Published on 2012-04-11 11:23:29

A list of baseball books recommended by readers on Twitter.

Gossip Girl Author on Working With Book Packagers

Published on 2012-04-11 11:03:29

Before her meteoric rise to the top with Gossip Girl, Cecily von Ziegesar worked as an editor for Alloy, a book packaging company, and knows too well what authors experience getting their titles onto shelves.  So what are her thoughts on allegatio...

"Cove" Author Ron Rash Asks: Who Is a Patriot?

Published on 2012-04-11 02:13:00

Before moving to Seattle I had spent six years in the mountains of western North Carolina, in a hippie-artsy-literary town that Rolling Stone once called Freakville, U.S.A. So it's been a treat to read two great books published this month...

5 Words Caught in Semantic Drift

Published on 2012-04-10 22:08:58

Is it possible to simultaneously admire the vibrancy and flexibility of the English language and grumble about shifts in meaning that deprive the language of some of its richness? I know it is, because I often do so. Because of the organic nature of language, English is a victim of semantic drift -- not as cataclysmic as continental drift, but detectable on the rigor scale -- and I regret the loss of the far-flung flotsam. Original Post: 5 Words Caught in Semantic Drift Your eBook: Click here t [..]

2012 Best Translated Book Award Finalists: Fiction and Poetry

Published on 2012-04-10 17:40:00

April 10, 2012—On Tuesday evening, the poetry and fiction finalists for the 2012 Best Translated Book Awards were announced during a special event at the University of Rochester, and on Three Percent, the university’s translation-centric website (w...

Big Dog, Little Fawn–Exclusive Photos and Q&A from "Kate & Pippin"

Published on 2012-04-10 17:00:00

I don't know about you, but stories--and photos--of animals of one species raising orphans of another always get an "awwww" from me, and the new nonfiction picture book, Kate & Pippin, is definitely "awww" inspiring (I know, I just couldn't...

Trend Stetting 14: Right to the Point

Published on 2012-04-10 15:00:00

I had three reasons for opting to review David Orr's recent book that have nothing to do with the words inside it. First, the title: Beautiful & Pointless: A Guide to Modern Poetry. How freaking fantastic is that? I'd read...

Etgar Keret’s Stories Read by a Chorus of Voices

Published on 2012-04-10 14:05:40

Willem Dafoe is one of several actors and authors who appear on the audio version of Etgar Keret's new book.

Exclusive: David Hughes Explains Hollywood’s "Development Hell"

Published on 2012-04-10 13:00:00

David Hughes mines Hollywood's depths for the untold stories behind the unmade movies (Sandman, where art thou?) and the unmade versions of movies that actually did reach the screen (like the fourth Indiana Jones film, written by Frank Darabont and...

Fashion Designer Paul Smith Works on Granta Cover

Published on 2012-04-10 12:23:16

Granta magazine worked with fashion designer Paul Smith to create the cover for its upcoming issue, Granta 119. Dedicated to the theme of “Britain,” the issue will be released in the U.K. on May 10th and in the U.S. on May 17th.  Contrib...

‘Savage U’ Takes Frank Sex Talk To Campus

Published on 2012-04-10 12:00:00

Dan Savage has made a career offering advice on relationships and sex in his nationally-syndicated column, "Savage Love." Now he's taking his act on the road for his new show, Savage U, in which he travels to college campuses across the country giving students advice on sex and relationships.

Should Teachers Be Disciplined For Online Lives?

Published on 2012-04-10 12:00:00

Several teachers have been disciplined, and even fired, for their online activities. A Philadelphia teacher was suspended after posting that students acted like "rude, disengaged, lazy whiners." And a Georgia teacher was forced to resign over a Facebook photo that showed her drinking alcohol.

picaresque

Published on 2012-04-10 01:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 10, 2012 is: picaresque • pik-uh-RESK

Prone vs. Supine

Published on 2012-04-09 23:22:02

It’s easy to confuse the meaning of prone and supine -- and it’s important to distinguish between them, because they’re antonyms. (I also discuss here some of the synonyms of each word.) Original Post: Prone vs. Supine Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

Washington’s famed Howard Theater back from the brink

Published on 2012-04-09 16:33:59

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington's historic Howard Theater, a launching pad for black performers from Duke Ellington to The Supremes, reopened on Monday after a $29 million restoration saved it from the wrecking ball.

Fifty Shades of Grey

Published on 2012-04-09 16:24:46

So, this past weekend, Salon ran this article about Amazon’s “$1 million secret”—their recently created giving program, which has benefitted a large number of literary nonprofits.. Key word there being “nonprofit,” b...

Rushdie Among Those Who Respond to Israel’s Ban of Günter Grass

Published on 2012-04-09 15:54:00

Writers and political pundits have reacted to Israel's decision to ban Günter Grass from the country because of a recent poem.

96-Year-Old Novelist Herman Wouk Lands Book Deal

Published on 2012-04-09 15:23:45

96-year-old novelist Herman Wouk has sold his latest novel to Simon & Schuster. The Lawgiver follows the production of a movie about Moses through “letters, memos, emails, journals, news articles, recorded talk, tweets, Skype transcripts, a...

This Week on the mediabistro.com Job Board: Random House, Disney Publishing, Macmillan

Published on 2012-04-09 12:52:55

This week, Random House is hiring an email newsletter program manager, while Disney Publishing needs an associate publicity director. Macmillan is on the hunt for a senior publicist, and W.W. Norton & Company is seeking a design assistant. Get all...

Haruki Murakami: In Search of this Elusive Writer

Published on 2012-04-09 12:30:00

For all of you Murakami fans out there, embedded below is Haruki Murakami: In Search of this Elusive Writer, an hour-long BBC documentary by Alan Yentob (presenter) and Rupert Edwards (camerawork). According to this post about it: Haruki Murakam...

Enter the Literary Tattoo Showdown

Published on 2012-04-09 11:27:08

Do you have a literary tattoo? Take a photograph of your book-focused ink and enter the LitReactor Literary Tattoo Showdown. Check it out: “In one week, we’re going to pick two winners–one male, one female. Tattoos will be judged o...

Margaret Carson at The Mookse and the Gripes

Published on 2012-04-09 11:07:31

Over at The Mookse and the Gripes, Trevor Berrett posted a really interesting interview with Margaret Carson, the translator of Sergio Chejfec’s My Two Worlds (among other books): A “walking” book, when I finished My Two Worlds I wrote, ...

alleviate

Published on 2012-04-09 01:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 09, 2012 is: alleviate • uh-LEE-vee-ayt

The Suffix “-esque” and the Like

Published on 2012-04-08 23:17:34

The suffix -esque, one of a class of what are called adjectival suffixes, is adopted from the French version of the Italian suffix -esco, related to the standard English adjectival suffix -ish, and all of them mean like, or “related to” or “characteristic of”; -esque is more specialized, while -ish has additional senses. Original Post: The Suffix “-esque” and the Like Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

Autopsy scheduled for painter Thomas Kinkade

Published on 2012-04-08 20:35:34

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California coroner is due to conduct an autopsy of Thomas Kinkade on Monday, three days after the famed American painter died unexpectedly, the Los Angeles Times reported on Sunday.

10 Most Frequently Challenged Library Books of 2011

Published on 2012-04-08 17:23:39

The American Library Association (ALA) has released its annual list of the most frequently challenged library books of the year. We’ve linked to free samples of all the books on the list–follow the links below to read these controversial books ...

Israel bars German writer Grass from visiting over poem

Published on 2012-04-08 08:52:07

JERUSALEM/BERLIN (Reuters) - Israel declared Nobel Prize-winning German author Guenter Grass "persona non grata" on Sunday over a poem in which the former SS soldier described the Jewish state as a threat to world peace.

VIDEO: ‘It Gets Better’ For Mormon Students Too

Published on 2012-04-08 06:37:00

Students from a strict Mormon college that prohibits "homosexual behavior" have launched a Web video aimed at reassuring other gay and lesbian youth struggling with their faith and sexual orientation.

hyphenate

Published on 2012-04-08 01:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 08, 2012 is: hyphenate • HYE-fuh-nayt

loquacious

Published on 2012-04-07 01:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 07, 2012 is: loquacious • loh-KWAY-shus

Stay a While and Learn About “Sojourn”

Published on 2012-04-06 23:51:42

After I posted a list of synonyms for trip, a couple of readers offered sojourn as an additional alternative. Unfortunately, however, they are victims of a common misunderstanding. Sojourn is actually a near antonym of trip. It means “a brief stay.” Original Post: Stay a While and Learn About “Sojourn” Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

Blogs and Technology News – search.foxdirectory.com

Published on 2012-04-06 22:50:15

Fox Directory’s blog and ebook website is now available for job seekers to explore technology news and views. Fox Directory has built on its expertise to become an auspicious web directory player in the game-changing technology that is teaching significantly more internet users the value of website based job searches. Book publisher and Self Publishing [...]

A Q&A with Perihan Magden, Author of "Ali and Ramazan"

Published on 2012-04-06 15:39:28

Turkish author Perihan Magden's new novel, Ali and Ramazan, is based on a tragic and beautiful true story tracing the lives of two boys from very different backgrounds who land in the same Istanbul orphanage. Read why she chooses to...

Pinterest Is Third Most Popular Social Network in America

Published on 2012-04-06 15:23:40

Pinterest is now the third most popular social network in the United States, competing with Facebook and Twitter after some amazing growth. Writers and publishers should pay attention to this new network. Check out our Pinterest Tips for Writers post f...

Graphic Books Best Sellers: ‘Game of Thrones’ and the Avengers

Published on 2012-04-06 15:16:59

"Avengers: The Children's Crusade" debuts at No. 10 on the hardcover graphic books best-seller list.

Book Review Podcast: America and the Balance of Global Power

Published on 2012-04-06 14:53:01

On this week's Book Review podcast, Zbigniew Brzezinski discusses America and the crisis of global power.

Three Percent #34: "These Creatures I Must Woo"

Published on 2012-04-06 14:52:27

This week Tom and I welcomed Jeff Waxman of University of Chicago Press and 57th Street Books to the podcast to talk about different approaches to marketing different “types” of translations, such as contemporary translations vs. classic wo...

Freelance Writer Tips & Ernest Hemingway Book Trailer: Top Stories of the Week

Published on 2012-04-06 13:07:43

For your weekend reading pleasure, here are our top stories of the week, including John Grisham‘s $6 million mistake, freelance writer tips from a New York Times magazine editor and a 50-year-old Ernest Hemingway book trailer (embedded abov...

Graphic Novel Friday: Interview with Robert Kirkman

Published on 2012-04-06 12:39:18

It's probably unnecessary at this point to introduce Robert Kirkman. As the creator of The Walking Dead, he's watched his zombie apocalypse series go from comic book success to televised event. Riding high on the second season's biggest ratings yet,...

carp

Published on 2012-04-06 01:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 06, 2012 is: carp • KAHRP

20 Verbs Smothered by “Be”s

Published on 2012-04-05 23:15:45

Below are phrases in which a form of “to be” plus an adjective (or a preposition and a noun) and, often, a preposition can easily be replaced by a simple form of the verb (occasionally accompanied by a preposition), resulting in a more concise statement. Original Post: 20 Verbs Smothered by “Be”s Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

What’s Your Favorite Note-Taking App?

Published on 2012-04-05 20:30:49

Paper by FiftyThree was the top free iPad app in the Apple App Store this week. The notepad app works for taking notes, sketching or brainstorming ideas on your tablet. Do you have a favorite note-taking program? Over at eBookNewser, we’ve colle...

“When Love and Work Are One” – Nancy Pearl Talks about her New Book Series, and Much More

Published on 2012-04-05 15:52:58

I recently had the pleasure of talking to Nancy Pearl, whose new series Book Lust Rediscoveries launched this week. It's a thrill to be able to ask her some questions (I compare it to being a basketball fan and getting...

And Now a Word From Charles Dickens’s Sponsor…

Published on 2012-04-05 14:25:09

A digital project features the advertising that surrounded "Our Mutual Friend" while it was serialized, as well as links to maps and letters.

Fox In Socks! Dartmouth Names Its Medical School After Dr. Seuss

Published on 2012-04-05 14:18:00

No word yet on whether memorizing The Cat in the Hat will now become a requirement for medical school admission.

New York Public Library to Digitize Washington, Thoreau and Twain

Published on 2012-04-05 13:48:52

The items include letters by Washington and a map of Walden Pond drawn by Thoreau.

Douglas Florian: ‘Young poets should keep their eyes, ears & mind open’

Published on 2012-04-05 12:07:36

Happy National Poetry Month! All throughout April, we will interview poets about working in this digital age. To kick things off, we have award-winning children’s poet Douglas Florian. Florian (pictured, via) started off as a cartoonist for The N...

Cheryl Strayed Talks About ‘Wild,’ a Memoir of Hiking and Grief

Published on 2012-04-05 11:43:34

Cheryl Strayed discusses the experience of hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, and the experience of writing about it almost two decades later.

Lev Raphael: Muscles and Mystery

Published on 2012-04-05 11:43:24

I've always been making up stories about people I see, whether in restaurants, malls, parks, theaters, wherever. hat's just how I see the world, or the many worlds within this world. One of those is the enormous health club that I've belong...

cockalorum

Published on 2012-04-05 01:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 05, 2012 is: cockalorum • kah-kuh-LOR-um

20 Rules About Subject-Verb Agreement

Published on 2012-04-04 23:21:49

Is, or are? Go, or goes? Whether a verb is singular or plural depends on any one of a complicated set of factors. Here is a roster of rules for subject-verb agreement (or “Here are some rules . . .”). Original Post: 20 Rules About Subject-Verb Agreement Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

Singapore tutus just too, too much for Malaysia

Published on 2012-04-04 21:05:40

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Malaysia has denied a permit for a Singapore dance troupe to perform The Nutcracker and other ballet works due to concerns about "indecent" costumes, media in both countries reported.

Ron Rash’s "The Cove" Tops April’s Best Books of the Month

Published on 2012-04-04 18:10:11

The author of Serena is back with this "murky and deliberate" novel that "solidifies Rash as master of modern Southern Gothic," as our reviewer Jon Foro puts it. Set in an Appalachian town during World War I, The Cove feels...

U.S. demands Sotheby’s give up ancient Cambodian statue

Published on 2012-04-04 17:41:43

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday filed suit demanding auctioneer Sotheby's forfeit a 10th-century sandstone statue the government says was looted from a Cambodian temple.

LA’s Getty Center puts Herb Ritts in perspective

Published on 2012-04-04 15:13:51

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In the 1980s and '90s, photographer Herb Ritts' black and white portraits of movie stars and models like Cindy Crawford and Naomi Campbell created a look that was emblematic of the era, and now they are the subject of a major ex...

YA Wednesday: Announcing the ‘Catching Fire’ Book Club

Published on 2012-04-04 15:04:39

If, like me, you left The Hunger Games movie and immediately started re-reading Catching Fire, you're in luck. We're starting a book club! (If you haven't yet read the second book in Suzanne Collins' riveting trilogy and somehow aren't 100%...

Dali work expected to fetch $10 million at NY auction

Published on 2012-04-04 14:40:41

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A 75-year-old masterwork by Surrealist painter Salvador Dali is expected to fetch $10 million or more when it hits the auction block next month, Sotheby's said on Wednesday.

Stanford & Open University Count 50 Million iTunes U Downloads

Published on 2012-04-04 13:03:35

Free iTunes U courses created by Stanford University and Open University have been downloaded 50 million times through Apple. Apple unveiled the iTunes U app, bringing a new wave of readers to the content. Below, we’ve linked to the ten most popu...

Günter Grass’s Poem About Israel Provokes Intense Criticism

Published on 2012-04-04 12:25:16

The poem, which says that Israel, not Iran, is the Mideast's greatest threat to world peace, prompted the Israeli Embassy in Berlin to accuse Mr. Grass of propagating old-fashioned blood libel.

rash

Published on 2012-04-04 01:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 04, 2012 is: rash • RASH

A Quiz About Compressing Accordion Sentences

Published on 2012-04-03 23:55:35

Brisk, lively writing requires attending to phrasing that slows readers down and or trips them up. Be vigilant about finding ways to make sentences less wordy and more direct. Firm up these five flabby sentences, and compare your revisions with mine. Original Post: A Quiz About Compressing Accordion Sentences Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

"Immobility" by Brian Evenson: A Hypothetical Novel Goes On Sale Next Week

Published on 2012-04-03 18:48:13

The award-winning Brian Evenson is one of the world’s best writers of unclassifiable, strange fiction—the kinds of stories and novels that cross genres and ignore boundaries. He’s won the O. Henry Prize and is the director of Brown University’s Literary...

Emerald City Comicon 2012: Interview with Brandon Graham

Published on 2012-04-03 15:00:00

Last weekend in Seattle, the Emerald City Comicon celebrated its tenth anniversary as the Northwest's premier gathering for fans of all things comics. The ECCC remains one of the last conventions devoted to comics without being overrun by the medium's...

Theatrical Parody of Harry Potter Books to Open in New York

Published on 2012-04-03 14:16:07

United States premiere of "Potted Potter," based on the seven Harry Potter books, will open in June at the Little Shubert theater.

Wis. School Districts Saved After Bad Real Estate Deal

Published on 2012-04-03 14:00:00

Before the financial crisis, five school districts in Wisconsin borrowed $200 million and invested in some very complicated financial instruments tied to real estate. They quickly became worthless. The school districts sued, claiming they were misled about the risk they were taking.

Shooter At Oakland School Targeted Administrator

Published on 2012-04-03 14:00:00

More details are emerging about the shooting that left 7 dead at an Oakland university on Monday. The suspect is One Goh, a former nursing student at the school.

Under Scrutiny, Some Head Start Programs In Limbo

Published on 2012-04-03 13:44:00

The Obama administration has proposed big changes for the early childhood education program Head Start. Programs the government has labeled "deficient" must now compete for funds to continue operating. But some argue that turning Head Start into a competitive grants program will not be easy.

How to Scan Your Site for Free

Published on 2012-04-03 13:23:55

A strain of malicious code can infect your personal website but remain hidden every time you access your own site. This GalleyCat editor recently discovered malware hidden inside the code of his personal website. When accessing his personal site at hom...

Amazon Exclusive: Mo Willems Original Sketches for the Pigeon

Published on 2012-04-03 13:00:00

Mo Willems struck a nerve with parents and kids with his first picture book, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, in which a baby-blue pigeon begs, pleads, and throws a tantrum, in hopes of driving a bus, and in...

7 Similar but Distinct Word Pairs

Published on 2012-04-02 23:14:45

Look-alike, sound-alike words can cause confusion. Note the distinctions between each pair of terms listed below. Original Post: 7 Similar but Distinct Word Pairs Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

"What the Plus?" – A Talk with Guy Kawasaki

Published on 2012-04-02 18:27:40

As a Silicon Valley best-selling author, venture capitalist, speaker, business founder, and former chief evangelist at Apple, Guy Kawasaki has accomplished more in one lifetime than most people would in three. (And that's assuming they get reincarnated, which is asking...

"The Hunger Games" Book Trilogy Sweepstakes Winners

Published on 2012-04-02 17:37:44

Thanks to all who entered our The Hunger Games book trilogy sweepstakes and congratulations to our 12 winners, each of whom will receive a Kindle Fire and all three Hunger Games books in hardcover and Kindle book. 1. Erin K.,...

Media Monday -

Published on 2012-04-02 17:00:12

The New York Times Pete Hamill has very nice things to say about City of Bohane, a book he describes as resembling "an Icelandic saga welded to a ballad of the American West, although the location is in a place...

"My First Suicide" Giveaway on GoodReads

Published on 2012-04-02 13:55:55

For all the Jerzy Pilch fans out there, we’re going to be publishing his new book, My First Suicide, this summer, but for those of you who are too eager to wait until May, enter the contest below for a chance to win one of the 10 copies we’re giving away via GoodReads. This new book is in the same vein as the other Pilch titles we’ve published: it’s semi-autobiographical, very funny, dark, filled with shittons of drinking and women . . . Vintage Pilch. [..]

This Week on the mediabistro.com Job Board: Beaufort Books, Trident Media Group, Palm Publishing

Published on 2012-04-02 13:52:02

This week, Beaufort Books is hiring a managing editor, while Trident Media Group is seeking a foreign rights assistant. Palm Publishing needs an art director/senior graphic designer, and Apress is looking for a managing coordinating editor. Get more i...

Stephen Morrison Named Picador Publisher

Published on 2012-04-02 13:23:38

Penguin Books associate publisher Stephen Morrison will serve as the new publisher at Macmillan’s Picador Books. He starts on April 30th. Henry Holt publisher Stephen Rubin and FSG publisher Jonathan Galassi welcomed the new editor in a memo: “...

Art is "world’s greatest currency", says Hirst

Published on 2012-04-02 11:55:15

LONDON (Reuters) - Some artists prefer not to talk about the value of their work. Damien Hirst clearly revels in it, going so far as to call art "the greatest currency in the world".

Ernest Hemingway Book Trailer

Published on 2012-04-02 11:25:06

Fifty years before the book trailer even existed, the great Ernest Hemingway experimented by tape recording a rambling and possibly intoxicated introduction to Across the River and into the Trees. Miracle Jones posted the video at the new literary vid...

"I Am a Japanese Writer" by Dany LaFerrière [25 Days of the BTBA]

Published on 2012-04-02 11:00:00

As with years past, we’re going to spend the next week highlighting the rest of the 25 titles on the BTBA fiction longlist. We’ll have a variety of guests writing these posts, all of which are centered around the question of “Why This...

grok

Published on 2012-04-02 01:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 02, 2012 is: grok • GRAHK

devious

Published on 2012-04-01 01:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 01, 2012 is: devious • DEE-ve-us

"Don’t Put Me In, Coach" – Author and Ohio State Basketball Player Mark Titus on Final Four Day

Published on 2012-03-31 11:49:23

For four years, Mark Titus sat the bench for the Ohio State men's basketball team. In that time, it appears he was paying attention, honing his powers of observation (and a sense of humor), and starting a blog about his...

resile

Published on 2012-03-31 01:15:02

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 31, 2012 is: resile • rih-ZYLE

Showing, Not Telling, Personality Through Speech and Thought

Published on 2012-03-30 23:39:48

You know the fiction-writing dictum “Show, don’t tell.” But how does it apply in practical terms when it comes to communicating characterization without exposition? Original Post: Showing, Not Telling, Personality Through Speech and Thought Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

Kurt Vonnegut Kindle Single & 50 Shades of History: Top Stories of the Week

Published on 2012-03-30 18:23:55

For your weekend reading pleasure, here are our top stories of the week, including a Kurt Vonnegut Kindle Single, a Vogue essay book deal and some Fifty Shades of Grey online history. Click here to sign up for GalleyCat’s daily email newsletter, ...

We Are Talking About This.

Published on 2012-03-30 18:08:58

Let's talk about Sweet Farts. I'm guessing we're mostly grownups here, but we are going to talk about the series of books called Sweet Farts. Sweet Farts by Raymond Bean. Like many of you (as I imagine you), Sweet Farts...

The Arthur C. Clarke Awards Controversy: Internet Puppies, Rant-Analysis, and Christopher Priest

Published on 2012-03-30 15:20:00

There may never have been a time in human history that lacked some type of literary controversy; no doubt someone objected to the ridiculous story told by a particular set of cave paintings back in the day. But the swiftness...

Gary Ross Answers Reader Questions About ‘The Hunger Games’

Published on 2012-03-30 13:38:51

Gary Ross, the director of "The Hunger Games," answered reader questions.

Graphic Books Best Sellers: Zombies, Mutants and Bats

Published on 2012-03-30 13:34:31

"X-Men: Season One" debuts at No. 10 this week on the graphic books hardcover best-seller list.

Three Percent #33: The Spaz and the Straight Man

Published on 2012-03-30 13:11:22

In this week’s podcast, we talk about the future of book reviewing, focusing on a few central questions: who reads book reviews? (A: definitely not my students), what is the function of the book review in today’s world?, is there a website/...

Book Review Podcast: The Culture’s Beliefs About Fiction Written by Women

Published on 2012-03-30 12:04:05

Meg Wolitzer discusses her essay "The Second Shelf" and the critical attention awarded to fiction written by women.

Latest Review: "Dream of Ding Village" by Yan Lianke

Published on 2012-03-30 12:00:00

The latest addition to our Reviews Section is a piece by Sharon Rhodes on Yan Lianke’s Dream of Ding Village, which is translated from the Chinese by Cindy Carter, and available from Grove Press. Sharon Rhodes is a Ph.D. candidate here at the U...

A Writer Lept to a Wrong Conclusion

Published on 2012-03-29 23:35:53

While reading an otherwise well-written and well-edited book, I was bemused to note that the number of high school students in the United States had “lept” from one total to another over a given span of years. Original Post: A Writer Lept to a Wrong Conclusion Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

Reading Crews, a Novelist as Swaggering as His Characters

Published on 2012-03-29 15:51:44

Appraising the career of the Southern novelist, who died Wednesday at 76.

Harry Crews, a Darkly Comic Novelist, Dies at 76

Published on 2012-03-29 15:28:13

The novelist enjoyed a cult following for works that explored religion and violence in the American South.

Reese Witherspoon to go "Wild" — as Cheryl Strayed

Published on 2012-03-29 14:35:51

It's not often that a book about hiking makes the New York Times cry and prompts actress Reese Witherspoon to bid on the film rights. But of course, Cheryl Strayed's Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail...

Harry Crews Has Died

Published on 2012-03-29 13:23:11

Novelist Harry Crews has passed away. Above, we’ve embedded a YouTube video of the author talking to Dennis Miller about his time in the military, his E.E. Cummings-inspired tattoo and his Scar Lover novel. He wrote many novels, including The Go...

CONTEST: Write the Worst Sentence in 25 Words or Less

Published on 2012-03-29 12:00:19

Think you can write the world’s worst opening sentence in 25 words or less? 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 terrible sentence before...

RTWCS: Ben Moser on Clarice Lispector

Published on 2012-03-29 12:00:00

A couple weeks ago, Ben Moser was in town for the unfortunately acronymed NeMLA conference. We took advantage of this to host a special RTWCS event to talk to Ben about his biography of Lispector (Why This World, Oxford University Press), his new trans...

Cubes: Take a Behind-the-Scenes Tour of The Knot

Published on 2012-03-29 11:24:02

In this episode of “Cubes,” we tour the offices of XO Group Inc., the media company best known for every bride-to-be’s favorite site, The Knot. The XO Group’s brand-new space in lower Manhattan boasts a fashion runway, a bar wi...

Calling All Artists

Published on 2012-03-29 10:52:21

Dwight Garner invites readers to try their hand at exercises from the new book "Draw It With Your Eyes Closed: The Art of the Art Assignment."

Adrienne Rich Has Died

Published on 2012-03-29 10:47:56

National Book Award-winning poet Adrienne Rich has passed away. She was 82 years old. Follow this Poetry Foundation link to read poems by the great author. Over her long career, Rich (pictured, via Robert Giard) earned the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, the ...

China tells Ai Weiwei no public trial for tax case

Published on 2012-03-29 01:16:41

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese authorities have told dissident artist Ai Weiwei he will not be given a public hearing to reconsider a 15 million yuan ($2.4 million) tax evasion penalty allegedly due from the company he works for, Ai said on Thursday, a mo...

zoomorphic

Published on 2012-03-29 01:15:02

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 29, 2012 is: zoomorphic • zoh-uh-MOR-fik

Writers Don’t Cry: LIVE at Emerald City Comicon

Published on 2012-03-28 02:05:00

Y ou’ve read my columns—now drop by and say “hello!” I’ll be doing a panel at Emerald City Comicon on a subject close to my heart: villains. I know I don’t have to tell you how much cooler they are...

Writers Don’t Cry: LIVE at Emerald City Comicon

Published on 2012-03-28 02:05:00

Y ou’ve read my columns—now drop by and say “hello!” I’ll be doing a panel at Emerald City Comicon on a subject close to my heart: villains. I know I don’t have to tell you how much cooler they are...

epaulet

Published on 2012-03-28 01:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 28, 2012 is: epaulet • ep-uh-LET

7 Military Ranks Common in Popular Culture

Published on 2012-03-27 23:55:52

This all-purpose title, originally identifying the leader of any band of warriors but later formalized to refer to someone holding a specific military rank, is used in civilian contexts to refer to a sports team’s most prominent member, a successful businessperson (“captain of industry”), or any leader. Original Post: 7 Military Ranks Common in Popular Culture Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

PEN/Faulkner Awards Announced

Published on 2012-03-27 16:57:40

Julie Otsuka's The Buddha in the Attic has been selected as the winner of the 2012 PEN/ Faulkner Award for Fiction. The judges described it as "a precise, poetic novel that tells the story of Japanese picture brides brought to...

Hilton Kramer’s Provocative Time at The Times

Published on 2012-03-27 16:22:20

Hilton Kramer, who died at 84, shared his strong opinions throughout his tenure as a critic at The New York Times.

Bilingual Readings at ALTA 2012

Published on 2012-03-27 15:32:55

FYI, here’s the information about how to participate in the bilingual readings at this year’s ALTA conference: For a chance to participate in the Bilingual Readings taking place at this year’s ALTA (October 3-6 in Rochester, NY),...

"Suddenly, a Knock on the Door": Ira Glass Reads a Story by Etgar Keret

Published on 2012-03-27 14:00:00

There are authors who cut their milk teeth on short stories, and there are authors who dedicate themselves to the form with Buddha-like focus. Israeli writer Etgar Keret—nerds of a certain ilk will recognize his name from This American Life...

Latest Review: "Of Flies and Monkeys" by Jacques Dupin

Published on 2012-03-27 14:00:00

The latest addition to our Reviews Section is a piece by Vincent Francone on Jacques Dupin’s Of Flies and Monkeys, which is translated from the French by John Taylor and available from Bitter Oleander Press. (Probably easiest to order this direct...

"The Shadow-Boxing Woman" by Inka Parei [25 Days of the BTBA]

Published on 2012-03-27 12:07:50

As with years past, we’re going to spend the next two weeks highlighting the rest of the 25 titles on the BTBA fiction longlist. We’ll have a variety of guests writing these posts, all of which are centered around the question of “Why...

volplane

Published on 2012-03-14 01:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 14, 2012 is: volplane • VAHL-playn� • verb 1 : to glide in or as if in an airplane 2 a a of an airplane : to descend gradually in controlled flight b : to fly in a glider ...

"Lorax" beats Disney Mars epic at box office

Published on 2012-03-14 00:50:39

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Dr. Seuss movie "The Lorax" stayed firmly planted at No. 1 on box office charts over the weekend, easily trumping the debut of Walt Disney Co's expensive sci-fi flick "John Carter."

Puzo family fires back at studio in "Godfather" suit

Published on 2012-03-14 00:20:33

(Reuters) - The estate of "The Godfather" author Mario Puzo has fired back at movie studio Paramount Pictures with a $10 million counterclaim over Paramount's attempts to block a new book in the Mafia saga.

A Quiz About Combining Sentences

Published on 2012-03-13 23:00:23

One of the most useful techniques for tightening flabby prose is to concentrate more information into fewer words. This can be done with parenthesis and subordination. The result is that two or more sentences are combined into a single statement. Original Post: A Quiz About Combining Sentences Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

A Recap of The Hunger Games World Premiere

Published on 2012-03-13 17:15:00

As a longtime fan of the books who may (cough, cough) have watched the trailer obsessively, I’ve been waiting for March 23rd like a little kid waits for Christmas. So when I learned I’d be going to the Hunger Games...

Making Ice Cream Look as Good as it Tastes

Published on 2012-03-13 15:48:48

It snowed today in Seattle. And yet this video made me want to go out and get ice cream. It also made me think about making it... which is what this book is about.

Facebook Timeline for Pages Tips

Published on 2012-03-13 14:20:16

Facebook announced last week that all Facebook Pages will automatically convert to Facebook Timeline on March 30th–so publishers, agencies and other organizations have a new deadline to fix their pages. Facebook has published a Pages Overview Gui...

"Watchword" Review and Interview with Forrest Gander

Published on 2012-03-13 14:00:00

The latest addition to our Reviews Section is an extremely well-written and well-crafted piece by Grant Barber on Watchword by Pura López Colomé, which is translated from the Spanish by Forrest Gander and available from Wesleyan Press. In addition...

This Week on the mediabistro.com Job Board: Hachette, Soho Publishing, Tor Books

Published on 2012-03-13 13:57:39

This week, Hachette is hiring a digital operations manager, while Soho Publishing is looking for a graphic designer. Tor Books needs a senior publicist, and Oxford University Press is seeking an associate editor. Get all the details below, and find mo...

The Art of Illusion–Kids’ Best Books of March Video Exclusive

Published on 2012-03-13 13:00:00

I love watching magic tricks and have since I was a kid, be it a Las Vegas headliner or a ten-year-old magician performing in a school talent show--either way I am totally enthralled. One of March's Best Middle Grade books,...

nugatory

Published on 2012-03-13 01:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 13, 2012 is: nugatory • NOO-guh-tor-ee� • adjective 1 : of little or no consequence : trifling, inconsequential 2 : having no force : inoperative Examples: The decisio...

Japan maestro Ozawa vows return after break

Published on 2012-03-12 23:53:30

TOKYO (Reuters) - Seiji Ozawa, Japan's most famous conductor, on Tuesday pledged to return to performing next year, a week after saying he would take time off to recover from a recent spell of bad health that has included bouts of pneumonia.

Onomatopoeia

Published on 2012-03-12 23:45:46

How do you represent various sounds in writing? The term for vocal (and written) imitation of sounds, onomatopoeia, means “to make names.” (The word, a Latinization of a Greek word, consists of the term that is also the origin of name, nominal, and the like and the one from which poem and poet are derived.) Original Post: Onomatopoeia Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

Noel Coward: playwright, performer, spy

Published on 2012-03-12 17:45:45

NEW YORK (Reuters) - For many, the name Noel Coward conjures the image a smoking jacket-clad bon vivant, tickling the ivories and tossing off bons mots between sips of a cocktail.

Researchers say long-lost Leonardo may have been found

Published on 2012-03-12 14:59:29

FLORENCE (Reuters) - Art researchers and scientists said on Monday that a high-tech project using tiny video probes has uncovered evidence that a fresco by Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci lost for five centuries may still exist behind a wall of Fl...

Francesca Lia Block Fights to Keep Her Home

Published on 2012-03-12 13:30:19

Francesca Lia Block, the author of the beloved Weetzie Bat series, has mounted an online campaign to avoid losing her family’s home. The Save Francesca’s Faerie Cottage website explained her mortgage problems: “Francesca has good cred...

Happy Birthday Jack Kerouac

Published on 2012-03-12 12:00:03

If author Jack Kerouac were alive today, he would be celebrating his 90th birthday. The author, who died in 1969 at the age of 47, was known for his stream-of-consciousness style of writing, which were often accounts of his travels across America. In ...

Black Students More Likely To Be Disciplined

Published on 2012-03-12 12:00:00

A Department of Education study found from 2009 to 2010, black students were 3 1/2 times more likely to be suspended or expelled than white ones. Though the reasons are unclear, many argue harsher punishments push many black and Latino students out of schools and into the criminal justice system.

Free Customized ‘Go Away, I’m Reading’ Book Covers

Published on 2012-03-12 11:23:32

Wish you could tune out the world while reading your favorite book? The free “Go Away, I’m Reading” book covers will send a blunt message, customized for your book. Erin Bowman, Sarah Enni and Traci Neithercott created the simple but...

Fifty Shades of Grey Began as Twilight Fan Fiction

Published on 2012-03-12 10:42:10

Author E L James has landed a headline-making three-book deal with Vintage Books to publish her erotica series, the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy. Book blogger Jane Litte broke the news of the book’s origin–a work of Twilight fan fiction fro...

upbraid

Published on 2012-03-12 01:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 12, 2012 is: upbraid • up-BRAYD� • verb 1 : to criticize severely : find fault with 2 : to reproach severely : scold vehemently Examples: The foreman was upbraided for...

Whitney Houston’s daughter hears mom talk to her

Published on 2012-03-12 00:47:18

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Whitney Houston's daughter on Sunday said she still hears her mom encouraging her "keep moving, keep going," and the pop star's sister-in-law revealed new details of the day Houston died in their first public interviews since th...

The Function of “The”

Published on 2012-03-11 23:55:18

I found it interesting, when researching this topic, that the definition for the in Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary is nearly as long as this post -- and that’s for just one set of functions for the word, as a definite article. The also functions, less often, as an adverb (“I like that one the best”) and, rarely, a preposition used in place of per (“Those cost ten dollars the dozen”). Original Post: The Function of “The” Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English G [..]

‘Lorax’ beats Disney Mars epic at box office

Published on 2012-03-11 14:22:39

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Dr. Seuss movie "The Lorax" stayed firmly planted at No. 1 on box office charts over the weekend, easily trumping the debut of Walt Disney Co's expensive sci-fi flick "John Carter."

"Stone Upon Stone" by Wiesław Myśliwski [25 Days of the BTBA]

Published on 2012-03-11 11:00:00

As with years past, we’re going to spend the next five weeks highlighting all 25 titles on the BTBA fiction longlist. We’ll have a variety of guests writing these posts, all of which are centered around the question of “Why This Book ...

Join Us for Stalker Sunday

Published on 2012-03-11 09:23:00

Have you ever loved a film so much that you wanted to write a book about it? Author Geoff Dyer just published Zona: A Book about a Film about a Journey to a Room, an entire book dedicated to Stalker by Andrei Tarkovsky. Stalker is a spooky film about three men traveling through a magical wasteland, a trip loaded with enough great writing, surreal imagery and existential philosophy to inspire you to write your own book. On Sunday, we will host an online viewing of Stalker with a crew of intrepid [..]

nondescript

Published on 2012-03-10 23:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 11, 2012 is: nondescript • nahn-di-SKRIPT� • adjective 1 : belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described 2 : lacking distinctive or int...

Brad Pitt stages ”mini-Grammys” show to help New Orleans

Published on 2012-03-10 18:52:17

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Every time he crosses the Claiborne Avenue bridge heading east across the New Orleans Industrial Canal, actor Brad Pitt gets a lump in his throat.

"Funeral for a Dog" by Thomas Pletzinger [25 Days of the BTBA]

Published on 2012-03-10 12:00:05

As with years past, we’re going to spend the next five weeks highlighting all 25 titles on the BTBA fiction longlist. We’ll have a variety of guests writing these posts, all of which are centered around the question of “Why This Book ...

quietus

Published on 2012-03-10 00:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 10, 2012 is: quietus • kwye-EE-tus� • noun 1 : final settlement (as of a debt) 2 : removal from activity; especially : death 3 : something that quiets or represses E...

Attribute Tags and Their Alternatives

Published on 2012-03-09 22:49:34

While reviewing an article or a story you or someone else has written, you notice a preponderance of iterations of what are often referred to as attribute tags -- phrases that identify a speaker, such as “he said” and “she said.” What do you do about this repetition? Several possibilities exist. Original Post: Attribute Tags and Their Alternatives Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

”Kony 2012” director answers critics of video

Published on 2012-03-09 18:53:37

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The director of a video sensation that calls for the arrest of Joseph Kony, the fugitive rebel leader of a Ugandan militia group, agreed on Friday with skeptics who have called the film oversimplified, saying it was deliberately ma...

Los Angeles readies for a ”Levitating Mass”

Published on 2012-03-09 15:35:34

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - It weighs 340 tons, stands 21 feet, 10 inches high and measures 32 feet across. Beyond its massive size, this granite boulder being delivered to Los Angeles is no ordinary rock. It is art, or will be soon.

”Salmon Fishing” film makes impossible seem possible

Published on 2012-03-09 14:21:25

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - On its surface, new movie "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen," tells of a fishery expert tasked with creating a salmon-filled stream in the Middle East country's waterless desert, but underneath that description is a tale of making dr...

Book Review Podcast: Hari Kunzru’s Searchers in the Desert

Published on 2012-03-09 12:53:02

Hari Kunzru's fourth novel, "Gods Without Men," follows several characters over a vast span of time and their relationship to a rock formation in the Mojave Desert.

Graphic Books Best Sellers: Bane and Doomsday Return

Published on 2012-03-09 12:26:32

Two DC Comics villains, Bane and Doomsday, return in books on this week's best-seller lists.

Scott Turow: ‘Amazon was using eBook discounting to destroy bookselling’

Published on 2012-03-09 12:23:49

Authors Guild president and novelist Scott Turow sent a blunt letter to members this afternoon, calling the possibility of a Department of Justice lawsuit against Apple and five major publishers “grim news for everyone who cherishes a rich litera...

Franzen, Chabon and Lahiri Named to the American Academy of Arts and Letters

Published on 2012-03-09 12:07:05

Michael Chabon, Jonathan Franzen and Jhumpa Lahiri will join the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Beta Readers Help Edit Self-Published Book

Published on 2012-03-09 11:07:41

Because of his brother’s tepid experience with a traditional agent and a traditional publishing house, author Francis Tapon decided to self-publish when he wrote his first book. To do so, he created a publishing company called WanderLearn, bought...

winsome

Published on 2012-03-09 00:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 09, 2012 is: winsome • WIN-sum� • adjective 1 : generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence 2 : cheerful, lighthearted Examples: D...

5 Inspirational Books for Teen Writers

Published on 2012-03-08 22:34:19

What I offer here is a selection from the books I have read -- mostly since graduating from high school, because I was not a flashlight-under-the-covers bookworm (until later, that is) -- that I found memorable because of their emotional resonance. Original Post: 5 Inspirational Books for Teen Writers Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

Winners Announced for the National Book Critics Circle Awards

Published on 2012-03-08 20:09:05

The winners of the National Book Critics Circle awards for the publishing year 2011 were announced today at the New School’s Tishman Auditorium in New York. Winners are listed first in each category Fiction Binocular Vision: New & Selected Stories...

Oldest film based on Dickens found in Britain

Published on 2012-03-08 18:13:58

LONDON (Reuters) - An archivist at the British Film Institute has stumbled across a 1901 movie just one minute long which turns out to be the earliest surviving film featuring a character from the works of Charles Dickens.

"By Blood" – A Conversation between Laura Miller and author Ellen UIlman

Published on 2012-03-08 17:00:00

Laura Miller: Although there’s nothing supernatural in By Blood, it has a Gothic flavor: The obsessive, rather morbid first-person narrator, the creepy faded elegance of the old building where he rents an office, and the voices coming out of the...

Elizabeth Olsen reflects on life after ”Martha Marcy May”

Published on 2012-03-08 15:13:17

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - One year ago Elizabeth Olsen stepped out of the shadows of her famous sisters, Mary-Kate and Ashley, to star in the title role of drama "Martha Marcy May Marlene," which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and earned her cri...

Geoff Dyer Wins NBCC Criticism Award

Published on 2012-03-08 14:56:02

Author Edith Pearlman has won the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) award for for fiction for her collection, Binocular Vision: New & Selected Stories (Lookout Books) and Maya Jasanoff has won the nonfiction award for Liberty’s Exiles: American...

Hemingway/PEN Award Goes to Teju Cole

Published on 2012-03-08 14:48:31

"Open City," the winning novel by the U.S.-born, Nigeria-raised writer, is about a Nigerian studying psychiatry in New York who takes to wandering Manhattan and then the world after he breaks up with his girlfriend.

Spurlock’s "Mansome" among films in Tribeca spotlight

Published on 2012-03-08 14:34:22

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A new documentary by Morgan Spurlock examining what it means to be a man in modern times was among films announced on Wednesday as part of the final lineup at the upcoming Tribeca Film Festival.

Bookstores Will Survive, Just Like Record Stores

Published on 2012-03-08 12:07:40

In our age of digital books, pundits love to say “bookstores will disappear, just like record stores.” But the truth is, record stores never disappeared! Despite the digital shift in music, record stores have built a booming new community ...

Adverse vs. Averse

Published on 2012-03-07 22:58:41

Adverse and averse share the root verse, which stems from the Latin term vertere, meaning “to turn.” But their meanings are distinct and, taken literally, antonymic: Adverse, from the Latin word adversus (“turned toward, facing”), means “antagonistic”; the original term conjures of image of confrontation. Averse, meanwhile, comes from aversus (“turned away”) and means “strongly disinclined” or “strongly unfavorable to.” Original Post: Adverse vs. Averse Your eBook: Click [..]

arrogate

Published on 2012-03-07 00:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 07, 2012 is: arrogate • AIR-uh-gayt� • verb 1 a : to claim or seize without justification b : to make undue claims to having : assume 2 : to claim on behalf of another : ascribe ...

A year on, Japan nuclear film shows lives in limbo

Published on 2012-03-06 23:10:57

TOKYO (Reuters) - Decades ago, the citizens of Japan's Futaba town took such pride in hosting part of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex that they built a sign over a promenade proclaiming that atomic power made their town prosperous.

There’s a Time for Tmesis

Published on 2012-03-06 22:59:39

Tmesis is a linguistic device in which a word or phrase interrupts another word or phrase. (The word is a Greek term that refers to cutting.) Depending on the type of tmesis, it is either acceptable in formal usage or relegated to humorous and/or emphatic colloquialisms. Original Post: There’s a Time for Tmesis Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

Immobility by Brian Evenson: A Hypothetical Novel Becomes Powerfully Real

Published on 2012-03-06 15:09:51

The award-winning Brian Evenson is one of the world’s best writers of unclassifiable, strange fiction—the kinds of stories and novels that cross genres and ignore boundaries. He’s won the O. Henry Prize and is the director of Brown University’s Literary...

Latest Review: "Kamchatka" by Marcelo Figueras

Published on 2012-03-06 15:00:00

The latest addition to our Reviews Section is a piece by Lian Law on Marcelo Figueras’s Kamchatka that came out from Black Cat/Grove Press back last year. Lian Law was an intern and in my “Intro to Literary Publishing” class last s...

You Too Can Be a Three Percent Writer

Published on 2012-03-06 14:07:28

So, as you probably know, for the next four+ weeks, we’re going to be featuring a book a day from the BTBA Fiction Longlist. These posts aren’t reviews per se, but more like little intros designed to both intrigue new readers and make a cas...

Random House to Reissue Updike Works to Mark His Birthday

Published on 2012-03-06 13:36:25

John Updike, who died in 2009, would have been 80 on March 18.

2012 ALTA Travel Fellowship Awards

Published on 2012-03-06 13:30:22

So, ALTA just sent out the following info about applying for a fellowship for this year’s conference, which will take place from October 3-6 right here in Rochester. If you’re a young translator, you really have to apply for this for a few ...

"Lightning" by Jean Echenoz [25 Days of the BTBA]

Published on 2012-03-06 12:37:37

As with years past, we’re going to spend the next five weeks highlighting all 25 titles on the BTBA fiction longlist. We’ll have a variety of guests writing these posts, all of which are centered around the question of “Why This Book ...

This Week on the mediabistro.com Job Board: Fodor’s, HarperCollins, MTV

Published on 2012-03-06 10:42:09

This week, Fodors.com is hiring a blog editor, and HarperCollins is looking for a design manager. MTV needs a digital production manager in its publishing division, and Workman Publishing is seeking a senior publicist. Get the scoop on these openings ...

Media Monday

Published on 2012-03-06 00:31:26

There's a very good group of books to talk about this week, and unlike last week, there's a good representation of fiction to counterbalance the nonfiction that dominated the previous week. So without further ado... The New York Times Eleanor...

The Sexy Space Cowboy Mystery Elf Brigade: Crossing Genres Like a Pro

Published on 2012-03-05 02:05:00

Horror is scary. Romance is steamy. Westerns are manly. And sci-fi/fantasy is imaginative. But why not slip a little western swagger into that epic fantasy, just to spice things up a bit? Or set the fear of god into some...

felicitate

Published on 2012-03-05 00:15:02

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 05, 2012 is: felicitate • fih-LISS-uh-tayt� • verb 1 : to consider happy or fortunate 2 : to offer congratulations to Examples: The other swimmers politely felicitated...

Gradable Words

Published on 2012-03-04 22:19:21

Many adjectives have degrees of grade or intensity: big (adjective), bigger (comparative adjective), and biggest (superlative adjective), for examples of varying grades, or loud (adjective), louder (comparative adjective), and loudest (superlative adjective) as various levels of intensity. Original Post: Gradable Words Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

Suzanne Collins Praises The Hunger Games Film

Published on 2012-03-04 18:23:51

Novelist Suzanne Collins has given her official blessing to the upcoming adaptation of her book, The Hunger Games. In a Facebook note to fans, she wrote: “I feel like the book and the film are individual yet complementary pieces that enhance ...

George Clooney, Brad Pitt star in gay marriage play, "8"

Published on 2012-03-04 14:52:27

LOS ANGELES, March 4 (TheWrap.com) - On one side, in the all-star play "8," which was live-streamed from Los Angeles Saturday night, you had George Clooney and Martin Sheen in the heroic roles of the pro-gay-marriage attorneys ... not to mention Brad P...

Pauline Millard: Chick Lit Grows Up

Published on 2012-03-04 14:48:01

In the past year, a different breed of chick lit has appeared with smarter writing and characters. It's notable not just for the content, but also for what it says about women, and what they are willing to read in their leisure time. ...

Art world does makeover of American dream

Published on 2012-03-04 11:24:10

(Reuters) - There is no easy fix to the foreclosure crisis in the U.S., but the art world is offering one possible remedy.

Babbitt

Published on 2012-03-04 00:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 04, 2012 is: Babbitt • BAB-it� • noun : a person and especially a business or professional man who conforms unthinkingly to prevailing middle-class standards Examples: The c...

Is The Platypus Walk The New Macarena?

Published on 2012-03-03 10:00:00

Disney’s popular Phineas and Ferb children’s program features a blue-green (teal?) platypus named Perry, a.k.a. Agent P, and Disney has proclaimed today, Platypus Day. Strange but cute--and really, doesn't that say it all when you're talking about an animal that...

immense

Published on 2012-03-03 00:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 03, 2012 is: immense • ih-MENSS� • adjective 1 : marked by greatness especially in size or degree; especially : transcending ordinary means of measurement 2 : supremely good ...

45 Synonyms for “Food”

Published on 2012-03-02 22:45:22

Food means “a substance we eat for nutritional and/or gustatory purposes,” but that word is bland. For a tastier experience, use one of its synonyms listed below to convey the connotation you desire your readers to digest. Original Post: 45 Synonyms for “Food” Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

Three Percent #30: Half-Baked Literary Freak

Published on 2012-03-02 21:27:18

In this week’s podcast, Chad and Tom welcome Ed Nawotka, editor of Publishing Perspectives, to unpack the Best Translated Book Award fiction longlist that was announced this week. (Also, Harry Potter, the Oscars, and other fun miscellany all make...

Miami Valedictorian Gets Support In Fight Against Deportation

Published on 2012-03-02 20:07:00

The Pelaez's lawyer has said they will appeal the judge's ruling. And in the meantime, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesman says that the agency will not rush to act in her case.

"The Day in Its Color": Pictures of a Lost Continent

Published on 2012-03-02 19:09:00

In 1938, erstwhile businessman Charles Cushman snapped an image of the Golden Gate Bridge using the relatively new Kodachrome color film. It would be the first of over 14,000 frames of indelible Americana--people, urban scenes, and landscapes--that he would capture...

Book Review Podcast: The Young Man and the Sea

Published on 2012-03-02 14:14:34

Amber Dermont discusses her debut novel, "The Starboard Sea," on this week's Book Review podcast.

Just in time for the weekend: Our Best Books of the Month for March

Published on 2012-03-02 14:00:00

From psychics to thieves, cops to jazzmen, Greek gods to animal lovers, this month's best books are all about character--mysterious, colorful, troubled and troubling characters, many of them in pursuit of a more hopeful tomorrow. Teddy Roosevelt attempts to clean...

The Age of Oral Histories

Published on 2012-03-02 12:56:31

Craig Taylor's "Londoners" is the latest in a recent flood of oral histories.

Graphic Books Best Sellers: Four at Four

Published on 2012-03-02 12:14:08

"Fantastic Four: Season One" lands at No. 4 on this week's graphic books hardcover best-seller list.

Jan Berenstain Remembered & Professor Snape Tweets: Top Stories of the Week

Published on 2012-03-02 11:32:28

For your weekend reading pleasure, here are our top stories of the week, including tributes to the great Jan Berenstain, Professor Snape‘s massively popular Academy Award tweet and The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore Oscar win (...

yuppify

Published on 2012-03-02 00:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 02, 2012 is: yuppify • YUP-uh-fye� • verb : to make appealing to yuppies; also : to infuse with the qualities or values of yuppies Examples: While rent prices in the city ha...

Book Review: “Help! for Writers”

Published on 2012-03-01 22:43:06

Writers stymied by challenges can too easily while away their time seeking solace in writing guides, looking for tips to help them overcome obstacles rather than actually, you know, overcoming obstacles. You can easily spend the rest of your life reading rather than writing. Original Post: Book Review: “Help! for Writers” Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

A Great New Book: "The Power of Habit"

Published on 2012-03-01 18:26:13

Charles Duhigg's The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business is climbing up bestseller lists right now, and for good reason. Plato's line that “Character is simply habit long continued” does a good job...

Case Renews Focus On Race In College Admissions

Published on 2012-03-01 15:11:00

The Supreme Court will take up the issue of racial preferences in college admissions next fall, and some fear the decision will leave universities with fewer options for increasing diversity on campus. Others say affirmative action is a crutch that is long past due for replacement.

Tobias Buckell on His New Near-Future Thriller, “Arctic Rising”

Published on 2012-03-01 13:02:40

If you aren’t familiar with Tobias S. Buckell, here’s a primer: Buckell is a Caribbean-born New York Times bestselling author who now lives in the Midwest. His work has been translated into 15 different languages, and he’s been nominated for...

Conservative Blogger Andrew Breitbart Has Died (1969-2012)

Published on 2012-03-01 12:03:34

The blogger, journalist, commentator and author died suddenly this morning at the age of 43. Breitbart apparently collapsed while walking near his Los Angeles home, according to the New York Times. A powerful antagonist of the left, whose railed against...

A Case For And Against Proper Spelling

Published on 2012-03-01 12:00:00

In a piece in Wired Magazine, writer Anne Trubek argues that our fixation on correct spelling is outdated. Trubek thinks we should abandon spelling rules and "let luce." Wired copy editor Lee Simmons fired back arguing that these standards make communication possible.

Tim Kring: ‘I was very interested in writers who wanted to write short stories’

Published on 2012-03-01 11:15:03

In a video short about the scriptwriters working on the new TV show Touch, producer and writer Tim Kring revealed what he is looking for when hiring a screenwriter. Kring created hit television shows like Crossing Jordan and Heroes, so his advice is v...

Downton Abbey Director May Adapt Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief

Published on 2012-03-01 10:23:24

Brian Percival may direct a film adaptation of Markus Zusak‘s The Book Thief for Fox 2000. According to Deadline, The Twilight Saga film series producer Karen Rosenfelt is already on board. Michael Petroni, the screenwriter behind The Chronicles ...

How Letter Writing Can Help Novelists

Published on 2012-03-01 09:42:49

Last month, writers around the world took the Month of Letters Challenge, a month-long letter writing marathon created by novelist Mary Robinette Kowal. We interviewed Kowal on the Morning Media Menu podcast today, finding out how she wrote more than 3...

Promethea’s Absolute Farewell

Published on 2012-03-01 03:00:00

A comics fan must never say never. In a world where heroes are annually resurrected and prequels to Watchmen are soon to exist, just about anything is possible. Still, even I doubted that Alan Moore and J.H. Williams III’s criminally...

abeyance

Published on 2012-03-01 00:15:02

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 01, 2012 is: abeyance • uh-BAY-unss� • noun 1 : a lapse in succession during which there is no person in whom a title is vested 2 : temporary inactivity : suspension Exa...

To Get Kids To Class, LA Softens Its Hard Line

Published on 2012-02-29 23:01:00

After several years of a punitive approach to school truancy — complete with police sweeps around campuses and fines — Los Angeles is shifting its focus to the root causes of why kids skip school. Critics say the hard-line policies penalized low-income families and failed to improve attendance.

How to Invent Names for Your Genre Novel

Published on 2012-02-29 22:10:02

You have a great concept for a science fiction, fantasy, or horror novel, but when it comes to crafting names of people, places, and things you’ve invented, you stumble. Fortunately, it’s easier than you might think to assign identities. Original Post: How to Invent Names for Your Genre Novel Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

Browne’s BP cost-cutting led to Gulf spill, book says

Published on 2012-02-29 21:58:20

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The public image of oil giant BP Plc has taken some huge hits since the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill but a new book purporting to look inside BP may open up a whole new set of thorny questions about the company.

YA Wednesday: An Exclusive First Look at "Bitterblue"

Published on 2012-02-29 17:06:56

It's an exciting time to be a YA fan. The Hunger Games movie is just around the corner, Amanda Hocking's Trylle series is being re-released for our reading pleasure, and now news that Kristin Cashore's last installment in the Graceling...

Amazon Exclusive Interview: Daniel Handler and Maira Kalman

Published on 2012-02-29 13:54:44

Author Daniel Handler (who sometimes goes by Lemony Snicket) and illustrator Maira Kalman visited Amazon to chat about their new book Why We Broke Up, chosen by editors as one of January's Best Books of the Month. If we gave...

A Conversation with author Alex George: "We All Came Here from Somewhere"

Published on 2012-02-29 11:58:40

I recently had the opportunity to talk to Alex George, author of A Good American, which was an Amazon Best Book of the Month for February. Alex is an Englishman living in Missouri, so naturally I led with a question...

Authors Guild Files Motion for Fair Use Ruling in HathiTrust Lawsuit

Published on 2012-02-29 11:55:50

The Authors Guild and other plaintiffs in the Authors Guild v. HathiTrust lawsuit have filed a motion urging the judge to rule against the fair use defense that could keep the collection of seven million scanned books alive. Last year the University of...

Jessye Norman to Publish Memoir

Published on 2012-02-29 11:23:47

The renowned singer, who has performed some of opera's most iconic roles, will write about her family and professional life in a book due to be released late next year.

bosk

Published on 2012-02-29 00:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 29, 2012 is: bosky • BAH-skee� • adjective 1 : having abundant trees or shrubs 2 : of or relating to a woods Examples: As we drove away from the city, apartment bui...

Media Tuesday: Special Edition – The Oscar Hangover

Published on 2012-02-28 22:30:41

Well, I stayed up to watch the Oscars, and before I knew it I didn't have time for Media Monday. Hence, Media Tuesday: Special Edition. Despite a significant numerical advantage, the Oscar for Best Picture did not go to a...

10 Types of Numerical Terms

Published on 2012-02-28 22:18:47

How many categories of numerals are there, and what are their functions? No, you haven’t stumbled onto DailyMathTips.com by mistake; this post helps sort out the ways you can refer to numbers and under which circumstances, with nary a digit or operational sign in sight. Ready? One, two, three . . . Original Post: 10 Types of Numerical Terms Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

One Million Moms Urges Toys ‘R’ Us to Remove Archie Comic on Gay Marriage

Published on 2012-02-28 16:01:09

The conservative group One Million Moms is urging Toys ‘R’ Us to stop stocking an Archie Comics issue that features a gay wedding. In issue 16 of the Life with Archie series, Kevin Keller, Archie Comics’ first openly gay character, gets m...

Fauzia Burke: PR Is Stressful, But You Don’t Have to be a Stress Monster

Published on 2012-02-28 15:14:05

I love my job. I know it's important. I find joy in doing it well... but unless I am risking my life or the lives of others, my job cannot be that stressful. Read more: Book Publishing, Book Publicity, Publicity, Work, Pr, Stres...

Royal Shakespeare Company Bringing Dahl’s ‘Matilda the Musical’ to Broadway

Published on 2012-02-28 14:59:52

The Royal Shakespeare Company will bring its production of "Matilda the Musical," based on the Roald Dahl children's book and now running in London, to Broadway next year.

Professor Snape ‏Wrote the Most Popular Tweet of the Academy Awards

Published on 2012-02-28 14:23:06

Harry Potter inspired an entire generation. But apparently that isn’t good enough for the #Oscars. — Professor Snape (@_Snape_) February 27, 2012 The Professor Snape Twitter feed (a parody account dedicated to the famous Harry Potter character...

Academy Award Winner, "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore."

Published on 2012-02-28 13:11:58

Here's the Academy Award winner for animated short film. It's a good one, and it's even got books in it.

Amazon Exclusive Guest Post: "Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site"

Published on 2012-02-28 13:00:00

Last year author Sherri Duskey Rinker published her first picture book, Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site, and it has become a slush pile success story, including a spot on our Top 10 Best Picture Books of 2011 list and topping the...

This Week on the mediabistro.com Job Board: St. Martin’s Press, ALA, Triumph Books

Published on 2012-02-28 12:56:23

This week, St. Martin’s Press is hiring a senior designer, while the American Library Association is looking for a production editor. Triumph Books is seeking a marketing manager, and Palm Publishing needs an editor. Get all the details on these...

livelong

Published on 2012-02-28 00:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 28, 2012 is: livelong • LIV-lawng� • adjective : whole, entire Examples: They worked hard all the livelong day and finally fell into their beds, exhausted, well past sund...

livelong

Published on 2012-02-28 00:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 28, 2012 is: livelong • LIV-lawng� • adjective : whole, entire Examples: They worked hard all the livelong day and finally fell into their beds, exhausted, well past sund...

Berenstain Bears creator dies, age 88

Published on 2012-02-27 14:21:36

(Reuters) - Jan Berenstain, who along with her husband Stan created the popular children's books about the family of lovable "Berenstain Bears," has died in Philadelphia, her publisher said on Monday, after suffering a stroke late last week. She was 88...

Bodleian Library to Display Jane Austen Needlework and Disputed Portrait

Published on 2012-02-27 13:45:06

The renowned Oxford library offers another kind of work by Jane Austen.

By This Time Tomorrow . . .

Published on 2012-02-27 13:29:44

We’ll have announced the 25-title fiction longlist for this year’s Best Translated Book Awards. Any never-before-translated book published between December 1, 2010 and December 31, 2011 is eligible, and looking at the list, I have to say th...

Berenstain Bears Co-Creator, Jan Berenstain, Has Died (1923-2012)

Published on 2012-02-27 12:47:21

Kind of furry around the torso They’re a lot like people, only moreso Jan and Stan Berenstain were already successful writing/illustrating team when they introduced the beloved Berenstain family - Mama Bear, Papa Bear, Brother Bear, and Sister Bear -...

Affirmative Action: Is It Still Necessary?

Published on 2012-02-27 12:00:00

In a 2003 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to uphold affirmative action and said it expected that in 25 years, "the use of racial preferences will no longer be necessary." The court will hear a case involving race-conscious admissions at the University of Texas in the fall.

He Lived Through This, Now Hole Co-Founder Offers His ‘Letters to Kurt’

Published on 2012-02-27 11:59:18

Eric Erlandson, the guitarist who founded Hole with Courtney Love and helped create hit albums like "Pretty on the Inside" and "Live Through This," will publish a book of his reflections on rock 'n' roll, drug abuse and the loss of Cobain called "Lette...

Jan Berenstain Has Died

Published on 2012-02-27 11:07:52

Jan Berenstain, one half of the couple that created The Berenstain Bears book series, passed away this weekend. The series began in 1963 with The Big Honey Hunt. This GalleyCat editor grew up reading the series and now loves reading Bears in the Night ...

Rivi… Rive… Revision (Or, How to Love the Red Pen)

Published on 2012-02-27 02:05:00

Revision? You might say, In the romance month? What are you, crazy? But I tell you truly: as an author, editing is the greatest act of love you can perform for your book, your characters, your editor, and your readers....

Oscar’s red carpet shows off white gowns, bold colors

Published on 2012-02-27 00:43:59

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - For a black-tie affair, it was the color white that dominated the red carpet fashion at the Academy Awards on Sunday night with a range of stars from Gwyneth Paltrow to Jennifer Lopez choosing the soft look.

viva voce

Published on 2012-02-27 00:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 27, 2012 is: viva voce • vye-vuh-VOH-see� • adverb : by word of mouth : orally Examples: According to the town's bylaws, members of the town council must vote viva voce o...

An Emphatic Essay About Appositive Epithets

Published on 2012-02-26 22:52:49

An interesting problem often presents itself when one employs an anarthrous nominal premodifier. A what who which? Original Post: An Emphatic Essay About Appositive Epithets Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore Wins Oscar for Best Animated Short

Published on 2012-02-26 18:44:02

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore won the Oscar for Best Animated Short last night at the Academy Awards. Above, we’ve embedded the complete book-loving film. Open Culture has more about the film: “Made with an animation ...

Afghan actors gear up for Shakespeare at London Olympics

Published on 2012-02-26 18:07:21

KABUL (Reuters) - The odds were against them: Taliban suicide bombers laid siege to their rehearsal space and the search for actresses in ultra-conservative Afghanistan was long and arduous.

empirical

Published on 2012-02-26 00:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 26, 2012 is: empirical • im-PEER-uh-kul� • adjective 1 : originating in or based on observation or experience 2 : relying on experience or observation alone often without du...

Working at Light Speed: Anthologist John Joseph Adams Goes to Mars and Beyond

Published on 2012-02-25 15:18:30

How do you get to be the reigning king of the anthology world? For John Joseph Adams, it’s simple: put out a series of popular, critically acclaimed books that satisfy just about every reader’s taste in speculative fiction. A two-time...

85 Synonyms for “Help”

Published on 2012-02-25 12:07:24

There are so many ways to help -- at least eighty-five, I discovered. Here are that number of synonyms and idiomatic phrases for the verb help. Original Post: 85 Synonyms for “Help” Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

Saving Kansas City Schools Means Rescuing A City

Published on 2012-02-25 05:10:00

The entire public school system has flunked; the Missouri Board of Education revoked its accreditation on Jan. 1. Decades of mismanagement and declining enrollment have broad consequences. The mayor says there is nothing he's supposed to do "that isn't some way affected by or built on education."

Saving Kansas City Schools Means Rescuing A City

Published on 2012-02-25 05:10:00

The entire public school system has flunked. The Missouri board of education revoked its accreditation on Jan. 1. Decades of mismanagement and declining enrollment have broad consequences. The mayor says there is nothing he's supposed to do "that isn't some way affected by or built on education."

conclave

Published on 2012-02-25 00:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 25, 2012 is: conclave • KAHN-klayv� • noun 1 : a private meeting or secret assembly 2 : a gathering of a group or association Examples: "The shadowy world of M...

Book Review Podcast: Fact, Fiction and In Between

Published on 2012-02-24 15:51:58

Jennifer B. McDonald talks about "The Lifespan of a Fact," in which the essayist John D'Agata wrestles with a fact checker over questions of truth, beauty and accuracy.

Book Review: "The Misadventures of Orange Whippey"

Published on 2012-02-24 12:43:00

By Paul Diamond Swell is a rollicking picaresque novel that follows the misadventures of Orange Whippey, a young man who lives on the salty coastal Maine island of Bismuth. A former whaling port, Bismuth is both an unaccommodating and wondrous...

DK Publishing Seeks Online Marketing Manager

Published on 2012-02-24 12:09:53

DK publishing is on the hunt for a new online marketing manager in its New York office. In this role, you’ll oversee and execute DK’s social media marketing for adult, children’s and travel books. If you land the position, you’...

Graphic Books Best Sellers: George O’Connor On Greek Myths

Published on 2012-02-24 11:49:29

George O'Connor answers questions about "Olympians: Hades, Lord of the Dead," his latest book exploring the gods of Greek myth.

Lichtenstein’s "Sleeping Girl" to be sold at auction

Published on 2012-02-24 11:13:20

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Roy Lichtenstein's comic book-inspired painting "Sleeping Girl," is expected to fetch up to $40 million when it is sold at auction in New York in May, Sotheby's said on Friday.

Court Takes Another Look At Affirmative Action

Published on 2012-02-24 11:00:00

A new case taking on affirmative action in higher education is set to be heard in the Supreme Court this fall. In 2003, the court ruled that universities could consider racial diversity in admissions. But today the make-up of the court is very different. Host Michel Martin discusses the case with two law school deans.

How to Build a Group Book Tour

Published on 2012-02-24 10:38:44

Authors Marie Lu, Beth Revis, Jessica Spotwood and Andrea Cremer teamed up for Penguin Books for Young Readers’ annual “Breathless Reads” tour this year. The tour ends tonight at 7 p.m. in Los Angeles at Once Upon a Time bookstore. He...

Jeremy Lin Book Rush & R.L. Stine Twitter Horror: Top Stories of the Week

Published on 2012-02-24 10:23:36

For your weekend reading pleasure, here are our top stories of the week, including free iTunes U courses for book lovers, a tribute blog for Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver and a flying baby photographer hoping for a book deal (photo embedde...

J. K. Rowling’s New Book ‘Very Different to Harry’

Published on 2012-02-24 09:47:47

After exploding the Internets yesterday with news that she will publish her first novel for adults, Harry Potter creator J. K. Rowling made a rare Twitter appearance to talk about the book. She tweeted today: “As you may have heard, I have a new ...

A Writing-Competence Matrix

Published on 2012-02-23 22:42:02

The effectiveness of any nonfiction manuscript is contingent on at least three factors: the writer’s level of expertise in the subject matter, their reportorial aptitude, and their writing ability. (By extension, the performance of other potential contributors -- a developmental editor, a copy editor, a proofreader -- in the execution of their responsibilities is also significant. Consider references to “the writer” here to mean the editorial “committee” that participates in the develo [..]

Woody Allen adapting "Bullets Over Broadway" for musical

Published on 2012-02-23 17:47:19

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Woody Allen's 1994 film "Bullets Over Broadway" explored the travails of an aspiring playwright struggling to bring his creation to the Great White Way. And now, in a possible case of art imitating, um, art, Allen is working...

Revolution 2.0 Comes to Amazon: A Conversation with Wael Ghonim

Published on 2012-02-23 16:19:23

Wael Ghonim is a true historical figure. He is also the author of Revolution 2.0: The Power of the People Is Greater Than the People in Power: A Memoir. In the summer of 2010, Wael Ghonim was a little-known, thirty-year-old...

J.K. Rowling to Publish First Adult Novel

Published on 2012-02-23 13:23:13

J.K. Rowling has inked a deal with Little, Brown Book Group and Little, Brown and Company to publish her first novel for adults. The publisher did not reveal the title or publication date, but the novel will be published in print and eBook formats. Lit...

"Harry Potter" author JK Rowling writing adult novel

Published on 2012-02-23 12:59:40

NEW YORK (Reuters) - J.K. Rowling, whose "Harry Potter" fantasy book series became a global publishing phenomenon, is writing her first novel for adults but the title and plot are still a closely-guarded secret.

Dan Rather: My First Big Break

Published on 2012-02-23 11:30:40

In the latest episode of mediabistroTV’s series “My First Big Break,” we speak to HDNet “Dan Rather Reports” anchor and former “CBS Evening News” anchor Dan Rather. Did you know that if it weren’t for a ...

Designer Raf Simons to leave Jil Sander

Published on 2012-02-23 11:10:38

MILAN (Reuters) - Belgian designer Raf Simons will leave Jil Sander after his autumn/winter catwalk show in Milan this week, the fashion house said Thursday.

Harry Turtledove Makes Terminal Cancer Patient’s Dream Come True

Published on 2012-02-23 11:06:56

While his friend Nachu Bhatnagar battled terminal cancer, Reddit user Kivakid turned to the online community to help make his friend’s wish come true: to find out how Harry Turtledove’s book series The War That Came Early will end. Through th...

Are Graduate Degrees Worth The Cost?

Published on 2012-02-23 11:00:00

Many workers are considering whether a masters or doctorate degree will provide a competitive edge. Host Michel Martin explores the costs and benefits of getting one. She talks with Anthony Carnevale, director of Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce. He was recently profiled in The Washington Post Magazine.

New show a portrait of Rembrandt, Degas as young men

Published on 2012-02-23 10:33:58

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A new exhibition featuring a series of early portraits by Rembrandt and the French Impressionist Edgar Degas reveals a kinship between the two artists and the impact the Dutch master had on future generations.

A Quiz About Quotation Marks

Published on 2012-02-22 03:45:49

Use of quotation marks for dialogue is fairly straightforward; several posts on this website that deal with the topic can by found by searching for “quotation marks.” This quiz deals with other uses of these emphasis markers. Original Post: A Quiz About Quotation Marks Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

abjure

Published on 2012-02-22 00:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 22, 2012 is: abjure • ab-JOOR� • verb 1 a : to renounce upon oath b : to reject solemnly 2 : to abstain from : avoid Examples: The expatriate solemnly abjured his all...

Down These Strange Streets: Editor Gardner Dozois on Urban Fantasy

Published on 2012-02-21 16:51:07

Urban fantasy is hot right now, and the editors of Down These Strange Streets have been on a bit of a roll themselves-- so we thought we'd highlight this relatively recent collection of cases of death and magic in the...

Free eBooks That Inspired David Foster Wallace

Published on 2012-02-21 14:23:04

To celebrate the 50th birthday of the great David Foster Wallace, we’ve collected free eBook editions of seven books that inspired the late novelist. Follow the links below to download the books. We adapted the list of books from Laura MillerR...

This Week on the mediabistro.com Job Board: Random House, ABRAMS, Trailer Park Publishing

Published on 2012-02-21 13:11:52

This week, Random House is hiring an assistant manager in its marketing department, while ABRAMS is seeking an operations associate. Trailer Park Publishing is on the hunt for an account/sales executive, and Jane Rotrosen Agency is looking for a manag...

Sotheby’s to sell Munch’s "The Scream", eyes $80 million

Published on 2012-02-21 12:40:59

LONDON (Reuters) - Sotheby's will offer the only privately owned version of Edvard Munch's haunting work "The Scream" at an auction in New York on May 2 where it expects to fetch over $80 million, the highest pre-sale value the auctioneer has ever put ...

Top Ten Book Sites on Technorati

Published on 2012-02-21 11:17:57

We are proud to be on Technorati’s list of the top ten book sites online. We join a host of great sites, blogs that this GalleyCat editor reads every single day. Technorati currently tracks 16,814 book-related websites. Below, we’ve linked ...

Hunger Games Soundtrack List Unveiled

Published on 2012-02-21 10:52:54

Lionsgate has released the full track list for The Hunger Games movie soundtrack. According to Entertainment Weekly, “The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 & Beyond” album will have 16 songs. It will be released on March 20th, and t...

Stephen Colbert Lands Deal for Children’s Book

Published on 2012-02-21 10:47:57

TV host and author Stephen Colbert has inked a book deal with Grand Central Publishing for his children’s book, I Am a Pole (and So Can You!). Publication is set for May 8, 2012. Here’s more from the publisher: “The book came about as...

Madrid’s Prado puts Mona Lisa’s "twin" on display

Published on 2012-02-21 10:23:25

MADRID (Reuters) - Madrid's Prado museum has put a contemporary copy of Leonardo Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" on display just weeks after rocking the art world with revelations about its provenance.

copious

Published on 2012-02-21 00:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 21, 2012 is: copious • KOH-pee-us� • adjective 1 a : yielding something abundantly b : plentiful in number 2 : full of thought, information, or matter 3 : lavish, abundant...

The Story Behind Words for Hair Color

Published on 2012-02-20 22:10:54

The conventions for referring to hair color are tousled. Why is it that we refer to someone with light-colored hair as a blonde (and, rarely, a blond) but we call someone with red hair a redhead? Why are blonde and brunette spelled two ways? Original Post: The Story Behind Words for Hair Color Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

Media Monday – Presidents Day Edition

Published on 2012-02-20 17:33:40

Today is George Washington's birthday, also known as Presidents Day, and I hope you got the day off. A mid-February holiday has to be about the best time to sit down and enjoy a good book-- you've got the day...

Al Hirschfeld to Get His Own Biographical Portrait

Published on 2012-02-20 14:16:43

Farrar Straus and Giroux has commissioned a biography of the legendary theatrical portraitist Al Hirschfeld, who died at 99 in 2003, to be written by Ellen Stern, author of a 1987 profile of Mr. Hirshfeld in GQ.

2011 Nebula Award Finalists Announced: China Mieville, N.K. Jemisin, Jo Walton, and More

Published on 2012-02-20 13:05:43

The Nebula Award finalists for 2011 have been announced by SFWA (the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America). Presented in several categories, from novel to short forms, The Nebula Awards are voted on, and presented by, active members of...

Cormac McCarthy, Quantum Copy Editor

Published on 2012-02-20 12:58:37

Cormac McCarthy has won some of the most coveted honors in literature, from the Pulitzer Prize to a spot on Oprah's Book Club, but now it may be time for Mr. McCarthy to add another laurel to his resumé: genius copy editor.

"Translation: A Transdisciplinary Journal"

Published on 2012-02-20 12:00:00

Thanks to Edwin Gentzler, the font of knowledge for all things translation, I just found out about a new journal called, simply, Translation. With this publication, the editors present the new international peer-reviewed journal translation, which...

Call for ALTA 2012 Panels

Published on 2012-02-20 10:45:48

As you likely know, we’re going to be hosting the ALTA 2012 Conference up here in Rochester this fall. Although that may seem like a ways off, it’s really not that long in conference planning time, so if you would like to propose a panel, f...

A Call for Lin-ericks

Published on 2012-02-20 09:00:19

So far, amazingly, no one seems to have written any Lin-ericks, or even used the term.

Bad Romance: Star-crossed Lovers, Love Triangles, and Bewitched Boys

Published on 2012-02-20 02:05:00

Romance brings all the readers to the yard—and has ever since Adam first crushed on Eve, with Lilith waiting in the weeds. But far more interesting than a match made in heaven is an affair borne of hotter stuff. Star-crossed...

duende

Published on 2012-02-20 00:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 20, 2012 is: duende • doo-EN-day� • noun : the power to attract through personal magnetism and charm Examples: The magician was not only a talented illusionist; he also h...

Don’t Be Negative About Negatives

Published on 2012-02-19 22:38:15

A site visitor called attention to a sentence in one of my recent posts and asked, because it has two negatives, whether it is grammatically correct. The sentence in question? “In case you hadn’t heard, I couldn’t care less.” Original Post: Don’t Be Negative About Negatives Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

Richard Blood Has Died

Published on 2012-02-19 10:04:58

Journalist, former New York Daily News editor and journalism professor Richard Blood passed away this weekend. For twenty years, Blood (pictured, via) taught journalism students at New York University and Columbia University School of Journalism. This ...

What’s Behind The Rise Of College Tuition?

Published on 2012-02-19 07:00:00

Once a relatively affordable option for many families, the cost of attending public colleges and universities is getting out of reach. Host Rachel Martin talks to NPR education reporter Claudio Sanchez about the huge rise in public college tuition as states face a budget squeeze.

extemporaneous

Published on 2012-02-19 00:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 19, 2012 is: extemporaneous • ek-stem-puh-RAY-nee-us� • adjective 1 : composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu 2 : provided, made, or put to use...

Stella’s surreal dinner theater wows London fashionistas

Published on 2012-02-18 20:54:10

LONDON (Reuters) - Fashion celebrities were enthralled with British designer Stella McCartney's mixture of magic and illusion, as she eschewed a formal catwalk show for a Matrix-style acrobatic display of models jumping from table to table and dancing ...

Kansas City’s Failed Schools Leave Students Behind

Published on 2012-02-18 06:15:00

On Jan. 1, the Missouri state school board revoked the Kansas City district's accreditation. Now parents have a difficult choice: struggle to afford parochial or private school, move, or keep their children in a system that's been labeled a failure.

critique

Published on 2012-02-18 00:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 18, 2012 is: critique • kruh-TEEK� • noun : an act of criticizing; especially : a critical estimate or discussion Examples: All Sherry wanted to do was offer critiques of...

critique

Published on 2012-02-18 00:15:01

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 18, 2012 is: critique • kruh-TEEK� • noun : an act of criticizing; especially : a critical estimate or discussion Examples: All Sherry wanted to do was offer critiques of...

30 Archaic Adjectives and Adverbs

Published on 2012-02-17 22:48:15

The words below are either obsolete, archaic, or old-fashioned, and though those in the latter category can still be found in modern writing, use all with caution. Sparing use keeps these words alive and adds a whimsical or quaint note, but too frequent recourse to such antiquities will have you sounding like a Renaissance Faire refugee. Original Post: 30 Archaic Adjectives and Adverbs Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

A Sneak Peek at the Last Artemis Fowl Book

Published on 2012-02-17 17:09:35

Everyone’s favorite teenage criminal genius is back for one final adventure with the last book in the Artemis Fowl series, The Last Guardian. This time, Artemis’ arch rival Opal Koboi is reanimating dead fairy warriors. Things get personal when the...

Got white girl problems? Babe Walker does, too

Published on 2012-02-17 16:17:15

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Have a "white girl problem" and don't know where to turn? Babe Walker, Twitter's snarky, self-obsessed socialite has produced the definitive guide on how to deal with life's trivial issues in a new novel out this month.

Enter the Amazon.com “The Hunger Games” Movie Premiere Sweepstakes

Published on 2012-02-17 16:10:00

The movie opens on March 23, 2012, but it’s not too late to win a trip to the movie premiere! Enter on the Amazon.com Books Facebook page for a chance to win a trip to the worldwide premiere of “The...

Former Head of Schomburg Center to Run Howard University Libraries

Published on 2012-02-17 15:35:26

Howard Dodson, former director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, has taken a new post with Howard University.

Book Review Podcast: Nathan Englander Talks About His New Stories

Published on 2012-02-17 14:00:09

Nathan Englander discusses "What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank," his new collection of stories, on the Book Review podcast.

Theater mocks "BerlusPutin" before Russian poll

Published on 2012-02-17 13:23:41

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Two negatives make a positive when the brains of Vladimir Putin and Silvio Berlusconi are fused together in a satirical play that premiered this week in Moscow, just over two weeks before a presidential election in Russia.

Zagat Seeks New Copy Editor

Published on 2012-02-17 13:10:56

Here’s where you can merge your passions for culture and publishing into one great gig. Zagat is looking for a new copy editor. This is a long-term temp position, but one that has the potential to open many doors. In this role, you’ll upho...

Next for Casey Anthony: Freedom, book deals, analysts say – CNN International

Published on 2011-07-06 02:17:40

Next for Casey Anthony: Freedom, book deals, analysts sayCNN InternationalAlso don't be surprised if Anthony cashes in on book or movie deals -- as her acquittal on serious charges now means she is free to profit off her story, experts say. With

MEETUP: Classic Literature and Cafes Book Club – Mission Local

Published on 2011-07-06 01:13:43

MEETUP: Classic Literature and Cafes Book ClubMission LocalCome and join the fun and expand your horizons a bit when it comes to literature! I do need some motivation at times to complete my reading list and maybe you do too? I'ma fan of classic

Inside the current issue: Inglis on the life of a literary agent – Bookseller Publisher Online

Published on 2011-07-06 00:29:02

Inside the current issue: Inglis on the life of a literary agentBookseller Publisher OnlineWhat does it take to be a successful literary agent? 'It helps to have some skills in finance, psychology, invisible mending, diplomacy, oration, negotiat

Going places — literally – Hindustan Times

Published on 2011-07-06 00:27:32

Going places — literallyHindustan TimesLiterature is possibly the most inter-disciplinary subject in mainstream university curricula. During the undergraduate programme, the student would have walked through the streets of disciplines as diverse as

Summer reading information – Lewisboro Ledger

Published on 2011-07-05 23:13:49

The Shrewsbury LanternSummer reading informationLewisboro LedgerEach child will receive a special prize for every three books read, a certificate after reading 18 books, and will be eligible for weekly prize drawings. The theme of the teen summer rea

State closes books $44m short of budget – The Union Leader

Published on 2011-07-05 23:08:21

State closes books $44m short of budgetThe Union LeaderWe still need to adjust for revenues not yet received, and bills not yet paid, and that's what we'll do as we close the state books,” she said. After an adjusted revenue report in Jul

From Wednesday’s Globe and Mail – Globe and Mail

Published on 2011-07-05 23:07:40

Globe and MailFrom Wednesday's Globe and MailGlobe and MailIn Marjorie Garber's introduction to The Use and Abuse of Literature, she cites a 2002 US National Endowment for the Arts study, Reading at Risk: A Survey of Literary Reading in Ame

Amazon plans 4th area distribution center – Indianapolis Star

Published on 2011-07-05 23:06:17

Amazon plans 4th area distribution centerIndianapolis StarAmazon will announce plans today to open a fourth distribution center in the Indianapolis area, similar to this one in Nevada. The new center reportedly will open on Perry Road in Plainfield,

A Yacht, A Mustache: How A President Hid His Tumor

Published on 2011-07-05 23:01:00

In the summer of 1893 and at the beginning of an economic depression, President Grover Cleveland disappeared for four days to have secret surgery on a yacht. Author Matthew Algeo recounts the episode, and the lengths Cleveland went to to cover it up,

Amazon deal with UK rival sparks OFT probe – Financial Times

Published on 2011-07-05 22:20:55

Sydney Morning HeraldAmazon deal with UK rival sparks OFT probeFinancial TimesAmazon's decision to acquire The Book Depository, one of its biggest British rivals, has triggered an investigation by UK competition authorities. The world's big

Tucson Event: July 5, Humane Society Fundraiser + Animals in Literature Quiz – Tucson Citizen

Published on 2011-07-04 23:50:27

Tucson Event: July 5, Humane Society Fundraiser + Animals in Literature QuizTucson CitizenTonight come to Clues Unlimited Mystery Bookstore to benefit the Humane Society of Southern Arizona and support a local niche bookstore. Meet California Shamus-

Scranton Library Holds Program to Help Young Readers Cultivate A Love of … – Patch.com

Published on 2011-07-04 23:37:02

Scranton Library Holds Program to Help Young Readers Cultivate A Love of ...Patch.comBeach reads have long been a part of the summer season. The romance novel that gets toted along to Rhode Island, the murder mystery that captures one's attentio

Amazon’s Ryder Riding Herd Over $8 Billion CE Business – Twice

Published on 2011-07-04 23:15:49

Amazon's Ryder Riding Herd Over $8 Billion CE BusinessTwiceDuring that time, Jeff Bezos' brainchild has grown from an online bookseller to a full-line virtual behemoth. Living up to its namesake river, the company's vast assortment now

Amazon’s Gain Is Brick-and-Mortar’s Pain In CE Share Shift – Twice

Published on 2011-07-04 23:15:45

Amazon's Gain Is Brick-and-Mortar's Pain In CE Share ShiftTwiceNEW YORK — Amazon.com is looming ever larger in the rearview mirrors of Best Buy and Walmart. In the 12 short years since the e-tail upstart added CE to its assortment, Amazon

Marvel’s intellectual property issues – Comic Book Movie

Published on 2011-07-04 22:54:10

Bleeding Cool NewsMarvel's intellectual property issuesComic Book MovieEvery Marvel Superhero has his own comic book and storyline and they all live with in what is referred to as the Marvel Universe. Every few years a big event takes place with

Klebesadel’s run at the record books yields championship results for Warhawks – Germantown Now

Published on 2011-07-04 22:31:57

Klebesadel's run at the record books yields championship results for WarhawksGermantown NowGermantown - The record books for the Germantown softball team are an impressive thing to look at including former professional hitting machine Jackie Aik

David Whitehouse: Tales of the unexpected – New Zealand Herald

Published on 2011-07-04 22:12:32

David Whitehouse: Tales of the unexpectedNew Zealand HeraldWhitehouse sent out the first few chapters of what he was now calling Bed to the only literary agency he had heard of, William Morris in London, and was quickly picked out of the slush pile.

Amazon swallows The Book Depository – Sydney Morning Herald

Published on 2011-07-04 21:12:14

Zee NewsAmazon swallows The Book DepositorySydney Morning HeraldOnline book retailing is about to get a little bit less competitive, with Amazon announcing that it will buy The Book Depository. The British company, which is popular in Australia due t

Sapphire introduces new ‘Kid’ in Harlem: Precious’ son – USA Today

Published on 2011-07-04 21:04:01

USA TodaySapphire introduces new 'Kid' in Harlem: Precious' sonUSA TodaySo why kill off her most beloved character? of USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list, peaking at No. 4. Precious spent 18 weeks • Produced for $10 million, Pr

Local books: Ivan Doig’s ‘Work Song’ in paperback and a new JA Jance – The Seattle Times

Published on 2011-07-04 21:01:19

Local books: Ivan Doig's 'Work Song' in paperback and a new JA JanceThe Seattle TimesNew in local books: Ivan Doig's "Work Song" in paperback; a new JP Beaumont novel by JA Jance; Boyd Morrison's "The Vault";

7 Technology Stocks for the Next 5 Years – Seeking Alpha

Published on 2011-07-04 01:16:53

7 Technology Stocks for the Next 5 YearsSeeking AlphaThe technology sector is the most interesting sector in the stock market. On the one hand, there are highly speculative Wall Street darlings such as Amazon (AMZN), Salesforce (CRM), Netflix (NFLX),

Possible textbook delay adds to worries – Houston Chronicle

Published on 2011-07-04 00:31:12

Possible textbook delay adds to worriesHouston ChronicleA reconfiguration of the Texas Education Agency's online ordering system, coupled with a delay in state textbook funding, is expected to postpone the arrival of new books beyond the start o

Review: Going Straight Is Hard on Ex-Criminal – ABC News

Published on 2011-07-04 00:06:45

ABC NewsReview: Going Straight Is Hard on Ex-CriminalABC News"Your Friendly Neighborhood Criminal" (Minotaur Books), by Michael Van Rooy: Montgomery "Monty" Haaviko knows a lot about the criminal life, and he's slowly learning a.

Entertainment: Books vs. Movies – Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Published on 2011-07-03 23:28:44

Telegraph.co.ukEntertainment: Books vs. MoviesPittsburgh Post GazetteWe talked to The Washington Post's chief movie critic, Ann Hornaday, about the challenges that moviemakers face when they turn a beloved book into a film. "When you're

Scientology Literature Declared Extremist in Russia – Care2.com (blog)

Published on 2011-07-03 23:11:03

Scientology Literature Declared Extremist in RussiaCare2.com (blog)by Anna K. Some Scientology literature, including books and pamphlets, has been declared “extremist” and banned in Russia, according to the Moscow Times. The views promoted by the

Chinese manufacturers reportedly using Apple-rejected displays for iPad clones – Apple Insider

Published on 2011-07-03 23:03:05

Chinese manufacturers reportedly using Apple-rejected displays for iPad clonesApple InsiderAsian industry sources have suggested that second-grade touch panels that don't pass Apple's quality standards for the iPad 2 are making their way in

Book On Arnold Schwarzenegger-Maria Shriver’s Life? – NDTV.com

Published on 2011-07-03 22:38:47

NDTV.comBook On Arnold Schwarzenegger-Maria Shriver's Life?NDTV.comPTI Arnold Schwarzenegger's estranged wife Maria Shriver has been flooded with offers from publication houses who want to capture her "recent" turbulent life in a bo

The Writers’ Workshop’s 2011 Festival Winner Secures Literary Agent – Online PR News (press release)

Published on 2011-07-03 22:37:39

The Writers' Workshop's 2011 Festival Winner Secures Literary AgentOnline PR News (press release)The Writers' Workshop, a leading editorial critique agency specialising in providing writing feedback, festivals and courses, announces th

Computer: Gadgets let you tap into tunes easily – The Seattle Times

Published on 2011-07-03 21:26:35

Computer: Gadgets let you tap into tunes easilyThe Seattle TimesMusic lovers who have held out against the Apple tide should consider Google Music or Amazon Cloud Player. By ANDREA ELDRIDGE No comments have been posted to this article. Everyone has a

At retailers, iPad faces new foes – CNET

Published on 2011-07-03 19:35:56

CNETAt retailers, iPad faces new foesCNETThe tablet era has arrived at big-box retailers, which are now setting aside large swaths of floor space previously devoted to traditional PCs. Best Buy is probably the highest-profile example of this trend. .

Book review: Saints and sinners – The Express Tribune

Published on 2011-07-03 05:28:16

The Express TribuneBook review: Saints and sinnersThe Express TribuneForty-year-old dissatisfied Jewish-American housewife Ella Rubenstein lands a job as a Reader to a literary agent and is asked to read a manuscript titled Sweet Blasphemy written by

Atlantoaxial subluxation as an early manifestation in an adolescent with … – 7thSpace Interactive (press release)

Published on 2011-07-03 04:34:36

Atlantoaxial subluxation as an early manifestation in an adolescent with ...7thSpace Interactive (press release)IntroductionAtlantoaxial instability has been described as a manifestation of ankylosing spondylitis (juvenile and adult onset), reactive

Margaret Jarek column: Quality of life depends on your focus – Fond du Lac Reporter

Published on 2011-07-03 04:30:37

Margaret Jarek column: Quality of life depends on your focusFond du Lac ReporterOur modern existential literature and entertainment far too often drags us down rather than inspire us or lift us up. Some say this is a means by which we can validate ou

Best-sellers – Kansas City Star

Published on 2011-07-03 03:48:18

Best-sellersKansas City StarUnbroken," by Laura Hillenbrand (Random House: $27) The extraordinary life story of Louis Zamperini: World War II bombardier, POW and Olympian. 3."In the Garden of Beasts," by Erik Larson (Crown: $26) Complex .

Best-sellers – Kansas City Star

Published on 2011-07-03 03:48:18

Best-sellersKansas City StarDreams of Joy," by Lisa See (Random House: $26) A young Chinese American woman's search for her father in Mao Tse-tung's China. 3."Against All Enemies," by Tom Clancy with Peter Telep (Putnam: $28.95)

Summer Flings: Hot books, cool air and you’re all set – The Desert Sun

Published on 2011-07-03 03:17:57

Summer Flings: Hot books, cool air and you're all setThe Desert SunIf you enjoy browsing through musty used book stores, you're going to love these air-conditioned facilities. Sadly, the local libraries don't house special collections

Books for children – July 3 – TheDay.com

Published on 2011-07-03 03:15:09

Books for children - July 3TheDay.com... and before long, Michael found his initial impressions of camp had changed in more ways than one. "Rah, Rah, radishes! A Vegetable Chant" written and photographed by April Pulley Sayre, Beach Lane Book

Kids’ and teens’ books – Calgary Herald

Published on 2011-07-03 03:06:16

Kids' and teens' booksCalgary Heraldby Eric Nylund (Random House, 210 pages, $18.99) Twelve-year-old Eric is just your typical kid playing soccer in his nuclear-powered 600-pound exoskeleton suit. He has lots of friends and what ...and more

Tripp’s latest: familiar terrain, gripping story – SouthCoastToday.com

Published on 2011-07-01 23:11:54

Tripp's latest: familiar terrain, gripping storySouthCoastToday.comIf you haven't yet discovered the homegrown talent that is Westport's Dawn Tripp, do yourself a favor and read "Game of Secrets," released this week by Random H

A whiff of American literature – Boston Globe

Published on 2011-07-01 22:03:24

Boston GlobeA whiff of American literatureBoston GlobeWith the patriotic bunting on the porch this weekend - and with the summer reading list beckoning - it's intriguing to consider the American character through the prism of our national litera

Amazon, California play waiting game in sales tax fight – Los Angeles Times

Published on 2011-07-01 22:00:42

New York Times (blog)Amazon, California play waiting game in sales tax fightLos Angeles TimesAmazon's refusal to collect California sales taxes won't be official until an Oct. 1 deadline. Amazon.com Inc. said Wednesday that it will stop wor

Seventy years later, we still ‘Make Way For Ducklings’ – The Seattle Times

Published on 2011-07-01 21:31:22

Seventy years later, we still 'Make Way For Ducklings'The Seattle TimesKids' books: Illustrator Robert McCloskey's charming book "Make Way For Ducklings" marks 70 years of entertaining families. Here's a look at how M

John Green novel, not yet finished and months from release, still No. 1 on … – Los Angeles Times

Published on 2011-07-01 20:35:50

John Green novel, not yet finished and months from release, still No. 1 on ...Los Angeles TimesThat's because publishing has been saturated in recent years by sure bets -- and bestseller lists have been dominated by popular series books. Think S

Did Someone Say Tech Bubble? – Wall Street Journal

Published on 2011-07-01 17:37:35

Did Someone Say Tech Bubble?Wall Street JournalSilicon Alley entrepreneur Kevin Ryan on competing with Amazon—and why Facebook could be worth $1 trillion. By Bari Weiss 'Tell Kevin Ryan he's stealing our business," said an acquaintanc

What’s Scrabble When You Can Play Novelist? – New York Times

Published on 2011-07-01 17:26:46

New York TimesWhat's Scrabble When You Can Play Novelist?New York TimesThe paperback game — a variant on poetry and quotation games, involving 4 to 10 players — requires used books often sold for no more than 50 cents apiece. As Christopher

Book industry balance continues to tilt towards the author – GigaOm

Published on 2011-07-01 17:01:55

Book industry balance continues to tilt towards the authorGigaOmEvery week, it seems there is more evidence that the balance of power in the book industry continues to tilt towards the author and away from the all-powerful publisher. One of the lates

Stolen UH Manoa Hamilton Library books found – KHON2

Published on 2011-07-01 16:11:24

Stolen UH Manoa Hamilton Library books foundKHON2"Hi I'm Alan Grosenheider from Hamilton library and I'm here to pick up some books." Spoken words, Associate University Librarian for Administration, Alan Grosenheider wasn't sur

The L.A. Black Book Expo: Empowering the Community Through Literature – PR.com (press release)

Published on 2011-06-30 02:10:09

The L.A. Black Book Expo: Empowering the Community Through LiteraturePR.com (press release)Los Angeles, CA, June 30, 2011 --(PR.com)-- The annual Los Angeles Black Book Expo brings innovative ideas, prestigious authors, and a passion for literature i

Dave Newhouse: A creative convergence on Oakland – San Jose Mercury News

Published on 2011-06-30 02:02:53

Dave Newhouse: A creative convergence on OaklandSan Jose Mercury NewsHer book of poems is available in Oakland at the Lakeview Branch Library, Laurel Book Store, Walden Pond Books and Spectator Books. But you'll need to motor up to Vallejo to se

California targets Kindle lab in Amazon tax spat – CNET

Published on 2011-06-30 01:35:31

SBSCalifornia targets Kindle lab in Amazon tax spatCNETAmazon.com said today that it's reluctantly severing ties with affiliates in California, a move that it hopes will let it continue shipping products to state residents without collecting sal

Amazon tablet could face production constraints driven by Apple’s iPad 2 – Apple Insider

Published on 2011-06-30 00:56:40

Amazon tablet could face production constraints driven by Apple's iPad 2Apple InsiderAmazon could have a difficult time securing manufacturing commitments for its rumored LCD tablet, as Apple's iPad 2 is predicted to occupy most of the avai

Great country, eh? – Lethbridge Herald

Published on 2011-06-30 00:37:21

Nanaimo Daily NewsGreat country, eh?Lethbridge HeraldThat fits nicely with a new Canada Day poll from the Historica-Dominion Institute examining the role of Canadian literature in education. In the survey, 95 per cent of respondents agreed (55 per ce

Kaukauna Schools Balance Books on Collective Bargaining Law – WBAY

Published on 2011-06-30 00:14:17

Kaukauna Schools Balance Books on Collective Bargaining LawWBAYBecause of the budget repair law, the Kaukauna school district says the books are balanced and new teachers will be hired. But some are asking at what cost. For the past 48 hours, the gov

John Hodgman – A.V. Club Chicago

Published on 2011-06-30 00:05:44

A.V. Club ChicagoJohn HodgmanA.V. Club ChicagoThe actor: John Hodgman, a humorist whose diverse adventures past and present include work as a literary agent (Bruce Campbell was a client), a journalist (as featured in McSweeney's, The Paris Revie

Two Palins with books, long lines – Minneapolis Star Tribune

Published on 2011-06-29 23:46:44

Daily MailTwo Palins with books, long linesMinneapolis Star TribuneBut Palin is a close second, which is why he stood in line with hundreds of others on Wednesday for a chance to meet her at a book-signing event at the Mall of America. The scheduled

Cantor to run sports books at Venetian, Palazzo – VEGAS INC

Published on 2011-06-29 00:43:01

Cantor to run sports books at Venetian, PalazzoVEGAS INCLas Vegas Sands said Tuesday it has signed a long-term contract with Cantor Gaming to operate the race and sports books at the company's Venetian and Palazzo casinos. Previously, Las Vegas

Dassault Systemes Goes Cloud with Amazon Web Services – MarketWatch (press release)

Published on 2011-06-29 00:01:53

Dassault Systemes Goes Cloud with Amazon Web ServicesMarketWatch (press release)Dassault Systemes (3DS) (euronext paris:#13065)(euronext paris:DSY.PA) /quotes/zigman/161679 FR:DSY +0.79% , a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) s

Amazon customer data to fuel companies’ new ad network – Digitaltrends.com

Published on 2011-06-28 23:56:38

Digitaltrends.comAmazon customer data to fuel companies' new ad networkDigitaltrends.comAmazon has a large data set of customer buying habits which, along with Tigget, it will be using to fuel a new ad network venture. Privacy concerns? Amazon w

Attorney General: State can force Amazon on taxes – Chattanooga Times Free Press

Published on 2011-06-28 23:17:46

Attorney General: State can force Amazon on taxesChattanooga Times Free PressA legal opinion by Tennessee's attorney general Tuesday affirmed the constitutionality of a proposed bill that could force Amazon to collect sales taxes on items the In

Pierre Berton top choice literary guest at Canada Day BBQs – Vancouver Sun

Published on 2011-06-28 23:09:57

Pierre Berton top choice literary guest at Canada Day BBQsVancouver SunIt's just one example of the July 1 party wish lists offered up by fans of Canadian literature. A survey conducted by Ipsos Reid for the Historica-Dominion Institute asked mo

Alec Baldwin’s Anger Results in Job Loss for Oliver Miller – Gather Celebs News Channel

Published on 2011-06-28 23:04:20

Fox News (blog)Alec Baldwin's Anger Results in Job Loss for Oliver MillerGather Celebs News ChannelIn fact, as a result of these mistakes, Miller has many freelance work offers, is developing a novel, and has hired a literary agent. Many people

Moon Man Ken Ring rides again with another round of predictions – National Business Review

Published on 2011-06-28 22:42:53

Moon Man Ken Ring rides again with another round of predictionsNational Business ReviewHis book Ken Ring's 2012 Predict Weather Almanac for New Zealand will be released in September through Random House. For the grand sum of $50, readers can fin

Move will result in three locations for Downtown Books – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Published on 2011-06-28 21:41:13

Move will result in three locations for Downtown BooksMilwaukee Journal SentinelDowntown Books will be moving from its E. Wisconsin Ave. building, which is to be remodeled into a new hotel, to three new locations, including a store in Walker's P

Oprah’s Book Recommendations Move Onto The iPad – paidContent.org

Published on 2011-06-28 21:26:33

Oprah's Book Recommendations Move Onto The iPadpaidContent.orgOprah sold millions of books through her Book Club. Now she has the chance to do the same through O, The Oprah Magazine's iPad app: The July iPad issue of O features an enhanced

Books: Bobbie Ann Mason’s ‘The Girl in the Blue Beret’ – Washington Post

Published on 2011-06-28 19:57:36

Books: Bobbie Ann Mason's 'The Girl in the Blue Beret'Washington PostBobbie Ann Mason has long been considered one of the finest writers of regional fiction — Kentucky is her home and inspiration — but her affecting new novel takes

Thomson Reuters Releases Journal Citation Reports for 2010 – Reuters (press release)

Published on 2011-06-28 00:01:18

Thomson Reuters Releases Journal Citation Reports for 2010Reuters (press release)The following year, these data are then analyzed and published in the JCR release, providing a view of how these journals are integrated, through citation, with the scho

The Future of The Book – Wall Street Journal

Published on 2011-06-27 23:59:23

The Future of The BookWall Street JournalI live and work books with a passion so think this is a great group to be in. At The Amazing People Club - we have a very 'different' take on THE FUTURE OF THE BOOK. This is such a hot topic of discu

Book Report: JK Rowling reveals details of Pottermore – Lincoln Journal Star

Published on 2011-06-27 23:34:25

BBC NewsBook Report: JK Rowling reveals details of PottermoreLincoln Journal StarThe site, which doesn't launch until October, will include an eBookstore of the Potter books. Rowling owns the e-book rights of the series. 2. A reading suggestion

U.S. Civil War Found Britons Plotting, Fighting, Changing Uniforms: Books – Bloomberg

Published on 2011-06-27 23:18:33

U.S. Civil War Found Britons Plotting, Fighting, Changing Uniforms: BooksBloombergSource: Random House via Bloomberg Amanda Foreman, author of "A World on Fire: Britain's Crucial Role in the American Civil War." Photographer: Bibi Basch/

Franklin: When Will Gay Marriage’s Time Come in Literature? – New Republic

Published on 2011-06-27 23:04:31

Franklin: When Will Gay Marriage's Time Come in Literature?New RepublicBut, if we look to literature, in so many cases, to teach us how to live, gay couples embarking upon marriage today will find few examples to guide their way. Gertrude Stein,

Local books: modern mothers, Norwegian American women and a history of atheism – The Seattle Times

Published on 2011-06-27 21:08:41

Local books: modern mothers, Norwegian American women and a history of atheismThe Seattle TimesNew in local books: stories of conflicted mothers, Norwegian American women in America and a history of atheism. No comments have been posted to this artic

Jennifer Weiner has chick lit, ‘Georgia’ on her mind – USA Today

Published on 2011-06-27 20:21:46

USA TodayJennifer Weiner has chick lit, 'Georgia' on her mindUSA TodayA: There are certain factions that hated the idea of chick lit, hated its popularity, hated that what they saw as these frivolous books that had nothing to say and were o

City Library Begins Summer Reading Programs – Patch.com

Published on 2011-06-27 01:20:17

City Library Begins Summer Reading ProgramsPatch.comThe next children's reading club event will be Tuesday when magician Brock Edwards presents The Magic of Literature, which combines literature from around the world with magic and comedy—and

Relay for Life raises $78000 for ACS – Journal Review

Published on 2011-06-27 00:33:21

Relay for Life raises $78000 for ACSJournal ReviewTop fundraisers were Nucor, Random House and Walmart, respectively. Kim McBee from the Combat Cancer team was the top individual fundraiser. McBee is battling lung cancer. During the event Dixon was d

Enjoy a double scoop of James Patterson – Florida Today

Published on 2011-06-27 00:20:24

ABC NewsEnjoy a double scoop of James PattersonFlorida TodayJames Patterson, who has broken most bookselling records, is about to try something his publisher believes never has been done before: release two new books on the same day. Patterson's

Potter e-books plan worries bookstores – Ball State Daily News

Published on 2011-06-27 00:11:02

Just Jared Jr.Potter e-books plan worries bookstoresBall State Daily NewsOne of the world's most famous digital holdouts, Rowling announced Thursday that a new interactive website, www.pottermore.com, will be the exclusive seller of the e-book e

Lloyds has most ‘risky’ home loans on its books – Telegraph.co.uk

Published on 2011-06-27 00:01:08

Telegraph.co.ukLloyds has most 'risky' home loans on its booksTelegraph.co.ukLloyds Banking Group has the largest exposure to risky property loans in the UK, according to research by the Bank of England. The Bank added: "Significant var

Harvard Cop’s Novel Captures NYC Stakeouts, Probes Corruption – Bloomberg

Published on 2011-06-26 23:23:01

Harvard Cop's Novel Captures NYC Stakeouts, Probes CorruptionBloombergPhotographer: Brian Scannell/Random House via Bloomberg He described the job in the well-reviewed memoir “Blue Blood” (2004), writing of the danger and bureaucracy, from w

Prevent Learning Loss With Summer Reading – Patch.com

Published on 2011-06-26 23:20:01

Prevent Learning Loss With Summer ReadingPatch.comDebra Conn, head librarian of youth services, said even though classes aren't in session, students should continue to read books. "We know kids—when out of school—are losing their reading

British Library Joins Google Books – InfoToday.com

Published on 2011-06-26 22:50:54

British Library Joins Google BooksInfoToday.comGoogle Books (http://books.google.com and http://books.google.co.uk) continues its march through the national libraries of Europe with the announcement of a deal with the British Library. Simon Bell, hea

Robert Kroetsch set his books in his native Alberta – Globe and Mail

Published on 2011-06-26 22:17:55

Globe and MailRobert Kroetsch set his books in his native AlbertaGlobe and MailThe title was wonderfully suggestive back in that feverish era of sexual excess, but the book was actually set just after the Second World War. It told the fantastical adv

Jemima shows off her latest leading man – Daily Mail

Published on 2011-06-26 22:06:21

Daily MailJemima shows off her latest leading manDaily MailWhen she splashed out £15million on an Oxfordshire pile three months ago, it seemed certain that Jemima Khan was planning to settle down with her long-term love, literary agent Luke Janklow.

Hot summer reads – Ottawa Citizen

Published on 2011-06-26 00:49:20

Hot summer readsOttawa CitizenA Dance with Dragons by George RR Martin (Random House, $38, July). Thanks to HBO's adaptation of Game of Thrones, Martin - called the "American Tolkien" - owns the bestseller lists. Thrones is just the firs

Students’ poems to raise money for flood relief – Sioux City Journal

Published on 2011-06-26 00:22:02

Students' poems to raise money for flood reliefSioux City JournalAlexander handled publishing arrangements. Students who worked on the project attend seven Siouxland schools: Hinton, Lawton-Bronson, Denison-Schleswig, Whiting, Westwood, West Mon

Books: ‘Lions of Kandahar’ to be released – Fayetteville Observer

Published on 2011-06-25 23:54:54

Books: 'Lions of Kandahar' to be releasedFayetteville ObserverA Fort Bragg officer's recounting of a definitive Special Forces mission in Afghanistan will be released Tuesday by the respected publishing company Random House. "Lions

Richesin to be at Union Ave. Books on Thursday – Knoxville News Sentinel (blog)

Published on 2011-06-25 23:22:52

Richesin to be at Union Ave. Books on ThursdayKnoxville News Sentinel (blog)Books at 7 pm Thursday. A lot of what we discussed didn't make it into the print story on today's E4. Here's more from our talk --- --- On how she became an an

Author to sign books, lead workshop – Salisbury Post

Published on 2011-06-25 23:17:38

Christian Science MonitorAuthor to sign books, lead workshopSalisbury PostThe top five contest winners will meet National Book Award-winning authors EL Doctorow and Peter Matthiessen in Sag Harbor, NY, on Sept. 13-15. They will have the opportunity t

‘The monarch of books’ – The Herald | HeraldOnline.com

Published on 2011-06-25 23:04:49

The Herald | HeraldOnline.com'The monarch of books'The Herald | HeraldOnline.com"God inspired every word of the book," Roddy said. "I feel I have God's book in my hands," Smith said. Other translations, they s

Judson conference accelerates literacy in motion for teachers – Chicago Sun-Times

Published on 2011-06-25 22:17:02

Judson conference accelerates literacy in motion for teachersChicago Sun-Times“Reading is growing and changing,” said Steven Layne, director of Judson's Master of Education in Literature program and its Literature in Motion conference. “Re

Raritan Valley Community College grad collects thousands of books for … – The Express Times – LehighValleyLive.com

Published on 2011-06-25 20:31:31

Raritan Valley Community College grad collects thousands of books for ...The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.comBy John Sievers Casey Randazzo was surfing the web one day in April when she discovered an opportunity to aid public schools in New Orlea

Austin writer Alan J. Porter gets revved up by cars, comic books – Austin American-Statesman

Published on 2011-06-25 19:45:27

Austin American-StatesmanAustin writer Alan J. Porter gets revved up by cars, comic booksAustin American-StatesmanEver since he was a kid, Austin writer Alan J. Porter has loved comic books and motorsports. In 2008, Porter was attending the San Diego

Now anyone can ‘write’ a book. First, find some words… – The Guardian

Published on 2011-06-25 18:06:36

The GuardianNow anyone can 'write' a book. First, find some words…The GuardianThe Kindle has opened up publishing to the masses. But how many ebooks are the authors' own work? Self-publishing has mushroomed thanks to Kindle software,

Books, web, lawyers make pet estate planning easy – Foster’s Daily Democrat

Published on 2011-06-23 02:18:58

Books, web, lawyers make pet estate planning easyFoster's Daily DemocratThere are also attorneys who specialize in pet trusts, along with how-to books like "Who Will Care When You're Not There?" by tax attorneys Robert E. Kass and Elizab

Self-Help Author Convicted Of Negligent Homicide

Published on 2011-06-23 01:19:00

Self-help guru James Arthur Ray was found guilty of three counts of negligent homicide Wednesday in a case that shined a spotlight on a deadly Arizona sweat lodge ceremony that ended in chaos, with participants vomiting, shaking and being dragged

USA books ticket to Gold Cup final; Adu makes comeback – Soccer America

Published on 2011-06-23 00:48:04

USA books ticket to Gold Cup final; Adu makes comebackSoccer America[USA-PANAMA] Clint Dempsey's goal late in the second half gave the USA a 1-0 win over Panama and moved it into the final of the Gold Cup for fourth straight time. Dempsey teamed

Paying admission at the bookstore, Retailers capitalizing on author events … – Bend Bulletin

Published on 2011-06-23 00:00:50

New York TimesPaying admission at the bookstore, Retailers capitalizing on author events ...Bend BulletinKatie Butterick, right, waits to take money from patrons buying copies of books by author Julie Orringer, before she reads her book “Invisible

Samsung, Google, Pfizer, Hershey, Apple: Intellectual Property – Bloomberg

Published on 2011-06-22 23:21:05

Samsung, Google, Pfizer, Hershey, Apple: Intellectual PropertyBloombergSamsung Electronics Co. failed to convince a federal judge it should be able to examine samples of Apple Inc. (AAPL)'s new products, including fourth-generation mobile teleph

Kindles are convenient – MobyLives

Published on 2011-06-22 23:17:54

Telegraph.co.ukKindles are convenientMobyLives“Kindle vs. books: The dead trees society” is its title, most likely chosen by an editor and not “recent Columbia University graduate,” Sara Barbour, whose piece makes no reference to that society

Straight Male Impostor Tried To Get Book Deal As Syrian Lesbian – Jezebel

Published on 2011-06-22 23:00:16

Straight Male Impostor Tried To Get Book Deal As Syrian LesbianJezebelHe asked her to forward the book, titled A Thousand Sighs, and a Sigh: An Arab American Education, to a literary agent. Hajratwala writes on her blog: I skimmed it, found it rambli

Veteran broadcaster set to speak at literature festival – Yorkshire Post (press release)

Published on 2011-06-22 22:37:46

Yorkshire Post (press release)Veteran broadcaster set to speak at literature festivalYorkshire Post (press release)VETERAN broadcaster – and Hull University graduate – Dame Jenni Murray will bring her inimitable style to this year's Humber M

Teachers Become Students in Acclaimed Dist. 202 Program – Patch.com

Published on 2011-06-22 21:35:13

Teachers Become Students in Acclaimed Dist. 202 ProgramPatch.comAs a teacher of Advanced Placement Literature, Shoplas is learning the newest teaching methods to help better prepare her students to take the advanced placement test, which gives high s

It’s a James Patterson double scoop at bookstores – USA Today

Published on 2011-06-22 20:39:42

USA TodayIt's a James Patterson double scoop at bookstoresUSA TodayJames Patterson, who has broken most bookselling records, is about to try something his publisher believes has never been done before: release two new books on the same day. Patt

Getting into character: knowing others through literature – Aspen Times

Published on 2011-06-22 02:13:51

Getting into character: knowing others through literatureAspen TimesColum McCann, pictured last year in Aspen, is the recipient of the Aspen Writers' Foundation's Aspen Price for Literature, to be awarded in an event tonight. McCann is amon

Wal-Mart’s win at the Supreme Court; real books vs. e-books; drug wars in … – Los Angeles Times

Published on 2011-06-22 02:00:38

Los Angeles TimesWal-Mart's win at the Supreme Court; real books vs. e-books; drug wars in ...Los Angeles TimesAmericans have put themselves in a quandary, first hiring illegal immigrants to do our labor for us, then wanting to expel them from o

Book review: Tomorrow Pamplona by Jan van Mersbergen – Isle of Man Today

Published on 2011-06-22 01:06:58

Isle of Man TodayBook review: Tomorrow Pamplona by Jan van MersbergenIsle of Man TodayGood – and sometimes even great – literature comes in all shapes and sizes and in the case of Peirene's classy novellas, small is usually beautiful. But in

Hennepin library fines total $3.5 million in two years – Minneapolis Star Tribune

Published on 2011-06-22 00:17:16

Fox NewsHennepin library fines total $3.5 million in two yearsMinneapolis Star TribuneEven though books can be renewed by phone or online, fines total more than $1 million a year for the Hennepin County Library system. Last year, Hennepin County'

From content-farm crap to plagiarized books, junk has invaded the Kindle – Salon

Published on 2011-06-22 00:13:29

BBC NewsFrom content-farm crap to plagiarized books, junk has invaded the KindleSalonExactly one year ago, I wrote of my fear that, in the current self-publishing boom, "slush fatigue" -- a form of existential nausea, once suffered only by a

Random House exec takes condo in Park Slope – Blockshopper

Published on 2011-06-21 23:24:41

Random House exec takes condo in Park SlopeBlockshopperTrubey is the senior vice president of technology and operations at Random House, founded in 1925 and is an English-language general trade book publisher that is headquartered in New York. Prior

Even Internet-Age Companies Need Ferment of City: Edward Glaeser – Bloomberg

Published on 2011-06-21 23:18:50

Even Internet-Age Companies Need Ferment of City: Edward GlaeserBloombergAnd Seattle-based Amazon.com Inc. will build a publishing team in New York, with the help of a former publisher and literary agent, Laurence Kirshbaum. The common theme of these

Amazon tablets coming in September, suppliers say – Apple Insider

Published on 2011-06-21 23:15:34

TechJournal SouthAmazon tablets coming in September, suppliers sayApple InsiderTaiwanese component makers said Wednesday that Amazon is set to release tablets in August or September on its way to a sales target of 4 million units in 2011. The launch

Volunteers read, hand out books – Grand Island Independent

Published on 2011-06-21 22:41:25

Volunteers read, hand out booksGrand Island IndependentThe Heartland United Way and about 50 volunteers traveled to seven schools Tuesday morning to read to students and pass out books. Six volunteers visited Lincoln Elementary. "I think it'

USC educator, program turn young Latinos toward literature – Press-Enterprise

Published on 2011-06-20 01:01:34

USC educator, program turn young Latinos toward literaturePress-EnterpriseRueda, who is now 60 and a Latino literacy expert, wishes more Latinos could discover literature when they are young. Many Latino youths don't see the practical value in r

Amazon’s Kindle Marketplace – Spam vs. PLR – MediaSyndicate (press release)

Published on 2011-06-20 00:26:33

msnbc.comAmazon's Kindle Marketplace – Spam vs. PLRMediaSyndicate (press release)Posted to MediaSyndicate.com (Jun 19, 2011 - 10:18 PM) : Several recent news reports have stated that Kindle is being overrun by spam but allegedly these reports

Sports literature discussion at Norway Library – Lewiston Sun Journal

Published on 2011-06-20 00:26:28

Sports literature discussion at Norway LibraryLewiston Sun JournalHe is currently a lecturer at the University of Southern Maine and the University of New England where he teaches literature and cultural studies courses. To register, stop by the info

Lively Literature at Swissvale Public Library – Patch.com

Published on 2011-06-19 23:17:23

Lively Literature at Swissvale Public LibraryPatch.comMany volumes are mysteries and thrillers, but others, like Mackenzie Ford's The Clouds Beneath the Sun, qualify as “contemporary literature." The group is the brainchild of Bonnie Egli,

Local boxer Saenz balances boxing and books while chasing Olympic dream – Kansas City Star

Published on 2011-06-19 23:06:22

Kansas City StarLocal boxer Saenz balances boxing and books while chasing Olympic dreamKansas City StarWhile in Colorado this week, Saenz will also bring two books that have nothing to do with boxing. He will read these books about psychology and mar

Woman’s antics became symbol of Amazon saga – Myrtle Beach Sun News

Published on 2011-06-19 23:03:10

Woman's antics became symbol of Amazon sagaMyrtle Beach Sun NewsTrina Taylor unwittingly became the symbol of the campaign that brought online retailer Amazon and its 2000 jobs to the Midlands. Concerned that legislative opposition to a tax brea

Amazon FBA Booksellers Now Restricted to One PA Warehouse – AuctionBytes Blog (blog)

Published on 2011-06-19 22:47:19

AuctionBytes Blog (blog)Amazon FBA Booksellers Now Restricted to One PA WarehouseAuctionBytes Blog (blog)Booksellers who use Amazon FBA fulfillment learned last week that they must ship all FBA book inventory to a single warehouse in Pennsylvania (li

Nobel laureate meets Beijing fans – China Daily

Published on 2011-06-19 22:02:44

China DailyNobel laureate meets Beijing fansChina DailyPeruvian-Spanish writer Mario Vargas Llosa, a 2010 Nobel laureate in literature, delivered a keynote speech in Beijing on June 17 during his first official visit to the country. The speech attrac

The iCloud FAQ: top five Q&As to clear the air – Australian Personal Computer

Published on 2011-06-19 21:36:39

Siliconrepublic.comThe iCloud FAQ: top five Q&As to clear the airAustralian Personal ComputerAfter months of speculation iCloud is here, and it's an ambitious play by Apple to integrate all aspects of your digital life (again). We take a loo

Lake to hold giant book drive – Chicago Daily Herald

Published on 2011-06-19 00:58:32

Lake to hold giant book driveChicago Daily HeraldBy United Way of Lake County submission United Way of Lake County and Bernie's Book Bank are sponsoring the county's largest book drive this summer called Page it Forward. The goal is to coll

Local bookshops hang on as online shopping cuts into profits – Green Valley News

Published on 2011-06-19 00:43:01

Local bookshops hang on as online shopping cuts into profitsGreen Valley NewsDianne Sevick, manager of The Book Shop in Green Valley Village, says children's books will appeal to Green Valley grandparents. Posted: Saturday, June 18, 2011 3:13 pm

Literature of love – Trinidad News

Published on 2011-06-18 23:55:20

Literature of loveTrinidad NewsShe said while most schools had a library, most of the literature was geared towards girls. “So as a teacher, you look around and see most of your students are boys. Now,you have to get books that speak to boys so tha

A ‘Summer’ read for those in need of a tear-jerker – Boston Herald

Published on 2011-06-18 23:45:20

A 'Summer' read for those in need of a tear-jerkerBoston HeraldDavid Baldacci channels the books of Nicholas Sparks in his latest novel, “One Summer.” Jack Armstrong, who hasn't even reached his mid-30s, is dying of an unnamed dise

The IT Guy: Blue skies ahead for Apple – Hilton Head Island Packet

Published on 2011-06-18 23:08:18

The IT Guy: Blue skies ahead for AppleHilton Head Island PacketOn June 6, Apple held its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, where Steve Jobs and company traditionally show off their upcoming software. The crowd was mostly made up of software dev

Virginia Book Notes – Richmond Times Dispatch

Published on 2011-06-18 23:03:31

Virginia Book NotesRichmond Times DispatchHe drew on his access to confidential documents as well as exclusive interviews in doing so, and the result is a book at once frightening in its history and reassuring about improved food safety. Say "tea

Kleenex sales likely to soar when new Nicholas Sparks movie hits theaters – TheCelebrityCafe.com

Published on 2011-06-18 22:24:38

Shockya.comKleenex sales likely to soar when new Nicholas Sparks movie hits theatersTheCelebrityCafe.comDeadline adds that Denise Dinovi is on board to produce and Sparks's literary agent, Theresa Park, will be a co-producer. The novel, publishe

‘Nom de Plume’: why famous authors use pen names – The Seattle Times

Published on 2011-06-18 22:02:43

'Nom de Plume': why famous authors use pen namesThe Seattle TimesThe Associated Press No comments have been posted to this article. by Carmela Ciuraru In the annals of literature, pen names have long created as much intrigue about the autho

Amazon Kindle overrun with spam books – Ubergizmo

Published on 2011-06-18 01:11:36

Globe and MailAmazon Kindle overrun with spam booksUbergizmoIf you're an author who self-published a book on Amazon's Kindle book store, and you're wondering why nobody seems to be buying your books – it's not because your book

Book fair will aid library project – SouthCoastToday.com

Published on 2011-06-17 23:27:07

Morgan County CitizenBook fair will aid library projectSouthCoastToday.comTuesday officially marks the beginning of summer, and what could be better than browsing at Baker Books and receiving a complimentary treat from Not Your Average Joe's nex

Apple’s iCloud and the Dilemma of the Walled Garden – Forbes (blog)

Published on 2011-06-17 23:19:03

Complex.com (blog)Apple's iCloud and the Dilemma of the Walled GardenForbes (blog)“The Cloud” is certainly the buzz-phrase du jour as the behemoth IT companies rush to offer remote storage “in the cloud” for everything from document file

Ilkley Literature Festival 2011 hosts 170 writers – Yorkshire Evening Post (press release)

Published on 2011-06-17 22:28:42

Yorkshire Evening Post (press release)Ilkley Literature Festival 2011 hosts 170 writersYorkshire Evening Post (press release)Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes and broadcasters Janet Street Porter, Jeremy Paxman and Melvyn Bragg are among the big names mak

Rory McIlroy roars into the record books at US Open – Deseret News

Published on 2011-06-17 21:32:08

Telegraph.co.ukRory McIlroy roars into the record books at US OpenDeseret NewsMcIlroy, the sympathetic figure at the Masters, was as close to perfect as golf allows Friday during a stunning assault on the record book. The 22-year-old from Northern Ir

Book drive seeks 100000 books for kids – Chicago Sun-Times

Published on 2011-06-17 21:28:43

Book drive seeks 100000 books for kidsChicago Sun-TimesUnited Way of Lake County and Bernie's Book Bank are sponsoring the county's largest book drive this summer called Page it Forward. The goal is to collect 100000 books for low-income ch

Jeff Bezos On Innovation: Stubborn On Vision; Flexible On Details – Techdirt (blog)

Published on 2011-06-17 20:43:46

Jeff Bezos On Innovation: Stubborn On Vision; Flexible On DetailsTechdirt (blog)For years, I've been fascinated by Jeff Bezos' ability to make big risky decisions for Amazon and stand up to intense investor pressure to go in a different dir

Wisma Lake Bluff Stages Book Collection For Bernie’s Book Bank – Patch.com

Published on 2011-06-17 19:55:35

Wisma Lake Bluff Stages Book Collection For Bernie's Book BankPatch.comWisma is hosting a book drop kickoff party from 9-11 am June 24. Each child who brings books to donate will receive a free gourmet cookie from Wisma and Gourmet Bernie's

Washington Post critics pick the best books for summer reading – Washington Post

Published on 2011-06-17 19:42:23

Washington Post critics pick the best books for summer readingWashington PostMarie Arana DOC , by Mary Doria Russell (Random House, $26). The Wild West rides back to life in this aggressively researched and wonderfully entertaining story about Doc Ho

‘The Afterparty’ by Leo Benedictus – The Yorker

Published on 2011-06-17 19:17:24

'The Afterparty' by Leo BenedictusThe YorkerThe narrative, for a start, is duplicitous; a novel within a novel interspersed by correspondence between a literary agent and William Mendez (a pseudonym for the 'real writer'). In turn

Seven Stories gets Blyton funds

Published on 2011-06-17 02:05:55

Written By:� Caroline Horn Publication Date:� Fri, 17/06/2011 - 07:59 The Seven Stories centre for children's ...

Friday is last day for Great American Book Sale – GoErie.com

Published on 2011-06-17 00:58:07

Friday is last day for Great American Book SaleGoErie.comThe books had been picked over, but there were still enough in the Villa Maria Elementary School gymnasium to attract a crowd Thursday. Julie Smith, 40, of Millcreek Township, was there with he

Cloud computing goes mainstream – USA Today

Published on 2011-06-17 00:03:04

USA TodayCloud computing goes mainstreamUSA TodayLately, we've been hearing a lot about cloud computing. Amazon's and Apple's recently announced cloud computing services have generated a lot of buzz. Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Apple CEO S

A ‘children’s book’ for adults – San Jose Mercury News

Published on 2011-06-16 23:55:37

ABC NewsA 'children's book' for adultsSan Jose Mercury NewsThe F-bomb plea is the title of a buzz magnet of a book parody by Mansbach written in kid-friendly rhyme but decidedly unworthy of a bedtime readaloud. (AP Photo/Matthew L. Kap

Summer Reads: Tolstoy at the beach – Toronto Star

Published on 2011-06-16 23:07:43

Summer Reads: Tolstoy at the beachToronto StarWhen did “summer reading” become a subspecies of publishing, rather than an absorbing pastime enjoyed on the cottage dock, backyard patio or apartment fire escape — whatever the book in hand? Where

The state of the e-book lending market – GigaOm

Published on 2011-06-16 23:04:45

The state of the e-book lending marketGigaOm16, 2011, 3:31pm PT 1 Comment E-books continue to be an area of growth for publishers. What once equaled about 1.5 percent of a publisher's sales is steadily growing and accounts for as much as 5 to 7

A Writer And His Father, And ‘A Barrier Between Us’

Published on 2011-06-16 23:01:00

Walter Dean Myers grew up in Harlem, the son of a janitor. Today, he's the author of nearly 100 books, many of them popular with teenage readers. But as he tells his son, there was one person Myers always wanted his writing to impress: his dad.

Goldilocks and the Three Literary Agents – Technorati

Published on 2011-06-16 22:32:00

TechnoratiGoldilocks and the Three Literary AgentsTechnoratiI entered the room a little late and the first thing I heard was the agent on the left saying, "I wish the pitch had included a comparative title." Oh, the old comparative title dile

Why the iCloud Won’t be My Cloud – Technorati

Published on 2011-06-16 22:32:00

JohnJohnSaidIt.comWhy the iCloud Won't be My CloudTechnoratiTalk of “cloud computing” and “cloud services” has been in the air for years, but (despite the remaining ambiguity in the minds of consumers) recent developments have garnered a

June 30: Judgement Day for Amazon’s Kindle on Apple’s App Store – ZDNet (blog)

Published on 2011-06-16 22:08:37

Tech2June 30: Judgement Day for Amazon's Kindle on Apple's App StoreZDNet (blog)Time is running out for Amazon and other e-book sellers to comply with Apple's demands to implement in-app purchases by June 30, 2011. Jason Perlow, Sr. Te

Blue bins for books worry Palo Alto library advocates – San Jose Mercury News

Published on 2011-06-15 01:09:07

Blue bins for books worry Palo Alto library advocatesSan Jose Mercury NewsA big, blue "Books for Charity" bin in the corner of a Safeway parking lot on El Camino Real in Menlo Park overflowed with donations Monday, prompting people to leave b

Publishing: the quiet revolution. – ChiefOfficers.Net

Published on 2011-06-15 00:20:23

PDF DevicesPublishing: the quiet revolution.ChiefOfficers.NetBooksellers around the world are suffering falling sales. Borders, probably the biggest brand in book retailing, has failed, its grand plan to bee the dominant force, to convert niches to p

Bemidji Library Book Festival: Authors to feature variety of genres – Bemidji Pioneer

Published on 2011-06-14 23:58:16

Bemidji Library Book Festival: Authors to feature variety of genresBemidji PioneerThankfully the sun promises to shine this morning on the authors and audiences for the third day of the Bemidji Library Book Festival. Cynthia Kraack, author of “Minn

In Milford Public Schools: Thanks from the Summer Reading Committee – Milford Daily News

Published on 2011-06-14 23:27:24

Education.com (blog)In Milford Public Schools: Thanks from the Summer Reading CommitteeMilford Daily NewsStudents who had other obligations that night stopped by the book fair as early as 5 pm to get their required and recommended summer reading book

Amazon’s goal to eclipse 2000 jobs – Myrtle Beach Sun News

Published on 2011-06-14 23:04:27

The StateAmazon's goal to eclipse 2000 jobsMyrtle Beach Sun NewsOnline retailer Amazon is looking to bring more jobs than the initial payroll of 2000 to a distribution center it is opening this fall near Cayce, company vice president Paul Misene

Your baby will probably be a criminal. Dangerous minds in literature, science … – MobyLives

Published on 2011-06-14 23:03:02

MobyLivesYour baby will probably be a criminal. Dangerous minds in literature, science ...MobyLivesA child in Adrian Raine's lab at the U. of Pennsylvania, wearing a cap with electrodes to measure brain activity. Lionel Shriver's deeply dis

Retired educator critical of Christie education reform plan in new book – MyCentralJersey.com

Published on 2011-06-14 21:15:55

Retired educator critical of Christie education reform plan in new bookMyCentralJersey.comHow NJ Governor Chris Christie's Personal Vendetta Against Teachers Will Destroy Public Education,” his self-published book to be printed on demand. “I

Local rising author readies for book signing Friday – Vernal Express

Published on 2011-06-14 20:55:40

Local rising author readies for book signing FridayVernal Express“I did a lot of searching on the internet for publishers and I found out after I'd gotten published that if you want to look at a bigger publishing company you need what's c

Books too good to forget? Who can remember? – Washington Post

Published on 2011-06-14 18:39:31

Books too good to forget? Who can remember?Washington PostLike Danny Heitman [“Biblio-amnesia and the joys of re-reading,” op-ed, June 11], I am also guilty (or perhaps, not so guilty) of buying a book and finding out that I have had it sitting o

A ‘children’s book’ for adults – San Jose Mercury News

Published on 2011-06-14 17:47:11

Globe and MailA 'children's book' for adultsSan Jose Mercury NewsThe F-bomb plea is the title of a buzz magnet of a book parody by Mansbach written in kid-friendly rhyme but decidedly unworthy of a bedtime readaloud. Once upon a time,

Foul and phenomenal | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-06-14 – Philadelphia Inquirer

Published on 2011-06-14 02:06:02

The GuardianFoul and phenomenal | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-06-14Philadelphia Inquirer"Sleep is a hot button," says Adam Mansbach, who gives that button a push with his new book Go the F- to Sleep (Akashic Books, $14.95). The pro

Best-sellers – Stamford Times

Published on 2011-06-13 23:55:41

Best-sellersStamford Times"Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption" by Laura Hillenbrand (Random House) 5. "The 17 Day Diet: A Doctor's Plan Design for Rapid Results" by Dr. Mike Moreno (Free Press.

Escape for the summer – into a book – Cecil Whig

Published on 2011-06-13 23:41:32

Westmount ExaminerEscape for the summer – into a bookCecil WhigLucinda Taber, who is organizing the Summer Reading Program at the Elkton Library, stands by one of the book displays at the library. Port Deposit and Rising Sun public libraries will w

Overwhelmingly Successful Book Drive Nets 800 Books for Needy New Haven Students – Patch.com

Published on 2011-06-13 23:22:51

Overwhelmingly Successful Book Drive Nets 800 Books for Needy New Haven StudentsPatch.comAs an educator and mother a book drive was a natural second project. This was embraced because as the principal noted, “Many of the children don't own boo

Amazon Terminates Affiliates In Battle Over State Taxes – Hot Hardware

Published on 2011-06-13 22:07:52

Wired News (blog)Amazon Terminates Affiliates In Battle Over State TaxesHot HardwareThe battle between Amazon and certain individual US states continues to escalate, with a number of small business affiliates caught in between. Over the last few year

Eager readers: Summer library programs kick off – Marietta Daily Journal

Published on 2011-06-13 00:22:05

NorthEscambia.comEager readers: Summer library programs kick offMarietta Daily JournalSummer is the perfect time to develop a love of reading in children and teens, but local librarians say that kids will be more likely to read throughout the summer

A cross-country trek supports books and bikes – Wilkes Barre Times-Leader

Published on 2011-06-13 00:06:44

Wilkes Barre Times-LeaderA cross-country trek supports books and bikesWilkes Barre Times-LeaderBeginning at the Venice Beach Fishing Pier, near Santa Monica, Calif., they planned to ride through California, Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Illino

Books and lots more lure crowds – Wilkes Barre Times-Leader

Published on 2011-06-13 00:06:43

Wilkes Barre Times-LeaderBooks and lots more lure crowdsWilkes Barre Times-LeaderWILKES-BARRE -- For those searching for the next great deal on books and digital media, look no further than Wilkes-Barre city's local library sale. The 35th Annual

Franklin helps keep male bias alive: study – Ottawa Citizen

Published on 2011-06-12 23:20:10

Franklin helps keep male bias alive: studyOttawa CitizenBy Katherine Dedyna, Postmedia News June 12, 2011 11:18 PM Franklin the Turtle is one of many male animals who are central characters in children's books, a study has found. VICTORIA — At

Akashic to Launch Open Lens Imprint – Publishers Weekly

Published on 2011-06-12 23:16:26

Akashic to Launch Open Lens ImprintPublishers WeeklyLooking to provide a publishing platform for serious literary works, Brooklyn indie publisher Akashic Books is teaming with three notable African-American publishing and bookselling figures to launc

How Adam Mansbach’s expletive-filled children’s book was born – Globe and Mail

Published on 2011-06-12 23:05:45

Globe and MailHow Adam Mansbach's expletive-filled children's book was bornGlobe and MailBased on mere tidbits about his searing new adult lullaby of a book, Go the ... to Sleep, a viral phenomenon was born. The book began its life as a pit

One World, Many Stories – Longview Daily News

Published on 2011-06-12 22:43:52

Wilkes Barre Times-LeaderOne World, Many StoriesLongview Daily NewsLocal libraries will once again fight the "summer slump" of reading loss with a world of activities, movies, music, a picnic and parade — and, yes, books. Reading builds con

How to order books for an award-winning library – The Seattle Times

Published on 2011-06-12 21:06:27

How to order books for an award-winning libraryThe Seattle TimesWhen Bruce Adams started his library career, the card catalog was really cards in a catalog, 30 wooden file boxes packed with 2000 cards, one for each book at his storefront library in S

Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Used for House, Picture Book – School Library Journal

Published on 2011-06-12 20:25:29

Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Used for House, Picture BookSchool Library JournalMore than 40 members of Random House Children's Book division, including its president and publisher, Chip Gibson (left), traveled 70 miles north of New York Cit

Books and lots more lure crowds – Wilkes Barre Times-Leader

Published on 2011-06-12 19:57:26

Wilkes Barre Times-LeaderBooks and lots more lure crowdsWilkes Barre Times-LeaderWILKES-BARRE -- For those searching for the next great deal on books and digital media, look no further than Wilkes-Barre city's local library sale. The 35th Annual

Literature trumps Twitter at Iowa Writers’ Workshop – Louisville Courier-Journal

Published on 2011-06-12 02:04:18

Literature trumps Twitter at Iowa Writers' WorkshopLouisville Courier-JournalThe program, which has helped train everyone from Flannery O'Connor and Tennessee Williams to Michael Cunningham and TC Boyle, just turned 75, and it remains a pow

North America Cup Eliminations In The Books – Standardbred Canada

Published on 2011-06-12 02:02:52

Standardbred CanadaNorth America Cup Eliminations In The BooksStandardbred CanadaAll eyes were on harness racing's top three-year-old pacing colts on Saturday night as they hit the track to compete in eliminations for the prestigious $1.5 millio

A storyteller’s riveting Amazon adventure – Seacoastonline.com

Published on 2011-06-12 01:21:44

USA TodayA storyteller's riveting Amazon adventureSeacoastonline.comPatchett's latest revolves around protagonist Marina Singh's reluctant journey to the heart of the Amazon jungle in search of the truth about a close colleague's

Profane parody of children’s book is a hit before it’s out – Lexington Herald Leader

Published on 2011-06-12 01:18:43

Brisbane TimesProfane parody of children's book is a hit before it's outLexington Herald LeaderAnonymous AP Adam Mansbach said he resisted the financial incentives to work with a major publisher on his latest book. NEW YORK — In October,

Author chronicles hellish bike race – SignOnSanDiego.com

Published on 2011-06-12 01:07:24

Author chronicles hellish bike raceSignOnSanDiego.comWhen I began pitching this book concept, one well-known, New York-based literary agent told me, “If it's a book about a bike race and it's not written by Lance Armstrong, it doesn'

Elephant treatment protested worldwide – Fresno Bee

Published on 2011-06-12 00:32:07

Elephant treatment protested worldwideFresno BeeFive Fresno activists turned heads Saturday when they held signs and passed out literature that said elephants are suffering at zoos. "I didn't know that," a little girl said as her parents

Friends of WP Library ready baskets for Book/Bake Sale – Wilkes Barre Times-Leader

Published on 2011-06-12 00:23:15

Wilkes Barre Times-LeaderFriends of WP Library ready baskets for Book/Bake SaleWilkes Barre Times-LeaderThe largest fundraising event the Friends of West Pittston Library coordinate is the annual Book & Bake Sale and Specialty Basket Raffle. Duri

Some literature worth a reread – Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Published on 2011-06-11 23:59:09

Some literature worth a rereadPittsburgh Post GazetteSalon.com's Laura Miller recently wondered whether reading "great" books makes you a better person. Obviously not, since we all know plenty of well-read jerks. Still the yearning for s

Apple iPhone 5: A no show at WWDC 2011 positive for Android-based smartphones? – International Business Times

Published on 2011-06-11 23:57:17

Reuters Blogs (blog)Apple iPhone 5: A no show at WWDC 2011 positive for Android-based smartphones?International Business TimesApple Worldwide Developers Conference 2011 could be a positive for Android despite Steve Jobs taking the wraps off iCloud, i

Why the oringinal First Class could not be used in the new movie – Comic Book Movie

Published on 2011-06-11 23:16:19

Why the oringinal First Class could not be used in the new movieComic Book MovieI would like to make the point that the original class of Cylcops, Jean Grey, Beast, Angel and Iceman could not be used, as the original comic book continuity no longer w

In the tracks of ‘Nordic noir’ literature vogue, three Danish crime writers … – The Copenhagen Post

Published on 2011-06-11 00:13:24

In the tracks of 'Nordic noir' literature vogue, three Danish crime writers ...The Copenhagen PostIn August, two seasoned Danish crime writers, Sara Blædel and Jussi Adler-Olsen, will have their US publishing debuts, followed three months

Artist’s work is one for the books – Duluth News Tribune

Published on 2011-06-10 23:17:49

Artist's work is one for the booksDuluth News TribuneWith a nod to the classics and to local authors, a Proctor painter completes a mural books on the library plaza. Artist Scott Murphy of Proctor stands near the mural of book spines he painted

Student says college barred him from preaching – Knoxville News Sentinel

Published on 2011-06-10 22:30:34

Student says college barred him from preachingKnoxville News SentinelA Pellissippi State Community College student is accusing the school of trampling on his right to preach and hand out Christian literature on campus. Mark Dew, 44, of Knoxville has

Former St. Michael-Albertville Teacher Chronicles Life on Twin Cities Farm – KSTP.com

Published on 2011-06-10 18:19:29

Former St. Michael-Albertville Teacher Chronicles Life on Twin Cities FarmKSTP.comSo he decided to write a children's book that captured his experiences. He finished one but discovered he had many more stories to tell. Six books - sentimental, s

Amazon Cuts Off Affiliates in Ark., Conn. – Wall Street Journal

Published on 2011-06-10 17:55:28

Amazon Cuts Off Affiliates in Ark., Conn.Wall Street JournalAP Amazon.com Inc. severed its affiliations with websites in Connecticut and Arkansas because of new state taxes on online purchases, retaliating against a measure that it opposed as "un

Jobs’ Pixar Experience Leads To Apple’s iCloud – KMBC Kansas City

Published on 2011-06-10 17:54:46

Jobs' Pixar Experience Leads To Apple's iCloudKMBC Kansas City(CNN) -- The folks at Amazon and Google must have been wringing their hands on Monday when Apple CEO Steve Jobs showed off a new service called iTunes Match. That all-important &

For music industry, iCloud poised to be revolutionary – Chicago Tribune

Published on 2011-06-10 17:43:55

For music industry, iCloud poised to be revolutionaryChicago TribuneDENVER (Billboard) - Seen through the eyes of a music fan, Apple's new iCloud feature is hardly a groundbreaking digital music experience. But stared through the eyes of the mus

Shania Twain Signs Books at Music Festival, Celebrates Sales of 75 Million Albums – CMT.com

Published on 2011-06-10 17:34:32

CMT.comShania Twain Signs Books at Music Festival, Celebrates Sales of 75 Million AlbumsCMT.comMaking her first appearance at the CMA Music Festival in 15 years, Shania Twain signed copies of her autobiography, From This Moment On, Friday (June 10) a

$90 million error found in Ill. county’s books – Sacramento Bee

Published on 2011-06-10 17:25:46

$90 million error found in Ill. county's booksSacramento BeeAP CHICAGO -- Officials in Cook County, Ill., where Chicago is located say a bookkeeping blunder that resulted in double-counting $90 million in revenue won't leave them scrambling

Tough-Talking Book for U.S. Teens Goes Multilingual – Sacramento Bee

Published on 2011-06-10 17:23:03

Tough-Talking Book for U.S. Teens Goes MultilingualSacramento BeeBy Hillview Books LOS ALTOS, Calif., June 10, 2011 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Hillview Books announced today that is has published a Spanish-language version of its top-selling non-fiction teen

where the welcome mat is out for kids – The Seattle Times

Published on 2011-06-10 00:53:18

where the welcome mat is out for kidsThe Seattle TimesTegan Tigani, a children's buyer and event coordinator at Queen Anne Books, reads to kids at Twirl Cafe on Queen Anne Avenue North. Twirl Cafe owner, Becky Pelletier, far right, holds a book

The bridge to literature – Republica

Published on 2011-06-10 00:45:49

RepublicaThe bridge to literatureRepublicaSon of one of the most celebrated Nepal Bhasa literary figures, Dhuswa Sayami, he says literature has come down to him through his genes. “The environment at home, my friends' circle at an early age an

E-books are the next chapter for getting kids to read – Pioneer Press

Published on 2011-06-10 00:09:53

Reuters UK (blog)E-books are the next chapter for getting kids to readPioneer Press(Pioneer Press: Chris Polydoroff) At what age would you (or did you) let your kids read e-books? Like many boys, David Olson wanted a Nintendo DS portable video game s

Nook can’t find niche in book lover’s heart – Boston Herald

Published on 2011-06-10 00:01:56

Nook can't find niche in book lover's heartBoston HeraldI swaddled it in a gorgeous hot-pink Kate Spade case embossed with “she kept her nose in a book” on the front and “her head in the clouds” on the back and tucked it neatly in m

Library Ready For Book Sale – Jamestown Post Journal

Published on 2011-06-09 23:49:41

Library Ready For Book SaleJamestown Post JournalWith only about 10 hours until the first customers arrive outside the front doors, books were virtually flying off carts Thursday evening, destined for shelves labeled fiction, ...Bargain book hunting

Shari’a and Violence in American Mosques – FrontPage Magazine

Published on 2011-06-09 23:17:49

Pakistan Christian PostShari'a and Violence in American MosquesFrontPage MagazineHe has also designed and co-authored (with Mordechai Kedar) a ground-breaking peer reviewed empirical investigation on sharia-adherence and the promotion of violent

‘Judy Moody’ turns books into bummer – Albany Times Union

Published on 2011-06-09 23:11:48

Moneycontrol.com'Judy Moody' turns books into bummerAlbany Times UnionBut that's the best I can say for this canned piece of family so-called entertainment, which slathers on the bright colors and peppy eccentricity, but fails to captu

Nothing Can Take the Place of Books – Southern Pines Pilot

Published on 2011-06-09 23:03:05

Nothing Can Take the Place of BooksSouthern Pines PilotBooks have been an important part of my life ever since. For the first time ever, according to online retail behemoth Amazon.com, sales of electronic books outpaced those of hardback and soft-cov

Lincoln Institute Publications Now Available as eBooks Through Amazon’s Kindle … – PR Newswire (press release)

Published on 2011-06-09 23:01:44

Lincoln Institute Publications Now Available as eBooks Through Amazon's Kindle ...PR Newswire (press release)CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy is now publishing selected titles as eBo

The Self Corruption of Climate Science – Forbes (blog)

Published on 2011-06-09 22:49:27

Forbes (blog)The Self Corruption of Climate ScienceForbes (blog)If the IPCC wants to remain a relevant institution, it needs to act aggressively and the first step is changing the “tone at the top” about the importance of principles and procedure

Tim Tebow’s Gainesville Book Signing: Midnight ‘Chaos’ at Walmart – Alligator Army

Published on 2011-06-09 01:17:57

Tim Tebow's Gainesville Book Signing: Midnight 'Chaos' at WalmartAlligator ArmyIt's no surprise that Gators fans are excited for Tim Tebow to return to Gainesville for a book signing in support of his memoir, Through My Eyes. Seei

Florida woman’s touring bus brings free books, eyeglasses to Detroit kids – Detroit Free Press

Published on 2011-06-09 01:09:07

Florida woman's touring bus brings free books, eyeglasses to Detroit kidsDetroit Free PressBook Bus creates oasis, fuels imagination: Florida resident Jennifer Frances has given out more than 270000 books to underpriviledged and underrepresented

Share some picture books for Father’s Day – NorthJersey.com

Published on 2011-06-08 23:34:04

NorthJersey.comShare some picture books for Father's DayNorthJersey.comSome new picture books not only can remind him that he's doing a wonderful job, they also can help create that time as he and the kids in your lives share them together

Apple moves to forefront of cloud industry for digital music – The Independent Florida Alligator

Published on 2011-06-08 23:14:06

New York Times (blog)Apple moves to forefront of cloud industry for digital musicThe Independent Florida AlligatorThe future of digital music is slowly taking form, and with it an unlikely group seems to be finding major advantages. Apple announced M

UK Children’s Literature Laureate says UK libraries have too many computers – MobyLives

Published on 2011-06-08 23:14:05

BBC NewsUK Children's Literature Laureate says UK libraries have too many computersMobyLivesJust days removed from being announced as the first Scottish writer to become the Children's Literature Laureate of the UK, Julia Donaldson has put

‘The author who …’ – Anderson Independent Mail

Published on 2011-06-08 23:05:37

BBC News'The author who …'Anderson Independent MailShe published her first book in 1966. The second of what would come to be known as “The Cat Who …” series of 29 books hit the shelves almost two decades later. She took another brea

Amazon seen as boost now, later – The State

Published on 2011-06-08 23:00:41

Fox News (blog)Amazon seen as boost now, laterThe StateThe arrival of online retailer Amazon is an immediate shot-in the arm that also could become a magnet attracting more development to the Midlands, some business experts say. “We'll take 20

Author adds character to writings – The Republic

Published on 2011-06-08 22:57:05

Author adds character to writingsThe RepublicIf it means anything, he can take heart from the fact that his work has been marketed by a highly respected literary agent in Greenwich Village — Sterling Lord. Lord is best known for his discovery of an

500-year-old book for sale in Utah for $35K – Albany Times Union

Published on 2011-06-08 22:17:01

MiamiHerald.com500-year-old book for sale in Utah for $35KAlbany Times UnionBRIAN SKOLOFF, AP FILE - In this photo taken April 23, 2011, a copy of the Nuremberg Chronicle published in 1493 is displayed at Ken Sanders Rare Books in Salt Lake City. A U

Habitat home using Rockefeller tree – Times Herald-Record

Published on 2011-06-08 01:15:32

Habitat home using Rockefeller treeTimes Herald-RecordCITY OF NEWBURGH — The house at 46 East Parmenter St. always will have a Christmas tree inside. On Tuesday, Habitat for Humanity volunteers and Random House staffers were working side by side pr

Sisterly Love – Daily Beast (blog)

Published on 2011-06-08 01:05:28

Sisterly LoveDaily Beast (blog)Rosamund Lupton's Sister (Random House, 2011) is every first author's dream: the novel spent 14 weeks on the bestseller list in the UK and it's already having a buzz-worthy Statesside debut. Lupton's

Elizabeth Marie Glotzbach, daughter of Philip and Marie, dead at 30 – Skidmore News

Published on 2011-06-08 01:00:42

Elizabeth Marie Glotzbach, daughter of Philip and Marie, dead at 30Skidmore NewsShe began working in the film industry in 2003 with Paradigm Talent Agency, where she remained for three years, eventually becoming the assistant to their head literary a

On the Books Part Four: Three San Antonio writers to watch – San Antonio Current

Published on 2011-06-07 23:01:47

San Antonio CurrentOn the Books Part Four: Three San Antonio writers to watchSan Antonio CurrentGuerrero's first book of poetry, Babies Under the Skin (Panhandler Publishing, 2008) was named winner of the Panhandler Chapbook Award by San Antonio

Amazon preparing to finish center – The State

Published on 2011-06-07 23:01:34

The StateAmazon preparing to finish centerThe StateOnline retailer Amazon is gearing up to finish a distribution center that will bring 2000 jobs to the Midlands within three years. The sales tax collection exemption Amazon wanted for the $125 millio

Lilian Jackson Braun, ‘Cat Who’ Writer, Dies at 97 – New York Times

Published on 2011-06-07 22:38:10

CBC.caLilian Jackson Braun, 'Cat Who' Writer, Dies at 97New York TimesCritical response to the books was generally favorable, with many reviewers praising their essential warmth and cozy charm. Others, however, faulted what they saw as scan

Steve Jobs’s quest to ‘demote the PC’ – Sydney Morning Herald

Published on 2011-06-07 22:29:23

Sydney Morning HeraldSteve Jobs's quest to 'demote the PC'Sydney Morning HeraldApple chief executive officer Steve Jobs, by introducing a service that shares files across different internet-linked devices, takes another step toward sid

Steve Jobs’s quest to ‘demote the PC’ – The Age

Published on 2011-06-07 22:27:35

ABC NewsSteve Jobs's quest to 'demote the PC'The AgeApple chief executive officer Steve Jobs, by introducing a service that shares files across different internet-linked devices, takes another step toward sidelining the personal-comput

Book Review: The Ranger by Ace Atkins – Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)

Published on 2011-06-07 21:52:17

Book Review: The Ranger by Ace AtkinsSeattle Post Intelligencer (blog)ORG The Ranger by Ace Atkins is a fictional book following a hometown hero fight for right. This is the first in a new series. Army Ranger Quinn Colson is coming back home to the f

Apple to unveil cloud-based music service – San Jose Mercury News

Published on 2011-06-06 00:40:03

The GuardianApple to unveil cloud-based music serviceSan Jose Mercury NewsFILE -- Apple CEO Steve Jobs is expected on Monday to introduce the iCloud, which could fundamentally change the way Apple fans listen to music, watch TV shows and download mov

Who was your favorite character in X-Men: First Class? – Comic Book Movie

Published on 2011-06-06 00:17:47

CTV.caWho was your favorite character in X-Men: First Class?Comic Book MovieX-Men: First Class opened to financial and critical success, but fans are divided over deviations the film made from the comics books. Most still agree though that despite th

Framingham marketing writer hits 30-year mark – Milford Daily News

Published on 2011-06-05 23:35:58

Framingham marketing writer hits 30-year markMilford Daily NewsThat's when Jerry Schiowitz began writing marketing literature for Data General's trend-setting products in Westborough during the minicomputer revolution. Schiowitz had previou

Library has served community a century – Salisbury Post

Published on 2011-06-05 23:18:18

Library has served community a centurySalisbury PostSALISBURY — Abigail Wells and her sister, Hannah, checked out books from the Rowan Public Library using their brand new library cards for the first time Sunday. “It felt pretty good,” said Han

Where I Learned To Read – New Yorker

Published on 2011-06-05 23:03:53

New YorkerWhere I Learned To ReadNew YorkerI failed English literature, American literature, Spanish, precalculus, chemistry, physics. Once, in a fit of melancholic vanity, I burned my report card in the sink of the KFC where I worked scraping carbon

WWDC: A MacTech service aims to match up Mac & iOS developers with ‘great ideas’ – ZDNet (blog)

Published on 2011-06-05 22:30:13

WWDC: A MacTech service aims to match up Mac & iOS developers with 'great ideas'ZDNet (blog)MacTech this week at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco will unveil MacTech Match, a forthcoming service that wil

Amazon begins pre-orders for authorized Steve Jobs biography – Apple Insider

Published on 2011-06-05 22:23:35

Amazon begins pre-orders for authorized Steve Jobs biographyApple InsiderOnline retailer Amazon has begun taking pre-orders for "iSteve: The Book of Jobs," the authorized biography of Apple CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs, with a tentative Marc

Book Review: After Midnight by Irmgard Keun – Seattle Post Intelligencer

Published on 2011-06-05 22:23:02

Book Review: After Midnight by Irmgard KeunSeattle Post IntelligencerAlthough Keun's book, written and first published in 1937 after she fled Germany, is set in the course of less than 24 hours, the events of that day and Sanna's memories c

Books & Books grows amidst challenging market – MiamiHerald.com

Published on 2011-06-05 22:01:33

Books & Books grows amidst challenging marketMiamiHerald.comBooks & Books' owner finds ways to diversify his business and expand in the face of challenging times. Total numbers for both print and digital represent sales of hardbound and

The future of publishing will be a tale of two books – Sydney Morning Herald (blog)

Published on 2011-06-05 21:35:47

The future of publishing will be a tale of two booksSydney Morning Herald (blog)The third, and probably final book, in the Disappearance trilogy. It's been kind of hell, and yet it's necessary. It's always necessary. The people I feel

Apple poised to introduce iCloud – Economic Times

Published on 2011-06-05 01:17:43

Telegraph.co.ukApple poised to introduce iCloudEconomic TimesWASHINGTON: Apple chief executive Steve Jobs is taking a break from medical leave on Monday to preside over the opening of the company's annual conference for software developers. And

Collecting sales taxes – Omaha World-Herald

Published on 2011-06-05 01:15:07

DailyTechCollecting sales taxesOmaha World-HeraldSome of the nation's largest retailers have joined mom-and-pop stores in pressing for online retailers to compete on a level playing field by also collecting sales taxes on all purchases. More tha

Jack McElroy: Is K-Town Kindle-town as e-reading abounds? – Knoxville News Sentinel

Published on 2011-06-04 23:53:59

Jack McElroy: Is K-Town Kindle-town as e-reading abounds?Knoxville News SentinelThe heat wave may have many of us planning time on the beach, preferably with a good book in hand. Knoxvillians, it turns out, are more likely to be readers than folks fr

Best-Sellers, June 5, 2011 – Press Herald

Published on 2011-06-04 23:26:41

Best-Sellers, June 5, 2011Press Herald"A Visit from the Goon Squad," by Jennifer Egan (Random House) 2. "How to Climb Trees," compiled and published by The Telling Room 3. "Cutting for Stone," by Abraham Verghese (Random H...

Book Review: A Mainer collides with prosperous folks ‘from away’ – Press Herald

Published on 2011-06-04 23:26:38

Book Review: A Mainer collides with prosperous folks 'from away'Press HeraldThe most satisfying books about hardscrabble life on the coast of Maine fill your nose with the pungent odor of salt air, give you a sense of worn linoleum on the f

Book review | ‘State of Wonder’ plunges into the depths of the Amazon – Kansas City Star

Published on 2011-06-04 23:17:43

Book review | 'State of Wonder' plunges into the depths of the AmazonKansas City StarLike her Orange Prize winner, “Bel Canto,” this novel takes a set of characters, isolates them in a South American country and charts the changes

Meet Jennifer Hubbard, novelist and playwright – Salisbury Post

Published on 2011-06-04 23:08:46

Salisbury PostMeet Jennifer Hubbard, novelist and playwrightSalisbury PostJennifer Hubbard Ñ who writes as Jenny Hubbard Ñ has a book coming out called 'Paper Covers Rock,' published by Random House. In 'Rabbit Hole,' Preston Mi

Craig Johnson’s books are equal parts mystery, literary novels – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Published on 2011-06-04 23:00:32

Craig Johnson's books are equal parts mystery, literary novelsPittsburgh Tribune-ReviewCraig Johnson figured he might not get a chance to write a second book, so he packed his first with everything he ever wanted to say about his home state of W

BOOK REVIEW ‘State of Wonder’ plunges into the depths of the Amazon – Kansas City Star

Published on 2011-06-04 22:17:46

BOOK REVIEW 'State of Wonder' plunges into the depths of the AmazonKansas City StarLike her Orange Prize winner, “Bel Canto,” this novel takes a set of characters, isolates them in a South American country and charts the changes that oc

IPad challenger Xoom: the rise of the Android tablets – Monsters and Critics.com

Published on 2011-06-04 22:15:41

Mobiletor.comIPad challenger Xoom: the rise of the Android tabletsMonsters and Critics.comBerlin - Apple has been dominating the market for tablet computers. But now, with Motorola's Xoom and other tablet PCs rolling out, alternatives to the iPa

Don McNay: Hitting it Big As an Author

Published on 2011-06-04 00:31:48

"That's why I'm looking for the next best thing" -Warren Zevon My longtime friend, Rick Robinson, from Northern Kentucky, just received a "six-figure" option for the movie rights to his novel Manifest Destiny. Rick writes political thr...

Federer books French Open tennis final spot as Djokovic vanquished – The Australian

Published on 2011-06-03 23:13:17

USA TodayFederer books French Open tennis final spot as Djokovic vanquishedThe AustralianA triumphant Roger Federer after he defeated Novak Djokovic at the French Open semi-final today. Source: AFP NOVAK Djokovic said he knew his 43-match winning run

In cloud crowd, Apple is expected to stand out – Boston Globe

Published on 2011-06-03 22:54:23

Fox NewsIn cloud crowd, Apple is expected to stand outBoston GlobeApple Inc., the dominant seller of music on the Internet, is expected to launch on Monday a service to stream recorded music over the Internet. And even though giants like Amazon.com I

Bestselling novelist Josephine Hart has died aged 67 – Mirror.co.uk

Published on 2011-06-03 22:16:09

The GuardianBestselling novelist Josephine Hart has died aged 67Mirror.co.ukLiterary agent and close friend Ed Victor confirmed. “It was a great shock. She never told anyone she had a rare form of ovarian cancer which was very aggressive.” Hart&#

Books: the last of the lady-killers – Belfast Telegraph

Published on 2011-06-03 22:07:11

USA TodayBooks: the last of the lady-killersBelfast TelegraphRemarkably, even though Burton was married during most of this time, his insatiable sexual appetite meant he still found the energy to sleep with three women a week for almost 30 years, acc

A Different Education – The Pan American

Published on 2011-06-03 20:27:20

A Different EducationThe Pan AmericanIt is one of many unique literature classes offered by the English department. UTPA offers a handful classes over the first summer semester meant to teach students about the world around them through unconventiona

Strong Revenue From Online Literature and Social Networking Games Boost … – Toronto Star

Published on 2011-06-03 19:00:27

Strong Revenue From Online Literature and Social Networking Games Boost ...Toronto StarOverall revenue grew by 25% year over year, largely driven by new businesses such as online literature and social games provided by its Bian Feng subsidiary. In pa

121 entries, 25 nominations for 2011 Nigeria Prize for Literature, Science – Vanguard

Published on 2011-06-03 18:18:33

121 entries, 25 nominations for 2011 Nigeria Prize for Literature, ScienceVanguardOne hundred and twenty one books from authors in Nigeria and diaspora will be competing for this year's Nigeria Prize for Literature. The Emeritus Prof. Ayo Banjo-

JK Rowling Dicusses Life-Changing Books, eBooks and More in New Interview – The Leaky Cauldron.org

Published on 2011-06-03 17:46:34

The Leaky Cauldron.orgJK Rowling Dicusses Life-Changing Books, eBooks and More in New InterviewThe Leaky Cauldron.orgMs. Rowling talks about some of her favorite books to read as a child, the challenge of balancing a family and writing, her (messy!)

Books on life, liberty and American legends – New Philadelphia Times Reporter

Published on 2011-06-03 17:35:11

Books on life, liberty and American legendsNew Philadelphia Times ReporterShelby Foote and others have produced long-form portrayals of our 16th president and his far-reaching legacy, but for those who don't want to lug books the size of cinder

Eastern Monroe Public Library holds sale to fill summer reading lists – Pocono Record

Published on 2011-06-02 23:18:06

TribLocalEastern Monroe Public Library holds sale to fill summer reading listsPocono RecordBarbara Brown of Stroudsburg gently places $2 price tags on books in the travel section. Brown has chosen to work specifically in the travel section because it

Bookstore down: Village Books to close its doors – LA Observed

Published on 2011-06-02 23:00:21

Bookstore down: Village Books to close its doorsLA ObservedKatie O'Laughlin announced today "with great regret and sadness" that she will close Village Books on June 30, after fourteen years in Pacific Palisades. "Village Books has s

Feature: Indesign CS5.5 review: e-books made easy – Ars Technica

Published on 2011-06-02 22:45:13

Ars TechnicaFeature: Indesign CS5.5 review: e-books made easyArs TechnicaUntil recently, the Indesign EPUB features for creating e-books felt tacked on. Features were missing that just made the solution lacking as a whole, and you'd invariably h

A Comics Odyssey – Issue #13 – Monsters and Critics.com

Published on 2011-06-02 22:39:28

Straits TimesA Comics Odyssey - Issue #13Monsters and Critics.comIssues of all the renumbered titles will be available digitally via apps and a DC website the same day they arrive in comic shops, the first time a major comics publisher has done so wi

Doctoral candidate Carrie Walker awarded Fulbright to Jamaica – Media Newswire (press release)

Published on 2011-06-02 22:09:51

Doctoral candidate Carrie Walker awarded Fulbright to JamaicaMedia Newswire (press release)Walker's research interests are in Africana literature, and in particular, African and Caribbean fiction written by women. In Jamaica, she will be conduct

Resourcehouse unable to cover $3.6 bln HK IPO order books -paper – Reuters

Published on 2011-06-02 21:24:19

Resourcehouse unable to cover $3.6 bln HK IPO order books -paperReutersHONG KONG, June 3 (Reuters) - Australian mining company Resourcehouse, controlled by billionaire Clive Palmer, has been unable to cover the retail and institutional books for its

UFC Books Rick Story vs. Nate Marquardt for June 26 – MMAFighting.com

Published on 2011-06-02 21:10:55

UFC Books Rick Story vs. Nate Marquardt for June 26MMAFighting.comRick Story proved himself as one of the Top 10 welterweights in MMA with his unanimous decision victory over Thiago Alves at UFC 130. And now Story isn't wasting any time getting

8 Korean Universities Rank Among Top 200 English Literature Programs – The Chosun Ilbo

Published on 2011-06-02 20:51:23

8 Korean Universities Rank Among Top 200 English Literature ProgramsThe Chosun IlboKorean universities outrank their rivals in other Asian countries in terms of English language and literature and other modern language courses, according to a recent

Plenty for families to enjoy at Printers Row Lit Fest – Chicago Sun-Times

Published on 2011-06-02 20:22:11

Plenty for families to enjoy at Printers Row Lit FestChicago Sun-TimesFulcrum Point New Music Project marries music to two children's books at 3 pm June 4 in the Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State, as part of the Printers Row Lit Fes

Apple signs Universal Music to iCloud? – ZDNet Australia

Published on 2011-06-02 20:21:17

Business InsiderApple signs Universal Music to iCloud?ZDNet AustraliaApple has cut a licensing deal with Universal Music Group that will enable Apple's online music store to offer songs from the largest of the four top record companies, sources

The Future Of Literature: Porn, Cyberterrorism And The Russian Mob

Published on 2011-06-02 01:18:17

This long post is a primer on what’s happening / happened to publishing, and also some models for revenue going forward… The models, of course, are based on the same grey / black market economies that predict most major economic shifts

Eric Schmidt’s ‘Gang of Four’ tech giants: past, present and future – Telegraph.co.uk

Published on 2011-06-02 01:01:35

Sydney Morning HeraldEric Schmidt's 'Gang of Four' tech giants: past, present and futureTelegraph.co.ukGoogle's Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt says the web is now ruled by Amazon, Google, Apple and Facebook - but who are their pr

Apple gains control of iCloud domain – CNET

Published on 2011-06-02 00:39:54

BBC NewsApple gains control of iCloud domainCNETApple has taken control of the iCloud.com domain, a week before the company is scheduled to unveil a cloud-based storage system of the same name. The domain, which was previously owned by Sweden-based &

Sources for Free Ebooks and Ereader Software – InfoToday.com

Published on 2011-06-01 22:47:00

Social BarrelSources for Free Ebooks and Ereader SoftwareInfoToday.comIn late May, BookExpo America week kicked off with IDPF's annual Digital Book 2011 conference. Judging from the product announcements and buzz coming from the events, ebooks a

“You Wrote a Book, Now What?” at Peterborough Town Library – Cabinet.com

Published on 2011-06-01 22:46:43

“You Wrote a Book, Now What?” at Peterborough Town LibraryCabinet.comOn Saturday, June 4, literary agent Jan Kardys will offer a workshop on the secrets of getting published, at the Peterborough Town Library. This workshop is designed to help asp

Hay Festival 2011: John Sutherland on the state of English literature courses – Telegraph.co.uk

Published on 2011-06-01 01:38:47

Hay Festival 2011: John Sutherland on the state of English literature coursesTelegraph.co.ukThe study of English literature in universities is in a “ruinous” state because students are treated as customers rather than being told what to read, a l

Books shows local history – Toledo Blade

Published on 2011-06-01 00:27:57

Toledo BladeBooks shows local historyToledo BladeIt's not a coffee table book, although it contains more pictures than words. The staff at Perrysburg-based Vintage Aerial say the company's first book, Vintage Sylvania, will be a sentimental

Borders Creditors Object to Bankruptcy Extension – Anime News Network

Published on 2011-06-01 00:13:47

Borders Creditors Object to Bankruptcy ExtensionAnime News NetworkOn May 26, the Creditors Committee that was appointed to the bookstore chain Borders' bankruptcy petition — which includes book publishers Penguin, HarperCollins, Random House ,

Book club teen now heads to Wellesley College – Times Record News

Published on 2011-06-01 00:08:58

Book club teen now heads to Wellesley CollegeTimes Record NewsPatrick Johnston/Times Record News Members of the original "No Boys Allowed Book Club" flip through a program from the 2005 Bonham Elementary graduation. From left to right: Yvonne

Cadavers, Ambition, Louvre Drew Americans to Paris, Says McCullough: Books – Bloomberg

Published on 2011-05-31 23:17:29

Cadavers, Ambition, Louvre Drew Americans to Paris, Says McCullough: BooksBloombergPhotographer: William B. McCullough/Simon and Schuster via Bloomberg “The Greater Journey” is a boring title for a riveting, sometimes thrilling book. Subtitled

A sunny spot and a Shade Tree – Beckley Register-Herald

Published on 2011-05-31 23:15:34

A sunny spot and a Shade TreeBeckley Register-HeraldInstead, they began their own traditional publishing house, acting as a fusion of literary agent and publisher, to get fiction and non-fiction Christian authors cultured enough to be noticed by the

Brewster’s Millions: ALA Preview 2011 – Publishers Weekly

Published on 2011-05-29 23:54:40

Brewster's Millions: ALA Preview 2011Publishers WeeklyInternet Archive founder Brewster Kahle wants to see millions of library e-books, millions of readers—and millions of dollars for publishers and authors. By Andrew Richard Albanese At the A

Your favourite books, a click away – IBNLive.com

Published on 2011-05-29 23:36:02

Your favourite books, a click awayIBNLive.comBuying books at their full price is not easy on the pocket either. But now there is yet another option, which is to get the books you want delivered at your doorstep. After you are done with reading them,

Local library to add e-books, audiobooks to online collection – Enid News & Eagle

Published on 2011-05-29 22:54:44

Local library to add e-books, audiobooks to online collectionEnid News & EagleBy Cass Rains, Staff Writer Enid News and Eagle ENID — Public Library of Enid and Garfield County soon will offer audiobooks and e-books for download. Beginning June

Lok Virsa promoting cultural values, heritage thru books – Pakistan Observer

Published on 2011-05-29 21:59:00

Lok Virsa promoting cultural values, heritage thru booksPakistan ObserverIslamabad—National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa) has opened a shop carrying books as well as audio visual materials including CDs and DVDs on various

Books still big business in 2010 – The Seattle Times

Published on 2011-05-29 21:04:02

Books still big business in 2010The Seattle Times(Here, parenthetically, is where I get to plug my favorite flood book: "Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How it Changed America" by John Barry. I'm not coming up with s

Library offering books for e-reader users – istockAnalyst.com (press release)

Published on 2011-05-29 20:57:01

Library offering books for e-reader usersistockAnalyst.com (press release)May 28--KOKOMO -- Do you have an electronic reader, but no idea how to download a library book onto it? Staff at the Kokomo-Howard County Public Library can help with that, at

Book collecting software – Wall Street Journal

Published on 2011-05-29 19:47:43

Book collecting softwareWall Street JournalDo you use book collecting software to keep track of your non-e book collection? What have been your experiences? Do you have any recommendations? I am looking to keep track of an extensive home library. Int

Author paves own way with ‘Chicken’ – Glens Falls Post-Star

Published on 2011-05-29 00:24:48

Author paves own way with 'Chicken'Glens Falls Post-StarThe "Sometimes that Happens with Chicken" novelist is breaking new business ground by skipping the big publishing company system and becoming a "one-woman Random House.&

Well-plotted historical mystery visits Vienna’s dark side – NewsOK.com

Published on 2011-05-29 00:17:13

Well-plotted historical mystery visits Vienna's dark sideNewsOK.com“Vienna Twilight” (Random House Trade Paperback Original, $15) by Frank Tallis is the fifth book in this historical mystery series. Viennese psychoanalyst Max Liebermann and

The right stuff – Redlands Daily Facts

Published on 2011-05-29 00:15:02

The right stuffRedlands Daily FactsREDLANDS - There's a wonderfully kitschy old kids' mystery-adventure series Random House started pumping out in the mid-1960's originally titled "Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators,"

S.A. Library program offers good books for good summer – San Antonio Express

Published on 2011-05-29 00:08:47

TribLocalS.A. Library program offers good books for good summerSan Antonio ExpressThe San Antonio Public Library may have just the answer through its summer reading program, which encourages students to read or listen to a certain number of books bas

Mobile Society – Press Herald

Published on 2011-05-28 23:13:01

SlashGearMobile SocietyPress HeraldWhat do you think about the Kindle/Nook? Do you like yours? If you don't have one, do you want one? Tell us about your favorite apps and you might be quoted in the next Mobile Society! Read the Kindle vs Nook c

We must learn from Amazon, improve policy – The State

Published on 2011-05-28 23:01:57

Myrtle Beach Sun NewsWe must learn from Amazon, improve policyThe StateTHERE IS REASON to celebrate the Legislature reaching a compromise that revives Amazon's promise to build a distribution center in Lexington County. It's good news anyti

The Blagger’s Guide To…Self-Publishing – The Independent

Published on 2011-05-28 18:02:58

The Blagger's Guide To...Self-PublishingThe Independent*Similarly, the British novelist Melanie Comley, who lives in France, has just signed a contract with the New York literary agent Richard Curtis. Comley sold more than 10000 copies of her Im

Biofuels firm renews plans for Lexington County plant after Amazon vote – The State

Published on 2011-05-27 23:01:37

Biofuels firm renews plans for Lexington County plant after Amazon voteThe StateA company that took its $30 million investment to Tennessee after the SC House initially rejected a sales-tax exemption for Amazon now is planning three multimillion-doll

How Many Millions Did Amazon Lose on Two Days of 99-Cent Lady Gaga Sales? – Hollywood Reporter

Published on 2011-05-27 22:49:41

How Many Millions Did Amazon Lose on Two Days of 99-Cent Lady Gaga Sales?Hollywood ReporterAmazon sold about 440000 downloads of "Born This Way" and nearly all of them were the 99-cent version. NASHVILLE -- Christmas came early for Lady Gaga

Apple iCloud: Details emerge on new music service – Christian Science Monitor

Published on 2011-05-27 21:43:18

Christian Science MonitorApple iCloud: Details emerge on new music serviceChristian Science MonitorApple is almost certainly getting ready to release a cloud-based music service. So what's inside the 'iCloud'? Apple is reportedly ready

Publishers See Kindle As Winner In E-Reader Space – WFMY News 2

Published on 2011-05-27 21:33:08

Publishers See Kindle As Winner In E-Reader SpaceWFMY News 2One literary agent says because the iPad has so many other applications available, reading isn't given as much priority as it is in reading-only devices like the Nook and Kindle. Publis

Xploring Budapest: The Museum Of Literature Petőfi – XpatLoop.com

Published on 2011-05-27 21:29:17

Xploring Budapest: The Museum Of Literature PetőfiXpatLoop.com"In 1954, a Council of Ministers order founded the Museum of Literature Petőfi with the aim of collecting and preserving records of Hungarian literature. The name of the Museum prese

UNESCO recognises stone stelae – Viet Nam News

Published on 2011-05-27 20:55:14

UNESCO recognises stone stelaeViet Nam NewsHA NOI — UNESCO has recognised 82 stelae commemorating the graduation of royal mandarins from the 15th to 18th centuries at Ha Noi's Temple of Literature as a Memory of the World. The stone stele reco

Open books for California university foundations – San Francisco Chronicle

Published on 2011-05-27 20:41:56

Open books for California university foundationsSan Francisco ChronicleThese details came out after court challenges and heavy public pressure, but not because the books were open. This week, the two university systems sensibly gave in. Donors'

News: Amazon Launches Mac Software Download Store – The Mac Observer

Published on 2011-05-27 20:17:10

GamasutraNews: Amazon Launches Mac Software Download StoreThe Mac ObserverAmazon has followed Apple's footsteps into the future of software delivery with the launch of dedicated substore for Mac software downloads. Called simply Mac Downloads, t

Perry faces key decision on Amazon-related bill – Austin American-Statesman

Published on 2011-05-27 19:26:19

Perry faces key decision on Amazon-related billAustin American-StatesmanFor Gov. Rick Perry, decision time has arrived in the state's high-profile battle with Amazon.com over online sales tax collection. The Legislature has sent House Bill 2403

Amazon Says It Will Re-Start Hiring Process Soon for SC Jobs – News Channel 7

Published on 2011-05-27 18:42:12

The Seattle TimesAmazon Says It Will Re-Start Hiring Process Soon for SC JobsNews Channel 7Amazon says it will start the hiring process for its fulfillment center in SC as soon as the incentives deal passed Friday morning by the state Senate becomes

Putting books in readers’ hands – Catskill Daily Mail

Published on 2011-05-27 01:35:42

Putting books in readers' handsCatskill Daily MailGREENVILLE – There's nothing like settling down with a good book, whether by fireside on a cold winter's evening or on the hammock in your backyard during a sweltering summer's d

Missionary wins U.S. court appeal – Detroit Free Press

Published on 2011-05-27 01:05:45

MLive.comMissionary wins U.S. court appealDetroit Free PressA federal appeals court ruled Thursday that a Christian missionary from California had his free-speech rights violated by Dearborn in 2009, when the city restricted where he could hand out l

Hay Festival 2011: A voice to launch a thousand books – Telegraph.co.uk

Published on 2011-05-27 00:37:22

Telegraph.co.ukHay Festival 2011: A voice to launch a thousand booksTelegraph.co.uk“Joy to the world,” she declares, in those throaty tones that make some men take an unexpected interest in books. Her excitement has nothing much to do with Bailey

Politics of superheroes examined in Oklahoma City professor’s book – NewsOK.com

Published on 2011-05-27 00:19:19

Politics of superheroes examined in Oklahoma City professor's bookNewsOK.comWord Balloons: The book “War, Politics, and Superheroes: Ethics and Propaganda in Comics and Film” by Oklahoma City University's Marc DiPaolo examines Superman&

At Book Expo, Romantic Feelings About e-Readers – WNYC

Published on 2011-05-27 00:14:48

At Book Expo, Romantic Feelings About e-ReadersWNYCThe introductions coincided with Book Expo America at the Javits Center, North America's largest trade fair for the publishing industry. Inside the Expo, much of the buzz was about e-books, and

E-Book Report: Nook Is Up, IPad Still Catching Up – NPR

Published on 2011-05-26 23:42:44

msnbc.comE-Book Report: Nook Is Up, IPad Still Catching UpNPRby AP AP Author Megan McDonald, left, and actress Jordana Beatty from the upcoming "Judy Moody" movie appear at the Book Expo America in New York, Wednesday, May 25, 2011. Associate

E-Book report: Nook is up, iPad still catching up – GoErie.com

Published on 2011-05-26 23:20:39

E-Book report: Nook is up, iPad still catching upGoErie.com"The iPad offers so many audio visual applications that reading is not given as much priority as it is in dedicated (reading only) devices like the Nook and Kindle," says literary age

Amazon battle: ‘It’s an endurance contest’ – The State

Published on 2011-05-26 23:02:11

Amazon battle: 'It's an endurance contest'The StateAmazon supporters broke a legislative logjam late Thursday and began a push toward state Senate approval of a proposal the online retailer wants to open a distribution center employing

Book collecting software – Wall Street Journal

Published on 2011-05-26 22:15:29

Book collecting softwareWall Street JournalDo you use book collecting software to keep track of your non-e book collection? What have been your experiences? Do you have any recommendations? I am looking to keep track of an extensive home library. Int

Amazon ranks well-read cities, and Seattle isnt first – Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)

Published on 2011-05-26 21:46:29

CTV.caAmazon ranks well-read cities, and Seattle isnt firstSeattle Post Intelligencer (blog)home to the prestigious Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology–also topped the list of cities that ordered the most nonfiction books.

Amazon: We now sell more eBooks than physical books – Tomorrow’s Book

Published on 2011-05-26 00:56:59

Amazon: We now sell more eBooks than physical booksTomorrow's BookIt's an important milestone, even if the details are somewhat vague: Amazon says it now sells more eBooks than print books -- hardcover and paperback combined -- though revenue fi

Startup Brings Group Buying to Digital Games, Books & Services – Mashable

Published on 2011-05-26 00:37:56

Startup Brings Group Buying to Digital Games, Books & ServicesMashableThe amount of money consumers spend on products that only exist in a digital sense is increasing — the number of ebooks sold on Amazon recently surpassed the number of physic

Jail book policy called too strict – Charleston Post Courier

Published on 2011-05-25 23:34:53

Jail book policy called too strictCharleston Post CourierHe added in the affidavit, filed Monday in federal court, that educational materials, newspapers, books and magazines broaden prisoners' and detainees' ability "to function in and

Therese Poletti – MarketWatch

Published on 2011-05-25 23:33:42

The BooksellerTherese PolettiMarketWatch“When you have widespread electronic distribution of books, whether e-books or print-on-demand, all of the barriers of entry disappear,” said Ted Weinstein, a San Francisco literary agent. “All of a sudde

E-books causing seismic shift in publishing – MarketWatch

Published on 2011-05-25 23:02:41

MarketWatchE-books causing seismic shift in publishingMarketWatch“When you have widespread electronic distribution of books, whether e-books or print-on-demand, all of the barriers of entry disappear,” said Ted Weinstein, a San Francisco literary

Senate bogs down on Amazon – The State

Published on 2011-05-25 23:00:55

The StateSenate bogs down on AmazonThe StateLegislative allies of online retailer Amazon will try again today to push a five-year sales tax collection exemption to the verge of final adoption. Senators adjourned late Wednesday without a vote on the p

A poet of new realities – Pakistan Observer

Published on 2011-05-25 22:52:11

A poet of new realitiesPakistan ObserverLiterature can never be di vorced from life. Both life and literature have indispensable relation with each other. Life with all its manifestations is a raw material for literature. According to the classical t

Donald Rumsfeld to sign memoir at Fort Bliss today – El Paso Times

Published on 2011-05-25 22:40:46

Donald Rumsfeld to sign memoir at Fort Bliss todayEl Paso TimesProceeds from book sales will benefit military charities sponsored by the foundation. The event is free and open to the public. Sergio Troncoso, an award-winning New York author with root

The Race To Redefine Radio – Neon Tommy

Published on 2011-05-25 22:12:40

CNETThe Race To Redefine RadioNeon TommyApple is slated to enter the cloud-based music market next month. The Cupertino giant, however, will be the fourth in this fledging market, following Google, Sony and Amazon. Apple's service, reportedly ca

No book smarts – New York Post

Published on 2011-05-25 00:38:59

New York PostNo book smartsNew York PostThe Los Angeles billionaire -- who last year lost a brutal proxy battle he waged against B&N founder Len Riggio -- this week shelled out more than $11 million to buy 603000 shares of the struggling book ret

Amazon’s publishing push is raising eyebrows – New York Post

Published on 2011-05-24 23:51:42

mediabistro.comAmazon's publishing push is raising eyebrowsNew York PostBook sales are down, major chain Borders may disappear from the retail landscape and Amazon reported earlier this month that ebook sales on its Kindle device are now outsell

Flogging Could Answer U.S. Prison Problems (Seriously): Books – San Francisco Chronicle

Published on 2011-05-24 23:46:16

Flogging Could Answer U.S. Prison Problems (Seriously): BooksSan Francisco Chronicle"In Defense of Flogging" is one of the very few public- policy books I've encountered that goes past wringing its hands over a societal problem to offer

Flogging Could Answer US Prison Problems (Seriously): Books – Bloomberg

Published on 2011-05-24 23:23:29

Flogging Could Answer US Prison Problems (Seriously): BooksBloomberg“In Defense of Flogging” is one of the very few public- policy books I've encountered that goes past wringing its hands over a societal problem to offer a viable solution, b

Amazon plan clears huge hurdle – The State

Published on 2011-05-24 23:01:40

The StateAmazon plan clears huge hurdleThe StateAmazon supporters won a key victory in the state Senate on Tuesday, moving a sales tax collection exemption for the online retailer into place for final legislative adoption within two days. The 31-14 d

As Oprah Concludes Her TV Show, She Should End Her Book Club, Too – New Republic

Published on 2011-05-24 23:01:33

CBC.caAs Oprah Concludes Her TV Show, She Should End Her Book Club, TooNew RepublicWhat does the future hold for Oprah's Book Club? While the mogul's final TV episodes—the last of which airs Wednesday—have brimmed with A-list celebritie

Book Review: Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons – Seattle Post Intelligencer

Published on 2011-05-24 23:01:23

Book Review: Cold Comfort Farm by Stella GibbonsSeattle Post IntelligencerI know there are those who look at a massive conglomerate like The Penguin Group of publishers with disdain, but the fact remains they have been one of the most consistent prod

Read Seed books need good home – Durham Herald Sun

Published on 2011-05-24 22:20:40

Read Seed books need good homeDurham Herald SunWith nowhere to move its 40000 donated books, the nonprofit, which distributes books to low-income children, missed a Monday deadline for vacating the warehouse after the roof caved in from heavy rain on

Mind your language – DAWN.com

Published on 2011-05-24 01:30:36

DAWN.comMind your languageDAWN.comWhile some schools offered Urdu A — Urdu literature, poetry and prose — our school opted for easy Urdu. Needless to say I loved not studying Ghalib, Mir Taqi Mir, Bahadur Shah Zafar, Zauq, Josh Mali Abaadi , Sir

My B&N bid ‘Sirius’ – New York Post

Published on 2011-05-24 00:28:34

New York PostMy B&N bid 'Sirius'New York PostFor those still puzzling over why media mogul John Malone has made a bid for Barnes & Noble that values the struggling book chain at $1 billion, that's the clue the hard-charging cha

Amazon Kindle Books Hitting the Library – Technorati

Published on 2011-05-24 00:20:19

The Business InsiderAmazon Kindle Books Hitting the LibraryTechnoratiOnline bookseller giant Amazon has announced they will be sending Kindle-ready electronic books to libraries around the country. These books will be able to be checked out like any

DEVASTATIONDeadliest twister in record books kills at least 116 – The Seattle Times

Published on 2011-05-24 00:06:39

Globe and MailDEVASTATIONDeadliest twister in record books kills at least 116The Seattle TimesThe extraordinary Joplin, Mo., tornado — the single deadliest twister since officials began keeping records in 1950 — was a... By Seattle Times news ser

National Artist Alejandro Roces dies – ABS CBN News

Published on 2011-05-23 23:50:45

National Artist Alejandro Roces diesABS CBN NewsMANILA, Philippines - National Artist for Literature Alejandro "Anding" Reyes Roces passed away on Monday, May 23, due to complications from pneumonia, The Philippine Star's Rosalinda Orosa

More readers use e-readers – Anderson Independent Mail

Published on 2011-05-23 23:05:11

Tablets PlanetMore readers use e-readersAnderson Independent MailIt was inevitable: Amazon.com announced last week that it is now selling more electronic books through its Kindle e-readers than printed books. Sales are up three-fold this year, accord

Amazon Tablets Sport Android, Tegra Quad-Core Chips: Bajarin – eWeek

Published on 2011-05-23 22:17:27

The Business InsiderAmazon Tablets Sport Android, Tegra Quad-Core Chips: BajarineWeekAmazon could launch a 10-inch and or 7-inch tablet computer to compete with Apple's iPad, the RIM PlayBook, HP TouchPad and the army of Android tablets as soon

Apple looks set to launch cloud-based music service – Economic Times

Published on 2011-05-23 01:26:38

ReutersApple looks set to launch cloud-based music serviceEconomic TimesWASHINGTON: Just weeks after Amazon and Google unveiled their music offerings, Apple appears set to raise the bar. The Cupertino, California-based gadget-maker is expected to lau

Review copies of upcoming books go digital – Boston Globe

Published on 2011-05-23 00:05:01

Boston GlobeReview copies of upcoming books go digitalBoston GlobeSocial media are now a key part of selling books, says Firebrand's Fran Toolan. (Globe Photo/Lisa Poole) By Joel Brown NEWBURYPORT — The e-book revolution has opened a new front

Why Cisco should merge with Dell – Register

Published on 2011-05-23 00:01:05

Why Cisco should merge with DellRegisterComment Cisco Systems has unleashed a world of hurt on its shareholders, masquerading as a consumer company that sells Flip phones, Umi telepresence, and Linksys routers. There's nothing wrong with ...

Sunday’s Test Case – Comic Book Resources

Published on 2011-05-22 23:30:43

Comic Book ResourcesSunday's Test CaseComic Book ResourcesIn particular, we've often wondered why Marvel and DC don't make use of their huge corporate clout to get their books into places that are not comics shops, simply to let all th

Review: ‘In the Plex’ — the most compelling, entertaining book on… – San Jose Mercury News

Published on 2011-05-22 23:30:09

Review: 'In the Plex' -- the most compelling, entertaining book on...San Jose Mercury NewsLevy is the author of a couple of books on the inner-workings of Google. Most notably, "Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution" and "I

E-books gaining with readers – Green Bay Press Gazette

Published on 2011-05-22 23:26:54

E-books gaining with readersGreen Bay Press GazetteAs summer reading programs kick into gear, some might consider trading their paperbacks for an electronic book on an e-reader or tablet device. Stores like Barnes & Noble and Amazon have ...What

Knoxmoms find summer freebies, deals – Knoxville News Sentinel

Published on 2011-05-22 23:16:06

Knoxmoms find summer freebies, dealsKnoxville News SentinelTo earn a free book, children in grades one through six need to read eight books over the summer. The kids claim their reward from a selection of age-appropriate books. Visit http://www.barne

Books, Herbs and Spices closes shop after decade – The State

Published on 2011-05-22 23:07:19

Books, Herbs and Spices closes shop after decadeThe StateCustomers often tell him their problem, and the soft-spoken and well-versed store keeper leads them to an herb which might help, explaining its medicinal qualities with ease or opening a well-w

Goretti Kyomuhendo of African Writers Trust – UGPulse.com

Published on 2011-05-22 23:02:05

UGPulse.comGoretti Kyomuhendo of African Writers TrustUGPulse.comBeatrice: Are literary agents necessary in Uganda to boost the writing scene? Goretti: Perhaps if you're only looking at being published in Uganda, then may be you don't requi

Battle over Internet sales taxes rekindles in Congress – The Seattle Times

Published on 2011-05-22 00:08:15

The Seattle TimesBattle over Internet sales taxes rekindles in CongressThe Seattle TimesAmazon has long professed to favor a federal solution to simplify a multitude of state and local sales tax collection rules, even though it would end the Seattle

Portsmouth’s place: In the history books – The Union Leader

Published on 2011-05-21 23:33:09

Portsmouth's place: In the history booksThe Union LeaderAs memorable as this win streak is, when it ends, it will pass away into the history books. The values those boys have learned in the process of achieving that historic feat will stay with

What do you think of e-readers? – Salisbury Post

Published on 2011-05-21 23:05:26

Sunday Times.lkWhat do you think of e-readers?Salisbury PostFor lovers of paper-and-cardboard books, here is some sobering news: Amazon.com Inc., after less than four years of selling electronic books, is now selling more of them than printed books.

Inside the Amazon roller coaster – The State

Published on 2011-05-21 23:02:39

The StateInside the Amazon roller coasterThe StateIt started as a great “get” for Lexington County's economy, but the recruitment of Amazon.com quickly turned into a political twister that engulfed the state. Lexington's leaders had no

Local book chain benefits from big-box woes — and grows – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Published on 2011-05-21 23:00:49

Local book chain benefits from big-box woes — and growsPittsburgh Tribune-ReviewInstead, he planned to focus his business on selling publishers' overstock and returned books at wholesale and over the Internet. Then the mighty Borders chain clo

LARSON: Library books community for summer reading – Gwinnettdailypost.com

Published on 2011-05-21 22:12:41

Centre Daily TimesLARSON: Library books community for summer readingGwinnettdailypost.comBarnes and Noble has contributed 3000 free book vouchers and Aurora Theatre has donated 2000 Children's Playhouse tickets. Local restaurants are offering

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Committed to 3P Merchant Program – Auctionbytes

Published on 2011-05-21 22:06:34

AuctionbytesAmazon's Jeff Bezos Committed to 3P Merchant ProgramAuctionbytesAmazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos gave a keynote presentation at the ShopSmart Shopping Summit, an invitation-only meeting of ecommerce executives, journalists and bloggers that

Common Questions about Amazon Marketplace Shipping-Label Program – Auctionbytes

Published on 2011-05-21 22:06:33

AuctionbytesCommon Questions about Amazon Marketplace Shipping-Label ProgramAuctionbytesAmazon.com sellers now have the option of printing postage through the Amazon website, but many merchants have questions about the program, which is powered by St

Veterans appreciate author’s WWII history book – The News Herald

Published on 2011-05-21 20:56:07

Veterans appreciate author's WWII history bookThe News HeraldPanama City Beach resident Ed Offley's new book “Turning the Tide” is a story few know in the history of World War II. The cat-and-mouse tale played out in the book in darks s

From Toronto to a PoW camp — and back again – Toronto Star

Published on 2011-05-21 20:22:12

From Toronto to a PoW camp — and back againToronto StarSon John explains that he took the book to a design firm to prepare it for publication, “It turned out a literary agent named Nick Harris loved it and then it was picked up by Wiley (the publ

The Growing Business of E-books – PBS Nightly Business Report

Published on 2011-05-21 01:28:48

The Growing Business of E-booksPBS Nightly Business ReportSUZANNE PRATT: This potential deal comes as e-readers and tablet PC`s like the iPad are shifting the landscape for books. Joining me now for a look at the growing business of e-books is Carl H

An A to Z of the Hay Festival – WalesOnline

Published on 2011-05-21 00:31:31

An A to Z of the Hay FestivalWalesOnlineNathan Bevan pays homage to the Hay Festival of Literature and the Arts, to give it its full and proper title, with an A to Z of things to see and do at this year's bash As Dylan (Bob, not Thomas) once san

Libraries in the Internet age – Toronto Star

Published on 2011-05-20 23:58:16

Lancaster NewspapersLibraries in the Internet ageToronto StarSome people ignore the other facets of the document that require that libraries have rich resource environments and promote literacy and love of reading but focus instead on the need to cle

Apple rebuts Amazon’s stance that ‘app store’ is a generic term – Los Angeles Times

Published on 2011-05-20 20:22:25

TheStreet.comApple rebuts Amazon's stance that 'app store' is a generic termLos Angeles TimesApple rebutted Amazon.com's stance that "app store" is a generic term in its latest filing related to its trademark infringement

Apple Is Called Poised to Offer ‘Cloud’ Music – New York Times

Published on 2011-05-20 20:22:03

New York TimesApple Is Called Poised to Offer 'Cloud' MusicNew York TimesFor tens of millions of iTunes users, listening to music may soon get a lot easier. Apple has reportedly signed contracts with labels that represent artists like Bruce

Google Books Adds Translate, Define, and Search to Google eBooks – Suite101.com

Published on 2011-05-20 19:34:58

Suite101.comGoogle Books Adds Translate, Define, and Search to Google eBooksSuite101.comIt is the day that Amazon celebrated a Kindle milestone of selling more ebooks than bound books. On the same day, Liberty Media made Barnes and Noble an offer to

Fiction Uncovered 2011 – Foyles

Published on 2011-05-20 18:04:07

Fiction Uncovered 2011FoylesThese were the kind of questions that were coming up repeatedly during conversations between Charles Beckett (Arts Council England) and Hannah Westland (Literary Agent at Rogers, Coleridge and White) in early 2010. In a bi

Amazon: The Book Industry “In a Box”? – GigaOm

Published on 2011-05-20 18:02:22

Telegraph.co.ukAmazon: The Book Industry “In a Box”?GigaOm20, 2011, 4:00pm PT 1 Comment While most thought the biggest news out of Amazon's e-book business this week was the revelation that e-books now eclipse print books, it was actually th

Apple Strikes Back in Amazon “App Store” Tiff – Washington Post

Published on 2011-05-20 17:53:12

Apple Strikes Back in Amazon “App Store” TiffWashington PostBy TechCrunch.com, Shockingly enough, Apple isn't down with Amazon's claim that the term “app store” is generic, and recently denied such a claim during the ongoing tiff be

Literature to Life Gala Honors Junot Diaz and Piri Thomas 5/23 – Broadway World

Published on 2011-05-20 17:34:18

Broadway WorldLiterature to Life Gala Honors Junot Diaz and Piri Thomas 5/23Broadway WorldThe Literature to Life® program of The American Place Theatre will honor Junot Diaz, author of "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao," and Piri Thomas,

Newton prosecutor disavows house-to-house searches – nwitimes.com

Published on 2011-05-20 01:05:26

Newton prosecutor disavows house-to-house searchesnwitimes.comState ruling was issued May 12, various Internet postings have claimed Newton County Sheriff Don Hartman Sr. believes random house-to-house searches are possible following the decision and

Amazon e-books outselling printed – Boston Globe

Published on 2011-05-20 00:39:12

ABC NewsAmazon e-books outselling printedBoston GlobeBy AP NEW YORK — Amazon.com Inc. said yesterday that, after less than four years of selling electronic books, it's now selling more of them than printed books. The online retailer said that

Mountain Echoes: Bhutan’s Literary Festival – Wall Street Journal (blog)

Published on 2011-05-20 00:30:45

Mountain Echoes: Bhutan's Literary FestivalWall Street Journal (blog)Mita Kapur, a Jaipur-based literary agent who also organized the festival, said the founding theme – mountains – has inspired literature in the Himalayan region across genr

Man accused of chemical bombing had books on revenge, explosives – KGUN

Published on 2011-05-20 00:07:29

Man accused of chemical bombing had books on revenge, explosivesKGUNProsecutors are also concerned about Fries' reading material, they testified about finding books with titles like "The Anarchist Cookbook" and other how-to books on gett

Apple Denies Amazon’s Claim That ‘App Store’ Is Generic Term – San Francisco Chronicle

Published on 2011-05-19 23:43:49

Houston Chronicle (blog)Apple Denies Amazon's Claim That 'App Store' Is Generic TermSan Francisco ChronicleMay 20 (Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc., suing Amazon.com Inc. for trademark infringement, denied the retailer's claims that "

Abridged Obama bio set to scam school kids – WND.com

Published on 2011-05-19 00:07:38

WND.comAbridged Obama bio set to scam school kidsWND.comUnder the terms of the agreement, Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, would do the abridging, and Obama would only have to do the approving. By the time this deal went down, howe

Google And Amazon May Have Just Handed Apple The Keys To The Cloud Music Kingdom – Washington Post

Published on 2011-05-18 22:33:49

CNETGoogle And Amazon May Have Just Handed Apple The Keys To The Cloud Music KingdomWashington PostBy TechCrunch.com, With regard to their cloud music offering, it looks like Apple is now just about ready to rock and roll. It would seem that this is

Exclusive: Apple near cloud-music deals – CNET

Published on 2011-05-18 22:24:56

CNETExclusive: Apple near cloud-music dealsCNETApple has signed a cloud-music licensing agreement with EMI Music and is very near to completing deals with Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment, multiple music industry sources told CNET.

White House panic: Corsi book targeted – WND.com

Published on 2011-05-18 22:08:07

White House panic: Corsi book targetedWND.comWhy is the White House in full defense mode against a book by a small publisher contending Barack Obama is not legally eligible to be president? Today's attack by the Obama machine on Corsi's lat

Fluid Imaging : New Imaging Particle Analysis Literature – Water and Wastewater

Published on 2011-05-18 21:07:27

Water and WastewaterFluid Imaging : New Imaging Particle Analysis LiteratureWater and WastewaterYarmouth, ME -- New literature from particle imaging and analysis instrumentation manufacturer Fluid Imaging Technologies, Yarmouth, Maine demonstrates ho

Book Buzz: Chelsea Handler’s hot; Erik Larson’s ‘Garden’ grows – USA Today

Published on 2011-05-18 20:31:04

USA TodayBook Buzz: Chelsea Handler's hot; Erik Larson's 'Garden' growsUSA TodayLies That Chelsea Handler Told Me by Chelsea's Family, Friends and Other Victims enters USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list at No. 8. But th

For books, new life in a bubble – Chicago Tribune

Published on 2011-05-18 20:13:41

For books, new life in a bubbleChicago TribuneCall it the Book Bubble. The Dome for Tomes. Or the Spaceship That Made Reading Oh-So-Cool. However you describe it, Chicago architect Helmut Jahn's audacious new Joe and Rika Mansueto Library at the

Who Uses Phone Books, Anymore? – Patch.com

Published on 2011-05-18 20:11:30

USA TodayWho Uses Phone Books, Anymore?Patch.comWhile walking through Venice this week, I noticed that Venice's annual phone books had been delivered. Most lay ignored on the sidewalk, soaking up our unseasonable rain. With internet access on co

Amazon’s Trade-In program now accepts electronics – BGR

Published on 2011-05-18 20:09:26

The Business InsiderAmazon's Trade-In program now accepts electronicsBGRMoments ago Amazon announced that its Trade-In program will now accept consumer electronics. That means anyone who wants to trade-in consumer electronics, along with other g

For a Song, Online Giants Offer Music In a Cloud – Wall Street Journal

Published on 2011-05-18 20:07:30

PopHerald.comFor a Song, Online Giants Offer Music In a CloudWall Street JournalFor years, the legal digital music world has seemed relatively simple to grasp. There were two basic models: the online stores, where you bought singles or albums and sto

3 more Amazon facilities for SC? – The Herald | HeraldOnline.com

Published on 2011-05-17 23:13:31

The State3 more Amazon facilities for SC?The Herald | HeraldOnline.comAmazon could add three more facilities in South Carolina if lawmakers give the online retailer the sales-tax collection exemption it wants for a Lexington County distribution

Naughty bedtime book shifts focus on piracy – Sydney Morning Herald

Published on 2011-05-17 23:06:19

The GuardianNaughty bedtime book shifts focus on piracySydney Morning HeraldPhoto: Akashic Books It is a viral hit that has fast become a literary bestseller, and has parents around the world collapsing into fits of laughter and tears ... or possibly

Literature focuses on imaging particle analysis – Laboratory Talk

Published on 2011-05-17 22:52:24

Literature focuses on imaging particle analysisLaboratory TalkNew literature from Fluid Imaging Technologies explains how the FlowCAM particle imaging system enables users to detect waterborne micro-organisms in a sample of fresh, ocean or estuarine

Old case against Wilfs claims ‘books cooked’ – Minneapolis Star Tribune

Published on 2011-05-17 22:34:06

Old case against Wilfs claims 'books cooked'Minneapolis Star TribuneTo hide wrongdoing, Lebensfeld said, plaintiffs charge that "the books were cooked." Among other things to which money was illegally diverted, according to the comp

Local libraries jump on the e-reader bandwagon – Riverside Brookfield Landmark

Published on 2011-05-17 22:15:12

New York TimesLocal libraries jump on the e-reader bandwagonRiverside Brookfield LandmarkWhen someone checks out an e-reader, they then go to a website and, with their library card number, can download one of thousands of books to the device. When th

Opening up of double degree in Chinese language and literature in dispute – Peking University News

Published on 2011-05-17 21:01:35

Peking University NewsOpening up of double degree in Chinese language and literature in disputePeking University NewsA bulletin on the opening up of double degree in Chinese Language and Literature (thereinafter “the Double Degree”) was released

Are MFA programs ruining American fiction? – Salon

Published on 2011-05-17 20:30:07

SalonAre MFA programs ruining American fiction?SalonElif Batuman, an American academic and author, does not agree, and in a lengthy review of McGurl's book for the London Review of Books, she laid out her own objections to "program fiction.&

‘Frontline’: The Best News Program on TV – The Atlantic

Published on 2011-05-17 20:08:12

'Frontline': The Best News Program on TVThe AtlanticHe was publisher of Random House's Times Books Division from 1991 to 1996, and was also vice president and associate publisher of the Random House imprint. Authors he has worked with

Best two cloud stocks right now – MarketWatch (blog)

Published on 2011-05-17 20:05:54

Best two cloud stocks right nowMarketWatch (blog)Get my new eBook, “30 Stocks for the Cloud Revolution”, by visiting CloudRevolutionStocks.com or by subscribing to TradingWithCody.com, where you get access to all my investment books for free. It&

Author James Gleick Traces Information’s Evolution in New Book – PBS NewsHour

Published on 2011-05-17 20:01:30

Author James Gleick Traces Information's Evolution in New BookPBS NewsHourAuthor James Gleick's new book, "The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood," chronicles the evolution of information. Jeffrey Brown and the science and te

How Viral Copies of a Naughty Bedtime Book Changed Publishing – Gawker

Published on 2011-05-17 00:08:43

CBS NewsHow Viral Copies of a Naughty Bedtime Book Changed PublishingGawkerA children's book hit the No. 1 spot on Amazon.com's best-seller list. And it did so a month before the book is even slated for release. You may have heard of the bo

Best-sellers – Wilton Villager

Published on 2011-05-16 23:59:21

Best-sellersWilton Villager"Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption" by Laura Hillenbrand (Random House) 13. "My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business" by Dick Van Dyke (Crown) 14. "Get Rich Clic...

Amazon tax deal ‘not fair’ – Knoxville News Sentinel

Published on 2011-05-16 23:50:50

WBIR-TVAmazon tax deal 'not fair'Knoxville News SentinelSummer may be the perfect time for beach music, but John Bevis was singing a protest song on Monday. The CEO of local record store Disc Exchange is one of several business executives w

Tax break OK’d for QVC – but not Amazon – The State

Published on 2011-05-16 23:03:47

Tax break OK'd for QVC - but not AmazonThe StateBy JOHN O'CONNOR - joconnor@thestate.com When the issue of a sales-tax exemption for an online retailer's distribution center was before the SC House six years ago, the tax break sailed t

Amazon’s Kindle With Ads Tops Sales Chart – eWeek

Published on 2011-05-16 22:22:48

Tablets PlanetAmazon's Kindle With Ads Tops Sales CharteWeekAmazon's ad-supported Kindle has topped the retailer's bestselling electronics chart, suggesting consumer tolerance for sponsored e-content. As it turns out, people really are

Fixes: A Book in Every Home, and Then Some – New York Times (blog)

Published on 2011-05-16 22:19:39

New York Times (blog)Fixes: A Book in Every Home, and Then SomeNew York Times (blog)When we imagine people without books, we think of villagers in places like Afghanistan. But many families in the United States have no children's books at home.

Punch Shots: Vick’s work isn’t done in offseason – Delaware County Daily Times

Published on 2011-05-16 22:04:16

Punch Shots: Vick's work isn't done in offseasonDelaware County Daily TimesWhile Vick and his Eagles brethren are either working out in Cherry Hill or working on their portfolios with their legal team and financial advisers, or working on t

Oprah Forgives James Frey But the Rest of Us Should Not – The Stir (blog)

Published on 2011-05-16 21:59:20

The Stir (blog)Oprah Forgives James Frey But the Rest of Us Should NotThe Stir (blog)He said he shopped the book as a novel first and then sold it as a memoir and then it took off. Despite his public scorning, Frey's career has continued. His su

Gary Shteyngart ‘Super Sad’ about future of books – Boston Herald

Published on 2011-05-16 21:45:36

Gary Shteyngart 'Super Sad' about future of booksBoston Herald“Super Sad True Love Story” was named one of 2010's 10 best books by The New York Times [NYT] Book Review and Time magazine. Its main character, Lenny Abramov, is a schl

Coaches praise Linden kids – MyCentralJersey.com

Published on 2011-05-16 21:37:20

Coaches praise Linden kidsMyCentralJersey.comLINDEN — Jasmine Jones, an eighth-grade student at the Myles J. McManus Middle School, has read at least seven books this year in addition to her required school reading, and she plans to read more. Jone

‘The Jefferson Key’ Is No-Holds-Barred Thriller – ABC News

Published on 2011-05-16 00:05:04

ABC News'The Jefferson Key' Is No-Holds-Barred ThrillerABC News"The Jefferson Key" (Ballantine Books), by Steve Berry: Steve Berry's latest Cotton Malone adventure, "The Jefferson Key," mixes American history with page-

Young Redford Painted in Paris, Nixed $10000 TV Offer: Books – San Francisco Chronicle

Published on 2011-05-15 23:44:49

Los Angeles TimesYoung Redford Painted in Paris, Nixed $10000 TV Offer: BooksSan Francisco ChronicleMay 16 (Bloomberg) -- When Robert Redford was a little- known actor in the early 1960s, he turned down a $10000-per- week offer to star in a TV series

A ‘Tower of Babel’ entirely of books in Argentina – AFP

Published on 2011-05-15 23:30:00

AFPA 'Tower of Babel' entirely of books in ArgentinaAFPIn the Plaza San Martin, in the heart of the Argentine capital, Minujin has erected her latest work -- "The Tower of Babel" -- built from 30000 books, most of them donations fro

Young Redford Painted in Paris, Nixed $10000 TV Offer: Books – Bloomberg

Published on 2011-05-15 23:23:26

Young Redford Painted in Paris, Nixed $10000 TV Offer: BooksBloombergSource: Random House via Bloomberg Author Michael Feeney Callan, author of "Robert Redford: The Biography." Source: Random House via Bloomberg When Robert Redford was a litt

Online isn’t tax free: Amazon fight centers on who collects sales tax – Charleston Post Courier

Published on 2011-05-15 23:18:41

Online isn't tax free: Amazon fight centers on who collects sales taxCharleston Post CourierThe sticking point that may have killed Amazon's plans to open a distribution facility in South Carolina did not involve a tax break at all, though

Young adult literature is for young and young at heart – The Free Lance-Star

Published on 2011-05-15 23:18:10

The Free Lance-StarYoung adult literature is for young and young at heartThe Free Lance-StarPeople assume I read it only because I have to--but I truly enjoy literature for children and young adults. True, it's a key part of doing my job well, b

Fortune’s ‘Inside Apple’ article lands on Kindle Top 10 Bestseller list – tuaw.com

Published on 2011-05-15 23:11:35

Fortune's 'Inside Apple' article lands on Kindle Top 10 Bestseller listtuaw.comI write for an Apple-centric site, so I know how much people love any information they can get about Apple. Even so, I never thought such information would

Book fest: Exploring blacks’ Great Migration from South to North – The State

Published on 2011-05-15 23:03:47

The StateBook fest: Exploring blacks' Great Migration from South to NorthThe StateNot only did she speak almost an hour and a half Sunday — some 30 minutes longer than scheduled — on her epic book “The Warmth of Other Suns,” but it took

Lacroix enters school record books, Gators advance – The Independent Florida Alligator

Published on 2011-05-15 22:35:22

Lacroix enters school record books, Gators advanceThe Independent Florida AlligatorThe UF men's tennis team defeated one of its biggest rivals to win its NCAA Regional and advance to the championship site of the 2011 NCAA Tournament at Stanford.

Still many treasures at the Times Colonist book sale today – Vancouver Sun

Published on 2011-05-15 21:17:03

Still many treasures at the Times Colonist book sale todayVancouver SunDave Gellatly staked out his claim at the head of the line to the Times Colonist Book Sale at 3: 15 am Saturday -huddling in the dark in front of the Victoria Curling club Quadra

Jobs are bound for London at travel guide book publisher

Published on 2011-05-12 21:01:29

Travel guide book publisher Lonely Planet has blamed the high Australian dollar for its decision to axe 60 to 70 staff and move its online division from its Melbourne headquarters to London. Lonely Planet’s chief executive, Matt Goldberg, told

Random House Owner Buys Digital Agency With Mobile Focus

Published on 2011-05-05 18:32:52

Media firm Bertelsmann, owner of book publisher Random House, has purchased a digital agency specializing in putting books on devices like Apple’s iPad. Bertelsmann acquired Smashing Ideas, a Seattle-based agency focused on developing entertain

‘The Book Is Dead’? Let That Myth Rest in Peace

Published on 2011-05-04 15:44:01

In February, the Association of American Publishers reported that sales of e-books had risen to $90.3 million for the month, which represented 20.4 percent of total revenues for book sales. This was the highest percentage of any category of books and

Publishers hurrying out books on Osama bin Laden, Navy SEAL unit that killed him

Published on 2011-05-03 06:46:14

New books on Osama bin Laden and the Navy SEAL unit that killed him are coming soon. Even christian book publishers are gearing up the presses for theological debates on the dead fugitive. Random House Book Publishers says it hopes to have a collecti

Mukul Deora acquires filming rights to The White Tiger novel

Published on 2011-05-02 07:31:49

Producer Mukul Deora has acquired the filming rights of The White Tiger novel, published by Penguin Book Publishers. Providing a darkly comical view of modern day life in India through the narration of its protagonist, the novel is the contrast betwe

U.S. President Obama: America’s most wanted fugitive- Osama Bin Laden is dead

Published on 2011-05-02 01:11:51

Stock markets spiked on the news and book publishers are already being approached for deals on the surprise news that Osama bin Laden, the evil mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of Americans, was slain in a fi

Chinese Dissident Liao Yiwu signs book publishing deal with Harpercollins

Published on 2011-04-30 21:18:49

Chinese dissident Liao Yiwu has found a publisher for his latest book. Harper Collins just announced it will publish God is Red: The Secret Story of How Christianity Survived and Flourished in Communist China.

Superman announces plans to renounce U.S. citizenship

Published on 2011-04-29 22:02:40

It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s Superman renouncing his American citizenship. In a book publishing move that can only be described as a punch in the face to fans of a more-than-70-year-old American cultural icon, DC Comics will have the famous

Los Angeles Times Festival of Books – A Must For Writers and Book Publishers

Published on 2011-04-27 19:40:29

The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books was created in 1996 to promote literacy, celebrate the written word, and bring together book publishers with those who create books with the people who love to read them. Between 130,000 and 140,000 people att

The world’s most expensive book? A 1992 volume on flies

Published on 2011-04-26 07:12:38

Late last year, the world’s most expensive book – a beautifully-preserved copy of John James Audubon’s Birds of America – sold at Sotheby’s for £7.3 million, or around $10 million., as widely reported by book publishers

Easter Sunday: The King James Bible is 400 years old this year

Published on 2011-04-23 17:07:11

This month sees the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James Bible. It is the greatest book in the English language from any book publisher or christian book publishers perspective. It made English, and remade England. It has been print

Like the old joke says, books are better ‘in bed’

Published on 2011-04-22 13:58:54

You know that joke that shows everything’s better when you add “in bed” to the end?  The same can be said for books, according to a report by Sony released Friday. The book publishers survey, conduced in March, showed that 79% of A

New Zealand books on screen

Published on 2011-04-17 07:50:54

New Zealand readers will soon be able to turn the electronic pages of more local books, thanks to Digital Publishing New Zealand, a not-for-profit company set up by Copyright Licensing (CLL). The book publishing company, which manages licensing fees

Publisher yanks book implying Vatican OKs condoms

Published on 2011-04-13 16:21:16

An Italian book publisher has yanked copies of a book on Catholic Church teaching after a translation error implied the Vatican approved of contraception, officials said Tuesday. The book “YouCat,” a Catholic catechism book for young peop

The phrase every publisher craves: word-of-mouth success

Published on 2011-04-09 21:54:38

JK Rowling, Dan Brown and Lynne Truss have all sold millions with word-of-mouth successes, but what is their secret? Word of mouth, a phrase that first crops up in Twelfth Night, is the holy grail of book publishers. Good reviews and literary festi

The Book of Books: the Radical Impact of the King James Bible (1611-2011)

Published on 2011-04-07 11:51:18

As a broadcaster, Melvyn Bragg has discussed more topics with more specialists and more energetically than most of us could ever hope to do. The 400th anniversary of the King James Bible provides him with the perfect opportunity to write something wi

Kodak shares views on publishing trends at 2011 Digital Book Printing Forum

Published on 2011-04-06 07:05:54

Leaders in digital book publishing are in New York at the InterQuest2011 Digital Book Printing Forum to discuss the latest trends and opportunities in an industry beset with change during the past few years. At the event, Kodak’s Eric Owen is s

Amazon.com pushes into book publishing

Published on 2011-04-03 11:11:24

The online retailer recently participated in the auction for best-selling novelist Amanda Hocking, making its most aggressive move yet into traditional publishing territory. Amazon.com, the online bookselling behemoth that has sometimes rubbed book p

On the Books Mar. 30: Man Booker Prize longlist announced, book suggesting Gandhi’s bisexuality banned

Published on 2011-03-30 18:06:29

The U.K.-based Man Booker International Prize released its longlist to book publishers of 13 finalists for the 2011 award yesterday, but only 12 care to be considered; John Le Carré rejected the nod, offering up an explanation that amounts to litt

Book Publishing Cost: Ferrari Book To Go On Sale At $275,000

Published on 2011-03-30 18:02:03

The book publishers of the new book “The Official Ferrari Opus,” diamond-studded copies of which may sell for $275,000 or more each, are calling it “the most exclusive book in the world.” Book collectors may quibble with that claim; one of 2

Random House gains on Stieg Larsson trilogy

Published on 2011-03-29 18:00:01

The book publishing industry may be in flux right now, but 2010 was a very good year for Random House Inc. The world’s largest trade book publisher had worldwide revenue of $2.5 billion last year, an increase of 6% over 2009, parent Bertelsmann rep

The Google Settlement Rejection: What Comes Next?

Published on 2011-03-28 08:53:51

When it was introduced in 2008, the Google Book Settlement was hailed by its creators as historic. Now, it is history. On March 22, after more than two years of contentious debate, Judge Denny Chin rejected the controversial proposal on copyright and

Austin Author Cashes In with Online Book Sales

Published on 2011-03-27 19:57:19

Imagine quitting your job to pursue your passion, and becoming a millionaire nearly overnight. That’s what a Southern Minnesota author is experiencing, now that her books are becoming must-reads. Amanda Hocking has been writing stories for year

NYC judge rejects Google books settlement

Published on 2011-03-22 18:30:16

A federal judge in New York City has rejected a deal between Google and lawyers for authors and book publishers to let the gigantic search engine make money presiding over the world’s largest digital library. U.S. Circuit Judge Denny Chin said

Publisher’s cap on library downloads begs question — when do e-books wear out?

Published on 2011-03-18 05:56:55

Just when do books wear out? That the big question, especially after Book Publishers announced this month that libraries will only be able to circulate its e-book titles 26 times before they’ll have to buy a new copy. It set 26 as the cap, arguing

Boy’s Tale of Heaven Is Publishing Phenomenon

Published on 2011-03-11 12:18:22

Just two months shy of his fourth birthday, Colton Burpo, the son of an evangelical pastor in Imperial, Neb., was rushed into emergency surgery with a burst appendix. He woke up with an astonishing story: He had died and gone to heaven, where he met

The Espresso Book Machine, Changing The Face of Traditional Book Publishing

Published on 2011-03-10 04:24:49

Traditionally, the East Coast has been the center of American book publishing, but with new print on-demand technology, that trend could shift—at least on a small scale. Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park was the second bookstore in Washington t

Harpercollins Book Publishers puts new limits on library e-books

Published on 2011-03-05 13:27:31

The public library has long attracted avid readers with an unrivaled pitch: Check out a best-selling book for free and renew it multiple times. But as more people ditch printed books in favor of e-books that can be downloaded directly to a computer,

Cultural shift hurt Borders’ image

Published on 2011-02-27 05:04:55

When Borders opened its first outlet in Pittsburgh in 1990, the book-selling world including that of many New York book publishers was a far different place than it is in 2011, the year that store and two other Borders in the region are preparing to

Lines blur between adult and teen novels

Published on 2011-02-24 05:58:46

Books such as Harry Potter, The Book Thief or The Hunger Games have crossed the traditional lines between teen and adult fiction, something some book publishing literary types say is a bit of a trend. Jamie Broadhurst, vice-president of marketing at

Is the Blog To Book Format still viable as an ISBN book product?

Published on 2011-02-14 18:45:15

Blogger starts a blog. Blogger solicits photos or texts or emails. Blogger gets a book deal. That formula has been wildly successful for the last few years, but is showing signs of market saturation. There were roughly 100 book deals involving blogs

Digg Bans RSS Submissions From Book Publishers

Published on 2011-02-12 14:56:03

In a letter to book publishers, Digg product manager Mike Cieri announced that the troubled social news website will no longer accept content submitted via RSS. The ability for book publishers to submit all of their stories to Digg automatically usi

Amazon Kindle gets real page numbers

Published on 2011-02-08 23:12:55

Amazon Kindle users will soon be able to navigate their e-books by way of old-fashioned page numbers, Amazon announced today in a blog post. Kindle format e-books currently employ “location numbers,” which correspond to a specific block o

Amazon Continues To Stake Claim In Book Publishing

Published on 2011-02-03 00:26:38

Amazon.com is showing every sign that its ambition no longer just to distribute books but also to publish them is very real and growing. The company announced in the past two weeks a publishing list for the spring and early summer that includes 16 bo

Stephen King Novel ‘The Stand’ To Be Adapted for the Big Screen

Published on 2011-02-01 08:30:29

Stephen King’s book, The Stand, may be adapted for the big screen sometime soon, according to sources in the film and e-book publishing world. Apparently, Warner Brothers and CBS films have formed an alliance to attempt to convert the book, whi

Journalists & Writers Banned In Egypt Amid Concerns About Media Blackout

Published on 2011-01-30 23:28:35

Only a few weeks ago, the Cairo Book Fair was being welcomed onto the world stage and Egyptian book publishers forging new links with China and the West. Today, Aljazeera the major Arabic news outlet is banned across Egypt – including all of th

Libraries make case at Digitial Book World as to why book publishers should engage more for ebooks

Published on 2011-01-26 19:52:51

Picking up where Jane Friedman, book publisher of Open Road Integrated Media, left off yesterday at Digital Book World, when she urged book publishers to broaden the participation of libraries in the distribution of ebooks, LJ’s Josh Hadro moderate

The importance of keeping the traditonal book in paperback and hardback forms

Published on 2011-01-22 09:54:31

Rubbishing those who hail the digital age as the end for books, book publishers industry players and best-selling authors on Saturday hailed a new dawn for publishing, with India’s voracious readers at its forefront. Book sales have been squeez

No fourth ‘Millennium’ book, says Stieg Larsson publisher but former partner keen

Published on 2011-01-19 23:07:42

IN A worthy plot twist and a blow for the millions of fans of Stieg Larsson, the Swedish author’s book publisher seemed to confirm Wednesday that there will be no fourth volume in the popular “Millennium” series, left incomplete at

What’s going on with Borders?

Published on 2011-01-16 10:57:52

For the book publishers and authors perspective, Borders was once a worthy rival to Barnes & Noble. Perhaps even bigger than B&N. The two brick-and-mortar chain bookstores were able to offer better prices than independent bookstores and drove

Renowned book publishing imprint forces out rookie publisher; Hachette confirms that Borders won’t be able to pay bill

Published on 2011-01-16 10:51:30

It’s heavy work in the world of book publishing at present, with Hachette Book Group confirming that they are one of the unlucky publishers that will miss out on payments from the beleaguered Borders, Inc USA, as the bookstore closes a major bo

Kindle vs. iPad 2 for eBook Reading

Published on 2011-01-13 17:44:56

The iPad 2 release date remains inexact pending an announcement from Apple but in the mean time the world continues to shift from paper and ink books to e-books and are investing in e-book publishing readers like the Kindle, Nook and potentially iPad

Google inks deal with ebook publishers

Published on 2011-01-13 17:34:19

In a move that could signal an expansion of its e-book strategy, Google has purchased the online book publishing company eBook Technologies. Terms of the deal were not announced. In a note on its web site, eBook said “working together with Goog

Virginia Book Publisher to replace flawed history textbooks

Published on 2011-01-12 07:34:31

Five Ponds Press announced Tuesday it will replace – for free – its highly criticized textbooks “Our Virginia” and “Our America to 1865.” Book Publisher Lou Scolnik posted the news on the company’s website: &

Borders’ Books, Inc financial troubles cast ominous shadow over independent booksellers

Published on 2011-01-09 18:48:10

Gayle Shanks has fought a sometimes frightening battle against national book chains (mainly in the business to sell and publish a book) for 36 years, so one might expect the independent Tempe bookseller would be overjoyed at news that the goliath Bor

Brave new world: Writers will have to change their attitude if they’re to catch up with the videogames industry

Published on 2011-01-08 19:15:36

Last month, for the first time, The Bookseller trade magazine’s annual forward-gazing FutureBook conference was sold out. The previous year, only 150 people from the world of book publishing, writing and technology had gathered to lecture and g

U.S. Federal judge dismisses Harry Potter plagiarism claim against author J.K. Rowling

Published on 2011-01-07 21:41:59

A U.S. judge has dismissed a plagiarism lawsuit against author J.K. Rowling, ending what a PR representative for the estate of British author Adrian Jacobs once called a “billion-dollar case.” According to the Christian Science Monitor, U.S. Di

McClelland & Stewart to Publish Michael Ondaatje’s New Novel

Published on 2011-01-07 21:23:43

McClelland & Stewart Book Publisher (Fiction) and Executive Vice President Ellen Seligman announced Michael Ondaatje’s highly anticipated new novel, The Cat’s Table, will go on sale on August 30, 2011. It will be published in the fall

Children’s writer of ‘Babe’ Dick King-Smith dies at age 88

Published on 2011-01-06 04:52:55

Children’s author Dick King-Smith, who wrote the novel that inspired the Hollywood film Babe, has died in his sleep, aged 88. The writer, who was also a farmer for 20 years before becoming a primary school teacher, had been ill for several year

What Does 2011 Hold In Store For US Book Publishing Companies?

Published on 2011-01-04 05:09:21

Whether in christian book publishing, ebook publishing or children’s book publishing, the American book publishing industry is rushing headlong into the digital future, a process that is changing everything about how books are acquired, manufac

More locals are using e-readers, and libraries are stocking up on electronic titles.

Published on 2011-01-03 06:17:51

At Schiel & Denver and other independent book publishing houses, we are reading more and more on book publishing e-reader screens like the Kindle. Ever-improving technology is making it easier to give up the printed book, magazine and newspaper.

Proposed bill would overhaul Va. textbook adoption in book publishing companies process

Published on 2011-01-02 19:03:19

Schiel & Denver reports that in the wake of a state review that found dozens of errors in Virginia social studies textbooks, Del. David Englin will introduce a bill Monday that would overhaul the state’s textbook adoption process. The legis

How To Develop Your Writing Goals In Preparation For Publishing A Book

Published on 2011-01-01 04:17:04

If your New Years Resolution is to finally publish your book in 2011, Schiel & Denver Book Publishers can help provide the lift off you need. Okay, so your head may be pounding just a little and your memories of New Years Eve 2010 may be a little