What is Being an Expert and What is Protecting Your Turf?
Back in early August, I ran a bit about some controversy surrounding the Washington Post book review of John Irving’s most recent novel, Until I Find You. The uproar at the time was that the newspaper ran a book review written by a critic who had a personal relationship with Irving. The newspaper acted to…
continue readingLots of Book and Mag Job Changes
There were a whole bunch of changes in the publishing and magazine world last week. Big names leaving positions, big names starting new gigs, changes all around.
continue readingAmazon and Random House Announce Plans for Online Pay-Per-View
There were numerous reports yesterday about big announcements from Amazon and Random House. First of all, the online retail giant unveiled Amazon Pages. The program allows consumers to view parts of a book online for a fee. Amazon did not provide details on pricing and no major publishers have signed up for the program. Meanwhile,…
continue readingBut Will the Drivers be Named Thorn and Steele?
A deal was announced yesterday that Harlequin plans to go in circles with licensed plotlines centering on NASCAR. The series begins with a Daytona 500 tie-in novel entitled In the Groove by Pamela Britton due in January 2006. The author’s website states that the heroine of the novel “wouldn’t know a NASCAR star if he…
continue readingSigned Ulysses for Sale
I’ve recently been re-reading Joyce’s Ulysses so this item caught my eye while I was trawling eBay looking for toast burnt by the stigmata and Britney Spears’ bra… First edition, 11th printing May 1930, the last printing of the legendary first edition of Ulysses, published by Shakespeare & Company. Joyce’s signature is laid in on…
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