Articles into Books into Cable TV
Media Bistro has an interesting article with bestselling author Evan Wright about how he parlayed some Rolling Stone articles into a book deal which ultimately turned into an HBO miniseries. Sorry, but reading the full text of the article requires a paid membership. However, I’ve always found MB’s paid content worth the price of admission. But…
continue readingWhat Took So Long?
I gotta say that I agree with Ron at Galleycat in regards to the timing of New York Times book reviews. He points out that the newspaper just ran Walter Kirn’s critical review of James Frey’s Bright Shining Morning yesterday. “I do believe there’s a good argument to be made for being able to consider a…
continue readingThey’re Laughing in Heaven
I had a challenging day of conference calls yesterday. When it was finished, my back hurt from being hunched over the desk for eight hours and my ear buzzed from the headset I wear during these calls. I put my cellphone in a drawer and went out to dinner and to a movie. Late last night, I went…
continue readingKarp on Publishing Noriega
Well, actually this article is about much more than that. But in “Turning the Page on the Disposable Book,” Jonathan Karp discusses publishing Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega. In a paragraph that amounts to both full-disclosure and also public confession, Karp acknowledges participating in some less than literary publishing efforts. “I too have sinned,” Karp writes.…
continue readingNow This is Awesome!
So frequently, I read the news of book deals and think, “huh?” But here’s one I’m super-excited about. Here’s the book I’ve been waiting for! Publishers Marketplace is reporting the following deal: “Robert Morgan’s BIGFOOT OBSERVERS FIELD MANUAL, a practical field manual written by a leading expert on the subject meant to entice a peaceful…
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