BEA: Exciting Books Ahead
Most people took part in the advance reader’s copy looting to one degree or another. Some folks (I doubt bloggers because we can often score things through the mail) wheeled suitcases behind them as they hauled off their literary booty. For me, I tried to focus my attention on the smaller, independent publishers. I’m as excited…
continue readingFree Copy of Going Postal Available
As you probably know, I recently reviewed Going Postal for PopMatters. This is a grueling, challenging book about workplace and school massacres by Mark Ames. Even though Mark’s traveling through Russia and near the Chinese border for the next few days, he’s been kind enough to agree to an interview with me. So keep an…
continue readingBEA: Urinal Marketing
In most bathrooms, you see scribblings about phone numbers, who is skilled at what sexual technique, maybe a few drawings, even an occasional Zen koan or two. At BEA, you find determined marketing efforts. On Friday, I noticed that a business card for a literary PR firm was placed on the edge of a urinal. I thought maybe…
continue readingBEA: I’m Not a Villian, Just a Lit Blogger!
Here’s a tip for you aspiring lit bloggers out there: publicists don’t usually wear dark suits, have ear pieces, or talk into their wrist. Most publishers hosted author signings in their booths on the convention floor. But some of the bigger autograph sessions were held in a centralized signing area, complete with rope lines to control traffic to-and-from more…
continue readingAnd Today’s Theme Ingredient Is
Both Publishers Weekly and Publishers Marketplace reported that Food Network’s Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto signed a book deal with DK Publishing. The book is currently scheduled for a September 2007 release. Undoubtedly, the editors will surprise Morimoto with the special theme subject, he’ll have an hour to write the manuscript, and he’ll stuff pages into a…
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