Speaking of New Year’s Eve and all, can anyone think of a good book that centers on New Year’s festivities?
New Year’s Eve Reflection
So before you get too far gone with your partying tonight, take a moment to reflect on your writing in 2007.
And Still More on Book Sales Figures
So I missed this article back before the holiday, but CNN provided sales figures for rock star books that ties nicely into our earlier discussion of how wide ranging book sales can be.
More on Book Sales Figures
Last week, I posted a link to an AP article that provided some sales figures for recent books. My point in originally linking to that article was to shed some light on the otherwise mysterious question of book sales figures.
Book Sales Figures
One of the things that troubles aspiring authors is understanding just what amount of books need to be sold to be considered a successful writer.
The Farther Shore Reviewed
As you know, Matthew Eck’s The Farther Shore is the Winter 2007 Read This! selection. Over at the Litblog Co-Op site there is a post that collects a number of reviews of the book from around the web.
How to Write a Successful Stocking Stuffer Book
In The Telegraph, Sam Leith explains how to write a successful stocking-filler bookhow to write a successful stocking-filler book.
Eck Interviewed at Lit Kicks
I mentioned that many of my colleagues in the Litblog Co-Op were going to post features about Matthew Eck and The Farther Shore this week.
A 100k Rowling Book
Sotheby’s is going to auction a hand-written, hand-illustrated book by J.K. Rowling for charity. The estimate? $102,000.
The Corporate Approach to Writing
A couple of articles recently have discussed the increasing “team” approach to writing a book. I suppose this has gone on for years (celebrity ghostwriters,
Interview: A.J. Jacobs, Author
So A.J. Jacobs likes to do things. Strange, challenging things. And then he writes about them.
Seems simple enough.
The Farther Shore Week Begins
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I mentioned the other day that the Litblog Co-Op selected Matthew Eck’s The Farther Shore as the Winter 2007 Read This!
Henkin Reads in New York
Well, I’m sure that Joshua Henkins reads frequently in New York. He probably reads the newspaper,
LBC Winter 2007 Read This! Announced
It’s with great pleasure that my colleagues at the Litblog Co-Op announce our Winter 2007 selection,
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