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Daily book biz round-up: Catch-22 caught; Nick Hornby takes a page from Dave Eggers; and more
Today’s book news:
- Simon & Schuster finally negotiates digital rights for Catch-22
- Nick Hornby opens Ministry of Stories
- Advice for booksellers: how to sell right-wing memoirs without selling your soul
- Random House U.S. shuts down Tricycle Press
- Kobo wants you to give the warm, fuzzy gift of e-reading this Christmas
- Cookbook authors: clueless about cooking times
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Daily book biz round-up: Costa Book Award nominees; world’s best bookstores; and more
Today’s book news:
- Costa Book Award nominees announced
- Joyland Books, the e-book only imprint of ECW Press, releases its first Canadian-authored title: Chris Eaton’s Letters to Thomas Pynchon
- Lonely Planet names world’s 10 best bookstores
- Grand Central to publish Dan Rather memoir
- George Murray pesters Margaret Atwood (and demonstrates why interviews require questions)
- NPR on writing in exile
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Daily book biz round-up: Illingworth on Giller coverage; new Penguin imprint; and more
Today’s book news:
- The Literary Press Group’s Jack Illingworth chastises the media over Giller coverage
- PW names the best books of 2010
- Ousted Simon & Schuster publisher to head up new Penguin imprint
- Activists to move Bush memoir to crime section, then pretend they’ve achieved something
- The L.A. Times looks at wacky new book retailer/lender Libros Schmibros
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Daily book biz round-up: news kids’ e-reader; Richler controversy; and more
Today’s book news:
- New e-reader for children’s picture books: the Fable
- Chinese company to debut colour E Ink screen
- Kate Taylor’s Canadian Publishing 101
- Random House U.S. looks to sublet up to 40% of its offices
- Michel Houellebecq wins Goncourt Prize
- Plan to honour Mordecai Richler greeted with opposition in Montreal
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Daily book biz round-up: Amazon’s best books of 2010; Bush memoir bores; and more
Today’s book news:
- Amazon announces the best books of 2010
- Despite tantalizing embargo, Bush memoir yields little of interest
- Mordecai Richler’s widow takes in film adaptation of Barney’s Version
- Sales down at Harlequin
- Stop the madness! Author plans to write 24 three-day novels in a year
- We missed this last week: Leanne Shapton’s Native Trees of Canada sketchbook
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Daily book biz round-up: Soft Skull collapses; say no to NaNoWriMo; and more
Today’s book news:
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Daily book biz round-up: growing Melville House controversy; gay and lesbian kid lit prize; and more
Today’s book news:
- Melville House defends itself over growing Amazon brouhaha
- Newbery and Caldecott organizers create new Stonewall Prize for gay and lesbian children’s lit
- Amazon introduces Facebook gift cards
- Kathleen Winter talks about Annabel and her little brother
- Christie Blatchford’s new book helps Toronto Sun reporter see the truth
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