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Andrew McCarthy Inks Deal for Travel Memoir - Posted June 13, 2011
Pretty in Pink actor Andrew McCarthy (pictured, via) has landed a deal with Simon & Schuster's Free Press imprint to write a memoir on "the transformative power of travel."
According to the release, the book will discuss M... [GalleyCat]
Report: Scarce Local News on Telemundo - Posted May 2, 2011
Free Press, the nonprofit organization dedicated to media reform founded in 2002, has released a report analyzing local news coverage on NBC and ... [AgencySpy]
Diller Likes AOL While National Journal's Latest Hire Talks Decline, Plus Other News of the Day - Posted September 29, 2010
- Well the Wall Street Journal is sure enjoying a recent jump in its advertising revenue, and it wants to make it clear that the New York Times isn't matching it. According to a company memo ... [MediaJobsDaily]
Time Magazine Salutes "Committee To Save Detroit" - Posted November 9, 2009
We may be in Obama's post-racial America, but Time magazine is still in the middle of a debate after their article photo on their pick of the eight most influential figures cleaning up Detroit, Mich. included no Africa... [FishbowlNY]
The Olympic Memoir We'd Like to See - Posted August 25, 2008
While most of the publishing industry was getting ready for the penultimate early weekend of the summer, Free Press announced that it had signed a deal with Olympic swimming sensation Michael Phelps to publish Built to Succeed, a memoir offering "the secrets of his success and... his approach to training, competition,... [GalleyCat]
Emily Gould Is Offering You the Red Pill - Posted August 21, 2008
Former GalleyCat contributing editor Emily Gould has done more this summer than completing the essay collection she sold to Free Press. She's also go... [GalleyCat]
More Promotions at Penguin, Trafalgar Square Adds Publishers - Posted July 14, 2008
Beth Parker has been promoted to Associate Publicity Director for both the Dutton and Gotham lists and has contributed to the campaig... [GalleyCat]
The Daily Show Sells Books - Who'd Have Thunk? - Posted February 26, 2007
The New York Times' Julie Bosman adopts a sense of gee-whizness in this piece about how Comedy Central's flagship satirical show brings on serious authors - and how their books sell in massive quantities thereafter. Of course, let's remember that if 1.5 million people watch the show, and if 1/10th of... [GalleyCat]










