Sara Nelson

Vernon Jordan, Paul Shaffer and Richard Belzer Grab a Bite at Michael's - Posted October 6, 2010
-- DIANE CLEHANE We missed Harvey Keitel (who, we hear, is a pretty nice guy) by a day, but the usual suspects kept things hopping in the dining room at Michael's today. By now, we've grown used to seeing ... [FishbowlNY]

John Sykes, Jared Kushner & Moguls on the Make - Posted May 5, 2010
— DIANE CLEHANE Sometimes it's the random celebrity sighting like recent visitors Michael Douglas and ... [FishbowlNY]

Lunch: Kathie Lee Gifford and Friends Grab a Bite Before Broadway - Posted January 13, 2010
— DIANE CLEHANE It's nice to see there are still plenty of writers who can afford to eat at swanky restaurants these days. Today, the dining room at Michael's was brimming with scribes of every stripe and their fabulous friends. I was heartened to hear from a handful of fellow scribes that... [FishbowlNY]

Sara Nelson Blames Journalists and Publishers for High Advances - Posted December 2, 2009
In a recent interview, O Magazine books director and former Publishers Weekly editor Sara Nelson blamed both journalists and publishers for pushing author advances to destructively high sums over the last few years. Here's an excerpt from her interview, conducted by ... [GalleyCat]

O Hires A Bunch Of New Editors - Posted September 10, 2009
O, The Oprah Magazine has announced several new hires, filling out the editorial department under new editor-in-chief ... [FishbowlNY]

Dan Brown and Publishing's "DBDay" - Posted August 12, 2009
With 6.5 million copies of Dan Brown's "The Lost Symbol" coming out on September 15, publishing folks are looking towards what some call "DBDay" with a mixture of anticipation and fear. Former Publishers Weekly editor ... [GalleyCat]

Sara Nelson Defends Salinger Follow-Up - Posted June 16, 2009
Former Publishers Weekly editor Sara Nelson has joined the legal fight against J.D. Salinger's efforts ... [GalleyCat]

LAT FOB: Publishing 3.0 Panel - Posted April 27, 2009
The Publishing 3.0 panel was moderated by the LAT's David L. Ulin. Panelists were Sara Nelson formerly of Publisher's Weekly, publisher Richard Nash... [FishbowlLA]

More Layoffs At Publishers Weekly - Posted April 16, 2009
Publishers Weekly suffered a painful round of cuts in January that included editor-in-chief Sara Nelson. Yesterday the magazine lost three more- managing editor Robin Lenz, associate editor... [FishbowlLA]

David Carr and Others Attempt to Spell for Charity - Posted November 6, 2008
On Monday night (known across the land as the night before the election) the CLMP (Council of Literary Magazines and Presses) hosted its annual spelling bee fundraiser. The line-up of spellers showcased the spelling talents of some well known media types including Harper Collins' ... [FishbowlNY]

It Seems Some Woman Wrote a Novel About Muhammad's Wife - Posted August 21, 2008
Since Michelle Boorstein is the religion correspondent for the Washington Post, and doesn't usually cover the book beat, it's understandable that today's recap of the Jewel of M... [GalleyCat]

Checking In on the Harlequin-Nascar Partnership - Posted August 21, 2007
When NASCAR decided to join forces with Harlequin to produce original novels with a racecar theme, reaction was - and still is - rather curious, as the Christian Science Monitor's Harry Bru... [GalleyCat]

The Postmortem Robert Ludlum Cottage Industry - Posted July 30, 2007
Spy thriller master Robert Ludlum may have died in 2001, but as the New York Times' Richard Sandomir discovered, that hasn't stopped publishers from releasing books - a dozen so far - with his name on the cover. 2006 alone saw three Ludlum-branded works: ROBERT LUDLUM'S THE... [GalleyCat]

GalleyCat is "On the Money" - Posted July 17, 2007
Last month, CNBC's On the Money featured me and PW Editor-in-Chief Sara Nelson to talk about all things Harry Potter... [GalleyCat]

Random House Revolving Door Widens Editorial and Marketing/Distribution Dichotomy - Posted June 18, 2007
Last week's post about Daniel Menaker's exit and the larger implications for Random House served as unwitting inspiration for Sara Nelson's column in this week's issue of Publishers Weekly. After recapping what she terms (and I concur is) a "stunning" number of job sw... [GalleyCat]

Are Serials Good for Your Publishing Health? - Posted June 11, 2007
The New York Times' Joanne Kaufman wonders if first serial rights - once so coveted by magazines that they were willing to pay six figures for the privilege of publishing exclusive excerpts from a highly anticipated book - have lost their luster. After all, when many such excerpts give away the... [GalleyCat]

BEA: Reactions in Print - Posted June 4, 2007
Motoko Rich concentrates on the digital aspects of BEA. The Washington Post's Bob Thompson covers the convention for the paper, also got an advance look at ... [GalleyCat]

Publishers Get Into the Speakers' Bureau Game - Posted June 4, 2007
At the New York Times, Celia McGee highlights the growing number of publishers who have set up separate speakers' bureaus for select authors. In the last two years, several major publishing houses have set up speakers bureaus. HarperCollins was the first, in May 2005, followed b... [GalleyCat]

Lunch at Michael's: Ralph Lauren Is Into Leather - Posted May 2, 2007
Fashion designers are a strange bunch. These arbiters of style often appear in some head-scratching ensembles that, if they were mere mortals, would land them squarely in "What were they thinking?" territory. We're always on the lookout for the sartorially splendid during o... [FishbowlNY]

Lunch at Michael's: Wesley Clark & A Model Mystery - Posted April 25, 2007
We missed Jane Fonda by a day. Today's lunch crowd was lacking the star power we've come to expect on our weekly visits so while we were disappointed our usual perch at the bar had been usurped by an unidentified exec, we didn't miss much from our less than... [FishbowlNY]

Publishers Weekly's Revamped Website - Now with Blogs! - Posted March 15, 2007
My initial reaction to PW's brand-spankin'-new website was something on the order of a kvetch of "but why can't I find anything?" Then I remembered that I tend to lose my keys every other minute and scatter things around the house, so my judgment on this part may be somewhat impaired.... [GalleyCat]

Lunch at Michael's: All Hail Tina Brown! - Posted March 8, 2007
When a little birdie told us to switch our weekly reservation from Wednesday to Thursday so as not to miss the confab of publishing powerhouses that were expected today, we did so in a heartbeat. We're happy to report today's crowd didn't disappoint. Where else could you ... [FishbowlNY]

Lunch at Michael's: Valentine's Hangover - Posted February 15, 2007
It's the calm after the storm. The biggest — and only — snow storm of the season couldn't keep the movers and shakers away yesterday. On Valentine's Day the bustling dining room was host to a "low-key" birthday celebration hosted by Sherry Westin... [FishbowlNY]

Today in AMS: S&S Bid Rejected, Economies of Scale - Posted January 23, 2007
Buried at the end of Julie Bosman's New York Times piece about Perseus's offer to acquire the distribution contracts of Publishers Group West clients is that the federal bankruptcy court in Delaware rejected a bid by Simon & Schuster to reclaim books in Advanced Marketing Services' inventory that could be valued... [GalleyCat]