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Archives: July 2006
The Exciting World of WebComics
James Ellroy to Thomas Wolfe: Screw You
Give F. Paul Wilson His Next Plot!
Rejecting the Gray Flannel Suit for Literary Tweed
The publishing equivalent of Madlibs?
Brick Lane Drives Wedge Between Writers
Getting rich, the Felix Dennis way
NYTBR Embraces Collapse of Genre Distinctions
Hemingway's Ghost a Crazy Cat Lady?
Marvel Chief Brings Comics to Late Night News
Author Hunger Strikes in White House's Shadow
Quartet of Memoirists Bid "Hello, Cleveland!"
Oh bother, now just anyone can get a book deal
Lagardere's fortunes improve thanks to TWBG acquisition
BRICK LANE controversy: writers defend Ali and protesters have their say
Another Turkish author acquitted after her day in court
We're Having a Party—And You're Invited!
Javits Center expansion approved
Online Anti-DRM Parable Makes Leap to Print
By Tomorrow, He'll Have Averted WWIII
Da Vinci Spinning Wheel, Spinning 'Round
Scene at Maura Moynihan's Book Party
Waging war on the BRICK LANE movie
Amazon continues to baffle, drive people crazy
Lincoln Center & Wiley get together
Profits up, profits down: this week in actual business stuff
Just Can't Wait to Get on the Road Again?
Another Behind-the-Scenes Look at Publishing
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Running Blog Empire Leaves Huffington
Enough Free Time to Judge Blog Contest
Ruby-Strauss Hits the Ground Running
Avon fan romance contest: get readers writing, boost sales
George Pelecanos is going to be a bestseller, dammit
Thanks to Harry Potter, more kids are reading
Patterson moves to Random House UK
The Long Tail isn't what it's cracked up to be...or is it?
The wave of Christian publishing future
Design for Living by Penguin's Paul Buckley
Peter Field named new boss of Penguin UK
Elif Shafak wages battle for literature
British government crackdown on memoirs
Only one thing to say about Jared Paul Stern's book proposal
Backspace is the writer's place
mediabistro.com's Mini-Summit @ Comic-Con
Comic-Con: The Graphic 9/11 Report
Gossip Lit doesn't work outside of New York
Comic-Con: Where Entertainment Converges
Comic-Con: Not Just for Comics Anymore
Comic-Con: To Infinity and Beyond!
Comic-Con: Tying Up Heroes' Loose Ends
Is Borders ripe for a takeover?
For Clare Alexander, agenting is a personal issue
OUP's Feldman dishes on what book editors want
Comic-Con Photos: Do I Have Your Attention?
Mirchandani let go from Random House UK
Penguin UK's distribution problems claim an unexpected casualty
Borders CEO wants more razzle-dazzle
But if it gets her off-the-book page coverage, then it must be true!
Today in lawsuits: Little, Brown libel, Orion case continues
Real and practical uses for print-on-demand
The end of the road for A Clean, Well-Lighted Place
What's Your Author Photo Personality?
Frank Miller to Direct Spirit Movie
Ads don't sell books..but maybe they do
We always knew books had aphrodisiac qualities
Bookstore CEO interview #1: George Jones of Borders
Bookstore CEO interview #2: Simon Fox at HMV
One More Late Jab at the Times
For McKellar, Math Class Isn't so Tough
One More Child Star Turned Writer
And We've Got Ourselves a Trend
Georgiades to Head NY Post Book Desk
Lesbian Superheroes! Alert the NYTBR!
Reviewers Behaving Badly in the NYT
Booksellers complain about Brooklyn hotel switch
Today in Wottakar's: Tim still bitching, HMV names new head
Brick Lane Movie Aggravates Locals
Book Trailers and Other Media Organisms
Let's just abolish the "Single Standard" edict right now
Publishers want bigger cut of movie action
Rejection still stings twenty-odd years later
The New York Times Book Review
Welcomes You to 2006!
At 75, Joy of Cooking Goes to the Source
Prepare for floodgate of DianaGate titles
DIY Kids Book Pokes Fun at DRM
An Author w/His Head in the Clouds
Christian Book Fair Comes to East Texas
Dawesar Holds Reading, Gallery Opening on Same Night
The fun happens when you stay home
Today in Wottakar's: the rebrand begins
Plame Jumps to S&S just as things get more interesting
It's official: Jones named Borders CEO
Prepare for the book onslaught on Thursdays!
Happiness Is... A Regularly Updated Blog
Virgin Comics Plans More Action With John Woo
(Mad Hits Like Rod Carew to Follow?)
The Long Tail Has Room for Bestsellers
Why publishers are paying attention to blogs, redux
Another day, another plagiarism story
Edwards finds success the second time around
It's easier to steal the Philly Inquirer's headline here
Rice University Press revived online
Grisham's next bestseller gets one advance naysayer
Fake Psychic Makes Great Fake Writer
Katha Pollitt Gnashes Teeth, Rends Garments
All the Way to the Bank
Brian Eno Lays Down Tracks for Audiobook
NYTBR Dumps Updike for More Lesbians
How high gasoline prices affects the publishing industry
Ahoy, it's the Bulwer-Lytton Prize
Ladybird: a former children's book powerhouse moves on
Jordan's Whole New World includes Bestselling Novels
Avon imprint now in the UK, too
Takeshi: Books as Well as Movies
These Kids Today, With Their Fancy Internets
Fairly Warned Be Ye, Says I: Pirate Party!
Coulter's Syndicate Believes In Her
Chick lit with a bibliophilic twist
Big day arrives, publishers' hopes likely dashed
For Tim Waterstone, it's about failure as much as success
Borders goes shopping for new CEO
Toby Young Plays Both Sides
of the Nick/Laurel Fence
Canongate nabs Cochrane from Borders
Linguist Stands Up for Coulter
Cody's Goes Down, But Not Quietly
Department of Obvious: Niche Marketing works too!
Indies to beat big box bookstores at own game?
Not So Many Happy Returns,
But Could Prada Have Legs?
Felt's first collaborator throws hissy fit
Thought the Da Vinci Code Trial was Over? Think again
Let's All Cash In on Ann Coulter's Downfall!
Gather.com, Amazon Team
To Promote Mini-Ebooks
One Need Never Leave
the Confines of New York...
Robert Downey Jr. Opens Vein - as an author
Today in Wottakar's: the Ottakar's brand goes kaput
Hey, Kids! Blogs About Comics!
Faber extends publishing alliance
VH1 Reboots Publication Strategy
Publishers for, against Google
Jodi Picoult to write for Wonder Woman
Coulter vs. NYPost:
So Sad When 'Wingers Can't Get Along
The many hats of Eden Collinsworth
Today in Wottakar's: closing head offices, trading issues
Nothing Here Has Changed, Just The Beat
Welcome to the Gift Economy 2K6
The Return of the Character
Comics Fans Never Imagined
Hachette consolidation makes house bids trickier
Hot new trends that um, aren't so much
Whither Devil Wears Prada? Writers Weigh In
Bertelsmann buys back GBL share
Wottakar's: in the can and back with a vengeance
