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Archives: May 2008

Gotham Gets Adria Bio

BookExpo America Is Underway...

The Man Behind the New Bond Girl Gallery

A Puppet Show That's Not for Children

Scene @ Teachers & Writers Office Party

Scene @ Jeremy Scahill's Blackwater Party

Frommer's Goes Mobile, Helps BEA Attendees

Summer Book Roundups

Scene @ Ed Park's Personal Days Party

Bentley Binds Bond Book

McClellan v Bush: Amazon Wins

Two Questions For Curtis Sittenfeld About Her New Laura Bush-Inspired Book 'American Wife'

PEN World Voices: Now Year-Round

Scene In Soho: Absinthe, Blind Squirrels

Former 'More' Magazine Editor New 'Voice' Editorial Director, Pam Dorman Back To Viking

Bedtime for Bush

Book Keeping: Charlotte's Husband Has Another Memoir

California, Here I Come...

Scene @ Maureen Johnson's Suite Scarlett Party

Watchmen Pirate Spinoff Straight to DVD

POLL: What's the Best Part of BookExpo?

Bringing Readers Together for a (Rotating) Good Cause

Meet a GalleyCat in Austin, Texas!

W00T!: Techie Humor Pings Mainstream's Radar

Scene @ Pitch Perfect Book Party

Bond Girls for the 21st Century (But Only in England)

The Publishing Company That Half-Marathons Together...

Want to Be on Seth Godin's Next Book Jacket?

Kids Are Reading Poetry, Even If Adults Don't Recognize the Poets

It's a Good Week for Publishing Manifestos

BookExpo eSwag Preview: Get Gladwell's Newest in PDF

Book World Editor Buyout Confirmed: Arana Still Writing for WaPo

Bill Clinton's Brushing Up on His History

Want 600 SF eBooks for Free? Become an Astronaut

Scene @ Brooklyn Noir 3 (in Manhattan)

FishbowlNY Enjoys Seamless Gawker Advertorial

The Met Will Sell Michael Gross Pictures

Scene @ David Einhorn's Book Party

Charlie Savage Wins NYPL/Helen Bernstein Award

Simmons on Obama

All We Ever Wanted Was a Catchy Book Trailer

Doubleday Unveils New Off-Broadway Identity

Scene @ Jeffrey Lewis's Adam the King Party

How to Get Dr. Demento Fans Reading Arianna Huffington

Booklocker.com v Amazon.com

Braaaains Make Effective Advertising

What Can Brown Do for You? Book Thievery Update

Every Boycott Begins with One Dissatisfied Consumer

Blog Book Review Series Becomes Free eBook

Unboring Lit Links: Frey Fans Booze Up And Riot

Obama's Building Up His Foreign Policy Assets

FishbowlLA: Bright, Shiny Softballs

Harpers and The New Yorker Both Have New Book Blogs

(Some) Authors GalleyCat Likes, Reading in NYC

A "Hot Book" Commentator With an Iron in the Fire

GalleyCat Added to 2nd BookExpo Panel

Report from PEN Literary Awards

Bookthievery Update

Book Publicists: Help a Reporter

The Source of Michael Chabon's Inspiration Revealed

Political Books Are So Hot Right Now!

Scene @ Black and White Gorilla Fun Castle

Obama: A Strong Writer, A Strong Franchise

Ready for Another World War II Book Trailer?

Now I Know That / This Will Make You Very Happy

Michael Gross Needs A Photo of the Met, Stat!

FishbowlDC: A Literary Angle on the WaPo Buyouts

Breaking the Fourth Wall: Always Funny (Book Trailer Division)

I Had Fun in Ann Arbor Last Week

Thief in the CNN mailroom!

Yep, It's Another Steampunk Story (This Time With Video!)

Love Changes Everything: Paperback Comes With New Title, New Author, New Opening

As the Curtain Rises, Julie Klausner Sells Memoir

Two New Experts Join GalleyCat on BEA Panel

Forbes Thinks Amazon is the Future of Publishing

Recent Reading: Double Standards and Shame

NY Mag's Daily Intel Covers Books, Doesn't Read

Dating Tips From Bob Morris, Author Of Dad-Pimping Memoir 'Assisted Loving'!

Millenia Black Receives Satisfaction from Penguin

'Netherland' Gets A Michiko Rave

Scene @ Newman Party Leads to Harcourt News

Former Editor Says Requesting Or Receiving Author Headshots Isn't Widespread Practice

Catch a GalleyCat in Ann Arbor Tomorrow!

Scene @ Emily Giffin's W Hotel Book Party

Nextbook Contemplates Jews and Power @ TimesCenter

Publishers Weekly Reviewers Now To Be Paid Even Less. ($25!)

Author Attempts to Create Amazon Buzz for Just $500

Shocker: Publishers Really Are Looking For The Next Pretty Face (And Sometimes Bod!)

Don't Monkey With Mifflin

Doodling: The Next Big Thing in Book Covers?

Scene @ Eleanor Coppola's Notes on a Life

Book Trailer is Horribly Familiar

"Why Can't Men Write Anymore?" An Alternate Answer!

Kilmer-Purcell's Prime-Time Soap Tribute Complete

AvantGuild: Cross-Promoting YA Lit and Youth Activism

FishbowlLA: Feminist Handbook Undercut By Racist Artwork

Want to Meet mediabistro.com's Bloggers? Here's Your Chance!

Want To Finish Your Novel? Quit Blogging!

James Frey Is Just Following Orders

Scene @ Useful Party

Bookstore Sales Slow, Don't Drop

"Why Write A Book When Tila Tequila's Already Taken Care Of It?"

Scene @ Big Party for Small Press

The Sci-Fi Master's Long-Lost Pulp Thriller

It's a Living: Reality TV Contestant Now Book Cover Girl

Whither The African-American Literature Section? Round 2,935

2nd Time's the Charm for Puppy Chow Memoirist

The Ron Paul vs. John McCain Breakdown

Arianna Huffington's 12th Book in a Year?

James Frey "Hit One Out Of The Park," Says Janet Maslin

The Mountain Goats' John Darnielle Is Good At Writing!

Six Figures? Maybe We Should Look Into This Blogging Thing

What the Times Didn't Tell You About Steampunk

At Least Ron Paul's Beating John McCain Somewhere

BookExpo Swag Preview: Let Michael Connelly Recommend an Entree

A Reminder of the Importance of Good Copyediting

GalleyCat Tapped to Speak at BookExpo America

Fox News Tackles Literature: Class Act as Always

High Times for Children's Picture Book in CNN Potfecta

I Have a Sudden Craving for Popcorn

Audiobook Marketing Hoopla Starts Early This Year

Fiction? Nonfiction? Memoir? David Sedaris Just Calls His Work "Real-ish"

Cinema's First Great Vampire Finally Gets Bio

Science and Literature Meet on the Wing at Templeton Book Forum

Happy Mother's Day, Michel Houellebecq!

Harper Cover is Krypt-o-nite!

Orbit Expands to Australia, Devi Pillai Safe

Perhaps Lexus Is Not A Corrupting Influence on Contemporary Literature

BookExpo Swag Preview: What Rhymes With Bastard? Promo CD

Dubai Book Fair Draws 2nd Round of A-List Literati

UnBeige: The Circus Is Coming to Print

Dear God, Hope You Got the Letter...

NYT Discovers Steampunk (More Than Just Shiny, Happy Goths)

Give Me Indie Press

Bookvideos.tv Gets a Makeover

mediabistro.com's Comic Book Guy Distills Six Years of Writing Advice

Scene @ Housing Works's "First Words" Auction

Slackjaw Skewers Stroller Set -Take Back the Island Launches Book Club

From Politics, It Was an Easy Step to Book Trailers

UnBeige: Pentagram's Codebook Is Now Online

'Snuff' Marketing Campaign Is The Chuck Palahniuk Team's Most Shocking Yet! Yawn.

Blind Item Creator, Amazed You Haven't Guessed Yet, Fills in Blanks

Scene @ Paris Review Dragoman Party

"The Place I Always Wanted to Be": Chabon & Ford on Why Genre Tags Don't Matter

Borders Launches Book Club for Latina Readers

Which Author Remains Obscure Because of All the Ink Wasted on Barbara Walters?

'The Score' Explains The Science Behind 'The Game'

Why Printing Fewer, Non-Returnable Books May Not Save the World

An Argument for Book Trailer Simplicity

Weird Tales Celebrates 85 Years

That Easy Blind Item? It Got Foggier Overnight

Galleycat is the #5 Content Marketing Publishing Blog According to Junta42

Who Knew? Eliminating Returns Reduces The Book Business's Carbon Footprint

Upholding the Industry's Great Liquor Traditions

Imagine Michael Gross's Gossip Girls...

Perhaps The Easiest Blind Item Yet

Following the Beats' Trail Through India

Putting The Bestseller List In Perspective, Or Something

The Barbara Walters Memoir 'Embargo' Was Even More Meaningless Than Most

PS Publishing, Tor, Take Top Finalist Spots in Inaugural Year of The Shirley Jackson Awards

Pictures From Events We Were Unable to Attend

AvantGuild: Pitch-Perfect PR Techniques for Blogs

Is Peter Olson Still Going to BookExpo?

A New, Literary Spotlight for Heather Thomas

Hungarian Site Plagiarizes My Work. I Laugh.

Pacific Standard is Literary, Boozey

Random Notes from the Party Hopping Circuit

Are Dioramas the new Book Trailer?

Ready for 500 Book Trailers a Year? HarperCollins Is

PEN World Voices: Etgar Keret's Wristcutters

Fleming Turns 100, Winehouse Flakes Out

It's Official: James Frey Has More Media Planned

Book Blogger's Debut Novel Gets A 'Times' Teardown

Sex & Sensibility Contributors Probe Gender Imbalance in New Yorker Cartoons

The Book Trailer as History Channel Informercial

Pen Cabaret Will Not Give You Brain Inflammation

Let Me Be The First To Welcome Our New E Publishing Overlords

YAR. Prepare To Be Published

Ecco Has No Reservations about Bourdain

The Tootsie of Publishing doesn't like Brazilians

And That's... One to Grow On

Pynchon Pre-Birthday Bash a Regular Krupp Wingding

PEN World Voices: Watching the Detectives

Scene @ The Edgars Pre-Banquet Reception

A Grand Master's Greatest Character Reborn

Why Isn't J.K. Rowling Suing These Guys?

Taylor Branch to Get Special Literary Peace Prize; Other Nominees Still Welcome

Choose Your Own Book Cover

May is National BBQ Month

Atlanta Still Loves Books

Is Strand Management Not Just Crappy But Also Sorta Racist?

Is Augusten Burroughs' Life "Milked Dry"?

What's Missing from the Bickering Over Martin Amis?

Matt Taibbi's Animated Attack on America's Culture of Lies

UnBeige: Howard Zinn Now In Comics Format

Rick Moody Hit Dale Peck Pretty Hard In The Face With That Pie

For the Love of Barry Allen: Return of a Comic Book Icon

Three Literati (& Suze!) On Latest TIME 100 List

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