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Archives: August 2008

Augusten Burroughs' Hipster Cred Rises 10 More Points

Where's Aaron Sorkin Getting His Facebook Info?

Book Blogger Appreciation Week Is Coming!

Flaxman Legs mediabistro.com For Her Own Editorial Shop

Nancy Mairs Declared "Literary Treasure" in Arizona

Glue Is A Paper Engineer's Best Friend

For Books Connected to Music Scene, a Rising PR Star

Betcha They Still Won't Host His Book Party, Though

So, Did Random House Censor Sherry Jones?

Literary Prize Blacklists Random Over Medina

Before the Main Event, a Bestselling Author Appears

How to Judge a Book By Its Cover (and a few other factors)

The "Final" Season of Happy Ending

Two College Pals Take (Describing) Friendship to Next Publishing Level

Another Voice from the "Publishing Is Dead" Crowd

O'Reilly on Amazon/Shelfari: Web 2.0 Consolidation Begins

Emmanuelle Alspaugh Changes Agencies

It's Not The Night Chicago Died, But It's Close

Henry Alford, Sandra Tsing Loh: One Night Only

Resistance Is Futile. Books Will Be Annihilated... Really?

Do Ads Really Need to Be Clicked On, Anyway?

UnBeige: Scotland Declares War on Connery

Another Take on Crystal Mangum's Memoir Plans...

Another Look at that YA Morality Clause

Accuser in Duke Rape Case Ready to Tell Her Story

The Olympic Memoir We'd Like to See

Doubting the Web's Power to Save Us All from Ruin?

UnBeige: Alex Bogusky Dishes on America's Weight Problem

Why Click On Ads If You Don't Feel Like It?

Blogs.com Loves Books, Will Feature Them One Day

Everything Must Go, Just Not Quite So Quickly

Soft Skull Sees the Future of Publishing in Business Week

How to Publish an Insta-Book Without Alienating Your Vendors

It Seems Some Woman Wrote a Novel About Muhammad's Wife

A New Owner for PW by October?

Are You Pure Enough to Write YA?

Some Open Questions for Independent Booksellers

Emily Gould Is Offering You the Red Pill

Are Indie Booksellers (& Liberals) Martyring Chelsea Green?

Atria Picks Up Durand As Senior Editor

Catalog Season-St Martin's Minotaur

Drinking on the Job Poll- Recap

Do You Think Simon & Schuster Really Cares If Paul Begala Hates Its #1 Bestseller?

What Would Your Friends Do to Promote Your Book?

Thurber Prize Shortlist Produces Shouts & Murmurs

A Publisher's Plan to Ride the Obama Wave Alienates Booksellers

Little Brother, DJ Spooky Finally Ready to Party

Harcourt Publicity-Where Are They Now?

Now Kids Know: Superman's From Ohio, Not Krypton

Reed Business Information Dumps Some Suitors, Keeps Others

Wait, Blurbs Don't Flow Like Honey from the Rock? Really?

Any Fool Can Buy a Book, And Many Do

Isobella Jade's Tips for No-Budget Author Promotion

Drinking on the Job

Rushdie: Random Gave In To "Censorship By Fear"

Happiness Is... One More Dog Picture

Who Would You Want to Hear Reading the Classics?

The Lace Reader's Dirty Linen

In the Recording Studio with Roy Blount, Jr.

UnBeige: A Boring Book Party in Chicago

Obama vs McCain

The Only Thing I Have to Say About Obama Nation

Sherry Jones & The Jewel of Medina: Which Side Are You On?

France's Micro-news of 1906, Digitally Remastered

Hartman's Back in the Big Leagues, Ready to Play

Former GOP Fundraiser Decides to Tell (Not Quite) All

Gravitas

Genre Fiction Site Revamps, Book Trailers Find a Home

AvantGuild: Scribe Agency Wants to Hear You Sing

Get Your Geek On

Make Your Story Pitch Better, Faster, Stronger

VIDEO: Jonathan Evison's Friends Want You to Buy His Book

New Review Site

Report from PEN's Silenced Writers Event

Looking for a New Job?

From Shakespeare to Ragnarok, Elizabeth Bear Keeps Busy

What's Wrong With a Novel About Muhammad's Wife?

How's My Blogging?: Our First Ever Reader Survey

Michael Chabon's Validation as Sci-Fi Author Complete

Dog Days 2008: Who's the Cutest Canine of the Summer?

PEN Honors Chinese Writers, Weathers Pro-People's Republic Agitation

Sherry Jones Never Expected a Fatwa

POLL: Who Is Friday's Best in Show?

Dog Days 2008: Rilke Found Finnegans Wake Impenetrable, Too

Dog Days 2008: Rosie Inspects the Office Copies

Dog Days 2008: Hextall Dips into the Bestsellers

Dog Days 2008: Carlie Comes Back for an Encore

Dog Days 2008: Jake and Dizzy Sample the Client List

Dog Days 2008: Chachi Is A Close Reader

Dog Days 2008: Who Doesn't Love a Bookstore Dog?

Dog Days 2008: Farm Living Is the Life for Pip

Dog Days 2008: Salty Stands His Ground

Dog Days 2008: Lucy Sinks Her Teeth Into Literature

Dog Days 2008: Kiwi Just Wants to Be Loved

A Quick Detour Through Another Part of the Animal Kingdom

It's the Little Things That Keep Agents Happy

Apparently, The Terrorists Planned to Spam Random House's Servers

POLL: Who Is Thursday's Top Dog?

Dog Days 2008: Miles Gets Equal Time for Canines

Dog Days 2008: Hannah & Rudy Are So Damn Cute

Dog Days 2008: Colby Finds a Book Jacket to Match His Coat

Dog Days 2008: Cherry's a Fangirl, But Don't Call Her Rabid

Dog Days 2008: Niko Applies a Literary Sniff Test

Dog Days 2008: Darwin Namechecked the Index Already

Dog Days 2008: Speck on Writing on Spec

Dog Days 2008: Edith Finds Her Favorite Passage

Dog Days 2008: Babe's No Ordinary Household Inspiration

Dog Days 2008: Bailey's Ready for the Talk Show Circuit

Dog Days 2008: Tyler and Fitz Are Seeing Other Authors

As China Puts On a Show for the World, PEN Has Other Stories to Tell

British Designer Leaves His Mark on Early Retrospective

Has Random House Let the Terrorists Win?

AvantGuild: The Secret to Mary Roach's Success

Who's Got the Best Cover Among Sci-Fi's Best Novels?

What's Behind the Salem Witch Story Mini-Boom?

Should Authors Take Their Publishing Complaints Public?

BEA "Author-Preneur" Discussion Now Online

The Dog Days Are Almost Upon Us

AvantGuild: DIY Book Marketing and Promotion

Good Keywords Make Good Neighbors: Choose Carefully

What Do You Read, My Lord? Words, Words, Words

mediabistro.com Workshop Helps Memoirist's Dreams Blossom

Erwin McManus: We Are All in the Creative Class

Swedish Adman Has Good News of Great Joy, Marketed to All People

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, 1918-2008

One Of My Lit Crit Prophecies (Almost) Comes True

Original Falcon, Reborn from the Ashes of the New

William Maxwell Remembered in Madison Square Park

When Graphic Novelists Turn to Accessory Design

Amazon Picks Up 110 Million More Used Books

There Are No Mistakes In These Videos, Only Happy Little Accidents

Unbeige: One Hit Comic Strip, Minus Its Star

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