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Archives: October 2009

Book Stock Watch: Barnes & Noble Boost

Advice for Young Poets

Mark Sanford Celebrates Ayn Rand

How to Find the Best Literary Twitter Chat

Writing Contest: One Object, Six Words

How to Write a Nonfiction Book Proposal

Fourth Story: Alternative Reality Soap Operas for Teen Readers

Self-Publishing Success Makes Big Publishing Splash

Some European Publishers Avoid Pricing Battles

AvantGuild: Memoir Isn't Just Writing About Yourself

The Real Wizard of Oz by Rebecca Longcraine

UnBeige: Extreme Makeover, Emily Dickinson's Home Edition

Chris Anderson - How Novelist Can Sell More Books

GalleyCat Readers Help Soldiers

Zombie Romance Anthology Shambles Towards Readers

Job Detective: HarperCollins Hires

Triumph Books Cancels Book by Imprisoned NBA Referee

Fictionaut and the Future of the Literary Journal

Margaret Atwood Advises the 2009 Whiting Writers' Award Recipients

Mary Grey James Joins East/West Literary Agency

Love and Summer by William Trevor

Job Detective: Penguin Position

The Hollywood Disabilities Forum

Literary Halloween Costume Contest

Fans Flock for Next Installment in Robert Jordan's "Wheel of Time" Series

Counting Editors at the NYT's Book Review

The Hold Steady Singer to Adapt Chuck Klosterman Memoir

Sarah Palin Earned At Least a $1.25 Million Memoir Advance

Where the Wild Things Ended Up at the Box Office

Coretta Scott by Ntozake Shange

Smartphone eBook Readers Multiply

Novel Rises to Top of Fundraising Website

Steve Rubin Named President of Henry Holt

Barnes & Noble to Sell Plastic Logic Reader Beside the Nook Digital Reader

The Difficult Future of the Short Story

Alice Munro Reveals Battle with Health Problems

Are Kindle Users More Valuable Than Regular Readers?

Our Year of Magical Thinking

Midnight: A Gangster Love Story by Sister Souljah

Chris Anderson on What Does NOT Work in Book Marketing

Free Novel Copy for NaNoWriMo Writers

Audiobooks for Wounded Soldiers

Rebecca Romijn's Husband to Write Stay-at-Home Dad Memoir

ABC Orders Script Based on Novel by Kirkus Reviews Editor

NY Times Bill Keller on "Impending" Apple Tablet

Consultant Wins Bad Writing Contest

Lawyers Cancel Harry Potter Dinner

Stephen King Pens Comic Book

Incognegro by Mat Johnson

Chris Anderson - Turning Exposure Into Book Sales

Guernica Turns 5: Discount Tix for Birthday Gala Available

Andromeda Klein, Born Under a Cryptic Sign

"The Apprentice Has Become the Master": Once Her Assistant, Now Her Editor

Scene @ David Sax's Save the Deli Party

Feminist Press Celebrates 39th Anniversary

Concord Prepares Free Anthology on Money

Hey GalleyCat! It's Norm from Cheers!

Beantown Cubans by Johnny Diaz

Bayou by Jeremy Love

GalleyCat Exclusive Video -- Chris Anderson (Part 1)

Chris Anderson - Exclusive Luncheon with PAMA

The Two Dust Jackets of Mathilda Savitch

Read Your Favorite Blog on Your Nook (Maybe)

Do You Want to Be a Comic Book Writer?

When Fans Become the Book Tour's Support Crew

Strange But True, America by John Hafnor

Will Digital Freeloaders Kill Publishing? Not So Fast

AvantGuild: The Daily Show Producer's YA Novel

August Book Sales on the Upswing, Just Barely

Will There Be Book Publishers in 10 Years?

How to Break Up With an Agent

Free: The Future of a Radical Price by Chris Anderson

Character Driven by Derek Fisher and Gary Brozek

OR Books Compiles Liberal Response to Palin Memoir

Amazon/Wal-Mart Price War Now a Battle Royale; Target, Sears Enter the Steel Cage

Why Agents Don't Return Phone Calls: Part IV

HarperOne Gets Exclusive with Sylvia Browne

The Smart Aleck's Guide to American History by Adam Selzer

What's This About the Barnes & Noble Nook?

NY Women's Foundation Honors Kristoff/WuDunn Team

Does The Lost Symbol Have a Secret Connection?

Hollywood & Maine by Allison Whittenberg

FTC Reassures Kidlit Bloggers at DC Meeting

Author to Watch: Sarah Beth Durst - ICE

The Blog-to-Book We Saw Coming in 2007

Why agents don't return calls: Part 3

Everybody Needs a Vacation

Job Detective: Harpercollins Hires

Wal-Mart Slashes Book Prices

The End of the Book Review?

Author to Watch: Barry Lyga - "Goth Girl"

Amazon's Direct Attack Against Bookstores?

Why agents don't return calls: Part 2

Jane Friedman Launches Open Road Integrated Media

Unauthorized Journalist Speaks Out about The Simpsons

If You Love Your Book...

How Google Earth Will Change Digital Travel Publishing

Publishing's Broken System

Job Detective: Hachette Hires

New Website: LitDrift.com

Author to Watch: Shani Petroff - "Bedeviled"

How to Pitch The Huffington Post's Book Section

wowOwow Launches Books Campaign

Nick Trautwein Hired as New Yorker Senior Editor

Catwalk: Strike a Pose by Deborah Gregory

Why agents don't return calls: Part 1

Publicity-Hungry Minister Lures Reporters to Church with Flickering Lights*

David Small's Stitches: YA? Really? OK!

Agents Are Grumbling: Editors Turning Into Agents

Recession Writing Survival Tips

Is Twitter Ruining Literacy?

Bonnie Jo Campbell Rocks the Twittersphere

2009 National Book Awards Finalists Announced

Writer Calvin Trillin on New Yorker Job Titles

First Glimpse of Don DeLillo's Slim New Novel

Tracy Morgan Improvises on Audiobook

AvantGuild: Lena Katz's California Trilogy

Getting Past Your Issues & Finding a Book

Bring Me the Head of Harvey Pekar. Repeat.

Kiss Me, Kill Me by Lauren Henderson

The Force Was Strong with DK Last Week

Darwinian Writing Advice

Lemony Snicket on Your iPhone

Frankfurt Book Fair Director on Digital Readers

Journalist, Novelist, and Librarian Will Judge Story Prize

Building a Netflix for Books

Lonely Planet Names New Managing Director

Wes Anderson Adapts Roald Dahl Book

Hispanic Heritage Month --Michael Mejias

Dream Life by Lauren Mechling

Slate and Significant Objects Launch Writing Contest

Neil Gaiman & Twittersphere Collaborate

Turn Your Cell Phone Off, Or Jim Dale Will Smite You

Hello Jung Lovers: Let's Get Digital

AvantGuild: 5 Steps to Online Community Activism

New Granta Editor John Freeman on "The Tyranny of E-mail"

Soft Skull Press Defends Controversial Memoir

Australian Society of Authors Bucks Amazon Kindle

Lawsuit Stalls Gabriel García Márquez Adaptation

UnBeige: Ai Weiwei Won't Be at Frankfurt

What If...Your Past Came Back to Haunt You

Hispanish Heritage Month --Jeanette Perez

Sales Dip at Barnes & Noble

Diplomats and Editors Celebrate Australian Anthology

Sergey Brin Defends Google Books in NYT Op-Ed

Linda Nieves-Powell -- Hispanic Heritage Month

Barnes & Noble Digital Reader for the Holidays?

The Arianna Huffington Bump

American Author Barack Obama Wins the Nobel Peace Prize

Journalists Remember Ryszard Kapuscinski

Secret Keeper by Mitali Perkins

PRNewser: Bloggers, Stop Worrying; Publishers, Start

Twitter-Lit Adaptation Wins Award

Special Twitter Outage Edition: Moon Patrol

Book Publicity Tips: Real Conversations Vs. Shameless Promotion

Another Open Letter to the FTC

Job Detective: Go Guinness

Judge the Future of Digital Literature

HBO Renews Jonathan Ames' Bored to Death

Novelist Herta Müller Wins Nobel Prize in Literature

Your Morning Dose of Publishing Optimism

Hispanic Heritage Month --Diana Calice

All Unquiet Things by Anna Jarzab

How Big Is the FTC's New Footprint?

James Ellroy's Secret History

Declining Book Sales?

Gourmet EIC to Write Book about Condé Nast Experiences

"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" Coming to U.S. Theaters

Book Club Inspires Ballet

Picking the 5 Most Important Moments for Digital Books

Hilary Mantel Wins Man Booker Prize

Amazon Kindle Now Available in More Than 100 Countries

Interview with Jamey Hatley

Hispanic Heritage Month - David Unger

Where's the Respect for Bloggers?

Behind the Scenes at the NYT Book Review

John McCain Ponders Sarah Palin Memoir

NYC Vs. Vermont Publishing

Will Big Media Stand Up for Bloggers?

Ian Frazier Wins His Second $5K Thurber Prize

International Reporting Advice for Writers

Arianna Huffington Launches Book Club & Section

NBF Unveils 2009 "5 Under 35" List

Who Gets to Be an Online Book Reviewer?

Hispanic Heritage Month -- Caren Johnson

Book Publishers, Bloggers, & the FTC Guidelines

An Open Letter to the FTC

Paul Auster and Salman Rushdie Sign Roman Polanski Release Petition

FTC Blogger Rules Carry $11K Fines

Adam Penenberg's Frank Facebook Facts

Author Lawrence Weschler on the Future of Literary Journalism

Condé Nast Closes Gourmet Magazine; Book Publishing To Continue

TMZ and Twitter Spread False Maya Angelou News

"Harriet the Spy" Coming to Disney Channel

The First Book Video Blooper Reel

Interview with Sharon M. Draper, author of "Copper Sun"

Hispanic Heritage Month --Alex Colon

Judge Denies Amazon's Motion to Dismiss BookLocker Lawsuit

Press Releases of the Dead

Granta Tops Dan Brown in Chicago

Job Detective: Oxford Opening

Nobel Prize in Literature to Be Revealed Oct. 8

Amazon Settles Orwellian Lawsuit for $150,000

UnBeige Unveils the New Yale Logo

The Undomestic Goddess Confronts Sexism in America

Hispanic Heritage Month -- Johnny Diaz

Sarah Palin Tops Dan Brown

'The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind'

Elmore Leonard Wins Lifetime Achievement Award

21st Century Fantasy Publishing

Oprah Winfrey Video Blogs for Book Club

St. Martin's Will Publish New E. Lynn Harris Novel

Two Literary Programs to End

Simon & Schuster Introduces Digital Books with Video

Adriana Dominguez - The Ambassador

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