Um. November went where? I’m filing a missing person’s report. And speaking of which: Last day of NaNoWriMo!! How did you guys do?! Now then! Lots of links! It was a hectic month and I missed a lot so as always, please be sure and fill in what I missed in the comment section. Machines […]
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Last Week in Books 3/5/12
Last week! Books! Hello from a plane leaving Las Vegas, where I had a fantastic time at the kickoff of the Bransforumfest 2012 writing retreat! Some of the great people who met in the Forums are in Vegas talking writing, drinking caffeinated beverages, occupying Starbucks, sampling some of Vegas’ fine cuisine, and generally being rather […]
Last Week in Books 10/17/11
Last Week! Books! So in case we need any reminding why I changed the name of the weekly roundup from This Week in Publishing to This Week in Books… well, you need only see that I missed some big publishing industry news from a few weeks back. One that involved my old agency no less. […]
This Week in Books 10/8/11
This week! Books! What a week. Now that I’m the social media manager at CNET rather than a literary agent (Note for emphasis: Not a literary agent. No more queries, pleaaasssseeee!!!), I’m at the whims of the tech news cycle and it doesn’t get much bigger than this week. I’ve had my nose to a […]
Could Publishers Experience an E-Book Replacement Boom?
I know I’m not normal. I know that. I am inordinately obsessed with the weather, I get giddy every time I see L’Oreal spokesman Collier Strong appear on a reality television show, and I watch this video every time I need a laugh. And lately I’ve been doing something else that may be a tad […]
This Week in Books 3/4/11
Lots of links this week! Shall we? Some big news in the book world as Random House, the lone holdout among the six major publishers, has agreed to Apple’s terms and will be moving over to the agency model. What is the agency model? Well, this post of yore provides some background, but for readers […]