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Addressing the double-edge of book publishing -- the glut of books published and the need for each book to be distinctive -- Julie Annan recently reported on the Telegraph website that now, more than ever, ... Read More »

February 22, 2006 | Filed under: Book news, Industry news, Opinion

Grist for the publicity mill?

By Scott MacDonald

If advances accurately reflect the quality of books, the English-born, Edmonton-raised Matthew Skelton is the best kidlit writer you've never heard of – yet. After his story "The Man Who Did Not Dream" was chosen ... Read More »

February 21, 2006 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

Toronto Star apologizes for Bigge

By Scott MacDonald

The most fun In Other Media has had in about two weeks should end with a posting by Toronto Star books editor Dan Smith that went up on the newspaper's website yesterday. In the posting, ... Read More »

February 21, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

Heavenly thoughts, earthly riches

By Leigh Anne Williams

Associated Press reports that some Italian publishers have run into a royalty dispute with the Vatican over reprinted quotations and writings by Pope Benedikt XVI (formerly Joseph Ratzinger). Writes AP staffer Frances D'Emilio: "After Ratzinger ... Read More »

February 20, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

A look at feminist writing today

By Leigh Anne Williams

On the Book Standard website, columnist Jessa Crispin (who's also the proprietor of Bookslut.com) ruminates on the deaths of Wendy Wasserstein and Betty Friedan, and wonders who will step up as today's leading feminist authors. ... Read More »

February 17, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

Tales of two cities

By Leigh Anne Williams

The New York Times looks at the reaction in Venice to John Berendt's latest book, City of Falling Angels, a non-fiction account of "local secrets and scandals," in the words of Times reporter Elisabetta Povoledo. ... Read More »

February 17, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

Good report on bad reviews

By Leigh Anne Williams

Just when we think we're out, they pull us back in. Alex Good, who runs the literary website Good Reports, has weighed in on the Bigge/McLaren controversy (see In Other Media passim) with a very ... Read More »

February 16, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

The more you sell, the less you make

By Leigh Anne Williams

Give them credit for gall if nothing else: the Australian division of Penguin is proposing to pay less in author royalties for its most successful titles. Typically, the standard author's royalty rate of 10% of ... Read More »

February 16, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

For those who love books more than people

By Scott MacDonald

A couple of weeks after some American booksellers were in the news for doing a similar thing, two Belgians are attempting to start speed-dating programs in Belgian libraries. The initiative, created by Eric Van der ... Read More »

February 14, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

Questioning the relevance of book reviews

By Scott MacDonald

A recently posted piece on TheBookseller.com rekindles an old and widely held contention regarding the effectiveness of reviews in selling books. Granted, the piece has its flaws: it is scattershot and far too brief to ... Read More »

February 10, 2006 | Filed under: Book news, Industry news, Opinion

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