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Great moments in embargoing: buttertart edition

Publishers will often embargo a book “ that is, make it unavailable to reviewers and the media, and occasionally even booksellers “ if they feel it contains information or revelations so sensitive that, were they ... Read More »

July 16, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

“Disgruntled” former White House spokesman writes tell-all memoir

By Nathan Whitlock

From MSNBC.com: In a shocking turnabout, the press secretary most known for defending President Bush on Iraq, Katrina and a host of other controversial issues produced a memoir damning of his old boss on nearly ... Read More »

May 29, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Attack of the robo-authors

By Jacob Sheen

Philip M. Parker is the (computer-aided) author of more than 200,000 books. And, thanks to the wonders of print-on-demand, he has yet to lose money on a single one. His work represents the tip of ... Read More »

April 15, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news, Libraries

Burning books for bilingualism

By Nathan Whitlock

From CBC.ca: A surge of bilingualism in Quebec has one of the province's most popular writers threatening to burn his entire body of work if something isn't done to stop it. Victor-Lévy Beaulieu, the author ... Read More »

February 28, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

U.K. library patrons love Patterson

By Scott MacDonald

In literary circles, there is probably no author more loathed than the U.S. thriller writer James Patterson, who freely admits to writing his books “ which he pumps out at a rate of eight or ... Read More »

February 8, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news, Libraries

Judith Regan settles with former bosses

By Nathan Whitlock

Judith Regan may be sleazy, but she's not that sleazy, at least according to Regan's former bosses at News Corporation, the owners of HarperCollins U.S., where Regan had her own imprint. According to Yahoo! News, ... Read More »

January 28, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

The year in Quillblog

By Nathan Whitlock

We are officially on holiday as of yesterday, but we thought we should end the Quillblog year with a look back at our ten most popular posts of the year. They are: Secrets of the ... Read More »

December 20, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

$3 million for Karl Rove’s memoirs?

By Nathan Whitlock

Maybe, according to the New York Post: Karl Rove, the controversial and long-time senior adviser to President George W. Bush, is shopping a memoir in an auction that will kick off today and likely result ... Read More »

December 6, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Love letters by CanLit icons are for adults only

By Stuart Woods

Canadian authors are well represented in a book of fictional love letters, titled Four Letter Word, which is being published by Knopf Canada in 2008. Prior to its release, Times Online is inviting readers to ... Read More »

October 11, 2007 | Filed under: Authors

Market research disguised as education

By Leigh Anne Williams

The blog Two Umbrellas points to an eyebrow-raising scheme: a continuing education course at Temple University in Philadelphia entitled "A Sneak Peek at Tomorrow's Bestsellers." According to the course description: Every fall publishers introduce and ... Read More »

August 9, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

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Search Results by tag: shamelessness

Great moments in embargoing: buttertart edition

“Disgruntled” former White House spokesman writes tell-all memoir

Attack of the robo-authors

Burning books for bilingualism

U.K. library patrons love Patterson

Judith Regan settles with former bosses

The year in Quillblog

$3 million for Karl Rove’s memoirs?

Love letters by CanLit icons are for adults only

Market research disguised as education

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