Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Italy's TV Reality Show Ignored Psychology of Authors

Italy's Masterpiece TV reality show for writers failed to attract viewers, in part, because it didn't account for the way writers empathize with others.
Académie Balzac, a new literary TV reality show in France, is trying to succeed where others have failed by convincing authors to have sex in a swimming pool.
See you on April 24!
Hear from: Matt Dellinger (Digital Strategist and Archivist, New Yorker, Vogue, Byliner), Jason Ojalvo (SVP Content, Audible), Joe Regal (CEO, Zola Books), Adam Silverman (Digital Business Development, HarperCollins)
See the full program and register here!
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Are "boys are being deterred from reading because the 'gatekeepers' to children’s literature are mostly women?" asks an author for The Times of London.
From the Archives:
Rather than being an exercise in humiliation, Italy's new television literary talent show proves to be stylish, fun and surprisingly compelling viewing.

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