Two
Novelists Launch Brash Books, New Crime House Launched by veteran crime novelists, Lee Goldberg and Joel Goldman, Brash Books is a new publishing venture that offers a new vision of publishing in the digital era. more »
Nielsen
to Hold New Children's Book Summit The Nielsen Children’s Book Summit, to be held on December 12 at the McGraw-Hill Auditorium in New York City, will provide a "comprehensive overview of the children’s book landscape." more »
Beijing
Book Fair 2014: International Publishers Find Their Niche On the third day (and the last of the trade/professional days) of the Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF), international publishers combined rights sales with more educational efforts on the needs of the Chinese market. more » »
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Clooney to
Direct 'Hack Attack' Film : George Clooney is set to direct an
adaptation of the book 'Hack Attack' by 'Guardian' journalist Nick Davies, an
account of Davies’ investigation into Rupert Murdoch’s media empire which
uncovered the phone-hacking scandal that rocked the British establishment and
resulted in the closure of the 'News of the World.'
Sleep Like a
Literary Legend: These rentals were once the apartments, writing
studios and educational institutions of icons, including Charles Dickens, James
Joyce and John Steinbeck.
'USA Today'
Books Reporter Among Layoffs: The paper cut around 70 positions
yesterday, including that of Bob Minzesheimer, who had been the books reporter
for 17 years.
Book Publishing,
Not Fact-Checking: Readers might think nonfiction books are the
most reliable media sources there are, but "accuracy scandals haven't
reformed an industry that faces no big repercussions for errors," says Kate
Newman at the 'Atlantic.'
Unfinished
Tennessee Williams Play Found: The first 10 pages of an
unpublished and untitled Tennessee Williams play about D. H. Lawrence; his
wife, Frieda; Katherine Mansfield; and her husband, John Middleton Murr, were
found in an archive at the Harry Ransom Center.
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