TweetWe were happy to be a part of the first ever digital book signing in Google Play’s, Live Hangout featuring Nobel Peace Prize winner and author Toni Morrison. This was created in honor of Black History Month. Our interns, along with over one hundred plus guests logged on to the Google Play site today, February 27, [...]
Read the rest of this entry »2012′s Largest Book Publishers
TweetWe heard that Pearson UK Publishing increased its sales and took the number one position amongst world wide publishers. Most major publishing companies’ sales decreased, and many only increased because they were able to buy out or merge with other publishing companies. Among the top ten publishing companies, 4 companies are from the US, 2 [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Newsletter: September 28, 2012
Tweet Company News Linda was invited to the immensely popular and constructive Algonquin, New York Pitch Conference, on Friday, September 21st by its founder, the dynamic Michael Neff. She attended the mystery thriller and true crime workshop, one of many different genres at the conference, where Matt Martz, editor at St. Martin’s Press, was pitched to by fourteen [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Elmore Leonard Wins Award
TweetElmore Leonard, celebrated crime novelist, is this year’s winner of The National Book Foundation’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. Past winners include Wolfe, Mailer, and Bradbury. The “very surprised” author, 86, will be receiving the award in New York on November 14th, where he will be introduced by author Martin Amis and will then [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Reading Rainbow Moves to the World of Apps
TweetLeVar Burton has announced that his children’s educational show, Reading Rainbow, originally aired on PBS, has been turned into an App. The original show, which reads children’s books aloud and reviews them, is now available for the iPad. The App, which has many of the same features as the television show, ads an element of interactivity [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Indie Publishers Celebrated on Booker Prize Shortlist
TweetThe shortlist of nominees for this year’s Booker Prize consists of several new authors, independent publishers and a past winner. This year’s shortlisted novels were chosen more for their writing style and language than their plot and pacing, as past winners have been. Peter Stothard, editor of the Times Literary Supplement, said: “I felt very, very strongly [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Happy Birthday, Roald Dahl
TweetToday is what would have been the 96th birthday of children’s author Roald Dahl. While all of his books, such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda are all worth the read, we’ve compiled some of our favorite Roald Dahl quotations. “A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Gore Vidal Dies at 86
Tweet“There is no human problem which could not be solved if people would simply do as I advise.” ~ Gore Vidal American author Gore Vidal passed away on July 31st at his home from complications of pneumonia. He was perhaps best known for his abrasive wit and public career. “Probably no other American writer since Ernest [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Finding Truth Through Fiction
Tweet“I risked everything to get you out of there,” she said, her voice taut with love, and fear for my safety. “Now, you are going back.” ~ Vaddey Ratner Cambodian Author Vaddey Ratner was five years old when the Khmer Rouge came to power resulting in forced labor, starvation, and near execution. She escaped while many of [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Maeve Binchy Passes Away At Age 72
Tweet“Nowadays women realize that they are dealt a hand of cards and must play it. There are no makeovers in my books. The ugly duckling does not become a beautiful swan…she becomes a confident duck….” ~Maeve Binchy 1999 The Irish Times announced the death of best-selling author Maeve Binchy early this week. She was 72 [...]
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