Three literary festivals took place this November in New York City: Editions/Artists’ Book Fair, New Literature from Europe Festival and the Festival Albertine.
Book Review: Open City by Teju Cole (Nigeria)
By Gwendolyn Dawson From the very first paragraph, Teju Cole’s debut novel announces itself as the tale of a wanderer: “And so when I began to go on evening walks last fall, I found Morningside Heights an easy place from which to set out into the city … These walks, a counterpoint to my busy days at the hospital, steadily …
TOC Conference Announces Speakers and Program
By Hannah Johnson O’Reilly’s Tools of Change for Publishing Conference has announced its preliminary list of speakers for 2011, and the program now available online as well. Featured speakers include: Margaret Atwood, Syngrafii, acting CEO Anil Dash, Expert Labs, Director Kevin Kelly, Wired, Senior Maverick Ben Huh, I Can Has Cheezburger, Chief Cheezburger Gus Balbontin, Lonely Planet, Global Innovation Manager …
Lines for the iPhone 4 Grow in NYC
By Hannah Johnson Last night, the line stretched around the corner outside the Apple store in on Prince Street in New York City. This morning around 8:30, it stretched all the way around a full city block as more people lined up before work to purchase an iPhone 4, which went on sale this morning at 7 am. It appeared …
Lining Up to Buy an iPhone 4
By Hannah Johnson In New York City, people were already lining up by 9 pm to buy the new iPhone 4 at the Apple Store in Soho. The line stretched around the block, and people had set up chairs, tents, food and drinks to sustain them through the night. Pre-orders have already begun, but the device goes on sale at …
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By Hannah Johnson This year, in addition to producing a special BEA print edition with Kirkus Reviews, Publishing Perspectives will send out 2-3 news updates via email from BookExpo America. We’ll cover events, interview exhibitors and attendees, report on trends, and snap photos of the show. If you would like to receive our BEA updates, subscribe here and check the …
Sebastian Junger, War Tourist
Editorial by Lewis Manalo NEW YORK: As a sapper in the 82nd Airborne Division I took part in combat missions in Eastern Afghanistan during deployments in 2002 and 2003. A sapper’s main role on missions was to trek along in support of the infantry, sweeping for land mines and blowing up weapons caches and unexploded ordinance. Other times, we participated …
What Booksellers Want
By Helen Gregg On Thursday in New York City, a panel of three independent booksellers told a room full of marketers and publicists that free pizza will get teens to read (and buy) a book, that promotional posters and bookmarks are mostly just clutter, and why they aren’t selling e-books in their stores. The event, called “What Booksellers Want,” was …
WSJ Uses Foursquare: What It Could Mean for Publishing
By Hannah Johnson The Wall Street Journal announced yesterday that it has launched “The Greater New York,” a local section of the newspaper dedicated to covering New York City. In addition, WSJ unveiled its new Foursquare account associated with its “Greater New York” news section “in an effort to help readers explore locations around the city.” Foursquare is a location-based …
The 2010 Books for a Better Life Award Winners
By Chris Artis On the evening of February 22, the 14th annual Books for a Better Life Awards were announced at a ceremony held at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York. Each year, the Southern New York Chapter of the National MS Society recognizes the best self-improvement books of the year, and to date the Books for a Better …