THE EVERYTHING WHEAT-FREE DIET COOKBOOK, Lauren Kelly CN
My adorable author, Lauren Kelly, certified nutritionist, proudly displaying her first hot-off-the-press cookbook. I’m not a wheat hater, but wheat belly does seem to want to take over my body, so I can’t wait to try the 300 recipes. They look so tasty, I don’t think I’ll miss the wheat at all! You can pre-order […]
Are Readers the New Curators?
” Readers are the new curators,” declares Smashwords’ CEO Mark Coker (Publisher’s Weekly, Dec 24 issue, “Miami Advice”). As publishers, authors and self-proclaimed “marketing consultants” continue to debate the value of traditional publishing vs. self-publishing, it is easy to embrace the advantages of the latter, a route without encumbrance–especially if you have never been published […]
I Believe in NaNoWriMo
—A Guest Post from Melissa F. Olson, whose debut DEAD SPOTS was just published by 47North For thirteen years now, a small non-profit organization based out of SanFranscisco has transformed the otherwise boring month of November into National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo for short), which is, as they put it, “thirty days and nights of […]
Standing Up to Amazon: The Random House Penguin Merger
Last week, just as Hurricane Sandy came bearing down on us, the publishing industry was chilled by news of a merger between two giants: Random House and Penguin. Anyone who has been witness to mergers and acquisitions in publishing (indeed, in any industry) over the past two decades knows that when companies merge, whatever benefits […]
Spotted at McNally Jackson Bookmongers, Princeton, NJ
It’s not too late for the candidates to get some guidance from Quintius Cicero on how to run a successful campaign! You can “Like” Quintius Cicero” on Facebook where he will continue to live-blog during the final Presidential debate. Here is HOW TO WIN AN ELECTION, Edited by Philip Freeman, well-positioned next to a “binder.”
When Your Book Hits the Shelves
by Anne Greenwood Brown The experience of writing a book can be life changing, or at least personality changing. Even if you say, I’m just writing for myself, you’ll never be the same. Writing will allow you to explore fears you would never tell your therapist, say things that would get most people slapped, and […]
Ellen E. Schultz’s RETIREMENT HEIST Wins Helen Bernstein Award for Excellence in Journalism
We were thrilled when we heard that Ellen E. Schultz’s brilliant expose, RETIREMENT HEIST: How Companies Plunder and Profit from the Nest Eggs of American Workers, was nominated for the prestigious Helen Bernstein Award for Excellence in Journalism. But when the New York Public Library head, Anthony Marx, announced that Ms. Schultz’ book had been […]
Remembering Kathi Kamen-Goldmark
I first encountered Kathi Kamen-Goldmark seven years ago when our mutual dear friend and my client, Leslie Levine, asked me to join her, Kathi and Sam Barry to lead what has come to be known as the reading and writing week at Rancho La Puerta, a health spa of some renown in Tecate, Mexico. With […]
THE LAST POLICEMAN Starred Review in Kirkus!
We’re so excited to see that Kirkus has given a much-coveted starred review to THE LAST POLICEMAN, the first in a planned fiction trilogy by Ben H. Winters from the brilliant and innovative publisher, Quirk Books (distributed by Random House). We know this is just the first of many good reviews for this incredibly talented […]
Evangelist Marketing, #1 on Amazon in Market Research category!
Great news from the irrepressible Alex Goldfayn, consultant to many fortune 500 companies, also known as “The Technology Tailor.” This week, thanks to lots of mentions in the blogosphere no doubt, his new book from BenBella rose on Amazon. Congratulations, Alex! –Joelle Delbourgo