Books for Dads
In resisting the urge to write about my fantastic (and first!) experience at BEA, I’ll write about another major event, relevant not just to those in the industry. Father’s Day is less than a week...
View ArticleRedemption through Reading
Brazil made headlines yesterday for introducing a new program to reduce prison sentences, aptly titled “Redemption through Reading”. According to this article from the Huffington Post, inmates in...
View ArticleWhat Really Happened with the Pulitzer
Just yesterday, Michael Cunningham, one of the Pulitzer jurors this year, posted a letter on The New Yorker’s website explaining why there was no fiction winner this year. Finally, some clarification!...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Cities disguised as The Dark Knight Rises
As the details of the Aurora, CO, tragedy emerge, I’d like to point Batman fans to something that will get their minds off this dreadfulness. Surprisingly, I haven’t heard much about Christopher...
View ArticleThe unusual places we turn to for help
My infinitely wise co-worker Michael Bourret pointed me to this great piece from WBEZ’s radio program This American Life that his client, Joelle Anthony, blogged about recently. (A big thank you to...
View ArticleBooks as Art
The outrage surrounding MTV reality starlet and YA author Lauren Conrad’s destroying some of Lemony Snicket’s books on her DIY craft show to make them into storage containers has reignited the debate...
View ArticleKeep your day job
In light of the recent Labor Day holiday, the Huffington Post posted this article about the day jobs famous authors had—and kept even after they made it big. It’s fascinating to me that people have the...
View ArticleTelevision and Novels: A Love Story
I came across this fascinating article in The Chronicle of Higher Education and simply had to share it. It accounts for the evolution of arc television (ex. Breaking Bad, Mad Men, Boardwalk Empire,...
View ArticleLincoln Love
I can’t say that I’m much of a history buff, but there was an interesting article that caught my eye in the Wall Street Journal last week about the overwhelming amount of books there are in the market...
View ArticleYet another holiday list…
There’s little else besides holiday parties and lists on my mind these days, so when I saw this funny and insightful piece on Flavorwire today about the 10 books your relatives know of that you don’t,...
View ArticleStatements and Payments and Questions, Oh My!
As I’m gearing up for a very busy month handling royalties, I’m doing everything I can to prepare. And in doing so, I had a discussion recently with an intern about the basics of royalty processing. It...
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