If a book doesn’t spring to the top of the bestseller list when it’s released, is it over? Maybe for folks like Dan Brown (as if!) but not for children’s books, which can grow and grow and grow — both in sales and in attention. For instance, check out this tweet from Kirkus Reviews: The [...]
Another brilliant sale for a talented kt literary author! Carrie Harris’ debut novel NO PAIN, NO BRAIN, in which science nerd Kate Grable must cure a zombie outbreak in her high school before she and her homecoming date join the ranks of the walking dead, to Wendy Loggia at Delacorte Press, in a nice deal, [...]
As the press release says, “For Immediate Release”: DISNEY BOOK GROUP ACQUIRES MULTI BOOK SERIES AT AUCTION FROM BEST SELLING AUTHOR MAUREEN JOHNSON New York, September 10, 2009—Disney-Hyperion, an imprint of Disney Book Group, has acquired a three book series from best selling young adult author Maureen Johnson at a hotly contested auction. The agreement [...]
Can you just LOOK at those shoes for a moment? Of course they’re being worn by Lady Gaga, in a picture courtesy of Jezebel, but… but… but… I don’t know, guys, I think I’m speechless. They’re TOE SHOES. With heels. And a platform in the front. Thereby negating the fact of them being TOE SHOES. [...]
I know I keep teasing you with news to come, but I don’t want this blog to be all teases, or even all news. What I love is when we come together on a topic and actually converse. To that end, I want to throw today’s blog post out to you. Call it an Open [...]
