Thanks to Neesha Meminger who gave the heads on up on the Simon & Schuster's 2009 Blogfest. "Blogfest is a two-week event where 40 of Simon & Schuster’s top teen authors and their fan bases come together to share ideas on one single blog. Each day of blogfest (9/21 through 10/4) will be devoted to one question submitted by a teen ahead of time through S&S’s teen advisory board—Pulse It. Authors will answer questions on a variety of topics..." Neesha is also one of the 40 authors … [Read more...]
What A Difference A Cover Makes
August 6, 2009 Leave a Comment
Publisher's Weekly broke the news the Bloomsbury has decided to change the cover for Justine Larbalestier's novel, Liar. Based on my previous post, Judging a Book By Its Cover, it's interesting that Bloomsbury invested money to change this book jacket and not keep the "whitewashed" cover. I must say that I'm surprised that they chose to go with a similar cover. I thought that they would just go with maybe an abstract cover without a cover model. Will this cover satisfy everyone? … [Read more...]
Right on Target
July 23, 2009 Leave a Comment
I read this New York Times article, Target Can Make Sleepy Titles Into Best Sellers Target is building a reputation as a “tastemaker” of books. With its Breakout program, the store highlights unknown writers and have helped many make it to the bestseller list. Plus, the Bookmarked Club Pick is selected by a panel of Target employees. Each book selected has a special Target edition with an author letter specifically addressed to Target reader. Here’s another interesting thing … [Read more...]
