The Written Image: “Skin”
Images of participants who tattooed one word from Shelley Jackson’s 2,095-word story, “Skin,” on their bodies as part of her “mortal work of art” project.
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Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
This Page One features excerpts from Corrections to My Memoirs by Michael Kun and Home Remedies by Angela Pneuman.
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U.K. Imprint Attracts Debut Authors
Michael Stephen Fuchs doesn't seem particularly naive or susceptible to exploitation. The fast-talking writer has a successful day job as an Internet consultant, peppers his conversation with literary aphorisms, and, like many debut authors, can talk with an eloquence borne from personal experience about the iniquities of the publishing business. But according to some in the book trade, Fuchs has been suckered.
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The Race to China
Not unlike European explorers five hundred years ago, the United States publishing industry is looking for a route to China. And, like those explorers, each company seems to be setting a different course.
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Writers, Editors Say Adios to SASEs
The Council of Literary Magazines and Presses unveils the Submission Manager, software used to accept and track online submissions, resulting in less waste and more efficiency for writers and editors alike.
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Swashbuckling Depp Options Three Books
Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp recently acquired the film rights to three books, including James Meek’s novel The People’s Act of Love (Canongate, 2005), Variety reported last week.
Hejinian, Olds, and Phillips Join Academy's Chancellors
The Academy of American Poets announced on December 14 the election of
Lyn Hejinian, Sharon Olds, and Carl Phillips to its board of
chancellors. They were chosen by current chancellors Frank Bidart, Rita
Dove, Robert Hass, Susan Howe, Galway Kinnell, Philip Levine, Nathaniel
Mackey, Robert Pinsky, Kay Ryan, Gary Snyder, Gerald Stern, James Tate,
Ellen Bryant Voigt, and C. K. Williams.
Maureen Egen to Step Down as Hachette Publisher
Maureen Egen, the publisher and deputy chairman of Hachette Book Group USA (formerly known as Time Warner Book Group), announced Tuesday that she will step down from "active management" of the company at the end of the year.
Barnes & Noble's Sterling Adds Nonfiction Imprint
Sterling Publishing, a subsidiary of the Barnes & Noble bookstore chain, recently announced the launch of an imprint devoted exclusively to narrative nonfiction.
Publisher Thomas Nelson to Eliminate Book Imprints
Christian publisher Thomas Nelson recently announced that it will eliminate all of its twenty-one imprints and publish books solely under the Thomas Nelson name and logo.
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