June 2011
3 posts
Book Review: The Honeybee Man by Lela Nargi and Kyrsten Brooker http://bit.ly/mmwG02
Robots turn on us in Robopocalypse http://bit.ly/lNgpnj
Borders Store in Colorado Mills Mall closed after explosive devices found http://bit.ly/k4Bs3V (via @shopping)
December 2010
4 posts
Book Review: Masters of Disaster by Gary Paulson http://bit.ly/euqOxo
RT @bestsellers George Bush’s Decision Points continues its reign as #1 on Amazon’s bestselling books list http://amzn.to/ec2A5P
The New York Times list of the 100 Notable Books of 2010 released http://bit.ly/eyDdM0
RT @writerswrite: Google to enter ebooks market http://bit.ly/dMz9PF
November 2010
2 posts
Skyhorse Publishing has bought Allworth Press. http://bit.ly/beq95F
RT @blackfriday: Half Price Books to offer 20% off in-store on BF from 7 am to 10 am. Free tote bag & $5 gift card to first 100 peeps. h …
October 2010
5 posts
RT @writerswrite Previously unseen manuscript by Dr. Seuss up for auction http://bit.ly/amGFNJ
Book Review: Storyteller by Patricia Reilly Giff http://bit.ly/amV8Wd
2010 National Book Award finalists announced http://bit.ly/9haJVj
Disney to publish book about Einstein, the world’s smallest horse http://bit.ly/atqq3N
Stephen J. Cannell dead at 69 http://bit.ly/dofbXo (via @writerswrite)
September 2010
11 posts
Donald Rumsfeld’s memoir will be called Known and Unknown. http://bit.ly/bdZ6xq
Cover art for Jenny McCarthy’s new book spoofs romance novel covers. http://bit.ly/bdqcQX
Book Review: How to Clean Your Room in 10 Easy Steps by Jennifer LaRue Huget http://bit.ly/cfwJPn
Epic Literary Feud Ends: Oprah reportedly picks Jonathan Franzen’s Freedom as her last book pick http://bit.ly/ar4LZ6
Google UK doodle marks Agatha Christie’s 120th anniversary http://bit.ly/b9yAEd
President Obama writes children’s book - the book, Of Thee I Sing, will be illustrated by Loren Long. http://bit.ly/ctqfqF
Book Review: Mamba Point by Kurtis Scaletta http://bit.ly/9GFcwQ
Book Review: The Falling Raindrop by Neil Johnson and Joel Chin http://bit.ly/bx6spD
RT @iwj Official Bookmark of the 10th Annual National Book Festival http://ping.fm/12JLW
Simon & Schuster to publish Bob Woodward’s book Obama’s War on September 27 http://bit.ly/c55P4I
2010 Man Booker Prize for Fiction shortlist announced http://bit.ly/cLlqjY
July 2010
3 posts
The Secret author has another book coming out - promises to reveal the single greatest force in our universe. http://bit.ly/bBWAC3
Knopf to publish Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s memoir. http://bit.ly/9OkklT
The Anne Frank House Museum is launching a graphic novel version of the story of Anne Frank http://bit.ly/9XOgBm
June 2010
7 posts
Bree Tanner novella quickly sells one million copies http://bit.ly/djYHEr
A&E offers free ebook to promote The Glades TV show http://bit.ly/d3taiI
Novel prequel to Fox’s hit Glee tv series to arrive in bookstores in September. http://bit.ly/cffhrh
Delivering Happiness by Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh is currently the #1 bestselling book on Amazon.com. http://amzn.to/cEqYXZ
Jennifer Weiner signs four book deal with Atria http://bit.ly/9Danx1
Meg Cabot pens humorous vampire romance novel called Insatiable. http://bit.ly/cGnhzV
Jeffrey Deaver writing next James Bond novel. It will be published in May, 2011. http://bit.ly/cMvUKX
May 2010
10 posts
Matthew Reinhart demonstrates Gods and Heroes pop-up book http://bit.ly/bShHHJ
William Mann to publish Barbara Streisand biography - will be out in Fall 2012 http://bit.ly/akVXO8
Tribute to Douglas Adams - RT @fantasysf Today is Towel Day. http://bit.ly/aQAunm
Borders to launch $150 Kobo ebook reader in June http://bit.ly/b2w8Vf
Bob Woodward’s book on the Obama administration due out in September. No title yet for the book. http://bit.ly/bwmlyh
2010 Christian Book of the Year: The Hole in Our Gospel by Richard Stearns http://bit.ly/djE3sd
Disney-Hyperion has launched The Red Pyramid, the first book in Rick Riordan’s new series, The Kane Chronicles http://bit.ly/9H6Gat
Candance Bushnell takes readers back to Carrie Bradshaw’s high school years in The Carrie Diaries http://bit.ly/bTqZ4K
RT @writerswrite Melville House launches annual awards for Book Trailers - nomination round is open to the public. http://bit.ly/9ej7fR
2010 Edgar Award Winners announced - The Last Child by John Hart (Minotaur Books) wins Best Novel http://bit.ly/dxi9sQ
April 2010
12 posts
Book pricing wars continue. Amazon cuts new Penguin hardcovers for $9.99 after Penguin fails to renew ebook agreement http://bit.ly/cRIb90
Michael Oher, the Baltimore Ravens football player in The Blind Side book/film, is writing his memoirs. http://bit.ly/bk8uGk
George W. Bush’s memoir, Decision Points, out in Nov. He has spent nearly every day writing it. Book tour planned http://bit.ly/c8CFdi
National Free Comic Book Day is Saturday, May 1st http://bit.ly/akqUG6
The finalists for the 2010 Orange Prize for Fiction have been announced. http://bit.ly/9njf63