Search Results by tag: Barack Obama

S&S asks political commentators to “refrain from commenting” on Obama novel

O: A Presidential Novel, forthcoming from Simon & Schuster, has generated a lot of buzz around the identity of its anonymous author “ perhaps too much buzz as far as the publisher is concerned. According ... Read More »

January 18, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Obama, Rumsfeld books set for winter release

By Natalie Samson

Simon & Schuster unveiled the cover for O: A Presidential Novel, an anonymously authored novel about U.S. president Barack Obama. The cover features a gold "O" bookended by a pair of protruding ears against a ... Read More »

January 11, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Daily book biz round-up: Obama’s kids book hits shelves; Chelsea Handler gets own imprint; and more

By Alina Seagal

Today's book news: Barack Obama's children's book released while his predecessor faces plagiarism accusations for his own memoir Chinese website apologizes for selling pirated e-books Grand Central Publishing launches imprint for comedian Chelsea Handler The ... Read More »

November 16, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Free speech advocates defend anthology about teen homosexuality

By Steven W. Beattie

Egypt is not the only place where authors run afoul of censorship. It also happens with distressing regularity in the so-called Land of the Free to Canada's south. In the latest instance, the New Jersey ... Read More »

May 10, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: porn, piracy, and the Google book settlement

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: Best thing about an e-reader? You can read smut, and no one has to know On a similar note: the top ten most pirated e-books of 2009 (#1: the Kamasutra; #2: Adobe ... Read More »

September 2, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

What Barack Obama’s reading

By Steven W. Beattie

As if the PEN/Faulkner award weren't enough, Joseph O'Neill can now boast that his novel, Netherland, is on Barack Obama's bedside table. In an interview with The New York Times, the American president told David ... Read More »

April 30, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: R. Crumb’s Genesis and a double helping of George Orwell

By Eric Emin Wood

Sundry links from around the web: Underground comics artist Robert Crumb (Fritz the Cat) has completed his take on the Book of Genesis. To the surprise of no one, publishing execs are not immune to ... Read More »

March 31, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Signs the world is coming to an end, #10,135

By Eric Emin Wood

One of the most tragic aspects of the publishing industry is recognizing the years of labour, research, networking, and luck that go into getting something onto shelves “ and then watching an idiot like this ... Read More »

March 3, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Inaugural poet bolsters small publisher

By Scott MacDonald

A small St.Paul, Minnesota-based publisher is hoping to reap big rewards in the wake of Barack Obama's swearing-in ceremony yesterday. Graywolf Press is the publisher of poet Elizabeth Alexander, who wrote and recited the inauguration ... Read More »

January 21, 2009 | Filed under: Industry news

Bookmarks: inauguration edition

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

Taken from Fellow Citizens: The Penguin Book of U.S. Presidential Inaugural Addresses, test your knowledge of the final words of former presidents' inaugural speeches (Jacket Copy) Barack Obama will take the oath of office on ... Read More »

January 20, 2009 | Filed under: Authors, Book links

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