Publishing Newsage / book contracts / Comic-Con / cosplay / double-standards / O.J. Simpson / Snopes / Wonder Woman1 Comments
O.J. Simpson too toxic for a book deal . . . major publishers say – I know, I know. Just get all the lols out and then check this out. Publishers who, for example, were ready to publish Milo Yiannopoulos, won’t touch O.J. Simpson’s potential manuscript. OMG I cannot even ... more >
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Natashia Deón may be the hardest-working debut novelist in Los Angeles – A really compelling interview with Déon, who started out as a corporate lawyer, and who now works as a novelist, attorney, and law professor, and who also founded something called “the Dirty Laundry Lit reading series, which is equal ... more >
Publishing Newsadult coloring book / Banned-Books / Comic-Con / cosplay / hip-hop / Hong Kon Book Fair / martial artsComments Off on Tuesday News: Martial arts & politics, cosplay for cash, and another cool coloring book
The politics of a martial arts book fair in Hong Kong – An interesting take on the Hong Kong Book Fair, which was highly anticipated this year, in part because of the overt display of banned books. This year’s theme was martial arts, and I was particularly struck by the juxtaposition of ... more >
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Comic-Con 2016: Has pop culture reached peak superhero? (+video) – Does Comic-Con reflect a mainstream saturation of SFF, or has it just become just one more commercial vehicle for major film studios and publishers? The growth of the event and the current popularity of television shows like Game of Thrones is credited ... more >
Publishing NewsBig Read / Book Awards / Comic-Con / Comics / diversity / female superheroes / graphic novels / NEAComments Off on Thursday News: PEN book prize, women in comics, graphic books, and NEA’s Big Read discovers the 21st C
PEN America launches $75,000 book prize, one of the country’s biggest – Book awards are important for many reasons, not the least of which is the monetary infusion they can provide an author. The Pulitzer, despite its prestige, comes with a $10K award, while the Nobel Prize is $1M. The new ... more >
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Brands and Fans Flock to Biggest New York Comic Con Yet – With 169,000 tickets sold for the New York City Comic Con, there was a lot going on at this year’s event. Lots of cosplay (as usual), a resurgence of manga (with Mavashi Kishimoto attending), and so-called “branded ‘activations,’” which consisted ... more >