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By now it should be clear that we woke up slightly above cranky on our mood scale. It is the little things that will get to us today, and possibly we should give up now. No, apparently that’s not going happen, or it won’t happen until after we invite you to join us in banging […]

Maybe it’s that we got up too early, we don’t know, but we’re sitting here in BS Central, and thinking, “Huh?” Sure, the publishing industry moves slowly, but as we read an article on reviews at The Bookseller, we couldn’t help but wonder if we’d flipped back a year. Not that we’d complain on that […]

We know, believe us, all about the doctrine of first sale. We know that readers share books constantly. We, to nobody’s surprise, force books on unsuspecting guests all the time (“Thanks for coming over. Here take a book.”). But we still feel there’s something unsavory about online book-swapping clubs. Our discomfort centers here: The sites […]

Was it just a month ago that Folio Literary Management opened its doors? Time really does fly when you’re having fun. Scott Hoffman, Jeff Kleinman, and Paige Wheeler now boast approximately 100 clients and lots of projects. And they’re not looking to stop. In addition to lots of talent and enthusiasm, Folio is also adding […]

We have decided, upon much reflection, that having “a life” is overrated. Thus we have given ourselves over to full-time work. Also, it turns out that when the husband has an idea while in a fit of delirium, it can be good. Though, thinking back to various conversations, what he considers to be a good […]

In our haste to begin Monday, we made a huge mistake. We nearly forgot to note that this is Divided Kingdom week at the Lit-Blog Co-Op. For you this means, hurry, hurry. Rupert Thomson blogged from Spain — proving, among other things, that they have the Internet in Spain. The things you learn. But wait! […]

Because we love to point out how right we are, there is this: In a deal that will substantially increase its presence in the conservative Evangelical market, Simon & Schuster has acquired Howard Publishing for an undisclosed price. S&S Buys Howard Publishing

If one is paying attention, one would realize that religion and sex remain the hottest gotta-have publishing imprints. Today we bring you sex — Avon has entered the erotica market with a new imprint called Avon Red. Give us a moment while we resist an urge to make a bad lipstick joke. Okay, we’re back. […]

GalleyCat takes a look at this quarter’s self-publishing success story. In this installment, hard work, perseverance, and, well, a natural link to what is being touted as the hottest movie of the summer lead to success. Kathleen McGowan just happened to be writing about Mary Magdalene and other topics covered by The Da Vinci Code […]

As you might have suspected, the publishing industry continued to work very hard this week. We anticipate, barring any unforseen circumstances, that this torrid pace of productivity will continue through approximately next Tuesday with a sharp drop-off around Friday and absolutely nothing happening the following Monday. Anything we missed this week, we’ll catch next week. […]