By Tricia Vanderhoof Two decades ago, there was no single editorial resource for readers to find out more about the books or authors they loved other than a cover back flap, which often disclosed how many pets or children the authors had, and maybe mentioned where they went to school. There was no Wikipedia, no Google. … Read more
Libraries and Librarians Are Endangered Species: What You Can Do to Help In April my mother called to say a cost-cutting move threatened to close my hometown’s local library. The town council of Cedar Grove, New Jersey needed to trim the budget by $600,000, and by eliminating library funding council members thought they saw an … Read more
Nearly 120 graphic-novel recommendations for readers of all ages this summer FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-GraphicNovelReporter.com, a leading website for graphic-novel and manga news and reviews, has released its second annual Hottest Graphic Novels of Summer list, a comprehensive collection of titles that will keep comics fans busy throughout the summer. The selections are arranged into five … Read more
GraphicNovelReporter.com Releases Its First Core Graphic Novels List A guide to help traditional booksellers entering the graphic-novel marketplace to build a basic collection, one step at a time. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE–GraphicNovelReporter.com, a leading website for graphic-novel and manga news and reviews, has released its Core Graphic Novels list for adults — the first of four … Read more
Ten years ago this month, ReadingGroupGuides.com launched with a goal to connect book groups with books and authors that would make for great conversation — and move, motivate and inspire them. The website now has more than 11,000 newsletter subscribers, 10,000 registered book groups and 3,000 discussion guides listed. It’s become an online community for … Read more
Graphic novels have never been hotter. Novels such as Watchmen and the NY Times bestseller, Stitches by David Small have shown that interest in the genre has expanded beyond the so-called comic book geek audience and into the mainstream. One one of those leading that movement is GraphicNovelReporter.com‘s Editorial Director, John Hogan. We had the … Read more
FRENCHTOWN, N.J. — Elizabeth Gilbert, author of the mega-selling travel memoir and bible of female emo known as Eat, Pray, Love, may have moved to this tiny restored mill town on the banks of the Delaware River only three years ago, but she appears to know everybody. Marching over snow and ice while playing tour … Read more
Nearly a decade ago, the book world was jolted — digitally — by one of its scariest and most popular writers. On his website, Stephen King launched a serial novel, The Plant, the first experiment in digital self-publishing by a brand-name author. Readers were asked for $1 for downloading each 5,000-word installment about a vampire … Read more
New York, NY (November 25, 2009) – Bookreporter.com is sharing in the spirit of the season with three holiday features for 2009: * Holiday Basket of Cheer Contests* “What to Give/What to Get” Gift Suggestions* Author Holiday Blogs about giving and receiving books The site kicked off the Holiday Basket of Cheer Contests on November … Read more
Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience Friday that she would end her show in 2011 after a quarter-century on the air, saying “prayer and careful thought” led her to her decision. “I love this show. This show has been my life,” she told viewers. “And I love it enough to know when … Read more