…and he explains that in this…author video. Enjoy!
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Jonathan Franzen Doesn’t Like Author Videos…
Posted by Jocelyn on August 17th, 2010
Will E-books Replace Mass Market?
Posted by Jocelyn on August 16th, 2010
According to Pimp My Novel, e-books may take the place of the mass market title. As Eric explains, mass market books sell because they are cheap and portable…the very reason e-books are becoming popular. And with the prices steadily declining on e-books as the number of available titles increase, the e-book could turn the mass market paperback into a relic from the past.
Jonathan Franzen on Cover of TIME Magazine
Posted by Jocelyn on August 12th, 2010
According to MediaBistro’s GalleyCat, Jonathan Franzen has become the first living novelist to grace the cover of Time magazine in ten years. Novelist Stephen King was the last writer to hold to coveted spot, back in 2000.
Here’s an excerpt: “Franzen is a member of another perennially threatened species, the American literary novelist. But he’s not as cool about it as the otters. He’s uneasy. He’s a physically solid guy, 6 ft. 2 in., with significant shoulders, but his posture is not so much hunched as flinched. At 50 (he turns 51 on Aug. 17), Franzen is pleasantly boyish-looking, with permanently tousled hair.”
A complete list of all the authors that starred in Time cover stories follows below. The online edition of Lev Grossman’s cover story about Franzen is abridged. The online article explains: “This is an abridged version of an article that appears in the August 23, 2010, print and iPad editions of TIME magazine.”
Here is a list of author’s who have graced the TIME magazine cover.
Virginia Woolf (1937)
William Faulkner (1939)
Robert Frost (1950)
James Baldwin (1963)
John Updike (1968)
Norman Mailer (1973)
Alexander Solzhentisyn (1974)
John Le Carre (1977)
Michael Crighton (1995)
Toni Morrison (1998)
Stephen King (2000)
Jonathan Franzen (2010)
The New Yorker also has a post about the cultural weight of Franzen’s appearance on the cover.
Get Involved in Our Virtual Book Tours
Posted by Jocelyn on July 6th, 2010
At Kelley & Hall we have been actively reaching out to bloggers over the past few years. Once again, we want to make it even easier for bloggers to get involved. Let us know if you are interested in hosting any of our authors on your blog and we will gladly send you a copy of their book, information on the author and a detailed media questionnaire to use on your site. We can also arrange to have you interview the author directly. In some cases, we can send you multiple copies for giveaways or help arrange special contests.
If you are interested in reviewing one of our authors books on your site or would like to be part of a virtual book tour, please drop us a note at jocelyn (at) kelleyandhall (dot) com.
A New Page in Publishing
Posted by Jocelyn on June 3rd, 2010
Fascinating article by Jeffrey Trachtenberg in today’s Wall Street Journal on the changing face of publishing and one Cinderella story.
Writer Karen McQuestion spent nearly a decade trying without success to persuade a New York publisher to print one of her books. In July, the 49-year-old mother of three decided to publish it herself, online. Eleven months later, Ms. McQuestion has sold 36,000 e-books through Amazon.com Inc’s Kindle e-bookstore and has a film option with a Hollywood producer. In August, Amazon will publish a paperback version of her first novel, “A Scattered Life.”