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Tag Archives: nonfiction
The fantastic Mr. Dahl
On July 7, Lynn blogged about New York Times columnist Nicolas Kristof’s controversial column on must-read children’s books. Also on July 7, Kristof posted an acknowledgement of the huge reader response he received; more than 2,350 people commented on his … Continue reading
Crazy for Zadie
When she was just 24 years old, British author Zadie Smith published her first novel, White Teeth. Zadie Smith The book went on to become an international bestseller, and introduced Smith as one of the world’s most promising new writers … Continue reading
Missing MJ
Publishing cycles may be slow—but when a celebrity death is involved, those wheels tend to start turning a little more quickly. Ian Halperin, who has written biographies about Kurt Cobain and James Taylor, was already at work on a bio … Continue reading
A Conversation with Mark Seal
As some Book Case readers know, before I came to BookPage in March, I was an Assistant Editor at Random House in New York City. I had the privilege of working with dozens of talented authors on hundreds of fascinating … Continue reading
Guest Blogger: Hans Offringa
As one half of “The Whisky Couple,” Hans Offringa conducts whisky nosing and tasting sessions throughout Europe and the USA. Offringa has just published Whisky & Jazz, a coffee-table book that combines two of his great loves. Read more about … Continue reading
Father's Day finds
If you’re gift-challenged like me, holidays/birthdays/graduations and other gift-giving events have a way of sneaking up on you. We’re doing our part to help out by warning you a full week in advance that Sunday is FATHER’S DAY and if … Continue reading
#1 nonfiction release of 2009?
That’s what David Young, chairman and CEO of Hachette Book Group, hopes for Twelve’s upcoming memoir from Senator Ted Kennedy. At a recent meeting with Books-A-Million, Young told buyers that editor Jamie Raab says True Compass “delivers” and described the … Continue reading
Missing link found?
That’s the scoop, according to paleontologists studying a 47-million-year-old complete fossil unearthed around 25 years ago in an unused quarry near Frankfurt, Germany. The lemur-like primate—scientific name Darwinius masillae, nickname “Ida”—is being hailed as the missing link; not necessarily our … Continue reading
Press Release of the Day
This morning’s email brought news of a book deal for the passengers of US Air Flight 1549. Ballantine will publish their story on November 3. From the press release: A unique collaboration between many of the passengers themselves and two … Continue reading
A not-so-pretty picture
New York’s gaggle of gossipistas has been all a twitter (figuratively and literally) about Michael Gross’ latest exposé of the Big Apple’s super-wealthy social glitterati. In Rogue’s Gallery: The Secret History of the Moguls and the Money That Made the … Continue reading
