Andrew Morton's forthcoming unauthorized biography of Tom Cruise--titled plainly enough Tom Cruise: The Unauthorized Biography--seems to have landed the author in hot water--or at least in a good publicity stunt. Morton is the author of biographies of Princess Diana, Madonna, and Mel Gibson, but has said researching Cruise was his hardest task yet. According to … Continue reading Can’t Find Me! But Call My Agent for an Interview
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Up North… Way North
The Iceland Review has published a summary of the state of publishing in Iceland. It seems the little country of only 300,000 souls managed to publish an astonishing 800 books last year. What's more, Icelandic publishers and bookstores manage to sell those books at quite decent rates: 8,000 to 12,000 copies constitute a bestseller. Most … Continue reading Up North… Way North
Pimp My Bookcart
Winners of the 2007 "Pimp My Bookcart" competition have been announced. Librarians everywhere are clearly deeply, if not disturbingly, creative.--David E
Musings from Magers and Quinn 