February 2012
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January 2012
3 posts
Hierarchy of Book Publishing The Top 100 (circa 2012)
1). Brand-name authors (still)
Stephen King (since 1974)
John Grisham (1989)
Patricia Cornwell (1990)
Jodi Picoult (1992)
Nicholas Sparks (1996)
Jennifer Weiner (2001)
Etc.
2). Self-published authors with proven track (developing)
J.A. Konrath (since 2004)
John Locke (2009)
Amanda Hocking (2010)
Brittany Geragotelis (2011)
Etc.
3)....
December 2011
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November 2011
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August 2011
3 posts
Ten activities for the fearless New Yorker to...
Sure, it’s a hurricane (and a big one at that). But you’re a New Yorker with a weekend to plan. So here are ten activities you might want to consider for Sunday (most of them, optimally, timed to the arrival of Irene, and all of them with links to help facilitate your adventure).
1). Fly a complex kite in Central Park.
2). Jet ski around Wall Street.
3). Window shop on 5th Avenue with...
July 2011
2 posts
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This could be your parent (my 99 year-old father,...
Of all the things I can tell you about my father – and there are many – the most important thing is this: he never quit on me. Or anyone he cared about. If you were a friend or loved one, Harry always stood in your corner.
There is one other thing about my dad: actuaries hate him.
My father’s world was small. He loved my mother, his children, my best friend, the men he served with overseas, and...
On the passing of a friend (my best, who often...
My best friend Bobby Girillo died last week at the age of fifty-one. Below are some memories of our time together, and the profound influence he had on my life. I shared portions of these reflections at his wake on Friday night.
“Bob was my best friend.
He was a son to my father, an uncle to my children, and a brother to me.
My best attributes, and there is some debate about whether I have any...
May 2011
5 posts
Author jumps ship, blames publisher (or what the...
Here is the thing about reporting: it’s subtle. When Jeff Trachtenberg writes in the Wall Street Journal that “John Irving is leaving his long-time publisher Random House and switching to CBS Corp’s Simon & Schuster,” one is left believing this is a first of sorts. Or if not a first, something unusual. Indeed, the phrase long-term connotes a kind of fidelity, and continuity among personnel,...
April 2011
2 posts
