Topic: Book deals

Is There Money to Be Made by Being a Fox News Mole?

Gawker

When Gawker unveiled their "Fox Mole," an anonymous employee at Fox News who has been posting about the inner workings of Fox News and their bathrooms, our first thought was that this guy is going to get outed, fired, and then pitch a book. So how much can he hope to get?

By Adam Martin

Mar 30, 2012

Greg Smith Will Get Three Years' Salary For Goldman Sachs Book

It pays to be bitter, if you choose the right target, and Greg Smith certainly did with Goldman Sachs.

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By Ray Gustini

Mar 9, 2012

A Secret Service Tell-All; the National Book Critics Circle Awards Winners

Today in books and publishing: Publishers are unsure what they can afford to give up to avoid going to court over alleged price collusion, the Clinton White House does not come off well in a former Secret Service agent's new memoir, and the National Book Critics Circle Awards are announced.

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By Ray Gustini

Mar 7, 2012

Jonathan Franzen Hates Your Tweets; Another Bieber Gets a Book Deal

Today in publishing and literature: Freedom author deems Twitter 'the ultimate irresponsible medium,' new short fiction from Margaret Atwood confirms life in the not-too-distant-future is still bleak, and one of the mystery genre's great forgotten masters could be getting new life on the big screen.

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By Ray Gustini

Feb 20, 2012

Jeremy Lin's Memoir Put on Pause; Don't Call 'The Obamas' 'Chick Nonfiction'

Today in books: a rare-book thief is sentenced, a look at the decline of the short novel, and Philp K. Dick's estate drops a lawsuit.

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By Ray Gustini

Feb 13, 2012

Amanda Knox's Memoir Goes Up for Auction; No Ban for 'Tintin in the Congo'

Today in books: Booker Prize winner Ben Okri is fighting with a former editor who claims to have rewritten portions of his work, a Brussels court rules Tintin in the Congo is not racist, and the perils of buying Amanda Knox's memoir. 

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By Ray Gustini

Feb 2, 2012

More Things Jonathan Franzen Hates; Happy Birthday, James Joyce

Also: The high costs of publishing literature in translation, Deval Patrick scores another book deal, and James Joyce's 130th birthday is his first with work in the public domain.

 

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By Ray Gustini

Sep 14, 2011

Asking Price for New J.D. Salinger Letter: Just Over $1,666 a Word

Also in literary news: Short stories on Twitter hopefully will save short stories on the radio

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