Some people bet on sports. Apparently some bet on literature. USA Today says:
A surprising number of bettors correctly chose French writer Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio to win the 2008 Nobel Prize in literature — leading the award jury to suspect a leak.
Yes, I know the point of the story is that someone leaked [...]

There is a somewhat horrifying story up at Publishers Marketplace regarding the impact the bad economy is having on bookstores and booksellers. It’s enough to make me think about taking a job at Quiznos. Really.
For those authors and wannabe authors looking for good news, this might not be the story for you. [...]

In order to provide you with a completely distorted view of what authors earn, here’s a link from Forbes. I’m thinking these numbers are educated guesses. Publishers Lunch agrees with me on that and repackages the facts from Forbes this way:
Forbes has updated their annual guesses on the earnings of the most successful [...]

The book JOY OF SEX is being rewritten. I’m guessing this means sex has changed since the 70s…? Kind of seems like a strange idea, but okay.
There’s an article in the Sydney Morning Herald about this. Here’s my favorite line from the interview:
Quilliam noted that some tips from the original had to [...]

According to this sale announcement from Publishers Marketplace, reality television and book publishing officially have collided:
CHILDREN’S: YOUNG ADULT
Star of MTV’s reality show The Hills, Lauren Conrad’s three-book YA series LA CANDY, loosely inspired by her own transformation from ordinary teen to reality TV darling and fashion designer, about a girl who moves to LA and [...]

I’m always intrigued about how people spend their book money. There is a copy of YOUR MOUTH DRIVES ME CRAZY on ebay for $8.00 + $3.00 in shipping. This is for a used copy. Isn’t that a lot of money for a used copy when you can buy a new copy online at [...]

I’m blogging at the Brava Authors Blog today and talking about the idea behind the new Harlequin venture www.TellHarlequin.com. Stop by and give your thoughts.

The new Romantic Times came out this week. It’s the October issue. And, yes, TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT is not reviewed in it as it should be. A kind reader already emailed me to warn me. I actually knew earlier this week. It’s was a mix-up that [...]

…unusual about this book cover:

Answer: The author’s name isn’t on the cover. The author is Aury Wallington. There’s an “About The Author” page at the end and her name shows up on an inside page, just not on the cover.
This is a tie-in novel to the tv show Heroes. Obvious, I [...]

In the I Hope This Is A Joke category…
Some publisher has an ad at Craigslist looking for individuals to ghost sign newly released books. Yep, I said ghost sign. Uh, really? Is signing that hard?
For those of us who sell 10-12 books at a booksigning on a good [...]