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Random House has its own self to blame for the electronic pickle they find themselves in today. When drafting the original, pre-internet, publishing contracts for Cheever, Nobokov and Updike, they left out the future technology clauses.
An exclusive Authorlink interview with First-time Novelist Dana Reinhardt, Author of A Brief Chapter in My Impossible Life (Wendy Lamb Books/Random House, 2006)
An exclusive Authorlink interview with Pay It Forward Author Catherine Ryan Hyde on her latest books, Love in the Present Tense and Becoming Chloe (Flying Dolphin/Doubleday & Knopf, 2006)
An Authorlink interview with Farah Ahmedi, one of three finalists for The Story of My Life, a project of ABC-TV and Simon & Schuster. April 2005 More finalist interviews coming soon.
An Exclusive Authorlink Interview With Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich on his latest book, Winning the Future (Regnery Publishing, Inc., January 2005)
An Exclusive Authorlink Interview With Joan Johnston, The New York Times bestselling author, on her latest novels, including The Rivals (Pocket Books/Simon & Schuster, August 31, 2004)
Publishers and writers talk about the craft and the business of writing and publishing. Here, an Exclusive Authorlink Interview with Leslie Wainger author of Writing a Romance Novel, For Dummies (John Wiley & Sons, April 2004)
Publishers and writers talk about the craft and the business of writing and publishing. Here, an exclusive Authorlink interview with Daniel Menaker, senior vice president and executive editor-in-chief of The Random House Publishing Group
Publishers and writers talk about the craft and the business of writing and publishing. Here, an Exclusive Authorlink Interview with Catherine Mulvany author of Run No More (Pocket Star Books/Simon & Schuster, October 2004)
Publishers and writers talk about the craft and the business of writing and publishing. Here, an Exclusive Authorlink Interview with Jean Hegland author of Windfalls (Atria/Simon & Schuster, August 2004)
Publishers and writers talk about the craft and the buisness of writing and publishing. Here, an Exclusive Authorlink Interview With Liane Moriarty, author of Three Wishes (HarperCollins, June 2004)
Publishers and writers talk about the craft and the business of writing and publishing. Here, an Exclusive Authorlink Interview With Valerie Ann Leff, first-time author of Better Homes and Husbands (St. Martin's Press, June 2004)
Publishers and writers talk about the craft and the business of writing and publishing. Here, an Exclusive Authorlink Interview With Kate Lehrer, author of Confessions of a Bigamist (Shaye Areheart Books/Crown/Random House, May 2004)
Publishers and writers talk about the craft and the business of writing and publishing. Here, an Exclusive Authorlink Interview With Randall Wallace, the New York Times bestselling author of Pearl Harbor, Oscar-nominated screenwriter of Braveheart, and author of Love and Honor (Simon & Schuster, August 2004)
Publishers and writers talk about the craft and the business of writing and publishing. Here, an Exclusive Authorlink Interview With Rachel Cline, author of What to Keep (Random House, April 2004) August 2004
Publishers and writers talk about the craft and the business of writing and publishing. Here, an Exclusive Authorlink Interview with Lisa Scottoline whose latest novel, Killer Smile (HarperCollins, June 2004), ranks #14 on The New York Times bestseller list. July 2004
Publishers and writers talk about the craft and the business of writing and publishing. Here, an Exclusive Authorlink Interview With M.J. Rose, author of The Halo Effect (Mira, July 2004) July 2004
Publishers and writers talk about the craft and the business. Here, an Exclusive Authorlink Interview with Bob Welch, author of American Nightingale (Atria/Simon & Schuster, June 2004) July 2004
Publishers and writers talk about the craft and the business. Here, an Exclusive Authorlink Interview With Lu Hanessian, author of Let the Baby Drive, Navigating the Road of New Motherhood Host of "Make Room for Baby" on the Discovery Health Channel (St. Martin's Press, May 2004, ISBN: 0-312-32697-1) June 2004
Publishers and writers talk about the craft and the business of publishing and writing. Here, an Exclusive Authorlink Interview with Jodi Picoult whose latest novel is My Sister's Keeper (Atria/Simon & Schuster, April 2004) June 2004
Publishers and writers talk about the craft and the business. Here, an Exclusive Authorlink Interview With Michael Feiner, author of the business book, The Feiner Points of Leadership, The 50 Basic Laws That Will Make People Want to Perform better for You (Warner Business Books, June 14, 2004, ISBN: 0446532762)
Publishers and writers talk about the craft and business of writing and publishing. Here, an Exclusive Authorlink Interview With Laurie Lynn Drummond, author of Anything You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You: Stories (HarperCollinsPublishers, February 2004, ISBN: 06060561629)
Publishers and writers talk about the crafdt and the business of writing and publishing. Here, an Exclusive Authorlink Interview With Lisa Tucker, author of the passionate novel, Shout Down the Moon(Downtown Press/Pocket/Simon & Schuster, April 2004, ISBN: 074346446x) May 2004
Publishers and writers talk about the craft and the buisness of writing and publishing. Here, an Exclusive Authorlink Interview With Novelist Andrew Taylor, Author of An Unpardonable Crime (March 2004, Hardcover/Hyperion/Theia/ISBN: 1401301029)
Publishers and writers talk about the craft and the business of writing and publishing. Here, an Exclusive Authorlink Interview With Laura Pedersen, Author of Last Call (Ballantine, January 2004)
Publishers and writers talk about the craft and the business of writing and publishing. Here, an Exclusive Authorlink Interview With Novelist Mark Nykanen, Author of The Bone Parade (Hyperion, February 2004, ISBN: 1401300189) March 2004
Publishers and writers talk about the craft and the business of writing and publishing. Here, an Exclusive Authorlink Interview With Novelist Frank Corsaro, Author of Kunma (Tom Doherty Associate/Tor/St. Martin's Press)
An Exclusive Authorlink Interview With Leading Publicity Director Lissa Warren, Author of the forthcoming book, The Savvy Author's Guide to Book Publicity: A comprehensive Resource From Building the Buzz to Pitching the Press
F. Scott Fitzgerald once wrote to a young friend seeking advice on her writing: "You've got to sell your heart, your strongest reactions, not the little minor things
Matthew Pearl first-time author of the New York Times bestselling mystery, THE DANTE CLUB, and editor of a restored companion edition of Dante's INFERNO
In December 2002, Elizabeth (Liz) Maguire was promoted from editorial director to vice president and publisher of Basic Books/Basic Civitas Books and Counterpoint, all part of the Perseus Books Group.
Late last year, the President signed into law the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act. Under the new law?which adds 20 years to most copyright terms?no new works will enter the public domain until 2019. Enacted to ensure adequate protection for U.S. w
Once beyond the first chapter?a bit disjointed from the rest of the book?Arthur opens his fascinating world of seven figure book deals and the commodity-like trading of both famous and infamous authors. The book is a strange mix of memoir and business st
Curious about recent failures among eBook publishers, digital rights managers and about media proclamations that eBooks are a dying breed, Authorlink asked four experts to give us their vision of the digital industry today and for the near future. Far fro
Alexandra Styron's first novel, ALL THE FINEST GIRLS, was released this past summer by Little Brown and Company. In this exclusive Authorlink interview with the New York-based author we gain insights into her thoughts, attitudes, and her writing life.
Betsy Berne is the author of Bad Timing, a hip, knowing funny/sad first novel?the story of an affair, set in the rarefied climates of Manhattan?s art, jazz, and magazine worlds.
Novelist Neal Bowers' latest work, Loose Ends (Random House, Spring 2001), is a darkly funny tale whose style and wit mark the debut of a very special writer.
Writers need agents for many reasons, Meredith Bernstein begins, and foremost among them is that the "agent hand-picks the right person to read your work."
An exclusive Authorlink AUDIO Interview with Kristin Hannah,
New York Times bestselling author on her latest novel, Night Road
April 2010 Authorlink Edition
An exclusive Authorlink AUDIO Interview with Helen Simonson,
New York Times bestselling author of Mr. Pettigrew's Last Stand
(Random House, November 2010)
An exclusive Authorlink AUDIO Interview with Brad Thor,
New York Times bestselling author of The Athena Project, a thriller
(Atria/Simon & Schuster November 2010)
An exclusive Authorlink AUDIO Interview with Kate Morton,
New York Times bestselling author of The Distant Hours
(Atria/Simon & Schuster November 2010)
An exclusive Authorlink AUDIO Interview with Terry McMillan, New York Times bestselling author of Getting to Happy, the Sequel to Waiting to Exhale (Viking/Penguin USA September 2010)
An exclusive Authorlink AUDIO interview with New York Times bestselling author
Leonard Maltin, on his latest work, Leonard Maltin's 2011 Movie Guide
(Plume/Penguin USA)
An exclusive Authorlink AUDIO Interview with Hilary Thayer Hamann, author of
Anthropology of an American Girl, a Novel
(Spiegel & Grau/Random House 2010)
An exclusive Authorlink AUDIO Interview with the author of Living Oprah,
My One Year Experiment to Walk the Walk of the Queen of Talk
(Center Street/Hachette Book Group, January 2010)
An exclusive Authorlink VIDEO Interview with the author of
One Simple Act, Discovering the Power of Generosity
(Howard Books/Simon & Schuster November 2009)
A one-night-only introductory lecture by Hollywood Writer Producer James G. Hirsch
8 p.m. CST/9 p.m. EST, Thursday October 29, 2009 online at WritersEducation.com
In The Breakthrough, veteran journalist Gwen Ifill surveys the American political landscape, shedding new light on the impact of Barack Obama’s stunning presidential victory and introducing the emerging young African American politicians forging a bold new path to political power.
In his long-awaited and provocative new book, The Next 100 Years, George Friedman turns his eye on the future—offering a lucid, highly readable forecast of the changes we can expect around the world during the twenty-first century.
St. Petersburg, FL (WSN, Authorlink News, November 17, 2008)--Alfred Nobel might be spinning unrestrained from his grave over Harold Augenbraum's retort to Swedish judges who shun American literature. Providing the Swedish panel with a remedy for years of rejection, Harold Augenbraum, the new executive director of the National Book Foundation (NBF), offers to send Nobel Prize committee members a “letter of enlightenment and a long reading list of American authors’ books.”
LOS ANGELES, CA (Authorlink News, Nov. 1, 2008)--RPM, a crime thriller
produced by Mandalay Television and inspired by Stephen G. Michaud's book,
LETHAL SHADOW, is breaking new ground I the world of digital and television
content. What is called a "microseries," RPM embraces 20 2-minute episodes
that run on both TNT Television during commercial breaks, and on TNT's
Internet site.
An exclusive Authorlink VIDEO Interview
With New York TimesBestselling author
Heather Graham, whose latest book is The Last Noel (Mira, November 2007) November 2007
An Authorlink Exclusive AUDIO Interview
With Valerie Martin, Orange Prize winner and author of three short fiction collections,
on her novel, TRESPASS (Nan A. Talese/Random House, September 2007) November 2007
An exclusive Authorlink VIDEO Interview
With New York TimesBestselling author
Stephen G. Michaud, co-author with Debbie Price of The Devil's Right Hand Man (Berkley/Penguin, October 2007) October 2007
Jack Enyart, a career scriptwriter, story editor and development expert, has worked for such major cartoon properties as Looney Tunes, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Roger Rabbit, Pink Panther, Johnny Bravo and many more. Read more ...
An exclusive Authorlink VIDEO Interview With New York Times Notable author
David Corbett, whose latest book is Blood of Paradise (Ballantine/Random House)
October 2007
An Authorlink Exclusive AUDIO Interview
With Mary Pipher, #1 New York Times Bestselling author of Reviving Ophelia
on her latest book, Writing to Change the World (Riverhead, May 2007) July/August 2007
An Authorlink Exclusive VIDEO Interview
With New York Times Bestselling Author David Baldacci,
author of 13 bestselling works including his latest thriller, Simple Genius
(Warner Books, April 2007)
An exclusive Authorlink VIDEO Interview
with UK journalist, broadcaster and author Mick Brown,
on his intimate look at the great music producer and suspected murderer Phil Spector (Alfred A. Knopf, June 2007) July 2007
An Authorlink Exclusive VIDEO Interview
With Oscar-Nominated Actor Bruce Dern,
author with Christopher Fryer and Robert Crane of Things I've Said, But Probably Shouldn't Have
(John Wiley & Sons, June 2007)
An Authorlink Exclusive AUDIO Interview
With Sandra Worth,
Authorlink contest
winner and now published author, including the first of two forthcoming novels from Penguin. Her books include Lady of the Roses, Fall From Grace, and Love and War.
An Authorlink Exclusive Audio Interview With Random House Vice President and Editorial Director Kate Medina,
celebrating the 100th birthday of James A. Michener with the re-release of The World Is My Home February 2007
An Authorlink Exclusive Audio Interview With Don Bruns, co-editor
with Claudia Bishop of A Merry Band of Murderers (Poisoned Pen Press, September 2006)
An Authorlink Exclusive Audio Interview With Chris Lynch,
Executive Vice President and Publisher of Simon & Schuster Audio, on the new Hemingway Audio Series
July 2006
An AUDIO interview with novelist Elizabeth Dewberry, on her latest novel, His Lovely Wife, set against the backdrop of Princess Diana's death (Harcourt/ March 2006)
An AUDIO interview with Corinne O'Kelly, wife of the late Eugene O'Kelly author of Chasing Daylight: How My Forthcoming Death Transformed My Life (McGraw-Hill February 2006) March 2006
An AUDIO interview with editor/author Marissa Walsh on the short story collection, Not Like I'm Jealous or Anything, the Jealousy Book (Delacorte/Random House, February 2006)
