More Free Book Fever: Now BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN
Charles Bock's debut novel BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN is being offered as a
free PDF download via www.beautifulchildren.net/read, starting last
night and running through midnight this Friday. (Sharing, emailing and
printing are all allowed.) The free file is also available online
via Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble.com, Powells.com and
Northshire.com.
Bock says in the announcement, "I want people to read the book. If that
means giving it away for free on-line, great." Random's deputy director
of marketing Avideh Bashirrad adds, "The book really struck a chord
with readers as bookstore sales have demonstrated. We believe it has
even more potential readers out there, and the best way to reach them
is online, with this unrestricted access."
Penguin Adds Mainstream Hispanic Imprint
Penguin Group announced their latest new imprint yesterday, Celebra,
which will focus on "mainstream Hispanic personalities," beginning with
yesterday's release of Geraldo Rivera's HIS PANIC: Why Americans Fear
Hispanics. Run by publisher Raymond Garcia, who was associate publisher
at Harper's Rayo, "the goal of the new imprint is to publish books for
mainstream readers that will also resonate with the vast population of
Hispanics in the United States."
Garcia says in the announcement, "Hispanics are no longer a niche
audience, but rather an integral and seamless part of today's
mainstream America. With Penguin's excellent reputation for marketing
and distribution, I’m confident we will make a significant
impact." Celebra will publish as a part of New American Library. Other
authors for the line include Gloria and Emilio Estefan, Perez Hilton,
real estate developer Jorge Perez, and DailyKos.com blogger Markos
Moulitsas.
Giants Book Beat
The NY Post is still all over the transition of certain NY Giants
players from gridiron to book pages. Agent Sandy Montag says head coach
Tom Coughlin has "had [phone] discussions with some publishers and in
the next week we expect to have more discussions." The Post says "his
book, at least in the early going, is being pitched more as a memoir
than a business or management guide."
Montag represents the Mannings as well, who are resisting a variety of
pitches so far. "They are looking at options, but they have not decided
what they want to do, or if they want to do books or not. They are more
private."
NYP
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Personnel News
Gretchen Young has been promoted to editorial director for ABC Synergy,
working with Hyperion's corporate partners at ABC, while remaining an
executive editor at Hyperion.
Gillian Blake will join Collins as executive editor at the end of
March. She has been an executive editor at Bloomsbury for the past five
years.
Alexis Washam has been promoted to editor at Penguin.
Another Closing
Lambda Rising owner Deacon Maccubbin announced last week that the
Baltimore outpost of the GLBT stores will close some time this spring,
but to "slow sales and a decline in customer traffic" according to the
Baltimore City paper. They note that "GLBT bookstores in particular
have really suffered. Twelve to 15 years ago, Maccubbin knew of nearly
200 queer bookstores across the country. Today, he says he can name
eight to 10." Maccubbin still has stores in Washington, DC and Rehoboth
Beach, DE, though his Norfolk, VA store closed last year.
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