For those of you who have kept up to date with the Beaufort Books blog, you know my obsession with Jane Austen. Well here’s another manifestation of it! BadAusten.com is hosting a Write Like Jane contest for all those Austen-aholics out there. The rules are simple: write a unique, witty, and imaginative scene based on …Read More.
Read MoreHere’s a great article from book publicity expert and owner of SellingBooks.com Cathy Stucker: How to Get More Traffic to Your Author Blog by Cathy Stucker, Founder of www.sellingbooks.com
Read MoreThe Literary Review‘s Bad Sex in Fiction Award, hailed as the U.K.’s “most dreaded literary prize” was announced Monday, with the rather embarrassing honor going to Rowan Somerville for some steamy passages in his new novel, The Shape of Her. The award, in its 18th year, was created to humiliate the “most embarrassing passages of …Read More.
Read MoreReaders are a unique species. They are a strange mixture of recluse and social butterfly. At times, they spend hours in seeming solitude, accompanied only by a sheaf of glued together pages. But simply ask about the reader’s latest literary adventure and you will unlock a torrent of thoughts and ideas that is often difficult, …Read More.
Read MoreThe winners of the National Book Awards were announced on Wednesday, November 17 at the National Book Foundation’s 61st National Book Awards Ceremony and Benefit Dinner at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. This year, there were 1,115 books submitted for the National Book Awards, but these 4 rose above the rest. The winner …Read More.
Read MoreAs most of you probably know, George Bush released his memoir Decision Points on November 9, and has already awakened controversy. I highly doubt anyone expected any work of genius, or even a remotely literary piece, but there is still excitement to be had over reading about the last few years of turmoil from the …Read More.
Read MoreHello world! To continue on in the same vein of Margot’s earlier post, I have decided to dedicate this entry to all the great publishing industry blogs that are paving the way for the rest of us. In an age where information is so easy to come by, and the attention span of the average …Read More.
Read MoreBetsy Lerner, whose office is right next to Beaufort’s new office, has written a brilliant article on what it means to market a book. If you’re an author, drink this in, because it will help you immensely when you publish your next book. If you work with authors, forward this to everyone you know! It’s …Read More.
Read MoreHave you ever felt that gnawing inspiration to tackle your own version of the Great American Novel, only to sit down at the computer, caffeine stocked and chocolate strategically placed, only to find the blank page too daunting to ever begin? You are not alone. This lowly intern speaks from experience when I say the …Read More.
Read MoreWord on the street is that the baby bible What to Expect When You’re Expecting is on its way to the big screen, with Lionsgate giving it the Love Actually treatment, ensuring success by including as many big stars as can stand each other. I am a huge romantic comedy lover myself, but I can’t …Read More.
Read MoreYesterday Barnes & Noble released their new e-reader, the Nook Color with a 7 inch color touch screen, WiFi, and an Android platform that will feature a growing number of “Nook extras” including games and video. There will also be social networking tools, music features, magazines, newspapers, a shop, pictures, lending, borrowing…is anyone else out …Read More.
Read MoreBeaufort has posted two new giveaways on Goodreads, follow the links below to enter: Goodreads Book Giveaway I Shall Live by Henry Orenstein Giveaway ends November 30, 2010. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win Goodreads Book Giveaway Bon Courage by Ken McAdams Giveaway ends November 30, 2010. See the giveaway details …Read More.
Read MoreHello world! The big news in the book world this week is the announcement of the National Book Award Finalists. For those out there who aren’t buffs in the book business and aren’t familiar with the awards, they originated 60 years ago in an effort to recognize and encourage American literature, both established and new …Read More.
Read MoreHello world! The big news of the week is the announcement of the Nobel Prize in Literature. And the award goes to… Mario Vargas Llosa, the acclaimed Peruvian author and political figure, for mapping the “structures of power and (for) his trenchant images of the individual’s resistance, revolt and defeat.” That’s a mouthful! In more …Read More.
Read MoreGoodreads Book Giveaway Becoming Odyssa by Jennifer Pharr Davis Giveaway ends November 15, 2010. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win
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