Bill Clinton and James Patterson collaborate on a novel, The President Is Missing
Ya heard? President Bill “The Comeback Kid”* Clinton is teaming up with James Patterson to co-author a new book called The President Is Missing — a novel, alas. It will be… Read more »
From James Patterson, a new line of books that are “like reading movies”
James Patterson holds the Guinness World Record for the most New York Times bestsellers (he’s sold about 325 million books worldwide), has a dedicated 16-person staff at Hachette’s Little, Brown imprint,… Read more »
Publishers petition to end Cuban book embargo
The March 14th cover of Publishers Weekly won’t feature an author, or a new book. Instead, it will highlight a petition, signed by more than 40 representatives of the publishing industry,… Read more »
20th anniversary edition of Infinite Jest features fan-designed cover
Twenty years after David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest was originally published, the iconic cloud-dappled, block-lettered book cover design has been put to bed. Last August, Wallace’s longtime publisher, Little, Brown, announced… Read more »
Hachette buys Black Dog & Leventhal
Hachette bought Black Dog & Leventhal yesterday. Even your grandparents have been following the Hachette news by now. If you’d call more, they’d tell you about it. Have you been… Read more »
Hachette has an open office! What does that mean for the FUTURE OF PUBLISHING?
Mark Krotov: Alex, what was the best article about book publishing, management theory, and office design you read today? Alex Shephard: Hmm, I read a bunch of “Too Many Cooks”… Read more »