The Hollywood strikes explained — and how they could affect you
By Fredric Price
By Don Aucoin Boston Globe Staff, July 13, 2023 Fran Drescher, actress and president of SAG-AFTRA, speaks about the vote to strike during a news conference in Los Angeles.MARK ABRAMSON/NYT It’s not exactly news that digital streaming platforms like Netflix have transformed the entertainment landscape in recent years. Now a monumental battle is under way […]
Robert Gottlieb, Eminent Editor From le Carré to Clinton, Dies at 92
By Fredric Price
At Simon & Schuster, Alfred A. Knopf and The New Yorker, he polished the work of a who’s who of mid-to-late 20th century writers. Robert Gottlieb at his home in Manhattan in 2016. He turned hundreds of manuscripts into well-received books, many of which sold millions of copies, won awards and made authors wealthy and […]
Is the publishing industry broken?
By Fredric Price
Is the Publishing Industry Broken? By Rachel Deahl | Sep 02, 2022 photo credit: Illustration by Jeff Drew Max Perkins didn’t do as much administrative work as editorial assistants do today,” said Daniel Vazquez, an editor at Astra House. Although he may not know exactly what the famous 20th-century editor’s day-to-day was like—did Perkins work […]
21 Brilliant Novels That Were Adapted Into Great Films
By Fredric Price
Buzzfeed – Posted on Feb 1, 2018, by Kat Angus 1. The Princess Bride by William Goldman 2. Room by Emma Donoghue 3. Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier 4. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Steven Chbosky 5. Life of Pi by Yann Martel 6. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy 7. The Maze Runner series […]
How Barnes & Noble Came Back From Near Death
By Fredric Price
By Ezra Klein I remember when Barnes & Noble first opened in my hometown. Before that, we had a cramped Crown Books and some lovely but limited libraries. Barnes & Noble was a revelation. There was something wondrous about a room with that many books, each of them a doorway to unknown worlds, ideas and […]
The Long Shadow of ‘American Dirt’
By Fredric Price
Pamela Paul The New York Times Jan. 26, 2023 Three years ago this month, the novel “American Dirt” by Jeanine Cummins landed in bookstores on a tsunami of enthusiasm. “Extraordinary,” Stephen King wrote in a prepublication blurb. “Riveting, timely, a dazzling accomplishment,” raved Julia Alvarez. “This book is not simply the great American novel; it’s […]
How to Make the Most of E-Books, and Find Free Ones
By Fredric Price
Even if you still love printed books, the digital option lets you put an entire library in your bag, just in time for holiday travel and vacation. By J. D. Biersdorfer The early models of e-book readers, created about 25 years ago, weighed more than a pound and needed to be connected to a computer. […]
Tears and Glory Writing Workshops
By Fredric Price
Boris Fishman * has created a series of writing workshops called Tears & Glory, which will begin in January 2023. Fiction and nonfiction; Zoom and in person; one-offs and series; workshops, lectures, and craft courses; all stages welcome. WRITING CLASSES & WORKSHOPS Choose your adventure: SEMESTER-LONG WORKSHOPS IN FICTION AND NONFICTION SINGLE CLASSES IN-PERSON WRITING […]
How to Get Published: A Book’s Journey From ‘Very Messy’ Draft to Best Seller
By Fredric Price
The mainstream publishing industry is intimidating. How does a writer break in? Follow Jessamine Chan’s “The School for Good Mothers” through the roller coaster of its creation. By Kate Dwyer Aug. 25, 2022 Jessamine Chan spent five years drafting her book. It was her first — a novel about a mother who loses custody of her […]
Could a ‘Jewish Literary Mafia’ Really Control American Publishing?
By Fredric Price
Blog post from Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?sk=approve&highlight=10209651201353266&log_filter=review&queue_type=friends¬if_id=1660585363048414¬if_t=tagged_with_story&ref=notif#10209651201353266 Is it possible that a 20th-century Jewish N.Y. clique decided for decades what would be published in America? Josh Lambert, author of a book on the subject, offers some insight More than 50 years after his death, Jack Kerouac, the man who wrote the iconic novel “On the Road,” is […]