Last night I dreamt they made a film about Manderley again.
Rebecca Returns
In Translation
At Salonica, a holiday gift guide for lovers of international literature.
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What Do Celebs Read?
Books from their own imprint we hope. "In the last decade, in fact, the celebrity imprint has become something of a cottage industry, an endeavor mutually beneficial to publishing houses in pursuit of stars and their lucrative fanbases and celebrities looking for another feather in their cap." Some of the celebrities on this list might surprise you, read on to learn about which ones have a publishing imprint.
Betting Big
The Wall Street Journal explores the phenomenon of the million-dollar literary debut. Pair with Edan Lepucki’s Millions interview with her agent about publishing a first book.
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Love the beat.
Sarah Wienman, the news editor for Publisher's Marketplace, offers some great tips for aspiring literary journalists. Once you've looked them over, maybe you'll even want to pitch The Millions for our #LitBeat Tumblr feature? If so, just send me an email with the details of the event you'd like to cover.
Literary Disco
Literary Disco, a podcast hosted by Julia Pistell, Tod Goldberg, and Rider Strong (yeah! Sean from Boy Meets World!) is just great. In the most recent installment the hosts revisit their bookshelves and describe their new findings from rereading some faves, including Strong's overwhelming reaction to T.C. Boyle's author photo.
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James Franco is Allen Ginsberg
Book to movie news: Soon to hit theaters is a big-screen take on Allen Ginsburg's Howl, focusing on the obscenity trial Ginsberg faced after the publication of the poem and starring James Franco as Ginsberg (alongside Jon Hamm and Jeff Daniels). (The trailer). The film includes an animation of the poem itself by illustrator Eric Drooker. Art from the animation has been collected in a new book under the title Howl: A Graphic Novel.
The Greatest Hall Under Heaven Found
Heorot has been found in Lejre, Denmark. Archeologists excavated what could be King Hrothgar's famous mead hall in Beowulf. No remains of Grendel have been dug up yet.
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