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There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
I think there are certain segments of the gay community where it seems to be a sliding scale--EITHER you're hot and young and probably poor (twink) OR you're older and maybe not as hot (though you're still pressured to be hot) and you've got money...
I was going to say -- there are definitely segments of the straight community where this holds true.
So for my children's lit class, we are doing an author project. I'm doing mine on Mo Willems and making it like a Pigeon book. Hee! I've never had so much fun!
Anyone whose interested and can actually get the site to load, can download a free copy of Suze Orman's book, Women and Money, at Oprah.com today.
Oxford American Staffer Arrested for Embezzling $30K
People, man.
I've got to check in with Marc about that. Sheesh. As if Oxford American hasn't already had enough drama for any ten magazines.
A request from my writer's group:
A friend of mine, Kate Bernheimer, runs a small press, Fairy Tale Review Press, out of the U of Alabama that is reprinting Joy Williams's great and underappreciated classic novel from 30 years ago, The Changeling. She has almost no budget for marketing or anything publicity-wise, but is passionate about the book and secured a lovely foreword from Rick Moody. Is anyone out there a fan of Joy's? Does anyone have any advice, counsel, pointers, connections that would help us take this book to a large audience? Immensely grateful for anything you have to offer...
I have no advice, but I'm glad to see that the U of AL's creative writing program is still so robust.
I don't know if writing the literary blogs would help, like Maud Newton, book slut, and Book Ninja. (I can't think of any other off the top of my head.) And there's also communities like Readerville. But I'm sure they've thought of those venues.
Also, press releases to Booksense, and perhaps to the independent booksellers around the US. A directory is on their website: bookweb.org. Usually there's a buyer or marketing person to contact, and if there are ARCs to send, that helps too.
If there are no ARCs, the press release could be accompanied by a personal letter to all the booksellers/buyers/marketing people, explaining the history of the book, and why this is special, and maybe some kind of hook to help sell it. Like, "people who loved... will love this book!" Something that gives the person who is going to sell it a personal connection to it, and a reason to give it space in their store.
Sorry, former marketing person for an independent here. I will not babble on too much!
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