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"Fat Chick" Finally Gets Its "Fat Chance"

Lorraine Duffy Merkl | Posted 11.19.2009 | Books

Read More: Debut Authors, Novels, Yo-Yo Dieting, Marie Osmond, First Novel, Carnie Wilson, Publishing, Writing, Authors, Kirstie Alley, Valerie Bertinelli, Books, Fat Chick, Dieting, Advertising, New Authors, Books News
Lorraine Duffy Merkl

At age 51, I never thought I'd be "debuting". In fact, I thought I'd be on the downward slope of a successful advertising career. But, plans were meant for changing.

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Get Famous Fast

Denise Brodey | Posted 11.13.2009 | Books

Read More: Book Promotion, Recessionista, Self-Publishing, New Authors, Author Branding, Book Publishing, Future of Publishing, Book Videos, Book Publicity, Branding, Book Groups, Publishing, Personal Branding, Writing, Authors, Books, Blogging, Book Trailers, Self-Promoting, Books News
Denise Brodey

You can mourn the death of publishing or you can start bushwhacking a new book trail. These women certainly have.

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The Help: Kathryn Stockett's Controversial Hit

The Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 11.05.2009 | Books

Read More: Fiction, To Kill a Mockingbird, Book Reviews, The Help, Dialect, Kathryn Stockett, Kathryn Stockett the Help, New Books, Books, African Americans, Bestsellers, New Authors, Books News

First-time author Kathryn Stockett's recent book, The Help, has risen quickly through the bestseller lists despite Stockett being previously unknown a...

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The Guardian's Shortlist For Best Debut Book

The Guardian | Mark Brown | Posted 10.30.2009 | Books

Read More: Short Stories, The Guardian, First Books, Novelists, Book Awards, Guardian First Book Award, Book Prizes, Books, First Book Award, Literature Awards, New Authors, Literary Prizes, Books News

Powerful fictional storytelling dominates the shortlist of this year's Guardian first book award, announced today, which includes works that range fro...

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Not a Simple Price War -- It's a Fight Over What You Get to Read

William Petrocelli | Posted 10.28.2009 | Books

Read More: Predatory Pricing, Mass Merchandisers, Best-Sellers, Independent Bookstores, New Authors, Walmart, Price Wars, Wal-Mart, Book Publishing, Bookselling, Bestsellers, Target, Publishing, Bookstores, Books, Amazon, Books News
William Petrocelli

What looks like a simple price war between Amazon, Target, and Walmart over a handful of bestsellers is symptomatic of a much deeper problem in the book business.

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How Big Is Yours?

Arielle Ford | Posted 10.27.2009 | Books

Read More: Online Marketing, Publishing, Book Marketing, Authors, Publishers, Book Publicity, Books, New Authors, Platforms, Books News
Arielle Ford

As the budding author, you are also President of your own marketing team. I mean think about it: if you write a book or invent a new product, who is going to buy it?

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So Did I Ever Tell You About the Squirrel?

Joy Preble | Posted 10.22.2009 | Books

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Joy Preble

Debut author life is full of false starts and hesitations. Mostly you have no idea in hell what you're doing. You race across streets -- metaphorically speaking -- hoping you won't crash head first into someone's sedan.

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Women Gather to Celebrate Reading in Nashville, Tennessee

Holly Goddard Jones | Posted 10.20.2009 | Books

Read More: Writers, Nashville, The Help, Kathryn Stockett, Writers Panel, Southern Festival of Books, Authors, Reading Groups, Books, Elizabeth Strout, National Reading Group Month, New Authors, Women's National Book Association, Books News
Holly Goddard Jones

I'm a southern Kentucky native -- grew up just a few miles away from the Tennessee state line, turned to Nashville in my growing up as the nearest "real" city -- and yet this weekend's Southern Festival of Books was my very first.

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