Thought provoking article on pricing strategies for publishers.

http://publishingperspectives.com/?p=15822

Tin House Books gets Oprah's attention!

Agaat; 978-0-9825030-9-6


The Agaat Reading Guide is up on Oprah.com!

http://www.oprah.com/omagazine/Agaat-by-Marlene-Van-Niekerk-Reading-Guide

Riddle me this!

Which Benay client’s latest book made the Wall Street Journals’ Thursday Afternoon Book Quiz this week?
http://blog.livemint.com/bookends/2010/08/12/thursday-afternoon-books-quiz-56/


 

Summer's end is approaching

Today is the last day we’re able to enjoy the bountiful fruits of the labor of our incredible summer intern Anthony Fiore. He has spent his time with us writing for our blog, both For Beginners and Benay Enterprises, as well as working daily on our soon to be unveiled new For Beginners website.

It is always a joy to have summer interns, to be able to share your ideas and thoughts with them and in turn, be invigorated and excited by their ways of thinking and fresh ideas. This summer has been no different and we have been gifted again by a young, vital, intelligent, and creative college student who certainly has a great future ahead of him, hopefully in writing.

All of us here wish him the best of luck this year at Binghamton and look forward to seeing him again next summer. Dawn

Happy Third Birthday For Beginners!!!

Our friends and clients over at For Beginners Books are celebrating their third birthday in a very big way.

They're giving away all thirty-eight of their titles (that's right, a full catalog) to one talented individual who writes them a catchy and fun tagline for their graphic non-fiction series.

Be that lucky winner. Send them your ideas for a tagline by posting it on their facebook wall, at the facebook event page, post it in the comment box of their blog, email it to them at info@forbeginnersbooks.com, or tweet it on Twitter with the hashtag #ForBeginners.

Good luck and Happy Birthday For Beginners!

Granta Looks Back

As their most recent issue suggests, the European literary magazine, Granta, is Going Back.  Granta's 111th issue focuses on themes such as home-coming and the pain, grief, and distress associated with time and memories passed.

In keeping with this somber mood of reflection, recollection, and rememberance, Granta is literally Going Back into their archives and re-releasing all 111 issues (as well as a few special editions) on a new online archive, available to subscribers.

But perhaps what's even more interesting is that they are encouraging their readers to do the same, with their new Nostros Algos project. The project encourages Granta readers to reflect and post a description of a memory on their website where the fine people over at Granta will match the memory to a related piece, dug up from deep within the thirty-year archives. What's coolest is that some of Granta's most famed writers (Doris Lessing, Arthur Miller, Ryszard Kapuscinski, and many others) will then comment on the posts.

According to Granta, Nostros Algos is "a collective exercise in bringing the past into the present and making it part of a shared experience with fellow users and the imaginations of Granta’s famed writers." Help contribute to the project by visiting http://www.nostros-algos.com/.

LUMINARIUM by Alex Shakar

Our friends over at Soho press are preparing to release LUMINARIUM, the highly anticipated second novel by author Alex Shakar. LUMINARIUM is the story of one man's foray into the intersection of technology and spirituality in a desperate attempt to understand, persevere, and forgive after his twin brother, best friend, and business partner lapses into a coma.

The New York Times said of Alex Shakar, "It's exciting to meet an author who's unafraid of heights." Read his first book, The Savage Girl, a New York Times Notable Book and a Booksense 76 Pick, and look for LUMINARIUM out soon!