Monday, October 8, 2012

Celebrity book deals

  • Biggest Book Deals: Lena Dunham In Context

    Though most author-publisher deals remain confidential, stories about huge sums paid out for celebrity books occur every few years.

    www.huffingtonpost.com

  • Casey Anthony latest news: Jose Baez, book deals, grandmother passed away ...

    In our last update, we learned of reports indicating Casey Anthony, the Florida mother acquitted in the murder of her two-year-old daughter Caylee, had moved out of Florida, was offered $20,000 to participate in a celebrity-boxing match and was ...

    www.examiner.com

  • Deals: Week of September 10, 2012

    Perigee said the site not only offers a dry take on "the celebrity life cycle" but also delivers "humorous takeaways for creating your image and crafting your life.

    www.publishersweekly.com

  • Book a 10-night Celebrity Equinox cruise of the Mediterranean for as little as ...

    The Celebrity Equinox sails out of the port of Rome/Civitavecchia with seven stops at ports in Italy, Greece and Turkey plus two days at sea.

    www.chicagotribune.com

  • John Cleese and David Jason reap Fifty Shades bonanza

    The deals come despite a considerable fall in sales for the celebrity autobiography genre over the last four years, as the market has been swamped with books from anyone with the smallest claim to fame. Nielsen BookScan figures show that sales for arts ...

    www.guardian.co.uk

  • 'Suri's Burn Book' blogger turned author defends work as satire

    "Suri's Burn Book" is burning up the Internet with its smart, witty satire. Now, thanks to a surprise book deal, it's heating up bookstore shelves and e-readers, too. Blogger turned author Allie Hagan started a blog to examine the style and fashion of ...

    www.examiner.com

  • E! Channel correspondent makes his YA debut with 'Fangirl'

    To be a celebrity at a young age, getting all that energy from fans and the world and the media, and being at the middle of that, it's fascinating to see the issues they deal with. They're ... There's a lot of songwriting in this book because Fangirl ...

    www.latimes.com

  • Country Girl: a Memoir by Edna O'Brien: review

    For those expecting further revelations from the Goddess of Love, her reticence as an autobiographer will disappoint: O'Brien has done a good deal of kissing but does very little telling. ... The celebrity memoir section of this otherwise spare and ...

    www.telegraph.co.uk

  • Local special effects artist "Monster" Mark Kosobucki at the Eerie Horrorfest

    This is the second in a series that will focus on the talent and celebrities that will appear at this year's Erie Horror Film Festival.

    www.examiner.com

  • HeTexted: New Website Helps Decipher Your Date's Text Messages

    An iPhone app is expected out soon, and the Android version will hopefully be available by the end of the year. While possible book deals have been suggested, McDermott notes they want to make sure they're "doing everything right" instead of all at once.

    www.huffingtonpost.com

  • Beth Ditto puts her story to page as her band, Gossip, hits the Crystal ...

    Ditto frankly explores her childhood in the first half the book, and she knew once it came out she would have to deal with the fallout back in Arkansas, where she's still close to her family. "My mom, she ... She was asked if she knew she was a ...

    www.oregonlive.com

  • New book battles tiger mom syndrome with laughs

    Publicist to the stars Lois Smith dies at 85. A longtime New York City publicist who worked with celebrities including Marilyn Monroe, Robert Redford and Martin Scorcese has died.

    www.wrcbtv.com

  • Tattoo Exhibit Celebrates the Artist Zulu and L.A.'s Body Art History

    After entering through the gift shop, where there's an assortment of books on the history of tattooing and packets of temporary tattoos, I ascended the stairway, past groups of beautifully unique individuals with colorful hair, fearless fashion, and ...

    blogs.laweekly.com

  • Maine/New England Dispatches

    Jennings is giving a presentation at the University of Southern Maine based on his newest book, "Map-head: Charting the Wide, Weird, World of Geography Wonks.

    www.pressherald.com

  • Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruise Deals Extended

    Royal Caribbean International & Celebrity Cruises offers cruises to some of the most desired destinations around the globe.

    www.webwire.com

  • Geragotelis, S&S Prepare to Release 'Life's A Witch' Prequel

    The publishing journey of Brittany Geragotelis, the formerly unrepresented, self-published author that landed a three-book, 6-figure deal after a PW story about her self-published YA novel Life's A Witch, continues as S&S prepares to release a prequel ...

    www.publishersweekly.com

  • Attention Working Moms: Mastering the Mommy Track

    Earlier this year there was a movie out with Sarah Jessica Parker called "I Don't Know How She Does It." I had read the book a few years ago with my book club and can I just say - it pissed me off! Here's the short skippy on the ... When she's doing ...

    smallbiztrends.com

  • Fran Lebowitiz is coming to town to tell it like it is

    Part of the Celebrity Series of Boston, "Frank Rich & Fran Lebowitz - A State of the Union Conversation" will be a lively exchange between these two erudite cultural commentators about the 2012 presidential election.

    www.boston.com

  • Celebrity watch: Insane Clown Posse seeks FBI docs

    "Matt has been the heart and soul of the show for a long, long time, and any of the stuff out that has portrayed him in an unflattering light as being difficult to work with is patently false and it's been tough to deal with," said Jim Bell, "Today ...

    www.ocregister.com

  • Around Annapolis: Scary reading: Local haunts detailed in new book

    When it comes to cooking contests, Eckert has no plans to kick it up a notch, as a certain celebrity chef might say. "I grew up in the south where county fairs are a big deal. I like the feel of the local county fair. That's about as good as it gets in ...

    www.capitalgazette.com

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