Wednesday, February 10, 2010

OLA Superconference 2010


See you at Booths 210, 212 and 213!!


Media News

*Tomorrow morning on Fox & Friends: Jonathan Krohn, author of Defining Conservatism: The Principles That Will Bring Our Country Back (Vanguard Press, $19.95, 9781593156015

*Tomorrow on Tavis Smiley: Daniel Pink, author of Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (Riverhead, $26.95, 9781594488849).

Monday, February 8, 2010

Media News

*This morning on the Today Show: J. Alexander, author of Follow the Model: Miss J's Guide to Unleashing Presence, Poise, and Power (Simon Spotlight, $22.99, 9781439149904).

*Also on Today: Annabel Karmel, author of Top 100 Finger Foods: 100 Recipes for a Healthy, Happy Child (Atria, $18, 9780743493710).

*This morning on Good Morning America: Jennifer Waldburger, author of The Sleepeasy Solution: The Exhausted Parent's Guide to Getting Your Child to Sleep from Birth to Age 5 (HCI, $14.95, 9780757305603).

*Today on E!'s Chelsea Lately: Ozzy Osbourne, author of I Am Ozzy (Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446569897).

*Tonight on the Daily Show: Jenny Sanford, author of Staying True (Ballantine, $25, 9780345522399). She will also appear today on the View and Larry King Live.

*Tonight on the Colbert Report: Jonathan Safran Foer, author of Eating Animals (Little, Brown, $25.99, 9780316069908).

*Tomorrow morning on the Today Show: Jackie Collins, author of Poor Little Bitch Girl (St. Martin's, $26.99, 9780312567453).

*Tomorrow on the View: Kevin and Hannah Salwen, authors of The Power of Half: One Family's Decision to Stop Taking and Start Giving Back (Houghton Mifflin, $24, 9780547248066).

*Tomorrow on Tavis Smiley: Thomas Ricks, author of The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008 (Penguin Press, $27.95, 9781594201974)

*Tomorrow on the Martha Stewart radio show: Annabel Karmel, author of Top 100 Finger Foods: 100 Recipes for a Healthy, Happy Child (Atria, $18, 9780743493710).

*Tomorrow on MLB Network's Bob Costas Show: James R. Hirsch, author of Willie Mays: The Life, the Legend (Scribner, $30, 9781416547907).

*Tomorrow night on the Daily Show: Newt Gingrich, author of To Try Men's Souls: A Novel of George Washington and the Fight for American Freedom (Thomas Dunne, $26.99, 9780312591069).

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Media News

*Tomorrow morning on the Today Show: Bethenny Frankel, author of The Skinnygirl Dish: Easy Recipes for Your Naturally Thin Life (Fireside, $16, 9781416597995)

*Tomorrow night on Jimmy Kimmel Live: Ozzy Osbourne, author of I Am Ozzy (Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446569897)

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Shaughnessy Cohen Prize

Shaughnessy Cohen Prize nominees announced

The Writers’ Trust of Canada has announced the finalists for the $25,000 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. The prize will be awarded at the Politics and the Pen Gala on March 10 in Ottawa. The five finalists are:
John English, Just Watch Me: The Life of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, 1968–2000 (Knopf Canada)
Terry Gould, Murder Without Borders: Dying for the Story in the World’s Most Dangerous Places (Random House Canada)
Rudyard Griffiths, Who We Are: A Citizen’s Manifesto (Douglas & McIntyre)
James Maskalyk, Six Months in Sudan: A Young Doctor in a War-torn Village (Doubleday Canada)
Daniel Poliquin, René Lévesque (Penguin Canada)

The jury consists of author and journalist Andrew Nikiforuk, previous prize-winner Erna Paris, and Maclean’s foreign correspondent Michael Petrou. Finalists each receive $2,500.

Media News

*Tomorrow morning on the Today Show: Charles Sophy and Brown Kogen, authors of Side by Side: The Revolutionary Mother-Daughter Program for Conflict-Free Communication (HarperOne, $25.99, 9780061791574).

*Tomorrow morning on Good Morning America: Lauren Conrad, author of Sweet Little Lies: An L.A. Candy Novel (HarperCollins, $17.99, 9780061767609).

*Tomorrow on the View: Andrew Young, author of The Politician: An Insider's Account of John Edwards's Pursuit of the Presidency and the Scandal That Brought Him Down (Thomas Dunne, $24.99, 9780312640651

*Tomorrow night on Larry King Live: Shoshana Johnson, author of I'm Still Standing: From Captive U.S. Soldier to Free Citizen--My Journey Home (Touchstone, $23.99, 9781416567486).

*Tomorrow night on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart: Atul Gawande, author of The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right (Metropolitan Books, $24.50, 9780805091748).

BookNet's Top 20 Graphic Novels

Before the graphic novel sales chart gets invaded by Twilight adaptations – which will be available starting in mid-March – here are the top 20 best-selling graphic novels for the two weeks ending Jan. 24, 2010:
1. Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 22, Hiromu Arakawa(Viz Media/Simon & Schuster, $12.99 pa, 9781421534138)
2. Yu-Gi-Oh! Gx, Vol. 4: The Semifinals Begin! Naoyuki Kageyama(Viz/S&S, $12.99 pa, 9781421531731)
3. Watchmen, Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons (DC Comics/Random House, $22.99 pa, 9780930289232)
4. Zombies: A Record of the Year of Infection, Don Roff and Chris Lane(Chronicle Books/Raincoast Books, $24.95 pa, 9780811871006)
5. Batman: Hush, Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee(DC Comics/Random House, $29.99 pa, 9781401223175)
6. The Book of Genesis, R. Crumb(W.W. Norton & Company/Penguin, $31 cl, 9780393061024)
7. Vampire Knight, Vol. 8, Matsuri Hino(Viz/S&S, $12.99 pa, 9781421530734)
8. The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks, Max Brooks and Ibraim Roberson (Crown Publishing/Random House, $21 pa, 9780307405777)
9. Naruto, Vol. 46, Masashi Kishimoto(Viz/S&S, $12.99 pa, 9781421533049)
10. One Piece, Vol. 24, Eiichirio Oda(Viz/S&S, $12.99 pa, 9781421528458)
11. V for Vendetta, Alan Moore and David Lloyd(DC Comics/Random House, $22.99 pa, 9781401208417)
12. Cirque du Freak Vol. 4: Vampire Mountain, Darren Shan (Yen Press/H.B. Fenn and Company, $12.99 pa, 9780759530393)
13. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Frank Miller(DC Comics/Random House, $18.99 pa, 9781563893421)
14. One Piece, Vol. 28, Eiichirio Oda (Viz/S&S, $12.99 pa, 9781421534442)
15. One Piece, Vol. 25, Eiichirio Oda(Viz/S&S, $12.99 pa, 9781421528465)
16. Naruto, Vol. 45, Masashi Kishimoto(Viz/S&S, $9.50 pa, 9781421531359)
17. The Marvel Encyclopedia: A Definitive Guide to the Characters of the Marvel Universe(Dorling Kindersley/Tourmaline Editions, $46 cl, 9780756655303)
18. One Piece, Vol. 26, Eiichirio Oda(Viz/S&S, $12.99 pa, 9781421534428)
19. Death Note Vol. 1, Tsugumi Ohba(Viz/S&S, $9.99 pa, 9781421501680)
20. One Piece Vol. 23, Eiichirio Oda(Viz/S&S, $9.50 pa, 9781421528441)

Monday, February 1, 2010

Edgar Award Nominees

SIMONSAYSCANADA NewsSimon & Schuster Canada 1 FEBRUARY 2010



S&S TITLES NAMED EDGAR AWARD NOMINEES
Five S&S titles are finalists for the 2010 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, given by the Mystery Writers of America. Winners will be announced on April 29 in New York City.

BEST NOVEL: A Beautiful Place to Die Malla Nunn
BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR: Starvation Lake Bryan Gruley
BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL: Bury Me Deep Megan Abbott
BEST FACT CRIME: Go Down Together: The True, Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde Jeff Guinn
BEST JUVENILE: The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity Mac Barnett

For more information and a complete list of nominees, visit http://www.mysterywriters.org/

Media News

*This morning on Good Morning America: Andrew Young, author of The Politician: An Insider's Account of John Edwards's Pursuit of the Presidency and the Scandal That Brought Him Down (Thomas Dunne, $24.99, 9780312640651).

*This morning on the Today Show: Kelly Cutrone, author of If You Have to Cry, Go Outside: And Other Things Your Mother Never Told You (HarperOne, $22.99, 9780061930935).

*Also on Today: RuPaul, author of Workin' It!: RuPaul's Guide to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Style (It Books, $19.99, 9780061985836). RuPaul appears today on Rachel Ray, too.

*Today on the Diane Rehm Show: Jane Bryant Quinn, author of Making the Most of Your Money Now: The Classic Bestseller Completely Revised for the New Economy (Simon & Schuster, $35, 9780743269964).

*Today on the View: Gayle Haggard, wife of Ted Haggard and author of Why I Stayed: The Choices I Made in My Darkest Hour (Tyndale House, $25.99, 9781414335858).

*Tonight on the Late Show with Craig Ferguson: They Might Be Giants, authors of Kids Go! (Simon & Schuster, $19.99, 9780743272759/0743272757).

*Tomorrow morning on the Today Show: Shoshana Johnson, author of I'm Still Standing: From Captive U.S. Soldier to Free Citizen--My Journey Home (Touchstone, $23.99, 9781416567486).

*Tomorrow on the Martha Stewart Show: Alejandro Junger, author of Clean: The Revolutionary Program to Restore the Body's Natural Ability to Heal Itself (HarperOne, $25.99, 9780061735325).

*Tomorrow on the View: Melissa Rivers, author of Red Carpet Ready: Secrets for Making the Most of Any Moment You're in the Spotight (Harmony, $22.99, 9780307395320)

*Tomorrow night on Nightline: Rebecca Rosen and Samantha Rose, authors of Spirited: Connect to the Guides All Around You (Harper, $24.99, 9780061766244).