Vintage
Launches Movie Classics Line Random House is going after film buffs. The publisher's Vintage Books imprint has created Vintage Movie Classics to release backlist books that served as the basis for iconic films. The new line will release its first list in the spring with four re-issues: Edna Ferber's "Showboat" (1926); "Cimarron" (1929), also by Ferber; Fannie Hurst's "Back Street" (1931); and Booth Tarkington's "Alice Adams" (1921). more » »
10 Most Annoying
Teens in Books : From Holden Caulfield to Romeo and Juliet, the
Huffington Post rounds up irritating adolescents in fiction.
Classics,
Reviewed Harshly : In 1998, the Modern Library polled its
editorial board to determine the 100 best novels published that century. While
these classics are adored with the benefit of time and hindsight, they weren't
universally loved when they were first published. Here are 20 harsh reviews of
some of the best novels of the 20th century.
Amis: Cash Has
More Clout Than Class: Class is no longer as important in
English society as the amount of money each person has, according to the author
Martin Amis. Amis, who admitted he was “obsessed” by the issue of class,
claimed that the “vast gulf” between state and public school education was
perpetuated by money alone.
Nook Press
Launches in U.K.: Barnes and Noble has unveiled their Nook Press
self-publishing platform in the U.K. and will start accepting submissions very
soon. The nation’s largest bookseller will be attending the Oxford Literary
Festival where it will be putting together many publishing events to introduce
writers and publishers to Nook Press.
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