Thursday, September 24, 2015

The Roundup with PW

NBF to Honor Patterson with Lifetime Achievement Award
The National Book Foundation will be awarding the 2015 Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community to James Patterson. The author will receive the award at the National Book Awards ceremony on November 18. »

'NYT' Weighs in on E-book Slowdown: The digital apocalypse never arrived, or at least not on schedule, writes the paper.

Oyster Founders Head to Google: 'Fortune' reports that Google has acquired some of Oyster’s core IP assets, and most of the 27-person Oyster team will be working out of a Google Books development center in New York.

Ta-Nehisi Coates to Write Marvel Comic: The recently named nominee for this year's National Book Award for Nonfiction has been approached to take on a new Black Panther series set to begin next spring.

Burger and a Book: In the U.K., McDonald's will offer extracts of Roald Dahl titles with its Happy Meals.

How to Launch a Book on Amazon: Nine tips from one successful author, at 'Forbes.'

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