AVATAR, UP, DISTRICT 9 lead Oscar’s nerd herd
AVATAR, to no one's surprise, snagged nine Oscar nominations this morning, tied with THE HURT LOCKER for most. The two films are the leading...
Angoulême wrap-up: Baru wins Grand Prix
The Angoulême comics festival wrapped up over the weekend, with the Grand Prix being presented to Baru, a well-respected French cartoonist whose genre-spanning career...
RIP: Keiko Tobe
Manga-ka Keiko Tobe has passed away at age 52. Tobe is known for her award-winning WITH THE LIGHT (published in the US by Yen...
BEAT updates
We were hoping we'd have the new digs open for business today, but despite our best efforts nodding with templates and what not, we're...
Movin’ on up
WOW. Thanks for all the support in the comments, on Twitter and via email on the announced move. I was truly overwhelmed and touched...
EXCLUSIVE: The Beat to leave Publishers Weekly
It's been a great 3 1/2 (!) year run here at Publishers Weekly, but all good things must end, and in the very near...
RIP J.D. Salinger
The great author and recluse J.D Salinger has died at age 91. Author of The Catcher in the Rye, Franny and Zooey and Nine...
RIP: Howard Zinn
Leftist author, teacher and activist Howard Zinn passed away yesterday at age 87. His bestseller, A People's History of the United States, was a...
Business news round-up: Borders, WCP, etc., etc.
§ National bookstore chain Borders is getting shakier and shakier, and yesterday's news that CEO Ron Marshall was ankling the joint did nothing...
Bluewater: finding new ways not to pay people
While Bluewater is often just thought of as that make-a-buck-quick company that puts out the funny bios, they've been getting a lot of heat...
Fall/Winter Xeric Awards announced
The latest batch of Xeric Grant winners has been announced -- since its foundation in 1992, the Xeric has recognized a fairly amazing lineup...
Millar and Dynamic Forces auction Nemesis for charity
Via PR, Dunamic Forces and Mark Millar are auctioning off the name of the hero in Millar's new NEMESIS book for charity. More here.
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