September 2009
89 posts
I’m not wild about Leo DiCaprio as Travis McGee, but I’m tickled they’re talking about a new movie based on the series. http://bit.ly/hmGP0
RT @LaurelSnyder: In which I am dazzled by #SIBA and make a promise: http://laurelsnyder.com/?p=470 <a love letter to Southern booksellers>
RT @jchristie I’m convinced by @MissLiberty and @bookavore that being a redhead and a natural bkseller are somehow related. <must be true>
RT @papertyger: I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. A must-read on learning not to fear failure from @moonrat: http://ow.ly/rN0E <YES>
RT @commongoodbooks: Next Chapter’s @Lanora has a lovely blog post about visiting local booksellers during #MBAtrade: http://bit.ly/Zsvdm
I don’t have access to Google Wave yet, but I DO have Brizzly invites, if you want to try out a new Twitter client that is pretty rockin’.
RT @murderbooks: JUST ARRIVED: Martin Limon’s new Sueno/Bascom thriller, G.I. BONES. David HIGHLY recommends this series! Signing: 11/13
My head just about exploded an hour ago. Still thinking about new writing ideas. Productivity shot.
Reminder 2: If you’re not yet following the blog of @boswellbooks’ Daniel Goldin, you should be. It’s a must-read: http://is.gd/3KKKj
Reminder 1: if you’re going to an upcoming regional bookseller trade shows, let me know and I’ll add you to the list: http://bit.ly/ndURJ
Heading home from MBA show. Highlights: burgers with @johnmutter and drinks with @lanora and Hans from Micawbers. Plane reading: S. King!
Thank god. A hashtag for Midwest Bookseller trade show. (hi everyone at the social media panel!). #MBAtrade
New today on my3books: Roundup of the Fall Regional Book trade shows and which bookish tweeps are going. Send updates! http://bit.ly/ndURJ
fall bookseller regional trade shows - I’m working on a round-up of the bookish tweeps are going to be attending + tweetups. Let me know!
In progress: a Roundup of the Fall 2009 Regional... →
(And which socially networked booksellers, publishers, authors, book bloggers are planning to be there.)
Let me know if you’re attending any of these shows: @mesjak on Twitter.
If there’s a…
Trying out Brizzly today, a new web-based Twitter client. It’s pretty! Use this invitation link, good for 5 people. http://bit.ly/K06eW
RT @murderbooks: JUST ARRIVED: Ken Bruen & Reed Farrel Coleman’s TOWER!! http://yfrog.com/167dhj <I’ve been reading TOWER and I love it.>
new today on my3books: 3 new books for an Alice in Wonderland display this fall/winter to promote the Tim Burton movie. http://is.gd/3z39w
Book bloggers reviewing The Listeners & the Emancipation Proclamation anniversary today: @TheDeepening @5M4B @asuen2 @quivermamma
Did anybody else see this post on the NYT Bitten blog for a meatless ragu? Mmmmm. http://is.gd/3z8gp
Today is the anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation (1862). Sleeping Bear pubbed The Listeners by Gloria Whelan http://is.gd/3z5QH
An Eye on the Looking-glass: The Enduring Appeal... →
Lewis Carroll’s best-known and best-loved creation, Alice, is about to get a facelift. Any fan of Tim Burton can tell you that his next major project is a typically Burton-ian approach to the…
My reminder for the day: WHY & HOW you should vote up your favorite bookstore. Your vote makes the store more FINDABLE: http://is.gd/3wzVe
RT @bookavore: Totally obsessed with my slow cooker, so I’m finding it hard to shelve this book from @ChronicleBooks: http://is.gd/3xx51
new on my3books: How to REALLY thank your favorite bookstore! (Hint: give their online ratings a boost!) http://is.gd/3wzVe
So the Emmys last night - they gave an Emmy to the Oscars? What’s next?
RT @archipelagobks: Announcing our Spring 2010 frontlist! Have a peek here: http://bit.ly/wKNwp <looking forward to reading some of those!>
RT @papertyger: Hold Steady fan? LONG interview w/Tad Kubler, the Janesville Jammer, at Obviate Media (@obviate): http://tr.im/zjbf
wishing Apple would allow alternate home pages like this one proposed for Android phones: http://is.gd/3xebc
How to thank your favorite bookstore? Give 'em a ★... →
Of course, it would be great if you were to walk up to the counter and give the nearest bookseller a heartfelt hug or a high-five just for being awesome, but I’ve got something else in mind. Here’s…
Just finished a post for my3books that goes up Mon. morning: How to REALLY thank your favorite bookseller. Been working on it all weekend.
RT @norton_fiction: BIG NEWS: David Small’s graphic memoir STITCHES is a #1 New York Times Bestseller! http://twitpic.com/i34cv <WOW!>
After spending nearly all day on these particular spreadsheets and things, I’m still at it. Good night, Twitter, I’ll see you tomorrow.
Alex at Subterranean Books loves (“face-melting”, he calls it) the new Magnum Magnum book from Thames & Hudson: http://is.gd/3nDsA
RT @mawbooks: RT: @FSBAssociates: Bloggers: enter for your chance to win a Kindle here: http://tinyurl.com/r7sgej
Excited to report that I have been promised an ms. of the new @EmilyMandel soon.
RT @irreference: RT @thomastowell: I will buy two books tomorrow: The Lost Symbol and Sense & Sensibility & Sea Monsters. <There’s a combo!>
New post today on my3books: 57th Street’s Angela Sherrill on 3 author/illustrators from Kids Can Press (Melanie Watt!): http://is.gd/3iGPT
RT @trkravtin: RT @PublishersLunch Andrews McMeel Gives Up Sales Force. Not good for many independent bookstores. :-( http://bit.ly/MCCQT
Enlightenment in the Copyright Page, Or, Three... →
Contributing Editor Angela Sherrill (of incredible Chicago bookstore 57th Street Books) returns with a look at three charming books in the Fall 2009 catalog from Kids Can Press. Angela’s…
new post today on my3books: sales rep @trkravtin on 3 of her favorites from the @hmhbooks fall catalog: http://is.gd/3gAaK
RT @bustedflushpres: TOWER (Reed Coleman, Ken Bruen)’s film rights purchased. http://bit.ly/3liIz5 <great news-loving this book right now!>
guest post: sales rep Teresa Rolfe Kravtin picks 3... →
I’m so pleased to welcome back my fellow independent sales rep Teresa Rolfe Kravtin (@trkravtin on Twitter) for another round of my3books picks! Among the many publishers that Teresa…
Weekend book buying: “Chicago” issue of Granta, MLA manual of style (they’re so stylish, those Modern Language types!), 2 books for kid.
Watch the cool book trailer for The Little Prince deluxe pop-up ed. from @hmhbooks (coming up next week on my3books.com) http://is.gd/3a7t1
RT @lanora: We need your help! We need 50 nominations by Sunday night to be eligible. Will you please nominate us? http://bit.ly/1XgSWL
RT @KatMeyer: yay! so nifty and cool - Indiebound appears to have ebook avail. up on member sites. eg: http://bit.ly/ME48z (via @SarahABA)
new today on my3books: fiction picks from Next Chapter Bookshop’s buyer Dave Mallmann: http://is.gd/39C5Z
my3books today (in more detail): Next Chapter’s Dave Mallmann on Dan Chaon, Michelle Huneven, and Ron Currie, Jr.: http://is.gd/39C5Z
RT @chezpim: http://bit.ly/duUzg <an extended book trailer for The Foodie Handbook - fun to watch and a great read…>