The PW Morning Report: April 23, 2009
By Craig Morgan Teicher -- Publishers Weekly, 4/23/2009 6:55:00 AM
A daily roundup of publishing news from across the Web: William Morris chief criticized in new book; BookSwim reviewed; Linda Gregg wins $50,000 Jackson Poetry Prize; Authors Try Google Profiles;LA BookFest Lineup.
New Book Criticizes Chief Exec. of William Morris Agency
Jim Wiatt, chief executive of William Morris agency, who is working to merge his company with rival agency Endeavor, is portrayed unflatteringly in a new memoir, Promises I Made My Mother, by Sam Haskell, to be published Tuesday by Ballantine, The New York Times reported. Haskell is a former William Morris vice chairman who had run-ins with Wiatt; the book was represented by Endeavor agents.
BookSwim in Review
Peter Glaskowsky at CNET News reviews BookSwim, a site that calls itself the “Netflix for Books.”
Poet Linda Gregg Wins $50,000 Jackson Poetry Prize
Linda Gregg, whose selected poems, All of It Singing, was published by Graywolf last year, won Poets & Writers magazine’s $50,000 Jackson Poetry Prize, which honors “an American poet of exceptional talent who has published at least one book of recognized literary merit but has not yet received major national acclaim.”
Google Profiles As Author Tool
Authors, booksellers, and other publishing people on Twitter are talking about Google’s new profile feature, the search-giant’s foray into social networking, and the company’s way of giving users some control over their personal information as it appears in Google searches.
LA Times Festival of Books Takes UCLA This Weekend
The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is this weekend. Here’s the lineup.
