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Monday, MondayJanuary 12, 2009
Just finished watching the Golden Globes and I did pretty good on guessing the winners even though I haven't seen most of the movies. Slumdog Millionaire? Has that even played in any theaters yet? But then that's the problem I have with most of the award shows. Still, it's fun to see what everyone is wearing, although I hate the ridiculous questions they ask on the red carpet. So, watch it with the sound off. In other news, Ellora's Cave filed a lawsuit charging Borders and distributor Baker & Taylor with breach of contract and fraud and seeking at least $1 million in damages. Jane at Dear Author explains it ". ..the suit by EC alleges that Borders ordered more books than it planned to sell which resulted in a credit balance on the account EC argues, that this "churning" is crippling small publishers. Ironically, in 2006, EC gave Borders romance buyer, Sue Grimshaw, an Ellor's Cave award." (Jane, who is also an attorney, promises to try to pull up the petition and post it.)  From author Christie Craig: Gemma Halliday is sponsoring an auction for a homeless teenager and her mother. Gemma had met the girl, who is an aspiring writer and artist and her mom at one of her library events and tehy were dedicated readers of Gemma's books. The teen even drew Gemma a picture of the heroine in Gemma's novels. Then just by coincidence, Gemma saw a news program about their situation. (You can read the whole story here. the auction runs January 19-26th and features donations of agent critiques, editor pitches, website design, tarot readings, artwork, jewelry, handmade quilts, and tons and tons of autographed books.)Romantic Reads offers a section with links to free books. Just click here for the list. And, just for fun, if you haven't tried Twitter yet, give it a look see. Twitter asks, "What are you doing?" and  you type in a sentence or two. To me, it's a quick and easy way to see into the lives of others whether they're baking chocolate chip cookies or cleaning up the mess the cat made. There's also the people who find interesting things on the net and post links to them. Last night the site was buzzing as everyone commented on the Golden Globes as it was happening. Kind of like watching it with a group when you're really alone, at home and in your jammies. It's easy to catch birthdays and other reasons for celebrations. And, sometimes it's just hearing about the little things in life that brings us closer together. (Here's the link to my Twitter)Bottom Line: I did win the "Pick the Golden Globes Winners" contest against Tina and Andrew, but I think I'm just a better guesser. Posted by Barbara Vey on January 12, 2009 | Comments (9)
January 12, 2009
In response to: Monday, Monday Amanda commented: Those red carpet questions are sometimes so embarrassing because when asking an actor if he's glad to be there, do they ever expect him to say, "No, I hate it!" Boring.<br><br>But it was following along on Twitter with the conversations flying about some of the dumb acceptance speeches and how it seemed like they purposely matched short actors with tall actresses. Too Funny!
January 12, 2009
In response to: Monday, Monday Christie Craig commented: Barbara,
January 12, 2009
In response to: Monday, Monday Edie Ramer commented: Now I'm wondering what Angelina said to Ryan Seacrest. I just watched a few portions of the show.
January 12, 2009
In response to: Monday, Monday Barbara Vey commented: Edie, it was 2 minutes before the event started and Brangelina were hurrying in with Ryan Seacrest running after them. They didn't even glance at him.
January 12, 2009
In response to: Monday, Monday Gemma Halliday commented: Ryan being dissed was the best part of the pre-show, wasn't it? I giggled, too. :)
January 12, 2009
In response to: Monday, Monday Michael McGovern commented: Seacrest getting snubbed is the highlight of my week. What a phony.
January 12, 2009
In response to: Monday, Monday mary s commented: Thanks Barb--your blog is always such an uplifting part of my day! The awards was missed (not by much) because I had to work overtime--plus I haven't seen many of the movies either (like you).
January 12, 2009
In response to: Monday, Monday Dianna Love commented: Barb - If it wasn't for you I wouldn't know any news. I would have loved to see the clip with Ryan from what everyone is saying. Sounds too funny.
January 13, 2009
In response to: Monday, Monday Darlene commented: The lawsuit by Ellora's Cave is ridiculous and truly frustrates me. Book buying is not an exact science. Maybe it would have been better if Border and Barnes & Noble hadn't ordered ANY of this title and had never given the title shelf space at all. If these crazy lawsuits continue the small publishers are going to shoot themselves in the foot. The "big guys" will be afraid to buy that first book if they have to worry about the book not selling and having to make returns. C'mon, people!!! Take some responsibility for having a book that didn't sell!!
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