Archive for the 'Upfront and Unscripted' Category
August 1, 2007
Upfront and Unscripted: Kurt Hassler, Yen Press
Kurt Hassler is the former Graphic Novel Buyer at Borders Group and is currently co-publisher of Yen Press. He was recently named the most powerful person in the American manga publishing industry in a survey by ICv2’s Retailers Guide to Anime/Manga. In this Upfront and Unscripted session, Hassler sits down with Calvin Reid, [...]
July 22, 2007
Upfront and Unscripted: MJ Rose, author, The Reincarnationist
MJ Rose is an international bestselling author and writer of the new book The Reincarnationist. This book, which is Rose’s ninth novel, is also her first foray into historical fiction.
In this Upfront and Unscripted session, Carol Memmott, Book Critic and Publishing Reporter for USA Today, and Rose discuss The Reincarnationist, as well as [...]
July 17, 2007
Upfront and Unscripted: Laurell K Hamilton
Laurell K Hamilton is a New York Times bestselling author of two series of books, including the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter novels. Through a joint venture with Dabel Brothers and Marvel Comics, the Anita Blake series has now been transformed into a series of comics.
In this Upfront and Unscripted session, Hamilton and Heidi Macdonald [...]
July 10, 2007
Upfront and Unscripted: Christopher Hitchens, author, God is Not Great
Christopher Hitchens is an author, journalist and literary critic who has written for Vanity Fair, The Atlantic, and The Nation. His new book is titled God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything.
Jeffery L. Sheler, Contributing Editor of U.S. News & World Report, sits down with Hitchens to discuss this new book and how [...]
July 3, 2007
Upfront and Unscripted: Shalom Auslander, author, Foreskin’s Lament
Shalom Auslander is the author of Beware of God and the new book Foreskin’s Lament. In this memoir Auslander, who was raised as an Orthodox Jew, humorously questions God’s role and the religious beliefs he was brought up with.
In this Upfront and Unscripted session, Maud Newton, editor and blogger of maudnewton.com, speaks with Auslander [...]
June 29, 2007
Upfront and Unscripted: Nancy Pearl
Nancy Pearl is a legendary librarian in the Seattle area. Now retired from the Seattle Public Library, Pearl speaks and writes about the books the rest of us should be reading. Her newest book is called Book Crush.
In this session, Pearl speaks with Bob Minzesheimer, Book Editor for USA Today, about the [...]
June 28, 2007
Upfront and Unscripted: Ken Lombard, Starbucks Entertainment
Ken Lombard is President of Starbucks Entertainment. Lombard, a longtime business partner of Earvin “Magic” Johnson, took the helm of Starbucks Entertainment in 2004 with plans to expand the coffee retailer’s presence in the book, movie, and music markets.
In this Upfront and Unscripted session, Chris Anderson, Editor-in-Chief of WIRED, and Lombard discuss the Starbucks [...]
June 24, 2007
Upfront and Unscripted: Adam Bellow and Hannah Tinti
Adam Bellow is Executive Editor and Co-Founder of Doubleday Broadway and Pamphleteer Press. Hannah Tinti is Editor of One Story magazine and author of the book Animal Crackers.
Bellow and Tinti are leading the movement to resurrect the pamphlet as a viable means to connect with the public. In this [...]
June 21, 2007
Upfront and Unscripted: Nancy Horan, author, Loving Frank
Nancy Horan is a writer and journalist whose work has appeared in numerous publications. Her first novel, Loving Frank, tells the story of renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s love affair with Mamah Borthwick Cheney, a married woman who, along with her husband, had commissioned Wright to design their family home.
Kristin Matthews, Book Producer [...]
June 20, 2007
Upfront and Unscripted: Terry Moore, Strangers in Paradise
Terry Moore is the creator of the graphic novel series Strangers in Paradise. After authoring nineteen graphic novels, six pocketbooks, and over one hundred comic books in the series, Moore has decided to retire the Strangers in Paradise franchise. Charles Brownstein, Executive Director of the Comic Legal Defense Fund, and Moore reflect on [...]
June 18, 2007
Upfront and Unscripted: Chris Anderson on BookTour.com
Chris Anderson is Editor-in-Chief of WIRED, author of The Long Tail, and co-founder of the new website BookTour.com. Along with Kevin Smokler, editor of Bookmark Now and creator of the Virtual Book Tour, and Adam Goldstein, author of several volumes of the Missing Manual computer book series, Anderson created this new service as the [...]
June 13, 2007
Upfront and Unscripted: George Jones, CEO of Borders
George Jones is CEO of Borders Group, having been appointed in July of 2006. In this Upfront and Unscripted session, he sits down with Shelf Awareness publisher John Mutter. Jones explains Borders’ strategic plan for the future and why he believes that this plan is the right one to drive a long-term [...]
June 11, 2007
Upfront and Unscripted: David Michaelis, author of Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography
David Michaelis is the author of N. C. WYETH: A Biography as well as the new book Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography. In this BEA 2007 Upfront and Unscripted session, documentary producer Mary Murphy and Michaelis discuss the life and work of Peanuts creator Charles Schulz. Michaelis touches on the success of Peanuts [...]
June 8, 2007
Upfront and Unscripted: Jon Karp, publisher of TWELVE
Jon Karp is publisher and editor-in-chief of TWELVE. This new imprint aims to release just twelve new books per year. Karp discusses this “quality over quantity” approach and previews the titles that will be released in the upcoming year. Carl Lennertz, VP of Independent Retailing for HarperCollins, hosts this discussion.
