Archive for the 'Upfront and Unscripted' Category
August 5, 2008
Upfront and Unscripted with Art Spiegelman
Art Spiegleman is a Pulitzer Prize-winning artist/illustrator, comic legend, and author of Breakdowns: The Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@&*! He was also a pioneer in the movement that brought comics into the realm of respected literature.
In this Upfront and Unscripted podcast episode, Spiegleman and Daniel Pink, author of The Adventures [...]
July 31, 2008
Upfront and Unscripted with Dr. Ali Rashed Al Nuaimi
Dr. Ali Rashed Al Nuaimi is a member of the Sheikh Zayed Book Award Committee. In this Upfront and Unscripted podcast episode, Dr. Al Nuaimi talks with Ed Nowotka, a book columnist for Bloomberg News and Southern Correspondent for Publishers Weekly.
The Sheikh Zayed Book Award, now in its third year, rewards authors in nine [...]
July 23, 2008
Upfront and Unscripted with Clay Shirky
Clay Shirky is a consultant, NYU adjunct professor and author of Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organization.
In this Upfront and Unscripted session Shirky is joined by Jeff Howe, a contributing editor to Wired magazine and the author of Crowdsourcing: Why the Power of the Crowd is Driving the Future of Business. [...]
July 18, 2008
Upfront and Unscripted with Benjamin Mee
Benjamin Mee, a former newspaper columnist, is known for his humorous Do It Yourself column in U.K.’s Guardian Weekend. In 2005 he published a collection of these articles in a volume entitled The Call of DIY: A Toolkit of Practical Wisdom. His new book, We Bought A Zoo, chronicles his family’s experience purchasing and [...]
July 16, 2008
Upfront and Unscripted with Marian Henley
Marian Henley’s comic strips have appeared in Glamour, Heavy Metal, MAD, San Francisco Chronicle, and many other newspapers and magazines. She is the author of Maxine!, a graphic novel, and Laughing Gas, a collection of comic strips.
Her new graphic novel, The Shiniest Jewel, takes us through her real-life journey of marriage, adoption and the [...]
July 9, 2008
Upfront and Unscripted with Stan Lee
Stan Lee is a comic icon and creator of Spider-Man, Iron Man, and The Incredible Hulk. In recent years, the transition of legendary comic characters from the printed page to the big screen has infused new life into some of the most beloved heroes and villains of the 20th century.
Peter Debruge, Executive Editor of [...]
July 7, 2008
Upfront and Unscripted with Brad Meltzer
Brad Meltzer is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Fate, as well as the bestsellers The Tenth Justice, Dead Even, The First Counsel, The Millionaires and The Zero Game. His new thriller, The Book of Lies, will be published in September.
In this Upfront and Unscripted podcast session, Meltzer is joined [...]
July 2, 2008
Upfront and Unscripted with Steve Lopez
Steve Lopez is a Los Angeles Times columnist who has also written for Time, Sports Illustrated, Life and Entertainment Weekly. He is also the author of The Soloist: The True Story of a Tortured Genius, One Man’s Mission to Save Him, and the Redemptive Power of Music.
This Upfront and Unscripted podcast episode features Lopez [...]
June 25, 2008
Upfront and Unscripted with David Pakman
David Pakman, a pioneering digital music entrepreneur, is President and CEO of eMusic. eMusic is among the top online distributors of digital music and audiobooks.
In this Upfront and Unscripted podcast episode, Christopher Kenneally, Director of Author and Creator Relations for Copyright Clearance Center, sits down with Pakman to discuss how publishers should adapt to [...]
June 18, 2008
Upfront and Unscripted with Daniel Pink
Daniel H. Pink is the author of a trio of provocative books on the changing world of work. His newest work is The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You’ll Ever Need, the first business book for a western audience in the Japanese comic format known as manga.
In this Upfront and Unscripted [...]
June 12, 2008
Upfront and Unscripted with Jeff Bezos
In this Upfront and Unscripted session, visionaries Jeff Bezos, Founder and CEO of Amazon.com, and Chris Anderson, Executive Editor of Wired and author of The Long Tail, participate in a one-on-one informal but incisive discussion focused on the evolving impact of Amazon’s Kindle on publishing models and reader habits.
Kindleistas in the digital media continue [...]
June 6, 2008
Upfront and Unscripted with Sid Jacobson
Sid Jacobson was the managing editor and editor in chief for Harvey Comics, where he created Richie Rich, and executive editor at Marvel Comics. Along with long-time colleague Ernie Colón, Jacobson released The 9/11 Report, a graphical presentation of the 9/11 Commission’s final report card of the U.S. government’s fulfillment of the recommendations issued [...]
June 3, 2008
Upfront and Unscripted with Jeff Sharp
Jeff Sharp is one of New York’s most prominent independent film producers. Over the past ten years, he has produced several notable features, including Boys Don’t Cry, You Can Count on Me, and Nicholas Nickleby. He is currently the President and CEO of Sharp Independent, which last fall announced a strategic partnership with [...]
