Sue Monk Kidd - GalleyCat http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat The First Word On the Book Publishing Industry Copyright 2014 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 19:29:28 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 Oprah Winfrey Picks ‘The Invention of Wings’ For Book Club 2.0 OPR010114_002Oprah Winfrey revealed her third Oprah’s Book Club 2.0 selection, The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd. Published by Viking, the story of the book features “two unforgettable women, the quest for freedom, and the desire to have a voice in the world.”

Follow this link to view a video with Winfrey’s announcement. In the press release, Winfrey explained that she chose this book because “these strong female characters represent the women that have shaped our history and, through Sue’s imaginative storytelling, give us a new perspective on slavery, injustice and the search for freedom.”

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Maryann Yin http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/oprah-winfrey-picks-the-invention-of-wings-for-book-club-2-0_b80742#disqus_thread http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/oprah-winfrey-picks-the-invention-of-wings-for-book-club-2-0_b80742 http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/?p=80742 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 17:58:48 +0000
“Seg-Book-Gation” in Publishing bm_pic2.jpgEver since she published Sugar ten years ago, novelist Bernice L. McFadden has felt marginalized by the literary fiction world–exiled in the name of diversity.

In an email interview with GalleyCat, she explained her problem with labels in the contemporary publishing industry: “[Publishers] have placed all African-American authors in one box, forcing them to compete for the attention of ONE audience,” she explained, calling the practice “Seg-Book-Gation”–voicing a concern that we’ve heard from other writers as well. What do you think?

McFadden continued: “Art of any medium should transcend color, race, class, religion and ethnicity, but alas, that is not the case in the publishing world … We’re expected to push our books on the streets like our Urban Lit writing colleagues. But we are not hustlers–we are writers.”

Finally, she concluded: “I believe the key is cross-marketing … The success of the novels “The Help” by Kathyrn Stockett and “The Secret Life of Bees” by Sue Monk Kidd was due to cross-marketing by Penguin. Even though the cast of characters in both books are predominately African-American, the books were not pigeon-holed as ‘Black Books’ because they were written by white women.”

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Jason Boog http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/seg-book-gation-in-publishing_b10533#disqus_thread http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/seg-book-gation-in-publishing_b10533 http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/seg-book-gation-in-publishing_b10533 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:23:00 +0000
Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Semifinalists Announced abna_logo-200.jpgThe 100 semifinalists were announced by Amazon.com and Penguin Group in the second-annual Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. The panel of judges will name three finalists on May 15, 2009, and Amazon readers will pick the final winner.

According to the release, the semifinalists represent 94 cities, 33 U.S. states and seven countries. Four authors came from New York City and one hailed from Duncraig, Western Australia.

Here’s more from the release: “Once Penguin selects the three finalists, a panel of esteemed publishing professionals–including bestselling authors Sue Grafton and Sue Monk Kidd, literary agent Barney Karpfinger and Penguin Press Editor-in-Chief Eamon Dolan–will read and post their critiques of the top three manuscripts on Friday, May 15, [here].” (Via.)

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