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writer's blog home > blog archives page 217Julia Quinn and the Original E-Books
Embracing the digital book revolution are HarperCollins and bestselling romance author Julia Quinn. June 10, 2006
Gawker Defeated In The Battle of Shiloh
Gawker was initially labeled a hero by some bloggers for its refusal to remove from its website a photograph of baby Shiloh taken from the cover of Hello magazine. June 8, 2006
Blogger Fixing an Unexpected Problem
Google's Blogger service is currently down for maintenance as they repair an unexpected problem. June 8, 2006
Stephen King Reviews New Scott Smith Novel
Scott Smith has a new thriller out this summer called The Ruins. June 8, 2006
Red Hat Developing Social Network Called Mugshot
Red Hat is working on a social networking site called Mugshot. June 7, 2006
Senate Fiddles While Iraq Burns
Well, let's see. June 7, 2006
Lionsgate Drops Marvel's Black Widow
IGN is reporting that Lionsgate has dropped plans to make a film based on Marvel Comics' Black Widow. June 7, 2006
Seth Mnookin: the New Captain Ahab?
He's won every court case brought against him. June 7, 2006
All Cow Artists Should Blog
This year a CowParade is being held in Boston and the Bostonist is on top of the coverage. June 6, 2006
Blogging Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia, Fear of 666
Today is 6-6-06. June 6, 2006
The Return Of The Paperback Original
The Wall Street Journal reports on a new trend: straight to paperback. June 6, 2006
John Updike Writes a Thriller
John Updike, known for his literary fiction, short stories and poetry, has penned a thriller called Terrorist. June 5, 2006
Travel + Leisure and The Knot Launch Romantic Travel Magazine
Travel + Leisure and The Knot, Inc. June 5, 2006
Using BookScan As a Weapon
Slate has a feature which points out the evil uses of Bookscan. June 5, 2006
Seth Godin on Blog Comments
Seth Godin is in the spotlight this weekend. June 4, 2006
Marvel Publishes Graphic Novel Based on Halo Game
Halo is one of the most popular game franchises ever. June 4, 2006
Seth Godin Offers 56 Tips for Increasing Blog Traffic
Seth Godin has written a helpful blog post with 56 different tips for boosting your blog traffic. June 3, 2006
Charles Webb to Write Sequel to The Graduate
The Associated Press reports that Charles Webb, the author of The Graduate, has signed a book deal with Random House to write a sequel to the novel. June 3, 2006
A Bookshelf in the Shape of a Man
Any Amount of Books, a bookstore in London, is selling an unusual bookshelf called the Bookman that comes in the shape of a man. June 3, 2006
Author of The Graduate is Writing a Sequel
Charles Webb has signed a book deal to write Home School, a sequel to his popular The Graduate novel that became the hit movie starring Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft. June 3, 2006
Ebay To Offer Blogs
eBay is entering the world of blogs and wikis. June 2, 2006
Ask.com Debuts Blog Search
Ask. June 1, 2006
Poll Lists George W. Bush As Worst President In Last 61 Years
In a recent Quinnepac poll American voters named George W. June 1, 2006
Six Apart to Compete With Social Networks
TechCrunch reports that Six Apart is launching a free tool called Vox (formerly Project Comet) that combines social networking and blogging. June 1, 2006
High Hopes for Gruen's Water for Elephants
USA Today reports that booksellers are really getting behind Sara Gruen's novel Water for Elephants (Algonquin). June 1, 2006

