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Category Archives: publishing
Book Trailers Blaze Across Screens of Potential Readers: Do They Flame or Fizzle?
By Anna Patrick, Associate Digital Publicist When a new movie first starts generating buzz, what is the first thing that pops up when you Google the title? The movie trailer. So many authors and publishing practitioners in the book world … Continue reading
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Tagged alex karpovsky, Amazon, anna patrick, authors, book, book publicity, book trailer, book trailer promotion, book trailers, book trailers for readers, books, brief, buzzfeed, fiction, gary shteyngart, goodreads, google, great book trailers, how to promote book trailers, james franco, joe mccormack, jonathan franzen, journalists, little failure, media connect, memoir, new york city book publicity firm, non-fiction, penuin random house, rashida jones, rumpus, scott dominic carpenter, sloane crosley, theory of remainders, wiley, winter goose publishing
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Kickstart Mardis Gras with 5 Books Set in New Orleans
photo credit By Cori Cagide, Associate Publicist Today, Tuesday, March 4th, kicks off Mardis Gras 2014 – A holiday celebrated as much for its exciting parades and parties as for its history and tradition. Mardis Gras is filled with crazy … Continue reading
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Tagged bayou, book publicity, fat tuesday, holiday, mardi gras, mardi gras 2014, new orleans, saints, the big easy
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15 of the Most Memorable First Sentences In Literature
photo credit By Johanna Dickson, digital publicist The best opening book lines stay with you long after you’ve finished. They immediately draw you into the story. You re-read them, write them down, or repeat them to others. The great … Continue reading
10 Reasons To Spend Your Snow Day Reading
photo credit By Cori Cagide, associate digital publicist Thanks to a polar vortex that has affected a majority of the country this winter season, most residents are being forced indoors. Even cities like Atlanta, who rarely experience this type … Continue reading
The Rise Of The Young-Adult Dystopian Novel
photo credit By Alexandra Israel, publicist Young-Adult dystopian novels have hit the publishing marketplace, and hard: gone are the days when want-to-be writers dreamed of becoming the next Dante or Milton. Becoming the next Suzanne Collins, John, Green, or J.K. Rowling … Continue reading
7 Literary Fiction Suggestions That Will Deepen Your Empathy
credit By Adrienne Fontaine, publicist It seems that every week there’s a new trend article about who’s reading, why we’re reading, what reading does to us, and where reading is going. A lot of these come to pretty obvious conclusions, … Continue reading
Romantic Books-To-Movies To Check Out This Valentine’s Day
credit Looking for a good romantic flick to watch this Friday night? Book fans should check out one of these classic books-to-movies for Valentine’s Day. But first, see what the MEDIA CONNECT team thinks about each pick!
Posted in Media, publishing
Tagged books, books to movies, publishing, romance, romantic movies, the time traveler's wife, v-day, valentine's day, valentine's day movies, vday
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A Look at 10 Oscar Nominated Films and the Books That Inspired Them
By Nicole Martineau, associate publicist The 86th Annual Academy Awards are almost here, and what better way to celebrate this year’s nominees than by taking a closer look at the literary works that inspired them? Here are ten of this … Continue reading
MEDIA CONNECT Reflects on the 2014 Soundview Author Summit
David Hahn, Managing Director, Brian Feinblum, Chief Marketing Officer, and Anna Patrick, Assistant Digital Publicist, attended the 2014 Soundview Author Summit in Atlanta last month. The summit, which began on Sunday, January 12, and ran through Tuesday, January 14, brought … Continue reading
Where’s The Book Hall Of Fame?
photo credit By Brian Feinblum, Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President As a big baseball fan, I’m always intrigued by the annual debate that ensues as the Baseball Writers Association of America names its selections for new inductees into … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, book hall of fame, book publicity, brian feinblum, hall of fame, publishing, publishing hall of fame, Writing
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