Sentences with phrase «books by celebrities»

Of the ten biggest publishers of translated literature in America, only two are imprints of conglomerate publishers: FSG, which has a long tradition of publishing works in translation, and Atria, which mostly publishes books by celebrities, and they finish 8th and 9th, respectively.

Unless your book is on the publisher's «top tier» short list — such as books by celebrities or best - selling authors — the most you can expect is to have your book and an accompanying press release mailed out to a list of book reviewers, with little or no follow - up.

However, one look at the current bestseller list will often betray publishing's continuing interest in a platform: you'll find books by celebrities, pundits, and well - established writers occupying a fair share of it.

If it were really true that publishers were only interested in cookie - cutter copies of current bestsellers or books by celebrities, writers like Ann and me wouldn't have careers.

Not exact matches

Each month's book selections are chosen by recurring and celebrity guest judges who are passionate about books, like Ellie Kemper from «Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt» and Josh Radnor from «How I Met Your Mother.»

Logan says the terrorist attacks might actually create a bump up in demand for the company's service, two thirds of which are booked by business executives, celebrities, and wealthy clientele.

Schawbel's books have been endorsed by over 50 CEOs (Whole Foods, Sodexo, Intuit, Campbell Soup), celebrities (Dr. Mehmet Oz, Patti Stanger, Daymond John, Barbara Corcoran), professors (Harvard, UPenn, Dartmouth, Northwestern) and bestselling authors (Daniel Pink, Adam Grant, Seth Godin, Gretchen Rubin, Stephen R. Covey, Ken Blanchard, Dave Ramsey, Jack Canfield, Susan Cain).

His books have been endorsed by over 50 CEOs (Intuit, Campbell Soup), celebrities (Patti Stanger, Daymond John, Barbara Corcoran), professors (Harvard, UPenn, Dartmouth, Northwestern) and bestselling authors (Daniel Pink, David Bach, Harvey Mackay, Seth Godin, Gretchen Rubin, Stephen R. Covey, Ken Blanchard, Dave Ramsey, Jeffrey Gitomer, Jack Canfield, Susan Cain).

The early church was disenfranchised — they had no Christian bookstores full of Christian books written by Christian celebrities — yet Jesus somehow still built His Church.

Great books and good books are still published and some even turn a profit, but the book business is increasingly prey to the bottom line which is enhanced by the reflections of, and narrations about, celebrities from other media.

No one in my family used to bake rye bread, so this recipe is a combination of many I found online and in cookbooks — mainly one great little book called Suomen maakuntaleivät (Finnish Regional Breads) by a Finnish celebrity cook from the eighties, Jaakko Kolmonen.

The contest is based on LOUKOUMI's CELEBRITY COOKBOOK, the award winning Children's book by Nick Katsoris, featuring favorite childhood recipes by over 50 celebrities including Beyonce, Jennifer Aniston, Oprah Winfrey, Betty White, Taylor Swift, Eli Manning, Matt Lauer, Justin Timberlake, Sherri Shepherd, Katie Couric, Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Mark Wahlberg, 8 Disney Channel stars and many others.

2012, a 10 - day festival starting april 27, will feature family activities and children's book readings by local celebrities and heroes,.

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only thing worse is parenting books written by celebrities!

Pregnancy books written by celebrities Women have been pregnant since the dawn of time, with books written on the subject for as long as there have been books.

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That's why the book implicitly rejects the nonsense spouted by Ina May Gaskin, Barbara Harper (waterbirth), Debra Pascali - Bonnaro (orgasmic birth) and other NCB and homebirth celebrities, by ignoring it altogether.

Countless Jacks have been seen throughout history for characters in books, tv and movies, and has recently been chosen by dozens of celebrities.

Forbidden to leave Egypt while the investigation is ongoing, Hawass spends his days writing books in this modest office, surrounded by trophies, medals and photos of himself with celebrities.

In Amanda de Cadenet's new book, It's Messy ($ 27, amazon.com), the host of the celebrity interview series The Conversation writes candidly about her own life story, from her days as a teenage talk show host to becoming a mom at 19 to her high - profile marriage — and divorce, by the time she was 26.

If you're celebrity obsessed or just a fan of iconic ladies like Beyonce and Audrey Hepburn, express your admiration by coloring in the pages of this awesome book.

Some doctors dismiss gluten - free as a mere fad, 5 fueled by celebrity endorsements and an increasing number of books linking wheat and gluten to a wide range of health problems, from gut dysfunction and allergies to neurological diseases and autoimmune problems.

Watch this video to see celebrity yoga instructor Mandy Ingber teach a couple of yoga routines inspired by her new book Yogalosophy: 28 Days to the Ultimate Mind - Body Makeover.

Popularized by celebrities, there is no shortage of marketers willing to sell you books and kits to help you get started.

It seems like no matter what diet book, celebrity nutritionist or wellness plan you look at, everyone's got a go - to smoothie recipe that they swear by.

If you «Don't know what to say here», then get off yer lazy butt and insert a cool song lyric, line from a poem, or a quote by your favorite author, celebrity, or comic book character.

I have been rated as one of the best Indian book reviewers by some celebrities whom you can trust on.

Plus, catch up on the latest celebrity news by checking out the books about love that celebrities and reality TV stars have penned, many of which include their best dating and relationship advice based on their own celebrity relationships, celebrity marriages, and celebrity divorces.

This biopic about such an unconventional subject who died nearly half a century ago and has been revived by Ms. Herrara's book and raised to icon status including first - name celebrity recognition, called for a script that wasn't as straightforward.

Adapted from the famed samizdat novel of the French Resistance, Jean - Pierre Melville's first feature, Le silence de la mer (1949), despite critical and commercial success, gained its director little glory: overshadowed by the book and the celebrity...

Adapted by Hannibal's Bryan Fuller and Blade Runner sequel writer Michael Green, the series based Gaiman's book (which has the writer himself as an executive producer), chronicles the struggle between the gods of old (mythological legends from around the world) and new (reflecting modern society's love for money, technology and celebrity, among other things).

In an era where celebrities of all kinds use ghostwriters or are «assisted by X,» and where the focus is on puffery, whitewashing, sensationalism, or revisionist history, Klein's voice is in every sentence of this book.

Many of the books written by celebrities, many indie authors say Snooki is not a real author, are also ghost written.

Most celebrity books are written by ghost writers, the book sells on their name value.

Audiobooks are basically audio recordings of your favorite books narrated by a professional or a renowned celebrity.

This self - published book beats out all the hundreds of books in its category in Amazon sales ranking including those published by the major traditional publishers and many written by celebrity authors with a platform.

Examples include: testimonials already secured by celebrities, famous authors, or other influential people; firm commitments (sometimes in writing) from influential people to help promote your book to their audience when the time is right; you having a massive mailing list or social media following; you having a website and / or blog with massive traffic and / or comments (with the numbers to prove it); your own radio show, TV show, or syndicated column; past and upcoming media appearances; past and upcoming speaking engagements in front of lots of people; pre-sale commitments from corporations or organizations; having your own publicist or being able / willing to hire one.

Many major news outlets refuse to review self - published books, even by authors who were traditionally published in the past or who have achieved a measure of «celebrity» status for one reason or another.

In that scenario, they'd focus instead just on blockbuster books by brand - name authors and celebrities.

My characters are a mixture of people I know, celebrities, other characters from TV shows, films or books, and of my own imagination fed by years of observing people so that the final product is quite unrecognisable from his or her origins.

Bloggers like Lawson also make a lot of money through advertising and yes, they got book deals from traditional publishers, but they were internet celebrities by the time they got them.

It's a four - day roller - coaster of hard work and wild parties, wheeling and dealing, free books, free booze, literary celebrities to bump into (literally), deals to make, nonstop noise, lines to stand in for tasteless hotdogs, hospitality suites, shuttle - buses, hands to shake, backs to slap, a lot of standing around in utmost boredom until another friend walks by and you're off for another beer, more shmooze, more noise, more party invitations, more lies and hype.

When Julie Powell started her blog in 2002 to record her planned yearlong odyssey to cook every recipe in Mastering the Art of French Cooking I doubt she ever thought, even in her wildest dreams, that her musings would cause her to become an internet celebrity, but that is what happened - as the months went by and she moved from creating a simple but sublime vichyssoise (leak and potato soup) to the increasingly intricate recipes her audience grew and grew, attracted by her easy to read style which (as the book blurb puts it) has the humor of Bridget Jones and the vitality of Augusten Burroughs.

One half of the comedy duo behind Comedy Central's «Broad City» — it's your cool friend's favorite show — Jacobson takes an unexpected approach to the penned - by - celebrity book.

To wit: overpaying huge advances for worthless books written by celebrities.

According to the article, the week leading up to Christmas showed the highest print sales in three years, possibly spurred by the release of a number of celebrity book titles.

Though they were all brought to celebrity status by Rhona's efforts, they were still real people as characters in this book.

I understand these legitimate publishers need to make a profit, that's why they publish «celebrity» books, but to choose to make more profit by outright scamming people is despicable.