In today's Independent, Boyd Tonkin writes about "Charge or Release", a campaign of 42 leading British writers who joined the National Council for Civil Liberties earlier this week in opposing British government plans to hold ... Read More »
According to Paulo Coelho, publishers don't understand the role of the Internet in the book industry. At the Frankfurt Book Fair, Coelho chastised publishers for not adapting in the face of the digital content craze. ... Read More »
October 17, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news
We've heard a lot lately about good writing “ the Nobel Prize for literature announcement, the Giller shortlist “ but the L.A. Times has a post about literary agent Nathan Bransford's blog, in which Bransford ... Read More »
October 10, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news
Tina Fey is planning to add "author" to her list of accomplishments. The Emmy-award-winning actress and Sarah Palin impersonator has inked a U.S. $6-million deal with Little, Brown & Co. An article in today's National ... Read More »
October 7, 2008 | Filed under: Authors
Last month, Quillblog featured a blog posting from New York magazine about the end of publishing (question mark). One concern for authors and publishers alike was that the focus had shifted from backing solid literary ... Read More »
October 7, 2008 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news
After a six-year run, the New York Sun is shutting down. From the New York Times: The Sun's president and editor, Seth Lipsky, said a three-week search for new financial backers had failed. Mr. Lipsky ... Read More »
September 30, 2008
It's the American Library Association's Banned Books Week, and their website features lists of frequently challenged books covering various eras on their website. Margaret Atwood's Handmaid's Tale is 37th on the ALA's list of the ... Read More »
Stephen Colbert is running for president - in the Marvel Universe. Signs proclaiming "Colbert for President" have been appearing recently in the background of various Marvel comics, and now Marvel has announced that Colbert will ... Read More »
September 30, 2008 | Filed under: Book news
From the Times: It may appear agrestic to ask, but The Times is calling on its readers to come to the rescue of words that risk fading into caliginosity. Dictionary compilers at Collins have decided ... Read More »
September 23, 2008 | Filed under: Book news
Are there too many literary prizes? Richard Whitehead at the Times weighs the Booker against the rest. According to Indigo Books & Music, "Book Clubs are the New Dinner Party." Indigo has released a list ... Read More »
September 23, 2008 | Filed under: Book news
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