by Katie Gowrie

Book links roundup: How David Bergen started writing, Of Mice and Men invoked in execution case, and more

David Bergen on how he started writing Thomas Steinbeck decries use of character from Of Mice and Men in death row trial Martin Amis: "An Unfond Farewell to the British Lit Scene" Joan Rivers' Costco ... Read More »

August 9, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Book links roundup: Cohen’s poems implicated in lawsuit, Jonah Lehrer’s publisher reviewing all his works, and more

By Katie Gowrie

How Leonard Cohen's steamy poems became part of a Silicon Valley lawsuit Jonah Lehrer's works under review by publisher Chicken Soup for the digital soul? "Twitter isn't killing books": Roxanne Gay's response to Jacob Silverman ... Read More »

August 8, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Book links roundup: Toronto subway poetry program ends, Author’s Guild requests damages from Google, and more

By Katie Gowrie

Poetry on the Way, featuring poetry on Toronto subways, comes to a stop Author's Guild requests $750 U.S. from Google for each book copied in digitized books lawsuit Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Arctic diary to ... Read More »

August 7, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Book links roundup: Beautiful Disaster film finds studio, Fifty Shades outsells Harry Potter, and more

By Katie Gowrie

Warner Bros. wins bidding war for film rights to Jamie McGuire's YA novel Beautiful Disaster Fifty Shades series outsells Harry Potter on Amazon U.K. Bodleian Library attempts to put first collected edition of Shakespearean plays ... Read More »

August 2, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Canadian Authors Association announces winners of 2012 Literary Awards

By Katie Gowrie

The Canadian Authors Association has revealed the winners of its annual literary awards, presented during the Leacock Summer Festival in Orillia, Ontario, on July 28. Founded in 1975, the CAA awards are presented to writers ... Read More »

August 1, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Book links roundup: Rowling novel withheld from foreign publishers, S&S acquires Sally Ride biography, and more

By Katie Gowrie

J.K. Rowling's The Casual Vacancy withheld from foreign publishers over piracy fears Simon & Schuster to publish Sally Ride biography Mysterious book sculptures found in Edinburgh literary spots to be put on display A Cambodian ... Read More »

August 1, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Remembering Maeve Binchy

By Katie Gowrie

Best-selling Irish author Maeve Binchy died in hospital Monday night after a short illness. She was 72 years old. "Maeve was a great storyteller," says International Festival of Authors director Geoffrey Taylor, who came to ... Read More »

July 31, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Book links roundup: Exhibit features Stephen Colbert beside literary legends, Beautiful Disaster a hit in Hollywood, and more

By Katie Gowrie

Stephen Colbert featured alongside Joyce, Sendak in exhibit at museum and library Studios vie for film rights to Jamie McGuire's Beautiful Disaster Revealing Eden author speaks out against claims of racism Author Moira Butterfield: why ... Read More »

July 31, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

BookNet bestsellers: non-fiction

By Katie Gowrie

Biographies and memoirs dominate this week's list of non-fiction bestsellers. For the two weeks ending July 22, 2012: 1. Wheat Belly, William Davis (HarperCollins, $17.99 pa, 9781443412735) 2. A Stolen Life, Jaycee Dugard (Simon & ... Read More »

July 30, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

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Book links roundup: How David Bergen started writing, Of Mice and Men invoked in execution case, and more

Book links roundup: Cohen’s poems implicated in lawsuit, Jonah Lehrer’s publisher reviewing all his works, and more

Book links roundup: Toronto subway poetry program ends, Author’s Guild requests damages from Google, and more

Book links roundup: Beautiful Disaster film finds studio, Fifty Shades outsells Harry Potter, and more

Canadian Authors Association announces winners of 2012 Literary Awards

Book links roundup: Rowling novel withheld from foreign publishers, S&S acquires Sally Ride biography, and more

Remembering Maeve Binchy

Book links roundup: Exhibit features Stephen Colbert beside literary legends, Beautiful Disaster a hit in Hollywood, and more

BookNet bestsellers: non-fiction

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