by Leigh Anne Williams

More King: The story of Lisey's Story

With his new novel Lisey's Story, Stephen King has produced one of his occasional not-so-horrific books, and publisher Simon & Schuster is busy promoting it "almost as if it were written by an up-and-coming author ... Read More »

October 5, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

Harlequin announces mass layoffs

By Leigh Anne Williams

In a terse press release, Harlequin parent company Torstar has announced plans for laying off 4% of the workforce at the multinational romance publisher. Says the release: "Torstar expects that the restructuring charge will be ... Read More »

October 4, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

So much Style that it's wasted

By Leigh Anne Williams

The Chicago Manual of Style, the copy editor's Bible -- wait, that should be "bible" because it's being used metaphorically and not referring to the actual Bible -- is going online. A New York Times ... Read More »

September 28, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

Let's talk Fifth Business

By Leigh Anne Williams

In the U.S., Amazon.com has teamed up with Penguin to promote the Penguin Classics line via an online reading group. And the very first selection? None other than Robertson Davies' CanLit classic Fifth Business. Kathryn ... Read More »

September 28, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

Toys in the bookstore

By Leigh Anne Williams

The Globe and Mail has picked up on Heather Reisman's plans to add more toy offerings to Indigo's product mix. This is old news to industry folk, but the piece does highlight one intriguing stat: ... Read More »

September 21, 2006 | Filed under: Bookselling, Industry news

Frey speaks, selectively

By Leigh Anne Williams

In case anyone missed it, James Frey has spoken in-depth to a reporter – Laura Barton, writing for The Guardian – for the first time since the massive controversy over his Oprah-anointed but exaggerated "memoir," ... Read More »

September 21, 2006 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

Booker shortlist announced

By Leigh Anne Williams

Well, Mary Lawson's The Other Side of the Bridge didn't manage to make the jump from the Man Booker Prize longlist to the just-announced shortlist. But there is good news for a couple of Canadian ... Read More »

September 14, 2006 | Filed under: Awards

Rowling's weapon of mass something or other

By Leigh Anne Williams

You can never get enough wacky Harry Potter items, so here's one from Associated Press via the Toronto Star. It seems J.K. Rowling had the manuscript for the next and final Potter novel with her ... Read More »

September 14, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

Toews takes New York (Times)

By Leigh Anne Williams

After bringing Miriam Toews' novel A Complicated Kindness to American readers, her U.S. publisher, Counterpoint, has now reissued her first two novels, The Summer of My Amazing Luck and A Boy of Good Breeding, and ... Read More »

September 7, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

The childman cometh

By Leigh Anne Williams

In a piece on The Tyee's books page, author Kevin Chong ponders the "adultescent," which he defines as "an adult -- typically, a man -- who hasn't quite traded his childlike appetites for age-appropriate attitudes ... Read More »

September 7, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

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More King: The story of Lisey's Story

Harlequin announces mass layoffs

So much Style that it's wasted

Let's talk Fifth Business

Toys in the bookstore

Frey speaks, selectively

Booker shortlist announced

Rowling's weapon of mass something or other

Toews takes New York (Times)

The childman cometh

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