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Trouble in Happyland

In case you missed it, last weekend's New York Times had an intriguing story about J. Robert Lennon's novel Happyland, which is currently being serialized in Harper's magazine. Turns out Lennon's novel was originally set ... Read More »

August 31, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

In memory of Mahfouz

By Leigh Anne Williams

Egyptian novelist Naguib Mahfouz, a Nobel laureate whose books include Palace Walk, among many others, has died at the age of 94. Probably the best one-stop resource for information and reaction is at the litblog ... Read More »

August 31, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

IFOA gets in on blog action

By Leigh Anne Williams

Harbourfront's International Festival of Authors has launched its very own blog to promote the festival over the next couple of months (this year's IFOA runs from October 18-28). So far, postings are few -- the ... Read More »

August 17, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

At the altar of The Shark God

By Leigh Anne Williams

The Last Heathen, Charles Montgomery's non-fiction South Pacific saga about missionaries, murder, and more, is starting to make waves internationally. It was published here in Canada by Douglas & McIntyre two years ago and won ... Read More »

August 17, 2006

Lawson in the running for Booker

By Leigh Anne Williams

Mary Lawson is representing for Canada on the Man Booker Prize longlist, which was announced today. Lawson's soon-to-be-released second novel, The Other Side of the Bridge, is one of 19 longlisted titles and the sole ... Read More »

August 14, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

Bezmozgis's Montreal

By Leigh Anne Williams

Salon's "Literary Guide to the World" goes Canadian today with a piece on Montreal fiction. It's written by Toronto-raised David Bezmozgis (author of Natasha and Other Stories), who went to McGill University. Bezmozgis highlights three ... Read More »

August 10, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

A novelist brings the funny onstage

By Leigh Anne Williams

Scottish novelist A.L. Kennedy is trying a new line of work -- standup comedy. In a piece for The Guardian, she writes about her "evenings in murky basements trying to make people laugh" over the ... Read More »

August 10, 2006 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

Amazon's race to sell everything

By Leigh Anne Williams

Amazon.com released its first-quarter results last week (which contained no specific mention of Canada), to the disappointment of most investors. It appears that Amazon's aggressive investment in the toy and grocery categories is dampening profits.While ... Read More »

August 3, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

Author draws her own damn cover

By Leigh Anne Williams

Lionel Shriver, the author of the novel We Need to Talk About Kevin, is apparently publishing a new novel soon -- and she isn't too thrilled with the cover design process. In an arts column ... Read More »

August 3, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

Fear of Toronto fiction

By Leigh Anne Williams

To mark its (final) Summer Fiction issue, Toronto Life is running a web-only roundtable discussion with three Toronto authors: Shyam Selvadurai, Sheila Heti, and Andrew Pyper. The subject is "Toronto literature," and a couple of ... Read More »

July 20, 2006 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

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Quill and Quire

Trouble in Happyland

In memory of Mahfouz

IFOA gets in on blog action

At the altar of The Shark God

Lawson in the running for Booker

Bezmozgis's Montreal

A novelist brings the funny onstage

Amazon's race to sell everything

Author draws her own damn cover

Fear of Toronto fiction

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