by Leigh Anne Williams

We're on a road to nowhere

Following his participation in Humber College's first summer publishing workshop, writer Hal Niedzviecki has turned his experiences -- he served as one of three judges of the students' final projects, along with Kim McArthur and ... Read More »

October 13, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

Making a scene

By Leigh Anne Williams

Which is better for a writer's development (and career) -- living in a major urban centre with a healthy literary "scene," or honing their craft in relative isolation? Brenda Schmidt, a poet who lives in ... Read More »

October 6, 2005 | Filed under: Book news

The missing literature of poverty

By Leigh Anne Williams

On the Powells.com website, author and litblogger Laila Lalami uses Hurricane Katrina as a springboard to discuss the way the U.S. has ignored the growing poverty in its midst in recent years. And she argues ... Read More »

October 6, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

That pan-industry Scotiabank Giller shortlist

By Leigh Anne Williams

There is, of course, plenty of Scotiabank Giller shortlist coverage in today's papers. The National Post weighs in with betting odds on the five nominees, ranging from 2-1 for favourite Lisa Moore to 75-1 for ... Read More »

September 29, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

Sonnets, ghazals, and glosas, oh my!

By Leigh Anne Williams

Over on Bookninja.com, there's a lively discussion about the renewal of interest in form among Canadian poets. Contributing to the "essay-in-conversation" are poets Ian LeTourneau and John Lofranco, and their back-and-forth ranges over the work ... Read More »

September 6, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

We take people like you out of here in leg irons

By Leigh Anne Williams

In The Washington Post, Miami novelist Diana Abu-Jaber recounts a long wait at her home city's airport after her surname turns up on a watch list. "After an hour and a half, I pulled my ... Read More »

September 6, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

Down with the establishment

By Leigh Anne Williams

On Good Reports, Alex Good takes a swipe at several established writers and pans critics who don't pan them. But he does have some kind words for critics who haven't been afraid to take down ... Read More »

August 31, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

The wit and wisdom of Warren Kinsella

By Leigh Anne Williams

One thing the blog explosion's done is give authors who feel they've been wronged by reviews the chance to vent in public. And Warren Kinsella, the political strategist who's just released a history of punk ... Read More »

August 30, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

The reviewing agenda

By Leigh Anne Williams

Globe and Mail books editor Martin Levin weighs in on the controversy about the Washington Post review of John Irving's new novel. (To recap: reviewer Marianne Wiggins savaged the book in the Post, but the ... Read More »

August 29, 2005 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

Nodding off to Canadian fiction

By Leigh Anne Williams

For those with access to the Globe and Mail's inside edition, a column by Russell Smith discusses the author's aversion to Canadian historical fiction. Contemplating why he has trouble taking on these dense but theoretically ... Read More »

August 26, 2005 | Filed under: Industry news

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We're on a road to nowhere

Making a scene

The missing literature of poverty

That pan-industry Scotiabank Giller shortlist

Sonnets, ghazals, and glosas, oh my!

We take people like you out of here in leg irons

Down with the establishment

The wit and wisdom of Warren Kinsella

The reviewing agenda

Nodding off to Canadian fiction

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