by Nathan Whitlock

Countdown to Cohen

There are a few authors “ J.K. Rowling being the most obvious example “ who can create line-ups at the cash register on the day of publication. For most books, however, even ones by popular ... Read More »

July 14, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: Shakespeare, Waugh, Sedaris, Seinfeld, Bush

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: Stolen Shakespeare folio recovered in U.S. (Dallas Morning News) The battle over Brideshead Revisited (Times Online) David Sedaris in Ottawa (The Ottawa Citizen) Latest round in the Seinfeld cookbook fight (The New ... Read More »

July 14, 2008 | Filed under: Book links, Libraries

Helter Skelter author accuses Bush of murder

By Nathan Whitlock

Vincent Bugliosi, the L.A. prosecutor who tried Charles Manson and wrote about the case in Helter Skelter, has a new book that accuses President Bush of the murder of American soldiers who die in Iraq. ... Read More »

July 7, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: Sean Connery, Chinglish, and nude biographers

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: Sean Connery backs out of memoir contract (Scotsman.com) Will "Chinglish" outstrip English? (Wired) Amanda Foreman accused of "devaluing the biographer's skill" after posing nude in magazine (Times Online) Book lover/garbage picker (The ... Read More »

July 7, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

Bookmarks: dirty books, disposable books, and Welsh books

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: Indiana bookstore won't have to register to sell dirty books (Courier-Journal) Speaking of which, shy and retiring Gene Simmons to launch new book on prostitution (Blabbermouth.net) New Halifax library should go big ... Read More »

July 3, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

Loading the canon

By Nathan Whitlock

There is nothing “ aside from the sight of paint drying, perhaps “ quite like the creation of fantasy CanLit canons. On Canada Day, The Globe and Mail had a number of people “ mostly ... Read More »

July 3, 2008 | Filed under: Book news, Opinion

Quillblog exclusive: Summer reading picks from Lawrence Hill, Michael Crummey, Sky Gilbert, Claudia Dey, and more [Updated: more authors added!]

By Nathan Whitlock

Lawrence Hill, author of the Commonwealth Prize-winning The Book of Negroes (HarperCollins Canada): The following six books are on my bedside table and will constitute my first forays into summer reading. There are five novels ... Read More »

June 23, 2008 | Filed under: Authors

Bookmarks: Invisible Publishing, most-hated books, new story from Alice Munro, and the case of the stolen Hulk

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: Halifax's Invisible Publishing profiled* (The Chronicle Herald) Critics pick their most-hated books (Times Online) New story from Alice Munro (The New Yorker) Nerd-thieves swipe Hulk statue from book store (2 News.tv) Argentinian ... Read More »

June 23, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

Conrad Black writes from the belly of the beast

By Nathan Whitlock

The currently incarcerated Conrad Black has written a review of Rick Perlstein's book Nixonland in the New York newspaper The Sun. (There's only so much time you can spend in the weight room.) Nixon was ... Read More »

June 19, 2008 | Filed under: Authors

Event photos: Jailbreaks Toronto launch

By Nathan Whitlock

Jailbreaks: 99 Canadian Sonnets (Biblioasis), an anthology put together by poet and Q&Q contributor Zachariah Wells, had its Toronto launch on June 11 at the I.V. Lounge. Readers at the launch included Al Moritz, Shane ... Read More »

June 18, 2008 | Filed under: Events

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Countdown to Cohen

Bookmarks: Shakespeare, Waugh, Sedaris, Seinfeld, Bush

Helter Skelter author accuses Bush of murder

Bookmarks: Sean Connery, Chinglish, and nude biographers

Bookmarks: dirty books, disposable books, and Welsh books

Loading the canon

Quillblog exclusive: Summer reading picks from Lawrence Hill, Michael Crummey, Sky Gilbert, Claudia Dey, and more [Updated: more authors added!]

Bookmarks: Invisible Publishing, most-hated books, new story from Alice Munro, and the case of the stolen Hulk

Conrad Black writes from the belly of the beast

Event photos: Jailbreaks Toronto launch

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