by Nathan Whitlock

Bookmarks: Linwood Barclay, eating in the library, and why we read things online

Some book-related links: Linwood Barclay novel gets the Richard and Judy nod (CBC.ca) Toronto lifts ban on eating in the library (CBC.ca) The attraction of online reading explained (Slate) The world's most expensive books (Granta) ... Read More »

June 17, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

Event photos: The Trillium Award shortlist reading and reception

By Nathan Whitlock

All of the authors shortlisted for this year's Trillium Book Awards read and were feted at an event held on June 11 in the Brigantine Room at Toronto's Harbourfront Centre. Poet Margaret Christakos with Dennis ... Read More »

June 12, 2008 | Filed under: Awards, Events

Genre writers resist the book-a-year “hamster wheel”

By Nathan Whitlock

Having anyone want to publish your stuff is good enough for most writers. Having a publisher want more of your stuff seems like an unattainable dream. But for some popular writers, publishers often ask for ... Read More »

June 9, 2008 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

Bookmarks: David Sedaris, Gotti’s daughter, and Baghdad’s National Library

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: Rick Mercer interviews David Sedaris (The Globe and Mail) HarperCollins to sue Victoria Gotti over unwritten memoir (NY Daily News) Meet the director of Baghdad's National Library (The Guardian) Antique book hunt ... Read More »

June 9, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

Event photos: Alan Twigg, Barbara Kingsolver, Pasha Malla, Roy Innes, and Matt Dunigan

By Nathan Whitlock

Alan Twigg, author of Full-Time: A Soccer Story (McCLelland & Stewart), presents the jersey that was featured on the book's cover to Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame representative and Canada Soccer Centre co-founder William Hoyle ... Read More »

June 2, 2008 | Filed under: Authors, Events

Bookmarks: Prince promotes his book, Naipaul pisses everyone off, and more

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: The Artist Currently Known as Prince promotes his upcoming coffee-table book at Book Expo America (USA Today) V.S. Naipaul announces there are "no more great writers" (The Independent) ... and gets poetically ... Read More »

June 2, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

Return of the Sputnik library

By Nathan Whitlock

From Torontoist.com After more than twenty months of renovations that saw the building completely gutted, the S. Walter Stewart branch of the Toronto Public Library is finally reopening tomorrow. If you grew up in East ... Read More »

May 29, 2008 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Event photos: Andre Alexis, Anthony De Sa, Joseph Kertes, and some nudes

By Nathan Whitlock

Authors Andre Alexis, Anthony De Sa, and Joseph Kertes all read at an event hosted by A Different Drummer Books and Bryan Prince at the Gallery on the Bay in Hamilton, Ontario, on May 27. ... Read More »

May 29, 2008 | Filed under: Authors, Events

“Disgruntled” former White House spokesman writes tell-all memoir

By Nathan Whitlock

From MSNBC.com: In a shocking turnabout, the press secretary most known for defending President Bush on Iraq, Katrina and a host of other controversial issues produced a memoir damning of his old boss on nearly ... Read More »

May 29, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Haruki Murakami on translation

By Nathan Whitlock

Mainichi Daily News “ yes, we read 'em all “ has an interview with novelist Haruki Murakami on the recent work he's done translating some classic American novels into Japanese: Over the past few years, ... Read More »

May 27, 2008 | Filed under: Authors

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Bookmarks: Linwood Barclay, eating in the library, and why we read things online

Event photos: The Trillium Award shortlist reading and reception

Genre writers resist the book-a-year “hamster wheel”

Bookmarks: David Sedaris, Gotti’s daughter, and Baghdad’s National Library

Event photos: Alan Twigg, Barbara Kingsolver, Pasha Malla, Roy Innes, and Matt Dunigan

Bookmarks: Prince promotes his book, Naipaul pisses everyone off, and more

Return of the Sputnik library

Event photos: Andre Alexis, Anthony De Sa, Joseph Kertes, and some nudes

“Disgruntled” former White House spokesman writes tell-all memoir

Haruki Murakami on translation

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