by Nathan Whitlock

Bookmarks: new Bond in Russia!, new Thunderbirds everywhere!, no new autobiographical characters in Salman Rushdie novels!

Some book-related links: New James Bond novel gets Russian publisher (MI6) New Thunderbirds novels after more than forty years (SWFA Pressbook) Salman Rushdie vows to stop creating autobiographical characters (The Canadian Press) Mold: the enemy ... Read More »

February 11, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

High school student expelled for short story

By Nathan Whitlock

From The Globe and Mail: A 17-year-old student has been expelled from his Brampton, Ont., high school for a fictional essay he submitted in a creative writing class about a disgruntled student who murders one ... Read More »

February 4, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Canadian Heritage’s state of the (bookselling) nation

By Nathan Whitlock

Last year, the Department of Canadian Heritage commisioned a report entitled The Book Retail Sector in Canada, which was releases late last month. (You can read the whole report here.) Its key findings probably won't ... Read More »

February 4, 2008 | Filed under: Bookselling, Industry news

Bookmarks: a new Alice Munro story, a fake Robert Fisk biography of Saddam Hussein, and a complaint about pokey publishing

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: "Free Radicals," a new short story by Alice Munro (The New Yorker) Robert Fisk's bio of Saddam Hussein is selling well “ except he didn't write it (The Independent) Why does it ... Read More »

February 4, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

Event Photos: A Golden Age and The Donut: A Canadian History

By Nathan Whitlock

Below are two photos from two recent events. Though both events were hosted by This Is Not a Reading Series and held at Toronto's Gladstone Hotel, you may detect some subtle differences between the two ... Read More »

January 30, 2008 | Filed under: Events

Irene Nemirovsky a fraud?

By Nathan Whitlock

Hey, we didn't say it “ but Ruth Franklin does in The New Republic. That and more. From the article: If any reader still managed to pick up Suite Francaise without knowing that the book's ... Read More »

January 28, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Judith Regan settles with former bosses

By Nathan Whitlock

Judith Regan may be sleazy, but she's not that sleazy, at least according to Regan's former bosses at News Corporation, the owners of HarperCollins U.S., where Regan had her own imprint. According to Yahoo! News, ... Read More »

January 28, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Bookmarks: online shoppers prefer books, kids ought to read, sci-fi space gods are dumb, and other shockingly obvious book news

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: Books are tops amongst the world's online shoppers (The Guardian) Apparently, reading is good for kids, so they should do it more (Toronto Star) The dumbest space gods in science fiction (io9) ... Read More »

January 28, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

Burmese poet arrested for “hidden message”

By Nathan Whitlock

From The Guardian: A Burmese author known for his love poetry has been arrested after penning a Valentine's Day verse carrying a hidden message about the leader of the country's military junta, Senior General Than ... Read More »

January 24, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Golden Compass back on the shelves in Calgary

By Nathan Whitlock

From the Calgary Herald: After a hiatus from library shelves, a controversial novel is being welcomed back into Calgary Catholic School District schools. The Golden Compass, a decade-old novel by Philip Pullman, was pulled from ... Read More »

January 24, 2008 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

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Bookmarks: new Bond in Russia!, new Thunderbirds everywhere!, no new autobiographical characters in Salman Rushdie novels!

High school student expelled for short story

Canadian Heritage’s state of the (bookselling) nation

Bookmarks: a new Alice Munro story, a fake Robert Fisk biography of Saddam Hussein, and a complaint about pokey publishing

Event Photos: A Golden Age and The Donut: A Canadian History

Irene Nemirovsky a fraud?

Judith Regan settles with former bosses

Bookmarks: online shoppers prefer books, kids ought to read, sci-fi space gods are dumb, and other shockingly obvious book news

Burmese poet arrested for “hidden message”

Golden Compass back on the shelves in Calgary

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