by Nathan Whitlock

Canadian writers get Airsick

On Saturday, the Toronto Star published a number of eco-themed essays by such CanLit luminaries as David Adams Richards, Margaret Atwood, Jane Urquhart, Austin Clarke, Robert Bateman, Wayne Grady, John Wilson, and Stephen Marche. (True ... Read More »

January 21, 2008 | Filed under: Authors

Battle of the Bonds

By Nathan Whitlock

From MI6.com (which, we assume, is your one-stop shop for all things James Bond): James Bond legends Sean Connery and Roger Moore will go head to head with rival books this autumn, after Weidenfeld cajoled ... Read More »

January 21, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Bookmarks: Ishmael Beah’s “poetic licence,” sci-fi’s exhaustion, and the Bard goes manga

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: The flaws in Ishmael Beah's memoir called "poetic licence" (The Australian) Is sci-fi out of ideas? (Entertainment Weekly) The Bard goes manga (The Star - Malaysia) Tales of romance, in Polish (The ... Read More »

January 21, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

Victoria, B.C., library workers stage walkout over suspension

By Nathan Whitlock

From the Times Colonist: Unionized workers from the Greater Victoria Public Library were off the job yesterday to protest the suspension of a colleague, said union spokesman Ed Seedhouse. The job action closed all nine ... Read More »

January 17, 2008 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

U.S. publisher relents on eensy-weensy penis in German kids book

By Nathan Whitlock

From EarthTimes.org: A German children's book can be published in the United States after a publisher there dropped its demand for the genitals on a picture of a statue in it be air-brushed out, it ... Read More »

January 17, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: special library edition

By Nathan Whitlock

Some library-related links: Libraries saved... outside of Chatham, Ontario, anyway (Chatham Daily News) Libraries doing okay... in Toronto, anyway (Toronto Star) Libraries doing better than ever! (Toronto Star) But there's porn in the library! (The ... Read More »

January 17, 2008 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Photos from the RBC Bronwen Wallace Award

By Nathan Whitlock

Last night, the winner of the RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers was announced. This being the first year the award is sponsored by the RBC Foundation, the ceremony was held, appropriately enough, in ... Read More »

January 16, 2008 | Filed under: Awards, Events

FYI: Ian McEwan Q&A in TNR

By Nathan Whitlock

Ian McEwan is the subject of a Q&A in The New Republic that ranges from the perils of movie adaptations, the worth of literary realism, and McEwan's rarely concealed view on religion. McEwan also offers ... Read More »

January 14, 2008 | Filed under: Authors

How should libraries handle the homeless?

By Nathan Whitlock

Libraries and the homeless go together like “ actually, it's hard to say, because the relationship between the two is constantly changing, and differs from city to city, system to system, and even branch to ... Read More »

January 14, 2008 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Bookmarks: Atwood has a new novel, so do Martin Amis and Salman Rushdie

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: Because it's been, what, almost four months since her last book, Atwood has a new novel coming (CBC.ca) Martin Amis has a new one, too “ guess what it's about.... (The Observer) ... Read More »

January 14, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

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Canadian writers get Airsick

Battle of the Bonds

Bookmarks: Ishmael Beah’s “poetic licence,” sci-fi’s exhaustion, and the Bard goes manga

Victoria, B.C., library workers stage walkout over suspension

U.S. publisher relents on eensy-weensy penis in German kids book

Bookmarks: special library edition

Photos from the RBC Bronwen Wallace Award

FYI: Ian McEwan Q&A in TNR

How should libraries handle the homeless?

Bookmarks: Atwood has a new novel, so do Martin Amis and Salman Rushdie

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