by Nathan Whitlock

Battle of the bestselling wizards

Harry Potter may be approaching his grand finale but he may still have something to learn from an older master of magic. According to The Guardian: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has, for the ... Read More »

April 18, 2007 | Filed under: Authors

The Dickens theme park: Please sirs, can we have less?

By Nathan Whitlock

The Guardian reports that a theme park based on the works of Charles Dickens is scheduled to open in Kent, England at the end of May. The £62-million project is located in a huge hangar ... Read More »

April 18, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Friday photo: Bookish graffiti

By Nathan Whitlock

This week's Friday photo is from a Flickr photographer identified only as gbalogh, who documents Toronto neighbourhoods, architecture, and grafitti. Quillblog speculates that the artist who painted this wall may be a fan of Silver ... Read More »

April 13, 2007 | Filed under: Bookselling

Using household appliances to promote your book, Miranda July-style

By Nathan Whitlock

No, this is not some kind of a free draw for a TV, it's Miranda July's homemade website promoting her collection of short stories, No One Belongs Here More Than You, which Scribner is publishing ... Read More »

April 11, 2007 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

World's smallest book

By Nathan Whitlock

According to a release from Simon Fraser University, researchers at SFU's Nano Imaging Lab have produced the world's smallest book: The only catch — you'll need a scanning electron microscope to read it. At 0.07 ... Read More »

April 11, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

Hemingway's letters to Dietrich unsealed

By Nathan Whitlock

Thirty letters that Ernest Hemingway wrote to Marlene Dietrich between 1949 and 1959 will be revealed to the public on Monday, The New York Times reports. Donated by Dietrich's daughter, Maria Riva, the letters, which ... Read More »

March 30, 2007 | Filed under: Authors

But is there an Arab William Hung?

By Nathan Whitlock

Talent show TV is as popular in Arab nations as it is in the West, according to a report in The Guardian. An Abu Dhabi-based show estimates it has an audience of 17 million. It’s ... Read More »

March 30, 2007 | Filed under: Events

More on manly men

By Nathan Whitlock

Canadian author Craig Davidson is part of a he said/she said discussion on Nerve.com of American author Charlie LeDuff's new book US Guys (or Us Guys, depending on your interpretation) in which LeDuff explores 11 ... Read More »

March 23, 2007 | Filed under: Authors, Book news, Opinion

U.S. Army desperately seeking Key

By Nathan Whitlock

The Globe and Mail reports that the U.S. Army's Criminal Investigation Command has been trying to find and question Joshua Key, a deserter who took refuge in Canada and recently published an account of his ... Read More »

March 23, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

IBBY Canada's fundraiser goes global

By Nathan Whitlock

IBBY Canada is holding its biennial Hot, Hot Cuba! fundraiser this Wednesday at a Toronto club. In the past, the evening of live music and salsa dancing has raised money to help children in Cuba, ... Read More »

March 19, 2007 | Filed under: Events

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Battle of the bestselling wizards

The Dickens theme park: Please sirs, can we have less?

Friday photo: Bookish graffiti

Using household appliances to promote your book, Miranda July-style

World's smallest book

Hemingway's letters to Dietrich unsealed

But is there an Arab William Hung?

More on manly men

U.S. Army desperately seeking Key

IBBY Canada's fundraiser goes global

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