by Safa Jinje

David Petraeus’ biographer becomes international curiosity, Keira Knightley on rereading Anna Karenina, and more

Friends and neighbours offer nuanced portrait of Paula Broadwell Keira Knightley discusses Joe Wright's adaptation of Anna Karenina EU regulators to accept anti-trust settlement from Apple Is capitalism killing literary culture? National Book Awards adds ... Read More »

November 12, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Tamas Dobozy among Writers’ Trust Award winners

By Safa Jinje

Things are certainly looking up for Tamas Dobozy, who has won the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize for Siege 13 (Thomas Allen Publishers), a series of linked stories that spans the 1944 Soviet siege ... Read More »

November 8, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Guardian First Book shortlist announced, Bram Stoker gets a Google doodle, and more

By Safa Jinje

Shortlist announced for Guardian First Book Award Google doodle celebrates Bram Stoker's 165th birthday Hurricane Sandy survival stories from the publishing ... Read More »

November 8, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Macmillan Dictionary goes digital, new book covers 60 years of Hockey Night in Canada, and more

By Safa Jinje

Macmillan Dictionary to go digital Ron MacLean and Don Cherry's new book digests 60 years of Hockey Night in Canada Jamie Thomson's Dark Lord wins Roald Dahl Funny Prize Accusations of plagiarism plague Peruvian author ... Read More »

November 7, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Harrowsmith’s Truly Canadian Almanac returns under new publisher

By Safa Jinje

Harrowsmith's Truly Canadian Almanac has returned under the direction of a new publisher, Toronto-based Moongate Publishing. Moongate, a communications company that specializes in custom content, branding, and strategic communication, was formed by former Harrowsmith employees ... Read More »

November 5, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Britney Spears to pen novel, women’s lib at the Women’s Library, and more

By Safa Jinje

Britney Spears in talks with HarperCollins to write roman Ã clef Women's liberation exhibition opens at London's Women's Library Tavi Gevinson talks about Rookie Yearbook and growing up with the Internet How Black Beauty changed ... Read More »

November 5, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Photos from Les MisÃ©rables, novelists who ignore spouses, and more

By Safa Jinje

Tom Hooper debuts six character posters for film adaptation of Les Misérables Ian Rankin and other prolific novelists who neglect their families while writing Why Justin Cronin ditched literary fiction to write vampire trilogy Writer ... Read More »

November 2, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

New erotic novel eclipses 50 Shades, print books get creative, and more

By Safa Jinje

Sylvia Day's Reflected in You tops 50 Shades of Grey in first week sales Ebooks inspire a new age of inventive print publishing Javier MarÃas turns down Spanish government's literary prize Michael Chabon says Obama ... Read More »

November 1, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Shakespeare on your iPad, the origins of ghost stories, and more

By Safa Jinje

Cambridge University Press launches interactive Shakespeare app The Telegraph traces the origins of ghost stories Non-fiction print books may face extinction in the digital age New audiobook designed to soothe stressed-out dogs Many NYC bookstores ... Read More »

October 31, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

ReLit Awards 2012 winners announced

By Safa Jinje

Newfoundland writer Kenneth J. Harvey announced the 2012 ReLit Award winners yesterday, at an event at the Ottawa International Writers Festival. Suzette Mayr won in the novel category for her fourth book, Monoceros (Coach House ... Read More »

October 30, 2012 | Filed under: Authors, Awards, Book news

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David Petraeus’ biographer becomes international curiosity, Keira Knightley on rereading Anna Karenina, and more

Tamas Dobozy among Writers’ Trust Award winners

Guardian First Book shortlist announced, Bram Stoker gets a Google doodle, and more

Macmillan Dictionary goes digital, new book covers 60 years of Hockey Night in Canada, and more

Harrowsmith’s Truly Canadian Almanac returns under new publisher

Britney Spears to pen novel, women’s lib at the Women’s Library, and more

Photos from Les MisÃ©rables, novelists who ignore spouses, and more

New erotic novel eclipses 50 Shades, print books get creative, and more

Shakespeare on your iPad, the origins of ghost stories, and more

ReLit Awards 2012 winners announced

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