by Scott MacDonald

Michael Crichton dies

Online news outlets are buzzing this afternoon with the news that Michael Crichton has died. According to the Toronto Star, the 66-year-old author of mega-sellers like Jurassic Park and Timeline passed away yesterday after a ... Read More »

November 5, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Write well, lead well

By Scott MacDonald

In a Guardian blog post today, writer Rob Woodard asks whether or not you can predict how well a president will lead based on how well he writes: Attempting to predict the quality of an ... Read More »

November 5, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Obama a literary winner, too

By Scott MacDonald

In the wake of Barack Obama's historic win last night, The Christian Science Monitor takes a look at the current sales status of Obama's two books “ his 1995 memoir Dreams From My Father and ... Read More »

November 5, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Japanese man takes love of comic books too far

By Scott MacDonald

A man named Taichi Takashita has started a campaign to force the Japanese government to legally recognize wedded unions between humans and comic book characters. More than 1,000 people have signed their names to this ... Read More »

October 31, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

It was a dark and stormy night…

By Scott MacDonald

Some Halloween-themed lit links: The top 10 ghost stories of all time (The Guardian) An interview with Stephen King on the 30th anniversary of The Stand (Salon) Book critic Laura Miller on why girls dig ... Read More »

October 31, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Prize-winning poet takes issue with prize’s namesake

By Scott MacDonald

Poet Shane Rhodes found himself in an awkward situation last weekend, after his collection The Bindery won the 2008 Lampman-Scott Award, given annually by Arc Poetry Magazine to a book of poetry by an Ottawa ... Read More »

October 22, 2008 | Filed under: Awards

BookNet tracks the Giller sales effect

By Scott MacDonald

BookNet Canada has been tracking the sales of each of the books shortlisted for the 2008 Scotiabank Giller Prize, and they've determined that, on average, sales of the books have increased by 195% since the ... Read More »

October 22, 2008 | Filed under: Awards, Bookselling

Debut author wins Booker

By Scott MacDonald

In a surprise decision, the Man Booker jury chose yesterday to give this year's £50,000 prize to a relative unknown, 33-year-old debut author Aravind Adiga. His novel, The White Tiger, is published in North America ... Read More »

October 15, 2008 | Filed under: Awards

Tom King ain’t goin’ to Ottawa

By Scott MacDonald

Though the NDP made significant inroads in last night's election, it wasn't enough to propel Thomas King into a seat in Parliament. The renowned author and budding politico lost badly in his hometown riding of ... Read More »

October 15, 2008 | Filed under: Authors

Watching Watchmen

By Scott MacDonald

Earlier this week, in New York, filmmaker Zack Snyder presented the first lengthy sneak preview of Watchmen, his adaptation of Alan Moore's landmark graphic novel. The preview was organized for a select group of media ... Read More »

October 8, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

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Michael Crichton dies

Write well, lead well

Obama a literary winner, too

Japanese man takes love of comic books too far

It was a dark and stormy night…

Prize-winning poet takes issue with prize’s namesake

BookNet tracks the Giller sales effect

Debut author wins Booker

Tom King ain’t goin’ to Ottawa

Watching Watchmen

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