by Scott MacDonald

Words, words everywhere

Since "findings" by the Global Language Monitor were made public a few weeks ago, a hot topic in media outlets as diverse as America's National Public Radio, London's Sunday Times, and China's People's Daily concerns ... Read More »

April 11, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

Blookers barely a blip

By Scott MacDonald

In case you missed it, the inaugural Blooker Prizes -- honouring the best of what some in the online community have taken to calling "blooks," or published books that essentially started out as blogs -- ... Read More »

April 5, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

Rock 'n' read!

By Scott MacDonald

We may chuckle at Metallica's overly dramatic lyrics or snicker at the costumes of Gwar, but metal bands may have more in common with booklovers than might have been originally assumed, according to William Weir ... Read More »

April 5, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

Only on public television

By Scott MacDonald

Those who feel that their TVs are a little starved of bookish Canadian content will take comfort in two upcoming broadcasts. Tomorrow night, TVO's interview program, Person 2 Person, will feature an hour-long interview with ... Read More »

April 4, 2006 | Filed under: Authors

What's in a name?

By Scott MacDonald

On the eve of the release of his thriller, The Righteous Men, Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland, AKA Sam Bourne, dishes on the origin of some writers' pen names. Known for his political commentary in The ... Read More »

March 29, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

A book for every year

By Scott MacDonald

In Saturday's Globe and Mail Tralee Pearce wrote about a trend that seems to be taking some publishers by storm: books inspired by the events of a single year. The concept clearly lends itself well ... Read More »

March 29, 2006 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

Band of brothers

By Scott MacDonald

Should you find yourself in the American Midwest in the next few weeks or on the eastern seaboard in the month of May, be sure to check out a book-themed indie rock band named Harry ... Read More »

March 28, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

Lem dead at 84

By Scott MacDonald

Between yesterday and today, at least eight major news sources have reported on the death of Polish science-fiction writer Stanislaw Lem. Lem, best known for the novels His Master's Voice and Solaris, which was turned ... Read More »

March 28, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

Vermont: Canada's newest province

By Scott MacDonald

Earlier this year, The Guardian's Culture Vulture blog made a New Year's resolution of a kind: to embark on a world literature tour spotlighting work from countries overlooked on the literary map; that is to ... Read More »

March 22, 2006 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

Paperback writer

By Scott MacDonald

One more potential sign of the downturn of literary fiction: according to a recent article in The New York Times, more and more American publishers are opting to release more and more literary fiction titles ... Read More »

March 22, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

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