by Scott MacDonald

Grist for the publicity mill?

If advances accurately reflect the quality of books, the English-born, Edmonton-raised Matthew Skelton is the best kidlit writer you've never heard of – yet. After his story "The Man Who Did Not Dream" was chosen ... Read More »

February 21, 2006 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

Toronto Star apologizes for Bigge

By Scott MacDonald

The most fun In Other Media has had in about two weeks should end with a posting by Toronto Star books editor Dan Smith that went up on the newspaper's website yesterday. In the posting, ... Read More »

February 21, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

Oprah's not the only one out for blood

By Scott MacDonald

With book clubs being touted as part of the future of book marketing, the idea of author visits to book club meetings is getting more and more popular with publishers and writers. Meetings are seen ... Read More »

February 15, 2006 | Filed under: Authors

One more time with McLaren and Bigge

By Scott MacDonald

In what is hopefully our last entry on the subject, we link to the blog of journalist J. Kelly Nestruck, one of the people who threw in his two cents on the last few days ... Read More »

February 15, 2006 | Filed under: Book news

McLaren vs. Bigge: Round 2

By Scott MacDonald

Here at In Other Media, controversy makes us as giddy as the recipients of brand new puppies on Valentine's Day morning. In the last month or so, we linked to as many stories on James ... Read More »

February 14, 2006 | Filed under: Uncategorized

For those who love books more than people

By Scott MacDonald

A couple of weeks after some American booksellers were in the news for doing a similar thing, two Belgians are attempting to start speed-dating programs in Belgian libraries. The initiative, created by Eric Van der ... Read More »

February 14, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

Questioning the relevance of book reviews

By Scott MacDonald

A recently posted piece on TheBookseller.com rekindles an old and widely held contention regarding the effectiveness of reviews in selling books. Granted, the piece has its flaws: it is scattershot and far too brief to ... Read More »

February 10, 2006 | Filed under: Book news, Industry news, Opinion

In Other Media gets emotional about climate change

By Scott MacDonald

Still riding high on a stellar talk delivered last night in Toronto by David Suzuki in which he both predicted imminent environmental collapse unless people change their ways right now and condemned the mainstream media's ... Read More »

February 10, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

HarperCollins offers online book

By Scott MacDonald

Yesterday, The New York Times's Edward Wyatt reported on HarperCollins's first foray into the world of digital publishing. Go It Alone! The Secret to Building a Successful Business on Your Own, by Yale professor and ... Read More »

February 8, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

The hell with seasonal books

By Scott MacDonald

So far as Valentine's Day is concerned, there are two kinds of people: those who revel in prepackaged tokens of love and those for whom such tokens elicit the response of retching. Regardless of what ... Read More »

February 8, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

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Grist for the publicity mill?

Toronto Star apologizes for Bigge

Oprah's not the only one out for blood

One more time with McLaren and Bigge

McLaren vs. Bigge: Round 2

For those who love books more than people

Questioning the relevance of book reviews

In Other Media gets emotional about climate change

HarperCollins offers online book

The hell with seasonal books

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